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Warner Archive Announces December Releases
Posted November 11, 2026 08:43 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its December batch of releases. They are: Decoy (1946), The Informer (1935), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), The Big Store (1941), Tea for Two (1950), Test Pilot (1938), Little Nellie Kelly (1940), The Abbott and Costello Cartoons: The Complete Collection (1967-1968), The Bounty Hunter (1954), and The Mask of Dimitrios (1944).
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Severin: Three New Russ Meyer Films Heading to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray
Posted November 10, 2026 10:46 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has revealed that it will release three newly restored Russ Meyer films on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray. They are: Common Law Cabin (1967), and Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), Blacksnake (1973). All three releases are scheduled to arrive on the market in late February 2027.
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The Devils 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 10, 2026 07:54 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Clockwork will release on a Collector's Edition combo pack of Ken Russell's The Devils (1971), starring Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, and Gemma Jones. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on April 20.
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Heart of the Beast 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 9, 2026 06:57 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution will release a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack of David Ayer's Heart of the Beast (2026), starring Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Uber, Anna Lambe, and Justin Melnick. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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Blu-ray Sales: October 25-31: Masters of the Universe Not Frightened by Frankenstein
Posted November 9, 2026 03:22 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 31st, Alliance Entertainment's Masters of the Universe (2026) remained atop the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts in its second week, fending off the Criterion Collection's new release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025), which took second place. Third place on all charts went to The Frighteners, which was released on remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD by Arrow Video this week.
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This Week on Blu-ray: November 9-15
Posted November 8, 2026 07:48 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of November 9th, the Criterion Collection will release Blue Heron on Blu-ray, as well as Shoot the Piano Player and Marie Antoinette (2006) on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Other new releases include The Apothecary Diaries: Season 2 from Crunchyroll, Call of the Night: Season 2 from Sentai Filmworks and Mad Bills to Pay from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Catalog titles include Blu-rays for Lock Up: Season 1, Volume 1 from ClassicFlix and Miranda from Cult Films, as well as 4K UHD releases for Planet of the Vampires from Radiance Films, Above the Law from Toy Robot Video, Four Rooms from Kino Lorber, Con Air from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Memoirs of a Geisha from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Lovely Bones from Paramount Home Media Distribution and Paddington from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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Warner Dates The Matrix Digibook
Posted December 15, 2008 09:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Matrix: 10th Anniversary' on March 24th as a digibook release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. The disc will be accompanied by a 37-page book featuring insightful essays, trivia, and photos.
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In Cold Blood/Capote Blu-ray Double Feature
Posted December 15, 2008 08:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Blu-ray double feature 'In Cold Blood/Capote' to Blu-ray on February 17th. 'In Cold Blood' is the Oscar-nominated film based on Truman Capote's novel, and 'Capote' is the Oscar-award winning film which documents the writer's process of researching his novel.
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Paramount Announces Specs for First Season of Dexter
Posted December 15, 2008 08:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Dexter: The Complete First Season', which is due to hit store shelves on January 6th. For the three-disc set of this critically acclaimed show, video will be presented in 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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The Pink Panther Blu-ray Gets Specs
Posted December 15, 2008 08:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Pink Panther: Collector's Edition', which is due to hit store shelves on January 27th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Coming on a BD-50, video will be presented in 2.20:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Fox Details Raging Bull Blu-ray Release
Posted December 11, 2008 03:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Raging Bull', which is due to hit store shelves on February 10th. For this release, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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The Dark Knight Sells 600K on First Day Sales
Posted December 11, 2008 08:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Reports are in, and the Warner Brothers Blu-ray release of 'The Dark Knight' sold approximately 600,000 copies in the US, Canada, and UK on Tuesday, which works out to 20% of all home media sales for the title. This single day accomplishment blows away the previous record holder 'Iron Man' which sold approximately 250,000 on its first day of release.
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High School Musical Announced for Blu-ray
Posted December 11, 2008 08:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the original 'High School Musical: Remix' to Blu-ray on February 17th. Technical specs have yet to be announced at this time, but you can expect 1080p AVC and a lossless audio track from Disney, similar to their other Blu-ray releases.
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Blu-ray Players Sell Big on Black Friday
Posted December 10, 2008 08:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to a report from NPD Group unit DisplaySearch, consumers purchased 147,000 stand-alone Blu-ray Disc players during the week of Thanksgiving, which includes the popular Black Friday. These sales generated $30 Million in revenue (averaging to a little more than $200 per player), which was triple from a year ago even though prices have significantly dropped.
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Today on Blu-ray - December 9th
Posted December 9, 2008 03:15 PM by Josh Dreuth
Batman is not your typical superhero. He has no special powers, didn't mutate during a freak accident, and didn't travel from any distant planet. He is as human as you or me. But what he lacks in uniqueness, he makes up for with gadgets and a consuming desire to protect those who can not protect themselves. It is these qualities which propelled 'The Dark Knight' to record-breaking success.
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Fox Details The Secret Life of Bees
Posted December 9, 2008 03:06 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Secret Life of Bees', which is due to hit store shelves on February 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming on a BD-50, video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Netflix Sees Blu-ray Adoption Explode
Posted December 9, 2008 03:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
Despite raising rental fees for Blu-ray users, the popular online movie renter has seen the number of Blu-ray users explode over 500,000, meeting year-end projections over a month early. The company believes that cheaper Blu-ray players along with a struggling economy mean that more users are opting to stay home and watch movies rather than venturing to their local theaters.
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First Reports In: The Dark Knight Smashes UK Blu-ray Records
Posted December 9, 2008 12:27 PM by Josh Dreuth
The first numbers are in, and the Blu-ray release of Warner Brothers 'The Dark Knight' sold 107,730 copies on its first day of release in the UK, representing 21% of total sales for the title. Last month, the total number of Blu-ray Discs sold in the UK was 463,000, making this one day record-breaking gross that much more impressive.
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Blu-ray Surpasses DVD in Japan
Posted December 9, 2008 10:06 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan data, Blu-ray recorders broke the 50% barrier during the first week of November, meaning that unit sales of Blu-ray recorders surpassed that of DVD recorders for the first time ever. Compared to the same time last year, when Blu-ray's market share was only 10%, the format has shown rapid growth.
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Sony Announces Gandhi, Quarantine for Blu-ray
Posted December 8, 2008 10:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced four new release and catalog titles coming soon to Blu-ray. For all four releases, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Additionally, all titles will be BD-Live ready so that users can access additional features.
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Paramount Filming Special Feature for Star Trek VI Blu-ray Release
Posted December 8, 2008 09:36 AM by Josh Dreuth
The St. Paul, Minnesota theater group behind the popular "A Klingon Christmas Carol" will soon be filming a special feature for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country', which is timed to coincide with the May release of the new "Star Trek" film. The group will perform Shakespeare's "Hamlet", replacing the characters with Klingons from the series.
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Mitsubishi Releases Blu-ray DVR in Japan
Posted December 8, 2008 09:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Mitsubishi Electronics has released the 'DVR-BF2000', a Blu-ray Disc DVR with the ability to write files recorded on the internal 500GB hard drive to a BD-R/BD-RE disc. The devise also features two digital tuners so that you can watch one program while recording another. Additionally, the DVR supports DVD and features an SD card slot.
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Magnolia Announces What Just Happened for Blu-ray
Posted December 8, 2008 09:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'What Just Happened' to Blu-ray on February 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film stars Robert De Niro as middle-aged Hollywood producer as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. No technical specs have been announced at this time.
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The Venture Bros. Season 3 Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 8, 2008 08:52 AM by Josh Dreuth
Cartoon Network has announced that they will bring their Adult Swim hit 'The Venture Brothers: Season 3' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This three-disc set will feature all 13 uncensored episodes along with deleted scenes and audio commentaries. The set will also include a CD of 20 tracks featured in the show (not available with the DVD release).
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Chocolate Coming to US for Valentine's Day
Posted December 8, 2008 08:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Prachya Pinkaew film 'Chocolate' to Blu-ray on February 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have yet to be announced for this film, which comes from the same director who brought you Ong-Bak and Warrior King.
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The Secret Life of Bees Gets Blu-ray Release
Posted December 8, 2008 08:32 AM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'The Secret Life of Bees' to Blu-ray on February 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect the usual 1080p AVC video accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack from the studio. Special features have yet to be announced.
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Kurosawa Box Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2008 03:38 PM by Josh Dreuth
The 'Akira Kurosawa Blu-ray Box (Limited Edition)' is coming to Japan on February 6th, and it will feature four of the legendary directors best known films, including 'Rashomon', 'Ran', 'Madadayo', and 'The Quiet Duel (Shizukanaru Ketto)' in stunning high definition. For the four-disc set, video will be presented in 1080p and accompanied by a mono PCM Japanese soundtrack.
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Blue Underground Announces Two Evil Eyes
Posted December 5, 2008 02:08 PM by Josh Dreuth
Blue Underground has announced that they will release the George Romero and Dario Argento double feature 'Two Evil Eyes' for Blu-ray on March 31st. Both "The Facts In The Case Of Mr. Valdemar" and "The Black Cat" will be presented in 1080p video along with 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 7.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Body of Lies Comes to Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2008 09:50 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Ridley Scott film 'Body of Lies' to Blu-ray on February 17th, day-and-date with the DVD release. For this film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, will be presented on a BD-50 featuring 1080p VC-1 video. No audio specs have been announced at this time.
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Details Emerge For Neil Young Blu-ray Archives
Posted December 5, 2008 09:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
Details have emerged with regards to the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Neil Young : Archives Volume One (1963-1972)', which has an unofficial release date of February 24th. This 10-disc set will feature 128 tracks, including 43 unreleased songs and 13 that have never been heard in public. The documentary 'Journey Through the Past' will also be included in the set.
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Baraka Selected for Blu-Ribbon Showcase
Posted December 5, 2008 09:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
MPI Home Video has announced that their critically acclaimed Blu-ray release of 'Baraka' has been selected for the Blu-Ribbon Showcase at Blu-Con 1.0, a one-day conference advancing the creation, production and distribution of Blu-ray Disc. Christopher Reyna, the restoration director for the release, will be presenting the disc on December 8th at 4:15PM at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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The Boondock Saints Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted December 5, 2008 09:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Boondock Saints', which is due to hit store shelves on January 13th. Though the film was widely panned by critics, it has developed a strong cult following and a sequel is currently in production. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Warner Announces Big Stan for Blu-ray (UPDATED)
Posted December 5, 2008 08:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the 2007 comedy 'Big Stan' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This straight-to-video release was directed and stars Rob Schneider as a weak prison inmate who gets transformed into a martial arts master by David Carradine. No technical specs or special features have been announced for this release at this time.
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Blu-ray.com Exclusive: Blu-ray Player Benchmarks
Posted December 4, 2008 12:29 PM by Ben Williams
With the rapidly increasing numbers of Blu-ray players hitting the market, it is becoming more and more difficult to determine which players are worth your hard earned cash. In an effort to help our readers and Blu-ray consumers in general, Blu-ray.com has created a special Blu-ray player benchmark test. We've tested the most popular players on the market today using custom Java tools, the Caffeinemark benchmark for Java performance on embedded platforms as well as player load-time speed testing tools.
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Blu-ray Player for £99.99
Posted December 4, 2008 10:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
I'm sure all the UK readers have been drooling for the past week at all the Black Friday deals that are available for the US only - so here's one for you: For the next five days - or until they sell out - Argos is offering the 'Bush BD01' Blu-ray Disc player for only £99.99! This BonusView player is an amazing value, and allows high definition fans in the UK to jump into Blu-ray this holiday season.
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Pride & Glory Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 4, 2008 10:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that it will bring the Edward Norton and Colin Farrell film 'Pride and Glory' to Blu-ray on January 27th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, though you can expect the typical 1080p VC-1 and a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.