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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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Resident Evil: Degeneration Pushed Up for Saturday Release
Posted December 3, 2008 06:40 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced they are pushing up the release date of the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Resident Evil: Degeneration', which is now due to hit store shelves on December 27th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This is the latest in a series of studio moves to an odd street date (anything but Tuesday) and is likely done to capture part of the post-Christmas buying frenzy.
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Denon Announces Flagship Blu-ray Player
Posted December 3, 2008 09:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Denon has announced that they will release their new flagship Blu-ray Disc player, the DVD-A1UD, this January in Japan. Designed to match up with their flagship processor, the AVP-A1HD, this universal player can playback Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, DVD-A, and CD discs at the absolute highest quality using the latest in playback technology.
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BBC and National Geographic Titles Announced
Posted December 3, 2008 08:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release the National Geographic film 'Journey to the Edge of the Universe' to Blu-ray on March 31st. Additionally, they have announced that they will bring the BBC program 'Cranford' to Blu-ray on April 14th. No technical specs or special features have been announced at this time.
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Lionsgate Details Upcoming Releases
Posted December 3, 2008 08:16 AM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the special features for three of their upcoming films, including 'Saw V', 'Repo! The Genetic Opera', and 'W.'. The first two films are due to hit store shelves on January 20th, while 'W.' will come out a few weeks later on February 10th. Technical specs have still yet to be announced, but you can expect to see a combination of AVC video and a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Nights of Rodanthe Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 3, 2008 08:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Nights in Rodanthe' to Blu-ray on February 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs for this Richard Gere and Diane Lane film have yet to be announced, but you can expect to see 1080p VC-1 video.
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Today on Blu-ray - December 2nd
Posted December 2, 2008 03:18 PM by Josh Dreuth
Author Stephen King is generally known as the king of horror, and many of his novels have gone on to become very successful horror films. And it is that generalization that catches most people off-guard when they find out that one his short stories was the inspiration for 'The Shawshank Redemption', one of the greatest films ever created. Sure, "film critics" are more likely to select films such as 'Citizen Kane' or 'Casablanca' as the best of the best, but movie watcher lists, such as IMDb's Top 250, will place this modern masterpiece at the top.
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Image Announces New Titles
Posted December 2, 2008 02:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced some more titles which they plan to release early next year. On February 10th, they will release 'Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk', an IMAX feature with narration from Robert Redford and music from Dave Matthews Band. It comes out the same day as the previous announced IMAX title 'Hurricane On The Bayou'.
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Sideways Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted December 2, 2008 02:08 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Sideways', which is due to hit store shelves on February 3rd. This critically acclaimed comedy will come on a BD-50 featuring 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Studios Link Overseas Distro Deals
Posted December 2, 2008 09:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures is the latest studio to pull out of Korea after facing a shrinking market due to rampant piracy of films. Similar to a move made by Warner Brothers a few months back, Sony will no longer distribute titles in Korea, and has sold distribution rights to United Entertainment Korea (who also holds distribution rights for Universal films as well).
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The Dark Knight BD-Live Features Explained
Posted December 2, 2008 09:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed the BD-Live features that will be included in the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Dark Knight', which is due to hit store shelves on December 9th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The first feature will be a "Live Community Screening" where users will be able to watch the movie with friends and chat with each other during the screening. You can either send out invitations to friends, or just join in with the entire BD-Live community.
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Appaloosa Announced for Blu-ray
Posted December 2, 2008 08:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that they will bring the Ed Harris film 'Appaloosa' to Blu-ray on January 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming on a BD-25, video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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The Guard Post Coming to the UK
Posted December 2, 2008 08:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
Cine Asia has announced that they will bring 'The Guard Post', which is also known as 'G.P. 506', to Blu-ray on December 29th. The film comes from acclaimed Korean director Su-chang Kong whose film 'R-Point' received rave reviews. No technical specs have been announced for this release at this time.
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Max Payne Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted December 1, 2008 12:52 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Max Payne', which is due to hit store shelves on January 20th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming on a BD-50 with a digital copy, video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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My Name is Bruce Special Features Revealed
Posted December 1, 2008 10:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has revealed the special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Bruce Campbell film 'My Name is Bruce', which is due to hit store shelves on February 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Kevin Smith Pitches Chasing Amy Blu-ray
Posted December 1, 2008 10:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
Writer/director/actor Kevin Smith has sent a proposal to Criterion for a Blu-ray release of his film 'Chasing Amy'. The filmmaker always had planned for a super 10-year anniversary release (much like the one completed for his earlier films 'Clerks' and 'Mallrat'), but Criterion has stated they refuse to double-dip (history, however, may disagree with that statement). So now he is proposing a Blu-ray release with all the added material, meaning it wouldn't technically be a double-dip of the DVD release.
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Saw V and Repo! Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 1, 2008 10:03 AM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the horror films 'Saw V' and 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' to Blu-ray on January 20th, day-and-date with the DVD releases. Technical specs have yet to be revealed at this time, though you can expect the typical AVC video and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks from the studio.
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua Announced for Blu-ray
Posted December 1, 2008 08:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the surprise hit film 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' to Blu-ray on March 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 24bit lossless audio, likely making use of the DTS-HD Master Audio codec.
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Next Six Bond Films Announced
Posted November 28, 2008 08:55 AM by Craig Howie
The Next Six Bond films are being advertised for release in Australia mid-March. It is safe to assume that if the pre-orders are correct these will appear worldwide sometime in February or March.
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Black Friday is Turning Blu
Posted November 27, 2008 08:43 AM by Josh Dreuth
As many of you know, the holiday shopping season doesn't really kick off until Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving were retailers dramatically reduce prices in order to increase profits (out of the red, and into the black). As the hot item this holiday season, Blu-ray isn't immune to these sales. Forum members have been tracking sale items all week, and have compiled a great list of Blu-ray movies and players at ridiculously low prices.
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Gulliver's Travels Coming to Blu-ray
Posted November 26, 2008 02:18 PM by Josh Dreuth
Koch Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 1937 animated classic 'Gulliver's Travels' to Blu-ray on March 10th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. No technical specs or special features have been announced for the release at this time, though previous Koch releases have made use of 1080p AVC video encodes.
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Warner Announces Two John Grisham Films
Posted November 26, 2008 12:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release two John Grisham inspired films 'The Pelican Brief' and 'A Time to Kill' for Blu-ray on February 10th. Both films will come on BD-25s featuring 1080p VC-1 accompanied by 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks. The sole extra feature on both releases in a theatrical trailer.
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HDvision Invades France
Posted November 26, 2008 12:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
The people who brought you DVDvision have once again joined forces to release HDvision, a French magazine which focuses exclusive on Blu-ray and high definition movies. Similar to their original mag, this high definition version comes with a free Blu-ray disc in every issue. The magazine is only available in French (foreign purchases are welcome), and is available online or at select retailers.
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Sigma Reveals Turn-Key Blu-ray Platform
Posted November 26, 2008 12:00 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sigma Designs revealed their "Blu-ray 8644" Blu-ray player reference design at the BDA seminar in Shenzhen, China this week. It is a complete, turn-key hardware and software solution, meaning that it allows manufacturer to quickly go into production. All the work has been done ahead of time, so if the manufacturer chooses, they can go straight to production of their own Blu-ray disc player.
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Today on Blu-ray - November 25th
Posted November 25, 2008 11:59 PM by Josh Dreuth
As a depressed drunk who lives in a trailer home, 'Hancock' is not your typical superhero. Sure, he will play the role and help people, but only when its convenient. Will Smith's character only begins to understand his own importance when he is helped by Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) to clean up his image and show him a side of life that he never knew existed.
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Midnight Meat Train Coming to Blu-ray
Posted November 25, 2008 01:21 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring Clive Barker inspired film 'The Midnight Meat Train' to Blu-ray on February 17th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Presented in its director's cut, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Announced
Posted November 25, 2008 01:16 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the forth and (maybe) final direct-to-video Futurama release to Blu-ray on February 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The title, 'Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder', will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Max Payne Planned for Blu-ray Release
Posted November 25, 2008 01:10 PM by Josh Dreuth
Early advertisement material has revealed that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the Mark Wahlberg video game-based film 'Max Payne' in its unrated form to Blu-ray on January 20th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC and DTS-HD Master Audio treatment from the studio.
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Doom; The Rundown Announced for Blu-ray
Posted November 25, 2008 11:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the Dwayne Johnson films 'Doom: Unrated' and 'The Rundown' to Blu-ray on February 10th. Both of these titles were previously available on the HD DVD format, though it does not appear they will be direct ports to Blu-ray. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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Eagle Eye Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted November 25, 2008 11:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan action film 'Eagle Eye' to Blu-ray on December 30th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film, which was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, will feature 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Panasonic Submits 3D Blu-ray Proposal to BDA for 2010
Posted November 25, 2008 10:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has officially submitted a proposal for 3D implementation on the Blu-ray format. Their submission is based on the system which was first shown during CEATEC earlier this year, and requires the use of special glasses which convert two separate 1080i60 video streams into one 1080p24 3D image.