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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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More Fox Blu-ray Titles Coming in January
Posted October 9, 2008 11:41 AM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, Fox Home Entertainment has revealed a series of Blu-ray titles scheduled to hit store shelves in January of next year. On January 13th, along with the previously announced 'The Boondock Saints', Fox will release 'Drumline'. A week later, on January 20th, they will release 'Antwone Fisher' and 'Unfaithful'. One January 27th, the original 'The Pink Panther' will be released.
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Boondock Saints Coming to Blu-ray
Posted October 9, 2008 10:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the cult action film 'The Boondock Saints' to Blu-ray on January 13th. While this film only hit five theaters during its theatrical release, it become a home video smash as fans loudly praised the story of Irish twins who go on a crusade to rid Boston of crime.
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Iron Man Sells Half Million Units on Blu-ray
Posted October 9, 2008 10:42 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to retailer reports, the Blu-ray version of 'Iron Man' sold 260,000 copies on its first day of sale - a record for the Blu-ray format - and has sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of sales, becoming the highest selling Blu-ray title of the year. Coming in a distant second on the Blu-ray sales chart was the Blu-ray release of 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'.
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MVD Goes Blu-ray
Posted October 9, 2008 10:32 AM by Josh Dreuth
MVD Entertainment Group has announced that they will release their first three Blu-ray titles on October 28th, with more planned for 2009. No technical specs or special features have been announced for any of the first three films, which include 'Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter', 'Blackalicious: 420 Live in Seattle' and 'Cannibal Taboo'. No titles have been announced for 2009 at this time.
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BD-Live Conference Next Week in San Fran
Posted October 9, 2008 10:25 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Producers Guild of America has announced that they will hold a conference in San Fransisco, CA called "Blu-ray Gets Connected: Creative Possibilities for BD-Live". The event, which is being held at Pixar Animation Studios, will take place on October 15th from 7-9PM. It will focus on BD-Live production and feature many big name players from Hollywood.
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Battlestar Galactica Coming to Blu-ray
Posted October 9, 2008 10:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Our friend Bill Hunt from The Digital Bits has the scoop that Universal Studios Home Entertainment has set plans in motion to bring the popular 'Battlestar Galactica' series to Blu-ray sometime next year. As the information is just coming in, there is no firm date and no technical specs or special features announced at this time.
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Netflix Raises Rates for Blu-ray Purchases
Posted October 9, 2008 10:03 AM by Josh Dreuth
In an email sent to subscribers yesterday, the popular web-based movie renter Netflix altered that they would be applying a one dollar surcharge to those members who rent Blu-ray titles beginning with the next billing cycle. Netflix had been floating the idea for many months, including increasing monthly fees to a select test group.
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Third Annual High-Def Conference in November
Posted October 8, 2008 02:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
Home Media Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter are proud to announce that they will hold the third annual High-Def Conference (HD-3) on November 11th in Los Angeles, CA. This year's conference will focus on the fourth quarter plans by both studios and player manufactures in order to ensure a "Blu Christmas".
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Ark of Truth Gets Blu-ray Date
Posted October 8, 2008 02:39 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 'Stargate - Ark of Truth' to Blu-ray on January 13th, 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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Traitor; Surfer Dude Announced for Blu-ray
Posted October 8, 2008 02:33 PM by Josh Dreuth
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Jeff Daniels and Don Cheadle film 'Traitor' to Blu-ray on December 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Additionally, they will bring the Matthew McConaughey film 'Surfer Dude' to Blu-ray on December 30th, also day-and-date with the DVD release.
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Paramount Bringing Without A Paddle Sequel to Blu-ray
Posted October 8, 2008 02:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the direct-to-video sequel 'Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling' to Blu-ray on January 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. As this is not an official announcement, no technical specs or special features were released at this time.
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Iron Man Destroys Blu-ray Retail Records
Posted October 8, 2008 08:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to various retail sources, on average, 20% of all 'Iron Man' discs that were sold last week were on the Blu-ray format. For Internet-based stores, that percentage climbed to an astounding 50%. While final unit sales data has yet to be reported, it is expected that 'Iron Man' is the highest selling Blu-ray yet.
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My Collection Feature Now Available on Blu-ray.com
Posted October 8, 2008 08:26 AM by Josh Dreuth
We're growing again, and this time, we've added a feature that will make tracking your Blu-ray collection a whole lot easier. The new My Collection feature allows you to easily track your Blu-ray collection in customizable folders. Then, show off your Blu-ray collections to friends and family via a direct link, or see how you stack up against the rest of the Blu-ray.com community.
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Today on Blu-ray - October 7th
Posted October 7, 2008 02:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
Since the early days of the format, Disney has been at the forefront of Blu-ray support, ensuring that consumers were able to purchase the best high definition home theater experience possible. Their critically acclaimed releases for films such as 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Ratatouille', supported by a North American mall tour, shows a deep dedication to the format. Today, they give Blu-ray fans one more thing to cheer about - Disney animation in high definition.
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Blu-ray 2008: The Studio Report Card
Posted October 7, 2008 02:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
As most Blu-ray fans known, not all studios are equal when it comes to Blu-ray releases. Some, like Sony Pictures, have consistently released outstanding Blu-ray offerings, while others, like MGM, have much room for improvement. Reviewer Kenneth Brown has written a Studio Report Card for Sound & Vision Magazine, and while his observations will not be surprising to any Blu-ray fan, it is interesting to see direct comparisons made between the studios.
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Prince Caspian Announced for UK Release
Posted October 7, 2008 02:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment UK has announced that they will bring 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' to Blu-ray on November 17th in the UK, day-and-date with the DVD release. Similar to the US release, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 24-bit 7.1 PCM soundtrack.
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Fearless Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted October 7, 2008 11:31 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announce that they will bring Jet Li's 'Fearless' to Blu-ray on December 9th. This title is the latest from the studio that was originally on the HD DVD format, and is now coming out for Blu-ray. Video will be presented in 1080p accompanied by a Mandarin 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack (an English dub will also be available) all on a BD-50.
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The Lord of the Rings in 2009
Posted October 7, 2008 10:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
I'm a little hesitant to post this, mostly because even the whisper of The One Ring coming to Blu-ray causes the most Fonz-esqe guy to geek out (maybe the Ring is real?), but according to material found in the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Poltergiest' (and other upcoming Warner Blu-ray titles), at least the first part of the Lord of the Rings will be coming to Blu-ray in 2009.
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European Release Dates for Q1 2009
Posted October 7, 2008 09:42 AM by Josh Dreuth
Now that we are in the full swing of Q4, movie studios are already starting to think about what they will release next year. This is also true for Europe, where they always seem to be a little more forthcoming about their future release schedules. What we found, was that Sony is going to be very aggressive with their catalog titles, and Warner is going to keep riding that billion dollar franchise featuring a bat.
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Coach Carter Gets Blu-ray Specs
Posted October 7, 2008 09:08 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Coach Carter', which is due to hit store shelves on December 16th. For this 2005 film starring Samuel L. Jackson, video will be presented in 1080p video, accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Specs for This Is Spinal Tap Revealed
Posted October 6, 2008 06:29 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with Fox Home Entertainment have announced the specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'This is Spinal Tap', which is due to hit store shelves on January 20th. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Integra Releases First Blu-ray Player
Posted October 6, 2008 02:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Integra has announced that they have released their first Blu-ray player, the Integra DBS-6.9. This BonusView compatible player supports 1080p24 video playback, as well as bitstream of both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio sound formats via HDMI v1.3a output. The player will also include an SD card slot on the front panel for additional media support.
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Zodiac Finally Announced for Blu-ray
Posted October 6, 2008 01:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the David Fincher film 'Zodiac: Director's Cut' to Blu-ray on January 27th. As of right now, the specs match that of the previous HD DVD release (Dolby Digital Plus soundtrack), but we expect that to be corrected to be a Dolby TrueHD track shortly, similar to other Paramount Blu-ray titles.
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Quo Vadis Hits Japan in November
Posted October 6, 2008 01:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video Japan has revealed through a retailer report that they will bring the 1951 classic 'Quo Vadis' to Blu-ray on November 19th in Japan. Additionally, they release 'Poltergeist' on the same day in its non-digibook form (for those who prefer to not buy those discs). Both discs are expected to be the same as their US releases.
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Horton Gets a UK Date
Posted October 6, 2008 12:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!' to Blu-ray in the UK on October 20th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC video accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Image Brings More to Blu-ray
Posted October 6, 2008 12:17 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the 1976 John Carpenter film 'Assault on Precinct 13' for Blu-ray on December 2nd. Just announced by Image, the company will bring the comedy 'Ping Pong Playa' to Blu-ray on January 6th, while 'Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself' gets delayed until February 3rd.
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Bender's Game Coming to UK
Posted October 6, 2008 11:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Futurama: Bender's Game' to Blu-ray in the UK on November 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced for this release at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC video presentation accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Paramount Announces Dexter for Blu-ray
Posted October 6, 2008 09:15 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Dexter - The First Season' to Blu-ray on January 6th. The box set of this critically acclaimed Showtime series will feature all 12 episodes of the first season in 1080p widescreen accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. No special features have been announced at this time.
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Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club Announced
Posted October 6, 2008 09:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Beginning tomorrow, owners of Sony Pictures BD-Live Blu-ray titles will be able to register their discs online to receive "points" they can redeem for Sony products and prizes. Once the disc is registered with the program - which is called Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club - points will automatically be credited to the user's account and can be checked at any time on the Blu-ray Club website.
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Sanyo Creates High Powered Blu-ray Laser
Posted October 6, 2008 08:57 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sanyo Electric has developed a Blu-ray laser diode that can emit 450 milliwatts, which will allow for the burning of Blu-ray media at 12x speeds and at up to four layers (100GB). Sanyo made it clear, that while this laser has the ability to write to a four layer disc, the Blu-ray spec currently doesn't allows for such a disc, and that it would take many years before consumers would benefit fully from this technology.