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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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Universal Announces Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Posted July 14, 2008 08:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Judd Apatow comedy 'Foregetting Sarah Marshall' to Blu-ray on September 30th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Official specs are still awaiting official announcement, but it appears the BD-50 will contain both the rated and unrated versions of the film presented in 1080p AVC and accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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NEC Announces New Blu-ray SoC
Posted July 14, 2008 08:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
NEC Electronics has finalized their new EMMA 3P SoC for Blu-ray playback, and are now shipping samples. The two-core chip - which features a 655MIPS 64-bit VR5500 and MIPS Technologies Inc's 457MIPS 32-bit CPU - supports dual-screen playback from all three approved Blu-ray video codecs.
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Jeff Dunham Coming to Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2008 08:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special' to Blu-ray this November, day-and-date with the DVD release and around the same time as the Comedy Central debut. The comedian - also known as "Jef-fa-fa Done Ham" - is best known for his hilarious ventriloquist work. No specs or special features have been announced at this time.
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Halloween Box to Feature Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2008 08:12 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sources tell Shocktillyoudrop.com that Anchor Bay will soon announce a six-disc Halloween: 30th Anniversary box set. They are told that one of the discs will be a Blu-ray release of the film, presumably the same 'Halloween' Blu-ray release from last year. We'll post more information about this upcoming release as it becomes available.
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Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo Delayed
Posted July 14, 2008 08:08 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo' has been delayed three weeks, and will now hit store shelves on September 23rd. Special features and technical specs have still yet to be announced. More info on this release is expected soon.
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L.A. Confidential Blu-ray Specs Revealed
Posted July 14, 2008 07:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'L.A. Confidential', due to hit store shelves on September 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. On this BD-25, video will be presented in 2.4:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Also included with the release will be a CD with seven songs from the movie's soundtrack.
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Blow Announced for Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2008 07:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Johnny Depp drama 'Blow' to Blu-ray on September 23rd. The film, which is based on the true life story of cocaine drug dealer George Jung, will be presented on a BD-25 via a 2.4:1 1080p VC-1 video encoding. No other technical specs have been announced at this time.
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Turn Your HDTV into a High Def Aquarium
Posted July 11, 2008 02:32 PM by Josh Dreuth
BCI has announced that they will bring their popular 'Marine Aquarium' series to Blu-ray on September 2nd. The series - which has sold over one million copies on DVD - comes in three parts: "Sunrise", "Mediterranean", and "Caribbean". The viewer can choose to watch each segment separately, or view the entire 114 minutes of 1080p footage in an unending loop.
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Warner Reveals Blu-ray Pricing Strategy
Posted July 11, 2008 02:04 PM by Josh Dreuth
Beginning in early September through sometime early next year, Warner Home Video will offer retailers certain catalog Blu-ray titles for $11 each after rebate. After retail mark-up, that should result in titles being a few dollars less than their current retail pricing. Under the program, retailers would purchase the discs at full price, but would be able to receive a cash rebate upon the sale of each unit.
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Fox Announces Blu-ray Release of Deception
Posted July 11, 2008 01:40 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGreggor film 'Deception' to Blu-ray on September 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Stored on a BD-50, video will be presented as 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Mongol Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted July 11, 2008 11:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring epic-film 'Mongol' to Blu-ray on September 9th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1 and accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. No suplemental features have been announced at this time.
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Echo Bridge Announces More Budget Titles
Posted July 11, 2008 11:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment has announced four more budget Blu-ray titles, all due to hit store shelves on September 30th. These titles include the holiday-themed titles 'Angel in the Family', 'A Christmas Visitor', and 'The Man Who Saved Christmas' as well as the not-so-holiday-themed 'The Salem Witch Trials.' All four titles will be released on BD-25s with 1080p video and Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Blu-ray.com Reviews First Universal Titles
Posted July 11, 2008 08:50 AM by Josh Dreuth
In a little over two weeks, July 22nd to be exact, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release their first three Blu-ray title: 'The Mummy: Deluxe Edition', 'The Mummy Returns: Deluxe Edition', and 'The Scorpion King'. Blu-ray.com reviewer Martin Liebman has just posted reviews of these titles, and the results are unanimous: Universal has done a magnificent job with their Blu-ray titles.
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FUNimation Entertainment Moving Forward with Blu-ray
Posted July 10, 2008 09:16 AM by Josh Dreuth
In a recent interview with Active Anime, FUNimation Entertainment's CEO Gen Fukunaga was asked if his company had seen success with Blu-ray. He responded, "Yes, we've seen success, and definitely to the point that we've already invested in authoring all of our Blu-ray titles in-house. We bought our own equipment over the last few months, hired people, and we are doing everything in house."
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Halloween Remake Coming to Blu-ray
Posted July 10, 2008 08:51 AM by Josh Dreuth
On his MySpace page, Rob Zombie revealed that his 2007 remake of the horror classic 'Halloween' will be released for Blu-ray on October 21st, day-and-date with a new DVD release. No technical features have been announced at this time, though the famed filmmaker/singer did reveal that it would be a 3-disc set and would include a new documentary on the making of the film called "Michael Lives" which clocks in at over four hours.
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Today on Blu-ray - July 8th, 2008
Posted July 8, 2008 03:40 PM by Josh Dreuth
After nearly two years of waiting, Warner Home Video has delivered one of their most anticipated "make-up" films to Blu-ray with today's release of 'Batman Begins'. Back in October of 2006 when the film was initially released in high definition on the now defunct HD DVD format, the Blu-ray release was "delayed" due to lack of BonusView functionality in the players. Now, with plenty of BonusView Blu-ray players on the market, Warner is releasing this gem to the masses.
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CESI Opens First Blu-ray Testing Center in China
Posted July 8, 2008 09:04 AM by Josh Dreuth
A member of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), CESI Technology Co. has had their facility designated as the first official Blu-ray Test Center in China. This new center will allow Chinese manufacturers to quickly and easily receive verification services for the official production of Blu-ray Disc Players. This resources is seen necessary to build the importance of Blu-ray in China.
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DRA One Step Closer to Blu-ray
Posted July 8, 2008 08:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced that DigiRise Audio (DRA), a locally-developed Chinese audio codec, has passed an important technical evaluation, and is now on its way to being adopted into the format. The adoption, if it is approved, is seen as a major step towards Blu-ray becoming the high definition optical disc format for China.
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A Christmas Story Gets Ultimate Collector's Edition Status
Posted July 8, 2008 08:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release 'A Christmas Story: Ultimate Collector's Edition' for Blu-ray on November 4th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. No specs have been announced for the release, but being that it is coming on a BD-25, you can expect 1080p VC-1 video and a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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More Elvis Coming to Blu-ray
Posted July 8, 2008 08:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
A day after CMT premieres the new special, 'Elvis: Viva Las Vegas' will be available on Blu-ray exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club beginning August 12th. The release will include never-before-seen footage of Elvis Presley performing in Las Vegas, as well as interviews with those who knew the legendary singer best.
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Pioneer to Release Blu-ray Recorders in Japan
Posted July 8, 2008 08:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pioneer has announced that they will begin selling Blu-ray recorders in Japan before March 2009, and join Sony, Sharp, and Panasonic in the highly competitive arena. The company will use its close ties to Sharp to jointly develop Blu-ray recorders to be sold under the Pioneer name. Currently, there are no plans to bring the recorders to the US.
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The Dark Knight Blu-ray to Feature IMAX Shifted Aspect Ratio
Posted July 7, 2008 06:34 PM by Josh Dreuth
While speaking with iF Magazine, 'The Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan mentioned that the inevitable of Blu-ray will feature the IMAX shifted aspect ratio. He commented, "The Blu-ray, in particular, will be able to actually use the shifted aspect ratios as it appears on the IMAX screen because the 16:9 aspect ratio is sufficiently different from the 2:4 that you'll actually see a shift on the Blu-ray."
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Blu-ray Sales up Over 500% in UK
Posted July 7, 2008 06:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
The British Video Association has revealed sales of Blu-ray discs are up 506% year to date in the United Kingdom, compared to the same period last year. This amounts to nearly one million units. Overall, Blu-ray represents 1.2% of the total market, which is, in total, up 3.3%, an increase led by the success of Blu-ray.
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Fox Plans X Files for Blu-ray
Posted July 7, 2008 06:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
On his blog, X Files producer Frank Spotnitz commented that he is currently working on extra features for the upcoming Blu-ray release (and DVD re-release) of 'The X Files Movie'. He commented that fans could expect "video and audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, bloopers, trailers, a new documentary, and several other cool surprises."
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What Happens in Vegas Coming to Blu-ray
Posted July 7, 2008 05:54 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher comedy 'What Happens in Vegas: Jackpot Extended Edition' to Blu-ray on August 26th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film will be presented on a BD-50 using AVC 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Pioneer Reveals 400GB Blu-ray Disc
Posted July 7, 2008 09:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pioneer has revealed that they have developed a Blu-ray disc that can store 400GB of data on 16 layers. While these super Blu-ray discs are nothing new, Pioneer claims that the specs for the laser remain unchanged compared to that of a typical Blu-ray player, meaning these discs would technically work in existing Blu-ray players.
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Pioneer to Supply HP BD-Combo Drives
Posted July 7, 2008 09:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to sources in Taiwan, Pioneer has been selected to supply HP with Blu-ray Disc Combo drives beginning this month. Initially, PC manufacturers such as HP were leaning towards the cheaper BD-ROM drives, but with prices for the drives continually dropping - now around $110 - more and more companies are adopting the multifunction drives.
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Beez Brings Blu-ray Anime to the UK
Posted July 7, 2008 09:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
Beez Entertainment has announced that they will bring a limited edition release of 'FREEDOM Blu-ray Disc Box' to the UK on November 17th. The set will feature four BD-50s encoded with AVC 16:9 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. The release will feature both Japanese and English audio and subtitles.
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Sony Announces Four Upcoming Blu-ray Titles
Posted July 7, 2008 08:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced four new titles coming soon to Blu-ray. First up is 'Redbelt', which is set to hit store shelves on August 26th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This Sony Pictures Classics title will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Universal Blu-ray Titles in Hand
Posted July 3, 2008 04:03 PM by Josh Dreuth
I got home a little early today due to the pending holiday weekend, and to my surprise and happiness, sitting at my front door was a package from Universal containing their first four Blu-ray titles. In my hands, and pictured after the jump, is 'The Mummy: Deluxe Edition', 'The Mummy Returns: Deluxe Edition', and 'The Scorpion King' all scheduled to be released July 22nd, as well as 'Doomsday' which is due a week later on July 29th.