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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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Blu-ray: A Difference You Can Hear
Posted July 3, 2008 11:34 AM by Josh Dreuth
Last night, I attended a digital presentation of 'WALL-E' at a local theater. It was the first time this year that I decided to pay the outrageous cost of seeing a movie in a theater instead of waiting for the Blu-ray release. This was not only because I have the utmost respect for Pixar and their ability to create amazing movies, but also because their new film was attempting to do something that Hollywood has feared doing ever since the invention of a prerecorded audio tracks - to just be quiet.
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Leatherheads and Baby Mama Announced
Posted July 3, 2008 08:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the George Clooney comedy 'Leatherheads' for Blu-ray on August 26th (not confirmed), day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced for the title at this time, but we do know that this title will feature BonusView UControl functionality.
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National Geographic Brings Atmospheres to Blu-ray
Posted July 2, 2008 11:09 AM by Josh Dreuth
National Geographic has announced that they will bring the nature documentary 'Atmospheres: Earth, Air & Water' to Blu-ray on October 21st, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will come as 1080p VC-1 with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack on a BD-25. No special features have been announced at this time.
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More Blu Korn
Posted July 2, 2008 09:46 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced that they are bringing the concert 'Korn: Live on the Other Side' to Blu-ray on October 7th. The concert, which was filmed at Hammerstein Ballroom with HD cameras, will be presented in 1.78:1 1080i video with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack for all 17 tracks.
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Warner Blu-ray Collector's Sets
Posted July 2, 2008 08:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
Continuing their never-ending crusade to occupy the majority of your Blu-ray rack, Warner Home Video is issuing more "Ultimate Collector's Edition" Blu-ray box sets this fall. Our good friends over at The Digital Bits have the scoop on which titles made the cut, and which we're going to have to wait a little while longer for.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood Comes to Blu-ray
Posted July 2, 2008 08:15 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they are bringing the 1938 Academy Award-winning film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' to Blu-ray on August 26th. The film was initially released in high definition on HD DVD, and this is one of the Warner "make-up" titles that is finally making its way onto Blu-ray.
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Today on Blu-ray - July 1st, 2008
Posted July 1, 2008 11:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Before there were Sopranos, there were Mad Men. Well, sort of. Series creator Matthew Weiner wrote the pilot back in 2000 while working as a staff writer for the TV show "Becker". David Chase, creator of 'The Sopranos', read the script, and was so impressed by it that he asked Weiner to come write for him. As soon as The Sopranos concluded, Weiner completed work on his pilot, and the rest - as they say - is history. Today, Lionsgate Home Entertainment brings the Golden Globe award winning 'Mad Men: Season One' to Blu-ray.
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Hellraiser and Children of the Corn Slated for Blu-ray
Posted July 1, 2008 08:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has revealed via press material that they are planning to release 'Hellraiser' and 'Children of the Corn' on Blu-ray either later this year (around Halloween, of course) or early next year. At this point, these are just title announcements, so specs or special features have yet to be announced.
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Onkyo Plans Blu-ray Player by End of the Year
Posted July 1, 2008 08:04 AM by Josh Dreuth
Onkyo has announced that they plan to release a Blu-ray player to the international market by the end of the year. The player, which has yet to be named or fully speced, will match Onkyo's line of high-definition capable A/V receivers and will support decoding of the popular Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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Specs Announced for Risky Business Blu-ray
Posted July 1, 2008 07:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Risky Business: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition', due to hit store shelves on September 16th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Video has been restored and remastered, and will be presented in 1080p VC-1. Audio will come via a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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The Godfather Trilogy Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 11:31 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring a newly restored and remastered versions of the Francis Ford Coppola's classic 'The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration' to Blu-ray on September 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. The first two Godfather films received frame-by-frame restoration by Blu-ray.com friend Robert A. Harris under direction of Coppola and cinematographer Gordon Willis, and new special features were developed by another Blu-ray.com friend, Kim Aubry.
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Dreamworks Announces Sweeney Todd
Posted June 30, 2008 11:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Dreamworks Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Tim Burton horror masterpiece 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' to Blu-ray on October 21st, just in time for Halloween. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC and be accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. No special features have been announced at this time, but expect most, if not all, of the extras from the previously released collector's edition DVD.
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Hostel III Planned for Direct-to-Video Blu-ray Release
Posted June 30, 2008 11:20 AM by Josh Dreuth
Horror film fan site Bloody-Disgusting.com has exclusive information that Scott Spiegel (who produced the first two Hostel films and wrote 'Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn') will write and direct the upcoming direct-to-video release of 'Hostel III'. The film, which is only in the planning phase right now, is expected to come to Blu-ray when it does eventually get released.
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The Sixth Sense Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 11:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the M. Night Shyamalan's horror classic 'The Sixth Sense' to Blu-ray on September 30th. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC and accompanied by a PCM soundtrack. No special features have been announced at this time for the release.
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Tartan Closes UK Branch
Posted June 30, 2008 11:03 AM by Josh Dreuth
A few weeks ago, we reported that Tartan Fims USA was closed and sold off to Palisades. New reports are suggesting that the UK arm of Tartan Films was officially closed on Thursday, and all film assets will be auctioned off at a later date. Tartan has released a handful of Blu-ray titles in the UK, and there is no word on how the sale will affect the availability of those titles or who might be in line to purchase the catalog.
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Pirates of the Caribbean Triology Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 10:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring all three 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to Blu-ray as a boxset on September 16th. The boxset will feature all three previously released two-disc Blu-ray versions of the films, so there is no need to upgrade for current owners. Those who have yet to purchase the films, or are new to Blu-ray, will find the the new boxset as a convenient option to pick up all three films as a single set.
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Rudy and Jerry Maguire Announced
Posted June 30, 2008 10:08 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Sean Astin football classic film 'Rudy' and the Cameron Crowe directed film 'Jerry Maguire' to Blu-ray on September 9th. Both films will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p video accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Married Life Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 10:01 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they are bringing 'Married Life' to Blu-ray on September 2nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras include audio commentary with Director Ira Sachs and three alternate endings with optional commentary.
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Night Watch & Day Watch Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 09:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Timur Bekmambetov films 'Night Watch' and 'Day Watch' to Blu-ray on September 9th. Bekmambetov is currently taking Hollywood by storm with his current theatrical hit, 'Wanted'. Interestingly enough, both films will feature the original Russian language track in Dolby TrueHD instead of Fox's usual DTS HD Master Audio.
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Fox Announces The Omen Collection for Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2008 09:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'The Omen Collection' to Blu-ray on September 9th. The four disc set will feature the three original Omen films ('The Omen' (1976), 'Damien: Omen II', and 'Omen III: Final Conflict') as well as the 2006 remake of the original film. Additionally, Fox will release 'The Omen' (1976) individually for Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray Gets Stuck in October
Posted June 27, 2008 12:49 PM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced that they will bring the direct-to-video horror thriller 'Stuck' to Blu-ray on Blu-ray on October 7th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film, which stars Mena Suvari, will be presented in 1080p video and accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Amazon Japan See Blu-ray Boost
Posted June 27, 2008 08:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
Amazon Japan has revealed that, during the first half of 2008, Blu-ray sales dramatically increased over the previous year, with anime titles giving the biggest push, representing five of the top 10 Blu-ray titles. On top of the list was Sony Pictures' 'Resident Evil: The High Definition Trilogy', which significantly outperformed its DVD counterpart.
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Pioneer Announces New Blu-ray Players for Europe
Posted June 27, 2008 08:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pioneer has announced the introduction of two new Blu-ray Disc players for Europe - the BDP-LX91 and BDP-LX08 - as well as reintroducing the upcoming BDP-LX71 (which was announced in April) and BDP-51FD (already available in the US). The Pioneer BDP-LX91 will be the first BD-Live player from the company, while the Pinoeer BDP-LX08 will occupy the ultra-highend market.
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New Blu-ray Release of 300 Confirmed
Posted June 26, 2008 08:06 AM by Josh Dreuth
At the Saturn Awards earlier this week, Collider.com managed to get an interview with producer Mark Canton, who worked as the producer on '300'. During that interview, he confirmed that they were working on a new Blu-ray release for the film. Given past information from Warner, we expect this release to be called '300: Limited Collector's Edition' and to be released later this year.
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Warner Brings Two IMAX Features to Blu-ray
Posted June 25, 2008 06:53 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the two IMAX features 'Cosmic Voyage / Destiny in Space' and 'Space Station / Mission to Mir' for Blu-ray on October 14th. Both releases will come on BD-25s featuring 1.66:1 1080p video and a Dolby Digital soundtrack. There are no extras for either release as both contain two features.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman Blu-ray Exclusively at Amazon
Posted June 25, 2008 05:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
City Light Home Entertainment has announced that have partnered with Amazon.com to release the Oscar-nominated film 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' for Blu-ray on July 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD and digital releases. No technical specs or special feature have been announced for the title at this time.
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The Mist Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 25, 2008 05:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
Weinstein Company has announced that they are planning to bring the horror film 'The Mist' to Blu-ray on August 5th. Coming as a two-disc release, one disc will hold the theatrical release and the other will feature a "black-and-white" version of the film, both in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 TrueHD soundtrack. Extras have yet to be announced for this release, but they are expected to be similar to the previously released 2-disc DVD.
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Warner Announces The Goonies Blu-ray Release for Europe
Posted June 25, 2008 09:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release the Richard Donner classic film 'The Goonies' on Blu-ray this October in Europe. No announcement has been made for other regions at this time, but it is expected that they will release the title around the same time in the United States.
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Details Revealed for Band of Brothers Blu-ray
Posted June 25, 2008 09:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
New information has surfaced regarding upcoming Blu-ray release of the HBO epic WWII mini-series 'Band of Brothers', coming this Fall from Warner Home Video. While this information should not be considered final, it does give an inside look at what to expect from this highly anticipated Blu-ray release.
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Sony Pledges BD-Live on All Releases
Posted June 25, 2008 08:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
At the Home Media Expo yesterday, Rich Marty, Sony's VP of New Business Development pledged that Sony Pictures would include BD-Live as a standard feature on all future Blu-ray releases. This comes after the successful integration of BD-Live features into such Blu-ray releases as 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' and 'Men in Black'.