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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 a Trio of Action Titles
Posted June 16, 2008 01:18 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'U-571', 'Miami Vice', and 'End of Days' to Blu-ray on August 26th, both as individual releases and as part of a 'Action Starter Pack' set. All three releases will have video presented in 1080p accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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Special Features Announced for The Life Before Her Eyes Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2008 12:08 PM by Josh Dreuth
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the supplements that will be featured on the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Life Before Her Eyes', which is due to hit store shelves on August 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. So far, no exclusive material has been announced for the Blu-ray.
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Budget Titles Coming from Blu-ray Only
Posted June 16, 2008 12:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
Blu-ray Only (yes, that is their company name) has announced that they will bring 'The Last Time I Saw Paris' and 'Beat the Devil' to Blu-ray on August 12th for the extremely low MSRP of $11.98 each. No technical specs or supplemental features have been announced for either of the releases at this time.
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Warner Announces L.A. Confidential for Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2008 10:17 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the newly restored version of 'L.A. Confidential' to Blu-ray on September 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD rerelease. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect Warner to deliver a 1080p VC-1 presentation with a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Blu-ray Outpacing DVD in Western Europe
Posted June 16, 2008 09:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
Futuresource (resulting company of the merger between Understanding & Solutions and DTC) have announced that, according to their analysis, in Western Europe, Blu-ray player sales during the first three years of the format have outpaced DVD player sales during its first three years. This trend is predicted to continue through 2011, or the sixth year of the Blu-ray format.
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CJ7 Gets US Blu-ray Date
Posted June 16, 2008 08:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Stephen Chow film 'CJ7' to Blu-ray on August 12th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented as 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a Chinese 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack (an English Dolby TrueHD dub will also be provided).
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Empire Film Group Announces Blu-ray Support
Posted June 16, 2008 08:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
Empire Film Group has announced that they will be releasing their content, which includes the recently revealed Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright-Penn film 'Hounddog' on Blu-ray disc this January. Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of the studio; 'Hounddog' will be their first theatrical release with two more planned by the end of the year.
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History Channel Presents The Universe Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2008 08:05 AM by Josh Dreuth
A&E Home Video will bring the History Channel series 'The Universe - Season 1' to Blu-ray on October 14th. Video will be presented as 1.78:1 1080p and accompanied by a Dolby Digital soundtrack. The 3-disc set will include all 13 episodes from the first season along with the feature-length documentary "Beyond the Big Bang".
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Lonesome Dove Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2008 07:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
Genius Products has announced that they will bring the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning TV miniseries 'Lonesome Dove' to Blu-ray as a two-disc set on August 5th. The film, which stars Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p accompanied by a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Kill Bill Coming This September
Posted June 13, 2008 05:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed via their retailer site that they will be bring 'Kill Bill Part 1' and 'Kill Bill Part 2' to Blu-ray on September 9th. Its way too early to talk about specs or special features - we'll have to wait for the press release for that - but the fact that these highly anticipated films are finally coming to Blu-ray should make many fans smile.
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Tartan Video USA Sold to Palisades
Posted June 13, 2008 01:13 PM by Josh Dreuth
Tartan Video USA, the US division of the UK-based, art-house distributor Tartan Films, has been shut down. As of June 1st, Tartan shut their doors and auctioned off the US distribution rights to their library of approximately 100 films to Palisades Media Corp, an advertising financial firm based out of New York.
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Paramount Launches Blu-ray Support Site
Posted June 12, 2008 08:42 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has launched a support website for their Blu-ray disc releases. Similar to what they had for their HD DVD releases, the site talks about what Blu-ray is, current and upcoming releases from the studio, and general tech support for existing Paramount Blu-ray releases.
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Sony Expands Terre Haute Blu-ray Manufacturing Facility
Posted June 12, 2008 08:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony has announced that they have inked a deal with Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nate Feltman to expand the Terre Haute facility. The $133M expansion project will add 85 jobs at the facility which already cranks out 425,000 Blu-ray discs per day (in addition to CDs, DVDs, and UMDs). Mastering, replication, packaging, and distribution areas of the facility will all be expanded to meet ever-increasing demand.
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Black Mask Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2008 08:50 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they are bringing Jet Li's action film 'Black Mask' to Blu-ray on September 2nd. Video will be presented in 1080p with a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras include detailed explanations of the Wushu Technique used in the film, Wushu in Action chapter selection, and the Black Mask interactive film trivia game.
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Lionsgate Announces More Animated Superheroes Coming to Blu
Posted June 11, 2008 08:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they are bringing two animated superhero film to Blu-ray. Both 'The Invincible Iron Man' and 'Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow' will hit store shelves on September 2nd. No technical specs have been announced for either release, but plan on seeing 1080p video and a PCM soundtrack similar to their previous animated releases.
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Summit to Distribute Concert Hot Spot Blu-rays
Posted June 11, 2008 08:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Concert Hot Spot has revealed that they have inked a deal with Summit Home Entertainment to distribute their music titles on Blu-ray. Previously, Concert Hot Spot distributed such music titles from Montley Crue and Ozzfest through Warner Home Video. Interestingly enough, Summit Entertainment is run by Steve Nickerson, formerly of Warner Home Video.
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Hulk Blu-ray to House 70 Minutes of Cut Footage
Posted June 11, 2008 10:57 AM by Josh Dreuth
During an interview with director Louis Leterrier, he mentioned that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Incredible Hulk', which is set to be released this Friday, will contain 70 minutes of cut footage. Apparently, during the editing process, some much-loved scenes got cut (including one which is in the trailer, but won't be in the final cut of the film), and the Blu-ray will showcase them all.
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The Missing Gets Delayed
Posted June 11, 2008 10:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that yesterday's scheduled Blu-ray release of 'The Missing' has been delayed with no new date currently scheduled. The studio ensures us that the release has not been canceled, just moved. We will be sure to let you know the new date once it has been revealed to us.
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Specs for Blu-ray Heroes Seasons Revealed
Posted June 10, 2008 06:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray releases of 'Heroes: Season One' and 'Heroes: Season Two', both due to hit store shelves on August 26th. The popular TV series will get the full high definition treatment, with video being presented in 1.78:1 1080p accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Urban Legend Special Features Announced
Posted June 10, 2008 06:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Urban Legend', due to hit store shelves on July 22nd. Video specs remain unchanged, with video being displayed at 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. In the special features arena, this title will be fairly slim.
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Disney Makes BD-Live Their Priority
Posted June 10, 2008 05:55 PM by Josh Dreuth
At a press event Monday, Bob Chapek, president of Walt Disney Studios, made it clear to audiences that every Disney branded Blu-ray release after the October 7th release of 'Sleeping Beauty' would include some form of BD-Live. As you probably already know, 'Sleeping Beauty' will include many BD-Live elements to showcase what Disney has been working on to make Blu-ray highly interactive.
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When We Left Earth Gets New Blu-ray Date
Posted June 10, 2008 05:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment in conjunction with Discovery Channel has revealed updated specs and a new date for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions', now due to hit store shelves September 30th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No word on the specs for the video, besides it being high definition, but we do know that the soundtrack will be DTS-HD Master Audio.
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Specs for I Know What You Did Last Summer Blu-ray
Posted June 10, 2008 05:26 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', due to hit store shelves on July 22nd. Technical specs have not changed since first announced, with video being presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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LGMB: Amazon 30 Blu-ray Titles for $15
Posted June 10, 2008 05:08 PM by Josh Dreuth
Not to be outdone, Amazon has also lowered a number of their most popular Blu-ray titles to $15 in response to the recent Wal-Mart sales. The 30 titles haven't been separated into their own section, so these may become the new prices for these titles. For the complete list of titles, use our handy Top Bargains page to check out the deals. Click on "Read more..." for a direct link to the list.
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Warner to Focus on Blu-ray over Theatrial Releases
Posted June 10, 2008 07:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
President and CEO of Time Warner Inc, Jeff Bewkes, commented that his studio would release fewer theatrical film and begin to focus more on building wider consumer adoption of Blu-ray. While the movie studio has seen success, the profits being generated by its home media arm have trumped all box office take.
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Singulus: Blu-ray Adoption Faster than DVD
Posted June 10, 2008 07:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
German optical disc equipment manufacturer Singulus has revealed that, during the first year of dual-layer technology, Blu-ray orders have surpassed that of DVD. For the year after dual-layer DVDs were introduced, Singulus filled orders for 17 machines. One year after dual-layer Blu-rays were released, they are reporting 21 orders.
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Never Back Down Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 10, 2008 06:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
Summit Entertainment has announced that they will bring the brawling drama 'Never Back Down' to Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced for the film at this time. The film will be presented in its extended "Beat Down" version, which is unrated.
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The Art of Blu-ray Catalog Titles
Posted June 9, 2008 05:59 PM by Josh Dreuth
Ever wonder why some catalog films are released on Blu-ray and while other classic films continue to be passed over for release? Sound & Vision Magazine has compiled the top 5 reasons why, and while some of the reasons are obvious, one that may surprise you is that fans who write into studios sometimes do get their wish.
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Chu: Blu-ray Looks Better than the Theaters
Posted June 9, 2008 05:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
Director Jon M. Chu, whose film 'Step Up 2 The Streets' is coming to Blu-ray on July 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release commented about the release, "It's beautiful. The colors just pop. You get to see because we play a lot in the shadows. That's what we wanted to do and sometimes the print was a little dark to me. On the Blu-ray, just consistently you know what you're getting and you can play in those shadows. You can see it and it doesn't feel dark. It just feels moody."
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Disney Announces Smart People Blu-ray
Posted June 9, 2008 05:29 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the comedy 'Smart People' to Blu-ray on August 12th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This film comes the producers of 'Sideways' and stars Dennis Quaid. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 24-bit Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.