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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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Wal-Mart Offers Sub-$300 Player with Free $100 Gift Card and $15 Blu-ray Titles
Posted June 9, 2008 10:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
As we reported earlier, for this week only, Wal-Mart is offering a $100 gift certificate free with the purchase of any Blu-ray player (including the PlayStation 3) online or instore. This includes the Magnavox NB500MG9 which can be had for $298 (or less than $200 net with the free gift card). Additionally, they are offering a nice selection of Blu-ray titles (including but not limited to: Flags of Our Fathers, 3:10 to Yuma, 300, Shooter, Blood Diamond, Training Day, War, The Fifth Element, A Knight's Tale, The Patriot, The Last Samurai, and Syriana) for $15.
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Sony Announces Prom Night for Blu-ray
Posted June 9, 2008 10:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the horror film 'Prom Night' to Blu-ray on August 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. This title will receive an exclusive BD-Live poll and BonusView picture-in-picture storyboard track.
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The Band's Visit Not Coming to Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 9, 2008 09:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the indie comedy 'The Band's Visit' to Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Hebrew Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. No special features have been announced at this time.
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Humor: MGS4 Boasts About Blu-ray Capacity
Posted June 9, 2008 09:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
During a sequence in the upcoming PlayStation 3 game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot, the lead character is talking with his support team via a video data link, and a direct reference is made to Blu-ray and its capacity. Kojima is known for their in game humor, and they were sure to not disappoint in their latest effort. I have purposely been very vague, as to not spoil the game for anyone, but if you must know, click on "Read more..." for the details.
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Samsung BD-P2500 BD-Live Player Coming Soon
Posted June 7, 2008 12:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung is set to release a new BD-Live player this September. The Samsung BD-P2500 is reported to feature an HQV video processor for optimal DVD upconversion, and decoding support for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. For those of you without HDMI receivers, the player will feature 7.1 analog outs.
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Universal Announces Blu-ray Date for Leatherheads
Posted June 6, 2008 05:59 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the George Clooney football satire 'Leatherheads' to Blu-ray on August 26th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical or supplemental information has been released for this release at this time, but we expect more detail as the release date approaches.
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The Scorpion King 2 Goes Straight to Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2008 05:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will release 'The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior' for Blu-ray on August 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This direct-to-video sequel, which stars Michael Copon, will be presented in 1080p video and accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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LGMB: Last Day for Amazon HD Gold Box
Posted June 6, 2008 08:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Today is the last day of the week-long, high definition influenced Amazon Gold Box deals, and today's deal is amazing. While supplies last, they will send an Blu-ray 8-Pack Starter Set for only $110, that's under $14 a movie. The pack includes 'A Few Good Men', 'Life of Brian', 'Gattaca', 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse', 'Black Hawk Down', 'Dogma', 'The Adventures of Barron Van Munchausen', and 'The Fifth Element'.
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Rumor: Bond Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 5, 2008 08:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
French film website filmsactu.com is reporting that Fox France, as the distributor for MGM film content, will release six films from the James Bond series on November 5th. 'Dr No', 'Thunderball', 'Live or Let Die', 'From Russia With Love', 'Die Another Day', and 'For Your Eyes Only' will join the previously released 'Casino Royale' as some of the first Bond titles on Blu-ray.
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Paramount Announces Specs for Top Gun Blu-ray
Posted June 5, 2008 11:27 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Tom Cruise classic film 'Top Gun', due to hit store shelves on July 29th. Video will be presented as 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD and a 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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LGMB: Amazon Blu-ray Deals for the Day
Posted June 5, 2008 08:51 AM by Josh Dreuth
Only two days left for Hi-Def week on Amazon's Gold Box, and today they continue their specials on television series and hardware. The daily deal is either (or both) 'The Sopranos: Season 6 Part 1' or 'The Sopranos: Season 6 Part 2' for $57. Later today, 1PM EST to be exact, will be a Liteon Blu-ray Internal Drive (Read-only) for around $100.
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Sony: Sub-$100 Blu-ray Drives by Winter
Posted June 5, 2008 07:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
Representatives from SonyNEC Optiarc, the optical drive arm of the joint Sony and NEC collaboration, have revealed that they predict prices of Blu-ray combo drives - which can read Blu-ray discs and write DVD and CD - will reach sub-$100 prices by this upcoming holiday season. Additionally, it is expected that similar notebook drives would reach the $150 level by that same time.
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Jack Ryan Gets Split for Blu-ray, Again
Posted June 4, 2008 12:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
Back when I first posted that Paramount would be releasing 'Patriot Games' and 'Sum of All Fears' on Blu-ray, I was flooded with questions about whether or not they would also be releasing the other two films in the now canceled 'Jack Ryan Collection'. Word from the studio has finally come down, and Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed that they will also bring 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'Clear and Present Danger' to Blu-ray on July 29th, the same date as the previously announced Jack Ryan films.
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LGMB: More Amazon Blu-ray Deals for the Day
Posted June 4, 2008 09:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
A few days ago we reported that Amazon was running specials all week that surrounded the general idea of high definition. Well, today we have two new deals on some great Blu-ray titles. 'Robocop' has been discounted to only $16 for the daily deal, and the current lightning deal (which expires when quantities are gone or time has run out) is 'Nip/Tuck: The Complete Forth Season' for only $38. Click on "Read more..." for a direct link to the sales.
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Wal-Mart to Push Blu-ray Players/Movies
Posted June 3, 2008 04:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
Wal-Mart has revealed that any consumer who purchases a Blu-ray Disc player between June 8th and 14th will receive a free $100 gift card. In addition to the Sony BDP-S300 ($388), which they have been selling for some time now, they have added the Magnavox NB500MG9 ($298) as well as Blu-ray players from Samsung and Panasonic.
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Blue Underground Adds D-Box Support
Posted June 3, 2008 03:33 PM by Josh Dreuth
D-Box Technologies and Blue Underground have jointly announced that Blue Underground, who recently announced its first wave of Blu-ray titles, has licensed the right to use D-Box motion code on their upcoming Blu-ray releases. The first Blu-ray title from Blue Underground to use the technology will be the upcoming release of 'The Final Countdown'.
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Disney Specs Nightmare Before Christmas Blu-ray
Posted June 3, 2008 07:49 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the final specs of the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Tim Burton classic 'Nightmare Before Christmas', due to hit store shelves on August 26th. Video will be presented in 1.66:1 (OAR) 1080p AVC accompanied by a 7.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack sourced from a 24-bit master.
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Blu-ray Disc Sales Hit 11 Million
Posted June 2, 2008 07:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
According to Redhill Group, who compiled data for Home Media Magazine, over 11 million Blu-ray discs have been sold since the format launched in 2006. Sales have quadrupled since this time last year, and early sales data for May suggests that more titles have been sold in the first five months of this year than all of last year combined.
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The Lost Boys Announced for Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 2, 2008 05:14 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the cult classic film 'The Lost Boys' to Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the Blu-ray release of 'Lost Boys: The Tribe'. Video will come as 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack on a BD-25. Extras, which will all be presented in standard definition, are expansive for this release.
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LGMB: HD Week at Amazon.com (Updated)
Posted June 2, 2008 01:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
In celebration of the upcoming Father's Day weekend, Amazon is dedicating the entire week of their popular "Gold Box" deals to high definition. These deals will include special limited offers on Blu-ray movies and players, as well as everything else you would need for the ultimate high definition experience. Click on "Read more..." for a direct link to the sale.
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Paramount Shines a Light on Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2008 12:49 PM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Martin Scorsese and Rolling Stone collaborative film 'Shine a Light' for Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p wide screen and be accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Sony Announces Four Action Flicks for August
Posted June 2, 2008 08:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the action films 'Maximum Risk', 'Half Past Dead', '7 Seconds', and 'XXX: State of the Union' to Blu-ray on August 12th. Very little has been announced for any of these titles, but we have been able to compile some information about these upcoming releases.
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Nightmare Before Christmas Gets Blu-ray Date
Posted June 2, 2008 08:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring Tim Burton's claymation classic 'Nightmare Before Christmas' to Blu-ray on August 26th in a collector's edition form. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect the similar 1080p AVC and PCM treatment that Disney gives the majority of their titles.
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Holy Toledo! Blu-ray in Libraries
Posted June 2, 2008 08:06 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has announced that they will now offer Blu-ray titles for checkout. The library has amassed over 200 titles, including nature documentaries, concerts, children's movies, and even blockbuster films. If you were wondering when mainstream America was going to adopt Blu-ray, this may be the first signs.
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Warner Announces Lost Boys: The Tribe Blu-ray
Posted May 30, 2008 08:28 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Lost Boys: The Tribe' to Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This sequel to the cult classic 'Lost Boys' stars Angus Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland's younger brother, and a pair of Corey's (Feldman and Haim) to complete the 80's vibe. Video will be presented as 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Announced for Blu-ray
Posted May 30, 2008 08:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
Dark Sky Films has announced that they will release the horror classic 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' for Blu-ray on September 30th. Full specs for the release are still forthcoming, but word has trickled down that the release will include never before seen bonus features. We expect to hear more details about this release as the street date gets closer.
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Blue Underground Announces Initial Blu-ray Title Slate
Posted May 30, 2008 12:19 AM by Lindsay Mayer
Cult specialist distributor Blue Underground has given a glimpse of its first Blu-ray releases, ranging from animation to horror and science fiction. Known for going to great lengths to feature remastered transfers from original vault elements, the company promises to use the best available technical specs on their BD output, as is detailed on a slickly-edited two minute promotional video on Blue Underground's web site.
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LGMB: Amazon Offers Fox Blu-ray Bundles
Posted May 29, 2008 02:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Amazon has another amazing offer for those looking to boost their Blu-ray collection. For a limited time, Amazon is offering a bundle of three Fox Blu-ray movies for a discounted price. For example, if you purchase "Blu-ray War Classics Bundle", which includes 'Patton', 'The Longest Day', and 'Sand Pebbles', you would save nearly $18 over purchasing them individually! Click on "Read more..." for a direct link to the sale.
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Specs Revealed for Tinker Bell Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted May 29, 2008 01:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming direct-to-video Blu-ray release of 'Tinker Bell', which is currently on schedule to hit store shelves on October 28th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 24-bit PCM audio track.
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Blu-ray Recorder Escapes Japan; Lands in Australia
Posted May 29, 2008 11:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
Since the format launched, Blu-ray recorders have been somewhat of a myth outside of Japan (where optical disc players with recording features are as common as a toaster). For some reason (maybe due to the proximity), Panasonic has announced the DMR-BW500 for Australia, a 500GB Blu-ray Recorder with twin HD tuners.