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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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Lionsgate Announces The Bank Job
Posted April 18, 2008 01:47 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will released 'The Bank Job' for Blu-ray on July 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, but expect the typical 1080p AVC video encode and either a PCM or DTS-HD MA audio track. No extra features have been announced, but with the DVD getting a two disc release, expect plenty.
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Blu-ray Sales Up 351%
Posted April 18, 2008 01:34 PM by Josh Dreuth
One of the reasons movie studios are hoping consumers adopt Blu-ray is in order to offset continually declining DVD sales. Since they plateaued three years ago, DVD sales have slowly decreased. The first quarter of this year was no different, showing an overall drop in DVD sales of 1.2% from Q1 2007. However, Blu-ray sales saved the day - just as studios have hoped they would - and when combined with DVD sales resulted in an overall increase in sales of 1% over last year.
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Heroes: Seasons One and Two Soaring to Blu-ray
Posted April 17, 2008 12:52 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will release 'Heroes: Season One' and 'Heroes: Season Two' for Blu-ray on August 26th. The first season was released on DVD and HD DVD last August, and the second season will be released on Blu-ray day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs or extras have been announced at this time.
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Universal Releases Blu-ray Plans
Posted April 17, 2008 08:12 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released their plans for shifting their high definition focus from the defunct HD DVD format to Blu-ray. Beginning in July, Universal plans to release all new home video releases on Blu-ray day-and-date with their DVD releases. The first title receiving such treatment will be the Neil Marshall film 'Doomsday'.
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Stargate Continuum Coming to Blu-ray
Posted April 16, 2008 06:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the direct-to-video movie 'Stargate: Continuum' to Blu-ray on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Based on the popular Stargate SG-1 TV series, film will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p video and accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Soundtrack.
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10,000 B.C. Coming to Blu-ray in June
Posted April 15, 2008 07:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release the action blockbuster '10,000 B.C.' for Blu-ray on June 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras include an alternative ending and additional scenes not seen in theaters.
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Pioneer Readies LX71 for Europe
Posted April 15, 2008 03:04 PM by Josh Dreuth
Pioneer Electronics has announced that they will release their BDP-LX71 Blu-ray player for the European market this summer to replace the existing BDP-LX70. The BonusView (Profile v1.1) player will feature the latest technological advancements to improve both performance and stability over the existing model.
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Moody Blues Coming to Blu-ray
Posted April 15, 2008 09:21 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced that they will bring the concert 'The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You' to Blu-ray on July 8th. The concert, which was performed in June of 2005 during their world tour, was shot entirely in high definition. Video will be presented as 1.78:1 1080i VC-1 accompanied by a 24-bit 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The lone supplemental feature is a 2005 interview with the band.
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Natural Born Killers Announced (Updated)
Posted April 14, 2008 10:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will release the Oliver Stone film 'Natural Born Killers' for Blu-ray on June 10th as a "coffee book" edition. The film, which stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, will be presented in its theatrical form, and not of the four minute longer Director's Cut. Video will be presented as 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Blue Man Group's Megastar Gets Blu-ray Date
Posted April 14, 2008 10:43 AM by Josh Dreuth
Rhino Records has revealed that they will release the previously announced Blue Man Group concert film 'How to Be a Megastar Live!' for Blu-ray on May 13th. Video will be presented as 1.78:1 1080p and be accompanied by a PCM audio for all 22 tracks. Extras include the documentary "Inside the Tube" and two music videos for "I Feel Love" and "Mono".
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Details Revealed for The Eye Blu-ray Release
Posted April 11, 2008 03:55 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has revealed the specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Eye', due to hit store shelves on June 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC and accompanied by a 7.1 PCM audio track. Included with the Blu-ray release will be a digital copy of the film for use on your portable media devise.
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Fox Announces Point Break for Blu-ray
Posted April 10, 2008 01:03 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze film 'Point Break' for Blu-ray on July 1st in special edition form. Video will be presented in 1080p and be accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras include numerous deleted scenes, as well a collection of four featurettes.
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PS3 Getting DTS-HD Master Audio Support
Posted April 10, 2008 11:52 AM by Josh Dreuth
Everyone knew it was coming, they just didn't know when. Well, now we know: On April 15th, Sony will issue firmware version 2.3, which will add support for the DTS-HD Master Audio (MA) and DTS-HD High Resolution (HR) to the PlayStation 3 (PS3). In combination with the recent BD-Live firmware, this allows the PS3 to play all Blu-ray titles at their optimal functionality.
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Blockbuster Goes Blu-ray at All Locations
Posted April 10, 2008 11:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Blockbuster, the popular video rental chain, has announced that starting this week, they will offer Blu-ray rentals and sales in all of their corporate locations, in both the US and Canada. Previously, Blockbuster only offered Blu-ray in about 1,700 stores nationwide, but with this new announcement, that number will increase to nearly 5,000 retail outlets.
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Blu-ray Players Connect to iPhone with BD Touch
Posted April 10, 2008 07:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
NetBlender has announced that they have developed software that connects BD-Live Blu-ray players (such as the Sony Playstation 3) to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The software, which has been named "BD Touch", makes use of the network connections of both devices, and allows them to share data.
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The Perfect Storm Announced for Blu-ray
Posted April 9, 2008 07:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the action hit 'The Perfect Storm' to Blu-ray on July 22nd. This is the latest Warner title that was previously only available in high definition on the now dead HD DVD format, but is now going to be released on Blu-ray. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio track. Extras will mirror the HD DVD release with three commentaries, three featurettes, a stills gallery, and theatrical trailer.
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Regional Coding added to Movie Database
Posted April 9, 2008 01:46 PM by Josh Dreuth
Ever evolving, we have added the ability to submit whether a Blu-ray title is region free or region locked to our Blu-ray movies database. When you select a title movie title (such as yesterday's release of 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'), simply click on the "Regional coding" tab and select whether a title is region free or region locked and click "Post comment".
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Future Disney/Pixar Animation Projects Announced
Posted April 8, 2008 06:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios have announced the future animation line-up for the two studios (Pixar is now wholly owned by Disney). While not all the announced films are are surprises - the Summer release of 'Wall-E' and the upcoming 3-D releases of the popular 'Toy Story' films - we do get a peek at some great previously unannounced films.
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LGMB: Amazon Offers Buy 2, Get 1 Free Deal
Posted April 8, 2008 05:25 PM by Marwin
Amazon is once again offering a Blu-ray B2G1 (Buy Two Blu-ray Discs, Get One Free) deal. This time the sale includes a total of 58 titles from Sony, Warner, New Line, Lionsgate and Starz. Titles available in the promotion include 300, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Crank, The Departed, The Fifth Element, Pan's Labyrinth, Troy: Director's Cut, War and many more. Click on "Read more..." to get the direct link to the sale titles.
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Blu-ray.com Folding@home Team Breaks Into Top 100
Posted April 8, 2008 05:20 PM by Webmaster
The Blu-ray.com Folding@home team has become one of the top 100 teams (out of over 100,000 teams) in the shared-computing project. When not using their PS3s to watch Blu-ray movies, many forum members run the Folding@home software preloaded on the machine.
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Specs and Extras for Batman Begins Revealed
Posted April 8, 2008 04:21 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed the specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Batman Begins', which is scheduled to be released on July 8th. The release will come in two flavors: either as a standard Blu-ray or a limited edition Blu-ray gift set. Video will be presented as 1080p VC-1, and audio will come via a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD track.
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Sony Announces Two New Blu-ray Recorders for Japan
Posted April 8, 2008 03:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Electronics has announced two new Blu-ray recorders for the Japanese market: the BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90. Both recorders will feature the ability to read and write both Blu-ray and DVD media, as well as read any CD media. Additionally, both will feature large hard drives - the A70 comes with a 320GB hard drive, the T90 with the larger 500GB hard drive - that the machine can easily record and playback material in the popular AVCHD format.
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Firefly Coming to Blu-ray
Posted April 8, 2008 02:52 PM by Josh Dreuth
After some digging, TVShowsonDVD.com has discovered that Fox is planning to extend the upcoming 'Firefly: The Complete Series' DVD set to the Blu-ray format. It still early too early to discuss special features and specs, but being a Fox release, fans can expect a 1080p AVC video experience accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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National Treasure to Feature D-Box Support
Posted April 8, 2008 02:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in conjunction with D-Box Motion Technologies have announced that the upcoming Disney Blu-ray release of 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' will feature support for D-Box Motion systems. This support allows owner of D-Box equipment to "feel" the film via movements programmed and placed on the disc by D-Box technicians.
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John Mayer Blu-ray Coming Soon
Posted April 8, 2008 01:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
Musician John Mayer is planning to release a Blu-ray of his concert held last December at Los Angeles's Nokia Theatre. The release, which on track to be released at the end of the summer, currently has no title or set list, but we do know that it will feature tracks from his solo live performance, as well as some from his Trio, which includes drummer Steve Jordan and basist Pino Palladino.
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Hannah Montana in 3D on Blu-ray
Posted April 7, 2008 01:29 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the popular teen concert film 'Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert' to Blu-ray on August 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC along with a 7.1 TrueHD soundtrack.
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Disney Announces Camp Rock for Blu-ray
Posted April 7, 2008 01:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Camp Rock' to Blu-ray on August 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Based on the Disney Channel show of the same name, viewer get to experience music camp with their favorite Disney Channel stars, including the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato.
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Next Warner Blu-ray Coffee Book: Natural Born Killers?
Posted April 7, 2008 12:32 PM by Josh Dreuth
Spanish high definition site PlanetaHD has posted a picture of what may be the next Blu-ray Coffee Book release from Warner Home Video: 'Natural Born Killers'. While very little is known about the release, we do know that it will feature a Dolby TrueHD lossless audio track. No other information has been released at this time.
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Grieg Music-Only Blu-ray Coming in April
Posted April 7, 2008 10:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Surround Records has announced that they will release 'Grieg: Piano Concerto / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn' for Blu-ray on April 25th. The audio was recorded at 24-bit at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, from 13th to 15th May 2003 and will be presented using 7.1 DTS Master Audio for a prefect reproduction of the source material.
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Sony to Integrate Blu-ray into LCD HDTVs
Posted April 7, 2008 10:21 AM by Josh Dreuth
Ryoji Chubachi, Sony president and Electronics CEO, mentioned in a press conference, held in Taipei on April 3rd, that Sony would add Blu-ray recorders to their popular line of LCD HDTVs. This was seen as necessary to increase global share of Blu-ray products from 20% of the market (the other 80% belonging to DVD) to 50% by the end of this year.