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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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Batman: The Movie Announced for Blu-ray
Posted March 25, 2008 10:03 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 1966 classic superhero film 'Batman: The Movie' to Blu-ray on July 1st. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio lossless soundtrack. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release will be the option to listen to the isolated score from the film, also presented in 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio.
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Disney Reveals Future Blu-ray Titles
Posted March 25, 2008 08:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
Bill it at it once again, and he has posted some inside information regarding upcoming Disney Blu-ray titles over at The Digital Bits. In addition to the previously announced upcoming Blu-ray titles, including 'Gangs of New York' that was announced yesterday, Disney is planning to bring both 'Nixon: Election Year Edition' and 'Good Will Hunting' to Blu-ray later this year.
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WWE Announces First Blu-ray Title
Posted March 25, 2008 06:23 AM by Josh Dreuth
WWE Home Entertainment has announced that they will release 'WrestleMania XXIV' for Blu-ray on May 20th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs for the release have been announced at this time, but wrestling fans can expect extras to mirror that of the DVD release. This is the first Blu-ray title from WWE and it will surely not be the last.
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Gangs of New York Announced for Blu-ray
Posted March 24, 2008 07:23 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the Martin Scorsese epic 'Gangs of New York' for Blu-ray on July 1st. No specs have been released at this time, but expect a 1080p AVC video presentation accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. No extras have been announced at this time, but it will most likely feature the same extras as was found on the two disc DVD release.
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Blu-ray Sees Boost in Consumer Adoption
Posted March 24, 2008 11:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
Since the end of the format war, consumers are increasingly purchasing Blu-ray when given the option of purchasing Blu-ray or DVD. Recent retail reports show that Disney's release of Oscar award-winning film 'No Country for Old Men' has sold between 10-15% of its total home video unit sales on the Blu-ray format. Previously, the industry has been accustomed to seeing high profile day-and-date releases selling between 5-10% on high definition formats.
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Disney Announces The Recruit for Blu-ray
Posted March 24, 2008 11:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Al Pacino film 'The Recruit' to Blu-ray on June 3rd. Video will be presented as 1080p AVC and be accompanied by a 5.1 PCM soundtrack. Extras will mirror the DVD release with audio commentary with Donaldson and Farrell, an "Inside the CIA" featurette, and deleted scenes.
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Signs Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 24, 2008 10:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the M. Night Shyamalan thriller 'Signs' for Blu-ray on June 3rd. Video will be presented as 1080p AVC and be accompanied by a 5.1 PCM soundtrack. Extras include a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, multi-angle storyboard presentation, and an early M. Night Shyamlan short film.
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Sharp Aims for High Power Blu-ray Laser Diodes
Posted March 24, 2008 09:51 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sharp Electronics has revealed their roadmap for Blu-ray laser diodes, with a overall goal to make their products smaller and more powerful. As announced in February of this year, they will begin mass production of their 250mW blue laser diode next month, which will allow for recording of dual layer Blu-ray media at up to 6x speed.
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Semi-Pro Coming to Blu-ray in June
Posted March 24, 2008 09:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Will Ferrell comedy 'Semi-Pro' to Blu-ray on June 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, but expect VC-1 video accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. No extras have been announced at this time.
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Fox/MGM Reveal Additional 2008 Titles
Posted March 24, 2008 09:16 AM by Josh Dreuth
Our good friend Bill over at The Digital Bits has let his fingers do the walking and contacted studios regarding their upcoming plans for Blu-ray releases now that the format war is officially over. The only studio forthcoming with new information was surprisingly the Fox/MGM group, who revealed some of their upcoming titles that are currently in the planning phase.
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Walk Hard BD-Live Features Revealed
Posted March 21, 2008 08:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the BD-Live features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story', due to hit store shelves on April 8th, day-and-date with the DVD release. In addition to having access to numerous theatrical and home video previews, viewers will be able to download video of Bill Hader as Derek Stone, a historian and expert "Coxologist". These three features will be exclusive to the Blu-ray release.
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PS3 BD-Live Update Coming This Month
Posted March 20, 2008 09:08 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that they will issue a firmware update later this month that will enable the PlayStation 3 (PS3) to playback BD-Live (Profile v2.0) Blu-ray movie discs. BD-Live allows your Blu-ray player (in this case, a PS3) to access additional content via an Internet connection. Some already revealed BD-Live features include downloading related movie trailers, sending a ringtone to your cellphone, and playing interactive online games.
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Kaguya Footage Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 20, 2008 12:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pony Canyon has announced that they will release 'Kaguya Tsuki Sekai Hiko' for Blu-ray in Japan on June 18th, a full month before the DVD release. This disc will feature 17 minutes of high definition footage of the Moon and Earthrise as shot by NHK and JAXA's Kaguya probe. The footage has been set to classical music, and will give viewers a never before seen look at our closest celestial neighbor.
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Rob Halford Plans Blu-ray Music Release
Posted March 19, 2008 10:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
Metal God Entertainment has announced that they will release Rob Halford's 'Live Insurrection - Remastered' as a Blu-ray music release on September 23rd. The title, which is a high definition master of the CD of the same name, will be packaged in a digipak with an original Rob Halford autograph and 20-page booklet including rare pictures and and exclusive linear notes. The release will utilizes Blu-ray's advanced audio specifications to provide the ultimate audio experience.
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First Look Announces War, Inc. for Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted March 18, 2008 02:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
First Look Studios has announced that they will release the John Cusack comedy 'War, Inc.' for Blu-ray on July 1st, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but previous Blu-ray release were encoded using VC-1 and featured a Dolby Digital audio track. Special features have yet to be announced as well.
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Corel Releases WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray Software
Posted March 18, 2008 11:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Corel has announced the latest version of their popular PC movie playback software: WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray. This updated version features a new user interface, improved upscalling software (for DVD viewing), enhanced Blu-ray playback options, as well as support for high definition audio. Additionally, the software supports playback of the popular AVCHD codec used for home video authoring.
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Mitsubishi Introduces Two Blu-ray Recorders
Posted March 18, 2008 08:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Mitsubishi Electronics has announced that they will release two Blu-ray recorders, the DVR-BZ100 and DVR-BZ200, on May 24th in Japan. The BZ100 will feature a 250GB hard drive, while the BZ200 gets the beefier 500GB hard drive. Both players utilizes an AVC encoder which allows them to store 1080p high definition video on either a Blu-ray disc, DVD, or the local hard drive.
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Sony Japan Announces Peter Pan and Chapter 27
Posted March 17, 2008 02:15 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Japan has announced that they will bring both 'Peter Pan' and 'Chapter 27' to Blu-ray. 'Peter Pan' will be released on May 21st along with many titles already announced for the US, and 'Chapter 27' will follow two days later. Both titles will be released on BD-50s with 1080p AVC video encoding and both English and Japanese 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio tracks.
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BBC Brings Wild China to Blu-ray
Posted March 17, 2008 01:18 PM by Josh Dreuth
The BBC has announced that they will bring the documentary 'Wild China' to Blu-ray on July 1st, day-and-date with the DVD release. The two-disc set will include all six 50min episodes, including "The Great Ricebowl", "The Forests of Shangri La", "Tibet", "Beyond the Great Wall", "Land of the Dragon" and "Crowded Coasts". Also included will be the making-of featurette "Hunting Dragon."
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Image Entertainment Announces Blu-ray Plans
Posted March 17, 2008 01:06 PM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced their upcoming slate of films to be released on the Blu-ray format. As previously reported, April 15th will see the release of 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' followed by the May 6th release of 'The Air I Breathe'. On May 20th, Image Entertainment will release the Tony Award-winning musical 'Company' in addition to the previously announced cult-classic 'Short Circuit'.
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Sony Invests $110M into Blu-ray Production
Posted March 17, 2008 12:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Now that Blu-ray has been selected as the next generation optical disc, Sony is investing $100M in equipment purchases and property improvements to their Terre Haute Digital Audio Disc Corp (DADC) production facility. The additional investment also includes the addition of 65 positions to manage the new production increases.
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Celestial Pictures Announces First Blu-ray Title
Posted March 17, 2008 12:29 PM by Josh Dreuth
Celestial Pictures, a distributor of Asian cinema, has announced that they will release the 1984 romantic-comedy 'Behind the Yellow Line' for Blu-ray on April 1st. No specs have been announced at this time. Special features are also yet to be announced, but expect similar offerings as found on the current DVD, which includes behind-the-scenes footage, trailers, color stills, original poster, production notes, and info about the cast and crew.
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Zak Penn Eyes Blu-ray for The Grand
Posted March 14, 2008 12:50 PM by Josh Dreuth
Director Zak Penn is already imagining the possibilities for the eventual Blu-ray release of his film 'The Grand', set to be released theatrically on March 21st. The film was shot with high definition cameras, making the transition to Blu-ray a fairly straight-forward process. Additionally, the added storage made available by Blu-ray means that he can include extras that can't fit on a DVD.
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Sony Announces Untraceable for Blu-ray Release
Posted March 14, 2008 12:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Diane Lane thriller 'Untraceable' to Blu-ray on May 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, but expect the typical Sony 1080p AVC with Dolby TrueHD surround sound. Extras include four behind-the-scenes featurettes and audio commentary.
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Batman Begins Dated for Blu-ray
Posted March 14, 2008 08:05 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed that they will release blockbuster film 'Batman Begins' for Blu-ray on July 8th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. No specs or extra features have been announced at this time, but we do know that the film will be offered either as a single disc release, or as part of a limited-edition gift set.
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Final Specs for Weeds: Season 3 Blu-ray
Posted March 13, 2008 12:53 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has revealed the final specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Weeds: Season 3'. Video will be presented in 1080p widescreen, and be accompanied by a 7.1 PCM audio track. Extras include eight commentaries with cast and crew, seven Pop-Up trivia tracks, "Uncle AWOL" featurette, Mary-Kate Olsen biography, "Good Morning Agrestic!" featurette, gag reel, Weeds soundtrack sampler, and "Little Boxes" featurette and musical montage.
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Acer Launches Blu-ray Notebooks
Posted March 13, 2008 12:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
At a press event Wednesday, Acer (who recently acquired both Gateway and Packard Bell computer manufacturers) announced the arrival of their Aspire Gemstone Blue 6920g and 8920g notebook computers. Seemingly built for Blu-ray playback, these notebooks feature a Blu-ray drive (of course), 1080p displays, and a 5.1 speaker set-up.
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Arcam Reveals Plans for a Blu-ray Player
Posted March 12, 2008 02:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
High-end AV manufacturer Arcam has revealed that they are currently developing a Blu-ray Disc player to add to their product line-up. The player, which is scheduled to be released sometime next year, will make use of a proprietary platform instead of borrowing from existing manufacturers. No price was mentioned, but with their DVD player weighing in at over $3000, don't expect any bargain player for this UK company.
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Disney Officially Announces Narnia
Posted March 12, 2008 01:47 PM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced that they will release 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' for Blu-ray on May 13th, just in time for the theatrical release of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'. The film will be presented, utilizing a 2.35:1 1080p AVC video encode accompanied by a 5.1 24-bit audio track, in its theatrical form, and not in the 147 minute extended form as offered on the 4-disc DVD release.
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Phoenix Entertainment Goes Blu
Posted March 12, 2008 10:17 AM by Josh Dreuth
Phoenix Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Naked Beneath the Water' to Blu-ray on March 25th. Video will presented as 1080p AVC that will be accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack. Extras include audio commentary with Sean Cain, the documentary "Big Explosion", a blooper reel, and an alternate ending. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release will be additional deleted and extended scenes.