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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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More Shift Towards Blu-ray in Spain
Posted February 14, 2008 10:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
As we reported earlier, Spanish distributors Filmax and Tripictures have gone Blu-ray exclusive. Now we can add one more to that list: Cameo. They are currently preparing a Blu-ray release of the extremely popular 'Planet Earth' series for the Spanish market. Rumors first began to swirl when Cameo failed to mention an HD DVD release, and those rumors have now been confirmed.
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Sigmatek Announces SBR-1000 Blu-ray Player
Posted February 14, 2008 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sigmatek has announced their first Blu-ray product: a standalone Blu-ray Disc player, the SBR-1000. The player will retail for under 250€ making it by far the cheapest player on the European market. The player will support 1080p24 and 1080p60 output via a HDMI v1.3 connection, as well as being able to decode Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD.
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Sharp Announces New Blu-ray Lasers
Posted February 14, 2008 06:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sharp, the industry leader in Blu-ray laser diode manufacturing, has announced two new Blu-ray lasers. The new design allows for an industry leading 250mW output, allowing for 4-6X recording of Blu-ray media. The smaller 3.3mm version (GH04P25A4G) will be made available for laptops, while the larger 5.6mm version (GH04P25A2G) will be for PC drives.
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BDA Sees Growth in Europe
Posted February 13, 2008 05:52 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced today that they have broken the two million discs sold milestone in Europe, only two months after selling their one millionth disc. According to research done by GfK International, a total of 2.4M Blu-ray discs have been sold across Europe since the format launched. This equates to 79% of the high definition market.
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Harman Kardon Announce Blu-ray Player
Posted February 13, 2008 03:48 PM by Josh Dreuth
At their product launch in Munich, Germany today, high-end electronics manufacturer Harman Kardon announced that they would launch a Blu-ray player this summer at IFA. No details were given about possible features or specs of the player except for the price, which is expected to be between £400-£500. Also, no indication was given as to if the player would be a BonusView or BD-Live machine.
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LionsGate Gets Blu-ray Boost
Posted February 13, 2008 01:55 PM by Josh Dreuth
During an investor's call, Lionsgate president Steve Beeks commented on how well the studio was doing with regards to Blu-ray sales. During the month of January, Lionsgate's revenue from Blu-ray sales was seven times higher than the same time last year. More units have been shipped from the studio in the last two months than for the entire previous year.
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Michael Bay Praises Blu-ray's Success
Posted February 12, 2008 09:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
Outspoken director Michael Bay is once again singing the praises of Blu-ray, this time in celebration of the recent Blu-ray successes. At the Visual Effects Society's sixth annual award show, where he presented the award for animated character in a motion picture, he remarked, "Blu-ray's better, and I told everyone. I was very vocal about it. I knew HD [DVD] was not going to make it."
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Panasonic Details DMP-BD50
Posted February 12, 2008 07:35 PM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has released specifications for their highly anticipated upcoming BD-Live (Profile 2.0) Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD50. As a BD-Live player, the biggest difference between this player and the current BonusView (Profile 1.1) player is the Ethernet port. Also of note is that this player will support both internal decoding and bitstream output for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD (both HR and MA) audio formats and is a certified DivX product.
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LGMB: Amazon Buy 2 Get 1 Free
Posted February 12, 2008 01:48 PM by Josh Dreuth
Its been a while since we had one of these, so live it up! Amazon currently has a deal where you can select 3 Blu-ray movies from a list of over 180 titles and get one of them for free. The titles are divided into four categories (make sure you click on all four to see all the titles available) which span many different studios. Simply click on "Read more..." for a direct link to the sale.
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The Water Horse Gets Detailed
Posted February 12, 2008 12:10 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the extra features that will accompany the film on the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep', due in stores April 8th. Viewers will be presented with six featurettes, including "Creating Crusoe", "Myths and Legends", "Setting the Scene", "The Characters", "The Story", and "Water Works: Creating the Water Horse". Also available on the disc will be numerous deleted scenes.
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Led Zeppelin Gets Announced Again
Posted February 12, 2008 11:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will finally be releasing the twice delayed concert film 'Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same' for Blu-ray on February 26th. The title nearly met its most recent release date, only to be pulled a few days later. This resulted in a few copies making it to store shelves where fans eagerly grabbed them up. Even Warner's sales department has sent copies to those who used their online store. Now, with an official release, this title should be readily available for all soon.
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Hi-Fi Klubben Announces Exclusive Blu-ray Support
Posted February 12, 2008 09:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
Scandinavian retailer Hi-Fi Klubben has announced that from this point forward they will no longer support the HD DVD format, and now focus all their resources on providing their customers with the best Blu-ray experience. Among other reasons, including the announcement of Warner Brothers going Blu-ray exclusive, Hi-Fi Klubben cited a lack of response from the HD DVD Promo Group as a major factor in them going Blu-ray exclusive.
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Spain's Tripictures Goes Blu-ray Exclusive
Posted February 12, 2008 07:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Spanish film distributor Tripictures has announced that they will release high definition films exclusively in the Blu-ray format. As the official Spanish distributor for New Line, this means that Europeans will soon has access to a multitude of great releases from that studio on Blu-ray. The first Blu-ray titles to be released will be 'Hairspray' on February 20th, followed by Rush Hour 3 in March. No specs or extras have been announced at this time.
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Best Buy to Officially Recommend Blu-ray to Customers
Posted February 11, 2008 03:50 PM by Josh Dreuth
Beginning in early March, retailer Best Buy will begin officially recommending Blu-ray as best choice for high definition movies to their customer base. Since the beginning of the format war, Best Buy has silently stood on the sidelines providing both the Blu-ray and HD DVD format for consumers to choose. Current sales data now shows that Blu-ray is their choice, and the retailer will soon carry the official stance that Blu-ray is best high definition format.
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Netflix Goes Blu-ray Exclusive
Posted February 11, 2008 08:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
The popular online video rental service Netflix has announced that they have decided to support Blu-ray exclusively for high definition movie rentals. Pointing to the Warner Brothers exclusivity announcement as the main reason for the shift, Netflix will no longer purchase movies in the rival HD DVD format, and once the life cycle for those discs has ended, they will no longer stock the format for rent.
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Dewey Cox Walks Hard on Blu-ray
Posted February 11, 2008 08:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they are bringing the comedy 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' in unrated form to Blu-ray on April 8th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This two disc release contains an unrated version with an additional 24 minutes of footage not seen in theaters. No specs have been announced at this time, but expect AVC 1080p video and numerous Dolby TrueHD tracks.
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Steep Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted February 11, 2008 08:09 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the documentary 'Steep' to Blu-ray on March 25th, one week after the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, extras include an audio commentary track, Q&A with writer/director/executive producer Mark Obenhaus and skiers Ingrid Backstrom and Andrew McLean, an interview with Doug Coombs, and two photo montages.
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Sony Announces The Water Horse for Blu-ray
Posted February 8, 2008 11:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the fantasy film 'The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep' to Blu-ray on April 8th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been released at this time, but included extras will be deleted scenes and six featurettes. Exclusive to the Blu-ray will be an interactive game.
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D&M Holdings Plans New Blu-ray Players by March
Posted February 8, 2008 09:46 AM by Josh Dreuth
D&M Holdings, Inc., the parent company of many high-end home theater equipment brands such as Denon and Marantz, has revealed in their quarterly financial report that they would be introducing "additional [Blu-ray] models" in Q4 of FY07 (which ends on March 31, 2008 for D&M Holdings). One of these models is most likely the Marantz Blu-ray player, but no word on what other Blu-ray products may be released to the market at this time.
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I Am Legend Gets Detailed
Posted February 8, 2008 08:09 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed specifications and extra features for the Blu-ray release of 'I Am Legend', which is set to be released March 18th, day-and-date with the DVD. The disc will contain two versions of the film - the theatrical cut and an alternate theatrical version with a controversial alternate ending. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 and accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack .
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Updated Warner Release Slate for 2008 and Beyond
Posted February 7, 2008 01:33 PM by Josh Dreuth
Our good friends over at The Digital Bits were able to squeeze Warner for a little more information about some of the catalog titles expected to be released on Blu-ray this year. The current goal is to release a Blu-ray version of any catalog film day-and-date with a Special Edition DVD release. This will take some time to implement, but they hope to get that policy up-and-running by the end of the summer.
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Echo Bridge Plan Blu-ray Releases for April
Posted February 7, 2008 01:33 PM by Josh Dreuth
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment has announced they are releasing six films from their catalog on April 1st. Included in the slate are '10.5 Apocalypse', 'Blackbeard', 'Category 7: The End of the World', 'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb', 'The Last Sentinel' and 'Artie Lange's Beer League'. All titles will get 1080p treatment with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. No extras have been announced at this time.
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The Air I Breathe Announced
Posted February 7, 2008 01:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced that they will release 'The Air I Breathe' for Blu-ray on May 6th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Despite having a cast of well-known actors, including Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, the film failed to make an impact at the box office. Video will be presented in 1080p accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. No extras have been announced at this time.
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Filmax Now Exclusively Blu-ray Too
Posted February 7, 2008 11:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
Spanish distributor Filmax has joined ranks with Manga Films in revealing that they will only release high definition titles on the Blu-ray format. Work has begun on a handful of titles for Blu-ray release, including 'Resident Evil', 'Flyboys', and 'Million Dollar Baby', but no release date has been given for any of the titles.
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Sweden Goes Blu-ray
Posted February 7, 2008 09:25 AM by Josh Dreuth
Two of the largest film companies in Sweden have announced their intentions to support Blu-ray exclusively. Following the Warner Brother's announcement, Swedish film companies SF and Scanbox have announced that they are scrapping all plans to release films on HD DVD, and will release exclusively on the Blu-ray format. Scanbox is expected to release their first HD titles in April.
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Kaleidescape Reveals Blu-ray Plans
Posted February 6, 2008 12:44 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an announcement sent out to its dealers, high-end media server company Kaleidescape has revealed plans to integrate a Blu-ray player into their media systems. The player, currently under development, will integrate into existing servers and provide playback capabilities for Blu-ray content. They plan on releasing this new player sometime next year.
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Warner Reveals Blu-ray Releases for 2008 and Beyond
Posted February 6, 2008 07:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
During a press event held to celebrate the studio's 85th Anniversary yesterday, Warner Brothers revealed some of their planned upcoming Blu-ray releases. Included in the list is the highly anticipated Blu-ray release of 'Batman Begins', as well as a number of classic Warner titles, such as 'The Wizard of Oz', which will go into moratorium soon after release.
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Samsung Updates BD-P1200 Firmware
Posted February 5, 2008 02:53 PM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung has released a firmware upgrade for their BD-P1200 Blu-ray disc player. The firmware has been updated to version 2.1, and can be updated either by using the player's built in Ethernet port or downloading a CD image from the Samsung website. The firmware addresses many compatibility issues the player has had with recent, high-profile titles.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Announced for Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted February 5, 2008 12:39 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the animated/live action film 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' on Blu-ray April 1st, day-and-date with the DVD release. The title will come on a BD-25 with AVC 1080p video and an English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras include the two featurettes "Chip-Chip-Hurray!" and "Hitting the Harmony", as well as a digital copy of the film.
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Six Degrees Sees Exclusive Amazon Blu-ray Release
Posted February 5, 2008 10:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
National Geographic has revealed that they will offer the upcoming program 'Six Degrees Could Change the World' in high definition exclusively for Blu-ray on April 22nd. No specs have been announced for the title, which will be sold exclusively through Amazon.com, as it has yet to even air. Expect more information to be released regarding this title once the program airs on February 10th.