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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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Imitation Blu-ray Movies Come to US
Posted January 25, 2008 09:26 AM by Josh Dreuth
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Well, we've all seen the mall kiosk vendors who sell Chinese movies, and it appears they can't help but feel the pressure from Blu-ray either. Forum member X400 was at his local mall and something caught his eye; it was a DVD with artwork used to emulate a Blu-ray case.
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Sony Shrinks Blu-ray Lasers
Posted January 25, 2008 07:57 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony has announced that they have successfully developed a read/write Blu-ray laser which is only 3mm thick. The result of joint development with Nichia, the laser can read and write dual-layer media, including those which use organic dyes. Sony expects that the reduced size and complexity of the laser assembly will result in reduced production costs. The first planned application for the laser will be a 9.5mm laptop drive sometime this year.
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Over America and Over California Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 24, 2008 01:42 PM by Marwin
Topics Entertainment has revealed that they will introduce Over America in High Definition and Over California in High Definition on Blu-ray. The Emmy Award-winning PBS series, presented for the first time ever in a high-definition, features breathtaking awe-inspiring imagery and beautiful original music scores. Both releases have been given a street date of February 12th.
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Offbeat: Blu-ray Inspired Cosmetics
Posted January 24, 2008 08:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
This is a bit different than the news we typically cover, but cosmetics company Cargo has released a "blu_ray" cosmetics line. Labeled as "high definition make-up", it is designed for make-up artists who are filming in high definition. Besides the name similarities, packaging designs are also very similar, and it is difficult to miss the obvious connection.
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Samsung to Discontinue BD-UP5000 in May
Posted January 23, 2008 01:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung will discontinue production of the BD-UP5000 Blu-ray and HD DVD dual format player in May, only months after it was initially released. After experiencing months of delays, the player was released with multiple disc compatibility issues. Owners continue to experience these problem, which some suggest includes all Fox titles that make use of BD+, and has yet to deliver on its high performance promises.
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Hitman Gets Unrated Blu-ray Release
Posted January 22, 2008 01:14 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Hitman' to Blu-ray on March 11th in its unrated form. The disc will feature a massive amount of extras, including deleted scenes, alternate ending, four featurettes, and a gag real. Also included with be a standard definition digital copy (presumably on a separate DVD) enabling you to put watch a digital copy of the film on your portable devise.
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Blu-ray Hardware Sales Pick Up After Warner Announcement
Posted January 22, 2008 08:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
A new NPD Group report shows that stand-alone Blu-ray player sales benefited greatly from the recent announcement that Warner would be going Blu-ray exclusive. The first week of January, before Warner made their announcement, there was a nearly 50-50 split between Blu-ray and HD DVD standalone players. The following week, after the announcement, Blu-ray players grabbed 93% of the market.
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Hitachi to Release New Blu-ray Camcorder
Posted January 22, 2008 08:05 AM by Josh Dreuth
After some not-so-wonderful reviews of their first Blu-ray camcorder, Hitachi is going to give it another go with the release of the DZ-BD9H hybrid Blu-ray camcorder. This improved model has a new 5.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, Picture Master Full HD processing, and brighter 2.7-inch LCD viewer. It will be released in Japan on February 12th for 180,000 yen (about $1,700).
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Retailers Emphasizing Blu-ray
Posted January 21, 2008 02:55 PM by Josh Dreuth
In the wake of the Warner announcements, major retailers are shifting focus to the Blu-ray format in hopes of accelerating the end of the format war. Trans World Entertainment, Newbury Comics, Video Buyers Group members and Hastings Entertainment are all beginning to emphasize Blu-ray as the next generation high definition format in hopes to spur growth in the relatively small market.
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Blu-ray Holds 90% of HD Recorder Market in Japan
Posted January 21, 2008 02:46 PM by Josh Dreuth
A major study of 2,300 electronic stores in Japan shows that consumers are increasingly buying high definition recorders, with 90% of those sales being Blu-ray. Holding a controlling 60% of the market was Sony with their Blu-ray recorders. In second place is Panasonic with 27% of all sales, followed by Sharp with 10%.
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Blu-ray.com Folding@home Team Breaks Into Top 150
Posted January 20, 2008 02:20 PM by Webmaster
The Blu-ray.com Folding@home team has become one of the top 150 teams (out of almost 100,000 teams) in the shared-computing project, less than two months after breaking into the top 200. 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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Eagle Rock Plays Blu-ray Catch-up
Posted January 18, 2008 11:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced three Blu-ray releases that were previously only available on the HD DVD format. Currently scheduled to be released on February 19th are 'Deep Purple: They All Came Down to Montreux 2006', 'Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux 2004', and 'Yes: Live at Montreux 2003'. All titles will come 1080p video accompanied by DTS-HD 5.1 and PCM 2.0 audio tracks.
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Tiesto Concert Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 18, 2008 11:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Tiesto's concert in Copenhage will receive Blu-ray treatment when it gets released for home video in early March, day-and-date with the DVD release. The release, titled 'Tiesto: Elements of Life' will feature "full DTS" (which most likely means standard DTS at 1.5Mbps) and "surprising extras". No other details were mentioned, but more information is promised soon.
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August Rush Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 17, 2008 08:53 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'August Rush' to Blu-ray on March 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.4:1 1080p video with Dolby TrueHD audio. Extras are limited, with only a group of alternate scenes.
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Apple: Blu-ray Won the Format War
Posted January 17, 2008 01:13 PM by Josh Dreuth
Jim Goldman of CNBC recently sat down with Steve Jobs to discuss the new and upcoming products Apple announced during the MacWorld Expo held earlier this week. Jobs was asked about the format war and if he thought Apple had usurped both Blu-ray and HD DVD with their addition of HD movie rentals to iTunes. His response was, "Clearly, Blu-ray won, but in the new world order of instant online movie rentals, in HD, no one will care about what format is where." We, of course, disagree with the "Mac Daddy" about the second part.
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Blu-ray Extends Sales Lead After Warner Announcement
Posted January 17, 2008 09:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Home Media Magazine is reporting that the Nielson VideoScan data shows Blu-ray captured 85% of the high definition media market the week following the Warner Brothers exclusivity announcement. At the top of the list was Lionsgate's '3:10 to Yuma', which sold four times as many units as the second place title, Sony's 'Resident Evil: Extinction'.
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Assassination of Jesse James Gets Moved Up
Posted January 16, 2008 11:25 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed that the DVD and Blu-ray release of 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' will now be released on February 5th instead of the initially announced date of February 26th. The move is likely to take advantage of the pre-Oscar buzz surrounding the film. No specs have changed at this time.
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Fox Delays Master & Commander but Adds Others
Posted January 15, 2008 11:06 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will delay the Blu-ray release of 'Master and Commander: Far Side of the World' from February 5th until June. This was done in order to pair it with other "Father's Day" titles. These titles will include Blu-ray release of 'Mrs. Doubtfire', 'Patton', 'The Longest Day', 'The Sand Pebbles', 'A Bridge Too Far' and 'Battle of Britain'. No firm dates or specs as of yet.
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I Am Legend Gets Blu-ray Release Date
Posted January 15, 2008 10:48 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Will Smith hit 'I Am Legend' to Blu-ray on March 18th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, but an interesting extra was revealed. Along with the normal theatrical version is an alternative version with a controversial ending. No word if this title would utilize seamless branching to show both versions.
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CharisMac Adds Blu-ray Support
Posted January 15, 2008 10:21 PM by Josh Dreuth
CharisMac Engineering today released an update to their Describe disc authoring software adding native Apple OSX and Blu-ray support. With this additional support, Leopard users looking to add a Blu-ray drive to their machine now have another option for the their authoring needs. The software does have support for Apple's AAC file format, so backing up your iTunes content on Blu-ray is easier than ever.
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BluFocus Assists Blu-ray Studios with Quality Control
Posted January 15, 2008 08:32 AM by Josh Dreuth
A new company, BluFocus, has formed in order to assist movie studios with quality control checks on their Blu-ray releases. Because Blu-ray titles are sophisticated systems of video, audio, and interactive features, testing is needed to ensure that they operate on all available players flawlessly before release.
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HMM: HD DVD Should "Knock It Off" for Inevitable Blu-ray Victory
Posted January 14, 2008 07:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
Home Media Magazine, the weekly industry magazine which alerts retailers and those inside the home media industry to news and releases, has posted a statement to the HD DVD Promotional Group: "Knock it off". Stating consumer confusion as the reason for lack of consumer adoption of high definition home media, magazine contributor Thomas K. Arnold has asked that HD DVD step down instead of delaying the inevitable Blu-ray victory.
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Hush Technologies Systems Now Offers Blu-ray Drive
Posted January 14, 2008 03:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
Hush Technologies Systems is now offering the option to add a Panasonic UJ-225 Blu-ray drive to their Entertainment Serial line of Home Media Centers. As a leading developer and manufacturer of precision engineered fanless Home Media Centers, ergonomics, stability and silence are essential characteristics of the hardware they select for use in their products. In order to offer their customers the choice of using HD media, Hush is proud to make available the Blu-ray option for their popular Home Entertainment products.
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Amazon Blu-ray Titles Up to 53% Off
Posted January 11, 2008 02:16 PM by Marwin
Amazon is once again offering a Blu-ray sale, this time with movies priced as low as $14.99 and with savings up to 53% off. The huge selection of movies includes a total of 229 titles from Disney, Fox, Sony and MGM. Titles available in the promotion include Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3, The Fifth Element (Remastered), Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy, Ratatouille, Cars, Close Encounters of a Third Kind, Casino Royale, Superbad and many more.
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Om Shanti Om the Latest Bollywood Film to Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted January 11, 2008 01:50 PM by Josh Dreuth
Eros Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Bollywood film 'Om Shanti Om' to Blu-ray on January 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film broke box office records in its India debut, and played to packed crowds during its limited US release. Not all specs and features have been announced at this time, but we do know that video will be 1080p. Stay tuned for more soon.
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Enchanted Blu-ray Gets Dated
Posted January 11, 2008 12:44 PM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the sleeper hit 'Enchanted' to Blu-ray on March 18th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This title was previously announced for an Easter release, but we now have a firm date. Extras remain the same, with making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, outtakes, and the BD-Java game "D-Files".
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Predator and Commando Get New Blu-ray Date
Posted January 10, 2008 04:14 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the Arnold Schwarzenegger classics 'Predator' and 'Commando' to Blu-ray on April 15th. Both releases will be encoded in 1080p MPEG-2 and accompanied by DTS-HD MA audio. Full extras have yet to be officially announced, but expect only the minimal.
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Best Buy to Sell Exclusive Justin Timberlake Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2008 03:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Best Buy has announced that they will sell the upcoming 'Justin Timberlake: Live from Madison Square Garden' Blu-ray exclusively on January 29. The disc, which is a Sony BMG release, will feature 1080p video and 5.1 PCM audio. Extras will mirror the DVD release from last year, which includes audio commentary and over 80 minutes of extras.
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CES 2008: CyberLink
Posted January 10, 2008 05:58 AM by PeteR
Multimedia software company CyberLink is at CES showing the latest versions of their applications, including PowerDVD 7 Ultra which was one of the first programs you could use to play back Blu-ray Discs on your PC. CyberLink was showing the latest update which allows your PC to become Profile 1.1 compliant.
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CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference
Posted January 9, 2008 07:50 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) held a press conference on Monday in order to discuss with reporters the gains made by the format during the past year, and talk about the group's future plans. The conference was hosted by BDA spokesperson and Pioneer Senior Vice President of Andy Parsons, and featured representatives from all major Blu-ray studios.