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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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Kevin Smith's Dogma coming to Blu-ray February 12
Posted December 5, 2007 11:08 AM by Lindsay Mayer
Fans of Kevin Smith's offbeat verbose comedies will be happy to know that the director's 1999 religious satire 'Dogma' is headed to Blu-ray on February 12, 2008. Specs have yet to be announced, but the title will retail for $28.99.
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300, Casino Royale Pick-up Awards at HD 2.0
Posted December 5, 2007 08:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
High-Def 2.0 was a one day conference sponsored by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter and the Entertainment Merchants Assn. As part of the event, awards were given out for the best high definition discs as part of the High-Def Disc Awards. 'Casino Royale' was awarded Blu-ray Live Action Title of the Year. Winning the overall disc of the year was the Blu-ray version of '300'.
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Blu-ray Owns 95% of Australian HD Market
Posted December 5, 2007 08:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
On the heels of Video Ezy announcing they would only support Blu-ray, GfK (in association with Sony) has released a report stating that Blu-ray owned 95.2% of the high definition market in Australia for October. Blu-ray hardware (including the PS3) sold 26-to-1 compared to its rival HD DVD. Additionally, software sales were 18,000 units sold for Blu-ray compared to only 2,000 for HD DVD.
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Pirates Packaging Misprint
Posted December 4, 2007 06:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
Those of you who are picking up 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' today on Blu-ray may notice that something isn't quite right on the specifications. If you look at the video encode for the main feature, the packaging says it is presented in 1080i. You shouldn't worry, though, as this is simply a misprint - the title is encoded at full 1080p24.
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Michael Bay: Microsoft is the Real Problem
Posted December 4, 2007 02:16 PM by Josh Dreuth
Outspoken director Michael Bay has once again posted a note on his website in regards to the format war, this time calling out Microsoft. He pointed out, similar to what many insiders have been saying for a while, that Microsoft was only trying to destroy both formats in order to usher in digital downloads. Mr. Bay called Blu-ray the "superior" format and hinted that Microsoft was behind the now infamous Paramount payoff.
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Celine Dion Delayed
Posted December 4, 2007 11:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony BMG has announced that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Celine Dion: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas' has been delayed. No reason was given for the delay from the original December 11th release date, but it is expected to hit store shelves sometime next year. No specs or supplementals are expected to be affected by the delay.
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Less Green; More Blu
Posted December 4, 2007 08:50 AM by Josh Dreuth
Amazon is back at it again with another Buy One Get One Free Blu-ray offer - this time with Warner titles. All titles appear to be previously released titles, so you won't be able to find anything released recently (or anything coming up for release - sorry Harry Potter fans). But if you missed some of the early Warner releases, now is your time to play catch-up. Click 'Read more..." for the direct link to the sale titles.
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Blu-ray Sells 2.7M Players in North America
Posted December 4, 2007 08:41 AM by Josh Dreuth
Coming off of huge Blu-ray sales during the early holiday shopping season (which includes Black Friday), market research now shows that consumer have purchased 2.7 million Blu-ray players in the North America region as of November 24th. Additionally, US sales of Blu-ray titles topped 4 million units in November, taking just over two months to achieve the new milestone.
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Blockbuster, Video Ezy Pledge Continued Blu-ray Support
Posted December 4, 2007 08:20 AM by Josh Dreuth
Franchise Entertainment Group, owners of Blockbuster and Video Ezy in Australia, said that they are only supporting Blu-ray (and not rival HD DVD) for high definition content. Citing HD DVD's failure to capture market penetration and disregard for the territory as the main issues, the rival format was said to have "missed the boat" in Australia.
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Disney Adds Support for D-Box
Posted December 3, 2007 05:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
Disney has signed a deal with D-Box which will allow the studio to add D-Box Motion Code support to an unspecified number of titles. As you may have noticed, many Fox titles have utilized this technology to control specialized seating which reacts to action on the screen. The first Disney Blu-ray to use the technology will be 'The Game Plan' which is set to be released on January 22nd.
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Dispatch Concert Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 3, 2007 02:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
The indie rock band Dispatch will give fans a chance to see their 3-concert reunion tour in stunning high definition when 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden' gets released for Blu-ray on January 29th. The disc will contain the complete 16-track, 2 hour concert and include four bonus tracks, a documentary, band interviews, and an outtake real.
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We Own the Night Coming to Blu-ray
Posted December 3, 2007 09:12 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'We Own the Night' to Blu-ray on February 12th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time, but extras include audio commentary, and the featurettes "Police Action: Filming Cops, Cars, and Chaos" and "A Moment in Crime: Creating Late 80's Brooklyn".
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Bonnie and Clyde Announced for Blu-ray
Posted November 30, 2007 02:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the 1967 classic 'Bonnie and Clyde' to Blu-ray on March 25th, day-and-date with the new DVD release. Special features include deleted scenes, wardrobe tests, a making of documentary, and a special from The History Channel. No technical specs have been announced at this time.
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Afro Samurai Comes to Blu-ray in Japan
Posted November 30, 2007 10:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pony Canyon has announced that they will bring the Samuel L. Jackson anime 'Afro Samurai' to Blu-ray on February 20th in Japan. Video will presented in 1080p AVC, and audio will come in both Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. The feature will be presented in its "theatrical" version, and not the Director's cut that the DVD will receive.
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Blu-ray Still Pursuing China
Posted November 29, 2007 01:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
A news blurb on Warren Communications News website reports that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is continuing to court China with regards to adopting the Blu-ray standard. The BDA is proposing to include China in the current Blu-ray spec, rather than develop a new China-only spec as rival HD DVD has.
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Fox Delays Independence Day
Posted November 29, 2007 11:28 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that they are delaying the Blu-ray release of 'Independence Day' due to technical issues. The disc is experiencing playback issues on 5% of Blu-ray players, so instead of having negative consumer feedback (similar to what they experienced with 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'), they will wait until all issues are resolved.
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Blu-ray Gets Black Friday Win
Posted November 29, 2007 08:41 AM by Josh Dreuth
Nielson VideoScan data for last week reports that Blu-ray has topped its high definition rival for yet another week - this time with a very impressive 72.6% market share. The sales data includes titles sold on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving characterized by deep discounts and enormous amounts of consumer spending.
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WinDVD Gets Profile v1.1 Certification
Posted November 29, 2007 06:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
Corel has announced that they have been awarded BD-Video Profile 1.1 certification by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for their WinDVD Blu-ray playback software. As the primary Blu-ray playback software for PCs, WinDVD has been a popular choice for Blu-ray owners who use home theater PCs to view their movies.
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Fox Announces Wall Street for February
Posted November 28, 2007 01:41 PM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Oliver Stone classic 'Wall Street' to Blu-ray on February 5th. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC with an accompanying 5.1 DTS Master Audio lossless audio track. The Blu-ray release will receive all the extras from the 20th Anniversary DVD, including an introduction and audio commentary from Oliver Stone, the "Greed is Good" documentary, and deleted scenes.
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Disney France Slips 2008 Plans
Posted November 28, 2007 12:18 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray website for Buena Vista Home Entertainment France has an interesting list of titles set to be released in 2008. Most notably is the Disney classic 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'. Also displayed on the website are covers for 'Starsky and Hutch', 'The Recruit', 'March of the Penguins', and 'Coyote Ugly'.
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Across the Universe Announced for Blu-ray
Posted November 27, 2007 05:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will release 'Across the Universe' for Blu-ray on February 5th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film, while having a mediocre showing at the box office, has become somewhat of a cult hit due to the extensive use of Beatles songs throughout the film. No specs or special features have been announced at this time.
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PS3 is Linked to Quality Home Entertainment
Posted November 27, 2007 02:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
In a recent interview with Brent Butterworth, editor-in-chief of luxury publication Robb Report Home Entertainment, he indicated that video game systems are rapidly becoming the center of home theater setups due to their ability to play CDs, DVDs, and in the case of PS3, Blu-ray discs. He commented, "Even the most extravagant custom home theater systems now often, if not usually, feature video games."
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Blu-ray Owns 73% of HD Market in Europe
Posted November 27, 2007 08:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced that they have sold the one millionth Blu-ray title in Europe. Since the format was launched, Blu-ray has gained 73% of the high definition market over its rival HD DVD. The BDA also announced that 20 million PS3 games have been shipped to Europe, all making use of Blu-ray technology.
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Forworld Electronics Receives Blu-ray Orders from Europe
Posted November 27, 2007 08:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Forworld Electronics (formerly Fun Yuan Electronics Development) has received an order from Alba (a leading distributor of consumer electronics in Europe) for Blu-ray players. Monthly shipments of 4,000 units are planned to begin in January of next year. No further information regarding the price or features of the player is available at this time.
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Saw IV Being Prepared for Blu-ray Release
Posted November 26, 2007 05:35 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the latest in the "Saw" franchise, 'Saw IV' to Blu-ray on January 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Specs have yet to be announced for the release, which will be presented in the unrated director's cut. Also, no supplemental material has been announced at this time, but we should hear more soon as the release date quickly approaches.
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The Jane Austen Book Club Announced for Blu-ray
Posted November 26, 2007 03:41 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'The Jane Austen Book Club' to Blu-ray on February 5th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette, a "Life of Jane Austen" featurette, deleted scenes, and cast and crew commentary. No specs have been announced at this time.
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Appleseed Ex Machina Comes to Blu-ray
Posted November 26, 2007 11:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Appleseed Ex Machina' to Blu-ray on March 11th. 'Appleseed Ex Machina' is the sequel to popular anime 'Appleseed'. No specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect the usual VC-1 treatment from Warner with standard definition features ported from the DVD.
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Blu-ray.com Folding@Home Team Breaks Into Top 200
Posted November 26, 2007 08:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Blu-ray.com Folding@Home team has become one of the Top 200 teams in the shared-computing project, only one month after breaking into the Top 250. When not using their PS3s to watch Blu-ray movies, many forum members run the Folding@Home program preloaded on the machine. While you don't need a PS3 to contribute (the software works on any Windows, OSX, or Linux system), the awesome computing power of the console has contributed greatly to the team effort. Currently, the team has completed 22,287 work units, amassing 6,215,711 points for the program.
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Perfect Blue Announced for Blu-ray
Posted November 26, 2007 08:28 AM by Josh Dreuth
Geneon Entertainment Japan has announced that they will release 'Perfect Blue' exclusively for Blu-ray in Japan on February 22nd, day-and-date with the new DVD release. Besides having one of the best names for a Blu-ray title, 'Perfect Blue' comes from the same people who brought us 'Paprika', which is set to be released tomorrow on Blu-ray in the US.
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Initial D Comes to Blu-ray
Posted November 25, 2007 10:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Tai Seng has announced that they will bring the Andrew Lau film 'Initial D' exclusively to Blu-ray on January 22nd. No official specs have been announced at this time, but we do know that it will be presented in 1080p. The film, based on the popular manga of the same name, comes from the same director who brought us 'Infernal Affairs'.