Posted September 2, 2026 09:18 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive, in association with Hammer Films, is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Terence Fisher's Dracula (1958), starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, and Carol Marsh. The releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 27.
Posted September 1, 2026 10:18 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Will Gluck's romantic dramedy One Night Only (2026), starring Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Bobby Cannavale, Molly Ringwald, and LeVar Burton. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.
Posted August 31, 2026 09:16 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has dated and detailed its upcoming Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray release of Just Jaeckin's Gwendoline (1984), starring Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, and Jean Rougerie. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 24.
Posted August 31, 2026 08:24 AM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of August 31st, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release 28 Days Later on 4K UHD. New releases include the anime series Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (2025) from Crunchyroll and Dry Leaf from Cinema Guild. Catalog titles on Blu-ray include Ten Women in Black and The Magnificent Cuckold from Radiance Films, while catalog titles on 4K UHD include The Hot Spot from Radiance and Tekkonkinkreet from Shout Factory and GKIDS.
Posted August 31, 2026 06:08 AM by Webmaster
Scream Factory and Shout Factory have announced their November batch of releases. They are: The Chow Yun-Fat Collection Volume One, The Family Man (2000), Women in Prison Collection (1971-1985), and The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
Posted May 2, 2007 09:10 PM by Josh Dreuth
The documentaries just keep on coming. Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing the IMAX documentaries 'Blue Planet' and 'The Dream Is Alive' for Blu-ray on July 31st. With both features clocking well under an hour, Warner decided to include both on a single disc. The features will come on a BD-25 with a VC-1 1080p 1.78:1 video encode and feature a Dolby TrueHD lossless audio track. SRP has been set at $28.99.
Posted May 2, 2007 02:09 PM by Josh Dreuth
Following up on our earlier report, Pioneer USA has officially announced the availability of the BDC-2202, a combo drive which will read Blu-ray discs (including movies) as well as read/write DVDs and CDs. The drive, which will be the first Blu-ray drive to not have burn capability, will retail for the ultra low cost of $299 when it hits store shelves in June, making it the cheapest Blu-ray drive on the market by a few hundred dollars.
Posted May 2, 2007 09:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
The latest chapter in the fight against piracy is making its way into news headlines today, with the unofficial confirmation that a processing key for HD DVD titles (and possibly Blu-ray titles) was leaked onto the web. I say "unofficial" because while AACS has not confirmed its existence, or the amount of damage it will undoubtedly cause, they are not hesitating to issue cease and desist orders to every website and blog that posts the mysterious code. If their reaction is to be a judge of the impact, this is going to be a huge problem for movie studios.
Posted May 1, 2007 02:32 PM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will be bringing two more goodies to Blu-ray this summer. For June 26th, Black Snake Moan stars Samuel L. Jackson as a god-fearing bluesman who cares for an over-sexed young woman played by Christina Ricci. The second is the classic John Woo directed action film Face/Off, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, which is scheduled to street August 28th. No specs have been officially announced for either title, but it is expected that both with feature 1080p MPEG-2 video encodes with Dolby Digital soundtracks.
Posted May 1, 2007 07:52 AM by Josh Dreuth
Those of you heading to your local Best Buy today for the new releases will also want to make sure you pick up a copy of the exclusive 'Spider-man 3' Blu-ray Sampler provided free with every purchase of a Blu-ray disc. The free disc includes four trailers for 'Spider-man 3', all in high definition with PCM 5.1 audio. Also on the disc is a coming soon trailer for 'Spider-man 1 & 2', hopefully indicating that it won't be long before we see these two films on Blu-ray.
Posted April 30, 2007 11:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing the classic 80's romance, 'An Officer and a Gentleman' for Blu-ray on July 24th. This Oscar award-winning film stars Richard Gere as a Navy pilot trainee who falls in love with a local girl during his training, despite the warnings from his instructor, played by Louis Gossett, Jr. Most, if not all, of the special features will be taken directly off the Special Edition DVD (set to street tomorrow), which includes audio commentary, new featurettes, and a stills gallery. The disc will feature the standard MPEG-2 1080p video and Dolby Digital soundtrack. SRP has been set at $29.95.
Posted April 30, 2007 11:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced that the IMAX film 'Roving Mars' will be released July 31st on Blu-ray, right on the heels of another huge high definition documentary success 'Planet Earth'. This documentary captures the exploration of Mars as seen through Spirit and Opportunity, the two NASA-built rovers designed especially for a visit to the Red Planet. Specs include a 1080p transfer, PCM audio, and the 1957 Disney film, 'Mars and Beyond'. Also included, will be a featurette, 'Mars: Past, Present, and Future'. SRP has been set at $34.99.
Posted April 27, 2007 01:51 PM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will be bringing one of their most famous love stories to Blu-ray on July 24th. The Academy Award-winning Ghost stars Patrick Swayze as a ghost looking to solve his own murder and reconnect with the love of his life (and death), played by Demi Moore. No official specs have been announced, but it is expected that Paramount continue with a 1080p MPEG-2 video encode, accompanied by a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack.
Posted April 26, 2007 08:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
For the past few months, Amazon has been linking to a Blu-ray informational website hosted by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in their Blu-ray Disc Store. The webpage offers basic information on Blu-ray and its capabilities; it contains enough information to answer the questions of anyone looking to enter into the high definition movie arena. Fox has now moved this page to its own dedicated website: PerfectHiDef.com.
Posted April 26, 2007 08:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that the Rob McKittrick film 'Waiting...' will be released on July 17. Boasting some impressive specs for an indie film that had a difficult time at the box office, the disc will feature a 1080p transfer with a rarely used PCM 7.1 soundtrack. According to our records, this will be the first title released in the US to feature a 7.1 soundtrack.
Posted April 24, 2007 05:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK has announced the addition of four movies to its June release slate. Teen thriller 'Cruel Intentions' starring Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe; the Jack Nicolson and Tom Cruise military classic 'A Few Good Men'; the Halle Berry horror film 'Gothika'; and the Oscar Award-winning 'Jerry Maguire'. No specs have been announced, but the standard 1080p video with PCM audio is expected. We hope to receive more information on these titles as we get closer to the release date.
Cruel Intentions: Sarah Michelle Gellar (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, TV's Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer, 54) sizzle as a pair of unscrupulous siblings in a deliciously sexy tale of seduction, revenge and conquest. After cleverly seducing and ruining the reputation of an unsuspecting classmate (Selma Blair, Can't Hardly Wait, Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane), the sparks fly when Kathryn (Gellar) poses the ultimate challenge to her insatiable stepbrother Sebastian (Phillippe): deflower the Headmaster's beautiful, virgin daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon, Pleasantville, The Man In The Moon). If he fails, Kathryn gets his most prized possession, but if hesucceeds, Sebastian gets to possess and bed Kathryn. The stakes are high, but for Sebastian, the payoff is feverishly irresistible and before the summer's over, no one will escape their relentless game of cat and mouse until one of them is bitten by the most unlikely sensation of all ...love.
A Few Good Men: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore star in Rob Reiner's unanimously acclaimed drama about the dangerous difference between following orders and following one's conscience. Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator (Moore) in a politically explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor, including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior (Nicholson). Superbly directed with a trio of powerhouse performances and an outstanding supporting cast including Kevin Pollak, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon.
Jerry Maguire: Tom Cruise gives his best performance to date (Neil Rosen, NY-1) as a sports agent who suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, JERRY MAGUIRE learns that loving well is the best revenge. A sweetheart of a romantic comedy (Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE) co-starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renee Zellweger, Regina King and Bonnie Hunt.
Posted April 24, 2007 05:08 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Europe has launched a new Blu-ray website they are calling "The Museum of Low Resolution", which features an interactive flash-based interface where you can learn all about the advantages of Blu-ray. The website is set in the (hopefully) not too distant future where Blu-ray has won the format war and is the standard for high definition movies. Rather than be purely information, the website makes fun of previous technology (explaining how Sony prevented a rival technology "Pink-ray" from taking over the world) and educates consumers at the same time.
Once you enter the main site, users are presented with three areas to visit: The Time Tunnel, Science Room, or Art of HD Room. Each area manages to deliver on another advantage of Blu-ray while poking fun at some fictional times in HD past. Its a fun little diversion, so check it out.
Posted April 24, 2007 08:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced three movies to be released July 3rd, just in time for the 4th of July celebrations in the United States. Teen thriller 'Wild Things' will be delivered in uncut flavor, while Mel Gibson's The Patriot will get the extended cut treatment. Kiefer Sutherland's Flatliners will be released the same day. All three will be presented in 1080p and PCM 5.1 audio, though no other specs have been released at this time.
Wild Things: The scheme is far from tame. But whose scheme is it? Assume nothing as you venture beyond Blue Bay's elite beach communities and into the murky waters of the Everglades for a mystery of deceit, sex and greed as unpredictable as a hungry gator. And please, keep your hands inside the boat at all times. Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Bill Murray star in a swamp-steamy thriller about two high school students, the guidance counselor they accuse of rape and the detective who knows there's more to the story.
The Patriot: In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.
Flatliners: Are you afraid to die? Kiefer Sutherland isn't. He's an ambitious, charismatic medical student who persuades classmates Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon to take part in a reckless experiment. To see if there is life after death, they will kill themselves: temporarily shut down ("flatline") their heart and brain functions to briefly experience clinical death. After Sutherland survives the first experiment, the others flatline for increasingly longer intervals. But their horror begins when they realize that although they've come back alive... they haven't come back alone. FLATLINERS is a chilling suspense thriller of obsession, fear and redemption that will take you across the line to a place where terror lives forever.
Posted April 24, 2007 08:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Entertainment has announced that the Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant romantic comedy 'Music and Lyrics' will be released on June 12th for Blu-ray. Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1, while audio will get the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include many featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag real, and a 2.0 isolated music track. SRP has been set at $34.98.
First you're hot, then you're not...and then you're Alex Fletcher (HUGH GRANT). So when the sizzlingest tween-queen on the charts asks the has-been '80s pop sensation to write her a song, he grabs for another chance at stardom. Problem: Alex can say it with music, but he sure can't say it with words. Enter Sophie Fisher (DREW BARRYMORE), his beguiling if quirky plant lady, who has a green thumb for lyrics. Together, they go after songwriting success -- and discover that if you want to write the perfect love song, it helps to fall in love. With Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore at the keyboard and Marc Lawrence (Two Weeks Notice) directing, Music and Lyrics is a witty, wacky romantic comedy that faces the music...and laughs!
Posted April 24, 2007 07:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the release date and specs for Tyler Perry's 'Daddy's Little Girls'. Scheduled for release June 12th, the disc will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p video and PCM 6.1 audio. The Blu-ray will feature additional content not present on the DVD, including three featurettes, deleted/uncut scenes, and a gag real. Extras shared with the DVD release include two featurettes and an audio commentary with Tyler Perry.
Monty (Idris Elba) is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet while raising his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia (Gabrielle Union), a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited...touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
Also announced by Lionsgate, Weeds: Season 2 will be released day and date with the DVD on July 24th. The Blu-ray will feature all 12 episodes of this critically acclaimed Showtime series, and include commentaries and trivia tracks, as well as numerous featurettes. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release will be a �Test Your Short Term Memory� game. The disc has an SRP of $39.99.
Featuring an all-star cast including Golden Globe-winner Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon, Weeds examines family life in the suburban neighborhood of Agrestic, California, where recently widowed Nancy Botwin (Parker) is finding it hard to make ends meet while raising her two sons. Funnier, darker and more daring, the second season picks up where season one left off. Nancy's budding business continues to grow, but keeping up with the neighbors in this suburban utopia isn't easy. She's joined up with a few of her closest friends, and together they're facing life's highs and lows � because even in paradise, nobody's perfect. Don't miss Weeds, an addictive comedy, the highest grade TV has to offer.
Posted April 23, 2007 09:06 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony has confirmed, after pulling the title from their own press website, that the 80's Bill Murray classic 'Meatballs' has been delayed indefinitely from the release slate. No reason was given for the delay, which was originally scheduled to be released June 5th, and no new date has been set. Confirmed specs for the disc were the standard 1080p transfer with PCM surround audio, and a new commentary with director Ivan Reitman and other members of the cast and crew. The DVD, which was to be released at the same time as the Blu-ray, is still on schedule for a June release. We'll keep you updated when a new release date is announced.
Posted April 23, 2007 11:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
Reaching this impressive milestone after being on the market for less than a year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has today announced that since inception, Blu-ray has sold more than one million movies. The majority of these discs were sold during the first three months of this year, where Blu-ray held 70% of the High Definition market. Despite coming to market months after the competition, Blu-ray was able to reach this important milestone first, supported mainly by strong sales of the PlayStation 3. Additionally, an impressive launch of Blu-ray in Europe has aided in the increased demand of Blu-ray movies since the beginning of the year. Attached to the press release was a list of current and future releases. While not complete (there are plenty of upcoming releases which did not make the list), the list does reconfirm that Warner Home Video is planning to release 'The Matrix' on Blu-ray this year.
Posted April 23, 2007 07:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that the Mel Gibson classic, 'The Road Warrior' will be released on May 15th, one week after its originally scheduled release date. No other specs have changed.
World War III has just ended and the world's remaining inhabitants are on a desperate, devastating, struggle to survive. Gasoline is in short supply and those remaining turn on one another for the crude oil.Once you watch the disc, make sure to come back to blu-ray.com and add your review to our ever-growing review section.
Posted April 19, 2007 09:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
On June 5, 2007, Warner Home Video will release the Academy Award nominated 'Blood Diamond' on Blu-ray. No official specs have been announced, but it is expected that the video will be encoded at 1080p using VC-1, and that the usual Dolby Digital soundtrack will be included. The extras announced include commentary, featurettes, and production diaries. SRP is $28.99.
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Hounsou). Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick, this urgent, intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding action into a modern epic of profound impact.An HD DVD version of the film planed to be released a month later, on July 3rd, with additional interactive features not available on the Blu-ray, including web-based content and IME.
Posted April 19, 2007 08:01 AM by Josh Dreuth
A tax abatement has been approved by the city of Terre Haute, Indiana so that Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation (DADC) can expand and retool their existing production lines to incorporate Blu-ray. Next month, the city council is expected to ratify their decision, and the abatement will become official. Sony DADC has proposed to spend $75.8M during the renovations, which will expand their Blu-ray production capacity in the United States. As the forth largest employer of Terre Haute, employing over 1,200 residents, the city found it necessary to grant the abatement in order to ensure no jobs were lost as Sony DADC continues to update all their production lines to Blu-ray. No specific additional capability was given by Sony, but as one of only two DADC facilities in the US (the other facility is located in Pitman, NJ), the renovation should provide a significant boost to their production ability. The expansion is set to begin May 15th and conclude October 1st of this year.
Posted April 18, 2007 07:03 PM by Webmaster
We've just added a new Blu-ray review system to the Blu-ray movies section. This means that all Blu-ray.com members (free registration) now can rate and comment on all Blu-ray movies that have been released so far. There are five different categories to rate: the movie itself (movie), video quality (video), audio quality (audio), special features and extras (extras), as well as an overall score (overall) of how you would rate the title as a whole. From these reviews/ratings we then calculate the average score and display it for each movie listing in our Blu-ray release database. You can also rate the quality of other members' reviews and how helpful you find them. If you like a review and agree with its ratings you can vote it up, or if you dislike a review and its ratings you can vote it down. Since you can sort the reviews based on the votes, it should be easy to find good and relevant reviews. In the future the reviews/ratings will be weighted against how other members have rated the quality of that particular review, highly rated reviews will have more impact on the movie's total score and reviews that have been rated low will have less impact on the movie's total score. If you have any suggestions how to improve the review system, please feel free to post them in the feedback section of the Blu-ray Forum. We hope that you enjoy this new addition to our site.
Posted April 18, 2007 07:43 AM by Josh Dreuth
In a welcome move from the industry, Pioneer has unveiled their BDC-S02 combo drive - a low cost alternative for those looking to playback Blu-ray discs on their PC without the added cost of purchasing a burner. The combo drive will play Blu-ray movies, as well as read any stored information off of BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE discs (both single and dual layer). Additionally, the drive with read and burn DVD and CD media, providing full support to be a direct replacement to a DVD burner without losing capability. Currently, the only Blu-ray PC drives on the market are burners, which provide support for Blu-ray playback, but retail in the $500+ range. The BDC-S02 is the first Blu-ray drive on the market to break that range. Pioneer said the drive was immediately available for purchase in China and will be available soon in other markets around the world.
Posted April 17, 2007 07:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has released the firmware upgrade that BD10 owners have been waiting for since first receiving their players back in October. The upgrade will allow the players to now decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution audio streams. Other enhancements included enhanced EZ Sync/VIErA Link functionality and improved player performance and stability. Notably missing from the list is DTS-HD Master Audio, which is the lossless audio codec developed by DTS (and used on all Fox releases). Currently, sources indicate that the Sigma chip inside the BD10 will not support decoding of DTS-HD MA because of the increasing amount of resources necessary to decode the audio stream. Owners should not expect this codec to be supported at any time in the future on this machine. Even without DTS-HD MA, the inclusion of DTS-HD HR is a nice addition to the player's capabilities. Many Lionsgate films take advantage of this lossy codec, which supports much higher bitrates than current DTS audio streams. Dolby TrueHD support will be a welcome addition to owners of the “Beside You In Time” release, and is expected to become the main lossless audio codec as Warner and Sony have already announced titles utilizing its capabilities. Click on the Source below to download the firmware. UPDATE: Initially, there was an error with the download. That error has since been corrected, and all BD10 owners are recommended to follow the source link and download the new firmware.
Posted April 13, 2007 05:16 PM by Josh Dreuth
In response to the attacks on AACS (the encryption system used to protect against piracy of Blu-ray and HD DVD discs) the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has accelerated the time table for implementing BD-Plus. Earlier this year, a flaw was found in PC-based Blu-ray and HD DVD player software, allowing users to obtain the title keys necessary to freely copy content of the disc onto a hard drive. Since then, HD titles have appeared on Torrent sites and other underground networks. BD-Plus (BD+) is an encryption system completely separate from AACS, which helps prevent Blu-ray discs from being copied to a user's computer far beyond what AACS was designed to do. BD+ allows the disc to install a small piece of encryption software on a player, meaning that each disc can have its own key instead of each disc of a particular movie having the same key. This allows a single disc to be rejected, effectively punishing the person stealing the content, instead of everyone who owns that movie. Sources indicate that player compatibility testing has ended, and that studios have had test discs for the last few months. Once BD+ is available - which Sony Pictures is planning to use by the end of the year - it will add from seven to 28 days to production time, per title. 20th Century Fox, who introduced BD+ and has slowed disc production since the attacks on AACS, is expected to be one of the firsts to implement this new technology. BD+ is only available to members of the BDA for use on Blu-ray discs.
Posted April 13, 2007 01:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung Electronics announced today that they will be releasing a dual format HD player in time for the holidays. The player, currently called the BD-UP5000, will support both format with full BD-Java compatibility for Blu-ray and full HDi compatibility for HD DVD. While this is not the first dual format player on the market, it is the first official one. The LG dual format player was released soon after CES this year, but was not technically compliant with HD DVD spec, as it did not support HDi. Some of you will recall that this is not the first time Samsung has announced a dual format player. Last year, Samsung had talked about releasing a dual format player, only to scrap the idea a few months later. No price or specific launch date has been given to the BD-UP5000 at this time, but with their current BD-P1200 Blu-ray player costing $800US, the new dual format player is expected to cost significantly more. Samsung released the first Blu-ray player on the market with their BD-P1000, and more recently their second generation BD-P1200. The BD-UP5000 will be their third HD player on the market.
Posted April 12, 2007 06:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Computer Entertainment has decided to stop production of their 20GB PlayStation 3 (PS3), leaving the remaining 60GB version the sole console in their arsenal. The 20GB version has proved popular with Blu-ray owners with its low price point and high end performance. The move, however, comes as little surprise; Sony has only shipped the cheaper version - which lacked integrated WiFi and memory card readers in addition to the smaller hard drive - to Japan and North America, leaving a single option to most of the world. Sony claims that consumer demand in North America - where both models were available - was 9-to-1 in favor of the 60GB version, so they will now focus on delivering what consumers have overwhelmingly demanded. This means, at least for the moment, that in order to get your hands on the most popular Blu-ray player, you're going to have to come up with another $100US. This news comes on the heals of rumors that a new PS3 version - with a larger 80GB hard drive and better BlueTooth antenna - will be released at some point in the future. It is still unknown if this new model will replace the existing model, or if it will be introduced after a price drop for the current 60GB model. Stay tuned. We'll keep updating as we learn more about Sony's popular Blu-ray player.
Posted March 27, 2007 10:21 AM by Marwin
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced that the blockbuster Bond title Casino Royale, released March 13 on Blu-ray Disc, has hit the 100,000 units shipped mark and is setting records at retail for greatest number of high-definition copies sold in one day. "As a point of comparison, the first DVD title to ship 100,000 units took approximately 11 months (Air Force One, in February 1998)," said David Bishop, president of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. "Casino Royale on Blu-ray has done it in far less time and is clearly demonstrating the format's robust growth in the marketplace." "Blu-ray has accounted for approximately 70 percent of the high-definition market since the first week in January, and as that market share continues to grow, we are dedicated to providing consumers with the content they crave," added Mr. Bishop. Sony Pictures also confirmed that all of their upcoming Blu-ray releases will be released on 50GB dual-layer discs. Upcoming titles include The Pursuit of Happyness (March 27), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (March 27), Volver (April 3), Identity (April 3), Secret Window (April 24), Catch and Release (May 8), Donnie Brasco (May 8), Revenge (May 8), Stomp the Yard (May 15) and Closer (May 22).
Posted March 20, 2007 03:55 AM by Marwin
Paramount has just revealed four new titles that are coming to Blu-ray this summer. The first title on the way is Freedom Writers, which will be released on May 22, 2007. In it Hilary Swank plays Erin Gruwell, the real-life teacher at Long Beach's Wilson High who inspired her students to overcome the gangs that divided them and the education system that forgot them. Based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary and supported by a cast of first-time actors who drew from their actual experiences on the street, Gruwell teaches us all an important lesson about tolerance and trust.
Posted March 6, 2007 06:21 PM by Marwin
Amazon today started their first Blu-ray sale where they're offering 50% off the list price for lots of Blu-ray movies from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures and Magnolia Pictures. There's a total of 47 movies available as part of the sale, with prices ranging from $13.49 to $19.97.
Posted February 28, 2007 08:25 PM by Marwin
Warner Home Video today announced two action-packed Blu-ray titles slated for release on April 17, classics Enter the Dragon and The Dirty Dozen. Enter the Dragon stars Bruce Lee, one of the greatest martial arts/action stars in the history of film, in his most popular film in America. In the film Bruce Lee plays an intelligence agency recruit who goes undercover as a Karate tournament contestant to infiltrate a drug trafficking ring. The Dirty Dozen, which was nominated for four Academy Awards and won one for Best Sound Effects, stars Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland. In the movie, twelve violent convicts are offered redemption in exchange for a suicide mission to parachute deep into occupied France during World War II. Lee Marvin portrays tough-as-nails Major John Reisman, which is assigned to command the squad of misfits against Nazi brass on the eve of D-Day. Both titles will be available for $28.99 SRP and all bonus material on the standard definition editions are included on the high-definition versions.