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Criteirion Announces February Releases
Posted November 13, 2026 07:13 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced its February batch of releases. They are: The Irishman (2019), Jay Kelly: (2025), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), Romería (2025), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Victor Sjöström's Hollywood Masterworks (1924-1928), and Mala Noche (1986).
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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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SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next Announced
Posted October 2, 2007 02:14 PM by Josh Dreuth
Bandai Visual has announced that they will be bringing 'SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next' to Blu-ray on December 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The 40min feature will come on a BD-25 at 1080p. The soundtrack will be presented in either 5.1 TrueHD or 2.0 PCM (with optional English subtitles). Extras include an audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, interviews, trailer, and a 12-page booklet.
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Sony Produces 10 Millionth BD-50
Posted October 2, 2007 10:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony DADC has announced that they have produced their 10 millionth BD-50 disc. The disc, a copy of the upcoming 'Spider-man 3' Blu-ray release, was produced at Sony's Terre Haute facility in Indiana, one of three such facilities which produce the high capacity discs (the other two being in Austria and Japan). Together, the three plants have produced more than 50 million Blu-ray discs at a capacity of 21 million discs per month.
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Panasonic Announces New Blu-ray Recorders
Posted October 2, 2007 08:37 AM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has announced that they are planning to bring three new Blu-ray recorders to Japan next month. The three models all support AVC encoding, a 4x Blu-ray recorder (with dual layer support), and a digital tuner. The DMR-BW700 will sport a 250GB hard drive, the BW800 gets a 500GB hard drive, and the BW900 receives a full TB. Pricing has been set at 180,000-300,000 yen.
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5 Free Movies Offer Extended
Posted October 1, 2007 11:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
With the change in seasons also comes a change in promotions. Many have already taken advantage of the Summer Blu-ray Offer - getting 5 free movies with the purchase of a Blu-ray player. That offer ended yesterday, and today there is a new offer - the Winter Blu-ray Offer. As the name suggests, the only thing that has changed is the season and the selection of title. So, from now until January 31st, purchase a Blu-ray player (or PS3) and get 5 free movies by mail.
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Blu-ray Winning Europe 4-to-1
Posted October 1, 2007 11:31 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony has announced that sales of Blu-ray titles in Europe are exceeding sales of HD DVD titles by up to a factor of 4-to-1. This decisive lead has forced studios such as Universum Film (Germany) and Studio Canal (France) to plan Blu-ray releases for this important Q4. Additionally, sales of standalone players has nearly caught up with HD DVD, reflecting a similar trend in the US where sales of Blu-ray players has surpassed that of HD DVD players.
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Legend of Zorro and Rent Announced
Posted October 1, 2007 11:09 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced plans to bring 'The Legend of Zorro' and 'Rent' to Blu-ray on December 11th. No specs or special features have been announced at this for either release. 'Rent' has been out in Japan for quite some time, but it is unknown if this will be the same disc or something newly pressed.
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Samsung Cancels BD-P2400
Posted October 1, 2007 09:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung Electronics has announced they have pulled plans to release the upcoming BD-P2400 Blu-ray player. No official reason was given, but it is expected that when Samsung realized they weren't going to make the October 31st deadline (after which all Blu-ray players must be Profile v1.1), they cancelled the release. Their upcoming BD-UP5000 dual format player has also been delayed until December.
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Hairspray Gets Master Audio
Posted October 1, 2007 08:21 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Hairspray' will include a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track. Being that this will be New Line's first high definition release, we can only hope that they will continue using DTS-HD MA for all their releases. Another nice touch is that the release will feature high definition extras.
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Hastings Entertainment Increases Blu-ray Holdings
Posted October 1, 2007 07:46 AM by Josh Dreuth
Hastings Entertainment, a video rental chain based in Amarillo, TX, has decided to expand Blu-ray support to each of their 150 stores, and increase the number of copies on store shelves. The change comes after a revenue sharing deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that will allow them to increase the number of titles they have in store with little financial investment.
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Dracula and the Director's Intent
Posted September 28, 2007 08:41 AM by Josh Dreuth
With only a few days left until the much anticipated Blu-ray release of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', the title is already causing confusion amongst the few lucky enough to get advanced copies. Early reviews have been mixed, and the web forums have erupted in consumer backlash, claiming Sony has destroyed the transfer. Thankfully, one of our Insiders was able to get the real story: this Blu-ray release reflects the wishes of director Francis Ford Coppola.
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He-Man Possible for Blu-ray
Posted September 27, 2007 03:57 PM by Josh Dreuth
BCI has revealed that it is very likely (90%) that they will release 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe' (2002) for Blu-ray along side their upcoming DVD releases. The shows were actually produced in widescreen, and testing has shown that these titles exhibit improved depth, more dynamic coloring, and greater background detail on Blu-ray. Three releases of 13 episodes each are planned. As these are still in the planning phase, no additional details are available.
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Resident Evil: Extinction Blu-ray Gets PIP
Posted September 26, 2007 05:17 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an interview with IGN regarding the DVD release for 'Resident Evil: Extinction' (which was released in theaters last week), co-star Oded Fehr revealed some information about the Picture-in-Picture commentary planned for the upcoming Blu-ray release. He commented, "Supposedly, on the Blu-ray - when you watch the commentary, you'll see Mila and I in a little square box in the corner."
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Breaker Morant and Suburban Girl Announced
Posted September 26, 2007 10:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray releases for the Australian film 'Breaker Morant' and the Sarah Michelle Gellar/Alec Baldwin romantic-comedy 'Suburban Girl'. Both are planned for released on January 15th, and both will be day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs have been announced at this time.
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Sharp Introduces New Blu-ray Recorders in Japan
Posted September 26, 2007 08:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sharp has introduced three new lines of Blu-ray recorders for the Japanese market, all due on store shelves before the end of the year. The BD-HDW will be released in two versions - the HDW15 (with a 500GB hard drive) and HDW30 (with an industry leading 1TB hard drive). Both will feature digital and analog tuners, quick-start (less than 1s), gold plated HDMI ports, and support for Dolby TrueHD. The BD-HDW15 and BD-HDW30 are expected to ship December 1st.
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The Simpsons Movie Announced for Blu-ray
Posted September 25, 2007 08:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will be bringing 'The Simpsons Movie' to Blu-ray on December 18th, day and date with the DVD release. The disc will be authored using BD-Java, and feature an AVC video encode and DTS-HD MA audio track. Extras include numerous commentaries, deleted scenes, and promotional video - all in high definition.
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Rush Hour 3 Gets Specs
Posted September 25, 2007 07:47 AM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment has revealed some specs for their upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Rush Hour 3'. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p and accompanied by a 6.1 DTS audio track. Extras include commentary, deleted scenes, production featurette, gag reel, and trailer. Exclusive to the high definition release will be an enhanced visual commentary.
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HTSA to Support Blu-ray Exclusively
Posted September 24, 2007 03:14 PM by Josh Dreuth
Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA) has announced that they are now officially supporting Blu-ray as their sole high definition movie format. After conducting an internal survey of their customer base, they discovered that 92% of high definition players sold were Blu-ray, with the remaining 8% being HD DVD or combo players. HTSA based their decision to back Blu-ray on those numbers which clearly show the preference of their customer base.
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HiHD: Panasonic Hollywood Lab Videos
Posted September 24, 2007 01:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
HiHD has added eight videos from Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL) revealing various stages of Blu-ray titles production. While the clips are fairly brief, they do give an insider's look into the production of some well known Blu-ray titles. Areas shown include Authoring, Video Encoding, Quality Assurance, and Disc Replication.
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Advent Children Blu-ray Given New Content
Posted September 24, 2007 12:10 PM by Josh Dreuth
Square-Enix has revealed some details about the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Advent Children' at TGS07. A few scenes have been extended for this release, which are expected to enhance the original storyline. Additionally, fight scenes have been re-rendered to add dirt to the characters' clothing - better representing the director's intention for the scenes. No suplemental material was announced at this time.
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Adobe Continues Blu-ray Support
Posted September 24, 2007 08:16 AM by Josh Dreuth
Adobe has announced that the latest version of their popular PC video editing software - Adobe Premiere Elements 4 - supports Blu-ray content. Adobe first announced Blu-ray support with the Apple OS-X version of this software, and has continued that support for this newest release. The software will optimize your video to Blu-ray standards in order to guaranty the highest video quality. Adobe Premiere Elements 4 is available now.
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King of California and The Amateurs Coming to Blu-ray
Posted September 21, 2007 04:32 PM by Josh Dreuth
First Look Studios has announced that they will bring 'King of California' and 'The Amateurs' to Blu-ray. 'King of California' - which is set to be released January 29th - stars Michael Douglas as a father who, after leaving a mental institution, tries to convince his daughter that there is Spanish gold burried in suburbia. 'The Amateurs' (also known as 'The Moguls') stars Jeff Bridges and is set to hit store shelves February 12th.
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Rush Hour 3 Announced for Blu-ray
Posted September 21, 2007 12:41 PM by Josh Dreuth
New Line Home Entertainment has announced that they will be bringing the Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan action/comedy hit 'Rush Hour 3' to Blu-ray on December 26th (a Wednesday release - Tuesday is Christmas). The film will be exclusive to Blu-ray until the HD DVD is released sometime next year. No specs have been announced at this time.
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Sharp and Pioneer Unite for Blu-ray Products
Posted September 20, 2007 07:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sharp and Pioneer have announced that they will invest in each other's corporations in order to form a joint capital venture. They will utilize the strengths of each other - Sharp for their blue laser diodes, and Pioneer for their drive assemblies - to produce consumer electronics, including Blu-ray products.
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HiHD Interviews Director David Mallet
Posted September 20, 2007 05:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
HiHD sat down with director David Mallet to discuss how he feels about Blu-ray. David is a highly acclaimed music video director who has worked with such greats as Queen, David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones. His film 'David Gilmour: Remember that Night' is set to hit Blu-ray on October 30th.
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CyberLink PowerProducer Gets BD-RE 3.0 Certification
Posted September 20, 2007 10:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
CyberLink has announced that their PowerProducer disc authoring software has received BD-RE 3.0 Certification from the Blu-ray Disc Testing Center. This will allow the program to author BDMV files on BD-RE discs. Last year, the software was certified for BD-RE 2.0 which allowed for BDAV files to be authored on BD-R discs.
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Master & Commander and Amityville Horror in 2008
Posted September 20, 2007 07:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
HiHD has revealed that two Fox titles recently delayed have been rescheduled for 2008. 'Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World', which was delayed because of compatibility issues, is now scheduled for February 5th. 'Amityville Horror' was delayed for marketing purposes will see release sometime in 2008.
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Debbie Loves Dallas Released for Blu-ray
Posted September 19, 2007 01:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
Vivid Entertainment has announced that the alt-adult feature 'Debbie Loves Dallas' (not to be confused with 'Debbie Does Dallas') is in stores today. More significant to the story is the fact that Vivid is releasing this title on Blu-ray and DVD with no release planned for HD DVD. This is a change in Vivid's policy which was originally format neutral.
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Pioneer and Mitsubishi Announce Low-Cost BD-R
Posted September 19, 2007 11:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Pioneer and Mitsubishi, who have been working together on recordable media since 2004, jointly announced that they have successfully created a dual layer BD-R using organic dyes. Up until this point, BD-Rs used more expensive non-organic dyes. The new process, called Low-to-High (LTH) manufacturing is expected to significantly reduce the costs of BD-R production.
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Fox Delays Master & Commander and Amityville Horror
Posted September 19, 2007 11:09 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has confirmed what retailers have been reporting for a while now - 'Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World' and 'Amityville Horror' have been delayed. 'Master & Commander' was reportedly delayed during quality control tests, and should have a new release date shortly. No word on why 'Amityville Horror' was delayed at this time.
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I Know Who Killed Me Announced for Blu-ray
Posted September 18, 2007 10:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced they are bringing the Lindsey Lohan box office bomb 'I Know Who Killed Me' to Blu-ray on November 27th. Video will be presented as 2.35:1 1080p and accompanied by a 5.1 PCM soundtrack. Extras will include an alternate opening and ending, blooper reel, and extended strip scene.