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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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Loewe BluTech Eyes October Release
Posted September 18, 2007 07:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
One of the most visually stunning players introduced at this years IFA, the Loewe BluTech Blu-ray player, is now set to be launch in October (for the UK). Final specs are still to be determined, but we do know it will support 1080p video output, and decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Pricing is expected to be around 700 GBP.
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Bandai Announces Jin-Roh for Blu-ray
Posted September 17, 2007 02:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
Bandai Visual USA has announced that they are bringing the anime 'Jin-Roh' to Blu-ray on November 27th. The release will come with a 20-page booklet featuring an interview with director Hiroyuki Okiura and the complete 522-page storyboard book (Japanese). No technical specs have been released at this time.
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That's Entertainment Comes to Blu-ray
Posted September 17, 2007 01:38 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will be bringing 'That's Entertainment: The Complete Collection' to Blu-ray on November 13th. The set includes all three 'That's Entertainment' films in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras will clock in at over 5 hours, and feature numerous documentaries, featurettes, and outtakes.
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Die Hard Set to Include All Four Movies
Posted September 17, 2007 11:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fox Home Entertainment has adjusted the structure of their upcoming 'Die Hard Trilogy' box set. Originally set to include only the first three movies in the series (which were only available via the box set), the set will now include all four 'Die Hard' movies and is now called 'The Die Hard Collection'. Additionally, all four movies will be available individually. No specs have changed at this time.
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Paprika Announced For Blu-ray
Posted September 17, 2007 10:50 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will be bringing 'Paprika' to Blu-ray on November 27th, day and date with the DVD release. The release will feature 1080p video and PCM audio. Extras include four featurettes and exclusive to the Blu-ray will be storyboard comparisons, animatics, and photo galleries.
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Underdog Planned for Blu-ray Release
Posted September 15, 2007 12:24 PM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment is planning to release 'Underdog' for Blu-ray day-and-date with the planned DVD release on December 18th. Its still too early for specs to be announced, but you can expect the typical Disney treatment of 1080p video and PCM audio. Being a family film, Disney may also opt to include a BD-Java game for the younger audience.
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Target Increases Shelf Space for Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2007 02:57 PM by Josh Dreuth
Video Business is reporting that Target has begun increasing shelf space for Blu-ray titles in their retail stores in anticipation of the upcoming holiday shopping season. This will result in two to four times as many Blu-ray titles on Target's shelves as compared to HD DVD. No official statement was made by the retailer, but it is expected that this is a result of Blu-ray's current sales advantage.
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David Gilmour Blu-ray Delay
Posted September 14, 2007 09:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony BMG has revealed that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'David Gilmore: Live at the Royal Albert Hall' has been delayed until October 30th. Originally scheduled for September 18th, the disc was delayed due to "production delays". Specs have yet to be released for this title, but we'll be sure to report them when they are announced.
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Specs for The Company and Robocop
Posted September 14, 2007 08:17 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming 'The Company' Blu-ray release (October 23rd) will be delivered on a two discs set featuring 1080p video and PCM audio. Additionally, Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming 'Robocop' release (October 9th) will be the unrated version, and feature AVC 1080p video and DTS-HD Master Audio on a BD-25. The only extra on 'Robocop' will be a trailer.
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Twister Dated; Led Zeppelin Delayed
Posted September 14, 2007 07:28 AM by Josh Dreuth
As we previously reported, Warner Home Video announced the release of 'Twister' for Blu-ray. The title has now been given a street date of January 8th. No specs have been made available at this time. Also of note, the Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains the Same' has been delayed until December 11th from its original November release date. No specs have been changed with the delay.
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AC/DC Concert Comes to Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2007 12:54 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony BMG has announced that they will release the AC/DC concert 'Live at Donington' for Blu-ray on October 16th. Very few specs have been released for the title, but we do know the concert footage (original shot in 35mm film) will be presented at 1080p and most likely a high bit-rate audio track. No extras have been announced at this time.
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Memoirs of a Geisha Gets Indexing Feature
Posted September 13, 2007 12:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
The upcoming Sony Pictures release of 'Memoirs of a Geisha' will have a new indexing feature that will be used for the first time on a Blu-ray movie. In order to easily navigate the extras, a "Disc Navigation Index" is provided so that clips on a particular subject are shown from across multiple supplements. No word as to if a similar feature is being prepared for any future releases.
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Starz Specs Upcoming Releases
Posted September 12, 2007 11:43 AM by Josh Dreuth
Starz Home Entertainment has revealed the specifications for their upcoming Blu-ray releases. To the surprise of most, Starz will be using BD-50s, AVC video encoding, and PCM audio extensively on their releases. This should result in some absolutely stunning presentations of some classic horror films.
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Life of Brian Delayed
Posted September 12, 2007 10:50 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures has announced that the Blu-ray release of the Monty Python classic comedy 'Life of Brian' has been delayed until November 20th. Originally scheduled for release on November 6th, no explanation was given for the delay. Additionally, no specs have changed from the original announcement.
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Sony Announces New Blu-ray Recorders
Posted September 12, 2007 08:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Electronics Japan has announced four new Blu-ray recorders, all set to hit store shelves (in Japan) on November 8th. All four recorders have BD-50 burning capability, and feature a hard drive that ranges from 250GB to 500GB. The flagship BDZ-X90 (which has the 500GB hard drive) features two digital and two analog tuners for parallel recording. Prices range from approx. $1200 to $1800.
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Hairspray Gets PIP Treatment for November (Update)
Posted September 11, 2007 05:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
New Line has announced that they will be bringing the remake of the musical 'Hairspray' to Blu-ray on November 20th. Extras will include a new musical number, the documentary "You Can't Stop the Beat", a "Hairspray Extensions" featurette, audio commentaries and deleted scenes. The Blu-ray release will also feature a "Behind the Beat" picture-in-picture experience.
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IFA 2007: Blu-ray Disc Association
Posted September 10, 2007 06:57 PM by Marwin
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), similarly to previous years had a joint booth located at the center of the main IFA hall where all of their member companies could display their upcoming Blu-ray products. However, as those that have been following our coverage from IFA already have seen, Blu-ray was everywhere and virtually every large consumer electronics manufacturer (Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Sharp, LG, JVC, Hitachi, Denon, Loewe, Daewoo, Funai) featured various Blu-ray products in their own halls/booths as well.
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Shawshank Redemption, T3, and Twister Announced
Posted September 10, 2007 02:59 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has added three films to their release slate, all set to come to Blu-ray later this year. 'The Shawshank Redemption', rated one of the best movies of all time, 'Terminator 3', and 'Twister' have all been put on the release schedule. 'The Shawshank Redemption' will be released on a BD-50. No other specs or dates have been announced at this time.
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Aviator Dated for Blu-ray
Posted September 10, 2007 02:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that the Oscar award-winning biopic 'The Aviator' will be released for Blu-ray on November 6th. Video will be encoded using VC-1 at 2.35:1 1080p accompanied by a Dolby Digital surround track. Extras include audio commentary with director Martin Scorsese, a History Channel documentary about Howard Hughes, and deleted scenes.
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Blu-ray News Catch-up: Miami Stylee
Posted September 10, 2007 01:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
I was off vacationing in Miami for the past few days, so some CEDIA and Blu-ray news has slipped through the cracks while Iceman and Marwin have been providing you with some in-depth IFA reports. Instead of clogging the front page with news you've probably already seen, I'll just post a list with some links that will sum things up nicely.
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IFA 2007: Sony Blu-ray Players and Computers
Posted September 10, 2007 11:50 AM by Webmaster
Sony as usual showed a wide variety of Blu-ray products including a selection of VAIO computers equiped with Blu-ray drives, as well as the Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console. In addition, Sony featured two of their upcoming Blu-ray players, the BDP-S300 and BDP-S500, which soon will become available in the European market. The cheaper BDP-S300 model is aimed at ordinary consumers, while the higher-end BDP-S500 model is targeting HD enthusiasts.
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IFA 2007: Samsung Blu-ray Players and Home Cinema
Posted September 10, 2007 11:30 AM by Webmaster
Samsung, which featured Blu-ray products throughout most of their displays, also had one of the most diverse line-ups of Blu-ray products at the show, including multiple Blu-ray players, a Blu-ray home theater system as well as a dual-format player. Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray Player, which is their new entry-level player, features 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3, HDMI-CEC, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-HD, BD/DVD/CD playback, 5.1-channel surround sound, as well as an Ethernet port for firmware upgrades.
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IFA 2007: Panasonic Blu-ray Player and Premium Theatre
Posted September 7, 2007 01:36 PM by Marwin
Panasonic brought their DMP-BD10A Blu-ray player released earlier this summer, as well as some of their Blu-ray drives for desktop and notebook computers. However, the main attraction at Panasonic was their Premium Blu-ray Theatre featuring 5 large plasma screen HDTV's and 5.1-channel surround sound. In the theatre they were showing HD music videos by a new group called Three Graces, a trio of girls that blend their various backgrounds in Opera, Pop and Broadway to create a new sound. Their debut album will be released in January 22, 2008.
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IFA 2007: Pioneer Blu-ray Player, Cars, Sin City
Posted September 7, 2007 11:20 AM by Marwin
Pioneer unveiled their new Blu-ray player, the BDP-LX70A, which when released in Europe next month will supersede the BDP-LX70 model released earlier this year. The price of this high-end model will remain €1,300 and the only difference between the two models seems to be that the HDMI version has been upgraded from 1.2a to 1.3, which enables bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. The player also features 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3, HDMI-CEC, Ethernet and DLNA.
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IFA 2007: Philips Blu-ray Player
Posted September 7, 2007 09:07 AM by Webmaster
Philips debuted their new BDP7100 Blu-ray player at IFA, which besides playing back Blu-ray discs also supports upconversion of DVDs to 1080p. The player features 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-HD, 7.1-channel surround sound and is backwards compatible with DVD/CD. It also features HDMI-CEC for convenient control of devices with one remote control, as well as an Ethernet port for software upgrades. The BDP7100 will be available in Europe later this year for around €600. We weren't able to get any information about their plans for the US.
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IFA 2007: Sharp Blu-ray Player and Home Cinema System
Posted September 7, 2007 08:26 AM by Webmaster
Sharp, which had one of the more prominent Blu-ray displays at IFA, showed their upcoming BD-HP20 Blu-ray Player which will be available shortly. While Sharp has previously released Blu-ray recorders in Japan this will be their first Blu-ray player available to consumers. The BD-HP20 features 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-HD, 7.1-channel audio output, as well as a quick start mode that should speed up the time it takes to load Blu-ray discs. The BD-HP20 will be released in the US and Europe in September and the price will be $550 and €599 respectively.
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IFA 2007: LG Blu-ray Rewriters and Drives
Posted September 6, 2007 12:06 PM by Webmaster
LG showed their BH100 Super Multi Blue player, which when originally released earlier this year was the world's first dual-format high-definition disc player. The problem with these dual-format players has been and continues to be that they're more expensive than buying a player in each format and until this changes they're unlikely to become popular with consumers. We also found what promises to be the world's fastest Blu-ray burners, GGW-H20L (internal) and GGW-E10L (external), with an impressive 6x BD-R write speed.
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IFA 2007: JVC Blu-ray Player
Posted September 6, 2007 09:05 AM by Webmaster
In JVC's hall at IFA we found a new Blu-ray player prototype that we haven't seen before. Although JVC had a lot of people there, nobody was able to say anything about the specs for the player or its release date and pricing. We did however take the time to snap a few photos of the player and its remote control.
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IFA 2007: Daewoo Blu-ray Player
Posted September 6, 2007 08:30 AM by Webmaster
Daewoo surprised everyone by unveiling a Blu-ray player supporting Profile 2.0, which means that the player supports picture-in-picture (PiP) functionality, as well as web-enabled interactivity (BD-Live). The player comes in two models, the DBP-1000 and DBP-2000, with the only difference being that the DBP-1000 comes with a blue-hued front and the DBP-2000 comes in black. The players, which come in a 55mm slim design (2.17 inches), feature 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3 and are backwards compatible with DVD and CD.
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IFA 2007: Loewe Blu-ray Player
Posted September 6, 2007 06:03 AM by Webmaster
Loewe were displaying a very sleek and stylish looking Blu-ray player, which they've simply chosen to call "BluTech Vision" (it doesn't have a model number). The player features 1080p/24, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, 7.1-channel surround sound and will be available in two different colors, black and silver. The player will be released in Europe in October-November and the price is expected to be around €1,400.