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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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Low Cost Funai Blu-ray Player This Fall
Posted June 22, 2007 11:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
The first low cost Blu-ray player will hit US shelves this fall from Funai, according to reports from Japan. As we reported earlier, Funai makes low costs electronics which are then sold under brand names such as Sylvania, Emerson, and Magnavox. While no pricing or specs have yet been released, expect pricing to be lower than players from top manufacturers, which are expected to drop to around $400 for the holiday season.
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Badder Santa Back on Schedule
Posted June 22, 2007 08:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced that 'Badder Santa' is officially back on schedule for release on November 20th for Blu-ray. You may recall that this title was initially announced at the end of May, but days later denied. Well, it turns out the initial announcement was correct. The title will be encoded with AVC and accompanied by a PCM track. Extras are to be the same as the DVD.
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One Year Anniversary Day 5: Biggest Accomplishment/Disappointment
Posted June 22, 2007 08:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
As we wrap up our week long celebration for the one year anniversary of Blu-ray, we are going to take a look at what forum users and our staff felt was the biggest accomplishment during the first year, and what was the biggest disappointment. While we recognize that some exciting things happened over the past year, we also recognize that some things could have gone better.
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Fox Announces 22 Titles for France
Posted June 21, 2007 11:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
These days, any Blu-ray news from Fox is good news, but when you start seeing release dates for some of the titles Fox delayed many months ago, you're heart starts to beat just a little bit faster. New releases for September 26th: 'Day After Tomorrow', 'Independence Day', and 'Platoon'. New releases for October 24th: 'Predator', 'Commando', 'Robocop', 'Arthur and the Invisibles', 'The Hills Have Eyes', 'Ice Age', and 'Tristan & Isolde'.
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One Year Anniversary Day 4: Best Player
Posted June 21, 2007 08:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
PlayStation 3
Almost unanimously voted for by both forum and staff members, Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) became the Blu-ray player to own soon after its release last November. Since then, the popular game machine has received numerous updates, all accessible through the machine's built-in Internet ports, to provide increased stability and features. Most recently, Sony added DVD upconversion to the list of features, and overnight the PS3 became one of the top DVD players on the market as well. -
Return to the House on Haunted Hill in October
Posted June 20, 2007 03:58 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment has revealed that they will be releasing the upcoming straight to video sequel of the horror film 'House on Haunted Hill' on Blu-ray. 'Return to the House on Haunted Hill' is set to be released in October, and there are currently no specs or price for the release.
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Exclusive News: Immortal Beloved Special Features
Posted June 20, 2007 08:10 AM by Josh Dreuth
As promised, we have some exclusive news on the upcoming Blu-ray title 'Immortal Beloved' in celebration of the one year anniversary of Blu-ray. The title, due to be released August 21st, will make use of Blu-ray's storage capability and feature all three language tracks (English, French, and German) in lossless TrueHD. For those of you who have 2.35 screen capability, there will be a special feature that allows you to adjust the position of the English subs into the frame.
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Sleeping Beauty for 2008
Posted June 20, 2007 07:33 AM by Josh Dreuth
Disney has revealed that they are planning to re-release 'Sleeping Beauty' on DVD, and will also be putting the animated classic on Blu-ray at the same time. Its way too early to be thinking about specs, but it is nice to see Disney willing to bring their classics to Blu-ray. Hopefully, we will get some additional Disney classics between now and then.
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BD+ Goes Live
Posted June 19, 2007 08:13 PM by Josh Dreuth
The BD+ Technologies, LLC is now issuing specifications for use by movie studios to begin using the BD Plus (BD+) content protection system. Essentially, BD+ is now ready for studio use on new releases. BD+ is a very fluid content protection system which allows many levels of protection from piracy, ensuring that studio content isn't copied for financial gain.
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Exoptron Limited Announces Blu-ray Exclusivity
Posted June 19, 2007 08:00 PM by Josh Dreuth
Exoptron Limited has announced that they will begin releasing titles exclusively for Blu-ray. The company has available three HD Documentary titles ready to be released during the last quarter of 2007. The titles are 'The Valley of Roses', 'Bacchanals in Modern Times' and 'Spirulina the Astronauts Nutrition'. An Additional title - 'Olive Oil & Med Diet' a 3 hour HD documentary will be released by the end of February 2008.
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MGM Denies Q4 Plans (Update)
Posted June 19, 2007 04:10 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM has announced plans to release the 'Sergio Leone Anthology' within the next year, according to MGM VP of Marketing Julia Simmons, as part of 10 to 12 titles planned for release. 'The Sergio Leone Anthology' includes the four classic westerns 'A Fistful of Dollars', 'For a Few Dollars More', 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly', and 'Duck, You Sucker'.
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Starz (Anchor Bay) Joins Blu-ray Exclusively
Posted June 19, 2007 02:53 PM by Josh Dreuth
In a surprise announcement (we have had a few of those so far this week) Starz Home Entertainment has announced that they will begin releasing titles exclusively for Blu-ray. Most people know Starz Home Entertainment by their former name, Anchor Bay, who own rights to over 600 movies and TV shows, including many horror classics like 'Evil Dead' and the 'Hellraiser' and 'Halloween' series.
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Panasonic DMP-BD10(a) Firmware v2.2
Posted June 19, 2007 02:12 PM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has released an update to their Blu-ray players, both the DMP-BD10 and DMP-BD10a. The notes that accompany the firmware state that this update improves playability and stability, as well as enhances DTS-HD playback. Once again, it appears that Panasonic is fixing problems before they even show up.
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Samsung BD-P1000 Firmware v1.2
Posted June 19, 2007 11:52 AM by Josh Dreuth
Samsung Electronics has released a firmware upgrade for their BD-P1000 player. While no specifics have been reported about the upgrade, end users are reporting that this upgrade will allow certain BD-J features to play (specifically Liar's Dice of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) as well as makes the player faster.
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One Year Anniversary Day 2: Movie of the Year
Posted June 19, 2007 09:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Casino Royale
When Sony first announced that they would be casting Daniel Craig, a relative unknown, as the greatest secret agent of all time, fans of the James Bond series were understandably upset. Once Casino Royale hit the silver screen, their fears were quickly replaced with feelings of joy in seeing Bond, once again, at the top of his game. Movie goers across the world responded, pushing the movie to nearly $600M in box office receipts. -
Ghost and Officer Delayed
Posted June 19, 2007 08:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed that they are delaying the Blu-ray releases for two of their classic romance films. Both 'Ghost' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman' have been postponed from their original July 24th release date with no new date announced or explanation given. Pricing and specs are expected to remain the same.
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GoWell G875 Blu-ray Player
Posted June 18, 2007 10:42 AM by Josh Dreuth
Specifications have been released for what might just be the first bargain Blu-ray player on the market. You may recall that in January the HD DVD group announced that cheap Chinese players would guarantee them a win in the format war. Six months later, those players still can't be found, but a cheap Chinese Blu-ray player has now been spotted on the website for GoWell Enterprises International Ltd.
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One Year Anniversary Day 1: Year One Recap
Posted June 18, 2007 08:56 AM by Josh Dreuth
One question that remains unanswerable is whether Blu-ray launched too early or too late. After numerous delays, and over two months after its rival, the first Blu-ray movies hit store shelves on June 20th, 2006. Unfortunately, the launch was without the much touted hardware and software support that was to be Blu-ray's main strength in the format war.
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Blockbuster Initiates Blu Only Policy
Posted June 17, 2007 11:24 PM by Josh Dreuth
Blockbuster Inc will announce Monday that when they expand their high definition offerings next month, they will only rent Blu-ray titles. Up until now, Blockbuster has stocked 250 stores with both Blu-ray and HD DVD, and found that 70% of high definition rentals are Blu-ray. Because of this, when they expand the program to another 1,450 stores, those stores will only carry Blu-ray discs.
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Potter, Oceans, and Flashdance this Winter
Posted June 15, 2007 03:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
Video Business has posted a nice article on how studios will begin catering to the feminine side of the HD format war this winter as Blu-ray moves in the early mass phase. Paramount will release 'Flashdance' for Blu-ray on September 18th. Warner is planning to release the Harry Potter and Oceans films this fall on Blu-ray in sync with the video releases of 'Oceans 13' and 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'.
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Meet the Robinsons Comes to Blu-ray
Posted June 15, 2007 02:21 PM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced that they will release the computer animated film Meet the Robinsons for Blu-ray, day and date with the DVD release on October 23rd. It will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p video with PCM 5.1 audio. The Blu-ray edition will include all the extras from the DVD, plus additional deleted scenes and a BD-J game "Bowler Hat Barrage".
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Blu-ray One Year Anniversary
Posted June 15, 2007 09:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
On June 20th, 2006, the first Blu-ray movies hit store shelves and all next week we will be holding special events in celebration.
Monday:
Recap of the First YearTuesday:
Best Movie of the First YearWednesday:
Exclusive News on an Upcoming Blu-ray TitleThursday:
Best Player of the First YearFriday:
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The Fifth Element Exchange Program
Posted June 14, 2007 12:00 PM by Josh Dreuth
When Blu-ray first launched, there were great expectations for the titles released. That was especially true for 'The Fifth Element', which had been a home theater enthusiast favorite on DVD. Unfortunately, the results were less than stellar, but Sony is here to atone! Those who purchased 'The Fifth Element' in its current form can exchange the disc for the new, cleaned up version of the film, due out July 17th.
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Australia Clearly Blu
Posted June 14, 2007 08:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Australia has announced that of the whopping 6,000 HD titles sold in Australia during the first quarter of the year, 90% of those titles were Blu-ray. The report also says that for the third straight quarter, total "HD category sales" are higher than non-HD models, though it is unclear what exactly is counted in these HD category sales.
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Paramount Announces New Titles
Posted June 12, 2007 11:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
In what can only be described as an absolutely massive announcement, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced four upcoming releases coming to Blu-ray this fall. 'Disturbia' will be released on August 7th, followed by 'Face/Off' on September 11th and 'Top Gun' on October 2nd. Also announced: 'The Jack Ryan Collection' - featuring 'The Sum of All Fears', 'Clear and Present Danger', 'The Hunt for Red October', and 'Patriot Games' - coming to Blu-ray September 25th.
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Immortal Beloved Announced for Blu-ray
Posted June 12, 2007 07:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that 'Immortal Beloved' will come to Blu-ray on August 21. Staring Gary Oldman as Ludwig van Beethoven, the film tells the untold story of this classical genius. Video will be presented in 2.4:1 1080p, accompanied by 5.1 PCM surround sound. The only extra on the disc is a behind the scenes featurette. SRP has been set at $28.95.
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Deliverance 35th Anniversary Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2007 10:36 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will be bringing the 1970's Burt Reynold classic 'Deliverance' to Blu-ray on September 18th. Extras include commentary with Director John Boorman, numerous featurettes, and the theatrical trailer. No specs have been announced at this time, but MSRP has been set at $28.99.
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Sunshine Comes to Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2007 08:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Japan has announced that they will be bringing the UK sci-fi film 'Sunshine' to Blu-ray on September 7th. The disc will be a BD-50 with 1080p video and DTS-HD MA audio. Extras include a making of featurette, a short film, deleted scenes, and trailers. Audio and subtitles will be in English, so this is very import friendly to Region A owners.
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Remember the Titans this September
Posted June 11, 2007 07:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the Denzel Washington sports drama 'Remember the Titans' to Blu-ray on September 4th. Extras include making of featurettes, deleted scenes, and additional content to be announced at a further date. No specs have been released, but expect a 1080p transfer with PCM audio and most likely the 133-minute Director's Cut.
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Sony BDP-S1 Gets TrueHD
Posted June 8, 2007 08:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Electronics has released firmware v2.0 (seems like the magical TrueHD number) for their BDP-S1 Blu-ray player. The upgrade adds support for Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus (DD+), as well as additional BD-Java features. Additionally, the upgrade addresses some playback issues to make the player more stable.