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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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The Big Combo 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 6, 2026 05:54 AM by Webmaster
Ignite Films will issue standard 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions of Joseph H. Lewis' classic film noir The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, and Robert Middleton. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 15.
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Resident Evil (2026) 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:31 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Zach Cregger's Resident Evil (2026), starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and Will Merrick. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 29.
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Big Jake 55th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:30 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of George Sherman's Big Jake (1971), starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, and Bruce Cabot. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 19th.
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El Dorado 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 2, 2026 08:31 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Howard Hawks' El Dorado (1966), starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, and Paul Fix. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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Blu-ray Sales: October 18:24: Masters of the Universe is Master of the Charts in Debut
Posted November 2, 2026 03:11 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 24th, Alliance Entertainment's Masters of the Universe (2026) topped the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts in its debut, while Bleecker Street's Hadestown: The Musical took second place on the Blu-ray-only chart and the Blu-ray version of Alliance's Heated Rivalry: Season 1 (2025) took third place. Other top ten releases include the Blu-ray version of Alliance's Ice Cream Man (2026) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Adventure Time: The Complete Collection (2010–2018). This week also saw the release of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Cable Guy and the Criterion Collection's releases of The Silence of the Lambs and The Complete Kubrick (1951-1999), all of which made the top ten 4K UHD releases for the week.
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Death Bed: The Bed That Eats Blu-ray
Posted April 26, 2014 01:30 AM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Cult Epics and Olive Films will bring to Blu-ray director George Barry's horror film Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977), starring Demene Hall, William Russ, Julie Ritter, and Linda Bond. The release will be available for purchase on June 3rd.
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From the New World: Collection 2 Blu-ray
Posted April 26, 2014 01:18 AM by Webmaster
Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have detailed the Blu-ray release of From the New World: Collection 2. Produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Masashi Ishihama, the series is based on the Yusuke Kishi novel and manga. Collection 1 is already available for purchase. Collection 2 arrives on Blu-ray on August 12th.
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Ben-To: Complete Series Blu-ray
Posted April 26, 2014 01:11 AM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment is bringing Ben-To to Blu-ray via standard and Limited Edition Complete Series combo packs. David Production and director Shin Itagaki's 12-episode anime series is based on the Asaura/Kaito Shibano Japanese light novel series of the same name, and streets on July 8th.
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The Color of Lies Blu-ray Detailed
Posted April 26, 2014 12:50 AM by Webmaster
Cohen Media Group has detailed the Blu-ray release of acclaimed French director Claude Chabrol's The Color of Lies (Au coeur du mensonge), starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Bulle Ogier and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. The psychologically charged 1999 crime drama arrives on Blu-ray on May 27th.
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Way of the Wicked Blu-ray
Posted April 26, 2014 12:37 AM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director Kevin Carraway's Way of the Wicked, starring Christian Slater, Vinnie Jones, Emily Tennant and Jake Croker. The supernatural thriller streets on May 20th.
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Under the Skin U.S. Blu-ray Release Confirmed
Posted April 25, 2014 06:53 PM by Webmaster
U.S. label A24 has confirmed that director Jonathan Glazer's latest film, Under the Skin (2013), will be released on Blu-ray later this year. The film, which was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, stars Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, and Krystof Hádek.
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Raro to Release Sergio Corbucci's Johnny Oro on Blu-ray
Posted April 25, 2014 05:47 PM by Webmaster
Raro Video U.S. have confirmed that they will release on Blu-ray legendary Italian director Sergio Corbucci's Johnny Oro a.k.a. Ringo and His Golden Gun (1966), starring Mark Damon, Valeria Fabrizi, Franco De Rosa, Ettore Manni, and Loris Loddi. The release is expected to arrive on the U.S. market later this year.
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Animal Farm Blu-ray
Posted April 25, 2014 05:24 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Network have announced that they will release on Blu-ray directors Joy Batchelor and John Halas' Animal Farm (1954). The preliminary release date set by the distributors is September 22.
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First International Trailer for Richard Linklater's Boyhood
Posted April 25, 2014 05:01 PM by Webmaster
Universal Studios UK has sent us a brand new international trailer and promo still for director Richard Linklater's film Boyhood (2014), starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, and Tess Allen. Currently, the film is set to open in theaters across the United States and the United Kingdom on July 11th.
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Absentia Blu-ray Detailed
Posted April 25, 2014 04:48 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Second Sight Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Mike Flanagan's (Oculus) Absentia (2011), starring Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, and Dave Levine. The release will be available for purchase on July 7th.
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Antonia Bird's Ravenous Blu-ray Detailed
Posted April 25, 2014 04:39 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Antonia Bird's film Ravenous (1999), starring starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Jeremy Davies, and John Spencer. The release will be available for purchase on June 3rd.
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Batman: Assault on Arkham Blu-ray - Trailer
Posted April 25, 2014 04:25 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has issued a trailer for Batman: Assault on Arkham, the DCU Animated Original Movie set to follow May's Son of Batman. The new film arrives this summer and features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy as Batman, Troy Baker as Joker, Eliza Dushku as Killer Frost, Hynden Walch as Harley Quinn, Neal McDonough as Deadshot, Matthew Gray Gubler as The Riddler and CCH Pounder as Amanda Waller. An exact street date has yet to be announced.
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Endeavour: Series 2 Blu-ray
Posted April 25, 2014 01:09 AM by Webmaster
PBS Distribution is bringing Russell Lewis' Endeavour: Series 2 to Blu-ray this summer. The second season of the Masterpiece/ITV British television mysteries stars Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Sean Rigby, Jack Laskey and Anton Lesser, and arrives on Blu-ray on July 8th.
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Short Peace: Complete Collection Blu-ray
Posted April 25, 2014 12:31 AM by Webmaster
Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have announced the Complete Collection Blu-ray release of Short Peace. The award-winning short animated film anthology from Katsuhiro Otomo streets on August 5th.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Posted April 24, 2014 11:57 PM by Webmaster
After rumors circulated earlier this week that plans were underway to officially change the title of the third entry in the Hobbit trilogy, filmmaker Peter Jackson took to Facebook to announce the new title: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Jackson also revealed details about the Extended Edition Blu-ray release of The Desolation of Smaug, which will include 25 minutes of additional scenes when it arrives this November. The Battle of Five Armies is set to open in U.S. theaters on December 17th.
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New International Trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction With Introduction by Mark Wahlberg
Posted April 24, 2014 07:37 PM by Webmaster
A brand new Japanese trailer has been released for director Michael Bay's highly anticipated film Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). The new trailer also comes with a short introduction by Mark Wahlberg.
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Alexander Payne on Il Sorpasso
Posted April 24, 2014 06:32 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has released a brand new clip from filmmaker Alexander Payne's (Election, Sideways) introduction of Dino Risi's recently restored classic comedy Il Sorpasso (1962), which will be released on Blu-ray on April 29th.
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Raro to Release Monte Hellman's Iguana on Blu-ray
Posted April 24, 2014 06:02 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Raro Video U.S. have confirmed that they are working on a Blu-ray release of maverick director Monte Hellman's (Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting) cult film Iguana. The release is expected to arrive on the U.S. market later this year.
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New Friday The 13th TV Series Coming Up
Posted April 24, 2014 05:20 PM by Webmaster
Jason Voorhees is heading back to the small screen. According to early reports, the iconic character will appear in a brand new TV show which is being planned in addition to the upcoming 13th entry in the big screen franchisee set to arrive in U.S. theaters on March 13, 2015.
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The Protector 2 Gets U.S. Release Date
Posted April 24, 2014 04:51 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Home Entertainment has revealed that it plans to release on Blu-ray director Prachya Pinkaew's Tom Yum Goong 2 a.k.a. The Protector 2 (2013), starring Tony Jaa, Marrese Crump, RZA, and JeeJa Yanin. The preliminary release date set by the studio is July 29th.
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Delivery Man Blu-ray
Posted April 24, 2014 04:35 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Entertainment One have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Ken Scott's comedy Delivery Man (2013), starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, and Simon Delaney. The release will be available for purchase on June 9th.
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Kino Lorber Acquires The Great Museum
Posted April 24, 2014 04:30 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to Johannes Holzhausen's The Great Museum (Das große Museum), a critically acclaimed, observational documentary focused on Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, one of the most important art institutions in the world.
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Out of the Furnace UK Blu-ray Officially Announced
Posted April 23, 2014 06:16 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Films UK has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Scott Cooper's crime thriller Out of The Furnace (2013), starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson, Sam Shepard, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, and Dendrie Taylor. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on June 2.
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International Trailer for Gia Coppola's Palo Alto
Posted April 23, 2014 06:02 PM by Webmaster
Pathe has released a brand new international trailer for Gia Coppola's (granddaughter of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola) directorial debut Palo Alto (2013), starring Emma Roberts, Val Kilmer, James Franco, Olivia Crocicchia, Nat Wolff, and Amelia Burstyn. Currently, the film is set to open in select theaters across the United States on May 9th.
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Eastern Bandits Blu-ray Trailer
Posted April 23, 2014 05:40 PM by Webmaster
Texas-based distributors Well Go USA have sent us the official U.S. trailer for their upcoming release of director Yang Shu-peng's period action film Eastern Bandits a.k.a. An Inaccurate Memoir (2012), starring Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster), Zhang Yi (Beginning of the Great Revival, Caught in the Web), Zhang Xinyi (Love is Not Blind, Lost on a Journey) and newcomer Ni Jingyang. The release will be available for purchase on May 27th.
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Terminator Reboot Underway
Posted April 23, 2014 05:30 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions officially announced today that principal photography of the highly anticipated Terminator reboot is underway in New Orleans. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film on July 1, 2015.
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Universal: Kindergarten Cop, Bring It On, Cry-Baby, and The Little Rascals Coming to Blu-ray in July.
Posted April 23, 2014 04:41 PM by Webmaster
In July, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will add four catalog titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Ivan Reitman's Kindergarten Cop (1990), Peyton Reed's Bring It On (2000), John Waters' Cry-Baby (1990), and Penelope Spheeris' The Little Rascals (1994). The four titles will be available for purchase on July 1.
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Artificial Eye: Two More Truffaut Films Heading to Blu-ray
Posted April 23, 2014 04:37 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Artificial Eye have informed us that in Q4 they will add to their catalog two more films directed by Francois Truffaut: The Woman Next Door (1981) and Finally Sunday a.k.a. Confidentially Yours (1983). The two releases are set to arrive on the UK market on October 13th.
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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Blu-ray
Posted April 23, 2014 04:02 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok's comedy Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013). The release will be available for purchase on May 27th.
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Fairy Tail: Part 11 Blu-ray
Posted April 23, 2014 02:22 PM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment is bringing Fairy Tail: Part 11 to Blu-ray. The next 12-episode installment of the popular fantasy anime series is being released as a 4-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and streets on July 15th.