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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 24.
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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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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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Q: The Winged Serpent Blu-ray
Posted May 2, 2013 12:17 AM by Webmaster
Scream Factory has revealed that it is preparing for Blu-ray release director Larry Cohen's Q: The Winged Serpent (1982), starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, and David Carradine. The release is expect to arrive on the market in August.
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Doctor Who Update: Series Seven, Part Two Blu-ray Does Not Include The Snowmen
Posted May 1, 2013 10:43 PM by Webmaster
In March, BBC Home Entertainment announced that the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special, "The Snowmen," would be included with the Blu-ray edition of Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two. However, today the studio revealed that the 2012 Christmas Special will only be available separately and will not be a part of the Series Seven, Part Two release.
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DEG: Blu-ray Sales Jumps Nearly 30% Q1
Posted May 1, 2013 10:01 PM by Tony Sanchez
According to a new report released by the The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), Blu-ray sales increased 28.5% for Q1 2013 (over the same period last year). Sales of new release titles on Blu-ray were up 37% in Q1 from a year earlier. Similarly, sales of catalog titles on the HD format experienced robust growth with a 16% gain from the first quarter of 2012. Overall total spending on home video entertainment was up 5%.
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Trailer for New Jet Li Film Badges of Fury
Posted May 1, 2013 05:52 PM by Webmaster
Enlight Media has released the first trailer for Wang Zi Ming's highly anticipated upcoming action thriller Badges of Fury (2013), starring Jet Li, Collin Chou (The Matrix Reloaded, Flashpoint), Wu Jing (SPL / Kill Zone), and Liu Shi Shi. The film is set to open in theaters across mainland China and Hong Kong on June 28th.
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Raro to Release Antonio Margheriti's The Long Hair of Death
Posted May 1, 2013 05:11 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Raro Video have confirmed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray Italian director Antonio Margheriti's I lunghi capelli della morte a.k.a The Long Hair of Death (1964), starring Barbara Steele, George Ardisson, and Halina Zalewska. The release is expected to arrive on the market this Fall.
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First 8K Narrative Film to be Screened at Cannes
Posted May 1, 2013 04:45 PM by Webmaster
Japanese public broadcaster NHK will present the first 8K Super Hi-Vision narrative film at the 66th Cannes Film Festival later this month. Toshio Lee's Beauties À La Carte will be screened at the Hôtel Majestic Barrière on May 16 and 17.
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A Common Man Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted May 1, 2013 04:25 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Films has announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Chandran Rutnam's A Common Man, starring Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Iron Man 3) and Ben Cross (Star Trek, Chariots of Fire). The topical action thriller arrives on Blu-ray on May 21st.
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The 300 Spartans Blu-ray
Posted May 1, 2013 04:10 PM by Webmaster
The UK branch of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray director Rudolph Mate's classic period film The 300 Spartans (1962), starring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, and Diane Baker. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on July 22.
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Scanners II and III Blu-ray
Posted May 1, 2013 03:38 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has confirmed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray director Christian Duguay's Scanners II and Scanners III. The two films will be available in a combo pack edition which is expected to hit retail shelves in the Fall.
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Classic Tinto Brass Films Officially Announced
Posted May 1, 2013 02:38 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Video has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Dual Format editions of Italian director Tinto Brass' Così fan tutte a.k.a All Ladies Do it (1992) and La chiave a.k.a The Key (1983). Both will be available for purchase on May 20th.
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Oz the Great and Powerful Blu-ray
Posted May 1, 2013 01:49 PM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the 2D and 3D Combo Pack releases of producer Joe Roth and director Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, which stars James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. The fantastical adventure arrives on Blu-ray on June 11th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: The Four
Posted May 1, 2013 01:34 PM by Jeffrey Kauffman
Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering three members a chance to win a copy of The Four. This martial arts spectacular is the first film of a proposed trilogy that adapts one of the most popular Chinese novels of all time.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Not Suitable For Children
Posted May 1, 2013 01:29 PM by Jeffrey Kauffman
Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering three members a chance to win a copy of Not Suitable For Children. This Australian comedy stars Ryan Kwanten and deals with a carefree young man who suddenly has to confront impending infertility due to cancer.
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Dustin Hoffman's Directorial Debut Gets U.S. Release Date (Updated)
Posted May 1, 2013 01:24 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and The Weinstein Company will release on Blu-ray Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut Quartet (2012), starring Maggie Smith, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, and Billy Connolly. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on June 18th.
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Being Human: Season Five Blu-ray
Posted May 1, 2013 12:57 AM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Being Human: Season Five, starring Damien Molony, Michael Socha and Kate Bracken as the series' vampire/werewolf/ghost trio. The fifth and final season features six episodes spread across two discs, and arrives on Blu-ray on August 20th.
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Violet & Daisy Trailer
Posted April 30, 2013 11:05 PM by Webmaster
Cinedigm Entertainment Group has released a trailer for Geoffrey Fletcher's directorial debut Violet & Daisy, starring Cody Horn, Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, and Danny Trejo. The film is expected to open in theaters across the U.S. in June.
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23:59 Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2013 10:48 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Pictures has announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Gilbert Chan's horror thriller 23:59 (2011), starring Tedd Chan, Stella Chung, and Philip Hersh. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on June4th.
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Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives Heading to Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2013 05:29 PM by Webmaster
Kino Video will bring to Blu-ray legendary Austrian director director Erich von Stroheim's Foolish Wives (1922), starring Rudolph Christians, Miss DuPont, and Maude George. The preliminary release date set by the studio is July 30th.
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New Yorker Films to Release Patrick Wang's In the Family
Posted April 30, 2013 05:03 PM by Webmaster
New Yorker Film will release on Blu-ray director Patrick Wang's drama In the Family (2011), starring Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, and Trevor St. John. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on June 25th.
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Chronicle of a Summer Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2013 04:23 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Dual Format edition of Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin's Chronicle of a Summer (1961). The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on May 27th.
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Tai Chi Hero Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2013 04:15 PM by Webmaster
Texas-based distributors Well Go USA have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray director Stephen Fung's Tai Chi Hero (2012), starring Jayden Yuan, Angelababy, Tony Leung, Eddie Peng, Shu Qi, and Daniel Wu. The release will be available for purchase on July 23rd.
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Apartment 1303 Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2013 04:03 PM by Webmaster
Koch Media has officially announced that it will release Apartment 1303, a new spine-tingling horror from based on the much acclaimed J-horror film of the same name written by Kei Oishi. The film stars Mischa Barton (The OC, The Sixth Sense) and Rebecca De Mornay (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Mother's Day). Street date is June 3rd.
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Takashi Miike's For Love's Sake Announced
Posted April 30, 2013 03:46 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Third Window Films have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Takashi Miike's For Love's Sake (2012), starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Andô, and Ayano. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the Unite Kingdom on June 10th.
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Exclusive Prize Pack Giveaway: The Guilt Trip
Posted April 29, 2013 10:03 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering two members the opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of director Anne Fletcher's The Guilt Trip, along with a special "Relaxation Spa" gift basket. The Guilt Trip stars Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Yvonne Strahovski and Colin Hanks, and streets on April 30th.
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Pacific Rim WonderCon Trailer
Posted April 29, 2013 09:26 PM by Webmaster
After wowing audiences at WonderCon, Warner Bros. Pictures and director Guillermo del Toro have released the convention's exclusive Pacific Rim trailer online. The film stars Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, and Diego Klattenhoff, and is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on July 12th.
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Cannes Classics Line-Up Announced
Posted April 29, 2013 05:40 PM by Webmaster
The Cannes Film Festival organizers have revealed the complete line-up of films that will be screened in the Classics section of the prestigious event. This year, 20 feature-length films and three documentaries will be screened, amongst them new restorations of Alain Resnais' Hiroshima Mon Amour, Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and Patrice Chéreau's Queen Margot.
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Terracotta Film Club to Screen Wong Kar Wai's Days of Being Wild
Posted April 29, 2013 05:11 PM by Webmaster
The Terracotta Film Club has announced that it will bring to the big screen acclaimed director Wong Kar Wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), starring Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, and Andy Lau. The screening will take place on Wednesday, May 29th, at the Prince Charles Cinema in London.
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Hands of the Ripper Blu-ray
Posted April 29, 2013 04:47 PM by Webmaster
Independent U.S. distributors Synapse Films have revealed that they are planning to release a combo pack edition of Peter Sasdy's Hands of the Ripper (1971), starring Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, and Jane Merrow. The release is set to arrive on the market in July.
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The Last Exorcism Part II Blu-ray
Posted April 29, 2013 04:33 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray director Ed Gass-Donnelly's The Last Exorcism Part II (2012), starring Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, and Spencer Treat Clark. The release will be available for purchase on June 18th.
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Thursday Blu-ray
Posted April 29, 2013 04:24 PM by Webmaster
The German branch of Universal Studios will release on Blu-ray director Skip Woods' Thursday (1998), starring Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Mickey Rourke, and Paulina Porizkova. The release will be available for purchase on June 20th.