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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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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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Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Expired)
Posted January 27, 2013 08:28 AM by Josh Katz
Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects The Ultimate Matrix Collection package. This deluxe boxset features all four entries in the popular science-fiction franchise - The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix. Through February 2nd, Amazon is offering it for $24.99 (a 62% discount from its MSRP of $64.99).
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This Week on Blu-ray: January 29-February 5
Posted January 27, 2013 08:27 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of January 29th, Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment brings Paranormal Activity 4 to Blu-ray. Since the release of the first Paranormal Activity in 2009, the franchise has cemented its position as horror cinema's most dependable fright distributor, and this latest entry is no exception, as it builds off the mythology established in the first three features with predictably exciting results.
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Ocean Giants Blu-ray
Posted January 26, 2013 05:34 PM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment has revealed the Blu-ray release of Ocean Giants, a 2011 BBC One documentary series about dolphins and whales narrated by actor Stephen Fry. The Blu-ray edition of the three-episode series streets on March 5, 2013.
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Zero Dark Thirty Blu-ray (Pre-order Up)
Posted January 26, 2013 04:51 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty (2012), starring Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt. The preliminary release date set by the studio is March 19th.
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Disney Officially Confirms J.J. Abrams for Star Wars: Episode VII
Posted January 26, 2013 02:06 AM by Webmaster
Disney has issued an official press release confirming J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, from a script written by screenwriter Michael Arndt. Of Abrams, executive producer Kathleen Kennedy said, "beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture."
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To the Arctic 3D Blu-ray
Posted January 25, 2013 09:35 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the 3D Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet Combo Pack release of To the Arctic 3D, an IMAX documentary directed by Academy Award nominee Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep. The film arrives on Blu-ray on March 26th.
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Phantasm II Blu-ray
Posted January 25, 2013 05:57 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Don Coscarelli's Phantasm II (1988), starring James LeGros, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm. The release will be available for purchase on March 26th.
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Mood Indigo
Posted January 25, 2013 05:30 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal has released a trailer for director Michel Gondry's latest project, L'écume des jours a.k.a. Mood Indigo (2013), starring Audrey Tautou, Omar Sy and Romain Duris. The film is set to open in theaters across France on April 24th.
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Sony Classics Acquires Richard Linklater's Before Midnight
Posted January 25, 2013 05:06 PM by Webmaster
Sony Classics has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to director Richard Linklater's Before Midnight (2013), starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. The rights for the previous two films, Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), are controlled by Warner Brothers.
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Starlet Blu-ray
Posted January 25, 2013 04:50 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Music Box Films have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray Sean Baker's film Starlet (2012), starring Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson and James Ransone. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is May 7th.
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Upcoming Radley Metzger Releases Detailed
Posted January 25, 2013 04:14 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Video have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Dual Format releases of Radley Metzger's Camille 2000 (1969), The Lickerish Quartet (1970), and Score (1974). The releases will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on February 11th.
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Section23 Films: Four Anime Titles in May
Posted January 25, 2013 09:49 AM by Webmaster
Section23 Films, Houston-based distributor of Sentai Filmworks anime, has announced the Blu-ray releases of Kids on the Slope: Complete Collection, Colorful: The Motion Picture, K-On! The Movie and Phi-Brain: Season 1: Collection 2. Section23 is releasing one title per week throughout the month of May.
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LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Heroes Unite Blu-ray
Posted January 25, 2013 02:49 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced and dated the Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet Combo Pack release of LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Heroes Unite, an original animated movie based on the successful LEGO Batman videogame series. DC Heroes Unite arrives on Blu-ray on May 21, 2013.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Paranormal Activity 4
Posted January 24, 2013 09:06 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three members an opportunity to win a copy of co-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's Paranormal Activity 4, starring Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively Aiden Lovekamp and Brady Allen. The fourth entry in the successful found footage horror franchise streets on January 29, 2013.
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Escapee Blu-ray
Posted January 24, 2013 08:59 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Campion Murphy's horror thriller Escapee (2011), starring Dominic Purcell, Christine Evangelista and Melissa Ordway. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on April 16th.
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Inside Llewyn Davis
Posted January 24, 2013 04:11 PM by Webmaster
A new trailer has been released for Joel and Ethan Coen's latest project, Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garrett Hedlund, John Goodman and F. Murray Abraham. The film, which is also based on a script by the Coen brothers, and apparently still without a distributor, tells the story of a folk singer living in 60s New York.
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Skyfall Detailed
Posted January 24, 2013 03:08 PM by Webmaster
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Sam Mendes' Skyfall (2012), starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris. The release will be available for purchase on February 12th.
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Upcoming Gaumont Releases
Posted January 24, 2013 05:00 AM by Webmaster
French label Gaumont has revealed that it is planning to add four titles to its 'Classiques Collection': Yves Robert's Alexandre le bienheureux (1968), Gérard Oury's The Brain (1969), Luchino Visconti's Conversation Piece (1974), and Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman (1982).
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Fringe: The Complete Fifth Season and The Complete Series Blu-ray Sets (Updated)
Posted January 23, 2013 11:27 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray releases of Fringe: The Complete Fifth and Final Season and Fringe: The Complete Series, a 20-disc box set that bundles all five seasons in as yet unrevealed packaging. Both sets arrive on May 7, 2013.
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Blu-ray Sales, January 14-20: Taken 2 Escapes to Number One
Posted January 23, 2013 11:14 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on January 20th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment had the top Blu-ray and overall package media sales with its release of Taken 2. This sequel to the 2008 action hit netted Fox a healthy profit when it premiered theatrically last October - it grossed over $374 million worldwide on top of its estimated $45 million budget. Of its total home media sales, 44% came from the HD format.
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Spies of Warsaw Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 10:39 PM by Webmaster
This April, BBC Home Entertainment will release director Coky Giedroyc's two-part drama, Spies of Warsaw, on Blu-ray. Based on the book by Alan Furst, the BBC adaptation's tale of abduction, betrayal and intrigue streets on April 16th.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 - Cast Interviews and New Clip (Updated)
Posted January 23, 2013 10:20 PM by Webmaster
In anticipation of the upcoming Blu-ray release of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released a trio of video interviews with voice actors Peter Weller (Batman), Michael Emerson (The Joker) and Mark Valley (Superman), as well as a new clip from the film in which The Joker makes an appearance on a late night talk show. Part 2 arrives on Blu-ray on January 29, 2103.
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Merlin: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 10:00 PM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Merlin: The Complete Fifth Season, BBC One's latest 13-episode series of the Smallville-esque adaptation of the King Arthur legends. Merlin and Arthur bring their fifth season adventures to Blu-ray on April 23, 2103.
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Two BBC Blu-rays: The Great Barrier Reef and One Life (Updated)
Posted January 23, 2013 09:43 PM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment is bringing two documentary series to Blu-ray on April 9, 2013: The Great Barrier Reef and One Life. The Great Barrier Reef explores the diverse wildlife of the world's most spectacular coral reef, while One Life is a celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the animal kingdom.
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This Must Be the Place Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 09:09 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have announced the Blu-ray release of acclaimed Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's This Must Be the Place, which features an all-star cast including two-time Academy Award-winner Sean Penn, Frances McDormand and Judd Hirsh. The quirky rock-star drama steps into the spotlight on March 12, 2013.
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Exclusive 3D Footage of 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' to be Shown Before 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'
Posted January 23, 2013 05:10 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro, announced today that they will release a 4-minute preview of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D and digital 3D theaters before Paramount's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.
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Red River Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 04:31 PM by Webmaster
French label Wild Side Video will release a combo pack edition of director Howard Hawks' Red River (1948), starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift and Joanne Dru. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across France on March 6th.
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Ken Russell's Valentino Heading to Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 02:58 PM by Webmaster
Bel Air Classiques have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray acclaimed director Ken Russell's (The Music Lovers, The Devils) Valentino (1977), starring Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron and Michelle Phillips. The preliminary release date set by the studio is March 1.
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Upcoming Arrow Video Releases
Posted January 23, 2013 01:57 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Arrow Video have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray a number of cult classics in Q2. Containing some of their most exciting releases and biggest-ever restoration projects, the Q2 slate features a hugely diverse selection of titles from a variety of different genres, including horror, comedy, crime, blaxploitation and erotica.
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The Thief of Bagdad Blu-ray
Posted January 23, 2013 01:24 AM by Webmaster
Cohen Media has detailed the upcoming Blu-ray release of director Raoul Walsh and icon Douglas Fairbanks' classic adventure The Thief of Bagdad, newly restored and remastered in 2K. The 1924 fantasy epic makes its Blu-ray debut on February 19, 2013.