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Exclusive Giveaway: Warm Bodies

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:43 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Summit Entertainment are offering two members a chance to win a copy of Warm Bodies. Additionally one grand prize winner will also receive a Warm Bodies book, a t-shirt, a sweatshirt and a mini one sheet poster signed by Teresa Palmer, Nicholas Hoult, Analeigh Tipton, Dave Franco, Jonathon Levine and Isaac Marion. Warm Bodies recasts Romeo and Juliet within a zombie framework. Warm Bodies streets on June 4....

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Oblivion Available for Pre-Order

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:37:55 -0400

The UK branch of Universal Studios will bring to Blu-ray director Joseph Kosinski's blockbuster Oblivion (2013), starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, and Melissa Leo. Oblivion will be available in a standard and SteelBook Limited Edition Blu-ray on August 18th....

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Danny Boyle's Trance Gets UK Release Date

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:45 -0400

The UK branch of 20th Century Fox will release on Blu-ray award winning director Danny Boyle's latest film, Trance (2013), starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, and Tuppence Middleton. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 5th....

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Blood of Redemption Blu-ray

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:48 -0400

Anchor Bay Entertainment UK will release on Blu-ray directors Giorgio Serafini and Shawn Sourgose's action thriller Blood of Redemption (2013), starring Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane, Vinnie Jones, and Robert Davi. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on September 30th....

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Exclusive Giveaway: Escape from Planet Earth

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:44 -0400

Blu-ray.com, Anchor Bay Entertainment and the Weinstein Company are offering three members an opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of Escape from Planet Earth, which features the voice talents of starring Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner, Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser, George Lopez, Craig Robinson, Sofía Vergara and Jane Lynch. The animated adventure arrives on Blu-ray on June 4th....

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Entertainment One Acquires Oliver Hirschbiegel's Diana

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:03 -0400

Entertainment One has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to German director Oliver Hirschbiegel's latest project, Diana. The film, which stars Naomi Watts and Cas Anvar, chronicles Princess Diana's two-year relationship with heart and lung surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan....

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Four More Titles Coming Up From Olive Films in July

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:57 -0400

Olive Films have added four more titles to their July slate: James Edward Grant's Angel and the Badman (1947), Delbert Mann's That Touch of Mink (1962), Otto Preminger's One Man Mutiny a.k.a The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955), and Budd Boetticher's Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)....

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Don Jon Trailer

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:09 -0400

Relativity Media has released the first trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut Don Jon (2013), starring Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film, which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is set to open in theaters across the United States on October 18th....

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Shochiku Co. to Restore Three More Ozu Films

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:19 -0400

Japanese film studio Shochiku Co. has announced that it will restore three more films directed by the legendary Yasujiro Ozu: Equinox Flower (1958), Good Morning (1959), and Late Autumn (1960). A newly restored An Autumn Afternoon (1962), Yasujiro Ozu's final film, was screened earlier today in the Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival....

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Psycho II and III Heading to Blu-ray

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:59 -0400

Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray Richard Franklin's Psycho II (1983), starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, and Meg Tilly, and Anthony Perkins' Psycho III (1986), starring Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, and Jeff Fahey. These upcoming releases have not yet been dated, but they are expected to arrive on the market later this year....

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The Octagon Blu-ray

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:46 -0400

Independent U.S. distributors Scorpion Releasing have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Eric Karson's The Octagon (1980), starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, and Lee Van Cleef. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year....

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Blu-ray Sales, May 13-19: Cloud Atlas Transcends the Top Sales Figures

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:26:14 -0400

For the week that ended on May 19th, Warner Home Entertainment's Cloud Atlas< debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package media lists. An ambitious, star-studded interpretation of David Mitchell's landmark postmodern novel, the film struggled to connect with critics and audiences after its premiere last October....

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Star Wars Rebels Animated Series

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:08:20 -0400

Disney has revealed the next entry in the Star Wars saga: Star Wars Rebels, a new animated television series that bridges the gap between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. The series is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on the Disney Channel, followed by a weekly series on Disney XD channels around the world....

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American Mary Blu-ray

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:36 -0400

XLrator Media has detailed the domestic Blu-ray release of filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska's second feature film, American Mary, starring Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Julia Maxwell and Paula Lindberg. The stylish "body-mod" horror-thriller streets on June 18th....

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Sony to Release Philadelphia on Blu-ray in the UK

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:51 -0400

The UK branch of Sony Pictures has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray director Jonathan Demme's Oscar winning drama Philadelphia (1993), starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, and Roberta Maxwell. The preliminary release date set by the studio is September 30th....

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Olivier Assayas to Make First U.S. Film

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:24 -0400

Acclaimed French director Olivier Assayas will direct Hubris, his first U.S. film. Based on an article by Hillel Levin published in Playboy, Hubris will tell the story of a group of thieves who confront legendary Chicago crime boss Tony Accardo. Assayas and his team will begin shooting Hubris in 2014....

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Severin Films Prepping Jess Franco's The Hot Nights of Linda for Blu-ray

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:41 -0400

Independent U.S. distributors Severin Fims have confirmed that they are working on a Blu-ray release of cult director Jess Franco's Les nuits brûlantes de Linda a.k.a The Hot Nights of Linda (1975), starring Alice Arno, Lina Romay, and Pierre Taylou. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this Summer....

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Arrow to Release Brian De Palma's The Fury, Sisters, and Phantom of the Paradise (Updated)

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:20:49 -0400

British distributors Arrow Video have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director Brian De Palma's The Fury (1978), starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, and Charles Durning. Exact technical specs and supplemental features to be included on this upcoming release are yet to be revealed....

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Killing Season Blu-ray

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:53 -0400

Millennium Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray director Mark Steven Johnson's action thriller Killing Season (2013), starring Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and Milo Ventimiglia. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 20th....

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The Naked Island Blu-ray

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:50 -0400

British distributors Eureka Entertainment have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Japanese director Kaneto Shindo's The Naked Island (1960), starring Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, and Shinji Tanaka. The release will be available for purchase on June 17th....

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Foxy Brown Officially Announced

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:13 -0400

British distributors Arrow Video have officially announced and detailed their upcoming standard and SteelBook Blu-ray editions of Jack Hill's landmark Blaxsploitation classic Foxy Brown (1974), starring Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, and Peter Brown. The two Blu-ray editions will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on June 24th....

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New Trailer: The World's End

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:12 -0400

Universal Pictures has released a new international trailer for writer/director Edgar Wright's The World's End, which reunites the filmmaker with his Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz stars, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and co-stars Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Paddy Considine and Rosamund Pike. The invasion action-comedy is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on August 23rd....

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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective & When Nature Calls Blu-rays

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:04 -0400

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and its sequel, Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls, both of which star Jim Carrey as the eponymous private investigator. The zany '90s comedies arrive on Blu-ray on September 3rd....

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Microsoft Announce Xbox One with Blu-ray Disc Playback

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:49:10 -0400

Microsoft have announced that their new Xbox One console will come with a Blu-ray Disc drive that will playback Blu-ray movies. Blu-ray 3D compatibility is currently unknown. At the event Microsoft also revealed deep TV integration and a new Kinect sensor....

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Man of Steel: Fate of Your Planet Trailer

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:07 -0400

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer, dubbed "Fate of Your Planet", for director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, the Christopher Nolan-produced reboot of the Superman film franchise starring Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane. The film is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on June 14th....

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Studio Ghibli: From Up on Poppy Hill Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:55 -0400

GKIDS and New Video Group, a division of Cinedigm Entertainment, are bringing Studio Ghibli's latest animated film, From Up on Poppy Hill, to Blu-ray this September. Written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son, Goro Miyazaki, the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story is set to via a BD/DVD combo pack release on September 3rd, and is already available for pre-order....

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Liar Liar Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:54 -0400

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing director Tom Shadyac's Liar Liar on Blu-ray on July 9th. The Jim Carrey comedy co-stars Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Anne Haney, Justin Cooper and Cary Elwes, and tells the tale of a lawyer who finds himself unable to lie for 24 hours....

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Nova: Australia's First 4 Billion Years Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:16 -0400

PBS Distribution is releasing the next title in its Nova series this June: Australia's First 4 Billion Years, an overview of the history of the planet via an exploration of the land Down Under. The 2-disc Blu-ray edition of the four-hour documentary series streets on June 25th....

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Battlestar Galactica (1978) Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:11 -0400

Currently available as a Best Buy exclusive, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the wide release of Battlestar Galactica (1978), the re-cut 124-minute version of "Saga Of A Star World," released in theaters (in Sensurround) several months after the TV pilot's broadcast premiere. The film will be available online and in retail stores on August 6th....

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Next Friday Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:49 -0400

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director Steve Carr's Next Friday, starring producer/screenwriter Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, Tamala Jones, Don "D.C." Curry, John Witherspoon and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. The stoner comedy sequel to 1995's Friday arrives on Blu-ray on September 10th....

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Erased Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:07 -0400

Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC will release on Blu-ray director Philipp Stölzl's action thriller Erased a.k.a The Expatriate (2012), starring Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato, and Olga Kurylenko. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on July 16th....

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Madonna: The MDNA World Tour Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:36 -0400

Madonna has confirmed in an exclusive interview with "Extra's" Jerry Penacoli that a Blu-ray with footage from her MDNA tour will be out in September. Exact technical specs and possible supplemental features to be included with this upcoming release, however, are yet to be revealed....

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Second Sight to Release Jean-Jacques Annaud's Quest for Fire

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:35 -0400

Independent British distributors Second Sight Films have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray acclaimed director Jean-Jacques Annaud's Quest for Fire a.k.a La guerre du feu (1981), starring Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, and Nicholas Kadi. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year....

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New Trailer for The Wolverine

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:14 -0400

Twentieth Century Fox has released a new trailer and poster for director James Mangold's upcoming film The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, and Tao Okamoto. The film is set to open in theaters across the United States on July 26h....

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Kino Lorber Acquires Jia Zhangkes A Touch of Sin

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:13 -0400

Kino Lorber has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke's latest film A Touch of Sin (2013). The film was recently screened and nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival....

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Upcoming Olive Films Titltes

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:18 -0400

Olive Films have revealed that they are planning to upgrade four titles from their catalog which were previously available only on DVD: Peter Glenville's Summer and Smoke (1961), Stuart Rosenberg's WUSA (1970), Guy Green's Once is not Enough (1975), and Gordon Douglas' Harlow (1965). All four titles will arrive on the market in July....

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Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:30 -0400

Doppelgänger Releasing, the new genre label of Music Box Films, has officially announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Boris Rodriguez's Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal, starring Danish superstar Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly and Dylan Smith. The horror-comedy and film festival favorite streets on August 6th....

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Exclusive Giveaway: The Numbers Station

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:09:48 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Image Entertainment are offering three members an opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of director Kasper Barfoed's The Numbers Station, starring John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Liam Cunningham and Lucy Griffiths. The action thriller arrives on Blu-ray on May 28th....

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Midsomer Murders, Set 22 Blu-ray

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:06 -0400

Acorn Media has announced the 2-disc Blu-ray release of Midsomer Murders, Set 22, which includes four mysteries from the British television series, based on the books by Caroline Graham. Chief Inspector John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) returns to Blu-ray on August 6th....

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Shadow Dancer Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:42:02 -0400

Magnolia Pictures has revealed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray director James Marsh's award winning thriller Shadow Dancer (2012), starring Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, and Gillian Anderson. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 20th....

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Blood Ties Trailer

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:39:09 -0400

French distributors Mars Distribution have released a trailer for Guillaume Canet's (Tell No One, Little White Lies) latest film Blood Ties (2013), starring Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, James Caan, Billy Crudup, and Mila Kunis. The film, which is based on a script by Canet and James Gray (The Yards), is part of the official selection of this year's Cannes Film Festival....

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Hannibal: Season One Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:44 -0400

Lionsgate Films has revealed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray the first season of NBC's TV series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair, Casino Royale), Hugh Dancy (Black Hawk Down), Laurence Fishburne (King of New York, The Matrix), Caroline Dhavernas (Devil), and Lara Jean Chorostecki. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year....

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First Teaser for Donnie Yen's Iceman

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:06 -0400

A new teaser has been released for director Clarence Fok's highly anticipated Iceman a.k.a Bing Feng Xia (2013), starring martial arts superstar Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, and Eva Huang. The film, which is shot in 3D, will have its premiere in Spring 2014....

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Park Chan-wook's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance to Get a Remake

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:03 -0400

Lorenzo di Bonaventura's di Bonaventura Pictures and South Korean juggernaut CJ Entertainment have teamed up with Lotus Entertainment and Silver Reel to produce an English-language remake of acclaimed director Park Chan-wook's bloody thriller Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)....

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Music Box Acquires Michael Kohlhaas

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:48 -0400

Independent U.S. distributors Music Box Films have acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to director Arnaud des Pallières' latest film Michael Kohlhaas (2013), starring Mads Mikkelsen and adapted from the 1811 Heinrich von Kleist classic romantic novel....

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Get Lucky Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:19 -0400

The UK branch of Universal Studios will release on Blu-ray director Sacha Bennett's action thriller Get Lucky (2013), starring Luke Treadaway, Emily Atack, Craig Fairbrass, and James Cosmo. The release will be available for purchase on August 26th....

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Sleepwalker Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:36:58 -0400

The British Film Institute has revealed that it is planning to release a Dual Format edition of director Saxon Logan's Sleepwalker (1985), starring Joanna David, Bill Douglas, and Heather Page. The release will arrive on the market later this year....

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Emperor Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:21:12 -0400

Lionsgate Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Peter Webber's Emperor (2012), starring Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox, and Eriko Hatsune. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on August 13th....

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The Muppet Movie: Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:14 -0400

This summer, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is bringing The Muppet Movie to Blu-ray in a special Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition BD/Digital Copy combo pack. The original Muppets feature film stars Kermit and the Gang, Austin Pendleton, Charles Durning, Mel Brooks and Dom DeLuise, and streets on August 13th....

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Exclusive Giveaway: George Gently, Series 5 & Series 2

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:19:01 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Acorn Media are offering four members an opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of George Gently, Series 5 or Series 2, both of which star Martin Shaw as the British inspector. Both series, along with a Series 1-4 Collection box set, arrive on Blu-ray on May 28th....

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Star Trek Into Darkness Available for Pre-Order

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:05 -0400

Paramount Home Entertainment is yet to officially announce that it will release on Blu-ray director J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness, but online retailer Amazon already has live pre-orders for three different Blu-ray releases. Star Trek Into Darkness opened in cinemas across the United States on May 17th, 2013....

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Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Selected Warner/Fox Titles

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:50:49 -0400

Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects selected films from Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The five sale titles include Gods and Generals, Gettysburg, Ice Age, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Rio. Through May 25th, Amazon is offering each Blu-ray set for 60% - 69% off its standard MSRP....

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Return to Never Land Blu-ray

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:20 -0400

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack release of Return to Never Land, the 2002 sequel to the 1953 animated classic, Peter Pan. Follow Wendy Darling's daughter, Jane, to Never Never Land when the film arrives on Blu-ray on August 20th....

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Mood Indigo Blu-ray

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:16:32 -0400

StudioCanal has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray Michel Gondry's latest film, L'écume des jours a.k.a. Mood Indigo (2013), starring Audrey Tautou, Omar Sy and Romain Duris. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 27th....

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Exclusive Giveaway: Nightfall

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:34 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering three members a chance to win a copy of Nightfall. This Hong Kong mystery thriller weaves a complex story dealing with a long ago murder which may have a connection to the killing of a major celebrity. Nightfall streets on May 21....

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Tsui Hark and Yuen Wo Ping Team Up for Another Zu Warriors Film

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:04 -0400

Veteran Hong Kong director Tsui Hark and acclaimed martial arts choreographer and director Yuen Wo Ping are teaming up for the production of Zu Warriors: Dawn Of Darkness. The film, which will be shot in 3D, will be produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Yuen Wo Ping. The Bona Film Group is financing the project....

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A Place at the Table Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:29 -0400

Magnolia Pictures has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush's documentary A Place at the Table (2012). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at last year's Sundance Film Festival, A Place at the Table will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on June 25th....

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Redemption Films Acquires Five Alain Robbe-Grillet Films

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:59 -0400

Redemption Films has announced that it has acquired five films by acclaimed French writer and director Alain Robbe-Grillet: Trans-Europe-Express (1967), The Man Who Lies (1968), Eden and After (1970) and Slow Slidings of Pleasure! (1974). Also included as an extra with Eden and After is the film's alternate version N Take the Dice (1971)....

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The Sword in the Stone: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:05 -0400

This summer, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is bringing The Sword in the Stone to Blu-ray in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary. The 1963 animated adaptation of the T. H. White novel of the same name was Walt Disney Animation's 18th feature, and makes its Blu-ray debut on August 6th....

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Sudden Death Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:45 -0400

The UK branch of Universal Studios will release on Blu-ray director Peter Hyams' action thriller Sudden Death (1995), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, and Raymond J. Barry. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 5th....

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VCI to Release Rene Clair's And Then There Were None on Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:08 -0400

Independent U.S. distributors VCI Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray French director Rene Clair's And Then There Were None (1945), starring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward. The release will be available for purchase on July 26th....

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The Past Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:01 -0400

France Télévisions Distribution have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's latest film, Le Passe a.k.a The Past (2013), starring Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, and Ali Mosaffa. The preliminary release date set by the studio is September 18th....

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John Woo's Hard Target Gets UK Release Date

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:04 -0400

The UK branch of Universal Studios has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray acclaimed director John Woo's action thriller Hard Target (1993), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, and Yancy Butler. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 5th....

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Redemption to Release Jess Franco's The Awful Dr. Orlof (Updated)

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:44 -0400

Redemption Films will bring to Blu-ray director Jess Franco's Gritos en la noche a.k.a The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962), starring Conrado San Martín, Diana Lorys, and Howard Vernon. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 20th....

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Anthony Asquith's Underground Officially Announced

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:14:28 -0400

The British Firm Institute has officially announced its upcoming Dual Format edition of Anthony Asquith's Underground (1928). Restored by the BFI National Archive and following an acclaimed theatrical release in January, Underground will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on June 17th....

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John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness Heading to Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:35 -0400

Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray director John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987), starring Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, and Victor Wong. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year....

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Walt Disney's Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:44 -0400

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release of Robin Hood, Walt Disney Animation's 21st animated feature. The classic adventure arrives on August 6th, and will be available via Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy and Blu-ray/DVD combo packs....

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Exclusive Giveaway: Beautiful Creatures

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:35 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are offering three members an opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of writer/director Richard LaGravenese's Beautiful Creatures, starring Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum and Viola Davis. The supernatural romance arrives on Blu-ray on May 21st....

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Recommendations 2.0

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:44 -0400

We have made substantial improvements to our collection recommendations feature. It's now giving much better recommendations, it's considerably faster (5-10x), it supports all countries and it's in real-time, meaning that as you add new titles to your collection and refresh the recommendations page it will immediately reflect the newly added titles....

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New Trailer: Pacific Rim

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:06 -0400

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new, action-packed trailer for director Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, which stars Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, and Diego Klattenhoff. The highly anticipated summer release is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on July 12th....

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The Office: Season Nine Blu-ray

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:13:55 -0400

Shortly before The Office series finale aired on NBC, Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced the Blu-ray release of The Office: Season Nine. Set to arrive on August 13th, the ninth and final season of the hit show stars John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson and Ed Helms, among many other series mainstays....

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FUNimation Announces August Blu-ray Slate

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:55:33 -0400

FUNimation is releasing eight anime titles on Blu-ray this August, including Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, Haganai: Part 1, Eureka Seven AO: Part 1, Fairy Tail: Part 6, High School DxD: Part 1, Legend of the Legendary Heroes: Complete Series, Guilty Crown: Part 1 and Guilty Crown: Part 2. Each week in August is home to at least one title's high definition release....

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Disney to Launch Reimagined D23 in June

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:36:59 -0400

On June 17th, the Official Disney Fan Club is launching a reimagining of its D23 online hub, providing access to supplemental content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company's vault of material, past and present, along with exclusive glimpses of the future. Blu-ray news, previews and other bonuses for upcoming releases will also be available on a regular basis....

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Nature: Great Zebra Exodus Blu-ray

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:46 -0400

PBS Distribution has announced the Blu-ray release of the next installment in the Nature series: Great Zebra Exodus, a 60-minute documentary about southern Africa's largest zebra population, found on the Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana. Great Zebra Exodus arrives on Blu-ray on June 18th....

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CBS Films Releases First Trailer for Last Vegas

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:50 -0400

CBS Films has released the first trailer for director Jon Turteltaub's upcoming comedy Last Vegas (2013), starring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. The film is set to arrive in theaters across the United States on November 1....

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II Coming Up

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:11 -0400

The Weinstein Company announced today that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II will begin production in March 2014 in Asia. Acclaimed helmer Yuen Wo Ping is set to direct. Also joining the project will be martial arts superstar Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh....

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Inception Media Acquires Strategic Film Partners

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:37:59 -0400

Los Angeles-based Inception Media Group has acquired Strategic Film Partners, a worldwide motion picture and content sales, representation, distribution, finance and production company which has been in operation since 2004. The announcement was made earlier today at Cannes....

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Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Gets Christmas Release Date

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:09 -0400

Zentropa Entertainments and Scandinavian distributor Nordisk Film revealed today that controversial Danish helmer Lars von Trier's latest film, Nymphomaniac, will have its world premiere in Denmark on December 25. In the U.S., Magnolia Pictures is yet to announce an official release date....

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Lionsgate Films to Release Mathieu Kassovitz's Rebellion

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:54 -0400

Lionsgate Films UK has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray acclaimed actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz's (La Haine, Amelie) latest film Rebellion (2011), starring Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, and Malik Zidi. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United Kingdom on September 2....

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Franck Khalfoun's Maniac Gets UK Release Date

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:02 -0400

British distributors Metrodome Video will release on Blu-ray for director Franck Khalfoun's Maniac (2012), starring Elijah Wood, America Olivo, Nora Arnezeder, and Sammi Rotibi. The film, which is a remake of William Lustig's 1980 cult slasher, will be available for purchase on July 1....

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Hannibal: Season One Blu-ray

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:23 -0400

StudioCanal have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray the first season of NBC's TV series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair, Casino Royale), Hugh Dancy (Black Hawk Down), Laurence Fishburne (King of New York, The Matrix), Caroline Dhavernas (Devil), and Lara Jean Chorostecki....

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Olympus Has Fallen Blu-ray

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:21 -0400

Lionsgate Films UK will bring to Blu-ray director Antoine Fuqua's action thriller Olympus Has Fallen (2013), starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on September 2....

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Save the Date Blu-ray

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:19:12 -0400

IFC Films and MPI Home Video have officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Michael Mohan's romantic comedy Save the Dance (2012), starring Lizzy Caplan, Geoffrey Arend, Mark Webber, Alison Brie, and Lauren Nash. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on June 11th....

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Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt Gets U.S. Release Date

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:55 -0400

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray legendary director Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt (2011), starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, and Joanne Whalley. The preliminary release date set by the studio is July 30h....

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Exclusive Giveaway: Side Effects

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:14:37 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering five members an opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of director Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects, starring Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta Jones. The suspense thriller arrives on Blu-ray on May 21st....

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New Trailer: Disney's Planes

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:08 -0400

Walt Disney Pictures has released a new trailer for producer John Lasseter and director Klay Hall's Cars spin-off Planes, this one a montage of animation from the film set to music by composer Mark Mancina. The high-flying computer animated adventure features the voice talents of Dane Cook, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and John Cleese, and is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on August 9th....

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Blu-ray Sales, May 6-12: Jack Reacher Investigates the Top Blu-ray Spot

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:11:21 -0400

For the week that ended on May 12th, Paramount Media Home Distribution's Jack Reacher debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only media list. Engineered as a new action franchise for star Tom Cruise, the film received more attention as a result of its depictions of gun violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, and that controversy limited its box-office appeal....

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Exclusive Giveaway: A Common Man

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:26:41 -0400

Blu-ray.com and Anchor Bay Entertainment are offering three members an opportunity to win a copy of writer/director Chandran Rutnam's A Common Man, starring Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross and Patrick Rutnam. The topical action thriller arrives on Blu-ray on May 21st....

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Three Additional Warner/Paramount Catalog Titles in September

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:51:09 -0400

As part of its distribution deal with Paramount, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is bringing three additional catalog titles to Blu-ray this September: writer/director Bruce Robinson's Jennifer 8, director Phillip Noyce's Sliver, and director Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes. All three thrillers street on September 10th....

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Criterion Announces August Titles

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:48 -0400

The Criterion Collection has announced five titles for Blu-ray release in August. On August 6th, the studio will release Max Ophuls' The Earrings of Madame de... (1953). On August 13th, it will release John Frankenheimer's Seconds (1966). On August 20th, it will release Satyajit Ray's The Big City (1963) and Charulata (1964). And on August 27th, it will release Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942)....

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The Beatles' Help! Heading to Blu-ray

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:59 -0400

Universal Music will release on Blu-ray director Richard Lester's Help! (1965). The Blu-ray release will feature a newly restored version of the film with a 5.1 soundtrack and over an hour of supplemental features. The preliminary release date set by the studio is June 25th....

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This Week on Blu-ray: May 21-28

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:30 -0400

For the week of May 21st, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is bringing Side Effects to Blu-ray. Steven Soderbergh has claimed that this feature will be his last theatrical venture - he shot his Liberace docudrama, Behind the Candelabra, for HBO - and if the notoriously prolific director is telling the truth, then he's going out on a high note....

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First Trailer for Riddick

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:25 -0400

Universal Studios has released the first official trailer for David Twohy's upcoming science-fiction thriller Riddick (2013), starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, and Katee Sackhoff. The film is set open in theaters across the United States on September 6th....

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Rene Clement's The Damned Enters The Cohen Film Collection

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:09:27 -0400

Cohen Media Group has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray acclaimed French director Rene Clement's Les Maudits a.k.a The Damned (1947), starring Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, and Florence Marly. The preliminary release date set by the studio is August 13th....

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Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral Gets U.S. Release Date

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:57:15 -0400

IFC Films and MPI Home Video will bring to Blu-ray Brandon Cronenberg's (son of acclaimed director David Cronenberg) Antiviral (2012), starring starring Caleb Landry Jones, Lisa Berry, and Sarah Gadon. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 6th....

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F.W. Murnau's Tabu Officially Announced

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:12 -0400

British distributors Eureka Entertainment have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Dual Format edition of F.W. Murnau's Tabu (1931), starring Matahi, Anne Chevalier, and Bill Bambridge. The release will be available for purchase on June 17th....

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How to Survive a Plague Blu-ray

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:31:07 -0400

MPI Home Video has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of David France's award winning documentary How to Survive a Plague. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on June 11th....

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Star Trek: The Next Generation, Redemption & Season 4 Blu-rays Detailed

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:50 -0400

Paramount and CBS Home Entertainment have officially announced and detailed the Blu-ray releases of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Redemption and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 4. Both Redemption and the 6-disc season set arrive on Blu-ray on July 30th and feature newly remastered video presentations, a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track and a variety of extras....

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Marathon Man Blu-ray

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:43 -0400

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director John Schlesinger's classic 1976 thriller, Marathon Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Marthe Keller, Roy Scheider and William Devane. The film is being released on Blu-ray as part of Warner's 2012 distribution deal with Paramount, and streets on September 10th....

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A Band Called Death Blu-ray

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:34 -0400

Image Entertainment is bringing directors Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett's A Band Called Death to Blu-ray on August 13th. The acclaimed music documentary details the emergence of Death, a failed 1970s African American punk trio from Detroit that only gained popularity decades after disbanding....

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