Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray Disc news

The Son of No One Blu-ray

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:40 -0500

This month, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment will bring The Son of No One to Blu-ray. Written and directed Dito Montiel (Fighting), the crime-drama stars Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) as a young police officer struggling with past sins. The Son of No One streets on February 21st....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Young Adult Blu-ray

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:47 -0500

Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment will bring Young Adult to Blu-ray in March. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), this dark comedy stars Charlize Theron (Monster) as Mavis Gary, an author of young adult fiction who returns to her hometown in order to romantically reconnect with her high-school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson, Watchmen). Young Adult is expected to street on March 13th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Disney Teases 2012 Blu-ray Slate

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:30 -0500

On February 7th, Walt Disney Studios will street the new Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-ray, which contains an insert teasing the distributor's 2012 Blu-ray slate. Titles include Pocahontas and its sequel, both Rescuers films, and a Diamond Edition Blu-ray of Cinderella. In addition, the insert also lists the Disney Vault date for both Bambi and Beauty and the Beast....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Café de Flore Blu-ray

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:08:17 -0500

Canadian distributors Alliance Films will release on Blu-ray Jean-Marc Vallée's (C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria) latest film Café de Flore (2011), starring Vanessa Paradis (The Girl on the Bridge, My Angel) and Kevin Parent. Street date is February 21....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Bad Lieutenant Blu-ray

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:41:35 -0500

Independent British distributors Fabulous Films will release on Blu-ray director Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), starring Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, and Paul Calderon. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on April 16th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Odessa File Blu-ray

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:23:13 -0500

Image Entertainment have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Ronald Neame's The Odessa File (1974), starring Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell and Maria Schell. Exact technical specs, region coding status and supplemental features to be included on this release are unknown at the moment, but the preliminary release date set by the distributors is May 15th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Love Story

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:02:08 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of Love Story, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. Love Story arrives on February 7th, just in time for Valentine's Day....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Recoil Blu-ray

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:01:29 -0500

Vivendi Home Entertainment will bring Recoil to Blu-ray next March. Director Terry Miles' vigilante thriller stars action icons Steve Austin (The Expendables) and Danny Trejo (Machete) as rival participants in a small town gang war. Recoil is expected to street on March 6th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Gold Box Deal of the Day: 30 for 30, Collector's Set (Expired)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:10:53 -0500

Amazon's Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Day affects the 30 for 30: Collector's Set Films 01-30 package. ESPN Films' set collects thirty sports-related features from a diverse roster of filmmakers that includes Barry Levinson (Rain Man), John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood), Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), and Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights). Through today, Amazon is offering 30 for 30: Collector's Set Films 01-30 for $49.99....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Treme: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:08:50 -0500

In April, HBO Home Entertainment will bring Treme: The Complete Second Season to Blu-ray. The sophomore season of creators Eric Overmyer and David Simon's acclaimed drama focuses on New Orleans fourteen months after Hurricane Katrina and the new concerns plaguing Crescent City residents. Treme: The Complete Second Season streets on April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Man Nobody Knew Blu-ray

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:49:28 -0500

On April 17th, independent distributors First Run Features will release on Blu-ray Carl Colby's documentary film The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011). The film is a son's riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Littlerock Blu-ray

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:15:26 -0500

Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray director Mike Ott's Littlerock (2010), starring Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, and Rintaro Sawamoto. In 2010, the film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is April 10th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Clone

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:11:52 -0500

Arrow Films have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf's Womb a.k.a Clone (2010), starring Eva Green (Casino Royale), Matt Smith (TV's Doctor Who), and Lesley Manville (Another Year). The preliminary release date set by the distributors is May 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Girl on a Motorcycle, The Asphyx, and Justine Heading to Blu-ray

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:00 -0500

Kino Video and the Redemption label have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Jack Cardiff's Girl on a Motorcycle (1968), starring Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull, Peter Newbrook's The Asphyx (1973), starring Robert Powell, Robert Stephens and Jane Lapotaire, and Chris Boger's Justine (1977), starring Koo Stark and Martin Potter....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Eureka Entertainment Releasing Previously Issued Titles as Dual Format Editions

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:52:51 -0500

British distributors Eureka Entertainment have announced that they will release a few of their Blu-ray only releases, most of which are now out of print, as Dual Format Editions. The titles are: Tokyo Sonata, Mad Detective, Une Femme Mariee, Vengeance is Mine, La Planete Sauvage, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter, The World and The Burmese Harp....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

High Road To China Blu-ray

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:27:20 -0500

Independent distributors Hen's Tooth Video have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray Brian G. Hutton's adventure film High Road To China (1983), starring Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, and Jack Weston. Street date is April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Blu-ray

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:56:58 -0500

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to Blu-ray next March. This adaptation of John le Carré's international bestseller stars Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) as George Smiley, a former MI6 operative forced out from retirement in order to discover a Soviet mole buried deep within British intelligence. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy streets on March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

BBC High Definition Natural History Collection: Special Edition

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:28:24 -0500

This March, BBC and 2Entertain Home Entertainment will bring The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection: Special Edition to Blu-ray. The Blu-ray package bundles together the Planet Earth, Galápagos, Ganges, and Wild China documentary programs, with Planet Earth presented in its six-disc special edition format. The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection: Special Edition streets on March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:20:54 -0500

In May, Warner Home Entertainment will bring Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season to Blu-ray. The final season of NBC's cult television program finds the title character (Zachary Levi, Tangled) struggling to become a full-fledged spy. Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season is expected to street on May 8th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Madonna: Truth or Dare Blu-ray

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:47 -0500

In April, Lionsgate Home Entertainment reaches into Miramax's catalog for the release of Madonna: Truth or Dare on Blu-ray. Filmmakers Alek Keshishian and Mark Aldo Miceli's vérité-styled documentary takes an intimate look at the pop icon during her controversial "Blond Ambition" tour. Madonna: Truth or Dare streets on April 3rd....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Hugo Blu-ray

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:25:48 -0500

In February, Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment will bring Hugo to Blu-ray. Director Martin Scorsese's screen adaptation of the Brian Selznick novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret stars Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) as the title character, a young boy who struggles to survive in 1930's Paris after the death of his father (Jude Law, A.I. Artificial Intelligence). Hugo streets on February 28th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Artist Gets UK Release Date

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:33:01 -0500

In an early announcement to retailers, British distributors EIV (Entertainment in Video) have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray French director Michel Hazanavicius's highly anticipated period romantic dramedy The Artist (2011), starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman. The film is nominated for ten Oscar Awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Achievement in Directing....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Splintered Blu-ray

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:22:47 -0500

Well Go USA Entertainment have officially announced that they will release a Blu-ray Combo Pack of Simeon Halligan's Splintered (2010), starring Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan, and Sadie Pickering. The film will be available for purchase on March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Yakuza Weapon

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:14:16 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of Versus star Tak Sakaguchi's wild and wacky Yakuza Weapon, the fourth film from the actor-turned-director. Yakuza Weapon blasts onto Blu-ray on February 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Selected Academy Award Honorees

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:41:56 -0500

Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects selected Twentieth Century Fox/MGM films that have either won or were nominated for Academy Awards. The five sale titles include Raging Bull, Dances with Wolves, The Hannibal Lecter Collection, Black Swan, and 127 Hours. Through February 4th, Amazon is offering each Blu-ray for 60% or 65% off its standard MSRP....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

A Bullet for the General Blu-ray

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:34:40 -0500

Cult label Blue Underground has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray Italian director Damiano Damiani's El chuncho, quien sabe? a.k.a Bullet for the General (1966), starring Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, and Lou Castel. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is May 22....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Blu-ray

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:18:56 -0500

Cult label Blue Underground has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray Italian director Giulio Questi's Se sei vivo spara a.k.a Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967), starring Tomas Milian, Ray Lovelock, and Piero Lulli. The preliminary release date set by the label is June 19th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Forbidden Zone Blu-ray

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:52:36 -0500

Independent British distributors Arrow Films will release on Blu-ray director Richard Elfman's Forbidden Zone (1982), starring Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, and Gisele Lindley. In 1981, the film was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Low-Budget Film. Street date is May 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

King of New York Blu-ray

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:38:47 -0500

Independent British distributors Arrow Films have revealed that they will release a Double Play and SteelBook editions of director Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), starring Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, and Wesley Snipes. These releases will be available for purchase online and in shops around the United Kingdom on June 4th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Slipcover Support

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:48:31 -0500

To cater to our more serious movie collectors who are sensitive about details and to maintain a more complete database, we have added support (both for Blu-ray and DVD) for slipcover images in addition to the front- and back cover images. Titles with slipcovers are already flagged in the database, but until now we didn't store the actual slipcover images....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Ben-Hur: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Reissue

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:52:44 -0500

Next month, Warner Home Entertainment will reissue Ben-Hur on a 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. One of the most acclaimed films of all time, this Biblical epic stars Charlton Heston (Planet of the Apes) as the title character, a Jewish nobleman who is enslaved and forced to fight for his life. Previously available as a Best Buy-exclusive, this version of Ben-Hur expands its release schedule on February 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Pre-order The Adventures of Tintin on BD and 3D BD

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:36:13 -0500

The world-famous graphic-novel "Le Petit Vingtième" reporter had been absent from the big screen for half a century and it took no less that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to finally bring him to modern filmgoers. Now coming soon to your home theater, The Adventures of Tintin is available for pre-order from Paramount on Amazon.com, on both regular BD/DVD/DC Combo and 3D Combo editions....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway - Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:50:25 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win one of three Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon prizes. One winner will take home the 7-disc Transformers Limited Edition Collector's Trilogy gift set while two additional winners will walk away with a copy of the 4-disc Limited 3D Edition of Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D. Both editions arrive on January 31st....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Miracle in Milan Blu-ray

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:39:30 -0500

Independent British distributors Arrow Films have revealed that they will release a Double Play edition of Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan (1951), starring Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, and Paolo Stoppa. Also included on this release is the Italian director's little seen Il Tetto (1956). Street date is March 26th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Dracula: Prince of Darkness Blu-ray Detailed

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:23:49 -0500

Studio Canal have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Double Play edition of Terence Fisher's Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, and Andrew Keir. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on March 5th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Sitter Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:04:53 -0500

In March, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring The Sitter to Blu-ray. Directed by David Gordon Green (Your Highness), this raunchy comedy stars Jonah Hill (Moneyball) as a college-age slacker whose babysitting job takes a dark turn when he and his young charges become the targets of two unstable drug lords (Sam Rockwell, Moon, and J.B. Smoove, Hall Pass). The Sitter is expected to street on March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Blade of Kings Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:47:48 -0500

In March, Well Go USA will bring Blade of Kings to Blu-ray. Directed by Patrick Leung (second unit director of Red Cliff) and Cory Yuen (The Transporter), this epic action-adventure stars Donnie Yen (Ip Man) and Jackie Chan (Supercop). Blade of Kings streets on March 6th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Lady Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:36:22 -0500

French distributors EuropaCorp will release a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of director Luc Besson's (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional) latest film The Lady (2011), starring Michelle Yeoh (Reign of Assassins) and David Thewlis (Mr. Nice). Last year, the film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Street date is April 18th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Babette's Feast Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:14:20 -0500

Independent British distributors Artificial Eye will release on Blu-ray Danish director Gabriel Axel's Babettes gæstebud a.k.a Babette's Feast (1987), starring Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, and Bibi Andersson. In 1987, the film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. A year later, it also won Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Street date is May 28th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:49 -0500

In an early retail announcement, MPI and IFC Home Entertainment have indicated plans to release Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life on Blu-ray. Directed by Werner Herzog (Encounters at the End of the World), the documentary uses a homicide case in Conroe, Texas, to examine those in support of the death penalty. The Blu-ray is expected to street on April 10th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Classic Bergman Collection Blu-ray

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:27:49 -0500

Independent British distributors Artificial Eye have revealed that they are planning to release a box set with five films by legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman: It Rains On Our Love (1946), A Ship Bound For India (1947), Sawdust And Tinsel (1953), Dreams (1955), and So Close To Life (1958). Street date is April 23....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Cast & Crew Wiki

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:37:02 -0500

As of 7th of June 2010 most of Blu-ray.com is wiki-driven, meaning that regular members can add and submit updates for movies and hardware. A long requested feature has been the ability to also add and update cast & crew, so this feature has now finally been added....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Hitchcock, Wilder, McCarey, Kenton, Mizoguchi, and Miike Films Coming Up From Eureka

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:04:54 -0500

Eureka Entertainment have revealed their upcoming titles for the months of April, May, and June 2012. There will be seven new releases added to the Masters of Cinema series: Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Lifeboat, Island of Lost Souls, Ruggles of Red Gap, Sansho Dayu, and Ugetsu Monogatari, as well as one non-Masters of Cinema release, namely Takashi Miike's Yatterman....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Interview: Director Ami Canaan Mann

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:38:25 -0500

In anticipation of the January 31st Blu-ray release of Texas Killing Fields, Blu-ray.com news reporter Josh Katz interviewed the film's director, Ami Canaan Mann. The daughter of screen auteur Michael Mann (Heat) and a collaborator on such programs as NYPD Blue, Robbery Homicide Division, and Friday Night Lights, Mann discussed the method behind her second theatrical feature....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Poirot Series 1 and 2

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:05:06 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Acorn Media are offering six Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of Poirot: Series 1 or Poirot: Series 2, featuring the beloved Belgian detective that appeared in more than 80 Agatha Christie stories. The 2-disc sets arrive on January 31st. Series 3 is set to follow on March 6th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Born to be Wild Blu-ray

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:34:41 -0500

In April, Warner Home Entertainment will bring Born to Be Wild to Blu-ray. Originally shown in IMAX 3D, this nature documentary details the struggles that orphaned animals face in the wild. Born to Be Wild is expected to street on April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:08:34 -0500

In 1962, Universal would release a filmed version of an all-time bestselling novel by Harper Lee, which won her the Pulitzer Prize. To Kill a Mockingbird has become a favorite among classic film fans. In celebration of the Blu-ray release, join us for a look back at the making of this beloved Academy-Award winner....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Blu-ray

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:48:51 -0500

Next month, Lionsgate and Summit Home Entertainment will bring The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 to Blu-ray. This installment in the Twilight franchise follows the marriage of vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson, Water for Elephants) to human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart, Adventureland) as well as the union's dangerous consequences. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 streets on February 11th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Stromboli Blu-ray

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:56:15 -0500

Italian distributors Flamingo Video will release on Blu-ray director Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli (1950), starring Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, and Renzo Cesana. In 1950, the film was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Iron Maiden: En Vivo! Blu-ray

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:21:37 -0500

EMI/Universal Music have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Iron Maiden: En Vivo!. The show was filmed on April 10th, 2011, in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago, during the Round The World In 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour. Street date is March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

La Grande Illusion Blu-ray Detailed

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:38:14 -0500

Studio Canal has detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion (1937), starring Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim, and Julien Carette. The German release is set to arrive in shops on February 16th, while the French release will be available for purchase on February 21. The UK Blu-ray release is expected to street on April 23rd....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

In the Land of Blood and Honey Blu-ray

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:36:01 -0500

In an early retail announcement, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has indicated plans to bring In the Land of Blood and Honey to Blu-ray. Director Angelina Jolie's drama examines the relationship between Danijel (Goran Kostić, Taken), a soldier with the Bosnian Serbs, and Ajla (Zana Marjanović, It's Hard to Be Nice), a Bosniak military captive once romantically involved with Danijel. The Blu-ray is expected to street on April 3rd....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Ultimate Matrix Collection Blu-ray

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:29:06 -0500

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 January 28th, Amazon is offering it for $25.49 (a 61% discount from its MSRP of $64.98)....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Alien vs. Ninja Blu-ray

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:51:10 -0500

FUNimation Home Entertainment will bring Alien vs. Ninja to Blu-ray next month. This action-adventure watches as a group of vicious alien creatures attempt to invade Earth and encounter resistance from an unexpected source: the highly skilled ninjas of the Iga clan. Alien vs. Ninja is expected to street on February 21....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

.hack//Quantum: The Complete OVA Series Blu-ray

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:40:41 -0500

Next month, FUNimation will bring .hack//Quantum: The Complete OVA Series to Blu-ray. This anime centers on digital adventurers Tobias, Mary, and Sakuya and their exploits in virtual reality. .hack//Quantum: The Complete OVA Series streets on February 14th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Gold Box Deal of the Day: Transformers Blu-ray Trilogy (Expired)

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:22:29 -0500

Amazon's Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Day affects the Transformers Trilogy. Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment's box set includes all three entries in this popular blockbuster franchise alongside an assortment of special features. Through today only, Amazon is offering the Transformers Trilogy for $29.99 (a 61% markdown from its SRP of $76.99)....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

$5 Coupon for Three-Disc Real Steel Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:58:31 -0500

For a limited time, Disney's Real Steel website is offering a $5 coupon for the three-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack of the film. This exclusive deal will last until January 29th on Steelgetsreal.com....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: Seasons 1 & 2 Blu-rays

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:50 -0500

Next month, FUNimation will release individual Season One and Season Two Blu-ray editions of Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings. This popular anime program uses the backdrop of feudal Japan to stage a series of kinetic battles between rival warlords. Seasons One and Two of Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings street on February 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Princess Jellyfish: The Complete Series Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:00 -0500

FUNimation will bring Princess Jellyfish: The Complete Series to Blu-ray next month. This anime focuses on bored young illustrator Tsukimi, whose aimless life suddenly becomes much more exciting when she brings home a male sea jelly/beauty queen who takes it on himself to revitalize Tsukimi and her social wallflower roommates. Princess Jellyfish: The Complete Series streets on February 28th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:10 -0500

In March, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to Blu-ray. Director David Fincher's adaptation of the Stieg Larsson bestseller stars Daniel Craig (Layer Cake) as a Swedish journalist who accepts an offer from retired billionaire Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer, Beginners) to investigate the still-unsolved disappearance of Vanger's niece. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo streets on March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:22:09 -0500

The French branch of 20th Century Fox Entertainment has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray director Ronald Neame's The Poseidon Adventure (1972), starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, and Carol Lynley. Exact technical specs, region coding status and supplemental features to be included on this release are unknown at the moment, but the preliminary release date set by the studio is April 4th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Revenant Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:58:58 -0500

The UK branch of Universal Studios has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray director D. Kerry Prior's horror comedy The Revenant (2009), starring Annie Abbott, David Anders, Senyo Amoaku, and Suzan Averitt. The preliminary release date set by the studio is April 2....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: The Double

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:42:31 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Image Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of director Michael Brandt's The Double, starring Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen and Stephen Moyer. The spy vs. spy thriller arrives on Blu-ray on January 31st....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Let the Bullets Fly Blu-ray

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:28:48 -0500

Independent distributors Well Go USA have revealed that they are preparing for release director Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly (2010), starring Chow Yun-Fat (The Killer), Feng Xiaogang (True Legend), Jiang Wen (Devils on the Doorstep) and Carina Lau (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame). Street date is April 24th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Making of Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:07:23 -0500

This year marks the release on Blu-ray of selected films from the suspense master, Director Alfred Hitchcock. One of his most famous early offerings is the 1946 film Notorious. We've found some fantastic artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs and facts about the making of this time-honored classic in the second of our Silver Screen Hitchcock series....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:17:36 -0500

On Valentine's Day, IFC Films will bring The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence to Blu-ray. Director Tom Six's sequel to his Human Centipede focuses on a disturbed, near-mute security guard (screen newcomer Laurence R. Harvey) who decides to create a "human centipede" using twelve people and his limited knowledge of surgical procedures. The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence streets on February 14th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Frozen Planet Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:38:45 -0500

In April, BBC and 2Entertain Home Entertainment will bring Frozen Planet to Blu-ray. Executive Producer Alastair Fothergill's new documentary miniseries takes a vivid look at the disappearing Arctic and Antarctic wildernesses. Frozen Planet is expected to street on April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Beneath the Darkness Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:33:41 -0500

Next month, Image Entertainment will bring Beneath the Darkness to Blu-ray. Starring Dennis Quaid (Any Given Sunday) and Aimee Teegarden (Prom), this thriller follows an all-too human evil going about his murderous ways in a small town community. Beneath the Darkness streets on February 28th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Blu-ray Restoration Project for Hammer Titles

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:08:59 -0500

In a recent announcement, Hammer Films revealed that 2012 will see the first results of a significant effort to restore popular titles in the Hammer library. Spearheaded by Studio Canal, the restoration initiative includes Anolis Entertainment, Pinewood Studios, illuminate Hollywood fka HTV, Warner Brothers, and Cineimage; over the next few years, more than thirty movies will receive newly remastered and restored Blu-ray editions in both the UK and the USA....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Muppets Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:45:45 -0500

Walt Disney Home Entertainment will bring The Muppets to Blu-ray in March. Director James Bobin's spirited family comedy stars Amy Adams (Enchanted) and Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) as a young couple who take a trip to Hollywood and find themselves helping the Muppets regain control of their beloved theater. The Muppets is expected to street on March 20th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

American Pie on Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:26:03 -0500

As part of its 100th Anniversary this year, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will offer re-issues of catalog titles, and the American Pie films will arrive on Blu-ray in the March wave. This raunchy comedy series follows a group of best friends from high school through adulthood as they fumble through their respective sexual maturations. The first three American Pie entries street on March 13th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

White Vengeance Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:48:04 -0500

Hong Kong-based distributors Mai Ah have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Daniel Lee's White Vengeance (2011), starring Leon Lai (Fire of Conscience), Anthony Wong (Exiled), Yifei Liu (Love in Disguise), and Andy On (Mad Detective). Street date is February 15th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Chicken with Plums Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:53:59 -0500

French distributors Wild Side Video will release on Blu-ray directors Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's Poulet aux prunes a.k.a Chicken with Plums (2011), starring Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni, Edouard Baer, and Isabella Rossellini. Last year, the film was nominated for Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. Street date is March 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Crossing Guard Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:32:01 -0500

Studio Canal will release on Blu-ray Sean Penn's second feature film The Crossing Guard (1995), starring Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, and Robin Wright. In 1995, the film was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. The preliminary release date set by the studio is March 19th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Take Shelter Blu-ray

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:18:19 -0500

The UK branch of Universal Studios has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray director Jeff Nichols' Take Shelter (2011), starring Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road). Last year, the film won the the Critics Week Grand Prize and SACD Award (Best Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival. Street date is: March 19th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Paranormal Activity 3

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:42:56 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of the Unrated Director's Cut of Paranormal Activity 3. The third entry in the franchise is set to haunt store shelves on January 24th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Titanic (1953)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:44:04 -0500

In April, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the 1953 screen depiction of the Titanic disaster to Blu-ray. Clifton Webb (Stars and Stripes Forever) and Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity) star as an estranged married couple whose intimate struggles play out against the backdrop of the doomed ocean liner. Titanic is expected to street on April 3rd....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Kate and Leopold: Director's Cut Blu-ray

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:07:20 -0500

In April, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the director's cut of Kate & Leopold on Blu-ray. This romantic comedy stars Hugh Jackman (The Prestige) as Leopold, a 19th Century duke who accidentally travels through time and ends up in modern-day New York City, where he begins to court career woman Kate (Meg Ryan, The Doors). Kate & Leopold is expected to street on April 10th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Bounce Blu-ray

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:06:52 -0500

Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring Bounce to Blu-ray in April. Director by Don Roos (The Other Woman), this romance stars Ben Affleck (The Town) as Buddy Amaral, a slick advertising executive and recovering alcoholic who falls in love with spirited single mother Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love). Bounce streets on April 10th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Paramount Teases Four Upcoming Blu-ray Releases

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:53:15 -0500

Along with a new, monthly sweepstakes designed to commemorate the studio's centennial, Paramount Home Media Distribution has announced further plans for the studio's 2012 Blu-ray slate. While Paramount has reiterated the coming arrival of the Wings, Love Story, To Catch a Thief, and Chinatown Blu-rays, today's press release also hinted at Clueless, Hondo, Barbarella, and Clue HD releases....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Gold Box Blu-ray Deal of the Day: Farscape

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:44:13 -0500

Amazon's Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Day affects the Farscape: The Complete Series bundle. A&E Networks Home Entertainment's set collects all four seasons of creator Rockne S. O'Bannon's beloved cult science-fiction series. Through today only, Amazon is offering the Blu-ray package for $68.99 (a 65% markdown from its SRP of $199.95)....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Rebound Blu-ray

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:32:16 -0500

Next month, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring The Rebound to Blu-ray. Writer/director Bart Freundlich's romantic comedy focuses on the burgeoning relationship between a newly single woman (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Traffic) and a much younger man (Justin Bartha, National Treasure). The Rebound is expected to street on February 7th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Camel Spiders Blu-ray

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:28:27 -0500

In March, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment will bring Roger Corman's Camel Spiders to Blu-ray. Brian Krause (2012: Supernova) and C. Thomas Howell, (Gettysburg) star in this thriller about nature gone amuck as a group of individuals are forced to do battle against vicious arachnids. Camel Spiders is expected to street on March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Casablanca: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:44:58 -0500

In March, Warner Home Entertainment will release a 70th Anniversary Casablanca Blu-ray edition. This drama follows Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), an American expatriate tested when his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman, Spellbound) re-enters his life looking for someone to help Czech Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid, Night Train to Munich). The 70th Anniversary Edition streets on March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Buck Privates Blu-ray

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:34:10 -0500

As part of its 100th Anniversary this year, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will offer re-issues of catalog titles, and the Buck Privates Blu-ray will arrive in the April wave. This feature stars legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) as two hapless salesmen whose efforts to avoid the law find both men enrolled in boot camp. Buck Privates streets on April 17th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Happy Feet Two Blu-ray

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:02:08 -0500

In March, Warner Home Entertainment will bring Happy Feet Two to Blu-ray. This animated sequel to the Academy Award-winning 2006 feature finds Mumble (Elijah Wood, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) trying to help his son Erik (Ava Acres, Weeds: Season Six) realize his talents. Mumble and Erik's plans go awry, however, when a great threat to the penguin nation emerges. Happy Feet Two streets on March 13th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Pal Joey Blu-ray (Updated)

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:56:05 -0500

Next month, Twilight Time will bring Pal Joey to Blu-ray. Director George Sidney's 1957 screen adaptation of the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical, Pal Joey stars Frank Sinatra (The Manchurian Candidate) as the title character, a self-serving crooner whose desire to own a San Francisco nightclub leads him to seduce a stripper-turned-socialite (Rita Hayworth, The Lady from Shanghai). Pal Joey streets on February 14th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Restoring the Classics

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:36:57 -0500

This year, Universal Studios is celebrating its 100th Anniversary and is planning to release a number of its most beloved films on Blu-ray. Now, the studio has released a promo video with clips from some of these recently restored films and comments from the people involved with their restorations....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Amazon's TV Deal of the Week: Archer on Blu-ray (Expired)

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:38:19 -0500

Amazon's TV Deal of the Week affects Archer on Blu-ray. This spy spoof stars H. Jon Benjamin (Bob's Burgers) as Sterling Archer, a secret agent more concerned with maintaining a jet-setting lifestyle and annoying his mother (Jessica Walter, Grand Prix) than he is with saving the world. Through January 21st, Amazon is offering Seasons One and Two for $19.99 each (a 50% discount from the sets' respective MSRP of $39.99)....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Dragonheart Blu-ray

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:46:24 -0500

As part of its 100th Anniversary this year, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will offer re-issues of catalog titles, and the Dragonheart Blu-ray will arrive in the March wave. This adventure stars Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) as a medieval knight who forges an unusual partnership with the realm's last dragon (Sean Connery, From Russia with Love). Dragonheart streets on March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Quest Blu-ray

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:46:18 -0500

As part of its 100th Anniversary, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will offer re-issues of catalog titles, and the Quest Blu-ray will arrive in the March wave. Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier) makes his directorial debut with this thriller about a scheming criminal (Van Damme) who flees the police in 1920's New York City only to find himself enrolled in a mysterious martial arts tournament. The Quest streets on March 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Real Steel

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:53:23 -0500

Blu-ray.com and Walt Disney Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of director Shawn Levy's Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and young Dakota Goyo. Real Steel rock-em, sock-em's its way onto Blu-ray on January 24th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Gettysburg & Gods and Generals Limited Collector's Edition (Expired)

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:39:03 -0500

Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects the Limited Collector's Edition of Gettysburg & Gods and Generals. This deluxe boxset features the director's cuts of the Civil War epics alongside a wide assortment of bonus supplements. Through January 21st, Amazon is offering it for $36.49 (a 57% discount from its MSRP of $84.99)....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Mizoguchi Collection

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:32:33 -0500

Independent British distributors Artificial Eye have revealed that they are planning to release a box set with four films by acclaimed Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi: Osaka Elegy (1936), The Story Of The Last Crysanthemum (1939), Sisters of the Gion (1936), and Utamaro And His Five Women (1946). The preliminary street date set by the distributors is February 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Zaat Blu-ray

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:12:51 -0500

Recently restored, Don Barton's Zaat (also known as The Blood Waters of Dr. Z) (1971) will be released as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack via Film Chest on the CULTRA and HD Cinema Classics labels. The preliminary street date set by the labels is February 21....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Criterion Blu-ray in April: Frampton, Ozu, Young, Ashby, Monicelli

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:10:56 -0500

The Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for April 2012. Titles include the A Hollis Frampton Odyssey short film collection, Yasujiro Ozu's Late Spring, Robert M. Young's ¡Alambrista!, Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude, and Mario Monicelli's The Organizer....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist Detailed

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:08:56 -0500

Independent British distributors Arrow Films have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Dual Format Edition of Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's Il conformista a.k.a The Conformist(1970), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant (Three Colours Trilogy: Red) and Stefania Sandrelli (Seduced and Abandoned). Street date is February 27th....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

The Wild Geese Blu-ray

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:29:46 -0500

Severin Films have announced that they are preparing a Blu-ray/DVD combo release of Andrew V. McLaglen's The Wild Geese (1978), starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris. The exact technical specs, special features, region coding status and street date are unknown at the moment, but the studio has revealed the cover art for the upcoming release....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

A Trip to the Moon Blu-ray in the U.S.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:05:54 -0500

Earlier this month Blu-ray.com announced that French distributors Lobster Films are preparing a Blu-ray release of Georges Méliès' legendary short film Le Voyage dans la Lune a.k.a A Trip to the Moon (1902). Flicker Alley have now revealed that they are also planning to release the original hand-painted color version of the film in the United States, in a limited-edition SteelBook case....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com

Exclusive Giveaway: Six January 24th MGM Titles

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:25:48 -0500

Blu-ray.com and MGM Home Entertainment are offering eighteen Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win their choice of one of six January 24th MGM catalog classics: Annie Hall, The Apartment, Manhattan, Notorious, Rebecca or Spellbound. Three copies of each film are available and there are eighteen prizes in all....

Read full article at Blu-ray.com