Start marking down which Blu-Ray players are on the holiday list and which stores. With Black Friday drawing near, retailers believe that Blu-Ray players will be a very hot item this year. They expect they will be swept off shelves first thing in the morning. The best advice is to know where the Blu-Ray players are located and head in that direction first when setting foot into the Black Friday mayhem.

Luc Besson is probably best known for 'The Fifth Element', but arguably his best accomplishment is 'Leon: The Professional', which gets released today on Blu-ray. The relationship between Jean Reno and Natalie Portman is genuine, and Gary Oldman is the ultimate bad guy. If the idea of a 12 year-old girl hitting on an older man makes you cringe, be sure to stick with the US theatrical presentation which was toned down for American audiences. The Blu-ray presentation of this film is simply astounding.

According to blu-ray.com news, Warner will be allowing people to trade in their Warner DVD's for an upgrade to blu-ray for as little as $7.95. Owners will be required to go to the Warner site and figure out which blu-ray upgrade they want. They will then send in their DVD for proof of ownership and Warner will send back a blu-ray copy once the original DVD is received.

Saving Private Ryan is rumored to be coming to Blu-Ray on March 25, 2010. Keep an eye out for it on Blu-Ray!

The entire MGM library is up for sale. MGM has been having financial difficulties and in September was about to go bankrupt. MGM will most likely be bought out by a major studio and then movies made into blu-ray.

The science fiction sleeper hit will hit shelves on December 22nd 2009, a week earlier than it's initial release date.

Disney's UP is being released November 10th, 2009. When grouchy 78 year old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen is asked to come to a nursing home, he flies his house away to the dream house location of him and his deceased wife. He comes to find that he's not the only one on this adventure. A young 8 year old boy named Russell was on the porch when Carl's house took off. Carl was trying to earn his assisting the elderly merit badge for his wilderness explorer group. The two characters go on a wild adventure and learn how to come together.

Hitchcock is making his Blu-ray debut with North by Northwest. One of the most well known Hollywood thrillers of all time is on Blu-ray. It will be available in most places November 3rd 2009.

Blu-ray Propels Rental Revenue to New Highs

Blu-ray Movies According to Rentrak, a dramatic increase in Blu-ray rentals has spurred an overall increase in rental revenue despite tough economic times. Third quarter rental revenue for Blu-ray was up 44.5% over this same period last year, which has, in turn, increased overall rental revenue by 10% for the third quarter.

Finally... Blu rays can be copied so the next time my cat thinks it's a frisbie I won't have to buy a new one!!!