Greetings, everyone!

This is Bill, editor of The Digital Bits, checking in with a quick update.

I just wanted to let you all know that our week of site maintenance here at The Bits appears to have gone well and is now essentially complete.

We’re going to be doing some testing here over the next 24 hours or so, just to make sure that everything is functioning normally and that all is well.

If that turns out indeed to be the case, as I expect, I’ll resume normal My Two Cents news postings probably tomorrow sometime.

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the first new disc reviews to start be posted here at the site likely later this afternoon. [Read on here...]

We’ve got a bunch of long overdue upgrades and software tweaks happening here at The Digital Bits this week, and the maintenance is likely to take a few days to fully complete.

So we’ve decided to give our hard-working staff writers here at the site the week off.

Rest assured, we’ll all be watching tons of films and working on reviews for you in the meantime, so when we return next week, we’ll have lots to share.

And we’ll certainly have plenty of physical media announcement and industry news to catch you up on as well.

So please pardon our absence over the next few days, but don’t forget that you can always check in with us on all our usual social media channels on X, Facebook, Bluesky, etc. (I’ll be active on my own X, Facebook, and Bluesky channels as well (as will the rest of the team), and also on our Digital Bits Patreon page.) [Read on here...]

We’ve got a little bit of ground to cover today, given that My Two Cents updates this week here at The Bits have been sparing as we prepare for major forthcoming website upgrades. But as always, we do have some new disc reviews for you, including…

Stephen’s look at Sergio Leone’s For a Few Dollars More (1965) and Alex Proyas’ Dark City (1998) both in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video (one from Arrow UK and the other a US title), as well as Sean S. Cunningham’s Deepstar Six (1989) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Mike Hodges’ I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2003) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Also, we’ve posted the latest update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really appreciate it. [Read on here...]

This is a quick post to let you all know that our Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Digital Bits has just been updated with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Don’t forget that you can select to see just the Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, or even Criterion titles seperately if you like, to help you find exactly the ones you’re looking for. Just click on RELEASE DATES &  ART on the menu bar above to visit the page, and use the search options in the red bar (at the top) to sort by format and date. Once you find a title you like, just click on the cover art and you’ll be taken right to the Amazon.com pre-order page. Thank you for shopping through our links and don’t forget that anytime you order from Amazon through our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it! And thanks to our own Russell Hammond for the update work!

- Bill Hunt

We’ve got a few more new disc reviews for you all to enjoy today, including...

Tim’s look at Stephen Surjik’s Wayne’s World (1993) in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, his look at Russ Meyer’s Up! (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films, and his review of Chang Cheh’s The Kid with the Holden Arm (1979) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video’s Shawscope: Volume Two box set.

Stephen’s review of Hideki Takayama’s animated Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989) on Blu-ray from Discotek Media.

Dennis’ review (with an A/V assist by Tim) of Bruce Robinson’s Withnail and I (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.

And Stuart’s review of Mitchell Leisen’s Bride of Vengeance (1949) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

In release news today, we have an update for you on Universal’s newly-announced 4K Ultra HD release of Knight Rider: The Complete Series (1982-86), which streets on 7/22. We’ve haven’t got confirmation yet on whether all the original broadcast music will be properly sorted (though Turbine’s 2023 Blu-ray review did have it sorted, so it’s reasonable to assume that it will be—you can review our review of that set here). But we have confirmed that the set will include HDR10 high dynamic range, and that in addition to the legacy special features, the set will include two newly-produced extras as well. [Read on here...]

We’ve got three new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...

Stephen’s look at Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video in the UK.

Dennis’ review of Irving Rapper’s Rhapsody in Blue (1945) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart’s take on Andre de Toth’s Springfield Rifle (1952) also on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

Also here at The Bits today, we’ve just posted the latest update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As we’re an Amazon affiliate, anytime you order literally anything from them after using one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it. [Read on here...]

We start the new week today with three more new disc reviews, including…

Tim’s look at Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman’s Jack the Ripper (1959) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.

Stuart’s thoughts on the Audie Murphy Collection IV Blu-ray box set from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, which includes the films Kurt Neumann’s The Kid from Texas (1950), Budd Boetticher’s The Cimarron Kid (1952), and Nathan Juran’s Drums Across the River (1954).

And Dennis’ take on William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection. (Note that we reviewed the 4K Ultra HD edition here at the site last week.)

In announcement news today, we finally have the official word that Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing NBC’s Knight Rider: The Complete Series (1982-86) on 4K Ultra HD on 7/22. The 21-disc set will include all 90 episodes in their original 1.33:1 TV aspect ratio, plus previously released special features including the Knight Rider (2000) TV movie, and apparently some new features too. [Read on here...]

Morning, everyone!

Before we get started today, we’ve got a few more new disc reviews to share with you…

I’ve turned in my thoughts on Lewis Gilbert’s You Only Live Twice (1976) in 4K from the MGM’s new Connery Bond 4K set, as well as Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo & Sanjuro (1961-62) in 4K from the BFI (a review co-written with Todd Doogan), and also Matt Schrader’s Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016) on Blu-ray from Gravitas Ventures.

Tim has reviewed Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree (1979) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis has checked in with a look at John Sturges’s Mystery Street (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Bruce Robinson’s Withnail and I (1987) on Blu-ray from Criterion.

And finally, Stephen has offered his take on Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros., as well as Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film The Sacrifice (1986) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And we’ve got lots more great new reviews planned for posting all next week here at The Bits, so be sure to check back then. [Read on here...]