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271. [MY TWO CENTS] Amadeus 4K pre-orders, Gravity & Black Sheep in Ultra HD, and Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us at The Digital Bits!

All right, we have just a few final items of business to cover on this short Christmas week... First, I’ve just posted my in-depth review of Paramount’s stunning new 70th anniversary edition of Michael ...

Created on 24 December 2024

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272. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] White Christmas (4K UHD Review)

On the European front on Christmas Eve 1944, US Army Captain Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Private Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) put on a show to entertain their fellow troops in the 151st Division and also ...

Created on 24 December 2024

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[MY TWO CENTS] Paramount sets Gladiator II for Digital on 12/24 & physical in March, plus new KLSC 4Ks include Daylight & Prophecy, Arrow’s March slate & more!

273. [MY TWO CENTS] Paramount sets Gladiator II for Digital on 12/24 & physical in March, plus new KLSC 4Ks include Daylight & Prophecy, Arrow’s March slate & more!

Afternoon, everyone! We’re starting the short Christmas week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews as always. Today, we’ve got... Tim’s review of Shawn Levy’s Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) in 4K Ultra ...

Created on 23 December 2024

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274. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Deadpool & Wolverine (4K UHD Review)

The fact that Deadpool & Wolverine made it to the big screen in the form that it did and was both insanely successful and well-received by critics and audiences is nothing short of miraculous, considering ...

Created on 23 December 2024

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275. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Tenant, The (4K UHD Review)

Roman Polanski’s work has often been marked by an impishly perverse quality that should come as no surprise, given his own undeniably perverse nature—as at least one victim discovered, much to her dismay. ...

Created on 23 December 2024

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276. [BLU-RAY DISC] Return of Doctor X, The (Blu-ray Review)

The Return of Doctor X is most notable for the fact that it’s the only horror film Humphrey Bogart ever appeared in. The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca were still a few years off and Bogart, a Warner Bros. ...

Created on 23 December 2024

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277. [BLU-RAY DISC] Monk: Season Six (Blu-ray Review)

Adrian Monk, the obsessive-compulsive, phobic, and lovable police detective, returns for another series of investigations while strengthening the bonds between his friends and colleagues in the sixth season ...

Created on 20 December 2024

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278. [BLU-RAY DISC] Battle of the Commandos (Blu-ray Review)

Action films made in Europe with American stars to capitalize on big-budget Hollywood pictures were popular during the 1960s at drive-ins and as second features on theater double bills. Battle of the Commandos, ...

Created on 20 December 2024

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279. [BLU-RAY DISC] Three Little Words (Blu-ray Review)

The third of MGM’s four songwriter musical biopics, Three Little Words (1950) is arguably the best of the lot. At a time when the studio’s big Technicolor musicals typically cost around $2.75 million, ...

Created on 20 December 2024

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280. [DOWNLOAD] True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak (Audio Drama Review)

Directed by our old friend Robert Meyer Burnett (Free Enterprise, Femme Fatales) and written by Max Allan Collins—adapted from his own 1982 novel True Detective (the first entry in his popular Nathan Heller ...

Created on 19 December 2024

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281. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Hunted, The (4K UHD Review)

The late great William Friedkin’s neglected 2003 film The Hunted is a fascinating example of a lost art form that’s getting pretty scarce these days: efficiency. Films seem to be getting longer and longer, ...

Created on 19 December 2024

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282. [BLU-RAY DISC] Enough Rope (Blu-ray Review)

A pretty good French thriller, Enough Rope (Le meurtrier, “The Murderer,” 1963) is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1954 novel The Blunderer, her third of 22 works that include Strangers on a Train ...

Created on 19 December 2024

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[MY TWO CENTS] Warner sets Constantine for 4K on 2/18, plus Daylight, General’s Daughter & Akira in UHD, 28 Days Later in Digital & Paramount is fixing I Love Lucy on Blu-ray

283. [MY TWO CENTS] Warner sets Constantine for 4K on 2/18, plus Daylight, General’s Daughter & Akira in UHD, 28 Days Later in Digital & Paramount is fixing I Love Lucy on Blu-ray

We’ve got another long-awaited 4K catalog announcement for you today, as well as more new disc reviews including... Tim’s take on Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) in 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook ...

Created on 18 December 2024

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284. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series (Steelbook) (4K UHD Review)

Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Deborah Chow’s Obi-Wan Kenobi finds its title character (played by Ewan McGregor) in hiding, living a modest life on Tatooine as he watches ...

Created on 18 December 2024

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285. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Limited Edition Steelbook) (4K UHD Review)

Talk of a sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice has been on and off since the film’s release. Drafts of scripts and various deals have come and gone, but nothing ever fully came to fruition outside of the animated ...

Created on 18 December 2024

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286. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (4K UHD Review)

Talk of a sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice has been on and off since the film’s release. Drafts of scripts and various deals have come and gone, but nothing ever fully came to fruition outside of the animated ...

Created on 18 December 2024

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287. [MY TWO CENTS] We have all the Tarantino 4K art, plus Sony sets My Girl for 4K, and StudioCanal reveals its 4K restoration of The Lion in Winter!

All right, we have another Lionsgate/Tarantino 4K update for you today, but first we also have more new disc reviews to share with you... Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Robert Wynne-Simmons’ The ...

Created on 17 December 2024

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288. [BLU-RAY DISC] Outcasts, The: Deluxe Limited Edition (Blu-ray Review)

The Outcasts is a neglected and nearly forgotten example of regional filmmaking from a nation not particularly noted for its film scene: Ireland. While the Emerald Isle has proven to be fertile ground ...

Created on 17 December 2024

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289. [BLU-RAY DISC] No Country for Old Men (Blu-ray Review)

No Country for Old Men, a Best Picture Oscar winner based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy and adapted and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, is a harsh look at the inevitability of consequences ...

Created on 17 December 2024

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290. [MY TWO CENTS] BREAKING: Lionsgate is about to announce Kill Bill 1 & 2 and Jackie Brown for 4K Ultra HD! [UPDATED with A/V specs & extras]

[Editor’s Update – 12/17/24 12:01 AM: This original post has been updated to include full disc A/V specs and extras details.] Heads up, Digital Bits readers… We’ve learned that Lionsgate is about to ...

Created on 16 December 2024

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291. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Twisters (4K UHD Review)

Twenty-eight years after Jo and Bill Harding proved the biggest tornadoes can be studied with an experiment called Dorothy, a new generation of young scientists is following in their footsteps. Enter Kate ...

Created on 16 December 2024

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292. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Loki: The Complete Second Season (Steelbook) (4K UHD Review)

With the demise of Thanos and the end of the Infinity Saga, the first three Phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe came to a decisive close, leaving the door wide open for future superhero storytelling. ...

Created on 16 December 2024

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293. [BLU-RAY DISC] For Your Consideration (Blu-ray Review)

Awards season in the film industry produces ceremonies from the National Society of Film Critics, People’s Choice, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild, National Board of Review, Critics ...

Created on 16 December 2024

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[MY TWO CENTS] Criterion sets their March slate with Wages of Fear, Thief, Godzilla vs. Biollante & more in 4K, plus The Conqueror & more KLSC Blu-ray titles!

294. [MY TWO CENTS] Criterion sets their March slate with Wages of Fear, Thief, Godzilla vs. Biollante & more in 4K, plus The Conqueror & more KLSC Blu-ray titles!

We’re rounding out the week with three more new disc reviews for you to enjoy here today, including... My joint review (with longtime Bits contributor Todd Doogan) of Ron Howard’s Willow (1988) in 4K ...

Created on 13 December 2024

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295. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Willow (Steelbook) (4K UHD Review)

George Lucas conceived Willow, Ron Howard directed it, and Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) made their name with it. So why isn’t this film the best thing in the world of cinema? That’s a hard question ...

Created on 13 December 2024

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296. [BLU-RAY DISC] Monk: Season Five (Blu-ray Review)

Adrian Monk, the obsessive-compulsive, phobic, and lovable police detective, returns for another series of investigations while strengthening the bonds between his friends and colleagues in the fifth season ...

Created on 13 December 2024

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297. [BLU-RAY DISC] Night (1996) (Blu-ray Review)

Sometimes, a low-budget horror film can be fun to watch. Gruesome visual thrills improvised with little money may result in unintended laughs. Also, actors will likely not be first-tier. Night, a poverty-row ...

Created on 13 December 2024

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298. [MY TWO CENTS] Sony sets The Social Network for 4K on 2/18, plus new Indicator titles, Graveyard Shift in 4K & LG quits the Blu-ray player business

We’ve got more interesting release news to report today, along with more new disc reviews. Among the latter are... My take on Frank Capra’s Lost Horizon (1937) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony’s excellent new ...

Created on 12 December 2024

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299. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Lost Horizon: Frank Capra at Columbia (4K UHD Review)

Often overlooked in any discussion of the films of director Frank Capra, Lost Horizon remains a romantic masterpiece, and is one of my favorite of his works. It’s romantic in the classic sense—an evocative, ...

Created on 12 December 2024

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300. [BLU-RAY DISC] Triumph of the Spirit (Blu-ray Review)

After the massive success of Platoon, Hollywood understood that audiences were receptive to more than your classic war film of upbeat heroism and will power. Producer Arnold Kopelson (Platoon) didn’t stop ...

Created on 12 December 2024

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