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3811. [BLU-RAY DISC] Song of Solomon (Blu-ray Review)

Song of Solomon was written, produced, and directed by Stephen Biro, a director known for ignoring good taste when it comes to visceral horror. His gore-splattered films come laden with special effects ...

Created on 03 September 2018

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3812. [BLU-RAY DISC] Furious (Blu-ray Review)

Historical films, whether they’re accurate or not, can usually be intriguing, but it’s also interesting to see a director’s vision when it comes to world history in cinema. Such is the case with Furious ...

Created on 03 September 2018

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3813. [BLU-RAY DISC] To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (Blu-ray Review)

For countless horror fans, Kane Hodder has always been a mainstay in the horror community for well over thirty years. His interpretation of Jason Voorhees in four of the Friday the 13th films, as well ...

Created on 03 September 2018

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3814. [MY TWO CENTS] Panic Room 4K on 10/30, plus Scream’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Starman, new KL Studio Classics & more

To start our post here at The Bits today, we have three more new Blu-ray reviews for you to enjoy, including... Dennis’ look at the new RBG documentary about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ...

Created on 30 August 2018

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3815. [BLU-RAY DISC] Boss (Blu-ray Review)

Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, like many of his contemporaries, made a name for himself in the film business by writing, producing, and starring in several of his own movies. The blaxploitation genre, as ...

Created on 30 August 2018

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3816. [BLU-RAY DISC] Tully (Blu-ray Review)

Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, who worked together on Juno, Jennifer’s Body, and Young Adult, have teamed up yet again for a fourth film, Tully. Charlize Theron, the star of Young Adult four years prior, ...

Created on 30 August 2018

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3817. [BLU-RAY DISC] RBG (Blu-ray Review)

Documentaries have never achieved the wide popularity of Hollywood’s fiction movies, even when they receive excellent reviews and high-profile media coverage. In RBG, directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen ...

Created on 30 August 2018

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3818. [MY TWO CENTS] Schindler’s List 25th anniversary screenings, Zatoichi (1989) BD MIA, Revenge of the Creature Blu-ray 3D problem & more

All right, we’re starting with a trio of additional Blu-ray reviews for you today... Tim has taken a look at John Flynn’s Brainscan (1994) from Scream Factory. David offers his thoughts on Tom Konkle’s ...

Created on 29 August 2018

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3819. [BLU-RAY DISC] Brainscan (Blu-ray Review)

For many years, Brainscan was a somewhat forgotten genre mash-up that came and went when it was released in 1994, doing little for the folks who were involved with it, including its star Edward Furlong, ...

Created on 29 August 2018

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3820. [BLU-RAY DISC] Crazy Six (Blu-ray Review)

Crazy Six should receive an award for Best Liner Notes – “The Eastern Bloc has fallen, and Communism is dead. In its place has come new opportunity – but not without a deadly price. Powerful Mafia families ...

Created on 29 August 2018

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3821. [BLU-RAY DISC] Trouble is My Business (Blu-ray Review)

For those who are fans of classic film noirs that came from the 1940s and the 1950s, including The Big Sleep, The Big Combo, and Murder My Sweet, the 2018 film Trouble is My Business pays homage to those ...

Created on 29 August 2018

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3822. [MY TWO CENTS] Batman: TAS delayed to 10/30, HDR10+ firmware update available, Uncle Drew, Transformers 4K 5-film set & more

All right, we’ve been working to smooth out some server issues here at The Bits over the past few days, so pardon any service interruptions that may occur. Hopefully, we should have things back to normal ...

Created on 28 August 2018

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3823. [BLU-RAY DISC] Cinderella Liberty (Blu-ray Review)

Adapted from the novel by Darryl Ponicsan, Cinderella Liberty is the story of a Navy sailor, John Baggs, Jr. (James Caan), who is given an extended liberty card because his service records are lost. By ...

Created on 27 August 2018

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3824. [BLU-RAY DISC] Book Club (Blu-ray Review)

Book Club is notable for its characters – four women of an age usually underrepresented on screen. They are Vivian (Jane Fonda), Diane (Diane Keaton), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen). ...

Created on 27 August 2018

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3825. [BLU-RAY DISC] Deep Rising (Blu-ray Disc)

Giant monster movies have been a cinema staple for nearly eighty years. After reaching their peak during the 1950s, there weren’t as many made in modern times as there used to be. Over the years, different ...

Created on 27 August 2018

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3826. [MY TWO CENTS] DreamWorks’ Prince of Egypt & Antz finally going Blu, plus Superman 4K & Dances with Wolves

All right, we’re working to smooth out some server issues here at The Bits, so today’s post will be brief. But we do have a couple of quick things to report for you today... First, we’ve gotten a ton ...

Created on 24 August 2018

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3827. [MY TWO CENTS] Jack Ryan 4K reviews, plus Warner Archive’s September BDs, new Kino & Criterion’s November slate pre-orders

We’ve got a couple things for you today. First up, more reviews... I’ve checked in with a look at three of the five titles in Paramount’s new Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD, including The ...

Created on 23 August 2018

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3828. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Clear and Present Danger (4K UHD Review)

Harrison Ford returns as Jack Ryan, who gets drawn more deeply into the murky world of government politics and espionage when his mentor, CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence James Greer (James Earl Jones) ...

Created on 23 August 2018

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3829. [DVD] Sid Caesar: The Works (DVD Review)

To say that Sid Caesar was both an innovative and charismatic comedian is a great understatement. For over thirty years, he entertained and filled his audiences with non-stop laughter. His embodiment of ...

Created on 23 August 2018

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3830. [BLU-RAY DISC] Gore Gore Girls, The (Blu-ray Review)

The Gore Gore Girls shows a pre-credit sequence in which a young woman is fixing her hair as she looks in a mirror. A shadow looms behind her and then her face is smashed into the mirror over and over, ...

Created on 23 August 2018

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3831. [BLU-RAY DISC] Return of the Living Dead Part II: Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Return of the Living Dead Part II is one of the odder horror sequels to come out of the 1980s. Taking the almost Evil Dead II type approach of bringing back some of the same elements and remaking them ...

Created on 23 August 2018

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3832. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Patriot Games (4K UHD Review)

It’s often been reported that Alec Baldwin was unavailable to resume the role of Jack Ryan in Patriot Games, the sequel to The Hunt for Red October, but the truth is that one of the film’s producers saw ...

Created on 22 August 2018

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3833. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Hunt for Red October, The (4K UHD Review)

The first of author Tom Clancy’s bestselling military/political novels to be adapted for the big screen, director John McTiernan’s The Hunt for Red October should feel a lot more dated than it does. Though ...

Created on 22 August 2018

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3834. [MY TWO CENTS] Twilight in 4K, plus Halloween 4K official, Maximum Overdrive details, Black Sails: Complete, Exorcist II & more

We’ve got three more Blu-rays for you today, including... Tim’s look at Stewart Raffill’s Mac and Me: Collector’s Edition (1988) from Shout! Factory. David Steigman’s take on Albert Pynn’s Blast (1997) ...

Created on 21 August 2018

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3835. [BLU-RAY DISC] Mac and Me: Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Films can often surprise you in a number of different ways. For instance, I was under the impression that outside of Paul Rudd’s frequent usage of a particular clip from Mac and Me for promoting his upcoming ...

Created on 21 August 2018

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3836. [BLU-RAY DISC] Blast (Blu-ray Review)

Director Albert Pyun, responsible for Cyborg, Dollman, and the Nemesis series, dives into familiar territory with the 1997 action film Blast. Disguised as event staff during the Olympics in Atlanta, terrorists, ...

Created on 21 August 2018

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3837. [BLU-RAY DISC] Smashing Time (Blu-ray Review)

Smashing Time follows the misadventures of Yvonne (Lynn Redgrave, Georgy Girl) and Brenda (Rita Tushingham, A Taste of Honey), two friends from the provinces who descend upon ‘60s-era swinging London to ...

Created on 21 August 2018

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3838. [MY TWO CENTS] M:I – Fallout details, plus Maximum Overdrive: Vestron, Eighth Grade, GKids’ Fireworks & much more

We’re kicking off the week with a pair of new Blu-ray reviews... We start with David Steigman’s take on the William Castle classic The Tingler (1959), starring Vincent Price, now available on Blu-ray ...

Created on 20 August 2018

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3839. [BLU-RAY DISC] Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, The (Blu-ray Review)

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is based on the true story of one of the most famous manhunts in Texas history – an eleven-day pursuit over 450 miles and a miscarriage of justice. Mexican farmer Gregorio ...

Created on 20 August 2018

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3840. [BLU-RAY DISC] Tingler, The (Blu-ray Review)

William Castle, who is best known for his gimmicks for films like Homicidal and House on Haunted Hill, did it again with his classic B-grade thriller The Tingler in 1959. Arming the seats of theaters with ...

Created on 20 August 2018

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