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3901. [MY TWO CENTS] Sony sets Fraggle Rock: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray on 9/25, plus Le Grande Lebowski in 4K

Yes, it’s true! We revealed this on social media last night and it caused quite a stir! Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the 9/25 release of Fraggle Rock: The Complete Series ...

Created on 12 July 2018

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3902. [MY TWO CENTS] Creepshow, Doctor Who 4K, Adrift, new Bits reviewers & Bill to host the Shout!/Scream Factory Comic-Con panel

We kick things off today with four new Blu-ray reviews, starting with Tim’s look at Don Coscarelli’s The Beastmaster (1982) now on all-region Blu-ray from Aussie distributor Umbrella Entertainment. Also ...

Created on 11 July 2018

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3903. [BLU-RAY DISC] Beastmaster, The (Blu-ray Review)

The legacy of The Beastmaster as a cable TV staple throughout the 1980s and 1990s has been firmly established but somewhat lost in the shuffle when it comes to modern home video releases. In the film, ...

Created on 11 July 2018

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3904. [BLU-RAY DISC] Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Blu-ray Review)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, made during the waning glory days of the MGM musical, has not only a tuneful score, but also a strong plot and some of the best choreography that ever graced a movie. Based ...

Created on 11 July 2018

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3905. [BLU-RAY DISC] Blockers (Blu-ray Review)

Blockers (Universal Home Entertainment) is an R-rated raunchy comedy with heart. When three parents (Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz) discover their daughters’ pledge to lose their virginity at ...

Created on 11 July 2018

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3906. [BLU-RAY DISC] My Sister Eileen (Blu-ray Review)

Not all remakes of films are inferior to the originals. Many of them are just as good, if not superior to the original, at least during the classic era (which is considered to be films prior to 1960). ...

Created on 11 July 2018

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3907. [MY TWO CENTS] Avengers: Infinity War official, plus Avengers, Age of Ultron, Superman: The Movie, Deadpool 2, Predator & more

All right, today is kind of a big day on the 4K Ultra HD announcement front, so let’s get right to it... First up, Disney and Marvel have just officially confirmed that Avengers: Infinity War will street ...

Created on 10 July 2018

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3908. [MY TWO CENTS] Four new Blu-ray reviews, plus a major 4K Ultra HD update with Schindler’s List, Solo, Infinity War & more

We’re kicking off the new week with more new Blu-ray reviews. And we’re very pleased today to add a pair of new reviewers to The Bits staff: David Steigman and Dennis Seuling! Dennis checks in with a ...

Created on 09 July 2018

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3909. [BLU-RAY DISC] Quiet Place, A (Blu-ray Review)

A Quiet Place takes place in a world where the usual comforts of life are absent. People must be silent, since sound is the enemy and can result in a horrible death.

Created on 09 July 2018

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3910. [BLU-RAY DISC] Bride of Re-Animator & Beyond Re-Animator: Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)

Umbrella Entertainment’s Worlds on Film: Beyond Genres line of titles continues with Vol 2: Bride of Re-Animator and Beyond Re-Animator. Bride is the 1991 sequel to Re-Animator and Beyond is third entry ...

Created on 09 July 2018

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3911. [BLU-RAY DISC] Re-Animator: Collector’s Edition (Region B Blu-ray Review)

Any horror fan worth their weight in gore knows what a classic slice of genre excellence Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator is. A “Fangoria” fan’s dream come true, it features an array of amazing practical splatter ...

Created on 09 July 2018

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3912. [BLU-RAY DISC] My Gal Sal (Blu-ray Review)

Victor Mature, who was mainly known for playing tough guy roles in film noirs such as Cry of the City, I Wake Up Screaming, and Kiss of Death, was able to demonstrate some of his versatility as an actor ...

Created on 09 July 2018

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3913. [MY TWO CENTS] Predator Trilogy 4K, plus The First Purge, Get Shorty, a 4K update, new Uni catalog & more

All right, we’ve got a couple of announcements today... First up, Kino Lorber has added William Friedkin’s Good Times (1967) to its upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release slate. Look for the title to join their ...

Created on 06 July 2018

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3914. [DVD] George Carlin: Commemorative Collection (DVD Review)

Let me start with the bottom line right up front in this review, so there’s no doubt whatsoever where we’re going here: These days there are few videodisc releases that feel worthy of the moniker “must ...

Created on 05 July 2018

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3915. [MY TWO CENTS] Let’s Try This Again… Supergirl, Dragnet, Tucker, Man in the Iron Mask, First Reformed & more

All right, yesterday’s My Two Cents post apparently got corrupted somehow after we posted it. So we’re going to cover much of the same ground today, plus a lot more. We start things off (again) today ...

Created on 03 July 2018

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3916. [MY TWO CENTS] Dragnet, Man in the Iron Mask, House on Haunted Hill, First Reformed, Tucker, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? & more

We start things off today with another new Blu-ray review from Tim Salmons. He’s taken a look at the new 3-disc The Last House on the Left: Limited Edition Blu-ray set from director Wes Craven and our ...

Created on 02 July 2018

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3917. [BLU-RAY DISC] Last House on the Left, The: Limited Edition (Blu-ray Review)

The Last House on the Left saw some unexpected success for fledgling filmmakers Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham when it was released in 1972. Craven, a filmmaker whose strict religious upbringing, professorial ...

Created on 02 July 2018

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3918. [BLU-RAY 3D] 3-D Rarities (Blu-ray 3D Review)

3-D cinema has been with us for as long as the film medium itself, going all the way back to the first patents in the 1890s. And when you consider the ingenuity of such early pioneers as the Lumiere brothers, ...

Created on 29 June 2018

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3919. [MY TWO CENTS] Star Wars Rebels: Season Four announced, plus new Fox MOD TV DVDs, Warner Archive, Twilight & more

Let’s start with the big news today... Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios have just officially set Star Wars Rebels: The Complete Fourth Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 7/31. The Disney XD series, ...

Created on 28 June 2018

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3920. [MY TWO CENTS] Predator (1987) 4K now expected on 8/7 & Back the Bits!

First things first today... No sooner did we post word from retail sources yesterday that Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom is expected to street on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D, and 4K Ultra HD on 9/18 (pending ...

Created on 27 June 2018

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3921. [MY TWO CENTS] Retail sources report Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will street on disc in September

This is just a quick update with word we’ve gotten overnight from our retail sources. It currently appears that Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will street on Blu-ray, DVD, 3D, and 4K Ultra ...

Created on 26 June 2018

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3922. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (4K UHD Review)

When an IMF mission to intercept stolen Russian nuclear codes goes wrong, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team are called in to infiltrate the Kremlin in order to identify a man known only as “Cobalt,” ...

Created on 25 June 2018

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3923. [MY TWO CENTS] Mission: Impossible 1-5 4K reviews, plus Complete Sartana BD box & Walking Dead: Season 8

All right, we’re starting off the new week here at The Bits this afternoon with a whole mess of new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD reviews... First up, I’ve spent the weekend going over Paramount’s Mission: ...

Created on 25 June 2018

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3924. [BLU-RAY DISC] Complete Sartana, The (Boxed Set – Blu-ray Review)

Long unavailable on home video, the Sartana films are another example of Italy’s burgeoning western success, along the same lines of Trinity, Ringo, Django, and what later became known as The Man With ...

Created on 25 June 2018

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3925. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (4K UHD Review)

It’s almost inconceivable to think that Paramount’s big screen Mission: Impossible franchise is nearly twenty years old now. It’s even more difficult to believe that the franchise has actually gotten better ...

Created on 25 June 2018

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3926. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Mission: Impossible III (4K UHD Review)

Written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and directed by JJ Abrams (chosen for their work on TV’s Alias), Mission: Impossible III finds IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) having retired from field work ...

Created on 23 June 2018

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3927. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Mission: Impossible 2 (aka M:I-2 – 4K UHD Review)

It’s hard to imagine why anyone would have a problem with Mission: Impossible 2. The plot here is so simple that it could have been pulled from a kindergarten filmmaking class project. What if a rogue ...

Created on 23 June 2018

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3928. [ULTRA HD BLU-RAY] Mission: Impossible (4K UHD Review)

Based on the classic Desilu/CBS TV series of the same name from the late 60s and early 70s, Brian De Palma’s big screen Mission: Impossible stars Tom Cruise and Jon Voight as Ethan Hunt and Jim Phelps, ...

Created on 22 June 2018

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3929. [MY TWO CENTS] Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announces Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey for 4K on 10/30

It’s official. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just set Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey for release on 4K Ultra HD on 10/30 (SRP $41.99). The new 4K UHD presentation will feature high dynamic ...

Created on 21 June 2018

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3930. [BLU-RAY DISC] Death Wish 4 & 5: Cannon Classics Double Feature (Blu-ray Review)

The Death Wish series had begun its downhill turn after the release of the third film, and by that time, the series had become a bit of a joke to the moviegoing public. However, being one of the crown ...

Created on 21 June 2018

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