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KLSC sets Sea of Love 4K for January, plus BFI’s Chronos, Indicator’s February slate, The Substance, a Forbidden Planet remake & Bill’s on the iCritic podcast!
We’ve got more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits and some great release news as well to close out the week. So let’s get right into it...
First up, I’ve posted my review of James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from MGM and Warner Bros. It’s the best AI remaster yet from Lightstorm and Park Road Post, not to mention one that I think is going to pleasantly surprise a lot of people. (Hint: There’s grain.) BTW, I’m also working on my review of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) in 4K, which I expect to share over the next 24 hours or so, so be sure to keep checking back. And Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974) will follow shortly after that.
Tim has turned in his thoughts of Alexandre Aja’s Crawl (2019) in 4K UHD from the Paramount Scares: Volume 1 box set. He’s also taken a look at Lindsay Shonteff’s The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) in 4K from Blue Underground. And he’s reviewed Monk: Season One (2002) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics as well today.
Stephen has taken a look at Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront (1954) in 4K UHD from the new Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5 box set.
Sam has given Philippe Mora’s Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) and Chih-Hung Kuei’s Corpse Mania (1981) a look in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, Stuart has offered his take on John “Bud” Cardos’ Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) on Blu-ray from Kino Cult, as well as Fritz Lang’s You and Me (1938) on Region B Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
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- Bluray Disc
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- Sam Cohen
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- Stephen Bjork
- The Terminator 4K review
- MGM
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- Crawl 4K review
- Paramount Scares: Volume 1 4K
- Blue Underground
- The Million Eyes of Sumuru 4K review
- Monk: Season One BD review
- On the Waterfront (1954) 4K review
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5
- Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Corpse Mania 4K review
- Kingdom of the Spiders BD review
- You and Me BD review
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator
- My Two Cents: A Video Blog on Patreon
- Murder by Decree (1979) 4K
- Reindeer Games (2000) 4K
- Orca (1977) 4K
- Body Parts (1991) 4K
- April Fool's Day (1986) 4K
- Sea of Love (1989) 4K
- The Spiral Road
- That Funny Feeling
- BFI
- Guillermo del Toro
- Chronos (1993) 4K
- Now and Forever (1934)
- Peter Ibbetson (1935)
- Harriet Craig (1950)
- Queen Bee (1955)
- Severin Films
- Dario Argento's Opera 4K
- Mubi
- The Substance 4K
- Forbidden Planet remake
- Watch Bill on Kevin T Rodriguez’s iCritic YouTube podcast
Sony’s amazing Frank Capra at Columbia Collection box includes 20 films, 9 in 4K Ultra HD (!), plus Warner’s new catalog 4Ks pushed from 11/5 to 11/19
We’ve got two more new disc reviews for you today, including...
Stephen’s look at Roger Donaldson’s No Way Out (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim’s thoughts on Jeff Lieberman’s Squirm (1976) on Blu-ray, from KLSC’s Kino Cult line.
Also today, we’ve have word from retail sources (and customers who have pre-ordered the tiles) that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment’s recently street-dated 4K catalog titles—Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959), Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974), and James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984)—have been pushed to 11/19 from 11/5. That probably has to do with the added time needed to replicate enough production to meet demand. Adjust your plans accordingly.
In any case, be aware that North by Northwest (1959) and Blazing Saddles (1974) will each include HDR10 and Dolby Atmos audio, while The Terminator (1984) will include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
In terms of special features The Terminator will also include Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects & Music, The Terminator: Close to the Real Thing, Unstoppable Force: The Legacy of the Terminator, and 7 deleted scenes. (It appears that the video-based features may be all-new.) Blazing Saddles will include Inappropriate Inspiration: The Blazing Saddles Effect, scene-specific commentary with Mel Brooks, Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks’ Wild, Wild West, Back in the Saddle, and additional scenes. And North by Northwest will include audio commentary with screenwriter Ernest Legman, North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit, Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest, The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style, North by Northwest: One for the Ages, and A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock. [Read on here...]
- Frank Capra: Mr America documentary
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- Lady for a Day
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- Dirigible
- Rain or Shine
- Ladies of Leisure
- Flight
- 4K with SDR
- The Younger Generation
- Submarine
- That Certain Thing
- The Way of the Strong
- So This Is Love
- PBS
- Leonardo Da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns
- The Speedway Murders
- Birdeater
- The Last Stop in Yuma Country
- Boiling Point
- Sasquatch Sunset BD
- Open Your Eyes
- Eyes Without a Face 4K
- Pulse (2001) 4K
- Hardware (1990) 4K
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Squirm BD review
- No Way Out 4K review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Frank Capra at Columbia Collection 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Cult
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Back the Bits
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- The Digital Bits
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- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
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- Blue Underground
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
North by Northwest, Blazing Saddles & Terminator 4Ks are due on 11/5, plus Paramount’s White Christmas & James Earl Jones RIP
We’ve got several new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy today, including...
Tim’s thoughts on the new Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios, which includes Stephen Herek’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), Peter Hewitt’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), and Dean Parisot’s Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). Tim has also taken a look at Enzo G. Castellari’s High Crime (1973) in 4K UHD from Blue Underground.
Dennis’ thoughts on George McCowan’s Frogs (1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen’s take on Howard Hawks’ Red Line 7000 (1965) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
And finally, Stuart’s look at Imprint Films’ Film Focus: Kim Novak Blu-ray box set, which includes Pal Joey (1957), Jeanne Eagles (1957), and Middle of the Night (1959).
We’ve also shared our weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section here at The Bits with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and pre-order links, all organized (and sortable) by date and format, and complete with our Amazon Affiliate 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 Bits and we appreciate it!
In announcement news today, we’ve confirmed that Warner’s previously-revealed 4K and 4K Steelbook editions of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959), Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974), and James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984) will all officially street on 11/5. We also have the final cover artwork for the wide-release 4K of The Terminator, which I suspect was delayed by the need for James Cameron approval (and the fact that he has finally approved it is why we now have a street date). You can see the final cover artwork for all of these titles below the break, with Amazon.com pre-order links. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Las Vegas: The Complete Series BD
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Kinds of Kindness
- Kino Cult
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sony
- Searchlight
- Stephen Bjork
- Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy 4K review
- Shout! Studios
- High Crime 4K review
- Blue Underground
- Red Line 7000 BD review
- Arrow Video
- Frogs BD review
- Film Focus: Kim Novak BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Imprint Films
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
- James Cameron
- Mel Brooks
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Michael Curtiz
- White Christmas (1954) 4K
- The Crow (2024)
- Lionsgate
- Borderlands 4K
- James Earl Jones RIP
Planet of the Apes (1968) in 4K Digital, plus Convoy, A Bridge Too Far, Adv of Priscilla, MaXXXine, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Little Rascals silents & SO much more!
We start as always today with several new disc reviews, including…
Sam Cohen’s take on Poul Bang and Sidney W. Pink’s Reptilicus (1961) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
Dennis’ reviews of Clarence Brown’s Idiot’s Delight (1939) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Chad Ferrin’s Night Caller (2021) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Stephen’s thoughts on Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
And last but definitely not least, Tim’s review of Arrow Video’s new UK-only release of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in 4K Ultra HD, which corrects the color space issues that plagued the Kino Lorber Studio Classics 4K disc from 2021.
More reviews are forthcoming tomorrow, so be sure to watch for them!
Now then, the big news today is that Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes (1968) has just been upgraded to 4K on all your favorite Digital services, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Movies Anywhere, Kaleidescape and more! It actually has Dolby Vision HDR on Apple TV (and it may elsewhere as well). Naturally, we’ve asked about the possibility of a physical 4K release of this film. I suspect there are no current plans, but I also suspect that if the title does well on Digital, that could change. [Read on here...]
- Sam Peckinpah
- Convoy 4K
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- Mel Brooks
- MGM
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
- James Cameron
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Planet of the Apes (1968) in 4K
- A Bridge too Far 4K
- The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 4K
- Sam Cohen
- Tim Salmons
- Reptilicus 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- The Pace that Kills review
- The Cocaine Fiends review
- Idiot's Delight BD review
- Night Caller BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber
- Something Weird
- Arrow Video
- The Man from UNCLE 4K review
- The Silence of the Lambs 4K review
- 20th Century Studios
- Hollywood Pictures
- Touchstone Pictures
- MaXXXine 4K
- Lionsgate
- Decal Releasing
- Longlegs 4K
- Hussy
- Cross Creek
- The Proud and Profane
- The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
- The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 4K
- Kino Classics
- Blue Underground
- The Million Eyes of Sumuru 4K
- Well Go USA
- Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 4K
- You Gotta Believe 4K
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
- Janus Contemporaries
- ClassicFlix
- The Little Rascals: The Restored Silents Volume One
- Apple TV
- Ridley Scott
- Napoleon: The Director's Cut
The Warner Archive LIVES and teases Looney Tunes: V4 on Blu-ray, plus A24’s The Zone of Interest on 4K Ultra HD & Kino Lorber’s Shelf Space!
We start as always today with more new disc reviews, including…
Stephen’s look at Jonathan Demme’s Last Embrace (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome’s excellent Cinématographe line, as well as John Waters’ Cry-Baby (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart’s reviews of Andrzej Żuławski’s L’important c’est d’Aimer... (1975) on Blu-ray from Film Movement via Vinegar Syndrome, along with John Guillermin’s The Whole Truth (1958) on Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label.
And Dennis’ take on Boaz Yakin’s Fresh (1994) on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films.
Now then, there’s some exciting release news for us to share with you today, but first we want to take a moment to clear up some confusion: The Warner Archive Collection is still the Warner Archive Collection!
Many of you have probably seen that their Facebook page was suddenly rebranded as Warner Classics (click here for the link). But rest assured, the Warner Archive Collection remains! Warner is simply trying to unite all of its “classic film” marketing activity in one social media space. So while the Warner Archive Collection remains the core of this page, you’ll also learn here about forthcoming classic film releases on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from the studio proper, as well as theatrical screening activity, and the like. So everyone can relax—Warner Archive has not disappeared!
In fact, Warner Archive has just shared some excellent release news: The Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 4 Blu-ray is officially coming on 11/26! You can see their official Facebook post here. Details of the actual shorts the set will include are yet to be announced, but the release is definitely now in production. Great news indeed! [Read on here...]
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K
- Paramount
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
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- Stephen Bjork
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- Dennis Seuling
- Warner Archive Collection
- Warner Classics
- Last Embrace 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cinématographe
- Cry Baby 4K review
- L’important c’est d’Aimer BD review
- Film Movement
- The Whole Truth BD review
- Indicator Films
- Via Vision
- Imprint Films
- Fresh BD review
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 4
- Collateral 4K Steelbook
- A24
- The Zone of Interest 4K
- Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1 to 7 DVD
- Criterion Collection
- About Dry Grasses
- Janus Contemporaries
- Ultraman Taiga: The Complete Series
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dark Arts Entertainment
- Terror Firma
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Series
- Black Belly of the Tarantula
- Celluloid Dreams
- High Crime
- Blue Underground
- Kino Lorber
- Shelf Space YouTube chat
- Frank Tarzi
- Eric D Wilkinson
- Xanadu 4K
- Darkroom
- When the Bullet Hits the Bone
- Cheerleaders Wild Weekend
Universal sets The Fall Guy for 7/23, Shout!’s September slate, Reacher: Season 2 on disc & and no, Sony is not quitting the Blu-ray business
Morning everyone, and welcome to the first week of July!
I’ve been very busy over the weekend working on new disc reviews, frankly probably a little too hard—I should probably have taken more of a break to recharge. Nevertheless, I’ve completed a trio of new reviews for you all to enjoy, so today we present...
My take on Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita (1990) new on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment—a great 4K remaster of one of my favorite films.
My look at Ron Frank’s funny and poignant documentary Remembering Gene Wilder (2023) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber—which covers the actor’s life and career in detail, and features interviews with Mel Brooks and other friends.
And finally, my review of a surprise title that just arrived on Sunday morning: Jan de Bont’s Twister (1996) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment—a terrific remaster that leaves this film looking and sounding better than it ever has before.
I’m also working to finish another review today, which is Alex Garland’s Civil War. I expect to have that up here by tomorrow. And of course, the rest of the Bits team is working on new reviews as well, so be sure to check back for those over the coming days.
Now then, in announcement news this afternoon, Universal has officially set David Leitch’s The Fall Guy (2024) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 7/23. The package will include both the Theatrical Cut and an Extended Cut of the film with 20 minutes of additional footage. Extras will feature audio commentary on both of those with director Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick, a gag reel, alternate takes, the 5-part Stunts on Stunts: Breaking Down the Action documentary, and 6 featurettes (Making a Meta Masterpiece, How to Break a World Record, Nightclub Mayhem, The Art of Doubling, Making Metalstorm, and Falling for The Fall Guy with Rob Reese). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
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- Shout! Studios
- Reacher: Season Two BD and 4K
- Sony's Bluray business
- La Femme Nikita 4K Steelbook review
- Luc Besson
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Remembering Gene Wilder BD review
- Ron Frank
- Kino Lorber
- Jan de Bont
- Twister 4K review
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- The Amityville Horror (2005) 4K
- The Boy 4K
- Creepshow BD Steelbook
- The Stepfather 4K
- Dances with Wolves BD Steelbook
- Doomsday 4K
- Village of the Damned 4K
- John Carpenter
- Run Lola Run 4K
- The Million Eyes of Sumuru 4K
- Blue Underground
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Paramount
- A Quiet Place: Day One 4K
- Amazon Prime Video
- Reacher: Season Two BD
- Reacher: Season Two 4K
- Sony BD layoffs
- The Mainichi
Succession comes to Blu-ray, plus Arrow’s September includes Chronicles of Riddick 4K, summer sales from Criterion & KLSC, 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! from MVD Rewind & more
All right, we haven’t had a lot of news updates this week, because frankly there just hasn’t been a lot of news to report. And also because we’ve all been working on a lot of disc reviews for you to enjoy. In fact, today we have no less than TEN to share with you, including...
My thoughts on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate, Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (1990) in 4K UHD from The Criterion Collection, and Gil Kenan’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) in 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Tim’s review of Ernie Fosselius’ Hardware Wars (1978) on Blu-ray and Albert Band’s Ghoulies II (1987) in 4K UHD from the MVD Rewind Collection, Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi’s Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971) in 4K from Blue Underground (which is definitely not for the faint of heart), and Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) in 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Dennis’ take on Ted Geoghegan’s Brooklyn 45 (2023) on Blu-ray from Shudder.
And Stephen’s look at Mark Waters’ Mean Girls (2004) on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, as well as the import version of Michael Mann’s Ferrari (2023) in 4K UHD from Neon and Sky via Universal in UK.
More reviews are on the way for Monday, including my look at Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikika (1990) in 4K from Sony, and Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024) in 4K from Lionsgate, so be sure to watch for them.
Also, just a heads up: Our very own Russell Hammond has posted the new update of our ever-popular Release Dates and Cover Art section (see Cover Art above), which includes all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, you can sort by date, by format, even isolate the Criterion titles! And as an Amazon Affiliate, literally anything you order from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one) goes to help support our work here at The Bits and we greatly appreciate it! [Read on here...]
- Neon
- Knuckles
- Lionsgate
- Criterion Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Imprint Films
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- HBO
- Succession: The Complete Series BD
- Arrow Video September 2024 slate
- Guy Ritchie
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K review
- Akira Kurosawa's Dreams 4K review
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 4K review
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife 4K review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Hardware Wars BD review
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Ghoulies II 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Goodbye Uncle Tom 4K review
- Blue Underground
- Shudder
- Brooklyn 45 BD review
- Mean Girls (2004) 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Michael Mann
- Ferrari 4K review
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Cover Art update
- The Chronicles of Riddick 4K
- Friday the 13th (2009) 4K
- The Threat BD
- Torso 4K
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Alex de la Iglesia
- Acción Mutante
- The Day of the Beast
- Perdita Durango
- Knuckles 4K
- Totem BD
- Janus Contemporaries
- The Covenant
- Synapse Films
- 1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever! documentary Kickstarter
- Kevin Costner
- Horizon: An American Saga 4K
- Aces High
- The White Dawn
- Bruce Timm
- Batman: Caped Crusader trailer
- Criterion sale
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics sale
Arcane: League of Legends is coming to Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD, plus Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Can’t Hardly Wait, Star Trek: Discovery, Red Eye, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd & more!
We’re starting the new week with more new disc reviews, as always, plus we have some great release news to share with you today as well! Reviews first...
Tim has taken a look a Bob Clark’s Deathdream (1974, aka Dead of Night) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Blue Underground.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Alan J. Pakula’s Starting Over (1979) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart has weighed in with a review of Luigi Comencini’s The Sunday Woman (1975) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films. He’s also revisited his 2012 review of Sony’s The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection (1934-1958) on DVD in anticipation of the studio’s forthcoming The Three Stooges Blu-ray Collection.
More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure keep checking back for them!
The big announcement news today is that Sony has officially set Gil Kenan’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook on 6/25. There will also be a Walmart-exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook, as well as a Limited Edition 2-Movie 4K Giftset that includes this film plus Ghostbusters: Afterlife. [Read on here...]
- Wes Carven
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
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- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Bob Clark
- Tim Salmons
- Blue Underground
- Starting Over BD review
- Deathdream 4K review
- The Sunday Woman BD review
- Radiance Films
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection DVD review
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 4K
- Gil Kenan
- Can’t Hardly Wait 4K
- Star Trek: Discovery The Final Season
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 4K
- Tim Burton
- Red Eye 4K
- Just Mercy
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Focus
- Black Mass
- Game Night
- Icarus Films
- Six in Paris
- Alphaville 4K
- The Food of the Gods BD
- Empire of the Ants BD
- Netflix
- Arcane: League of Legends 4K
- GKids
- Riot Games
- Eureka Entertainment
- Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years
- StudioCanal
- Ealing Studios
- The Bells Go Down
- Tattooed Life
- A Man on His Knees
- We Still Kill the Old Way
- A Quiet Place in the Country
Lady from Shanghai in 4K, plus a new Three Stooges Blu-ray set, Young Sheldon, new KLSC titles, Dick Tracy RKO, Linguini Incident & You Can Call Me Bill
We’ve got no less than eight new reviews for you guys to start the new week out right here at The Bits, staring with Tim’s look at The Good, The Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988) from Hanna-Barbera on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Charles Brabin’s The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) on Blu-ray also from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Nancy Savoca’s True Love (1989) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has delivered four reviews, including Ulrich Seidl’s Rimini (2022) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, Jean-Paul Salomé’s La Syndicaliste (2022) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, John Boorman’s The Emerald Forest (1985) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Robert Allan Ackerman’s Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) on DVD from Via Vision Entertainment.
And finally, Stephen has got an in-depth review of Alex Proyas’ The Crow (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment, which is a gorgeous restoration that should impress most cinephiles.
All of these films are well worth a look, and more new disc reviews are certainly on the way this week, so be sure to watch for them.
Now then, my apologies for the lack of a news update here since mid last week, but I have unfortunately had COVID. Fortunately, a mild case, but enough to knock me out of commission for a few days. But I’m well on the path to recovery and feeling well enough to catch you all up on the latest news here at The Bits today. So let’s get right to it... [Read on here...]
- Mother 4K
- Real Life 4K
- Not a Pretty Picture
- Two Films by Kira Muratova
- Brief Encounters
- Albert Brooks
- The Last Emperor 4K
- Criterion's August 2024 slate
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- The Long Farewell
- The Good The Bad and Huckleberry Hound BD review
- Hanna Barbera
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Mask of Fu Manchu BD review
- True Live BD review
- Rimini BD review
- La Syndicaliste BD review
- The Emerald Forest BD review
- Life with Judy Garland DVD review
- The Crow 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Via Vision
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Orson Welles
- The Lady from Shanghai 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Three Stooges: 20 Disc Collection BD
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners
- Can’t Stop the Music 4K
- Underground Aces BD
- Peril & Distress: Two Terrifying 1970s Thrillers 4K
- And Soon the Darkness 4K
- Sudden Terror 4K
- The General's Daughter 4K
- Bushman
- Milestone Films
- Warner Bros
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Series DVD
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Seventh Season DVD
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dead Wrong
- High Crime 4K
- Blue Underground
- Dick Tracy: RKO Pictures Collection
- VCI Entertainment
- MVD Entertainment
- The Linguini Incident: Director’s Cut BD
- MVD Rewind Collection
- You Can Call Me Bill BD
- Decal
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Andor 4K reviewed, plus the Media Play Awards, Anchorman in Ultra HD, RIP Eleanor Coppola & more news
We’ve got a big new disc review for you all today here at The Bits, and it’s a title that a lot of you have been waiting for: My look at Tony Gilroy’s Andor: The Complete First Season (2023) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lucasfilm and Disney! All the details are in the review, but suffice it to say that the release absolutely does not disappoint. The video quality is stunning.
We’ve also got a bunch of recent reviews that our staffers have shared over the last few days that I need to round up here for you guys, including...
Stephen’s reviews of Sergio Martino’s The Great Alligator (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films, Rod Lurie’s The Last Castle (2001) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, John Ford’s 3 Godfathers (1948) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, and Walter Hill’s The Long Riders (1980) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Tim’s reviews of Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case (1982) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, Michael Laughlin’s Strange Invaders (1983) on Blu-ray from Imprint, and Hanna-Barbera’s animated Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And finally, Dennis’ review of Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight (1991) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
Meanwhile, we have a couple or housekeeping items to report here at The Bits today... [Read on here...]
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Team America: World Police
- Tim Salmons
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Lionsgate
- Paramount
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Media Play News
- Home Entertainment Media Play Awards
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- The Great Alligator 4K review
- The Last Castle 4K review
- The Long Riders BD review
- Walter Hill
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K review
- Tony Gilroy
- Lucasfilm
- Disney+
- Severin Films
- 3 Godfathers BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Arrow Video
- Basket Case 4K review
- Strange Invaders BD review
- Imprint
- Hanna Barbera
- Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers BD review
- Dogfight BD review
- Criterion
- American Fiction
- When Eight Bells Toll
- Dark City
- No Man of Her Own
- Beware My Lovely
- Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX
- Death and the Maiden
- The Getaway
- Shout! Factory
- Rocky V 4K Steelbook
- Rocky Balboa 4K Steelbook
- MGM
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 4K
- Deathdream 4K
- Blue Underground
- Eleanor Coppola RIP
- Terry Carter RIP
- 12 Strong 4K
- Shrek Forever After 4K
- Shrek 4 Movie Collection 4K