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Amazon prices on the Disney+ 4K Steelbooks drop, plus updates on The Searchers, Alien: Romulus & a new Star Wars trilogy in the works
Heads up Bits readers…
I just wanted to check in here today to let you all know that we’re working on new disc reviews, the first of which should start going live here on the website over the weekend.
There’s not a ton of release news to report today, however I am happy to say that the SRPs for the new Star Wars Disney+ 4K Ultra HD Steelbooks (due on 12/3) have finally come down to rational levels Amazon. So here are the pre-order links:
The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season (4K)
Ahsoka: The Complete First Season (4K)
Hawkeye: The Complete First Season (4K)
Loki: The Complete Second Season (4K)
Also today, it appears that the Warner Archive Collection’s new 4K and Blu-ray release of John Ford’s The Searchers (1956) have now been listed on Amazon, but the pre-orders are not yet live. But here are those links... [Read on here...]
- Ward Bond
- Vera Miles
- Jeffrey Hunter
- Natalie Wood
- The Searchers (1956) 4K
- John Ford
- John Wayne
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Alien: Romulus 4K
- Star Wars
- Disney+ 4K Steelbooks
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Fade In BD
- Alan Smithee
- Jud Taylor
- Hulu
- Never Let Go
- Lionsgate
- Lucasfilm
- New Star Wars trilogy
- Simon Kinberg
BREAKING: Disney sets THE MANDALORIAN: SEASON 3, AHSOKA, HAWKEYE & LOKI: SEASON 2 for 4K Ultra HD on 12/3!
Here’s a big one, folks! We’ve got more great Disney 4K Ultra HD news to report for you today.
Remember how we’ve been saying that Disney (since their distribution deal with Sony) is going to be expanding their physical 4K UHD releases? Well, today we bring you breaking news of more Disney+ original series coming to 4K Ultra HD! And these are some major titles!
Here’s the studio’s official press release (be sure to read to the very end for some additional comments of our own)...
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 4K ULTRA HD!
THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3, AHSOKA SEASON 1, HAWKEYE SEASON 1 AND LOKI SEASON 2
NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS FROM LUCASFILM AND MARVEL STUDIOS, WITH STEELBOOK PACKAGING, EXCLUSIVE ART, NEW BONUS FEATURES, AND COLLECTOR CARDS ARRIVE ON DECEMBER 3
BURBANK, CA. (October 24, 2024) – The Walt Disney Company has revealed that four all-new collector’s editions of popular Disney+ Original series from Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios will be available on 4K UHD on December 3. The special must-have releases feature sleek SteelBook packaging, exclusive concept art cards and never-before-seen bonus content, making them an absolute must-have for fans to add to their collection.
The titles, all to be released on December 3, 2024, are:
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian – The Complete Third Season
- Star Wars: Ahsoka – The Complete First Season
- Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye – The Complete First Season
- Marvel Studios’ Loki – The Complete Second Season
All four titles will be available to pre-order from October 31, 2024.
Like the previous Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios Collector’s Editions released earlier this year (Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Andor Season 1, Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Season 1 and Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight Season 1), each of these new releases will be available nationally on 4K UHD SteelBook with brand-new box art designed by popular artist Attila Szarka and collectible concept art card. [Read on here...]
- This Is The Way
- Baby Yoda
- Grogu
- Steelbook packaging
- The Walt Disney Company
- Star Wars
- Marvel Studios
- Lucasfilm
- Disney+ streaming series on 4K Ultra HD
- Breaking News
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Attila Szarka
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K
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
BREAKING: Disney sets ANDOR, OBI-WAN, MOON KNIGHT & THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER for Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD on 4/30!
All right, we’ve been talking a lot about Disney over the last couple of weeks here at The Digital Bits.
So it’s only fitting that we’re back early this morning here at the site to bring you some great breaking 4K Ultra HD news from the studio.
And for those of you eagerly awaiting the studio’s next wave of Disney+ streaming titles, I think you’ll agree that you simply couldn’t ask for a better selection of titles than the ones they’re announcing this morning!
You’ll find the studio’s complete official press release below, along with expanded-packaging images of each of the Steelbooks in question.
Then I’ll be back at the end of this post (below the break) with some additional comments of my own...
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY!
THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER SEASON 1, MOON KNIGHT SEASON 1,
ANDOR SEASON 1 & OBI-WAN KENOBI
BURBANK, CA. (MARCH 5, 2024) – The Walt Disney Company today announced four new Collector’s Editions of popular Disney+ Original series from Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm will be available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray for fans to add to their collections. These special releases feature Steelbook packaging, concept art cards and some never-before-seen bonus features.
The titles, all to be released on April 30, 2024 are:
- Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: The Complete First Season
- Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight: The Complete First Season
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi – The Complete Series
- Star Wars: Andor – The Complete First Season
All titles will be available to pre-order from March 12, 2024.
Like the previous Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm Collectors Editions released last year, each of these new releases will be available nationally on 4K UHD and Blu-ray Steelbook with brand-new box art designed by popular artist Attila Szarka and collectible concept art cards. [Read on here...]
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: The Complete First Season 4K
- Cassian Andor
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K
- Moon Knight: The Complete First Season 4K
- Obi Wan: The Complete Series 4K
- Attila Szarka
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Breaking News
- Disney+ streaming series on 4K Ultra HD
- Lucasfilm
- Marvel Studios
- Star Wars
- The Walt Disney Company
- Steelbook packaging
Paramount lists Primal Fear & Major League for 4K Ultra HD, plus a new Star Wars movie announced & Tom Cruise teams up with Warner
We’re just chiming in here quickly again today with a few more pieces of industry news…
The first is physical media related: Paramount Home Entertainment has just listed Gregory Goblit’s Primal Fear (1996) as a new 4K Ultra HD Paramount Presents release on 3/26.
Paramount has also listed David S. Ward’s Major League (1989) for release in 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook format on 4/2 in honor of the film’s 35th anniversary.
We don’t have further details on these yet, but we except the studio to make an official announcement very soon. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Studios
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Scream Factory
- Paramount
- Primal Fear: Paramount Presents 4K
- Major League 4K Steelbook
- Star Wars
- Lucasfilm
- Tom Cruise teams with Warner Bros
- The Mandalorian & Grogu
- Jon Favreau
- Ahsoka: Season 2
We’ve got big new disc reviews, plus Killers of the Flower Moon, Darkman & more Shout/Scream February titles & Daniel Langlois RIP
Afternoon, Bits readers! It’s been a few days since we’ve done a major news update here on the site, and the reason is that we’ve been very focused on completing new disc reviews for you guys. This is the time of year when all of the big fourth quarter titles start arriving for review, and we’re right in the thick of it now. So today we’re pleased to offer you...
My reviews of James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), along with The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season (2019) and The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season (2020), all in 4K Ultra HD from Lucasfilm via Disney, as well as my review of James Cameron’s Titanic: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
We also have Stephen’s reviews of WandaVision: The Complete Series (2021) in 4K Ultra HD from Marvel via Disney, as well as Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night (2022) in 4K UHD via Universal, and Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery (1978) on Blu-ray from MGM via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart has weighed in on Henry Decoin’s Strangers in the House (1942) on Blu-ray from Gaumont via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Rest assured, we have many more new disc reviews on the way as well, so be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Darkman 4K
- 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
- Titanic 4K
- James Cameron
- Stephen Bjork
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4K review
- Titanic: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K review
- James Mangold
- The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season 4K review
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season 4K review
- Star Wars
- Lucasfilm
- Disney
- WandaVision: The Complete Series 4K review
- Marvel
- Disney+
- Violent Night 4K
- The Great Train Robbery (1978) BD review
- Strangers in the House (1942) BD review
- Gaumont
- Martin Scorsese
- Killers of the Flower Moon Digital streaming
- Father Knows Best DVD
- The Terminal Man BD
- Into the Abyss DVD
- The Canterville Ghost DVD
- Willy's Wonderland 4K
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny BD
- Discovery
- Sony PlayStation Store removes Digital content
- Daniel Langlois RIP
- The Abyss
- Softimage software
- Jurassic Park
BREAKING: Lucasfilm & Disney set INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY for Blu-ray, DVD & 4K UHD on 12/5!
All right folks, here’s an announcement we know some of you have been waiting for…
ON DECEMBER 5, THE FINAL ADVENTURE COMES HOME!
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY ARRIVES ON 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD WITH OVER 2 HOURS OF EXTRA CONTENT!
Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Comes to Physical Media December 5 with bonus features including an exclusive new score-only version of the movie!
Also Available: Exclusive Best Buy Steelbook Design and a Walmart Exclusive Including Enamel Pin
BURBANK, CA (October 10, 2023) – From Academy Award–nominated writer-director James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) comes the final chapter in the saga of one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Harrison Ford reprise his iconic role as the whip-smart archaeologist one last time for a “rip-roaring adventure” (Maureen Lenker, Entertainment Weekly) full of “exciting action, wonderful banter and fantastic twists and turns” (Germain Lussier, Io9). [Read on here...]
Sony sets Rudy for 4K in November, plus Dr. Caligari, Kino Cult, 4K street date updates & a good Walter Murch interview
We’ve got a couple quick updates for you over the long Labor Day weekend here at The Bits...
The big one is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set David Anspaugh’s Rudy (1993) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/11, complete with both the 114-minute Theatrical Cut and a new 127-minute Director’s Cut in 4K, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Both are fully restored from original camera negative and the process was approved by the director. The 4K disc also includes English 5.1 DTS-HD MA for both versions, plus 2.0 audio for the Theatrical Cut. You also get a new commentary with Anspaugh and screenwriter Angelo Pizzo on the Director’s Cut, 5 additional deleted scenes, and the film’s trailer.
The package will also include the previous Blu-ray that offers 5.1 audio and 3 legacy featurettes (Rudy: The Real Story, Production, and First Down with Sean Astin). It comes in Steelbook packaging. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break.
Also today, Mondo Macabro and CAV have set Stephen Sayadian’s Dr. Caligari (1989) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/14, featuring both full frame and 1.85 theatrical versions, an isolated music and effects track, audio commentary with the director, and several interview featurettes. Audio will be 2.0 DTS-HD MA. [Read on here...]
- Decal
- Bleeker
- Neon
- Jules DVD
- The Boys: Season Three BD
- Alexander 4K
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Oliver Stone
- JFK 4K
- Kino Cult
- Mondo Macabro
- CAV
- Dr Caligari 4K
- Rudy: Director's Cut 4K
- David Anspaugh
- Shadow of Death BD
- The Sinister Dr Orloff BD
- Lorna the Exorcist
- Alien Outlaw
- The Dark Power
- Underworld (1985) 4K
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The Naked Gun 4K
- David Zucker
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 4K
- Blue Beetle 4K
- DC Studios
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- The Nun II 4K
- Gran Turismo 4K
- The Equalizer 3 4K
- Stand by Me 4K
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- Black Hawk Down 4K
- A Few Good Men 4K
- Walter Murch
- American Graffiti 4K
- Lucasfilm
BREAKING: Disney sets LOKI, WANDAVISION & THE MANDALORIAN: SEASONS 1 & 2 for Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD!!
This is no joke, folks! We’ve got more great Disney 4K Ultra HD news to report for you today.
And no, it’s not the long-awaited James Cameron titles, but have faith—those are definitely still coming (and should be announced in the next few months). But in its way, this news is just as good.
Remember how we said that Disney might be turning a corner with their physical 4K UHD releases? Well, today we bring you breaking news of the company’s first Disney+ original series coming to Blu-ray and 4K! And these are some major titles!
Here’s the studio’s official press release (be sure to read to the very end for some additional comments of our own)...
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY!
LOKI SEASON 1, WANDAVISION, AND THE MANDALORIAN SEASONS 1 AND 2
NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS FROM MARVEL STUDIOS AND LUCASFILM WITH STEELBOOK PACKAGING, EXCLUSIVE ART AND NEW BONUS FEATURES
BURBANK, CA (August 21, 2023) – The Walt Disney Company today announced a number of popular series from Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm will be available on Collector’s Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray for fans to add to their movie collections, featuring Steelbook packaging, concept art cards and some never-before-seen bonus features.
The titles and dates announced are:
- Marvel Studios’ Loki: The Complete First Season – September 26, 2023
- Marvel Studios’ WandaVision: The Complete Series – November 28, 2023
- Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season – December 12, 2023
- Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season – December 12, 2023
All four titles will be available to pre-order from August 28.
Each title will be available nationally on Blu-ray Steelbook with cohesive and collectible brand-new box art designed by popular artist Attila Szarka and collectible concept art cards. [Read on here...]
- Attila Szarka
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Breaking News
- Disney+ streaming series on 4K Ultra HD
- Lucasfilm
- Marvel Studios
- WandaVision: The Complete Series 4K
- Loki: The Complete First Season 4K
- The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season 4K
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Star Wars
- The Walt Disney Company
- Steelbook packaging
- Grogu
- Baby Yoda
- This Is The Way
BREAKING: Lucasfilm sets Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny for Digital on 8/29, Discs to be announced later
History’s Greatest Hero Returns! Harrison Ford reprises his role as the legendary archaeologist when Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Arrives on Digital August 29
BURBANK, CA (August 14, 2023) – From Academy Award–nominated writer-director James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) comes the final chapter in the saga of one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Harrison Ford reprise his iconic role as the whip-smart archaeologist one last time for a “rip-roaring adventure” (Maureen Lenker, Entertainment Weekly) full of “exciting action, wonderful banter and fantastic twists and turns” (Germain Lussier, io9).
The film will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu on August 29, with never-before-seen bonus content including five chapters that chart the making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Join the cast and crew on an epic, globe-trotting adventure showcasing new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects.
Film Synopsis
Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise—a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure. Starring along with Ford are Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Thomas Kretschmann (Das Boot), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Olivier Richters (Black Widow), Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange) and newcomer Ethann Isidore. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Lucasfilm
- James Mangold
- Harrison Ford
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4K
- Digital announce
- Breaking News
- George Lucas
- Steven Spielberg
- Phoebe Waller Bridge
- John Williams
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Raiders of the Lost Ark