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Heads-up: Zavvi has an exclusive Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 4K Ultra HD Steelbook today
This is another quick update to let you know that Zavvi has just revealed an exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
It’s now available for pre-order here.
Zavvi has a number of these 4K Steelbook exclusives (you can see some currently available titles here) and some of them tend to sell out relatively quickly.
So we recommend that you act quickly if you want this one... [Read on here...]
It’s a Bits Review Day: Police Squad!, To Catch a Thief, Rise of Skywalker 3D, 3D Rarities II & D-Day 4K
Today, we’ve got just a very quick My Two Cents update for you, however not with release news.
But as promised, we’ve got a bunch of new disc reviews...
First, our own Tim Salmons has checked out Via Vision Entertainment’s new region-free Blu-ray import version of Police Squad! The Complete Series. (Note that the CBS/Paramount Blu-ray version has also been reviewed here.)
Speaking of Paramount, Dennis has turned in his thoughts on their new Alfred Hitchcock/Paramount Presents title, To Catch a Thief (1955). [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Police Squad! The Complete Series BD review
- To Catch Thief: Paramount Presents BD review
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker BD3D review
- 3D Rarities: Volume II BD3D review
- DDay: Normandy 1944 4K UHD review
- Tim Salmons
- Flicker Alley
- Dennis Seuling
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- 3D Film Archive
- Disney
- Lucasfilm
- Bob Furmanek
- Shout! Factory
- Via Vision Entertainment
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – A Visual Guide to Changes, Fixes, and Tweaks in the Disney+ 4K Version
Our old friend Drew Stewart—who is a longtime Digital Bits reader—is the webmaster for Star Wars Revisited and also curates the Star Wars Visual Comparisons blog.
He’s been working diligently to create a kind of visual guide to all the changes found in the recent Disney+ 4K version of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Drew’s created a set of comparison images showing all of these updates and alterations—39 of them in all—and he’s kindly allowed us to compile them here in a 7-page gallery on The Digital Bits for all of you to see.
We definitely think that Star Wars fans will find this gallery both interesting and useful, not just to compare the new Disney+ 4K version to past Blu-ray and DVD releases, but also as a baseline in the event that further changes appear in the future. [Read on here...]
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – A Visual Guide to Changes, Fixes, and Tweaks in the Disney+ 4K Version
Our old friend Drew Stewart—who is a longtime Digital Bits reader—is the webmaster for Star Wars Revisited and also curates the Star Wars Visual Comparisons blog.
He’s been working diligently to create a kind of visual guide to all the changes found in the new Disney+ 4K version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Drew’s created a set of comparison images showing all of these updates and alterations—nearly 40 of them in all—and he’s kindly allowed us to compile them here in a 6-page gallery on The Digital Bits for all of you to see.
We definitely think that Star Wars fans will find this gallery both interesting and useful, not just to compare the new Disney+ 4K version to past Blu-ray and DVD releases, but also as a baseline in the event that further changes appear in the future. [Read on here...]
New details about Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K/Blu-ray box set, plus enjoy Episode IX!
All right, as most of you know by now, tonight marks the opening of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters. My wife, brother, and I are joining our old friend Robert Meyer Burnett and his family for the first showing at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where it all began back in 1977. And having just seen a press screening of the film on Tuesday, we’re very much looking forward to seeing it again in IMAX Laser projection. The upshot is that today’s post is going to be a brief one.
However… we DO have a little more detail for you about the recently revealed Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K/Blu-ray box set that’s now known to be coming on 3/31/2020.
Not only will it include all 9 of the “Skywalker” films on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc, each film will include a bonus disc of extras (for a total of 27 discs). It’s reasonable to assume that virtually everything that’s ever been released previously for each of these films in terms of special features is fair game for inclusion on these bonus discs and it’s possible there may be new features too. But of course we won’t know for sure until this set is officially announced. [Read on here...]
Star Wars: A New Hope – A Visual Guide to Changes, Fixes, and Tweaks in the Disney+ 4K Version
Our old friend Drew Stewart—who is a longtime Digital Bits reader—is the webmaster for Star Wars Revisited and also curates the Star Wars Visual Comparisons blog.
He’s been working diligently to create a kind of visual guide to all the changes found in the new Disney+ 4K version of Star Wars: A New Hope.
Drew’s created a set of comparison images showing all of these updates and alterations—nearly 40 of them in all—and he’s kindly allowed us to compile them here in a 7-page gallery on The Digital Bits for all of you to see.
We definitely think that Star Wars fans will find this gallery both interesting and useful, not just to compare the new Disney+ 4K version to past Blu-ray and DVD releases, but also as a baseline in the event that further changes appear in the future. [Read on here...]
Yesterday official, plus Scarface/Hellboy 4K pre-orders, A Discovery of Witches & the new Star Wars BD reissues on Amazon
All right, we have more news for you today. But first, a review...
Now then, Universal has officially announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and Ultra HD release of Danny Boyle’s Yesterday on 9/24, with the Digital release expected on 9/10. The 4K will include HDR10 and HDR10+ high dynamic range, with Dolby Atmos audio. The Blu-ray will also include Dolby Atmos audio. Extras on both will include audio commentary with director Danny Boyle and writer/producer Richard Curtis, an alternate opening, an alternate ending, 12 deleted scenes, a gag reel, a 3-song Live at Abbey Road Studios session with Himesh Patel (performing Yesterday, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Let it Be), and 6 featurettes (Ed Sheeran: From Stadium to Screen, Agent of Comedy: Kate McKinnon, A Talented Duo, Playing for Real, Soul Mates, and A Conversation with Richard & Ed). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Shadow 4K
- Hellboy 4K
- Danny Boyle
- The Beatles
- Yesterday BD
- Yesterday 4K
- Men in Black: International 4K
- Scarface 4K
- Good Omens BD
- Deadwood: The Movie
- Chernobyl
- A Discovery of Witches: Season One
- Armstrong
- Star Wars BD reissues
- Disney
- Lucasfilm
- Walt Disney Studios
- GKids
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Shout! Factory
- Spirited Away: Collector's Edition
- Amazon preorders
New Star Wars BDs now up for pre-order, plus American Gangster, Casino, Scarface official for 4K & more
All right, today’s update is a quickie, but it’s a good one.
All of those re-issued Star Wars Blu-rays from Disney we mentioned yesterday are now up for pre-order on Amazon with a street date of 9/22 (that’s not a Tuesday, so it could be just a “week of” placeholder date until the announcement is made).
The SRP is $34.99, but Amazon’s usual sale price should kick in soon. All of them are up now except Episode IV: A New Hope, which should go live soon. In any case, you can see the cover art – now with pre-order links – below.
In 4K catalog news today, Ridley Scott’s American Gangster is now official for release on 4K Ultra HD by Universal on 10/15. You can see the cover artwork and pre-order it below. It will have DTS:X audio and HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 4K
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 4K
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 4K
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 4K
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4K
- Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4K
- Return of the Jedi 4K
- The Empire Strikes Back 4K
- Star Wars 4K
- Lucasfilm
- Disney
- American Gangster 4K
- Scarface 4K
- Casino 4K
- Lionsgate
- The Star Wars Saga 4K
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Scarface: Gold Edition 4K
- Lock Up 4K
- Rambo (2008) 4K
The Star Wars Saga is almost certainly coming to 4K Ultra HD in 2020, plus Discovery: S2, DS9 doc in 4K & more
All right, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover today, so bear with us.
First, very quickly, we’re currently working on those disc reviews we mentioned the other day, so watch for those starting tomorrow. But breaking news – and the need to dig into it – has keep us busy yesterday and today.
Let’s get some regular announcement news out of the way first...
CBS Home Entertainment has set Star Trek: Discovery – Season Two for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 11/12. The 4-disc Blu-ray release will include audio commentary on 4 episodes (with various combinations of Sonequa Martin-Green, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Alex Kurtzman, Jonathan Peck, and Olatunde Onsunanmi), promos, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and 8 featurettes (Star Trek: Discovery: The Voyage of Season Two, Enter the Enterprise, The Red Angel, Designing Discovery: Season Two, Prop Me Up: Season Two, Dress for Success: Season Two, Creature Comforts: Season Two, and Creating Space). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Star Wars Saga 4K
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two BD
- What We Left Behind documentary
- Men in Black: International 4K
- Angel Heart 4K
- Studio Canal
- Red Heat 4K
- Universal Soldier 4K
- Lionsgate
- CBS Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie 4K
- Discotek Media
- Casino 4K
- Shaft (2019) 4K
- Aladdin (2019) 4K
- Aladdin (1992) 4K
- Scarface 4K
- American Gangster 4K
- Yesterday 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series BD
- Pixar 4K
- Marvel Cinematic Universe 4K
- Disney
- Lucasfilm
- Star Wars 4K
- The Empire Strikes Back 4K
- Return of the Jedi 4K
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4K
- Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4K
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 4K
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 4K
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 4K
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 4K
Zombieland 4K, Apollo 11 4K (on iTunes for now), Walking Dead, and oh HELL yeah... The Great Waldo Pepper!
All right, we got some goodies for you today...
First, Tim has turned in a new review of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate and Studio Canal.
Also, this week’s update of the Release Dates & Artwork section is now live with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Whenever you plan to shop from Amazon for literally anything, please consider starting by clicking through one of our affiliate links (like this one or any of our cover art links) as it really helps us to keep the site going and supports our work. Thank you!
And I should also let you know that I’m going to be taking a week off of regular news posts here at the site to A) visit family in North Dakota and B) finish editing this science fiction novel I’ve been working on. (In truth, I also need a break before all the Comic-Con 2019 hubbub begins.) But Tim will be posting new Blu-ray reviews the whole time, and I’ll be back with a big news update (and reviews of my own) late next week.
Now then... we’ve got some announcements this afternoon. First up, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Ruben Fleischer’s Zombieland on 4K Ultra HD on 10/1 in celebration of the film’s 10th anniversary and also the theatrical release of its forthcoming sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap. All of the existing BD extras will carry over and you’ll get the all-new Raised from the Dead: Zombieland a Decade Later featurette. The 4K will include HDR10 and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix too. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Zombieland 4K
- Apollo 11 in 4K on iTunes
- The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season
- The Great Waldo Pepper: Shout Select
- Shout! Factory
- Star Trek Trilogy: The Kelvin Timeline 4K
- The Sun Is Also a Star
- Tim Salmons
- Deadwood: The Movie
- Original Star Wars in 70 mm
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Lucasfilm
- George Lucas
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ScoobyDoo Where Are You: The Complete Series BD
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Series BD
- American Experience
- Chasing the Moon documentary
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The Evil Dead 4K review