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More news and more reviews are the order of the day today here at The Bits. Starting with the latter first, as always, we’re pleased to bring you…

Stephen’s take on Ken Russell’s Altered States (1980) in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from our friends at the Criterion Collection.

And Tim’s look at Glen A. Larson’s classic Knight Rider: The Complete Series (1982-1991) on 4K Ultra HD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment!

Also, yesterday we posted the following as well…

Stuart’s look at Anthony Asquith’s French Without Tears (1939) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Tim’s reviews of Severin Films’ High Tension: Four Films by Lamberto Bava Blu-ray box set and also the final films in Arrow Video’s Shawccope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set.

More reviews are definitely on the way, so be sure to keep checking back.

Also today, speaking of the Criterion Collection, they’re holding a quick 24-hour flash sale today that runs for about the next 19 hours as of the time of this writing. The sale is good for 50% off all in-stock titles on their website here. So if there’s something you’ve been looking for, now might be a good time to pick it up if you act fast! [Read on here...]

We have two more significant reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s look at the A Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

And Stephen’s thoughts on David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows: 10th Anniversary Steelbook (2014) in 4K UHD from Lionsgate Limited.

Speaking of Lionsgate, the studio has indeed revealed their November slate of physical media releases today as expected. It officially includes Neil Marshall’s The Descent: 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Steelbook (featuring both versions via seamless branching as well as both new and legacy special features) as a Lionsgate Limited exclusive.

It also offers a surprise title that we’ve recently talked about on our Digital Bits Patreon page for subscribers: An American Psycho: 25th Anniversary Collection 4K UHD box set with swag items—featuring Mary Harron’s American Psycho (2000) as well as Morgan J. Freeman’s direct to video sequel American Psycho 2 (2002). You can see the artwork below the break. [Read on here...]

We’ve got some great release news for you today, but also more new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s thoughts on Ringo Lam’s HK police actioner City on Fire (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.

Dennis’ take on Raoul Walsh’s war film They Died with Their Boots On (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s look at Seijun Suzuki’s Underworld Beauty (1958) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

And over the weekend, we also posted a few more, including…

Stuart’s look at Cy Endfield’s Sands of the Kalahari (1965) on Blu-ray from KLSC.

Dennis’ review of Jess Franco’s The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972) on Blu-ray also from Kino.

And Tim’s review of Kuei Chih-Hung’s The Boxer’s Omen (1983) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two box set.

More reviews are definitely forthcoming from The Bits’ review team, so be sure to keep checking back all week.

In terms of announcement news today, we do have some great breaking news for you: Lionsgate is getting ready to announce their November slate of 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray titles, which will include Neil Marshall’s The Descent: 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) 4K + BD Steelbook (including both versions via seamless branching as well as both new and legacy special features)—that’s a Lionsgate Limited exclusive. You’ll also get Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk (2025) on 4K + Blu-ray Steelbook as an Amazon exclusive, with the Blu-ray + DVD version available via Walmart. [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, Bits readers! We’ve got the usual mix of news and announcements for you today, but first as always we have more new disc reviews to share with you, including…

Stephen’s look at Peter Berg’s The Rundown (2003) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Ole Bornedal’s The Nightwatch Collection on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, which includes Nightwatch (1994) and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023).

More reviews are coming later this week. Tim’s already hard at work on Warner’s The Nightmare on Elm Street 4K box set, Stephen is looking at Sony’s The Quick and the Dead 4K, and I’m going to knock out my thoughts on 20th Century’s The Sound of Music in 4K Ultra HD soon as well.

Also, I wanted to let all of you know that we’ve finally begun updating our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits once again. I know the page is popular with our readers, but back when we were having server and software issues over the summer, updating the list was one of the things that took a back seat in our mad scramble to get the site back to normal and fully functional once again. All of our 4K reviews have now been linked, and we’ll be working all week long to update all of the studio listings as well. So thanks for your patience! [Read on here...]

Morning, Bits readers! We’ve got some big release news for you today, which we’ll get to in just a moment. First though, we’ve got more new disc reviews for you, including…

Stephen’s thoughts on Dennis Dugan’s Happy Gilmore (1996) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, George A. Romero’s The Dark Half (1993) in 4K from Vinegar Syndrome, and Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado (1985) in 4K Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Stuart’s look at John Avildsen’s Save the Tiger (1973) and Edward Sedgwick’s Father Brown, Detective (1934) on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics, and Michael Curtiz’s Bright Leaf (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Dennis’ take on Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia (2024) on Blu-ray from Criterion’s Premieres line.

And finally, Tim’s look at Monk: Season Eight (2009) on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics, along with Wong Jing’s (aka Wang Tsing) Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) from Arrow Video’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set.

And even more reviews are on the way for next week, so be sure to check back then!

All right, let’s get right to today’s big news, which we’re reporting here exclusively on The Digital Bits: Lionsgate will finally release Kevin Smith’s Dogma (1999) in 4K Ultra HD in December! [Read on here...]

We’ve got a mix of great new and catalog release news to share with you all today here at The Bits, right after we mention a trio of new disc reviews we’ve just shared. Today we have…

Dennis’ thoughts on Amanda and Michael Drexton’s Sour Party (2023) on Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment, as well as Clarence Brown’s Intruder in the Dust (1949) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stuart’s thoughts on John Ford’s 7 Women (1966) on Blu-ray, also from the Warner Archive Collection.

Now then… let’s get right into the good stuff: Our friends at Paramount are finally going to be releasing Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002) in 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook format on 12/9 (SRP $30.00 and 36.99)! Look for the 4K disc to include Dolby Vision HDR and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, plus all of the legacy special features on a Blu-ray bonus disc. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break. [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, Bits readers! We’re kicking things off this week with a number of new disc reviews, including…

My thoughts on Stephen Soderbergh’s Black Bag (2025) in 4K UHD from Focus Films and Universal as well as the recent stand-alone 4K release of Carol Reed’s Oliver! (1968) from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Stephen’s reviews of Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) in 4K UHD from Universal and John Hancock’s Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) in 4K from Vinegar Syndrome.

And Stuart’s look at William A. Wellman’s Track of the Cat (1954) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

More reviews are definitely on the way this week, including (tomorrow) my take on the BFI’s new 4K release of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958). So be sure to check back for them!

In announcement news today, we’ve got some great titles to share with you!

First, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have just revealed that they’re working on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray editions of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films—including The Pink Panther (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)—all in honor of Peter Sellers’ centennial! The street date are TBA, but consider them all “coming soon.” [Read on here...]

All right, we’re back with a news update today and we’ve got a bunch of reviews to share with you today as well. Sorry it’s taken a few days to get back to news coverage this week, but I had a bunch of stuff to deal with this week, including checking in with our industry sources but also clearing a few important items off my review stack, after having my mother visiting for about ten days earlier this month.

As such, I’ve recently reviewed Sony’s terrific The Karate Kid: Ultimate Collection in 4K Ultra HD, a 6-film Amazon-exclusive box set that includes all of the films in this series plus some nice extras and great swag as well. It’s definitely worth getting your hands on if you’re a fan of the series.

On Monday, I also reviewed our friends Jeffrey Morris’ excellent new Space: 1999-themed documentary The Eagle Obsession. That’s coming on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in 2026, so we’ll cover it then too.

Meanwhile, Tim has reviewed more of Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set—specifically Chang Cheh’s Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980)—as well as Peter Medak’s The Odd Job (1978) and The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018) both on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Dennis has taken a look at Alice Wu’s Saving Face (2004) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

Stephen has offered his thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull (1980) as newly-released in 4K Ultra HD by the folks at Imprint Films, as well as Atsushi Yamatoya’s Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967) and Jiří Barta’s The Pied Piper & Jiří Barta Shorts (1986) both on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile.

And Stuart has reviewed Tōru Murakawa’s The Beast to Die (1980) on Blu-ray from Radiance. [Read on here...]

We’ve got three more new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Jess Franco’s The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) in 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground as well as David Schmoeller’s Crawlspace (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stephen’s take on Stephen Sayadian’s Café Flesh (1982) on Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro.

Before we get going today, it looks like we finally know what the next two Steven Spielberg films are that are going to be released in 4K Ultra HD: Multiple retail sources are reporting that both Minority Report (2002) and Catch Me If you Can (2002) are coming to the format before the end of the year from Paramount. Street date for each is TBA, but this isn’t entirely surprising—both films have been recently available Digitally in 4K. As more information comes in, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Speaking of Paramount, their long-delayed 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release of Karyn Kusama’s Æon Flux (2005) is finally set for 10/7.

Also, we have a street date for Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook. Look for it to arrive on 10/14. [Read on here...]

All right, folks! We’ve got a bunch of news to catch up on today!

But first as always, we have more new disc reviews for you, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Jess Franco’s The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground and James Whale’s The Old Dark House (1932) in 4K Ultra HD from Eureka! Entertainment in the UK.

Stuart’s take on Léa Domenach’s The President’s Wife (2023) on Blu-ray from the Cohen Media Group via Kino Lorber.

Dennis’ look at John Cromwell’s The Enchanted Cottage (1945) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen’s two cents on Bill Plympton’s Mutant Aliens (2001) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films and Lamberto Bava’s Monster Shark (1984, aka Devil Fish) on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Watch for more reviews tomorrow here at the site.

Now then, the big announcement news today is that Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the long-awaited 4K Ultra HD release of Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) on October 7th! The film is of course based on the musical by Richard O’Brian, and the release is happening in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. [Read on here...]