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Black Panther reviewed in 4K (& more coming), plus a big thank you from all of us here at The Digital Bits
All right, this is just a quick post today, but it’s an important one...
First up, I’ve just completed my in-depth review of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther in 4K Ultra HD from Marvel and Disney. As you probably already know, it’s a great installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and an interesting 4K release for a couple of reasons. Do check it out.
I’m currently working on a review of Universal’s The Incredible Hulk in 4K Ultra HD too (speaking of the MCU). What’s more, I expect to have my hands on Paramount’s Braveheart and Gladiator in 4K Ultra HD sometime today. So those reviews will be posted as soon as possible too. Be sure to check back for them. [Read on here...]
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Okay… the first of our big 4K Ultra HD catalog reviews this week is in the works and we hope to have it for you bright and early tomorrow morning. First though, we need to take care of an important bit of site business. Please read on (and bear with us a moment)...
For over twenty years now, from the dawn of DVD to the rise of 4K Ultra HD, The Digital Bits has been a powerful advocate for home media enthusiasts online. From our unique position within the industry, we’ve shared our love and knowledge of film, advised our readers honestly and well through two format wars, helped to make the adoption of the latest home theater technology easier, and served as a bridge between enthusiasts and the Hollywood professionals that produce our favorite content.
But in recent years, our costs to operate The Bits have unfortunately increased, from contributors and equipment, to servers, bandwidth, even cybersecurity, even as advertising revenue has dropped all across the Internet (outside of social media), leading to the disappearance of all too many popular websites. When even an enthusiast-favorite company like Oppo can’t keep going in this climate, you know things are tough. Yet we think it’s incredibly important for us to keep fighting for the continued survival of physical media on behalf of all of you out there who love it. [Read on here...]
The Place to Be
A little preface – I started writing my little nickel and dime pieces for the holidays not before December 25 but after. And I’ll tell you why. How many of us receive as presents gift cards – they’re easily purchased and delivered. However, many have time limits and they’re incredibly easy to lose. Come on, you’ve lost a few, haven’t you?
So, I write up these fabulous video gifts because you have gift money to spend. And please do so.
When I was in the throes of graduation from Purcell Oklahoma High School about 40 years ago, we Seniors observed a tradition that I’m sure in some form or fashion was copied throughout the country – we had to complete a form that listed our personal “likes.” You know, favorite song, favorite type food, favorite movie, etc. [Read on here...]
Dailies – Umbrella Entertainment
As many of us already know, when you’re searching for a film that has been elusive as far as DVD and Blu-ray are concerned, looking elsewhere in the world might just yield you a copy of what you seek. To that end, on the other side of the globe (Australia to be exact), Umbrella Entertainment is releasing a number of hard to find titles, as well as upgrades of already existing ones. From the obscure to the mainstream, there’s always something in their library worthy of your attention.
For example, their recent Blu-ray release of Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films and Machete Maidens Unleashed!. It’s an exclusive title piled high with extras, almost none of which you’ll find on the DVD-only state-side releases. Be sure to check out our review of it as well. And while their DVDs are Region 4 encoded, ALL of Umbrella Entertainment’s Blu-ray releases are Region Free, regardless of what the online description or final packaging states. So no matter what your setup is, you can watch their Blu-rays. Speaking of which, here are several recent titles worthy of your attention. [Read on here...]
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Scream for a Week Returns! – October 10, 2017
After a bit of an absence from the site, my annual Scream for a Week column makes its return with a batch of new great titles!
It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to do one of these, due mostly to some site work preventing me from doing so. Instead of mixing it up with both old and new content like before, I’ll be covering several recent releases instead.
Scream Factory has been putting out so much great content lately that it’s been a bit difficult to keep up with. Regardless, here’s a grouping of their more recent titles that we haven’t covered here at The Bits previously, with more to come in the future. [Read on here…]
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Tim reviews Shout! Factory & Umbrella’s new Death Wish series Blu-rays & Tom Petty RIP
All right, there’s not a lot of release news to report here today, but we do have a couple more reviews for you...
Tim has checked in with his take on Shout! Factory’s Death Wish II: Special Edition as well as Umbrella Entertainment’s all-region Double Feature of Death Wish II and Death Wish 3.
Meanwhile, I’m working on a couple more 4K Ultra HD reviews, as well as reviews of GKids’ new first wave of Studio Ghibli BD releases. So watch for those to start appearing in over the next few days. [Read on here…]
Jumanji arrives on 4K on 12/5, plus Captain Scarlet on Blu-ray & TONS of new BD & 4K reviews
All right, kind of a bummer day given today’s news, but we’ve got a few things for you to try and cheer you up...
First of all, we’ve posted a whole bunch of new reviews over the weekend, including my looks at Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Rebels – Season Three on BD and Universal’s The Mummy (2017), Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell (2017), and Sony’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Bridge on the River Kwai: 60th Anniversary Edition in 4K Ultra HD. Meanwhile, Tim has checked in with his thoughts on the Warner Archive’s Innocent Blood, Shout! Factory’s TAMI Show & The Big TNT Show, and Criterion’s Blow-Up on Blu-ray, as well as 20th Century Fox’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series DVD box set. [Read on here…]
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- Jumanji 4K
- Star Wars Rebels: Season Three BD review
- Bridge on the River Kwai 4K review
- Bram Stoker's Dracula 4K review
- The Mummy 4K review
- Ghost in the Shell 4K review
- BlowUp BD review
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series BD review
- Innocent Blood BD review
- TAMI Show & Big TNT Show BD review
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- Studio Ghibli now distributed by GKids
- Brigsby Bear
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons 1 to 7
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- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons HD
- Jeepers Creepers 3
- Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Lionsgate sets Hitman’s Bodyguard for 11/21, plus new titles from Shout!, Kino, Olive, Twilight & more
We’ve got lots more announcement news for you today…
Lionsgate has just set The Hitman’s Bodyguard for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 11/21. We’ve updated our 4K Ultra HD Release List accordingly. The studio has also set Marc Webb’s The Only Living Boy in New York for Digital HD release on 10/20. There’s no word yet of a physical release. Lionsgate will also release The Glass Castle on Blu-ray and DVD on 11/7, with the Digital HD release set for 10/24.
Warner Bros Home Entertainment is releasing Justice League Action: Season 1, Part 1 and Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas on DVD on 10/10. [Read on here…]
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- The Hitman's Bodyguard 4K
- The Glass Castle
- Misery: Collector's Edition
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- Olive Films
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Twilight Time
- Into the Night
- Young Doctors in Love
- The Last Laugh
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- Olive Signature Series
- Operation Petticoat
- Father Goose
- Captain from Castile
- The Pirates of Blood River
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- Orphan Black: The Complete Series
Harry Potter 1-4 in 4K on 11/7, plus Sony’s Men in Black Trilogy 4K, Superman: Extended BD pre-orders & more
A quick note before we start today’s post: A bunch of you have e-mailed over the past week or so and I’ve got a bit of a backlog in getting back to everyone. So if you haven’t heard from me yet, I’ll do my best to respond to all of you over the next few days. Thanks for your patience!
Now then... let’s have an overdue announcement news round-up, shall we?
First up today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is going to be releasing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on 4K Ultra HD on 11/7 (SRP $31.99 each), along with the previously revealed Harry Potter 8-Film Collection in 4K UHD (SRP around $215.99). We’re awaiting the studio’s official press release, but Walmart already has the discs listed. Pre-orders are not up yet on Amazon, but we’ll add the links as soon as they are. Audio will be English DTS:X, with HDR10 high dynamic range. You can see the over artwork to the left and also below. [Read on here…]
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 4K
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 4K
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4K
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 4K
- Men in Black Trilogy 4K
- Superman: The Movie Extended Cut
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle 4K
- Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
- The Crown: The Complete First Season
- Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth
- Arrow Video
- Children of the Corn
- The Suspicious Death of a Minor
- The Voice of the Moon
- JD's Revenge
- Blood Feast
- Don't Torture a Duckling
- A Fish Called Wanda
- The Walking Dead: The Complete Seventh Season
- Spike Walker Limited Edition BD
- The Show
- Logan Lucky
- Amityville: The Awakening
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
- Wizarding World 9Film Collection
New BD/4K reviews: Wonder Woman, Starship Troopers, Friday Night Lights & more, plus Star Trek: Discovery
Afternoon, folks! Hope all is well with you. Today’s is just a quick post to catch up on a bunch of new disc reviews we’ve posted here at The Bits over the past several days, which is one of the reasons we haven’t had a news post lately.
As such, you can now read my thoughts on Sony’s Starship Troopers: 20th Anniversary Edition and Warner’s Wonder Woman in 4K Ultra HD, as well as Mill Creek’s Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series box set on Blu-ray.
Meanwhile, Tim has turned in his reviews of Arrow Video’s Erik the Conqueror: Special Edition, Arrow Academy’s The Big Knife: Special Edition, and also Tempe Digital’s The Dead Next Door: Collector’s Edition. [Read on here…]