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Lionsgate makes Highlander official for Ultra HD on 12/13, plus Moonage Daydream, Reacher: Season One, Pulp Fiction 4k cover art & more
We’ve got two more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits...
Stephen has taken a look at The Films of Doris Wishman: The Twilight Years on Blu-ray from AGFA, Something Weird, and Vinegar Syndrome, a three-disc set that includes seven exploitation films that Wishman directed between 1970 and 1977.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Gordon Hessler’s The Oblong Box (1969), an American International Pictures film on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
As for today’s release news, let’s start with the big announcement up front: Lionsgate has just officially set Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander: Director’s Cut (1986) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 12/13, just as we expected.
Based on a new restoration done by StudioCanal, the disc will feature Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10 high dynamic range, along with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound.
Two versions will be available, a wide release 4K in Amaray packaging and a Best Buy-exclusive Steelbook. Each will include the film on Ultra HD and Blu-ray, along with a selection of four art cards. [Read on here...]
- David Bowie
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Zero City BD
- Zerograd BD
- That 70s Show: The Complete Series
- Origins of Hip Hop DVD
- Gigi & Nate
- Pearl
- Highlander: Director's Cut 4K
- Amazon Prime
- Paramount+
- Jerry & Marge Go Large BD
- Reacher: Season One BD
- Ghosts: Season One
- Neon
- Brett Morgan
- Moonage Daydream BD
- Russell Mulcahy
- Lionsgate
- Highlander 4K
- The Oblong Box BD review
- The Films of Doris Wishman: The Twilight Years BD review
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Silent Running 4K
- Pulp Fiction 4K
Shout! & Scream’s June Blu-ray slate, plus Songbird, MVD’s Spring Rewind Collection titles, and a Zack Snyder’s Justice League BD & 4K update
We’ve got some new release news to report today...
We’ll start with Shout! and Scream Factory, who have begun to announce their June Blu-ray and DVD release slate. Look for it to include Embattled on 6/1, The Unhealer (2020) and Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection (DVD only) on 6/8, Sphinx (1981), Kindred (2020), and The Awakening (1980) on 6/15, The Wind Rises (Steelbook), The Secret World of Arrietty (Steelbook), Hunter Hunter, Human Nature: Shout Select (2001), and When Calls the Heart: What The Heart Wants & Before My Very Eyes (DVD only) on 6/22, and Stardust, Just a Gigolo (1978), and Battle Beyond the Stars (Steelbook) on 6/29. You’ll also be able to get a NECA figure of Battle Beyond the Stars’ Saint-Exmin on 6/29 by ordering directly from the Shout website.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release Adam Mason’s Songbird on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on 3/16. Extras will include audio commentary with Mason and co-writer Simon Boyes, deleted scenes with commentary, The Story of Songbird, the Kingdom promo video, and The Making of Kingdom. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Songbird
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League 4K
- The Unhealer
- Sphinx
- Kindred
- The Awakening
- Human Nature
- Battle Beyond the Stars
- David Bowie
- Stardust
- Just a Gigolo
- Action USA
- Drive
- Mortuary
- The House on Sorority Row
- The Go Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
- Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
- Here Are the Young Men
- My Little Sister
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Ten Minutes to Midnight
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- George Lucas
- THX 1138 50th Anniversary
Sony sets Labyrinth: 30th for BD, DVD & 4K in September, plus our reviews of Sicario & The Revenant in 4K
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All right, this week is going to be all about 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray here at The Bits. I’ve been watching a ton of discs and working on title reviews, as well as making additional notes on my forthcoming Samsung UBD-K8500 player review and also my general thoughts on my experiences this far with the format. I’ll have new reviews each day, and I’m targeting Thursday for the player review and general thoughts. Sarah and I have had family visiting for the past week, so there’s only so much time in the day. And these things do take time.
Nevertheless, we’re kicking things off today with my look at a pair of titles that should be among the first that any new 4K adopter picks up on the Ultra HD format: Lionsgate’s Sicario and Fox’s The Revenant, both in full native 4K. Sicario also includes Dolby Atmos audio. And while The Revenant doesn’t have object-based audio, its 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is demo-quality. More importantly, with its gorgeous Oscar-winning cinematography, it is the single best looking title I’ve seen on the format thus far. It’s a real HDR stunner. Check out my reviews (here and here) for more on all that. [Read on here…]