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Bad Lieutenant, The Gate, Lair of the White Worm, Jack Ryan: S4 in 4K & more, plus the Alien: Romulus teaser trailer is here!
We have six new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy today, including...
Stuart’s look at Denys Arcand’s Dirty Money (1972) and Paul Vecchiali’s The Strangler (1970) both on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Dennis’ take on Norman Jewison’s The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics
And Stephen’s look at Robert Benton’s Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Stanley Kramer’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) in 4K from Sony’s Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4 box set, as well as Michael Mann’s Ferrari (2023) in Blu-ray from Neon via Decal Releasing.
All are well worth a look, so we hope you enjoy them. And more are forthcoming.
Before we get to announcement news today, Amazon has finally made Andor: The Complete First Season and Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series available for pre-order in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook format. (The Blu-ray Steelbook pre-orders should soon be live as well.) We’ve included the links and cover art below. [Read on here...]
- Decal
- Paramount
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Stephen Bjork
- 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
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Bad Lieutenant 4K
- The Gate Steelbook
- Walmart exclusive Steelbook
- The Lair of the White Worm
- Jack Ryan: Season Four 4K
- Alien Romulus teaser
- 20th Century Studios
- Dennis Seuling
- Dirty Money BD review
- The Strangler BD review
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K
- Obi Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series 4K
- Batman (1989) 4K Steelbook
- American Sniper 4K
- Capelight Pictures
- The Roundup: No Way Out 4K
- Sci Fi Chillers Collection
- The Unknown Terror (1957)
- The Colossus of New York (1958)
- Destination Inner Space (1966)
- Galaxy Quest 4K
- Fede Álvarez
- Bound 4K
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
Bob Marley: One Love is official for Blu-ray, DVD & 4K, plus Rango, South Park, Alphaville, a charming short film called Gruff & more
Today’s new disc reviews here at The Bits include...
Stuart’s look at Edward Dmytryk’s The Carpetbaggers (1964) on Blu-ray from Paramount via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ take on William Dieterle’s All That Money Can Buy (1941) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
And Stephen’s thoughts on Saul Bass’s Phase IV (1974) on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount via Vinegar Syndrome.
Also, today on our Patreon page we’ve invited our supporters to offers their two cents on catalog films they would most like to see released on 4K Ultra HD. We’re going to compile those lists and pass them on to the relevant studios, so do consider joining is there and offering your take!
In announcement news today, Paramount has officially set Bob Marley: One Love for Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook release on 5/28. Extras will include multiple featurettes (Join Kingsley B, Becoming Bob Marley, The Story, The Cast, On Location: Jamaica and England, and The Band), plus extended and deleted scenes. You can see the cover art at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 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
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- The Carpetbaggers BD review
- All That Money Can Buy BD review
- Phase IV 4K review
- Bob Marley: One Love 4K
- South Park: Joining the Panderverse BD
- Paramount
- Comedy Central
- Rango 4K
- Severin Films
- Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker 4K
- The Great Alligator 4K
- Cathy's Curse 4K
- The Devil's Honey 4K
- Decal
- Sasquatch Sunset BD
- The Shape of Night BD
- Radiance
- Magnolia
- The Promised Land
- Jean Luc Godard
- Alphaville 4K
- Daisy Miller
- The Visitors
- Gruff
- Julian Curi
Star Trek: Lower Decks S4, Scream sets The Faculty for 4K, plus Origin, Dreamers, potential Warner Ultra HD catalog titles, Saturn Award winners & more
We’ve got some good title announcement news to start the week off today, along with a round-up of other release news odds and ends...
First up, Paramount and CBS have finally officially set Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season Four for Blu-ray and DVD release on 4/16.
The 2-disc set contains all 10 episodes of the season, along with the following special features:
- Audio Commentary by Jack Quaid, Mike McMahan, and Brad Winters (Ep. 401)
- Audio Commentary by Tawny Newsome, Noël Wells and Gabrielle Ruiz (Ep. 404)
- Audio Commentary by Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero, Chase Masterson and Mike McMahan (Ep. 406)
- Audio Commentary by Dawnn Lewis, Tawny Newsome and Mike McMahan (Ep. 409)
- Audio Commentary by Robert Duncan McNeill and Mike McMahan (Ep. 410)
- Lower Decktionary: Setting Up Season 4 (featurette)
- Old Friends (featurette)
You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break.
While we’re on the topic of Paramount, look for the studio to release Mark Waters’ original Mean Girls (2004) on 4K Ultra HD on 4/30. You can see that cover artwork below the break as well. [Read on here...]
- 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
- CBS
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 BD
- Mean Girls (2004) 4K
- Thunder in the East
- Johnny Handsome 4K
- Kino Cult
- Walter Hill
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- The Faculty 4K
- Robert Rodriguez
- Origin
- Neon
- Decal
- Ava DuVernay
- The Roundup: No Way Out 4K
- MPI Home Video
- The Dreamers 4K
- Second Sight
- Green Room 4K
- Posessor 4K
- DC Studios
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Doom Patrol: The Complete Series
- Doom Patrol: The Fourth and Final Season
- Blade II 4K
- Caddyshack 4K
- Dances with Wolves 4K
- Dirty Harry 4K
- Friday 4K
- Lethal Weapon 4K
- The Terminator 4K
- Nightmare on Elm Street 4K
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4K
- Saturn Awards
- Star Trek: Picard Season Three
- John Wick: Chapter 4
New Warner Archive Blu-ray titles, plus Questor Tapes, Oldboy 4K, and a brief Titanic Ultra HD update
We’ve got some interesting release news for you today, as well as updates on forthcoming 4K catalog titles we’ve been tracking for a while, and of course more new disc reviews. So let’s get to the latter first...
Our own Stephen Bjork has posted his in-depth review of Loki: The Complete First Season in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Marvel Studios and Disney. The short version is that the studio really does seem to have done this title right, in terms of AV quality, which bodes well for forthcoming Disney+ streaming series in 4K UHD.
Stephen has also turned in a look at Barry Levinson’s Rain Man (1988) in 4K Ultra HD from the MVD Marquee Collection.
And Stuart has delivered his take on Kino Lorber Studio Classic’s Audie Murphy Collection II on Blu-ray, which features Sierra (1950), Kansas Raiders (1950), and Destry (1954).
In terms of new release news, we’re hearing from retail sources that Universal’s forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release of David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer (2023) will arrive in stores on 12/19.
Lionsgate has also delayed their 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release of Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (1963) from 9/26 to 10/24. Adjust your plans accordingly. [Read on here...]
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 2 BD
- Umbrella Entertainment
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Loki: The Complete First Season 4K review
- Rain Man 4K review
- Audie Murphy Collection BD review
- The Exorcist: Believer 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Contempt 4K
- Lionsgate
- Young Guns 4K
- James Cameron
- Titanic 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- 20th Century Studios
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- Aliens 4K
- Super Mario Bros (1993) 4K
- Arrow Video
- Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams BD
- The Questor Tapes BD
- Gene Roddenberry
- Odds Against Tomorrow
- I for Icarus
- Mille Milliards de Dollars
- The Ballad of Little Joe
- The Conformist BD
- Raro Video
- The Devil Doll (1936)
- Tod Browning
- Mad City (1997)
- Double Trouble (1967)
- Dance Fools Dance (1931)
- In Love and War (1996)
- Oldboy 4K
- Decal
- Neon
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
- VCI Entertainment
- The Retirement Plan
- Spider Verse 2 Movie Collection
- Rapa Nui (1994)
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- The Hill (2023)
- Congress (2013)
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
Disney sets Snow White for 4K, plus Mann’s Blackhat: Director’s Cut, Oliver Stone’s Alexander in Ultra HD, Street Fighter II, Jack Ryan: S3 & more!
All right, we’ve got a bunch more great new 4K Ultra HD catalog news to report today, and more new disc reviews as well...
As expected, I posted my review of producer Glen A. Larson’s original Battlestar Galactica (1978) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal late last night, and it’s a pretty detailed look at the film and its history.
Also today, Tim has gone in-depth on Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011), which is now available in a terrific new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 3D package from the good people of Arrow Video.
Dennis has checked in today as well with a look at Robert Wise’s Helen of Troy (1956) on Blu-ray from the always excellent Warner Archive Collection.
And Stuart rounds things out this afternoon with his thoughts on Marcel Ophul’s fascinating documentary on the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
Back to Arrow briefly: The company has just revealed on their social media feed that—in response to customer requests—they’re going to be including Michael Mann’s excellent Blackhat: Director’s Cut on Blu-ray in their forthcoming 4K UHD and Blu-ray packages! Thus the street date is going to be pushed back from 10/31 to 11/28. But the Director’s Cut—which has never been released on home video—is significantly different that the other two cuts of the film already being included on the release, so this is a terrific and welcome addition. Tip of the hat to Arrow for going the extra mile on this one. [Read on here...]
- Aero Theatre
- JFK 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K
- Warner Archive Collection
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4K
- Alexander 4K
- Arrow Video
- Blackhat: Director's Cut
- Blackhat 4K
- Street Fighter II 4K
- Discotek Media
- Jack Ryan: Season Three 4K
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two 4K
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) 4K review
- Hugo 4K review
- Helen of Troy (1956) BD review
- The Sorrow and the Pity BD review
- The Boys: Season Three BD
- Amazon Prime
- Michael Mann's Ferrari (2023)
- Jules DVD
- Neon
- Bleeker
- Decal
- Adam Jahnke
- Disney Plus or Minus Substack