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Lady from Shanghai in 4K, plus a new Three Stooges Blu-ray set, Young Sheldon, new KLSC titles, Dick Tracy RKO, Linguini Incident & You Can Call Me Bill
We’ve got no less than eight new reviews for you guys to start the new week out right here at The Bits, staring with Tim’s look at The Good, The Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988) from Hanna-Barbera on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Charles Brabin’s The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) on Blu-ray also from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Nancy Savoca’s True Love (1989) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has delivered four reviews, including Ulrich Seidl’s Rimini (2022) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, Jean-Paul Salomé’s La Syndicaliste (2022) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, John Boorman’s The Emerald Forest (1985) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Robert Allan Ackerman’s Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) on DVD from Via Vision Entertainment.
And finally, Stephen has got an in-depth review of Alex Proyas’ The Crow (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment, which is a gorgeous restoration that should impress most cinephiles.
All of these films are well worth a look, and more new disc reviews are certainly on the way this week, so be sure to watch for them.
Now then, my apologies for the lack of a news update here since mid last week, but I have unfortunately had COVID. Fortunately, a mild case, but enough to knock me out of commission for a few days. But I’m well on the path to recovery and feeling well enough to catch you all up on the latest news here at The Bits today. So let’s get right to it... [Read on here...]
- Mother 4K
- Real Life 4K
- Not a Pretty Picture
- Two Films by Kira Muratova
- Brief Encounters
- Albert Brooks
- The Last Emperor 4K
- Criterion's August 2024 slate
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- The Long Farewell
- The Good The Bad and Huckleberry Hound BD review
- Hanna Barbera
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Mask of Fu Manchu BD review
- True Live BD review
- Rimini BD review
- La Syndicaliste BD review
- The Emerald Forest BD review
- Life with Judy Garland DVD review
- The Crow 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Via Vision
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Orson Welles
- The Lady from Shanghai 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Three Stooges: 20 Disc Collection BD
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners
- Can’t Stop the Music 4K
- Underground Aces BD
- Peril & Distress: Two Terrifying 1970s Thrillers 4K
- And Soon the Darkness 4K
- Sudden Terror 4K
- The General's Daughter 4K
- Bushman
- Milestone Films
- Warner Bros
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Series DVD
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Seventh Season DVD
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dead Wrong
- High Crime 4K
- Blue Underground
- Dick Tracy: RKO Pictures Collection
- VCI Entertainment
- MVD Entertainment
- The Linguini Incident: Director’s Cut BD
- MVD Rewind Collection
- You Can Call Me Bill BD
- Decal
- The First Omen BD
- 20th Century Studios
New KLSC titles including Brokeback Mountain & Monk: Season 8, plus The Fall Guy, Megalopolis, Wes Craven’s The Nightmare on Elm Street & Bernard Hill RIP
Good afternoon, folks! We’re starting the week off with four new disc reviews...
Stuart has given Via Vision’s On the Buses Film Collection box set a review, which includes On the Buses (1971), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), and Holiday on the Buses (1973) all on Blu-ray. These of course are based on the popular British TV sitcom from the late 1960s and early 70s.
Dennis has taken a look at Raoul Walsh’s They Drive by Night (1940) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Stephen has offered his thoughts on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And finally, I’ve completed an in-depth review of one of my favorite films: Sergio Leone’s magnificent Western epic Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount via their Paramount Presents line. And I’m afraid the disc is... complicated.
In any case, more new disc reviews are on the way this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them! [Read on here...]
- DC
- Aero Theatre
- The Conversation 4K
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Dennis Seuling
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- On the Busses Film Collection BD review
- Via Vision
- They Drive by Night BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Nostalghia 4K review
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sergio Leone
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K review
- Ang Lee
- Brokeback Mountain 4K
- Paternity (1981)
- Monk: The Complete Eighth Season BD
- Abigail
- Universal
- Body and Soul (1947)
- The Country Girl (1954)
- The Rose Tattoo (1955)
- Come Back Little Sheba BD
- The Fall Guy (2024)
- Guy Ritchie
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K
- Wes Craven
- New Line
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: 40th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Man of Steel
- James Gunn
- Superman (2025)
- David Corenswet
- Wes Anderson Montblanc pen
- Megalopolis (2024)
- Bernard Hill RIP
Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron announced for 4K & Blu-ray, plus Shout’s July slate, Civil War, Anchorman, Captain Phillips, Anselm, Purple Rain & more!
We’ve got some great release news for you today to start out the new week.
And we’ve also got more new disc reviews for you, so let’s get to the latter first...
Over the weekend, Stephen posted his thoughts on Disney+ and Marvel’s new release of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: The Complete First Season (2024) in 4K Ultra HD. He’s also given Riccardo Freda’s The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962) a review in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
Not to be outdone, Tim has reviewed Hanna-Barbera’s animated The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987) on Blu-ray from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Paul Leni’s The Cat and the Canary (1927) on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment.
Lots more reviews are on the way this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!
Now then, in announcement news, let’s start with the big one first... GKids and Shout Factory have officially set Hayao Miyazaki’s animated The Boy and the Heron (2023) for release on Blu-ray + DVD, 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, and 4K UHD + BD Steelbook on 7/9! The Digital release expected on 6/25. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Archive Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Marvel
- Disney+
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: The Complete First Season 4K review
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones BD review
- The Horrible Dr Hichcock 4K review
- The Cat and the Canary BD review
- Eureka
- GKids
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Studio Ghibli
- Shout! Factory
- Shout Studios
- Scream Factory
- The Boy and the Heron 4K
- Who's That Girl
- UHF 4K
- Natural Born Killers 4K
- Steelbook
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 4K
- Point Break 4K
- Dark Angel 4K
- Storytelling
- The Good Place DVD
- Phantoms 4K
- House of Gucci 4K
- Ali G Indahouse: The Movie
- Shaun the Sheep: The Complete Series DVD
- Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection DVD
- Alex Garland
- Civil War (2024) 4K
- Lionsgate
- Boy Kills World (2023) 4K
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 4K
- Paramount
- Captain Phillips 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Wake Up Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
- Wim Wenders
- Anselm BD
- Janus Contemporaries
- Criterion Collection
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Purple Rain 4K
Arrow Video, Imprint Films & the Warner Archive Collection announce their July slates, plus Ferrari 4K in the UK & more
We’ve got just a few items for you this evening to round out the week of release news...
First, Arrow Video has announced their July 2024 slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, which is set to include...
Thomas Sainsbury’s Loop Track (2023) on Blu-ray in the UK only.
Nick Castle’s The Last Starfighter (1984) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in the UK only.
Howard Hawks’ Red Line 7000 (1965) on Blu-ray in the US and Canada only.
The Nico Mastorakis Collection on Blu-ray in the UK, US, and Canada, including The Time Traveller (1984) (aka The Next One), Sky High (1985), Terminal Exposure (1987), Glitch! (1988), Ninja Academy (1989), and The Naked Truth (1992).
And Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) in both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in the UK, US, and Canada.
All of these titles are expected to street on or around 7/30, with the exception of The Last Starfighter which is due on 7/15. [Read on here...]
- Imprint
- Arrow Video
- Warner Archive Collection
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Tim Salmons
- Michael Mann
- Ferrari 4K
- Loop Track
- The Last Starfighter
- Red Line 7000
- Guy Ritchie
- Howard Hawks
- The Nico Mastorakis Collection
- The Man from UNCLE
- The Time Traveller
- The Next One
- Sky High
- Terminal Exposure
- Glitch!
- Ninja Academy
- The Naked Truth
- Men of Respect
- 8MM
- Eight Millimeter
- The Juror
- Smoke
- Wayne Wang
- Blue in the Face
- Film Focus: Harvey Keitel
- Bad Lieutenant
- The Young Americans
- Dangerous Game
- Imaginary Crimes
- Clockers
- Holy Smoke
- Ferrari 4K UK
- Universal
- Sky
- Act of Violence
- Mr & Mrs Smith
- The Flash: The Original Series
- The Man I Love
- The Shining Hour
- The Alaskans: The Complete Series
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
- Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
- Scooby Doo: Return to Zombie Island
- The Rain People (1969)
- Francis Ford Coppola
- The Nun's Story
- Friendly Persuasion (1956)
- You're a Big Boy Now
- Devil's Doorway
- Blown Away 4K
Andor 4K reviewed, plus the Media Play Awards, Anchorman in Ultra HD, RIP Eleanor Coppola & more news
We’ve got a big new disc review for you all today here at The Bits, and it’s a title that a lot of you have been waiting for: My look at Tony Gilroy’s Andor: The Complete First Season (2023) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lucasfilm and Disney! All the details are in the review, but suffice it to say that the release absolutely does not disappoint. The video quality is stunning.
We’ve also got a bunch of recent reviews that our staffers have shared over the last few days that I need to round up here for you guys, including...
Stephen’s reviews of Sergio Martino’s The Great Alligator (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films, Rod Lurie’s The Last Castle (2001) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, John Ford’s 3 Godfathers (1948) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, and Walter Hill’s The Long Riders (1980) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Tim’s reviews of Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case (1982) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, Michael Laughlin’s Strange Invaders (1983) on Blu-ray from Imprint, and Hanna-Barbera’s animated Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And finally, Dennis’ review of Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight (1991) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
Meanwhile, we have a couple or housekeeping items to report here at The Bits today... [Read on here...]
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Team America: World Police
- Tim Salmons
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- 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
- Lionsgate
- Paramount
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Media Play News
- Home Entertainment Media Play Awards
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- The Great Alligator 4K review
- The Last Castle 4K review
- The Long Riders BD review
- Walter Hill
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K review
- Tony Gilroy
- Lucasfilm
- Disney+
- Severin Films
- 3 Godfathers BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Arrow Video
- Basket Case 4K review
- Strange Invaders BD review
- Imprint
- Hanna Barbera
- Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers BD review
- Dogfight BD review
- Criterion
- American Fiction
- When Eight Bells Toll
- Dark City
- No Man of Her Own
- Beware My Lovely
- Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX
- Death and the Maiden
- The Getaway
- Shout! Factory
- Rocky V 4K Steelbook
- Rocky Balboa 4K Steelbook
- MGM
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 4K
- Deathdream 4K
- Blue Underground
- Eleanor Coppola RIP
- Terry Carter RIP
- 12 Strong 4K
- Shrek Forever After 4K
- Shrek 4 Movie Collection 4K
About Steelbooks, Paramount’s Mean Girls 4Ks, plus Rocky V & Rocky Balboa in Ultra HD Steelbook, Guillermo del Toro teases new 4K remasters & more
We have a new disc review for all of you to enjoy today here at The Bits...
Our own Tim Salmons has just weighed in on the Warner Archive Collection’s Looney Tunes: Collector’s Choice – Volume 1 Blu-ray, which includes 20 classic animated shorts from 1945 to 1959, among them some real rarities. Tim will be reviewing Volume 2 and Volume 3 on Blu-ray soon as well, so watch for those to follow in the coming days.
We’ve also updated our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits today with some new titles and Amazon.com pre-order links, so you’ll definitely want to check that out here.
And over on our Patreon page today, I’ve shared a feature entitled Steelbooks (And Why Hollywood Loves Them)! that looks back at the origins and history of Steelbook packaging, and why it’s become so popular with both the Hollywood studios and retailers. This post is free and open to everyone for a couple of reasons.
First, we want to give you all a taste of the kinds of content we’re creating exclusively for our paying supporters on Patreon. And second, we’re going to be running a poll on our Patreon page on behalf of a major Hollywood studio that wants your opinion on a Steelbook project they’re considering. That will appear in the next couple days there and it too will be free and available to all. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Bubble Bath BD review
- 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
- Release Dates & Cover Artwork update
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Warner Archive Collection
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume One BD review
- Steelbooks And Why Hollywood Loves Them
- Mean Girls (2004) 4K
- Mean Girls (2024) 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Severin Films
- Cemetery Man 4K
- MGM
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Sylvester Stallone
- Rocky V 4K Steelbook
- Rocky Balboa 4K Steelbook
- Gruv
- Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K errors
- Guillermo del Toro
- Cronos 4K
- Blade II 4K
- Mimic 4K
- Crimson Peak 4K
- Arrow Video
- Daniel Isn't Real BD
- Witch Story 4K
- Navy Seals 4K
- China O'Brien 4K
- China O'Brien 2 4K
- La Femme Nikita 4K Steelbook
- Dune: Limited Edition BD
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Chinatown 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 40th anniversary
- Dune: Part Two 4K
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K
- Obi Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series 4K
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
Starman 4K reviewed, Umbrella’s new Super Mario Bros: 1UP Edition, La Femme Nikita & Peter Gabriel in Ultra HD, plus Happy 15th Warner Archive!
We’re starting this week with a trio of great new disc reviews here at The Bits, including...
Stuart’s thoughts on Kenneth Branagh’s A Midwinter’s Tale (1995) on Blu-ray from Castle Rock Entertainment via the always excellent Warner Archive Collection.
And Stephen’s take on Oldřich Lipský’s The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile and Vinegar Syndrome, as well as his look at John Carpenter’s Starman (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as featured in their excellent Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4 box set!
All of these are fascinating titles and well worth a look.
Before we continue, I mentioned Warner Archive a moment ago: All of us here at The Digital Bits would like to take a moment today to salute our dear friend George Feltenstein and everyone who has contributed to the Warner Archive Collection over the years—the fan-favorite boutique label just celebrated its 15th anniversary on Saturday! Here’s to many more years and all the fantastic Blu-ray and DVD catalog titles to come. Well done, folks!
In announcement news today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just set Mark DiSalle’s The Perfect Weapon (1991) and Stephen Norrington’s Death Machine (1994) for Blu-ray release on 5/21. The company has also revealed that Gary Nelson’s Noble House (1988) miniseries is coming soon to Blu-ray, and also that Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil (1992) is coming soon to both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD. [Read on here...]
- Tim Burton
- Batman (1989) 4K Steelbook
- Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid 4K
- Querelle
- The Underground Railroad
- Victims of Sin
- Criterion's June 2024 slate
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4K
- Bound 4K
- Vote for the 2024 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards
- Peter Gabriel: Back to Front Live in London 4K
- Luc Besson
- La Femme Nikita 4K Steelbook
- Super Mario Bros: 1UP Edition 4K
- Super Mario Bros: Trust the Fungus 4K
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Dust Devil 4K
- Noble House miniseries
- Death Machine (1994)
- The Perfect Weapon
- Warner Archive celebrates its 15th anniversary
- George Feltenstein
- Vinegar Syndrome
- The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians BD review
- A Midwinter's Tale BD review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- John Carpenter
- Starman 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- Blue Velvet 4K
- 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
- Warner Archive Collection
Warner Archive reveals new Blu-rays, plus Imprint’s June slate, Domo Arigato (1972) in 3-D, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire pre-orders & M. Emmet Walsh RIP
We have just one new disc review for you today (but a lot more are coming next week): Dennis’ look at Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution (1957) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Meanwhile, we have some good announcement news today, so let’s get right to it...
First up this afternoon, our friends at The Warner Archive Collection have just revealed more great new Blu-ray titles that are all due to street on 4/30, including Charles Brabin’s The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Fred Zinnemann’s The Nun’s Story (1959), William Wyler’s Friendly Persuasion (1956), Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969) and You’re a Big Boy Now (1966), and finally a Hanna-Barbera Double Feature of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) and Scooby-Doo: Return to Zombie Island (2019)!
We’ll share all of the cover art and Amazon pre-order links as soon as they go live, but in the meantime you can see The Rain People at left.
Moving on, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just set both Mark DiSalle’s The Perfect Weapon (1991) and Sam Firstenberg’s Revenge of the Ninja (1983) for release on Blu-ray Disc on 5/21. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Jack Ryan: Season Four 4K
- 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
- Witness for the Prosecution BD review
- Jack Ryan: The Complete Series 4K
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
- The Nun’s Story (1959)
- William Wyler
- Friendly Persuasion (1956)
- Francis Ford Coppola
- The Rain People (1969)
- You’re a Big Boy Now (1966)
- Hanna Barbera
- Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
- Scooby Doo: Return to Zombie Island
- The Perfect Weapon
- Revenge of the Ninja
- Bob Furmanek
- The 3D Film Archive
- Kickstarter
- Imprint Films June 2024 slate
- Via Vision
- Arch Oboler
- Domo Arigato (1972)
- The Promised Land
- Magnolia
- Radiance Films flash sale
- Blade Runner
- Blood Simple
- M Emmet Walsh RIP
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Blue Velvet 4K
- After Dark: Neo Noir Cinema: Collection Three
- Homicide
- White Sands
- The Crossing Guard
- Heaven's Prisoners
- Under Suspicion
- Dirty Pretty Thinks
- Martin Scorsese: Films of Faith
- The Last Temptation of Christ
- Kundun
- Silence
- Secretary
- The United States of Leland
- Fresh
- Rambling Rose
The Departed is official for 4K, plus Soderberg’s Ocean’s films on Ultra HD, Beekeeper, Night Swim, Star Trek III: 40th Anniversary Steelbook & more
Today’s new disc reviews here at The Bits include...
Tim’s look at Richard Fleischer’s Conan the Destroyer (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Rospo Pallenberg’s Cutting Class (1989) in 4K Ultra HD from the MVD Rewind Collection.
And Stephen’s thoughts on George P. Cosmatos’ Leviathan (1989) in 4K Ultra HD from MGM via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (2006) for 4K Ultra HD and Digital release on 4/23. The 4K disc will also be available in Steelbook packaging. Extras include the new Guilt and Betrayal: Looking into The Departed featurette, along with the legacy Stranger than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie, and The Departed and Crossing Criminal Cultures featurettes, as well as 9 deleted scene with introduction by the director. The press release doesn’t indicate it, but the packaging lists 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Look for HDR10 high dynamic range only. [Read on here...]
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 40th anniversary
- 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 Archive Collection
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- Tim Salmons
- The Departed 4K
- Martin Scorsese
- Conan the Destroyer 4K review
- Cutting Class 4K review
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Leviathan 4K
- George P Cosmatos
- Richard Fleischer
- Steven Soderbergh
- Ocean's Eleven 4K
- Ocean's Twelve 4K
- Ocean's Thirteen 4K
- Steelbook
- The Beekeeper 4K
- Night Swim
- Universal
- Blumhouse
- Sympathy for the Underdog
- Radiance
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Bandits of Orgosolo
- Vittorio De Seta
- Jean Pierre Mocky
- The Agitator
- Eureka
- Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison
- David Lynch
- Dune (1984) BD
- Via Vision
- The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune extended documentary Region A
- Daniel Griffith
- Meet John Doe 4K
- Classic Flix
- Frank Capra
- 3 Godfathers BD
- They Drive by Night
- Stand and Deliver
- Money Talks
- The Little Drummer Girl
- The Boob
- Why Be Good?
Dune: Part Two pre-orders, Amélie, Killer Klowns & Valiant Ones in 4K, plus the Academy will debut the new 4K restoration of Amadeus in May
We have several new disc reviews to begin the week here at The Bits, starting with...
Stuart’s take on Raoul Walsh’s Gentleman Jim (1942) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dennis thoughts on Michael Epstein’s LennonNYC (2010) on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment and Peter Yates’ Murphy’s War (1971) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Stephen’s look at Bill Plympton’s The Tune (1992) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, Tim’s review of Ardman Animations’ Shaun the Sheep: The Complete Series on Blu-ray from Shout! Studios.
We also have a bunch of new announcement news for you today, but first this: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has listed Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two for Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook pre-order on Amazon. The street date is TBA, but is likely due in May or June. There will also be a 2-Film Collection in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
Now, a lot of you have asked what aspect ratio Dune: Part Two will be in on disc. As many of you know, Dune: Part One was shot mostly in 2.39:1 but about an hour was in full 1.90:1. Yet Warner’s Blu-ray and 4K release were both in 2.39 only. Meanwhile, most of Dune: Part Two was shot in 1.90:1, with about forty minutes in the full 1.43:1 IMAX ratio. So people are wondering if the Blu-ray and 4K will preserve that variable IMAX ratio, and if Part One will ever be re-released on both formats with the variable ratio as well. I’ve asked Warner for clarification on this and will share it here when they reply. Meanwhile, you can find the studio’s temp cover art (with Amazon links) below the break. [Read on here...]
- Arrow Video
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Warner Archive Collection
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- 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
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Dune: Part Two 4K
- Denis Villeneuve
- Amélie 2K restoration
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Chiodo Brothers
- The Valiant Ones 4K
- Amadeus 4K restoration
- Academy Museum
- Gentleman Jim BD review
- LennonNYC BD review
- Murphy's War BD review
- The Tune BD review
- Bill Plympton
- Jean Pierre Jeunet
- The Addams Family 1 & 2 4K
- Dracula 2000
- Orphan
- The Island of Dr Moreau
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 40th anniversary
- The Inglorious Treksperts
- Terry Matalas
- Steve Asbell
- Kevin Feige
- Madame Web 4K
- Conan the Barbarian 4K
- Conan the Destroyer 4K
- Barbarella 4K
- Eureka
- Masters of Cinema
- Blue Underground
- Deathdream 4K
- Dr Terror's House of Horrors 4K
- Submarine Command
- Thunder in the East
- Fright 4K