Displaying items by tag: Warner Bros Home Entertainment
Warner bows The Flash: Season 7 on Blu-ray, plus Imprint Films’ September slate & major new 4K Ultra HD pre-orders
Today’s update is a quick one, but we have some new disc reviews for you, a bit of announcement news, and word of new Amazon pre-orders that are now live. First let’s get to those reviews...
Stephen has posted a look at Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct, which is now available in a new 4K Ultra HD edition from StudioCanal that includes the remastered Director’s Cut version of the film. It’s worth a look.
Also, I’ve given Lionsgate’s recent Steelbook release of Dirty Dancing (1987) a look on 4K Ultra HD. As many Bits readers will know, the title has long been a favorite of home video enthusiasts, selling well in virtually every format it’s ever been released in. The UHD is currently only available at Best Buy stores, but we suspect it’s going to get a wider release in 4K later this year or early next (probably in standard Amaray packaging).
Speaking of retail-exclusive Steelbook 4K titles from Lionsgate, we now know that the studio will be releasing Akira Kurosawa’s Ran at Best Buys stores later this year (we believe in November, but the title is still TBA). You can read my review of the recent Studio Canal 4K release here. [Read on here...]
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
- Ran 4K review
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Basic Instinct 4K review
- Dirty Dancing Steelbook 4K review
- A Clockwork Orange 4K
- The Silence of the Lambs 4K
- Misery 4K
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
- The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season BD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Underworld: Limited Edition 5 Movie Collection 4K
- The Thing 4K
- Smallville: The Complete Series BD
- Space: 1999 The Complete Series BD
- Stanley Kubrick
- Akira Kurosawa's Ran 4K
- Stephen Bjork
- The Harry Palmer Collection
- Big Screen British Comedy Collection
- The Browning Version
- A Reflection of Fear
- Ned Kelly
- The Assassination Bureau
Warner Bros. brings Smallville: The Complete Series to Blu-ray for its 20th Anniversary
All right, we’ve got just a quick news update today to bring you a standard Blu-ray announcement of a TV title that many of you have waited a very long time for.
But first, we have two more new disc reviews for you...
Stephen has chimed in today with his thoughts on David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, as released in 4K Ultra HD by StudioCanal in the UK. This is an import release, so while the 4K disc works on UHD players worldwide, you’ll need an all-region capable player to look at the regular Blu-ray Discs included in the package.
Also today, Stephen has taken a look at Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on 4K Ultra HD from Universal, a newly-released catalog title on the format that’s been given a significant image remaster and a new Dolby Atmos sound mix too.
We’ll have more new disc reviews tomorrow, so be sure to check back then. But now let’s get to that BD release news... [Read on here...]
Criterion’s October slate (and possible UHD news), plus Misery 4K, Disney & Pixar’s Luca, Random Space Media & much more
All right, we’ll likely have at least one more review for you to check out later today, and we’re all working on more over the weekend. But in the meantime, we have a couple of quick site updates for you and some big announcement news to catch you all up on...
First, our own Michael Coate has delivered a great new History, Legacy & Showmanship column here at The Bits, featuring a look back at the theatrical release of Richard Lester’s Superman II. The retrospective includes an interview with our old friend Jim Bowers of the excellent Caped Wonder website. And we’d like to dedicate the piece to the memory of director Richard Donner, without whom the film would not be possible. So here’s Battle on Planet Houston: Remembering Superman II on its 40th Anniversary. Enjoy!
Also today, we’ve just posted a major update of our Release Dates & Artwork section, featuring lots of new Blu-ray and 4K UHD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from the retailer after clicking through to them from one our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really do appreciate it.
Now then, let’s have some news... [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Criterion October 2021 slate
- Criterion first 4K Ultra HD releases
- Misery 4K
- Pixar
- Disney
- Luca 4K
- Random Space Media
- Battlestar Galactica: The Definitive Collection BD
- Sound of Metal BD
- Breaking Bad: Complete Series with El Camino BD
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Superman II
- Battle on Planet Houston: Remembering Superman II on its 40th Anniversary
- Jim Bowers
- Caped Wonder
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The Incredible Shrinking Man BD
- Uncut Gems BD
- Ratcatcher BD
- High Sierra BD
- Devi BD
- Onibaba BD
- Vertigo 4K
- Rear Window 4K
- John Carpenter's The Thing 4K
- The Stand (2021) BD
- Lionsgate Spyglass Media deal
- In the Heights 4K
Warner bows In the Heights & a new Harry Potter: 20th Blu-ray, plus Fear the Walking Dead: S6, Space: 1999 & more
We’re starting today with three more new disc reviews...
Stephen has given Rod Lurie’s The Last Castle a look on Blu-ray from Paramount Pictures, along with Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi’s Baise-moi on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Dennis has reviewed Cecil B. DeMille’s Four Frightened People (1934) on Blu-ray also from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has set Jon Chu’s In the Heights for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 8/31, with the Digital release expected on 7/30. The 4K will include HDR10 high dynamic range, while both the Blu-ray and 4K will include Dolby Atmos audio. You can see the 4K cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- In the Heights BD
- In the Heights 4K
- Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season BD
- Space: 1999 The Complete Series BD Imprint
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 20th Anniversary Edition BD
- The Last Castle BD review
- Four Frightened People BD review
- Baisemoi BD review
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- The Pursuit of DB Cooper BD
- Mystery Men BD
- The Diamond Wizard BD 3D
- The 3D Film Archive
- Baise moi BD review
- A Return to Salem's Lot BD
- Scream Factory
- Magical Movie Mode
- Shawscope: Volume One BD box set
Paramount makes A Quiet Place II official for 7/27, plus Shawshank 4K & Kieslowski’s Three Colors Trilogy on Ultra HD in France
We’ve got some great Blu-ray and 4K release news to share with you all today...
Let’s start with Paramount... as expected, Paramount Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place: Part II later this month on 7/27, with the Digital only release expected tomorrow (on 7/13). You’ll also be able to buy a 2-Movie Collection on Blu-ray and Digital. A Quiet Place: Part II in 4K will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
Extras will include 5 featurettes (Director’s Diary: Filming with John Krasinski, Pulling Back the Curtain, Regan’s Journey, Surviving the Marina, and Detectable Disturbance: Visual Effects and Sound Design). You can see the cover artwork above left and also below (complete with its Amazon pre-order link).
Speaking of Paramount, the studio has announced that it’s releasing Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane, on Blu-ray for the first time on 9/21 in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary. Extras will include audio commentary by director Brian Robbins and writer John Gatins, The Making of Hardball, deleted scenes, the Hardball music video, interstitials, and the film’s theatrical trailer. You can see the cover art below. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- A Quiet Place: Part II 4K
- A Quiet Place: Part II BD
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
- Stephen King
- Frank Darabont
- John Krasinski
- Emily Blunt
- Steve Martin
- Three Colors Trilogy
- Hardball
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Longest Yard (2005) BD
- Necessary Roughness (1991) BD
- Paramount Presents
- Breakdown (1997) BD
- Jonathan Mostow
- Kurt Russell
- Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Neverending Story 4K
- Constantin Film
- Best Buy Steelbook 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stanley Kubrick
- A Clockwork Orange 4K
- MK2
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Blue 4K
- White 4K
- Red 4K
- Rear Window 4K
- Vertigo 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Netflix Originals
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 4K
Scream bows the Halloween films in 4K, plus our BIG Ultra HD catalog update for the rest of 2021 & remembering Richard Donner
All right, it’s been a busy last several days here at The Bits. For one thing, just personally, I had my mother visiting from North Dakota all last week for the first time in over two years given the pandemic. And that was great, but of course it set me back on 4K review work (which I intend to catch up on this week).
I’ve also just spent most of today on the phone with industry sources, gathering information for our big preview of 4K Ultra HD catalog releases that are coming in the second half of 2021. And that’s the crux of today’s post here at The Bits, but more on that in a minute.
First, we have a couple more new disc reviews to share with you...
Dennis has posted his thoughts on Andrew V. McLaglen’s 1965 Civil War drama Shenandoah, which stars Jimmy Stewart. The film arrives on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on 7/27.
And Stephen has offered a look at John Sturges’ acclaimed 1959 western Last Train from Gun Hill, a VistaVision classic newly released on Blu-ray as part of the Paramount Presents line-up. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- John Carpenter's Halloween 4K
- Shenandoah BD review
- Last Train from Gun Hill BD review
- Richard Donner RIP
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- The Bits' 4K Ultra HD update for the second half of 2021
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Deadlock 4K
- Awaken 4K
- Alone in the Dark: Collector’s Edition
- Halloween II 4K
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch 4K
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 4K
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 4K
- Transformers: The Movie 4K
- Blithe Spirit
- Elvira’s Haunted Hills
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
- A Clockwork Orange 4K
- Mad Max 4K
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 4K
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 4K
- Gravity 4K
- MiddleEarth Collection 4K
- Peter Jackson
- Unbreakable 4K
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Looper 4K
- Drive 4K
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- Highlander 4K
- StudioCanal
- Arrow Video
- Hellraiser 4K
- The Frighteners 4K
- Scream 4K
- The Addams Family 4K
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Superman: The Movie
- The Goonies
- Lethal Weapon
- The Omen
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Inside Moves
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K
- Star Trek: Generations 4K
- Star Trek: First Contact 4K
- Star Trek: Insurrection 4K
- Star Trek: Nemesis 4K
Arrow’s September Blu-ray & 4K slate, plus their Dune doc is no more, The Herculoids from Warner Archive & new announcements
We’re kicking off the new week with more disc reviews...
For those who missed it, I posted my thoughts on Wolfgang Petersen’s In the Line of Fire (from Sony) and Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong (from Warner Bros.) in 4K Ultra HD on Friday. They’re very different films, but each looks and sounds terrific, so do give them a look.
Also, Dennis has turned in his comments on George Sherman’s Larceny, a 1948 film noir that’s coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on 7/13.
And Stephen has reviewed Arthur Barron’s Jeremy (1973) on Blu-ray, as recently released on the format by Fun City Editions.
We also have a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate, which looks back at the theatrical release of Gordon Parks’ original Shaft in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. The in-depth piece (four pages in all!) features a new roundtable interview with historians Josiah Howard and Lee Pfeiffer, as well as Shaft super-fan Chris Utley. You’ll find that here and it’s well worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Arrow Video
- Dune 4K
- The Herculoids: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
- In the Line of Fire 4K review
- Godzilla vs Kong 4K review
- Larceny BD review
- Jeremy BD review
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michaeo Coate
- Shaft: 50th Anniversary
- Josiah Howard
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Chris Utley
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune documentary
- The Films of Oliver Assayas BD
- Walk on the Wild Side BD
- Death Screams BD
- Children of the Corn Trilogy BD
- Children of the Corn 4K
- The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch BD
- Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman BD
- Ridley Scott's Legend BD
- Those Who Wish Me Dead BD
- Bye Bye Birdie BD
- Pal Joey BD
- Sniper BD
- Objective: Burma BD
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game BD
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes BD
- Step by Step BD
- Breaker Morant BD
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Kino Lorber
- Berlin Alexanderplatz BD
- The Pursuit of DP Cooper BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat BD
- Dreambuilders
- Robotech: Part 1 The Macross Saga BD
UPDATED: Warner Bros. sets ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE for U.S. Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Ultra HD release on 9/7
This is just a very quick update with some important (and long-awaited) breaking news...
No sooner did I mention (in yesterday’s column) that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment was finally getting ready to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League on disc here in the States (likely in Q3 or Q4), the studio has just made it official.
The 4K release will be a 4-disc set including the complete film in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray in the same package.
Both versions will offer a Dolby Atmos sound mix. The 4K UHD will feature HDR10 high dynamic range.
There are no extras, and no Digital copy is included. [Read on here...]
American Gods: S3, Spiral & new Blu-ray/4K news including Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Roger Rabbit, The Thing, Unbreakable & more
All right, we’re starting this afternoon with a few more new disc reviews for you to enjoy...
Stephen has posted his thoughts on Curtis Bernhardt’s 1929 silent drama The Woman One Longs For, featuring only the second starring role for actress Marlene Dietrich. That’s now available on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
Also, Dennis has offered a look at John Farrow’s 1949 film noir Alias Nick Beal, available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Do give both of them a look.
In Blu-ray release news today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC have just set Batwoman: The Complete Second Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 9/21 featuring all 18 episodes along with deleted scenes, a gag reel, and 2 featurettes (Villains Analyzed and Never Alone: Heroes and Allies).
WBHE has also set the animated Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog for release on DVD and Digital on 9/14. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Woman One Longs For BD review
- Alias Nick Beal BD review
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4K
- Heat 4K
- Unbreakable 4K
- John Carpenter's The Thing 4K
- Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 4K
- American Gods: Season Three BD
- BatwomanThe Complete Second Season BD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- PBS
- RLJE Films
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw 4K
- Maniac Cop 2 4K
- Maniac Cop 3 4K
- Blue Underground
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 4K
- In the Heights 4K
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 4K
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League 4K
Almost Famous on 4K, plus Donnie Darko, Dr. Strangelove, Abbott and Costello Show & a Zack Snyder’s Justice League update
We begin today’s My Two Cents column with another big new 4K Ultra HD review...
Our own Tim Salmons has taken a look at Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko (2001), as recently released in a 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition box set by our friends at Arrow Video. It sounds like an excellent set from start to finish, so do give that a look here.
On the same note, we know that some of you have been experiencing a video frame rate/studdering issue on some models of 4K player on this title that Arrow has been quietly investigating for a couple of weeks now. Well, the good news is that they’ve just announced an official disc replacement program for those of you who are having an issue, and you can now find out how to apply for a fixed copy via this page on their website.
Also today, Dennis has posted a review of A. Edward Sutherland’s Every Day’s a Holiday (1937), a classic Mae West film now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classic. Enjoy! [Read on here...]
- Back The Bits on PayPal
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Almost Famous 4K
- Almost Famous: Paramount Presents BD
- Every Day's a Holiday BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Donnie Darko 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Donnie Darko 4K disc replacement program
- Bob Furmanek
- 3D Film Archive Kickstarter
- The Abbott and Costello Show: Season One BD and DVD
- Dr Strangelove 4K single release
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League 4K
- Zack Snyder's Justice League BD