• Bill reviews THE MANDALORIAN: SEASON THREE (2023) in 4K UHD from Disney & Lucasfilm via Sony!
    Bill reviews THE MANDALORIAN: SEASON THREE (2023) in 4K UHD from Disney & Lucasfilm via Sony
  • Vinegar Syndrome bows Michael Mann’s long-lost horror film The Keep (1983) in 4K UHD & Blu-ray!
    Vinegar Syndrome bows Michael Mann’s long-lost horror film The Keep (1983) in 4K UHD & Blu-ray!
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  • Bill reviews Fede Álvarez’s ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios!
    Bill reviews Fede Álvarez’s ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios!
  • BREAKING: Lionsgate’s new Direct-to-Consumer physical media shop—Lionsgate Limited—is now live!
    BREAKING: Lionsgate’s new Direct-to-Consumer physical media shop—Lionsgate Limited—is now live!
  • Bill reviews the BFI’s excellent 4K Ultra HD release of Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) as well!
    Bill reviews the BFI’s excellent 4K Ultra HD release of Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) as well!
  • WBDHE’s tentative 2025 4K catalog plans include a 6-film JAMES BOND 007: SEAN CONNERY COLLECTION!
    WBDHE’s tentative 2025 4K catalog plans include a 6-film JAMES BOND 007: SEAN CONNERY COLLECTION!
  • Stephen reviews Fred Zinnemann’s A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966) in 4K from Columbia Classics Vol 5!
    Stephen reviews Fred Zinnemann’s A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966) in 4K from Columbia Classics Vol 5!
  • Tim reviews Clint Eastwood’s THE EIGER SANCTION (1975) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
    Tim reviews Clint Eastwood’s THE EIGER SANCTION (1975) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
  • Warner finally sets David Fincher’s remastered SE7EN (1995) for 4K Ultra HD & 4K Steelbook in January!
    Warner finally sets David Fincher’s remastered SE7EN (1995) for 4K Ultra HD & 4K Steelbook in January!
  • Tim reviews Don Siegel’s TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA (1970) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
    Tim reviews Don Siegel’s TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA (1970) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
  • BREAKING: Lucasfilm & Disney set Ron Howard’s WILLOW (1988) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook on 12/10!
    BREAKING: Lucasfilm & Disney set Ron Howard’s WILLOW (1988) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook on 12/10!
  • Bill reviews Dean Parisot’s GALAXY QUEST (1999) in 4K from Paramount, with Atmos & restored aspect ratios!
    Bill reviews Dean Parisot’s GALAXY QUEST (1999) in 4K from Paramount, with Atmos & restored aspect ratios!
  • BREAKING: Warner Archive Collection to release its first 4K Ultra HD title… John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS!
    BREAKING: Warner Archive Collection to release its first 4K Ultra HD title… John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS!
  • Bill reviews Alfred Hitchcock’s classic NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) in stunning 4K from MGM & WBDHE!
    Bill reviews Alfred Hitchcock’s classic NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) in stunning 4K from MGM & WBDHE!
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    An Election Day Palette Cleanser: The Digital Bits’ Look Ahead to Great 4K Ultra HD Titles Coming in 2025!
  • Stephen reviews Jim Henson’s LABYRINTH (1986) in a lovely new Limited Edition 4K release from Shout!
    Stephen reviews Jim Henson’s LABYRINTH (1986) in a lovely new Limited Edition 4K release from Shout!
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  • Bill reviews James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR (1984) in a surprising 4K release from MGM & WBDHE!
    Bill reviews James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR (1984) in a surprising 4K release from MGM & WBDHE!
My Two Cents
Monday, 02 December 2024 14:37

Afternoon, Bits readers! We’re starting today with some more new disc reviews...

First up, I’ve taken a look at Lucasfilm and Disney’s new 4K Ultra HD release of The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season (2023) which streets in Steelbook packaging tomorrow.

Also, Tim has given Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me (1971) a look in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio classics.

And Tim has also reviewed the two new Looney Tunes Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive Collection, including Volume 4 and a collected Volumes 1-4 edition.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to watch for them.

The big news today is that Vinegar Syndrome, over the weekend, sold out its entire 12,000-unit run of their just-announced 4K Limited Edition of Michael Mann’s The Keep (1983). That’s probably no surprise; the title has been a home entertainment holy grail for something like two decades. We do expect at some point that there will be a standard edition more widely available from the company. [Read on here...]

Friday, 29 November 2024 12:28

Greetings folks! I trust all those of you here in the States had a good Thanksgiving holiday, and many of you are now out shopping for Black Friday deals at your local retailers or online.

As always, we ask that if you’re shopping for deals on Amazon today, please consider clicking to them through one of our Affiliate links (like this one) first to help support The Bits! (And thank you!)

Now then... we have a few more new disc reviews today, and also some terrific release news...

Stephen has checked in with a look at Valeri Rubinchik’s The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (1980) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films.

Stuart has taken a look at David Hinton’s Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024) documentary on Blu-ray from Cohen Media via Kino Lorber.

And Dennis has reviewed George Sidney’s Bathing Beauty (1944) on Blu-ray, an MGM water extravaganza featuring Ester Williams and Red Skelton from the Warner Archive Collection!

Watch for lots more reviews over the coming days. You might even see one or two drop this weekend. [Read on here...]

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 17:19

All right, we’re closing out the short holiday week here at the site with more new disc reviews, including...

My reviews of Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios, as well as the BFI’s edition of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K Ultra HD.

Tim’s reviews of Clint Eastwood’s The Eiger Sanction (1975) in 4K UHD and also Monk: Season Three (2004-2005) on Blu-ray, both from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis’ look at Martin Ritt’s Cross Creek (1983) on Blu-ray from KLSC.

And finally, Stuart’s take on Sidney Lumet’s Garbo Talks (1984) also on Blu-ray from KLSC.

We’ll have more reviews on Friday and over the weekend as well.

In news today, 20th Century Studios has just announced that Jared Hess’ Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is now available Digitally in 4K UHD. There’s no word yet on a physical 4K release, but given the title’s popularity, it’s definitely possible that one could follow in the new year. [Read on here...]

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 19:10

Heads-up Bits readers!

This is just a quick update to let you all know that Lionsgate has just launched their new Direct-to-Consumer website: Lionsgate Limited!

You’ll find it at this link: https://lionsgatelimited.com/

So far it appears to have two 4K titles listed:

  • The Conversation: Collector’s Edition (4K UHD Steelbook) – 12/17
  • Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (4K UHD Steelbook Reprint) – 12/17

We’ll have more details on all this next week, when the studio makes their official announcement.

In the meantime… stay tuned!

(You can follow Bill on social media at these links: Twitter and Facebook)

 

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:00

This is a quick post to let you all know that our Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Digital Bits has just been updated with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Don’t forget that you can select to see just the Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, or even Criterion titles seperately if you like, to help you find exactly the ones you’re looking for. Just click on RELEASE DATES &  ART on the menu bar above to visit the page, and use the search options in the red bar (at the top) to sort by format and date. Once you find a title you like, just click on the cover art and you’ll be taken right to the Amazon.com pre-order page. Thank you for shopping through our links and don’t forget that anytime you order from Amazon through our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it! And thanks to our own Russell Hammond for the update work!

- Bill Hunt

Monday, 25 November 2024 18:06

We’ve got more new disc reviews today to start the short Thanksgiving week out right here at The Bits. Among them are...

Stephen’s take on Fred Zinnemann’s A Man for All Seasons (1966) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony’s new Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5 box set.

Tim’s review of Don Siegel’s Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as his on-going film-by-film review of Arrow’s excellent Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray boxed set—today featuring his thoughts on Lau Kar-leung’s The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).

And my review of Dean Parisot’s Galaxy Quest (1999) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from our friends at Paramount Home Entertainment.

We’ve all got a lot more reviews in the works here at the site as well, so be sure to check back. In fact, in the next 24 hours or so, I’ll have my reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K from the BFI (as compared to the recent Criterion 4K release, which I reviewed here last week), as well as my thoughts on Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus (2024) in 4K UHD from 20th Century Studios.

Also today, I wanted to let you that I just dropped my second My Two Cents: A Video Blog episode exclusively for our supporters on The Digital BitsPatreon page. It runs about 26 minutes and includes comments on new and recent 4K titles, a sneak peek of 2025 4K catalog titles, and more. [Read on here...]

Thursday, 21 November 2024 15:50

We’re starting as always today with new disc reviews! And we’ve got some good ones, including…

My look at Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.

Stephen’s take on Ti West’s MaXXXine (2024) in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray from A24 and Lionsgate.

Tim’s review of Monk: Season Two (2003-2004) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis’ thoughts on James Watkins’ Speak No Evil (2024) on Blu-ray from Universal, as well as Zach Clark’s The Becomers (2023) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, and Peter Markle’s Youngblood (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Sam Cohen’s look at Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023) on Blu-ray from the Coen Media Group and Kino Lorber.

And finally, Stuart’s take on Claude Berri’s Tchao Pantin (1983) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

More reviews are forthcoming, including my own look on Dean Parisot’s Galaxy Quest (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount—that disc is expected to arrive here at the office today, so I’ll definitely be spinning it immediately upon its arrival! [Read on here...]

Thursday, 21 November 2024 11:29

Heads up, Bits readers! For those of you who are into 4K projector news, our friend John Schuermann at The Screening Room A/V in Colorado Springs is hosting a new episode of their Video Podcast tonight to run down the new 2024 lineup of JVC Projectors!

You may recall that I joined the podcast for an episode last year on the future of physical media (available here).

Tonight, John will be joined by Sammie Prescott of Projector Central and Kris Deering of Deep Dive A/V! They’ll have special coverage of JVC’s new NEW DLA-RS1200 / NZ500 projector as reviewed by Sammie and the TSR Crew!

The fun starts tonight at 7 PM Mountain (9 PM Eastern). [Read on here...]