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Good afternoon, Bits readers! We’ve got the usual mix of news and announcements for you today, but first as always we have more new disc reviews to share with you, including…

Stephen’s look at Peter Berg’s The Rundown (2003) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Ole Bornedal’s The Nightwatch Collection on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, which includes Nightwatch (1994) and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023).

More reviews are coming later this week. Tim’s already hard at work on Warner’s The Nightmare on Elm Street 4K box set, Stephen is looking at Sony’s The Quick and the Dead 4K, and I’m going to knock out my thoughts on 20th Century’s The Sound of Music in 4K Ultra HD soon as well.

Also, I wanted to let all of you know that we’ve finally begun updating our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits once again. I know the page is popular with our readers, but back when we were having server and software issues over the summer, updating the list was one of the things that took a back seat in our mad scramble to get the site back to normal and fully functional once again. All of our 4K reviews have now been linked, and we’ll be working all week long to update all of the studio listings as well. So thanks for your patience! [Read on here...]

We’ve got a bunch more new disc reviews for you today, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985) and Stephen Hopkins’ Lost in Space (1998) both in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Lau Kar-leung’s My Young Auntie (1981) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set.

Stephen’s take on Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy (1978) in 4K Ultra HD from both Imprint Films and Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stuart’s look at Martin Ritt’s Hud (1963) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Junya Satō’s Proof of the Man (1977) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

More reviews are coming next week, so be sure to check back for them.

Now then, the big news today is that our friends at Arrow Video have officially announced their December Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD slate, and it’s another good one. [Read on here...]

First thought, we have more new disc reviews for you, including…

My take on James Gunn’s Superman (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros.

Tim’s thoughts on George P. Cosmatos’ Cobra (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.

Dennis’ look at Fritz Lang’s You Only Live Once (1937) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, as well as Norman Taurog’s That Midnight Kiss (1949) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s take on Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table (1953) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Otto Preminger’s Bonjour Tristesse (1958) on Blu-ray from Indicator, as well as Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski’s new book Godzilla: The First 70 Years (2025) from Abrams.

And finally, Stephen’s thoughts on Michael Mann’s The Keep (1983) as release in 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition by Imprint Films, and also Peter Yates’ Krull (1983) on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Whew!

Now then, the big piece of news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially set Joseph Kosinski’s F1: The Movie (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 10/7. The film is already available for Digital sale on all major platforms. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got a bunch of great announcement news to start the week, but as always we begin first with new disc reviews. Today we have for you…

My reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low (1953) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion, as well as Steve Lisberger’s TRON (1982) and Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: Legacy (2010) in 4K Steelbook from Disney via Sony.

Tim’s review of DC Studios and HBO Max’s The Penguin (2024) spin-off limited series in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Dennis’ look at John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser’s Hellbender (2021) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video and Sydney Pollack’s This Property is Condemned (1966) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Stuart’s thoughts on Elliott Nugent’s The Great Gatsby (1949) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stephen’s take on Savage Steve Holland’s Better of Dead: 40th Anniversary Edition (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.

As always, more disc reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them!

Now then, the big news today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have officially announced their complete December slate, which is set to include Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray (2023) (Spine #2191 – Blu-ray only) and Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940) (Spine #849 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 12/2, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988) (Spine #1292 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s I Know Where I’m Going (1945) (Spine #94 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 12/9, and Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) (Spine #1293 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) (Spine #1294 – 4K + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD). [Read on here...]

We have three new reviews for you to enjoy today…

Stephen’s look at Michael Mann’s Thief (1981) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video in the UK.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Valerio Zurlini’s Girl with a Suitcase (1961) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films, as well as Yasuzô Masumura’s Play It Cool (1970) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

More reviews are forthcoming in the days ahead, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

All right, in announcements today, the big news is something we broke on Saturday: Disney has officially set Steven Lisberger’s TRON (1980) and Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: Legacy (2010) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 9/16. Both gave been carefully remastered under the filmmakers’ supervision by The Walt Disney Film Restoration team to include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Our sources are telling us that some of the early “de-aging” VFX in the latter film have been redone to modern standards. [Read on here...]

We’ve got one last review for you to enjoy this week…

Dennis has offered his thoughts on Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

More reviews are forthcoming here at The Bits next week, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then, in announcement news today, our friends at Arrow Video have finally officially announced their November Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD slate, so let’s get into all the details!

As expected, look for Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil (2022) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/3, followed by Peter Hyams’ Outland (1981) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/4 (11/3 in the UK), Chuck Russell’s The Mask (1994) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/11 (11/10 in the UK), Wes Craven’s Deadly Friend (1986) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/17, Antony’s Hoffman’s Red Planet (2000) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/18 (11/17 in the UK), and finally Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/24. [Read on here...]

All right, we’re back with a news update today and we’ve got a bunch of reviews to share with you today as well. Sorry it’s taken a few days to get back to news coverage this week, but I had a bunch of stuff to deal with this week, including checking in with our industry sources but also clearing a few important items off my review stack, after having my mother visiting for about ten days earlier this month.

As such, I’ve recently reviewed Sony’s terrific The Karate Kid: Ultimate Collection in 4K Ultra HD, a 6-film Amazon-exclusive box set that includes all of the films in this series plus some nice extras and great swag as well. It’s definitely worth getting your hands on if you’re a fan of the series.

On Monday, I also reviewed our friends Jeffrey Morris’ excellent new Space: 1999-themed documentary The Eagle Obsession. That’s coming on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in 2026, so we’ll cover it then too.

Meanwhile, Tim has reviewed more of Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set—specifically Chang Cheh’s Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980)—as well as Peter Medak’s The Odd Job (1978) and The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018) both on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Dennis has taken a look at Alice Wu’s Saving Face (2004) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

Stephen has offered his thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull (1980) as newly-released in 4K Ultra HD by the folks at Imprint Films, as well as Atsushi Yamatoya’s Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967) and Jiří Barta’s The Pied Piper & Jiří Barta Shorts (1986) both on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile.

And Stuart has reviewed Tōru Murakawa’s The Beast to Die (1980) on Blu-ray from Radiance. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got some big news for you today—I’m talking really good stuff. But first as always, we have new disc reviews for you…

I’ve just shared my thoughts on Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, and George Hickenlooper’s legendary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) documentary as newly-remastered in 4K Ultra HD, as well as Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (1985) in 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD, both from the good people at StudioCanal in the UK.

I've also finally posted my review of Guy Hamilton’s Diamonds are Forever (1971) in 4K Ultra HD from Amazon MGM Studios via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment—the last title in the 007: Sean Connery 6-Film Collection 4K box set that I hadn't yet reviewed before the website went wonky a couple months ago. Work getting the site working again and back up to speed prevented me from posting it, so now I'm finally caught up (and I know that some of you were waiting on Diamonds, so there you go).

Also, just yesterday I reviewed Robert Greenwald’s Xanadu (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stephen has reviewed Kim Ki-duk’s Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

Stuart has offered his take on Paul Vecchiali’s Rosa la Rose: fille publique (1986) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films, as well as Imprint’s Directed by… David Lean – Volume One Blu-ray box set, which includes In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Blithe Spirit (1945), Brief Encounter (1945), Great Expectations (1946), and Oliver Twist (1948).

Dennis has reviewed Hugh A. Robertson’s Melinda (1972) and John G. Avildsen’s Lean On Me (1989) both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Tim has taken a look at Yoshiyuki Kuroda’s The Invisible Swordsman (1970) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

We’ll have more disc reviews for you next week, so be sure to check back then.

Now then… Arrow Video is getting ready to announce its November slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, and retail leaks reveal that it will include some great 4K catalog titles licensed from New Line and Warner Bros! [Read on here...]

Welcome to a new week Bits readers!

We’ve got some great news to report for all of you today, and some sad news as well. But first as always, we have some new disc reviews to share…

Stephen has reviewed Sergio Leone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video in the UK, along with Lucio Fulci’s Zombie Flesh Eaters (1970) (aka Zombie) also in 4K UHD from Arrow UK.

Dennis has taken a look at Silvio Amadio’s The Medium (1980) on Blu-ray from Raro Video via Kino Lorber.

And Tim has shared his thoughts on Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video here in the States.

Lots more reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then… the big news this morning is that our friends at the Criterion Collection have just unveiled November slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD releases! And if you’re a subscriber to our Digital Bits Patreon page, you’ll know that we told you that a few of them were coming some weeks ago (so if you’re not yet a subscriber, trust me: Lots more great 4K catalog titles are coming through the end of the year and into 2026). [Read on here...]

We’ve got some great new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Stephen’s look at George Stevens’ classic western Shane (1953) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Tim’s thoughts on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal and Shane Black’s The Nice Guys (2016) in 4K from Second Sight Films in the UK.

Stuart’s take on a trio of TV movies on Blu-ray from KLSC, including Ants! (1977), Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977), and Terror Out of the Sky (1978), as well as Eiichi Kudô’s Yokohama BJ Blues (1981) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

And Dennis’ review of Harold Becker’s The Onion Field (1979) on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment.

Now then… the big catalog release news today is that our friends at Arrow Video have just revealed that they’re releasing New Line’s live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy for 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release in the US, UK, and Canada in December (the US date is 12/16, the UK date is 12/15 or 15 December). There will be regular and Arrow Video Store exclusive packaging. [Read on here...]