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Thursday, 26 January 2023 17:53

Kino Lorber Studio Classics sets Serpico for 4K in April, plus new Batman 4K Steelbooks in from WB in the UK & more new disc reviews

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We’re starting today, as always, with more new disc reviews...

I’ve posted a look at John Badham’s WarGames (1983) on 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.

Tim has shared his thoughts on David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends (1922) on 4K Ultra HD from Universal, as well as Vernon Sewell’s The Blood Beast Terror (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis has turned in a review of Maria Schrader’s She Said (2022) on Blu-ray from Universal.

And Stephen has offered his take on Joe Dante’s Piranha (1978) on 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory.

Watch for more reviews to follow tomorrow and all next week. [Read on here...]

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In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is releasing new 4K Steelbook Ultimate Collector’s Editions of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin on 3/13 in the UK only. Each includes a booklet, reproduction lobby cards and posters, character cards and more. These are different than the ones that streeted last year. Tim Burton’s Batman and Batman Returns haven’t been revealed yet, but we expect them to follow. You can see the cover art below, with the Amazon.co.uk pre-order links.

Meanwhile, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has officially set Sidney Lumet’s Serpico (1973) for 4K Ultra HD release on 4/18, featuring a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, a new audio commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson, Dolby Vision HDR, a remastered Blu-ray, and all the legacy special features. You can also see the cover artwork below.

Sarah Polley’s Women Talking (2022), which has just been nominated for Best Picture, will street on Blu-ray and DVD on 3/7.

And Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Kasi Lemmons’ Whitney Houston documentary I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) on Blu-ray and DVD on 2/28.

Also, before we go: Arrow Video will be announcing their April slate of Blu-ray and 4K titles tomorrow morning at 7 AM Pacific time on their Twitter page here. So be sure to watch for that, and obviously we’ll report on it tomorrow here on The Bits as well.

We’ll leave you with a look at those new UK Batman 4K Steelbook sets and also Serpico 4K...

Batman Forever: UCE Steelbook (UK 4K Ultra HD) Batman & Robin: UCE Steelbook (UK 4K Ultra HD) Serpico (4K Ultra HD)

Stay tuned...

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