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Friday, 13 December 2024 15:24

Criterion sets their March slate with Wages of Fear, Thief, Godzilla vs. Biollante & more in 4K, plus The Conqueror & more KLSC Blu-ray titles!

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We’re rounding out the week with three more new disc reviews for you to enjoy here today, including...

My joint review (with longtime Bits contributor Todd Doogan) of Ron Howard’s Willow (1988) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Lucasfilm.

Tim’s review of Monk: Season Five on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ take on Glenn Andreiev’s Night (1996) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.

Now then, the big news this afternoon is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have just announced SEVEN new Blu-ray and 4K titles for release in March of next year, including Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear (1953) (Spine #36 – 4K + Blu-ray, Blu-ray & DVD) on 3/4, Michael Mann’s Thief (1981) (Spine #691 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 3/11, Kazuki Omori’s Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) (Spine #1254 – 4K + Blu-ray & Blu-ray) and Charles Chaplin’s A Woman of Paris (1923) (Spine #1253 – Blu-ray & DVD) on 3/18, and Alan Rudolph’s Choose Me (1984) (Spine #1256 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Arthur Penn’s Night Moves (1975) (Spine #1255 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 3/25! [Read on here...]

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Of the 4K titles, Thief, Choose Me, and Night Moves will all feature Dolby Vision HDR. You can read more here and here’s a look at the cover artwork...

Thief (Criterion 4K Ultra HD) The Wages of Fear (Criterion 4K Ultra HD) Night Moves (Criterion 4K Ultra HD)

Godzilla vs Biollante (Criterion 4K Ultra HD) A Woman of Paris (Criterion Blu-ray) Choose Me (Criterion 4K Ultra HD)

Panic Room (4K Ultra HD) The Social Network (4K Ultra HD) Se7en (4K Ultra HD)

As you can see, we’ve also included the cover artwork for David Fincher’s recently announced Panic Room and The Social Network in 4K from Sony, as well as Se7en from WBDHE. Amazon pre-order links for all of these titles will be added as soon as they go live.

Meanwhile, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just set Dick Powell’s The Conqueror (1956) for Blu-ray release on 2/25, starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward—the former playing Genghis Khan.

KLSC is also releasing Gary Nelson’s Noble House (1988) miniseries—another James Clavell novel adaptation—on Blu-ray on 2/25, followed by Matt Tyrnauuer’s Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024) documentary on DVD on 3/4.

And Media Blasters is apparently releasing Shozin Fukui’s 964 Pinocchio (1991) on 4K Ultra HD on 2/11.

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