Displaying items by tag: Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Disney and Pixar set The Incredibles for 4K Ultra HD on 6/12, plus Criterion’s August slate announced
All right, the big news today is that, as we first revealed here at The Bits several weeks ago, Disney and Pixar are indeed releasing Brad Bird’s The Incredibles on 4K Ultra HD on 6/12, in support of the theatrical release of The Incredibles 2 that same week. It looks like the 4K release will include Dolby Atmos audio and will also include the Blu-ray edition with all its special features. Note that Best Buy is going to have an exclusive Steelbook version of the title. [Update: It appears that Best Buy is listing the Steelbook 4K version as streeting on 6/5. It’s possible that the wide release will be 6/5 as well, and not 6/12 as currently listed. We expect official details soon from the studio and we’ll update this information then.]
This would mark the very first time that Disney has gone back to release a deeper catalog title on the 4K format (not just a new theatrical release). Here’s hoping we see many more Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars catalog titles released in 4K soon.
Meanwhile this afternoon, our friends at The Criterion Collection have now officially announced their August slate of Blu-ray and DVD titles as follows… [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Criterion Spines Project
- Criterion's August 2018 slate
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Warner Archive
- The Incredibles 4K
- Disney
- Pixar
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortex
- Heaven Can Wait
- Smithereens
- The Tree of Life
- Memories of Underdevelopment
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Escape Plan 2: Hades
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Dagon
- Beyond ReAnimator
- Irma La Douce
- Brad Bird
- The Incredibles 2
In Saturn’s Rings IMAX, Orange Is the New Black, Shark Week, new Twilight/Kino & new German 4K titles
It’s a little bit of a slow news day today, but we do have a couple items of interest for you...
First though, I had the chance to see an impressive new IMAX film last night. Directed by Stephen van Vuuren and narrated by LeVar Burton of Star Trek fame, In Saturn’s Rings is a large-format look at NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn, made using over 7.5 million real high-resolution images of the planet, its moons, and other astronomical objects, carefully assembled and presented using classical multi-plane animation techniques. The film is aptly named; some of these images are truly breathtaking, putting you right in the middle of the Saturn system. If you’re a space enthusiast or simply love a good IMAX documentary, the film is well worth a look.
It’s now playing at a handful of theaters around the country, with many more screenings to come. And I can tell you, it would make a pretty fine Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release at some point too. You can visit the official website here for all the details and you can see the trailer below. Be sure to view it in native 4K if you can for the full effect. [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Back the Bits
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Shark Week
- In Saturn's Rings IMAX
- Twilight Time
- Orange Is the New Black: Season Five
- LaVar Burton
- Freak Show
- Birth of a Nation
- Hilda Crane
- Geronimo: An American Legend
- Next Stop Greenwich Village
- Irma La Douce
- 12 Strong 4K
- Only the Brave 4K
- Roman J Israel Esq 4K
- Bill & Ted Face the Music
Gladiator 4K reviewed, plus Rick and Morty, new Shout!/Scream, Quick and the Dead 4K & more
First things first today... some of you may have seen my reviews of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator on 4K Ultra HD when I posted them late on Friday night, but if not... there you go. Both are coming out on 5/15 from Paramount in reference quality (or very close to it) and they’re certainly the best way to see these films yet bar none.
Also today, Tim has just posted reviews of Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ outstanding new The Outer Limits: Season One box set, along with Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty: Season 1 and Season 2, all on Blu-ray. Each of these titles are well worth a look.
In 4K Ultra HD catalog news, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set The Quick and the Dead for release on the format on 7/17. The 4K disc will feature Dolby Atmos audio and HDR10. It will also include the previous Blu-ray extras and will add 7 never-before-seen deleted scenes for this release. We’ve updated the 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits accordingly. [Read on here...]
- Braveheart 4K review
- Gladiator 4K review
- Thank you from all of us here at The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Back the Bits
- Save Physical Media
- Bluray Disc
- Bluray 3D
- DVD
- digital
- 4K Ultra HD
- The Quick and the Dead 4K
- Rick and Morty: Season 1 BD review
- Rick and Morty: Season 2 BD review
- Tim Salmons
- The Outer Limits: Season One BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Mac and Me
- Brainscan
- Return of the Living Dead Part II
- The High Chaparral DVD
- 7 Days in Entebbe
- Beirut
- The Jericho Mile BD
- Michael Mann
- Prefontaine
- The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey BD
- Arrow Video
- Game of Thrones: Season One 4K
- Hurricane Heist 4K
- Forrest Gump 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Tingler BD
Warner Bros. sets Tomb Raider (2018) for release on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 6/12
All right, the big news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has set Tomb Raider (2018) for release on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 6/12, with the Digital release expected on 5/29. The 4K disc will feature both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and the film was finished as a 4K Digital Intermediate. Extras will include 4 featurettes (Tomb Raider: Uncovered, Croft Training, Breaking Down the Rapids, and Lara Croft: Evolution of an Icon). We’ve updated the 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits accordingly. You can see the cover artwork to the left and also below. We’ll add the Blu-ray 3D cover artwork as soon as we have it.
By the way, we’ve also updated the 4K Ultra HD Release List with new information from retail and industry sources, which suggest that Avengers: Infinity War will be an August release. Also, Disney MAY be planning to release Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron on 4K with it. Paramount is releasing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on 7/17. Universal is working on Deer Hunter for July. Warner appears to be prepping The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions to follow the original film to 4K late this year. And finally, Sony may be prepping Panic Room for release on BD and 4K this year. As always, we caution you to consider all of this information Rumor Mill-worthy until the studios make official announcements.
One last 4K note: We expect to have our hands on Paramount’s Braveheart and Gladiator, along with Warner’s The Matrix, on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray by the end of the week or early next. Rest assured, we’ll get in-depth reviews up here at The Bits as soon as they come in. [Read on here...]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tomb Raider (2018) 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Avengers: Infinity War 4K
- Disney
- Marvel
- Avengers 4K
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 4K
- The Deer Hunter 4K
- The Matrix Reloaded 4K
- The Matrix Revolutions 4K
- Death Wish (2018)
- Deadpool: 2 Year Anniversary Edition
- The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- HBO
- Mosaic
- Jackass: The Complete Movie and TV Collection
- The Rake
- I Kill Giants
- I Can Only Imagine
- The Escape of Prisoner 614
- Tyler Perry's Acrinomy
- Claude Berri
- The Two of Us BD
A Wrinkle in Time & Peter Pan: Signature official, Equalizer & Dirty Grandpa 4K, Home Media Award winners & more
All right, we’ve got a bit of release news to start the week for you, and we’ll be back with new disc reviews tomorrow.
First up, Walt Disney Home Entertainment has set Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 6/5, with the Digital release expected on 5/29. The Blu-ray version will feature English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, while the 4K UHD will include English Dolby Atmos. We believe that the 4K disc will have Dolby Vision HDR as well, but we’re awaiting confirmation of that.
Extras on both Blu-ray versions will include the A Journey Through Time featurette, audio commentary (with director Ava DuVernay, producer Jim Whitaker, co-screenwriter Jennifer Lee, production designer Naomi Shohan, 1st AD Michael Moore, editor Spencer Averick, and VFX supervisor Rich McBride), 4 deleted scenes, bloopers, 2 music videos (I Believe and Warrior). You can see the Blu-ray cover art above left and below. We should have the 4K Ultra HD cover art in the next couple days. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- A Wrinkle in Time 4K
- Peter Pan: Walt Disney Signature Edition BD
- The Equalizer 4K
- Dirty Grandpa 4K
- 2018 Home Media Awards
- Media Play News
- Paterno BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Laserblast
- The Martian Chronicles miniseries BD
- The Late Great Planet Earth BD
Black Lightning, new Warner Archive/Kino Studio Classics titles, plus RIP Milos Forman & R Lee Ermey
All right, we’re kicking off the new week with some release news today before we get busy with Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD review work...
First up, Lionsgate has set Spinning Man for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/12, starring Guy Pierce, Pierce Brosnan, and Minnie Driver. They also have the comedy Valentina’s Wedding (La Boda De Valentina) coming on DVD only on 5/8.
Universal has set The Strangers: Prey at Night – Unrated for Blu-ray and DVD release on 6/12, with the Digital release expected on 5/22. Universal is also releasing The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year as 4K Ultra HD single editions on 6/12. These were previously only available in The Purge: 3-Movie Collection on the format. We’ve updated the 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits accordingly.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has set Black Lightning: The Complete First Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/26. Also coming from the studio on DVD and Digital only on 6/12 is Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Emerald City – Season One, Volume Two. [Read on here...]
Early Man, Wind, Disney/Marvel BD3Ds in the UK, Kino, a new Talking Blu & Chuck McCann RIP
We have just a couple things for you today, but first a quick recommendation…
If you’re a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, you really owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of Michael Benson’s new book on the making of the film, Space Odyssey. I’m only about a quarter of the way through it, but it’s incredibly comprehensive and filled with interesting and surprising revelations and insights on the production. I can’t recommend it more highly. You can find it here on Amazon.
Also today, we’ve updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anytime you order through our links you’re helping us to continue our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it! [Read on here...]
- Marvel Studios
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Black Panther 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Linda Lukas
- Dave's Video: The Laser Place
- Talking Blu with The Digital Bits YouTube webcast
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray 3D in the UK
- Early Man
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Wind
- Gross Anatomy
- The Big Country
- Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick Arthur C Clarke and the Making of a Masterpiece book
- Chuck McCann RIP
15:17 to Paris announced, plus new Vestron, Spetters, LOTR: Fellowship on Blu-ray Audio & more
All right, just a quick one today with some news and a couple items of interest...
First, Warner Bros. has officially announced Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 5/22, with a “4K Digital” release due on 5/1. Yes, it appears the studio has decided not to release an actual 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of this one. Extras on the Blu-ray will include 2 featurettes (Making Every Second Count and Portrait of Courage). You can see the cover artwork at left and below.
Warner has also set Alex & Me for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/19, with the Digital release expected on 6/12. Extras will include 3 featurettes (Getting to Know Alex, Aspire to Inspire: Success in Hard Work, and Soccer, Script to Set: A Playbook on Alex & Me) and an outtake. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- 15:17 to Paris
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Dagon
- Beyond ReAnimator
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Complete Recordings CD & Bluray Audio
- Alex & Me
- Lionsgate
- Will & Grace: The Revival Season One DVD
- Spetters
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Black Panther 4K
- Tomb Raider (2018) 4K
- Ready Player One 4K
- A Wrinkle in Time 4K
- Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick Arthur C Clarke and the Making of a Masterpiece book
- Michael Benson
- Rhino Records
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Clint Eastwood
Gravity Falls coming to Blu-ray/DVD, plus Sweet Sweetback, Droopy, Home Media Awards voting & more
All right, we’ve got some interesting release news to report today. First though…
We’ve posted several new Blu-ray reviews in the last couple of days, including my take on Warner Archive’s Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and the Kino Lorber Studio Classics title Joan of Arc, as well as Tim’s thoughts on Warner Archive’s Joe Versus the Volcano, Arrow Video’s There’s Always Vanilla, Shout!/Scream Factory’s Colossus: The Forbin Project and 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, and Universal’s Happy Death Day. Enjoy!
Now then, Shout! Factory has announced that they’re going to be bringing Disney’s Gravity Falls: The Complete Series to Blu-ray and DVD on 7/24 (SRP $99.99 and $59.97 respectively, though if you purchase them from Shout! directly you get $20 off the BD and $10 off the DVD). [Read on here...]
- Warner Archive Collection
- Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- Gravity Falls: The Complete Series
- Home Media Awards
- Tex Avery's Droopy DVD
- Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
- Joan of Arc BD review
- Happy Death Day BD review
- Joe Versus the Volcano BD review
- There's Always Vanilla BD review
- Colossus: The Forbin Project BD review
- 78/52 BD review
- Coming to America: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Wim Wenders
- Submergence
- Legend of the Mountain
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- The Sacrifice
- Please Stand By
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Shout! Factory
Star Wars: Last Jedi reviewed, plus Maze Runner: Death Cure, Criterion’s June, Game of Thrones in 4K & more!
First up today, we have no less than three new disc reviews for you, starting with Tim’s thoughts on Fangs of the Living Dead from Scream Factory as well as The Hospital and Harry and Walter Go to New York from Twilight Time.
We’ve also got a big one for you today: My own in-depth thoughts on Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from Disney and Lucasfilm. The disc is a reference-quality experience and it includes some of the best special features we’ve seen on a new release Blu-ray in years. This one is definitely worth your time. Enjoy!
We’ve also updated our Release Dates & Artwork section here at The Bits with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, we appreciate it when shop Amazon through our links as it helps us a great deal in keeping the site going. So thank you! [Read on here...]
- Scream Factory
- Disney
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K UHD
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K review
- Rian Johnson
- Harry and Walter Go to New York BD review
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure 4K
- Isle of Dogs 4K
- Red Sparrow 4K
- Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season 4K
- HBO
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- A Fistful of Dollars
- Criterion June 2018 slate
- Fangs of the Living Dead BD review
- The Hospital BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork with 4K search
- Female Trouble
- El Sur
- The Virgin Spring
- Bowling for Columbine
- Manila in the Claws of Light
- Doctor Who: Tom Baker Season One