Displaying items by tag: Orson Welles
Sony sets 1776 for 4K release, plus Criterion’s May slate includes Double Indemnity 4K, a lost Orson Welles film is found on videotape & more
We’ve got some great release news for you all today and of course more new disc reviews as well. As always, we’ll start with the reviews...
I’ve just posted my thoughts on Rian Johnson’s science fiction time-twister Looper (2012), which is finally available in 4K Ultra HD here in the States from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. What’s more—and unlike last year’s UK 4K release from eOne—this edition features fresh remastering by cinematographer Steve Yedlin, with a new Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range grade and a new Dolby Atmos mix too. Not only is it a big improvement on the original Blu-ray, it improves on the eOne 4K release too, so it’s definitely worth a look for fans.
Also today, Tim has posted a look at Bruce Beresford’s The Adventures of Barry McKenzie on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment.
Stephen has offered his thoughts on Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley’s long-awaited Gold Diggers of 1933 new on Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
And Dennis has turned in his takes on Kino Classics’ Princess Tam Tam (1935) and Zou Zou (1934) double-feature and Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, both on Blu-ray. [Read on here...]
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Patrick BD review
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Criterion Collection
- Criterion May 2022 slate
- Looper 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- The Adventures of Barry McKenzie BD review
- Gold Diggers of 1933 BD review
- Princess Tam Tam BD review
- Zou Zou BD review
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers BD review
- Peter Hunt
- 1776: Director's Cut 4K
- 12 Angry Men (1957) 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Abominable Dr Phibes
- Dr Phibes Rises Again
- Escape from LA 4K audio problem
- Without Remorse BD
- Paris When It Sizzles BD
- Cmom Cmom BD
- Orson Welles
- Two Wise Old Men: Socrates and Noah
- Double Indemnity BD
- Chan Is Missing BD
- Billy Wilder
- Mississippi Masala BD
- The Funeral BD
- Mr Klein BD
Escape from LA & Touch of Evil are coming in 4K, plus Sony finally sets Looper for US Ultra HD, and lots more UHD & Blu-ray announcement news
All right, we have some new and recent disc reviews for you all to enjoy today...
Stephen has checked in with his thoughts on James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in 4K Ultra HD from Warner, along with Claude Chabrol’s Blue Panther (1965) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Jean Renoir’s Whirlpool of Fate (1925) from Kino Classics both on Blu-ray Disc.
Also, Tim has checked out Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, along with Richard Friedman’s Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989) from Arrow Video on Blu-ray.
And Dennis has turned in his take on Basil Dearden’s The Assassination Bureau (1969) on region-free Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Via Vision.
Lots more reviews are on the way, including several 4K UHD titles that I’m diving into this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Denis Villeneuve's DUNE
- Dune 4K
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Howling 4K
- Alligator 4K
- Escape from LA 4K
- Touch of Evil 4K
- Looper US 4K release
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Orson Welles
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- The Suicide Squad 4K review
- Blue Panther BD review
- Whirlpool of Fate BD review
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K review
- The Assassination Bureau BD review
- Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge BD review
Criterion details its November slate with THREE 4K titles, plus Cruella, Addams Family, and a great chat with George Feltenstein (ex-Warner Archive)!
All right, the big news today is that Criterion has just officially announced their November slate of Blu-ray—and yes, 4K Ultra HD—titles!
They begin with an upgrade of Federico Fellini’s La strada (Spine #219 – Blu-ray) on 11/2, followed by an upgrade of David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. (Spine #799 – Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD Combo) and Once Upon a Time in China: The Complete Films (Spine #1103 – Blu-ray – includes Once Upon a Time in China I-V) on 11/16, and Albert and Allen Hughes’ Menace II Society (Spine #1105 – Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Combo) and Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (Spine #1104 – Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Combo) on 11/23. Let’s talk 4Ks...
Mulholland Dr. will include a new 4K digital restoration, supervised by director David Lynch and director of photography Peter Deming, with a 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR.
Menace II Society will include a new 4K digital restoration of the directors’ cut of the film, supervised by cinematographer Lisa Rinzler and codirector Albert Hughes, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR.
Citizen Kane will include a new 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Again, the 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR. [Read on here...]
- Cruella 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Criterion November 2021 slate
- Citizen Kane 4K
- Menace II Society 4K
- Mulholland Dr 4K
- La Strada BD
- Federico Fellini
- David Lynch
- Once Upon a Time in China: The Complete Films BD
- Albert and Allen Hughes
- Orson Welles
- The Addams Family 4K
- The Ten Commandments Steelbook 4K
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4K
- Heat 4K
- Disney
- Let’s Get Physical Media
- Robservations
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- George Feltenstein
- The Warner Archive Collection
- More Mamushka!
KL Studio Classics is working on Touch of Evil 4K, plus Shout!/Laika’s distribution deal, Warner’s Supernatural: The Complete Series BD & more
We’ve got a couple odds and ends for you today...
First, the big news... Shout! Factory has just reached a multi-year distribution agreement with the Portland-based Laika animation studio. The deal gives Shout! the U.S. packaged media distribution rights to the studio’s first four films: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009). According to the report on The Hollywood Reporter, new bonus content is already in development for these films. Not only are new Blu-rays obviously in the offing, we can’t help thinking how great these titles would look again on Blu-ray 3D and for the first time on 4K Ultra HD as well.
Also today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just announced Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season and Supernatural: The Complete Series for Blu-ray and DVD release on 5/25. The Fifteenth Season set includes 2 new featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and more (SRP $49.99 for Blu-ray and $44.98 for DVD). The Complete Series set includes all 327 episodes and all the previous bonus content, plus a 68-page book (SRP $359.99 for Blu-ray and $329.99 for DVD). [Read on here...]
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Laika distribution deal with Shout! Factory
- ParaNorman
- The Boxtrolls
- Coraline
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Supernatural: The Complete Series BD
- Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season BD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Orson Welles
- Touch of Evil 4K
- The Toll
- Treasure of the Four Crowns
- One More Round
- Nosferatu in Venice
- TK Arnold
- 2020: What Now?
- Media Play News
- The Widow
- My Two Cents RSS feed fix
- GATTACA 4K
- Damn Yankees BD
- Thundarr the Barbarian: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
Stan Lee & Douglas Rain RIP, plus The Other Side of the Wind, Philadelphia in 4K, Robservations & more
We start the new week with a few more Blu-ray reviews, including Tim’s review of Absurd from Severin Films, David’s look at Street Mobster from Arrow Video, and Dennis’ take on Gun Crazy from the Warner Archive Collection. Enjoy!
Also, we’ve posted another new update of the Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. And as we work our way towards Thanksgiving and Black Friday week, we ask that whenever you’re going to shop on Amazon for literally anything, please consider starting by clicking through one of our links (link this one). It makes a real difference in helping us to keep The Bits and we really do appreciate it.
In terms of announcement news, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set Jonathan Demme’s Philadelphia: 25th Anniversary Edition for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/27, just as we expected. All of the existing extras will carry over, and there will be a new featurette with new Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, and Mary Steenburgen interviews too. Audio will be Dolby Atmos and there will be HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Smallfoot 4K
- Venom 4K
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- reviews
- Tim Salmons
- David Steigman
- Stan Lee RIP
- Excelsior
- Douglas Rain RIP
- HAL 9000
- Orson Welles
- The Other Side of the Wind on Netflix
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead on Netflix
- Robservations
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Philadelphia 4K
- The Deuce: Season Two
- White Boy Rick
- Detective Dee
- Eureka
- Khartoum
- Marvel Comics
Criterion’s November slate includes Wilder, Welles & Byrne, plus Air Force One 4K, The Jerk pre-orders & more!
We’re kicking things off today with a trio of new Blu-ray reviews, including...
David’s thoughts on William Castle’s Strait-Jacket (1963) from Scream Factory.
And Dennis’ take on the 2004 remake of Walking Tall, starring Dwayne Johnson, from MVD Visual.
We’ve also posted the weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one), you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it. [Read on here...]
- Talking Blu with The Digital Bits YouTube webcast
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Criterion November slate
- Air Force One 4K
- The Jerk: 40th Anniversary Edition BD
- The Changeling BD review
- Strait Jacket BD review
- Walking Tall BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork with 4K search
- The Criterion Spines Project
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Orson Welles
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- A Story from Chikamatsu
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Billy Wilder
- Some Like It Hot
- David Byrne
- True Stories
- Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Halloween 4K
- Who We Are Now
- Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery serial
- Pet Shop
- Double Dragon: Collector's Edition
- Zombie
- Gosford Park
- Imagine
- Gimmie Some Shelter
- John Lennon
- Yoko Ono
Spoofing Bond: Remembering “Casino Royale” on its 50th Anniversary
“Casino Royale is the Star Wars Holiday Special of James Bond films.” — 007 historian John Cork
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Casino Royale, the James Bond comedy spoof starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles and Woody Allen.
Our previous celebratory 007 articles include Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, Dr. No, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Goldfinger, and 007… Fifty Years Strong.
The Bits continues the series with this retrospective featuring a Q&A with an esteemed group of James Bond historians who discuss the virtues, shortcomings and legacy of Casino Royale (1967). [Read on here...]
Criterion’s June slate has The Lodger & Straw Dogs, plus Space Between Us, stream Ken Russell’s Devils & more
We’ve got a bunch of good stuff for you today here at The Bits so let’s get right to it...
First up, Tim has just posted his review of Tibor Takacs’ The Gate from Lionsgate, part of their new Vestron Video Collector’s Series. The disc is now available in stores.
Meanwhile, Michael Coate has chimed in with a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, celebrating today’s 40th anniversary of the hit ABC sitcom Three’s Company. It features an interview with author and series authority Chris Mann. Do give it a look. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Criterion June Slate
- Ugetsu
- They Live By Night
- The Lodger
- Marseille Trilogy
- Straw Dogs
- Downhill
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Sam Peckinpah
- Marcel Pagnol
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Nicholas Ray
- The Space Between Us
- Orson Welles
- Ken Russell
- The Devils
- Tim Salmons
- The Gate BD review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Three's Company 40th anniversary
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The Young Pope
- The Other Side of the Wind completion
- nuclear weapons test film restoration
- Lawrence Livermore
The Greatest Film of All Time?: Remembering “Citizen Kane” on its 75th Anniversary
“Citizen Kane towers over most other films. Few are in its league. It has a legacy for filmmakers as the film to beat, and for critics as one of the best of the best.” — Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane author Patrick McGilligan
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the diamond anniversary of the release of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles’s legendary film about newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane and the pursuit of the meaning of “Rosebud.” [Read on here...]
Criterion’s August slate includes Altman & Welles, plus new Warner 4K Ultra HD titles, a look back at Top Gun & much more
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We’ve got some good stuff for you today here at The Bits, including a new column and fine release news too...
First up, our own Michael Coate has just posted a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column here at the site, entitled Mighty Wings: Remembering “Top Gun” on its 30th Anniversary. Michael details the film’s original 70mm North American theatrical release and discusses its lasting impact and Tony Scott’s legacy with documentarian Charles de Lauzirika, producer of the excellent Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun documentary from the 2004 Special Edition DVD (it’s also on the recent Blu-ray edition). Don’t miss it. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Criterion August slate
- Warner 4K Ultra HD titles
- Creed
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Point Break
- Top Gun: 30th Anniversary
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Charles de Lauzirika
- McCabe & Mrs Miller
- Orson Welles
- Robert Altman
- Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
- Woman in the Dunes
- The Immortal Story
- A Taste of Honey
- Chimes at Midnight
- Whisky Tango Foxtrot
- Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fifth Season
- The Catch: The Complete First Season
- Halt and Catch Fire: The Complete Second Season
- Colony: Season One
- Emergency: The Complete Series
- OneEyed Jacks
- Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Twelfth Season
- Quantico: The Complete First Season
- Castle: The Complete Eighth Season
- Scandal: The Complete Fifth Season
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