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Rocky: The Knockout Collection is official for 2/28, plus Final Dragonslayer 4K & Blu-ray cover artwork is here
We’ve got another new disc review for you this morning...
Tim has taken a look at Peter Medak’s The Changeling (1980) on 4K Ultra HD from the good people of Severin Films.
And we have update on a few titles we’ve been talking about in recent days here at The Bits as well..
First, let’s talk Rocky in 4K Ultra HD... we’ve now learned that the first four films will be available in single-film 4K UHD Steelbooks at Best Buy, while other retailers will carry the 4-film Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K Ultra HD box set on 2/28. This set will include Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, and Rocky IV in both the original theatrical cut and Stallone’s new Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director’s Cut. You can see the cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- MGM
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Rocky IV 4K
- Rocky III 4K
- Rocky II 4K
- Rocky 4K
- Paramount
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K
- The Changeling 4K review
- Severin Films
- Rocky vs Drago: The Ultimate Director’s Cut
- The Making of Rocky vs Drago: Keep Punching
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Glass Web 3D BD
- The 3D Film Archive
- The Slayer of All Dragons
- Rocky V
- Rocky Balboa
- Sylvester Stallone
A Million to One: Remembering “Rocky” on its 40th Anniversary
“Rocky deserves to be celebrated first because of how it’s always made people feel: capable and empowered. Then there’s the fact that it’s also a cultural landmark. Rocky gave us the fanfare, the song, and the proper use of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s front steps.” — I, of the Tiger author Eric Lichtenfeld
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective article commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Rocky, the award-winning and franchise-inspiring boxing classic starring Sylvester Stallone as the titular character.
Directed by John G. Avildsen (The Karate Kid, Lean on Me) and produced by Irwin Winkler & Robert Chartoff (Raging Bull, The Right Stuff), Rocky showcased memorable performances by Carl Weathers as opponent Apollo Creed, Talia Shire as love interest Adrian, Burgess Meredith as trainer Mickey, and Burt Young as friend and Adrian’s brother Paulie. Nominated for ten Academy Awards (and winning three including Best Picture), the film made a star out of Stallone, featured Bill Conti’s rousing music, turned millions of moviegoers on to boxing, and created a newfound purpose for the steps leading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [Read on here...]
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- Rocky
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Avildsen
- Irwin Winkler
- Robert Chartoff
- Carl Weathers
- Rocky Balboa
- Apollo Creed
- Talia Shire
- Burgess Meredith
- Mickey
- Adrian
- Burt Young
- Paulie
- Bill Conti
- Philadelphia
- Leger Grindon
- Edward Gross
- Eric Lichtenfeld
- Cliff Stephenson
News and Reviews, plus Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us at The Digital Bits!
Well, folks... today is the Friday before Christmas, so you know what that means. Hollywood is shutting down for the holidays and lots of you are starting your Christmas vacations!
Things are going to be pretty slow over the next week or two, so we may not check in every day, but we’ll try to drop by if there anything worth reporting for you guys. You never know. And we’ll have some reviews for you too.
Speaking of which, we’ve just added no less than 12 Blu-ray Disc reviews into the new site’s database, including a pair of music titles in Sting: Bring on the Night and The Police: Certifiable, a couple of fine catalog titles in the form of Forrest Gump, Rocky Balboa and Outbreak, a mess of Dr. Jahnke’s horror reviews including Audition, Children of the Corn, Child’s Play, Book of Blood and The Blood Trilogy, and finally a pair of great holiday titles including White Christmas and – or course – It’s a Wonderful Life. What would the Christmas season be without those last two? [Read on here...]
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- Adam Jahnke
- Todd Doogan
- Barrie Maxwell
- Tim Salmons
- Merry Christmas
- Happy Holidays
- Forrest Gump
- Rocky Balboa
- Outbreak
- Sting: Bring on the Night
- The Police: Certifiable
- The Blood Trilogy
- Book of Blood
- Audition
- Child's Play
- Children of the Corn
- White Christmas
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Bluray review
- Copper: Season Two
- The Fifth Estate
- The Middle: The Complete Fourth Season
- Terraferma
- Percentage