Displaying items by tag: Guillermo del Toro
West Side Story (2021) & The Manchurian Candidate (1962) set for 4K, plus Marvel’s Eternals reviewed in Ultra HD & more
We have a quick President’s Day news update for you here at The Bits with some good title announcement news, both new and catalog. And of course, another new disc review.
Stephen has checked in with his in-depth thoughts on Chloe Zhao’s Eternals in 4K Ultra HD from Disney and Marvel, a somewhat polarizing entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We think you’ll find his take interesting, and you can find it right here.
In new announcement news today, 20th Century Studios has just put Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021) up for pre-order on Amazon in Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD with a street date of 3/15.
The 4K disc will include English Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- Steelbook
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Steven Spielberg
- West Side Story (2021) 4K
- Eternals 4K review
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- Chloe Zhao
- 20th Century Studios
- Walt Disney Studios
- Nightmare Alley 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Peter H Hunt
- 1776: 50th Anniversary Director's Cut 4K
Nightmare Alley, Monster From Green Hell, and Hitchcock 4K, plus a look back at Dirty Harry, new Blu-ray reviews & more
We’ve got a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate for you to enjoy today, and it’s another bonus column originally meant to be posted late last year, but that took longer to complete than expected. In this installment, Michael looks back at Don Seigel’s Dirty Harry (1971) in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. He’s joined by documentary filmmaker Gary Leva and authors Patrick McGilligan and Lee Pfeiffer, historians all. The piece is well worth your time if you’re a fan of the film.
Also today here at The Bits we have a trio of new Blu-ray reviews from Tim, including his take on the animated The Addams Family (2019) and The Addams Family 2 (2021) from Universal, and also Tom Gries’ Breakheart Pass (1976) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Enjoy!
The big piece of announcement news today is that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has just officially set Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 3/22, with the Digital release expected on 3/8. The Blu-ray and 4K will include three featurettes (Del Toro’s Neo Noir, Beneath the Tarp, and What Exists in the Fringe). Audio will be Dolby Atmos on the 4K and DTS-HD MA on the Blu-ray SKU. The 4K will also include HDR10 high dynamic range. You can see the cover artwork above left and also below. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Untouchables 4K 35th anniversary
- Douglas Trumbull RIP
- Nightmare Alley 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- Monster from Green Hell BD
- Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume 2
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Don Seigel
- Dirty Harry 50th anniversary
- Gary Leva
- Patrick McGilligan
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Breakheart Pass BD review
- The Addams Family BD review
- The Addams Family 2 BD review
- The Film Detective
- The Requin
- The Boy Behind the Door
- Saboteur 4K
- Marnie 4K
- Shadow of a Doubt 4K
- The Trouble with Harry 4K
- Family Plot 4K
- Jurassic Park 4K
- Jurassic World Dominion
- Mad Max 2 4K replacement program
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Engadget
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, plus Guardians 4K review, Easy Rider in 4K Digital only & more
I’ve posted my thoughts on Disney and Marvel’s new Guardians of the Galaxy release on 4K Ultra HD this morning. This following yesterday’s review of Doctor Strange on the format.
And yes, you can expect my review of Ant-Man in 4K today.
Tim is also working on a review of Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home in 4K, so watch for that soon.
Next up on my review plate are Warner’s Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shining in 4K, so watch for at least one of them tomorrow (and both by next week).
In announcement news today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that Easy Rider is now available in Digital 4K with HDR on various streaming platforms in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. There appear to be no plans to release it on physical 4K. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Guardians of the Galaxy 4K review
- Doctor Strange 4K review
- AntMan 4K review
- SpiderMan: Far from Home 4K review
- Easy Rider 4K digital
- Little Women 4K digital
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- Lionsgate
- The Fan
- Scream Factory
- Red Heat 4K
- Bless Their Little Hearts
- Milestone Films
New Blu-ray/Ultra HD reviews, plus Pan’s Labyrinth 4K official & Arrow’s new RoboCop: Limited Edition BD
We’ve got more new disc reviews for you today, including...
My thoughts on Marvel’s new Thor and Thor: The Dark World on 4K Ultra HD.
My thoughts on the Disney Movie Club’s exclusive new Blu-ray release of The Black Hole (1979).
Tim’s take on Second Sight Film’s new all-region Blu-ray release of Disney’s Flight of the Navigator (1986).
And Dennis’ thoughts on Universal’s new Blu-ray release of Tate Taylor’s Ma.
Don’t forget that Tim also posted his thoughts on Warner’s Scooby-Doo: Where Are You? – The Complete Series Blu-ray box set on Monday as well. More reviews are in the works. [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Thor 4K review
- Thor: The Dark World 4K review
- The Black Hole BD review
- Disney Movie Club
- Flight of the Navigator: Limited Edition BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Ma BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- ScoobyDoo Where Are You: The Complete Series BD review
- Pan's Labyrinth 4K
- Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy 4K
- Hot Fuzz 4K
- Shaun of the Dead 4K
- The World's End 4K
- Edgar Wright
- Guillermo del Toro
- RoboCop: Limited Edition
- Arrow Video
- DiabolikDVD
Sony sets Guillermo del Toro’s original Hellboy for release on 4K on 10/15
All right, a quick update today...
First, we’ve just posted a trio of new Blu-ray reviews, including my thoughts on Dome Karukoski’s Tolkien from Fox, Tim’s take on Leszek Burzynski’s Trapped Alive from Arrow Video, and Dennis’ look at Michael Chaves’ The Curse of La Llorona from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
And I’m just finishing a review of Zhang Yimou’s Shadow in 4K Ultra HD from Well Go USA and should have that up before the end of the day.
Speaking of reviews, several of you have asked if we’re going to cover the new Disney and Marvel MCU titles that street tomorrow in 4K, including Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Thor, and Thor: The Dark World. We would love to, but unfortunately Disney isn’t making them available to reviewers, which means we’d have to go out and buy them. That puts indie sites like The Bits in a pickle. So the answer is, I don’t know. Maybe. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Disney
- Tolkien BD review
- Trapped Alive BD review
- The Curse of La Llorona
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Shadow 4K
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Wonder Woman Steelbook exclusive
- Hellboy 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Spirited Away: Collector's Edition
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- John Carpenter's Vampires
A big 4K update with Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Toy Story, Wizard of Oz & more, plus They Shall Not Grow Old on BD
All right, I’m back on Facebook finally and things seem to be settling back to some kind of normal. So today’s post is going to have a lot of 4K news, with a bit of Blu-ray too, and then we’ll have a big Blu-ray catch up post tomorrow...
First though, we’ve got a couple more new Blu-ray reviews for you: Tim has taken a look at Scared Stiff from Arrow Video, while Dennis has offered his thoughts on The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Enjoy!
Now then, we have a bunch of great 4K Ultra HD release news for you, starting with confirmation that Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is officially coming to the format from Warner and New Line in July. We don’t yet have a street date, but it’s already up for pre-order here on Amazon (you can see the cover artwork at left and also below). And I must say, of all the titles that could benefit from 4K, wide color gamut, and HDR, this is near the top of the list! Of course, we’ll post more details when they’re officially announced. [Read on here...]
- Avengers: Endgame 4K
- The Iron Man Trilogy 4K
- Iron Man 3 4K
- Iron Man 2 4K
- Iron Man 4K
- Hulk (2003) 4K
- The Doors 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Tim Salmons
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dennis Seuling
- Pan's Labyrinth 4K
- Hellboy 4K
- Toy Story 4K
- Toy Story 2 4K
- Waterworld 4K
- Toy Story 3 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- The Wizard of Oz: 80th Anniversary Edition 4K
- They Shall Not Grow Old
- Scared Stiff BD review
- The Man Who Haunted Himself BD review
- IMAX: Space Station 4K
- Mill Creek
- Shadow 4K
20th Century Fox sets Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water for BD, DVD & 4K on 3/13
We do have one bit of actual home video news for you today...
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just set director Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 3/13, with the Digital/Movies Anywhere release expected on 2/27.
You can see the cover artwork to the left and also below. [Read on here…]
Blu-ray News – The Martian & Crimson Peak official, plus Army of Darkness replacement BDs shipping
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All right, we’re kicking things off today with a new Blu-ray review from Jim Hemphill, featuring a look at the 1989 Vietnam war film The Siege of Firebase Gloria, which streeted today on disc from Kino Lorber.
Also, Tim Salmons has launched another batch of Pick-Ups Blu-ray reviews this week with his thoughts on Scream Factory’s The Brain That Wouldn’t Die. The Blu-ray streets on 12/22. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Shout! Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Martian
- The Siege of Firebase Gloria
- The Brain That Wouldn't Die
- Tim Salmons
- Jim Hemphill
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- PickUps
- Ridley Scott
- Guillermo del Toro
- Crimson Peak
- Robert Loggia
- Martin E Brooks
- Army of Darkness: Collector's Edition
- Army of Darkness BD replacement program
Oktoberfest's final 4 days, plus Justified: S4 & RIP Marcia Wallace, Hal Needham & Lou Reed
Welcome to the final week of this year’s Hell Plaza Oktoberfest!
To begin the week, we’re giving away a great item over on The Digital Bits Facebook page today – Factory Entertainment’s terrific Dracula Ring prop replica! Entries will be accepted on the Facebook page until 6 PM (Pacific) and the contest is open to both U.S. and International readers, so head on over there quick and get your entries in.
Special thanks again to our friends at Factory Entertainment for the great giveaway items! Don’t forget that Bits readers can get an exclusive 25% discount off ANY Factory Entertainment order of IN STOCK ITEMS over $50 on their web store by using the discount code D1G1TALB1TS10 at checkout. It’s good until the end of the day on Halloween – 10/31 – so be sure to take advantage while you can.
Now then… Dr. Jahnke’s Oktoberfest Blu-ray review for today is Universal’s new Curse of Chucky – do check it out! [Read on here…]
- You're Next
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- Bluray Disc
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Adam Jahnke
- Curse of Chucky
- Factory Entertainment
- Dracula Ring
- Prop Replica
- Guillermo del Toro
- The Devil's Backbone
- Criterion
- Justified: The Complete Fourth Season
- Marcia Wallace
- Hal Needham
- Lou Reed
- I'm So Excited
- Marvel
- Pedro Almodovar
- City of Angels
Reviews & Contest, plus Parkland, Futurama, Mortal Instruments, Million Dollar Baby: 10th & more!
Quick heads-up: Until 3 PM (Pacific) we’re running an Oktoberfest giveaway over on The Digital Bits Facebook page, giving each of you the chance to win a copy of Scream Factory’s Prince of Darkness: Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray! Get your entries in quick.
Meanwhile, here at The Bits today, we’re kicking off Week 3 of the Hell Plaza Oktoberfest with Dr. Jahnke’s review of The Awful Dr. Orlof, now available on Blu-ray from Kino!
Also today, our own Todd Doogan has checked in with a review of Guillermo del Toro’s 1993 horror film Cronos, available on Blu-ray Disc from Criterion! It’s a darned good film, well worth your time, and the review is appropriate given that del Toro’s latest film, Pacific Rim (read our review here), arrives in stores tomorrow on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Home Video. Enjoy! [Read on here...]
- Adam Jahnke
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- Prince of Darkness: Collector's Edition
- The Awful Dr Orlof
- Cronos
- Guillermo del Toro
- Pacific Rim
- Parkland
- Futurama: Volume 8
- Futurama: The Complete Series DVD Gift Set
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
- Million Dollar Baby: 10th Anniversary Edition
- Living by the Gun
- Bounty Hunter
- Jayne Mansfield's Car
- The Beast Within
- Crawlspace
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