Displaying items by tag: Paramount Presents
It’s official: Paramount will release War of the Worlds (1953) in 4K Ultra HD on 9/27!
We’re thrilled to report this afternoon that we’ve got an update on a major Paramount catalog title that we mentioned here at The Bits earlier today as well as in one of our My Two Cents news posts last week.
The studio will indeed release A George Pal Double Feature of War of the Worlds (1953) and When Worlds Collide (1951) on 9/27 as a Paramount Presents title!
Director Byron Haskin’s original alien invasion classic War of the Worlds will be released in the 2-disc set in physical 4K Ultra HD, while Rudolph Maté’s earlier When Worlds Collide will be included in the package as bonus disc via remastered Blu-ray.
You can see the full cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
Sony sets Fright Night for 4K, plus Paramount’s War of the Worlds & When Worlds Collide on Ultra HD, Night of the Living Dead & more!
We’ve got some major catalog release news for you today to start the new week off right…
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set Tom Holland’s Fright Night (1985) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 10/4. The release will feature a new 4K scan from the original camera negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos mix along with the previous 5.1 mix and the original stereo as well.
The title will come a Blu-ray version of the film mastered from the new 4K scan that will feature all-new Deleted Scene Storyboards and the never-before-seen alternate Holland/Beyda Spec Trailer, along with legacy extras that include audio commentary by Holland, actors Chris Sarandon and Jonathan Stark, and filmmaker Tim Sullivan, a second commentary with Holland, actors William Ragsdale and Stephen Geoffreys, FX artist Randall Cook, journalist Jeremy Smith and Tim Sullivan, and 3 featurettes (You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night, What is Fright Night, and Tom Holland: Writing). [Read on here...]
- When Worlds Collide (1951) 4K
- War of the Worlds (1953) 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- George Pal
- Paramount Presents
- Fright Night 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Tom Holland
- George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead 4K
- Criterion Collection
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3
- As Good As It Gets 4K
- From Here to Eternity 4K
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4K Steelbook
- Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Quiet Days in Clichy 4K
- Blue Underground
- RLJ Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Warner Bros. sets Singin’ in the Rain for 4K Ultra HD release on 4/26, a Godfather Saga restoration update & more
We’re starting today with more new disc reviews, and then we have a major piece of catalog 4K news for you here at The Bits. First up...
Tim has taken a look at Sidney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express (1974) on Blu-ray from Paramount.
Dennis has reviewed J. Lee Thompson’s Eye of the Devil (1966) and Karl Freund’s Mad Love (1935), both new on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Stephen has delivered his thoughts on a pair of new Umbrella Entertainment Region-Free Blu-ray releases, including Steve Jodrell’s Shame (1988) and Bruce Beresford’s Puberty Blues (1981).
Now then, let’s get to that big release news: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has set Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s musical comedy Singin’ in the Rain (1952) for 4K Ultra HD release on 4/26, just as we first revealed here at The Bits way back in November. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Wild Things 4K
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Gene Kelly
- Singin' in the Rain: 70th Anniversary 4K
- The Godfather Saga 4K restoration details
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Robert A Harris
- Murder on the Orient Express BD review
- Eye of the Devil BD review
- Mad Love BD review
- Shame BD review
- Puberty Blues BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Succession: The Complete Third Season DVD
- Leonard Maltin
- Paramount Presents
- The Home Theater Forum
- Sing 2 4K
- Soapdish
- Let it Ride
- Jockey
- The Heavenly Kid BD
- Clifford BD
- The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue BD
- Highball BD
- Ronin Flix
- American Flyers BD
- Fandango BD
- Top Secret! BD
- The Walking Dead: The World Beyond Season 2 BD
Great Escape, Cry Macho, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl in 4K, plus reviews, new Blu-ray announcements and more
We’re starting off the week with a trio of new Blu-ray reviews...
Stephen has taken a look at Nadia Tass’ Malcolm (1986) on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment, along with Ralph Thomas’ Percy (1971) on the format from Code Red via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Dennis has given Jonathan Mostow’s Breakdown (1997) a thorough going-over on Blu-ray via the new Paramount Presents release. As most of you know, the film stars Kurt Russell, J. T. Walsh, and Kathleen Quinlan.
More reviews are on the way all this week, so be sure to check back for them.
Now then, in announcement news today, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have revealed that they’re prepping a new 4K Ultra HD release of the 1963 John Sturges classic The Great Escape for release sometime in January. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dick Johnson is Dead BD
- The Piano 4K
- A Hard Day's Night 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Clint Eastwood
- Cry Macho 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Celebration BD
- Ema BD
- Our Ladies BD
- Never Back Down BD
- Kevin Can F**K Himself: Season 1 BD
- Fireball XL4: Limited Edition BD
- Network
- Disney
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 4K
- The Mauritanian 4K in France
- STX Films
- Metropolitan Video
- Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
- Supermarionation
- StudioCanal
- The Howling: 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition 4K
- Breakdown BD review
- Malcolm BD review
- Percy BD review
- Code Red
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Paramount Presents
- Dennis Seuling
Paramount remasters Reds & Heaven Can Wait for Blu-ray, plus No Time to Die 4K, a Rocky IV: Director’s Cut & more
We’ve got three more Blu-ray reviews for you to enjoy today, including...
Stephen’s take on Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone, as newly released by Paramount as part of their Paramount Presents line-up.
Dennis’ look at Gordon Hessler’s Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973), a Bette Davis title from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim’s thoughts on Rob Galluzzo’s new documentary Analog Love: The Art of the Mixtape from Passion River Films.
As always, more new disc reviews are on the way for tomorrow, so be sure to check back then.
In announcement news today, Paramount has just set Warren Beatty’s Reds for release on Blu-ray on 11/30 in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary, newly-remastered from the original camera negative in 4K in a process supervised and approved by Beatty and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Presents
- Warren Beatty
- Reds: 40th Anniversary Edition BD
- Heaven Can Wait BD
- No Time to Die 4K
- Sylvester Stallone
- MGM
- Bugsy Malone BD review
- Scream Pretty Peggy BD review
- Analog Love: The Art of the Mixtape BD review
- Jungle Cruise 4K
- The Many Saints of Newark 4K
- Mercury Records
- Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony Lockdown Sessions 4K
- Quiver Films
- Woody Allen Collection BD
- Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago The Ultimate Director’s Cut
Paramount sets Harold and Maude for Blu-ray release on 12/7, plus Alan Alda’s The Four Seasons, an L.A. Story update & more
Afternoon, everyone! I trust you all had a great weekend.
We’ve got some more new disc reviews for you today, as expected, with more on the way all week long.
First up, I’ve given Tom Lowe immersive and mesmerizing native 4K documentary Awaken a look on Ultra HD from our friends at Gunpowder & Sky and DUST, via Vinegar Syndrome. Think Samsara and Baraka and you’re in the fight ballpark. The film is really gorgeous and it’s a nice 4K release, so do give it a look if you’re interested.
Also today, Tim has reviewed the great Carl Reiner’s Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982) a look on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. As most of you know, this classic comedy stars Steve Martin.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa (1986), as recently-released on Blu-ray by our friends at The Criterion Collection.
All of these titles are worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Paramount Studios Home Entertainment
- Paramount Presents
- Harold and Maude BD
- Awaken 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid BD review
- Mona Lisa BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Criterion
- Skull: The Mask
- The Four Seasons BD
- Alan Alda
- LA Story BD
- Lionsgate
- Akira Kurosawa's Ran 4K
- Highlander 4K
- Mick Jackson
- The Silence of the Lambs 4K review update
BFI bows The Seventh Seal on 4K Ultra HD, plus Paramount has From Dusk Til Dawn coming on UHD, and more news & reviews
We’re wrapping up the week here at The Digital Bits with a trio of additional disc reviews and a bit more release news too. First up, those reviews...
Tim kicks things off with a look at Jacques Tourneur’s 1964 horror-comedy classic The Comedy of Terrors, starring Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre. It’s coming to Blu-ray on 8/31 from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Now then, in terms of release news, the British Film Institute has just surprised us all by announcing its very first 4K Ultra HD release and it’s a good one: Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). You can see the cover artwork at the left there. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Tim Salmons
- Miramax
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- The Comedy of Terrors BD review
- Mommie Dearest BD review
- The Choirboys BD review
- Paramount Presents
- BFI
- The British Film Institute
- Ingmar Bergman
- The Seventh Seal 4K
- From Dusk Til Dawn 4K
- Robert Rodriguez
- Criterion 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The Suicide Squad
- James Gunn
- HBO Max
- The Thing 4K
- iTunes 4K upgrades
- First We Feast with Matt Damon
Paramount makes A Quiet Place II official for 7/27, plus Shawshank 4K & Kieslowski’s Three Colors Trilogy on Ultra HD in France
We’ve got some great Blu-ray and 4K release news to share with you all today...
Let’s start with Paramount... as expected, Paramount Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place: Part II later this month on 7/27, with the Digital only release expected tomorrow (on 7/13). You’ll also be able to buy a 2-Movie Collection on Blu-ray and Digital. A Quiet Place: Part II in 4K will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
Extras will include 5 featurettes (Director’s Diary: Filming with John Krasinski, Pulling Back the Curtain, Regan’s Journey, Surviving the Marina, and Detectable Disturbance: Visual Effects and Sound Design). You can see the cover artwork above left and also below (complete with its Amazon pre-order link).
Speaking of Paramount, the studio has announced that it’s releasing Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane, on Blu-ray for the first time on 9/21 in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary. Extras will include audio commentary by director Brian Robbins and writer John Gatins, The Making of Hardball, deleted scenes, the Hardball music video, interstitials, and the film’s theatrical trailer. You can see the cover art below. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- A Quiet Place: Part II 4K
- A Quiet Place: Part II BD
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
- Stephen King
- Frank Darabont
- John Krasinski
- Emily Blunt
- Steve Martin
- Three Colors Trilogy
- Hardball
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Longest Yard (2005) BD
- Necessary Roughness (1991) BD
- Paramount Presents
- Breakdown (1997) BD
- Jonathan Mostow
- Kurt Russell
- Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Neverending Story 4K
- Constantin Film
- Best Buy Steelbook 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stanley Kubrick
- A Clockwork Orange 4K
- MK2
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Blue 4K
- White 4K
- Red 4K
- Rear Window 4K
- Vertigo 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Netflix Originals
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 4K
[UPDATED WITH PARAMOUNT STATEMENT] – Yellow Alert! Amazon France lists Star Trek I-IV set for 4K Ultra HD in September, plus new Paramount Presents BDs
All right, so we’re going to be back later today with some more new disc reviews, but there’s some potentially significant news breaking at the moment that I wanted to address posthaste this morning.
You remember how I said yesterday that I’d been interviewed for an article on Trek Report about the potential for the classic Star Trek films to be remastered and released in 4K Ultra HD? And I also said that I’d circle back to the subject, but that essentially there was no new news to report at this time?
So the short of what I indicated in the interview was that Paramount definitely wanted to remaster all of the classic Trek films in 4K, and that they’ve clearly ramped up their catalog releases on BD and 4K during the pandemic, and are continuing to remaster their classic catalog films. It was simply a matter of cost, but it was my belief that they’d get around to it eventually. Just don’t hold your breath, right? I mean, how many times have we heard that they were talking about it, and then nothing ever happens? So, sound advice.
And then just this morning, Amazon France dropped a listing for a box set of the first four Star Trek films in 4K Ultra HD with a street date of September 8. [Read on here...]
- Trek Report
- Star Trek in 4K
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Indiana Jones 4 Movie Collection 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Amazon France
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Presents
- A Place in the Sun BD
- Nashville BD
- Bugsy Malone BD
- Robert Wise
- Director's Edition
His Dark Materials: Season 2 official for Blu-ray, plus G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra & G.I. Joe: Retaliation on 4K at last & more
We’ve got just another quick news update here today, as I’m diving into some long overdue work on new disc reviews...
Speaking of which, Tim has shared his thoughts on Augusto Caminito and Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu in Venice (1988) as recently released on Blu-ray by Severin Films. You’ll find that here.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and HBO have just set His Dark Materials: The Complete Second Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/29. The season is already available for streaming viewing on HBO Max. In addition to all 7 episodes, extras will include 11 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Noble Rogue: The Legend of Lee Scoresby (exclusive to Blu-ray and DVD), Exploring His Dark Materials: Panserbjørne, Exploring His Dark Materials: Daemons, Exploring His Dark Materials: Portals & The Multiverse, Exploring His Dark Materials: Witches, His Dark Materials: Bringing Daemons and Bears to Life, His Dark Materials: Exploring Cittàgazze, His Dark Materials: Worlds Collide, The Powerful Mrs. Coulter, Lyra, and The Subtle Knife). [Read on here...]
- Paramount Presents
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- HBO
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- His Dark Materials: The Complete Second Season BD
- GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra 4K
- GI Joe: Retaliation 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Nosferatu in Venice BD review
- Severin Films
- Resurrection
- Wildcat
- Nomadland BD
- Judas and the Black Messiah BD
- Best Picture winner 2021
- Basic Instinct 4K
- StudioCanal
- Howard the Duck 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List