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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One, eXistenZ 4K & more news and reviews, plus Norman Lear (1922-2023)
We’ve got more new disc reviews from The Bits’ team for you this evening...
They start with Stephen’s look at Richard Lester’s Juggernaut (1974) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Tod Browning’s The Devil Doll (1936) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, along with Jagoda Szelc’s Tower. A Bright Day. and Monument (2018) on Blu-ray from Yellow Veil Pictures via Vinegar Syndrome.
And Stuart has checked in with a look at Dušan Vukotić’s Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy (1981) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile via Vinegar Syndrome, as well as Imprint’s excellent Directed by Sidney J. Furie Blu-ray box set, which includes The Lawyer, Little Fauss and Big Halsy (both 1970), Hit! (1973), Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975), and The Boys in Company C (1978).
As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
Speaking of reviews... I had the chance this week to talk directly with Lightstorm about the remastering work done for James Cameron’s Titanic on 4K Ultra HD, a disc which should now be in all your of hands. If that’s the case, you’ll know for yourselves that the film looks and sounds fantastic. When I reviewed the title here at The Bits last week, I promised that I would soon be updating that review with details on exactly how the film was remastered for UHD release. And indeed, I’ll be doing exactly that here at the site tomorrow afternoon. But if you subscribe to The Digital Bits’ new Patreon, you can read those details right now. And hey—it’s a great way to help us in our work here at the website if you believe, as we do, in supporting cause of physical media. [Read on here...]
- Blue Underground
- Severin Films
- Nightmare 4K
- Bad Biology 4K
- Jess Franco
- Night of the Blood Monster 4K
- The Persian Version
- Dumb Money
- Witness for the Prosecution
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) 4K
- Lars von Trier
- Mubi
- The Kingdom Trilogy BD
- The Princess Bride
- Vinegar Syndrome
- The Prophecy Trilogy 4K
- DARYL 4K
- DC
- Warner Archive Collection
- Monument BD review
- Tower A Bright Day BD review
- Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy BD review
- Directed by Sidney J Furie BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Devil Doll BD review
- Juggernaut BD review
- Good Times
- The Jeffersons
- All in the Family
- Norman Lear RIP
- eXistenZ 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Titanic 4K
- James Cameron
- Stephen Bjork
- Titanic: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K review
Legend of Zorro, Elizabeth, Promising Young Woman, new Severin & Via Vision titles, Film Masters & be sure to watch Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 tomorrow!
We’re closing out the week this afternoon with some newsy odds and ends, a few more tidbits about forthcoming titles from our industry sources, and of course more new disc reviews. Today’s reviews include...
Tim’s take on Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs (1991) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Scream Factory.
His look at Craig R. Baxley’s Stone Cold (1991) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Richard Thorpe’s The Truth About Spring (1965) on Blu-ray, also from the good folks over at Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
In 4K Ultra HD release news, you might recall that yesterday we mentioned that Sony was bringing Martin Campbell’s The Legend of Zorro (2005) to the format on 8/22. Likewise, Universal was working on a 4K release of Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman (2020) for that same day. [Read on here...]
- Severin Films
- The Killer Shrews
- The Giant Gila Monster
- Universal
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Promising Young Woman 4K
- The Legend of Zorro 4K
- Timmy Time
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Scream Factory
- Via Vision Entertainment
- The People Under the Stairs 4K review
- Stone Cold BD review
- The Truth About Spring BD review
- Elizabeth 4K
- Journey to the Center of the Earth BD
- Where Time Began
- Film Masters
- Phil Hopkins
- Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Disney sets The Little Mermaid for Blu-ray & 4K, plus a new Shout! & Aardman distribution deal, and street dates for tons of forthcoming US & UK catalog titles
We have three more new disc reviews of you today, including...
Stephen’s take on Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise (1991) on 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.
Tim’s look at Peyton’s Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) on 4K Ultra HD from Marvel Studios and Disney.
And Stuart’s take on Imprint’s Tales of Adventure: Collection 1 on Blu-ray, which includes John Rawlins’ Arabian Nights (1942), Alfred E. Green’s A Thousand and One Nights (1945), Fred de Cordova’s The Desert Hawk (1950), Terence Young’s Zarak (1956), and William Dieterle’s Omar Khayyam (1957).
All three titles are well worth your time, so do give the reviews a look and enjoy!
Now then, the main piece of announcement news today is that Disney has officially set their live-action The Little Mermaid (2023) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 9/19, with the Digital release dropping on 7/25. Here’s the catch though: The physical 4K release will only be available in retail-exclusive SKUs, including one at Best Buy (in Steelbook packaging), one at Walmart (packed with a collectible pin), and the other at the Disney Movie Club (with a lithograph). The 4K UHD release will include Dolby Atmos audio, while the Blu-ray will have 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- The Little Mermaid (2023)
- Walt Disney Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Aardman Animation
- Thelma & Louise 4K review
- Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania 4K review
- Imprint Films
- Tales of Adventure: Collection 1 BD review
- Marvel Studios
- Wallace & Gromit
- Shaun the Sheep
- Morph
- Timmy Time
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K
- The Flash (2023) 4K
- The Legend of Zorro 4K
- Promising Young Woman 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- DC Studios
- Lionsgate
- The Blackening 4K
- Arrow Video
- The Psycho Collection 4K
- Dune: Part One 4K Steelbook
- Second Sight
- It Follows 4K
- Crimes of the Future 4K
- Bloodsport 4K
- Capelight Pictures
- Star Trek: Prodigy Season One Part Two BD
- Interview with a Vampire: Season One
- The Walking Dead: Dead City Season One
- The Giant Gila Monster
- The Killer Shrews
- Severin Films
- Dracula and Son
- Story of a Cloistered Nun
Avatar 4K reviewed, Criterion’s September slate, Fincher confirms Se7en 4K remaster, Picard: S3 cover art & more!
All right, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover today to close out the week. But first as always, we have more new disc reviews for you, including at least one from each member of The Bits review team!
First, I’ve posted my in-depth review of James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios, which is a really beautiful 2K to 4K upsample and remaster. Plus, it carries over nearly four hours worth of extras from the 2010 Blu-ray release, and it features a fantastic and (thankfully!) uncompromised Dolby Atmos mix as well. If you’re a fan, it’s well worth the upgrade. And note that our review of Avatar: The Way of Water in 4K Ultra HD will follow this weekend, so be sure to watch for it.
Also new from Stephen is a review of Peter Greenaway’s Drowning by Numbers (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.
Tim has reviewed Sammo Hung’s Warriors Two (1978) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, as well as Alex Proyas’ Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment and Vinegar Syndrome.
Dennis has weighed in with a look at William Edwards’ Dracula (The Dirty Old Man) (1969) on Blu-ray from AGFA and Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, Stuart has checked in with a look at Maigret: Season 4 (1963), the classic BBC TV series, which comes to Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
Now then, in announcement news today, our friends at The Criterion Collection have unveiled their September release slate! [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Star Trek: Picard Season Three in 4K UHD
- CBS Studios
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season One 4K review
- Roman Holiday 4K
- David Fincher
- Se7en is coming to 4K
- Criterion's September 2023 slate
- Avatar 4K review
- Drowning by Numbers 4K review
- Warriors Two BD review
- Spirits of the Air Gremlins of the Clouds BD review
- Arrow Video
- Severin Films
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Dracula The Dirty Old Men BD review
- Maigret: Season 4 BD review
- Babylon 5: The Road Home 4K
- Hardcore (1978)
- The Princess Bride 4K
- Walkabout 4K
- The Trial 4K
- La Bamba BD
- Moonage Daydream 4K
- Pretty Baby (1978)
- Three into Two Won't Go (1969)
- Staying Alive (1983) 4K
- 3 Days of the Condor 4K
- Seven 4K
Arrow’s July includes Hugo 4K, plus Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Flash: Complete Series, Laurel & Hardy: Year One, Severin’s Black Emanuelle Blu-ray box & MUCH more!
We’ve got three new disc reviews for you to enjoy today...
I’ve taken a look at Mimi Leder’s Deep Impact (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Robert Thornby’s The Trap (1922) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics, as well as Billie August’s The House of the Spirits (1993) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
In announcement news today, Arrow Video has just revealed their July Blu-ray and 4K slate, which is set to include Lewis Teague’s Fighting Back (1982) on Blu-ray (US and Canada only) on 7/4, the previously-revealed Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest box set on Blu-ray, 4K, and 4K Limited Edition (UK only) on 7/17, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD (US and Canada only) on 7/18, and the Blood Money: Four Western Classics – Volume 2 box set on Blu-ray (UK, US, and Canada) on 7/25. [Read on here...]
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4K
- CBS
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount
- Universal
- Arrow Video July 2023 slate
- Hugo 4K
- CBS Studios
- DC
- The Flash: The Complete Series BD
- The Flash: The Complete Ninth Season BD
- Deep Impact 4K review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Trap BD review
- The House of the Spirits BD review
- Fighting Back
- Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest
- Blood Money: Four Western Classics Volume 2
- Tales of the Walking Dead
- AMC
- MPI Home Video
- Whisper of the Heart
- Flicker Alley
- Laurel & Hardy: Year One
- Severin Films
- The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle box set
- Nightmare Castle BD 3D
- Deep Vision Studios
Disney bows Mickey & Minnie: 10 Classic Shorts – Vol. 1, plus Confess Fletch, new KLSC/Curzon 4K titles & more
The big news today is that Walt Disney Animation Studios has just officially announced the first title in Disney’s planned 100th anniversary celebration this year. Mickey & Minnie: 10 Classic Shorts – Volume 1 will arrive on Blu-ray/DVD Combo on 2/7. Unfortunately, we don’t have the complete list of shorts yet (it wasn’t included in the press release—we have requested the details) but we do know this much:
“Included is the iconic Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized sound, in which the character of Mickey Mouse was first introduced as a deckhand on a riverboat commanded by the tyrannical Captain Pete. Also included are Brave Little Tailor, featuring Mickey as a medieval tailor given a daunting task. In Mickey’s Delayed Date, the tardy mouse relies on his faithful pup Pluto to get him to a dance with Minnie. Hawaiian Holiday finds Mickey and his pals vacationing on a beautiful island. Then along with friends, Mickey and Minnie glide through a romantic date on a frozen river in On Ice. And catch five more delightful stories in this legacy collection.”
[Editor’s Update: Here are the other 5 shorts included in this release: Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip, Figaro and Frankie, Bath Day, Thru the Mirror, and The Little Whirlwind.]
You can see the cover artwork above-left. [Read on here...]
- Best Buy exclusive Steelbook 4K
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Mickey & Minnie: 10 Classic Shorts Volume 1 BD
- Steamboat Willie
- Walt Disney Studios 100th Anniversary
- Disney 100
- Brave Little Tailor
- Mickey Mouse
- Chicago: 20th Anniversary Edition
- Paramount
- Confess Fletch
- Women Talking
- Universal
- The Fabelmans
- The Serpent Queen
- Lionsgate
- John Wick Trilogy: Stash Book Collection Steelbook Box Set
- Doctor Who: William Hartnell Complete Season Two
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 12 Angry Men (1957) 4K
- Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 4K
- Imprint Films
- Severin Films
- The Five Days 4K
- Dario Argento
- King Kong Lives (1976)
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Curzon Film
- Three Colors Trilogy 4K
- The Double Life of Veronique 4K
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
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 Titanic 4K update, plus The Fabelmans, Station Eleven, Aim for the Ace!, The Young Ones, Castle of the Living Dead, King Kong (1976), Face/Off & more!
Welcome back from the holiday, Bits readers! We hope and trust that each of you were able to enjoy a great celebration with your family and friends.
Sarah and I have my mother staying here over the holidays, so we’ve been cooking up a storm, enjoying some great food, and watching lots of movies. I also just finished watching the season finale of HBO’s His Dark Materials—more on that in a moment—and I’ve started in on the new season of Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime. I still need to check out Avatar: The Way of Water at my local IMAX theater, but I’ll get to that soon enough.
We’ve got a new contribution from each member of the Bits reviewing team for you today, including...
Dennis’ look at Robert Mandel’s School Ties (1992) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Via Vision.
Stephen’s take on James Whale’s By Candlelight (1933) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
My thoughts on the new single-film 4K Ultra HD SKU of Wilson Yip’s Ip Man (2008) from Well Go USA.
And last, but certainly not least, Tim’s in-depth take on Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners: Ultimate Edition (1996) on 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Turbine Media in Germany! This is a pretty spectacular box set release, and Tim will tell you all about it in his review, so you definitely don’t want to miss it. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Paramount
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Tim Salmons
- Titanic 4K Ultra HD
- Station Eleven 4K
- The Fabelmans
- Aim for the Ace!
- The Young Ones
- Castle of the Living Dead
- King Kong (1976) 4K
- Face/Off 4K
- James Cameron
- School Ties BD review
- By Candlelight BD review
- Ip Man 4K review
- The Frighteners 4K review
- Turbine Media
- Via Vision
- Imprint Films
- Steven Spielberg
- Devotion
- Rain Man 4K
- Universal
- Crunchyroll
- Discotek Media
- MVD
- Severin Films
- Attack on Titan
- Wim Wenders
- Curzon Film UK
- Faraway So Close! BD
- HBO
- His Dark Materials
- Little Miss Marker
- The Crusades
- Making Mr Right
- Secret Admirer
- Double Crossbones
- Counsellor at Law
- I for Icarus
- The Experts
- Gene Roddenberry
- The Questor Tapes
Criterion’s November includes In the Mood for Love, Power of the Dog & Malcolm X, plus Usual Suspects & The Changeling in 4K & Wolfgang Petersen RIP
We’ve got news, news, and only news here at The Bits today, and we’re starting with the big announcement: Criterion has just unveiled their November Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release slate...
It kicks off with Věra Chytilová’s 1966 Czech New Wave classic Daisies (Spine #1157 – Blu-ray only) and a 4K update of Wong Kar Wai’s evocative 2000 gem In the Mood for Love (Spine #147 – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 11/1. Following on 11/8 is Jane Campion’s cold but captivating The Power of the Dog (Spine #1158 – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD). On 11/15, look for Andrew Lau Tak-wah and Alan Mak’s The Infernal Affairs Trilogy (Spine #1159 – Blu-ray only – includes Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II, and Infernal Affairs III). Finally, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X round out the month’s slate on 11/22 (Spine #1160 – 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray).
Note that Malcolm X and The Power of the Dog will include Dolby Vision HDR (In the Mood for Love appears to be HDR10 only), while The Power of the Dog will also feature Dolby Atmos audio.
You can see the cover artwork for all of these titles at left and also below. We’ve also updated our Criterion Spines Project and 4K Ultra HD Release List pages here at the site accordingly. And more detail about the special features included on these titles is available here at the Criterion website. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Top Gun: Maverick 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Criterion Collection
- The Criterion Collection November 2022 slate
- In the Mood for Love 4K
- The Power of the Dog 4K
- Malcolm X 4K
- The Usual Suspects 4K
- The Changeling 4K
- Wolfgang Peterson RIP
- Das Boot
- Outbreak
- Air Force One
- The Infernal Affairs Trilogy BD
- Daisies BD
- Wong Kar Wai
- Spike Lee
- Jane Campion
- Bryan Singer
- Steven Spielberg
- ET the Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Severin Films
- Peter Medak
- The Time Traveler's Wife: The Complete Series DVD
- HBO
- Father of the Bride (2022) Digital
- Vengeance
- BJ Novak
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is coming to 4K, plus Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, Imprint’s October slate & Icons Unearthed: Star Wars on Vice TV
We’ve got three more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits, plus more new theatrical and catalog release news, including a fun catalog 4K title we’re looking forward to. Plus we’ve got word on a new film documentary series that’s now streaming and worth your time.
First those reviews...
Tim has turned in his thoughts on a great new Blu-ray release from our friends at ClassicFlix and the 3-D Film Archive: Jean Yarbrough’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The disc streets next week in honor of the film’s 70th anniversary and it includes a ton of great extras in addition to a terrific film restoration.
Stephen has taken a look at Ike Sanders’ Final Flesh (2009) on Blu-ray from AGFA via Vinegar Syndrome.
And Stephen has also offered his thoughts on a nifty little German thriller, Carl Schenkel’s Out of Order (1984), in 4K Ultra HD from Subkulture USA via Vinegar Syndrome.
All three titles are well worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Imprint Films
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Imprint Films October 2022 slate
- Stephen Bjork
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Rob Zombie's The Munsters BD
- Vice TV
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
- ClassicFlix
- The 3D Film Archive
- Out of Order 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Final Flesh BD review
- Nope BD
- Testament BD
- Save the Tiger BD
- Warning Shot BD
- The Molly Maguires BD
- North Dallas Forty BD
- Pretty Baby BD
- The Rose Tattoo BD
- Come Back Little Sheba BD
- Miami Connection
- The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler Collector’s Set
- Severin Films
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Screen Archives Entertainment
- Twilight Time
- The Nun and The Devil BD
- The Paper BD
- The Cure BD
- The Replacement Killers BD
- Miami Connection 4K
- Marcia Lucas
- Jack and the Beanstalk BD review