Disc One will include shorts never before seen on DVD or Blu-ray in remastered form, including A-Lad-In His Lamp (1948), Ain’t That Ducky (1945), Bone Sweet Bone (1948), Boston Quackie (1957), Boulevardier from the Bronx (1936), The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942), Country Boy (1935), The Daffy Duckaroo (1947), Dr. Jerkyl’s Hide (1954), The EGGcited Rooster (1952), Fastest with the Mostest (1960), Fowl Weather (1943), I Taw a Putty Tat (1948), I Gopher You (1954), I Was a Teenage Thumb (1963), Little Blabbermouse (1940), Mother Was a Rooster (1962), Pests for Guests (1955), The Rattled Rooster (1948), A Sheep in the Deep (1962), Sock a Doodle Do (1952), A Street Cat Named Sylvester (1953), To Itch His Own (1958), A Waggily Tale (1958), Woolen Under Where (1963), and Zoom at the Top (1962).

And Disc Two will include shorts remastered here in HD in a collection release for the first time, including Awful Orphan (1949), A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952), Bowery Bugs (1949), Claws for Alarm (1954), Crowing Pains (1947), Frigid Hare (1949), Hare Remover (1946), The Heckling Hare (1941), Hop and Go (1943), Hyde and Hare (1955), Jumpin’ Jupiter (1955), The Last Hungry Cat (1961), Mexican Boarders (1962), Mouse Menace (1946), Odor of the Day (1948), Often an Orphan (1949), The Pest That Came to Dinner (1948), Ready, Set, Zoom! (1955), Scent-imental Over You (1947), Stop! Look! And Hasten! (1954), To Beep or Not to Beep (1963), Wagon Heels (1945), Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958), Wise Quackers (1949), and You Were Never Duckier (1948).

Very cool indeed! It’s so great to see this series continue, and to see more and more rare shorts being remastered and included. You can see the cover artwork above left.

Also today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has set a standard edition Amaray/Elite 4K version of David Fincher’s Se7en (1995) for release on 2/10.

Likewise, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing back David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) in 4K in a standard Amaray/Elite version that same day.

Imprint and Via Vision have announced new titles for release early next year, including Martin Ritt’s Cross Creek (1983), Bruce Beresford’s King David (1985), Brian G. Hutton’s High Road to China (1983), Arthur Penn’s Target (1985), David Greene’s Hard Country (1981), Taylor Hackford’s Against All Odds (1984), Richard Benjamin’s Racing with the Moon (1984), Herbert Ross’ True Colors (1991), Richard Brooks’ Wrong Is Right (1982), Mike Figgis’ Mr. Jones (1993), Tony Scott’s The Fan (1996), and Steve Kloves’ The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) on Blu-ray, along with a pair of new Hammer Horror 4K titles—John Hough’s Twins of Evil (1971) and Robert Young’s Vampire Circus (1972)—and also Janet Greek’s Spellbinder (1988) in 4K. All of these are set to street on February 25.

In March, look for two more collections from Imprint, Directed By… John Mackenzie (1980–1992)—featuring The Long Good Friday (1980), The Honorary Consul (1983), The Fourth Protocol (1987), and Ruby (1992) as well as Directed By… Sidney Lumet – Volume Two (1978–1999)—featuring The Wiz (1978), Daniel (1983), A Stranger Among Us (1992), Critical Care (1997), and Gloria (1999) on March 25.

Also, MPI Home Video has set Scott Hicks’ Shine (1996) for 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Digibook release on 1/20.

Severin Films has set Riccardo Freda’s Severing the Ghost (1963) as a standard edition Amaray/Elite 4K version for release on 2/24.

Lionsgate Limited is now taking pre-orders for Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever (2002) for 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release on 1/13, in Amaray/Elite packaging as well as Be Kind, Rewind VHS packaging.

And Cult Epics has set Nobuhiko Obayashi’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) for 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release on 2/24.

In other news today, here’s something very cool: The folks at ILM have just posted a deep dive article on the design and making of the iconic X-wing fighter from the original Star Wars (1977). If you’re a model builder especially, there’s some amazing detail and photographs in there. So do give it a look here.

Finally today, just an update on the latest in the Netflix vs. Paramount Skydance for control of Warner Bros. Discovery situation. Larry Ellison has now personally guaranteed $40.4 billion in equity financing for Paramount’s offer (details here at Deadline). Also, Netflix has refinanced a large part of their bridge loan to purchase Warner (details here). And all of this is in the wake of the Warner Bros. Discovery board formally rejecting Paramount’s offer. And I find it interesting that part of their reasoning (stated there in this piece on Variety) essentially mirrors my argument (from this Bits post a couple of weeks ago) that Paramount Skydance’s $9 billion merger “cost synergy” targets ($3 billion from the Skydance/Paramount merger, and $6 billion from Paramount Skydance’s proposed merger with Warner) would essentially hollow out both Paramount and Warner Bros. and thus (in the words of the WBD board) would “make Hollywood weaker, not stronger.” All of those links offer good reading, and they’re work checking out for detail and context.

Obviously, this saga isn’t over and is likely to continue week into 2026. So stay tuned.

That’s all for today. I’ll be back with one more My Two Cents post tomorrow afternoon, so until then I hope you’re all enjoying a safe and happy holiday season!

- Bill Hunt

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