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We have sort of a big day on the release news front, both good and bad, so I’ll get into that in just a minute.

But first as always, we have a couple more new disc reviews, including…

Stuart’s look at William Conrad’s Brainstorm (1965) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen’s thoughts on Wim Verstappen’s Dakota (1974) on Blu-ray from Cult Epics.

Now then, the first piece of big news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of the Apple TV+ original series Ted Lasso on 11/11! This is indeed the complete series, which is officially titled Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way. All 34 episodes will be includes with Dolby Vision HDR.

Meanwhile, Marvel Studios and Disney have officially set Matt Shakman’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 10/14, with the Digital release due on 9/23. Note that the 4K Ultra HD release will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. [Read on here...]

We’re starting things off today with three more new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s look at Phil Alden Robinson’s Sneakers (1992) in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis’ thoughts on Edward Dmytryk’s The Juggler (1953) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

And Stuart’s take on Norman Jewison’s …And Justice for All (1979) on Blu-ray from Indicator and Powerhouse Films.

Watch for more reviews here in the coming days.

Now then, the big news is that Disney, 20th Century Studios, and Sony have just announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Robert Wise’s The Sound of Music (1965) on 9/23, in honor of the film’s 60th anniversary. Once again, the studio has waited until product was well into replication before announcing, in order to help ensure sufficient stock to meet demand when pre-orders begin (which should happen in the next few days). [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s review of Charles Walters’ Technicolor classic High Society (1956) in 4K Ultra HD from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s look at Mark Robson’s Earthquake (1974) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

And Stuart’s take on the Audie Murphy Collection V box set from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, which includes Jesse Hibbs’ Walk the Proud Land (1956), Harry Keller’s Seven Ways to Sundown (1960), and Robert G. Springsteen’s Bullet for a Badman (1964) on Blu-ray.

In terms of catching up with more recent title announcements today, let’s start with the big news first: Director Kevin Smith revealed in his Hall H panel on Saturday night down at San Diego Comic-Con that Lionsgate is going to be releasing his newly-remastered Dogma (1999) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD later this year! (You can watch video of Smith confirming this here on X.) The street date is TBA, but our sources say there will lots of great new extras and there should be both an exclusive 4K Steelbook version from Lionsgate Limited as well as a wide-release 4K SKU. [Read on here...]

We’ve got a trio of new disc reviews for you to enjoy this afternoon, including…

Tim’s take on Russ Meyer’s Motorpsycho (1965) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.

Stuart’s look at John and Roy Boulting’s Heavens Above! (1963) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on Billy Ray’s Shattered Glass (2003) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Via Vision Entertainment.

In release news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has begun taking pre-orders on the Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook release of Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein’s Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025), which we hear is a pretty solid entry in the franchise. The street date is still TBA, but you should be able to find listings on all the major retail sites.

It appears that the Warner Archive Collection’s recently-announced 4K Ultra HD release of Charles Walters’ VistaVision classic High Society (1956) has been delayed slightly from May until June, though we expect pre-orders for the title to appear soon on Amazon and elsewhere. [Editor’s Note: I’ve just confirmed with WAC that the street date for this title has now shifted from 5/17 to 6/10 to what should be the final date of 6/24. And I’m told the 4K image is a knock-out.]

As we’ve reported previously, the film has been remastered from new 13.5K scans of the original VistaVision negative. The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR on a 100GB disc, with disc authoring and compression by Fidelity in Motion. The remastered film will also be included in the package on Blu-ray, a BD-50. [Read on here...]

Our friends at the Criterion Collection have just closed out the week by announcing their August slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, and it’s interesting indeed. There are few, what one might call, major titles this month, but there are some interesting art house gems. The slate includes...

Kon Ichikawa’s Fires on the Plain (1959) (Spine #378 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and The Burmese Harp (1956) (Spine #379 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 8/5, Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station (Spine #1273 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 8/12, A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films by Edward Yang (1994-96) (Spine #1275 – Blu-ray) and Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine (1946) (Spine #1272 – 4K + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 8/19, and finally Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio (2024) (Janus Contemporaries – Blu-ray and DVD), Alice Wu’s Saving Face (2004) (Spine #1276 – Blu-ray), and Zeinabu irene Davis’s Compensation (1999) (Spine #1274 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 8/26.

Curiously, there aren’t a lot of 4K titles in this batch, but I strongly suspect it’s because they have many more in the works. In any case, you can read more about these titles on Criterion’s website here. And don’t forget that they’re running their Spring Sale until 5/26, offering 30% of all discs. [Read on here...]

We’ve got four new disc reviews for you guys to start the new week, including...

Stephen’s look at both the regular 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook versions of Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry (1971) from Malpaso via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.

Dennis’ take on Vernon Sewell’s Burke and Hare (1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stuart’s thoughts on John Boulting’s I’m All Right Jack (1959), also on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are forthcoming this week, including the other two Clint Eastwood 4K titles, so be sure to watch for them.

In announcement news today, the big news is that Shout! Factory has just announced the first title in their new Hong Kong Cinema Classics label: The Jet Li Collection, a 10-disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray box set that will include Gordon Chan’s Fist of Legend (1994), Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master (1993), Corey Yuen’s Fong Sai Yuk (1993), Fong Sai Yuk II (1993), and The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)! Look for the box to street on 7/29. [Read on here...]

We’ve got several new disc reviews for you to enjoy here at The Bits today, including...

My thoughts on Anthony Harvey’s The Lion in Winter (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from StudioCanal, as well as Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios.

Stuart’s look at Mitchell Leisen’s The Lady Is Willing (1942) on Region B Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label.

And Stephen’s take on David Twohy’s Below (2002) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.

In announcement news today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has officially set John Frankenheimer’s Prophecy (1979) for 4K Ultra HD release on 5/20. As expected, the company has also revealed that Ken Finkleman’s Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) is coming soon to 4K UHD.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set Starman (1984) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 5/27. Previously the disc has only been available on the format in the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4 box set, released in early 2024. You can read our review of that disc here at The Bits now. [Read on here...]

We’re rounding out the week today here at The Bits with three more new disc reviews, including...

Stephen’s look at David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010), as newly upgraded to stand-alone 4K UHD Steelbook with Dolby Vision HDR by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Brunello Rondi’s Riot in a Woman’s Prison (1974) on Blu-ray from Raro Video via Kino Lorber, as well as Maurice Cloche’s Monsieur Vincent (1947) on Blu-ray from StudioCanal and Kino Classics.

In terms of announcement news, the big item today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have just revealed their May slate of Blu-ray and 4K titles, which is set to include Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night (1967) (Spine #959 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) and Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) (Spine #716 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 5/6, Abbas Kiarostami’s The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) (Spine #1261 – Blu-ray) on 5/13, Bruce Robinson’s Withnail and I (1987) (Spine #119 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) and How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) (Spine #120 – Blu-ray) on 5/20, and a double feature of Richard Lester’s The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974) (Spine #1263 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray), as well as Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep (1978) (Spine #1262 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 5/27. [Read on here...]

Afternoon, everyone! We’ve got some great breaking news to report here at The Bits today, but first we’ve got more new disc reviews to share with you as always...

Dennis has taken a look at Stephen Frears’ The Grifters (1990) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, as well as Bob Rafelson’s Mountains on the Moon (1990) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stuart has offered his thoughts on Terence Young’s Bloodline (1979) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, as well as Jean Aurel’s Les Femmes (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics and StudioCanal.

Tim has reviewed Russ Meyer’s Supervixens (1975) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.

And Stephen has given the complete In the Line of Duty I-IV Blu-ray box set a look from 88 Films.

I’ve also gotten my hands on Lionsgate’s new Quentin Tarantino Lionsgate Limited 4K Steelbooks, and I’ll have a review of each of them very soon, starting with Jackie Brown (1997) later today. To give you a tease, the new 4K presentations are terrific, particularly Jackie Brown which is a full 4K scan of original camera negative. But more on those soon.

Now then, as I noted a moment ago, we’ve got great breaking news to report today, starting with the fact that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has just made Miloš Forman’s Amadeus official for release in 4K Ultra HD on 2/25. [Read on here...]

Good evening, friends! We’ve got three new disc reviews for you today, including...

Dennis’ look at Michael Gordon’s For Love or Money (1963) on Blu-ray.

Stuart’s review of Otto Preminger’s The Court-Martial Billy Mitchell (1955) on Blu-ray.

And Tim’s thoughts on Joseph Sargent’s The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) on Blu-ray.

All of them are newly released by our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Speaking of Kino Lorber Studio Classics, the company has just announced that Miguel Sapochnik’s Repo Men (2010) and Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman (2017) are both coming soon in 4K Ultra HD. And they’ve also set Patrice Leconte’s Half a Chance (1998) will arrive on Blu-ray on 3/18. [Read on here...]