My Two Cents
We’ve got a new column and a couple more Blu-ray Disc reviews for you today…
First, Dr. Jahnke has turned in a new installment of his Burnt Offerings column with a look at the latest MOD DVD offerings for this week. Don’t miss it!
Doogan has checked in with a look at Kino Lorber’s Requiem for a Vampire, a classic Jean Rollin title from 1982 that’s been released as part of their Redemption Films label. Be sure to give it a look.
Also, Tim Salmons has delivered a review of Shout! Factory’s recent Blu-ray release of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, a classic comedy if ever there was one. Enjoy!
And our own Russell Hammond will have the weekly Release Dates & Artwork update available soon here. As always, a portion of anything you order from Amazon in the same session after clicking through to them from our links goes to help support our work here at The Bits and we surely do appreciate it.
Now then, we’ve got some interesting release news for you this afternoon… […]
All right, this is just a quick post this afternoon. I journeyed out to Joshua Tree National Park last night to see the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. I have to say, it was pretty spectacular – in four hours of viewing I managed to take in some 363 meteors, including some really big bright ones. Lovely show. If you’ve got clear skies this evening, do yourself a favor and take a peek out at the sky tonight – the shower’s still going for the next couple nights.
Meanwhile today, I’ve got a Blu-ray review double-feature for you Star Trek fans, featuring my take on CBS’ recent Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Four and also the new Star Trek: Enterprise – Season Two, which streets next Tuesday (8/20). Both are good, but I have to say you Enterprise fans are going to be really blown away by the extras on Season Two. Check out the reviews for all the details. I’ll tell you, it’s sure a good time to be a fan of TV Trek. […]
We’ve got a quick Sunday post for you with a bit of breaking release news...
As expected FUNimation officially announced at the Otakon convention yesterday that they’re going to release Shinichiro Watanabe’s landmark sci-fi anime series Cowboy Bebop on Blu-ray and digital (via Daisuki) in 2014. There’s no other details available yet other than “coming in 2014” but no matter – we can’t wait to see it. Meanwhile, here’s the official trailer (below). Be sure to watch in 720p. Sure looks good in HD! 3... 2... 1... Let’s jam! [...]
All right, in case you missed it when we posted it late yesterday, please check out our Virtual Tour of Bob’s Basement! Our dear friends Bob and Kathy Burns are the “keepers of Hollywood’s attic” and they’ve cared for and preserved a treasure trove of film props and movie artifacts over the years, including the original 1933 King Kong stop-motion armature, the classic Time Machine and so many more cool items it’s impossible to list them all here. But we photographed a bunch of these amazing treasures and with Bob and Kathy’s permission we’ve created a gallery of 150 of the best photos so that you can all share in the experience of a typical visit to Bob’s Basement. Bob e-mailed this morning to say he’s thrilled with how it came out: “This is wonderful as now so many folks can see the collection.” So we really hope you all take the time to check it out and enjoy it.
Also here at The Bits today, we’ve got another Blu-ray review for you – my own thoughts on Fox’s recent Von Ryan’s Express, an old favorite WWII film from 1965. It’s a fine film but… well, best to read the review. Do check it out.
Now for some announcement news… […]
Here at The Bits, we’ve been so fortunate and honored to meet and befriend the legendary keepers of Hollywood’s attic, Bob and Kathy Burns. Hell, the truth is, we love them dearly – they’re like family to us by now, and we’re certainly not alone in feeling that way.
Anyone who read Starlog magazine back in the day knew of Bob and Kathy, but we first met them through our old friend Paul Prischman and the folks at Dave’s Video in Burbank. Paul worked on one of the last Halloween Extravaganza shows – based on the classic sci-fi/horror film The Thing from Another World – that Bob and Kathy held back in 2002. [...]