Displaying items by tag: Kino Lorber
Tons of new disc reviews including Ronin 4K, plus Enter the Dragon, The Best of Times, Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon, A Goofy Movie 4K restoration & more
Welcome to a new week, Bits readers! And the theme of this week is all about disc reviews. We’ve posted no less than SEVEN of them over the weekend, and we have lots more coming in the next few days, including some MAJOR and long-awaited 4K titles. But more on that in a minute.
To start today, we’ve got new reviews of the following titles...
My take on Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ 65 (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony, along with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s feature-length animated classic Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! (1964) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection), as well as John Frankenheimer’s classic actioner Ronin (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
All three titles are worth a look, and Ronin looks absolutely spectacular—it’s mastered from a recent 4K scan, and both the Blu-ray and the 4K disc in the package are a major improvement over the previous Arrow Blu-ray release, which was certainly good for its day. You definitely don’t want to miss that one.
Also today, we have Stephen’s review of Patrice Leconte’s Man on the Train (2002) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
We have Dennis’ thoughts on Raymond Griffith: The Silk Hat Comedian on Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions, which includes Paths to Paradise (1925) and You’d Be Surprised (1926).
And we close things out with Tim’s look at James Wan’s Dead Silence (2007) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory, as well as Kevin Reynolds’ Waterworld (1995) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video! [Read on here...]
- Cinderella (1950) 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- 65 4K review
- Hey There It's Yogi Bear BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Ronin 4K review
- Man on the Train BD review
- Kino Lorber
- Raymond Griffith: The Silk Hat Comedian BD review
- Dead Silence 4K review
- Waterworld 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Scream Factory
- Undercrank Productions
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4K
- Avatar 4K
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K
- Cowboys & Aliens 4K
- The Best of Times BD
- Is Paris Burning? BD
- The Day and the Hour BD
- Enter the Dragon 4K
- Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon 4K
- Walt Disney Studios
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- A Goody Movie 4K restoration
- The Bigger Pictures Film Restoration
Trick or Treat (1986) is coming to 4K, plus Scream VI, All Quiet on the Western Front on Blu-ray, The Misfits 4K in the UK & more
Afternoon, Bits readers! Thanks for your patience with the lack of a news update yesterday. Sarah and I took the opportunity this past weekend to drive up the Central Coast of California to visit some friends there. And we packed so much in over a couple days that we needed most of Monday to recoup. But we saw elephant seals, otters, and Hearst Castle, so the trip was worth it.
Now then, we’ve got a pair of new disc reviews for you today...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Matthew Bright’s Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And Dennis has offered his take on George Archainbaud’s Thanks for the Memory (1938) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The film stars Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
In announcement news today, Paramount has officially announced Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin’s Scream VI for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K UHD Steelbook release on 7/11, with the Digital release available today (4/25). Extras will include audio commentary with the filmmakers and 6 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Death Comes to the City, The Faces of Death, More Meta than Meta, Bloodbath at a Bodega, An Apartment to Die For, The Night Train to Terror, and Theater of Blood). A Gag Reel is also included as a Digital exclusive. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Freeway II 4K review
- Thanks for the Memory BD review
- Scream VI
- All Quiet on the Western Front BD
- Capelight Pictures
- Netflix
- The Misfits 4K
- One Ranger BD
- Lionsgate
- The Walking Dead: The Complete Series Digital
- Somewhere in Queens
- V/H/S/99
- Champions
- Universal
- Kino Lorber
- On the Edge BD
- Richard Pryor Double Feature
- Which Way Is Up?
- The Bingo Long Traveling AllStars & Motor Kings
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 4K
- Leonine Studios
- White Noise
- White Noise 2
- The Wounded Man
- Trick of Treat (1986) 4K
- Synapse Films
- Red Shirt Pictures
- Money from Home BD 3D
- 3D Film Archive
- Will Penny BD
Imprint’s July slate forthcoming, plus new Kino Lorber titles, and other announcement & release news
We have new reviews for you today, as always...
Stephen has checked in with his thoughts on Sarah Polley’s Oscar-nominated Women Talking (2022) on Blu-ray from Universal.
Dennis has offered his take on Fritz Lang’s You and Me (1938) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim has posted his review of John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from KL Studio Classics, as well as Norman Taurog’s Blue Hawaii (1961) on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, and two more films on Blu-ray from Arrow Video’s excellent Shawscope: Volume One box set—Lau Kar-leung’s Challenge of the Masters (1976) and Executioners of Shaolin (1977). Enjoy!
More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back for them.
In announcement news today, Imprint Films has revealed that they’re announcing their July Blu-ray slate on Friday. Our intel suggests three Blu-ray box sets, two featuring filmmakers Walter Hill and Sidney J. Furie, along with another that looks at several films starring actor Gene Hackman. We’ll let Imprint announce the specific films officially and then bring you the news here when they do. [Read on here...]
- Rescued
- Foo Fighters: But Here We Are
- The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
- Walker: Season Two BD
- NCIS Hawaii: Season One BD
- Lionsgate
- Fear the Walking Dead: Seasons 1 to 7 DVD
- Last Sentinel
- Assassin Club
- Absolute Beginners: The Musical
- The Fantasticks
- Violent Streets
- Samurai Wolf 2: Hell Cut
- Samurai Wolf 1
- Hideo Gosha
- Film Movement
- 3D Film Archive
- Prison Girls BD 3D
- Mr Wong Collection
- The Ernst Lubitsch Collection
- Rin Tin Tin
- Chucky: Complete 7 Movie Collection
- Executioners of Shaolin BD review
- Challenge of the Masters BD review
- Shawscope: Volume One BD review
- Blue Hawaii 4K review
- Marathon Man 4K review
- You and Me BD review
- Women Talking BD review
- Kino Lorber
- Imprint's July 2023 slate
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Paramount
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Criterion’s July slate includes After Hours, Breathless & Budd Boetticher westerns in 4K, plus Arrow’s Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest box & more
We’ve got quite a bit of ground to cover here at The Bits today to wind down the week, starting with a pair of new disc reviews...
Tim has offered his thoughts on Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984) on Blu-ray from Scream Factory.
And Dennis has taken a look at Cecile B. DeMille’s The Crusades (1935) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
As always, lots more new disc reviews are on the way next week, so be sure to check back for them.
Now then, we’ve got quite a lot of great new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release news to report today, starting with our friends at The Criterion Collection, who have just announced their July slate. [Read on here...]
- The Truman Show 4K
- Duel 4K
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) 4K
- Jaws 2 4K
- The Manchurian Candidate 4K
- Game of Death
- The Way of the Dragon
- Fist of Fury
- The Big Boss: Mandarin Cut
- The Big Boss
- Arrow Video
- Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest
- The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher
- Breathless
- One False Move
- After Hours
- The Watermelon Woman
- Criterion's July 2023 slate
- The Crusades BD review
- Scream Factory
- Razorback BD review
- Cauldron Films
- City of the Living Dead 4K
- Ignite Films
- Invaders from Mars 4K
- Kino Lorber
- The Criterion Collection
- Paramount
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Universal
- Tim Salmons
Turbine sets Naked Lunch for 4K, plus a new Lord of War 4K Steelbook, Universal’s The Event on Blu-ray, Imprint’s June slate & more
All right, there hasn’t been a lot of release news to report over the last couple of days, but we do have a bunch of new disc reviews for you to enjoy...
I’ve taken a look at the Criterion Collection’s new 4K Ultra HD release of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), which streets next week.
Tim has reviewed the DreamWorks animated spin-off/sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 4K Ultra HD from Universal.
Dennis has checked in with his thoughts on Elliott Nugent’s Never Say Die (1939) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has offered his take on Fernando Trueba’s Memories of My Father (2020) on Blu-ray from the Cohen Media Group via Kino Lorber.
And finally, Stephen has reviewed Christopher Berkeley and Sam Liu animated Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham in 4K Ultra HD from DC and Warner Bros., as well as Adrian Lyne’s Flashdance (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back for them. [Read on here...]
- The Event: The Complete Series BD
- Vox
- Terry Matalas
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- The Kurlan Naiskos: A Picard Season Three After Show on YouTube
- David Lynch
- Akira Kurosawa
- The Straight Story BD
- Dersu Uzala BD
- Imprint Films June 2023 slate
- Shin Ultraman
- Cauldron Films
- City of the Living Dead 4K
- Ignite Films
- Invaders from Mars 4K
- Naked Lunch 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Turbine Medien
- Turbine Media
- DC
- Warner Bros
- Kino Lorber
- Cohen Media Group
- The Criterion Collection
- Paramount
- Flashdance 4K review
- Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham 4K review
- Memories of My Father BD review
- Never Say Die BD review
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 4K review
- The Seventh Seal 4K review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Universal
- Tim Salmons
- Lionsgate
Warner FINALLY makes Poltergeist & The Lost Boys official for 4K on 9/20, plus 48 Hours on Ultra HD, Kino Now streams Hitchcock & more
We begin our Friday My Two Cents installment here at The Bits with a trio of new disc reviews…
Stephen has turned in his in-depth thoughts on George Stevens’ 1956 Hollywood classic Giant, starring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, as recently released on 4K Ultra HD by Warner Bros.
Also, Dennis has checked in with this thoughts on Lyndall Hobbs’ Back to the Beach (1987) from Paramount and Joe Wiezycki’s Satan’s Children (1974) from AGFA and Something Weird Video.
Now then, the big release news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has finally officially announced two major catalog titles for 4K Ultra HD...
First, they’ve just set Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist (1982) for release on 4K UHD and Digital on 9/20. The disc will feature HDR10 high dynamic range, with the previous 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The package will include the previous Blu-ray extras on disc, including They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists, Part 1 – Science of the Spirits, They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists, Part 2 – Communing with the Dead, The Making of Poltergeist, and the film’s theatrical trailer.
And of course, the studio has just officially set Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys (1987) for release on 4K Ultra HD and Digital on 9/20 as well. Once again, you’ll get HDR10 high dynamic range and the previous 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Both the 4K disc and the Blu-ray in the package will include audio commentary with Schumacher. [Read on here...]
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- DC
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Poltergeist 4K
- The Lost Boys 4K
- Tobe Hooper
- Joel Schumacher
- Army of Darkness 4K
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind 4K
- DC League of SuperPets 4K
- Paramount
- Walter Hill
- 48 Hours 4K
- Kino Lorber
- Kino Now
- Alfred Hitchcock birthday
- Paramount+ in Italy
- Stephen Bjork
- Giant 4K review
- Back to the Beach BD review
- Satan's Children BD review
- Dennis Seuling
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune arrives in theaters & HBO Max, plus Respect, Pirates, KLSC’s December Blu-ray slate & more
Let’s have a quick round-up of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release news, and then I must dive back into my own review work over the next several days...
First up, it does indeed appear that Disney is preparing a 4K Ultra HD release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. I’ve now got multiple retail and industry sources confirming this. However, don’t expect the sequels to be announced anytime soon. It’s possible that the studio is planning to release more films in the series next year if this first one sells well (and possibly promoted by the success of the films in streaming on Disney+) but for now Curse of the Black Pearl seems to be the only film immediately in the offing.
Also, while we’re on the topic of Disney, it seems that the Heat 4K release continues to be in limbo, but is still expected to arrive on the format sometime next year.
Meanwhile, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is definitely shaping up for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD in early January sometime. Info some retailers suggests that the studio is targeting 1/11/22 as the street date. And for those of you who have been waiting, not only does it finally arrive in theaters tomorrow (with sneak peek preview screenings tonight in many US cities), the film premieres IN JUST TWO HOURS in 4K with HDR and Dolby Atmos on HBO Max. So get ready to enjoy a helluva good cinematic experience. [Read on here...]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 4K
- Cry Macho 4K
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Heat 4K
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Denis Villeneuve's DUNE
- HBO Max
- Respect
- Nine Days
- The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung
- Wonder Target exclusive
- Going Berserk
- The Far Country
- Shout! Factory
- Arrow Video
- Lionsgate
- Kino Lorber
- The World of Hans Zimmer BD
- Cult Epics
- Sylvia Kristel
An EPIC Raiders retrospective, plus Arrow’s Legend & more reviewed, No Time to Die pre-orders & the new T2 4K is 100% NOT remastered
We’re starting out the new week today here at The Bits with a trio of new disc reviews...
First up, Tim and I have taken a look at Arrow Video’s terrific new Limited Edition Blu-ray of Ridley Scott’s Legend. The 2-disc set is absolutely loaded with vintage and new extras, and it includes the US Theatrical Cut newly-remastered from a 4K scan, as well as the Director’s Cut. Legend is a challenging title for a lot of reasons, but Arrow’s done a really great job with this one. If you’re a fan of the film, this is as good as it’s ever looked, and this is essentially a complete archive of all the previous special features and more.
Also today, Stephen has reviewed Chloe Zhao’s first film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, newly-released on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. If that name is familiar, it’s because Zhao is the filmmaker who’s just made The Eternals for Marvel Studios. It sounds like this earlier work is pretty terrific.
And finally, Dennis has given Wallace Worsley’s 1923 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame a look on Blu-ray from Kino Classics. As many of you will already be aware, this version features the great Lon Chaney in the role of Quasimodo. It’s worth a look if you haven’t seen it yet.
While we’re on the subject of Universal Monsters, I’m currently working on a review of the Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection in 4K and should have that up by the end of the week. I’m giving myself the week to work on it, however, because I’m attending a studio screening of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune tomorrow afternoon. And I have a sneaking suspicion that’s going to occupy my mind for the next few days afterwards. I’ll definitely post a few non-spoiler thoughts about that film as well this week, rest assured. [Read on here...]
- StudioCanal
- Lionsgate
- Revenge of the Shogun Women BD3D
- T2 4K Steelbook
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 40th Anniversary
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Ridley Scott
- Legend: Limited Edition BD review
- Arrow Video
- No Time to Die 4K preorders
- Terminator 2 4K
- Songs My Brothers Taught Me BD review
- Kino Lorber
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) BD review
- Chloe Zhao
- James Bond
- Dune
- Denis Villeneuve
Marvel and Disney set Shang-Chi for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K on 11/30, plus Kino’s new Kino Cult streaming service!
All right, we’re rounding out the week with another trio of new disc reviews...
First, Tim has turned in this thoughts on Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat (2021) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Stephen has offered a review of Robert Aldrich’s Vera Cruz (1954), an influential UA/MGM titles new on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And I’ve taken a look at The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations – Volume 2 on Blu-ray, which includes the next set of 11 vintage shorts from 1930 to 1931.
More reviews are on the way for next week, so be sure to check back for them. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- ShangChi and The Legend of The Ten Rings 4K
- Marvel
- Disney
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- Mortal Kombat 4K review
- Vera Cruz BD review
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations – Volume 2 BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Kino Lorber
- Kino Cult streaming service
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
Arrow’s September Blu-ray & 4K slate, plus their Dune doc is no more, The Herculoids from Warner Archive & new announcements
We’re kicking off the new week with more disc reviews...
For those who missed it, I posted my thoughts on Wolfgang Petersen’s In the Line of Fire (from Sony) and Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong (from Warner Bros.) in 4K Ultra HD on Friday. They’re very different films, but each looks and sounds terrific, so do give them a look.
Also, Dennis has turned in his comments on George Sherman’s Larceny, a 1948 film noir that’s coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on 7/13.
And Stephen has reviewed Arthur Barron’s Jeremy (1973) on Blu-ray, as recently released on the format by Fun City Editions.
We also have a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate, which looks back at the theatrical release of Gordon Parks’ original Shaft in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. The in-depth piece (four pages in all!) features a new roundtable interview with historians Josiah Howard and Lee Pfeiffer, as well as Shaft super-fan Chris Utley. You’ll find that here and it’s well worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Arrow Video
- Dune 4K
- The Herculoids: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
- In the Line of Fire 4K review
- Godzilla vs Kong 4K review
- Larceny BD review
- Jeremy BD review
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michaeo Coate
- Shaft: 50th Anniversary
- Josiah Howard
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Chris Utley
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune documentary
- The Films of Oliver Assayas BD
- Walk on the Wild Side BD
- Death Screams BD
- Children of the Corn Trilogy BD
- Children of the Corn 4K
- The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch BD
- Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman BD
- Ridley Scott's Legend BD
- Those Who Wish Me Dead BD
- Bye Bye Birdie BD
- Pal Joey BD
- Sniper BD
- Objective: Burma BD
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game BD
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes BD
- Step by Step BD
- Breaker Morant BD
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Kino Lorber
- Berlin Alexanderplatz BD
- The Pursuit of DP Cooper BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat BD
- Dreambuilders
- Robotech: Part 1 The Macross Saga BD