Displaying items by tag: Scream Factory
Criterion's March slate includes Hoop Dreams, plus new Olive BDs, Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies & more
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Today’s update is going to be relatively quick, because I’m trying to spend as much time as I can reviewing this week. There are a few new Blu-ray reviews that I really want to get posted over the next few days, but it takes time to go through them all. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- The Soft Skin
- Criterion March slate
- The Thin Blue Line
- Hoop Dreams
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Ride the Pink Horse
- Gates of Heaven
- Vernon Florida
- Cries and Whispers
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Scream Factory
- The Red Road
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
- The Road to Hong Kong
- How to Murder Your Wife
- Muscle Beach party
- Beach Blanket Bingo
Doctor Who: S8, This Is Where I Leave You, Working Girl, The One I Love, Olive’s December & more
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Today’s Hell Plaza Oktoberfest Blu-ray review from Dr. Jahnke is another great one from Scream Factory – Brian de Palma’s 1974 cult classic Phantom of Paradise. It’s well worth your time, so do check out both Adam’s review and the film on Blu-ray.
Now then... I’m about six hours into a return to Middle-Earth with Warner’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Extended Edition Blu-ray. But that means I’ve still got like ten hours of viewing to go. The disc has no less than TEN hours of documentary content, plus the film is over three hours (with about 25 minutes of new and extended footage) and has an audio commentary too. So I would say plan on reading my full review of the 5-disc BD set bright and early on Monday morning here at The Bits. [Read on here…]
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- Adam Jahnke
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series
- Working Girl
- The One I Love
- This Is Where I Leave You
- Dark City
- Union Station
- Phantom of the Paradise
- Tales from the Crypt
- Vault of Horror
- Young Ones
- Christmas Evil
- The House at the End of Time
- Appointment with Danger
- Hurry Sundown
- Rope of Sand
- Skidoo
- Such Good Friends
Three new BD reviews (Nightbreed, Hannibal: S1 & Pee-wee), plus Dolphin Tale 2, Carrie news & Cagliostro!
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All right, this will be a bit of a quick post because there’s not a lot of news to report and we’re working on new Blu-ray reviews for you guys. As such, we have three for you today.
Dr. Jahnke’s Hell Plaza Oktoberfest review this morning is a dandy – Scream Factory’s new Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut – Limited Edition Blu-ray set. It’s another home run from a company that seems to do nothing but these days.
Speaking of which, I’ve checked in today with a review of Shout! Factory’s outstanding and remastered Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series box set on Blu-ray – a title we first revealed at our panel way back at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013. The remastering and extras were personally supervised by Pee-wee himself, Paul Reubens, and the result is pretty impressive. [Read on here…]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Adam Jahnke
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- Nightbreed: The Director's Cut Limited Edition
- Hannibal: Season Two
- Peewee's Playhouse: The Complete Series
- Dolphin Tale 2
- Carrie
- The Rage: Carrie II
- Good People
- Worricker: Turks & Caicos
- Worricker: Salting the Battlefield
- Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
Batman: 25th, vintage cartoons, Shout!’s Henry V, On Golden Pond, Fitzcarraldo, Twilight Time Art & more
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We kick off the new week with another new Hell Plaza Oktoberfest review from Dr. Jahnke, this time featuring a look at David Cronenberg’s Scanners as released on Blu-ray from Criterion. Don’t miss it!
In announcement news today, Warner Home Video has moved the street date for its Batman: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray to 12/9 (from 11/11). Keep in mind, the only new feature on this disc is the Batman: The Birth of the Modern Blockbuster featurette. [Read on here…]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Adam Jahnke
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- Scanners
- Batman: 25th Anniversary Edition
- The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
- I Am Ali
- Henry V
- Jean de Florette
- Manon of the Spring
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- On Golden Pond
- Twilight Time Art
- Supernova
- Fitzcarraldo
- Phantom of the Opera
- Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
- And So It Goes
- When the Game Stands Tall
- Banshee: The Complete Second Season
- Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series
Dark Half & Monkey Shines, new Warner, CBS & Fox TV titles & Halloween BD signing next week in LA
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We’ve got another great Blu-ray review for you today, and we suspect it’s one many of you are eager to read: Tim’s thoughts on Sony’s new Ghostbusters 1 & 2 Digipack BD set. Tim talks A/V quality and runs down all the extras, including taking the time to detail which are new, which are legacy items carried over from the previous BD and DVD releases, and what’s been omitted. Don’t miss it. [Read on here…]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- CBS
- Scream Factory
- The Dark Half
- Monkey Shines
- Halloween: The Complete Collection
- Tim Salmons
- Ghostbusters 1 & 2
- The Ninth Configuration
- The Art of War
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- Shameless: The Complete Fourth Season
- Extant: Season One
- Under the Dome: Season Two
- Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Animated Series
- King of the Hill
- Dads
- Better Off Ted
- Touch
- Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series
- Dark Delicacies book store Bluray signing event
Celebrating Apocalypse Now’s 35th Anniversary, a new BD review & Vincent Price Collection II details
All right, we’ve got three things for you today to close out the week…
First, our own Michael Coate has turned in a fine new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, celebrating today’s 35th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Included in the piece is a rundown of the initial 70 mm theatrical engagements, trivia, and a pair of interview with film historians Jon Lewis and Lee Pfeiffer. Enjoy!
Also today, Tim Salmons has turned in a review of Raro Video’s The Year of the Cannibals (1970) on Blu-ray, an Italian film from director Liliana Cavani. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Apocalypse Now
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 35th anniversary
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Tim Salmons
- Raro Video
- The Year of the Cannibals
- The Vincent Price Collection II
- The House on Haunted Hill
- The Return of the Fly
- The Comedy of Terrors
- The Raven
- The Last Man on Earth
- The Tomb of Ligeia
- Dr Phibes Rides Again
UHF, Game of Thrones: S4, possible Wind Rises BD date, Shock Waves & new Shout/Scream titles
All right, we have some good announcement news for you guys today...
First thought, our own Tim Salmons has checked in with a review of Universal’s Sabotage on Blu-ray, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Enjoy!
Now then... in announcement news today, we have a street date for you on HBO’s Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray and DVD. Look for it on 2/17 (SRP $79.98 and $59.99). You can pre-order it below. [Read on here…]
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- UHF: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season
- Shock Waves
- The Dark Half
- Dolls
- Monkey Shines
- Sabotage
- The Wind Rises
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Studio Ghibli
- The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary
- The Doctor and the Devils
- Brazilian Western
- The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Once Direction
- Stargate: 20th Anniversary Edition
Comic-Con 2014 Round-up! Batman details, new Scream, UHF, X-Files update, LOTR: Super-Extended, Hobbit 3 & Fury Road trailers & MUCH more!
Okay… we’ve got a good bit of ground to cover for you guys today as the dust begins to settle from another Comic-Con, so let’s get right to it.
First let’s talk about the titles that were officially announced at (or around) the show, and then we’ll get to the latest rumors and other news on those that weren’t. We’ll start with Batman… [Read on here…]
- Bluray Disc
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- UHF: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Chris Carter
- XFiles reboot
- XFiles: The Complete Series on Bluray
- Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition
- Peter Jackson
- Mad Mad: Fury Road trailer
- The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies trailer
- Free Enterprise The TV Series Kickstater
- Prelude to Axanar
- Star Trek: Axanar
- Star Trek Into Darkness: Deluxe Edition soundtrack
- Weird Al
- Batman: The Complete Television Series Limited Edition
- Adam West
- Batman: The Complete First Season
- Dolls
- The Dark Half
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
- Scarecrows
- Phantom of the Opera
- New Years Evil
- Invaders from Mars
- Max Max: Collector's Edition
- Escape from new York: Collectors Edition
- The Doctor and the Devils
- Hellhole
- Dog Soldiers
- Monkey Shines
- Lord of Illusions: Collector's Edition
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
- Peewee's Playhouse: The Complete Series
- True Lies
- The Abyss
- Cowboy Bebop
Some pictures from The Bits at Comic-Con 2014!
Okay – how’s your Saturday going? The Bits crew has been down at San Diego Comic-Con the last couple days checking out all the BD-related stuff going on and we’re going to have a full report for you on Monday morning wrapping up all the details. There weren’t a ton of major announcements, and there was no sign of Abyss, True Lies, or The X-Files (though we will have updated information on those titles for you), but Shout! and Scream Factory certainly announced some impressive titles. We have posted a little bit of news on The Bits Facebook page, so be sure to check that out now if you’re interested.
Meanwhile, we thought you guys might enjoy a look at some pictures from the show floor, including your first good look at a number of upcoming (and in a few cases limited or exclusive) Blu-ray releases that were on display there, including Fox’s Comic-Con deluxe catalog BD sci-fi/fantasy title packaging, their X-Men “Cerebro” BD box set, the WETA-designed Planet of the Apes: Caesar Warrior box set, the Halloween Complete Collection, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and more. So here’s the gallery. [Read on here…]
One more Batman update with the November street date, plus pix from the Twin Peaks BD event!
Let’s close out the week by starting with a little more TV Batman release news.
We posted the Blu-ray pre-order and temp artwork yesterday, along with word that the set carried an SRP of $269.97 (actual Amazon price = $188.98). Now we’ve learned that the DVD set is also available for pre-order today, with an SRP of $199.70 (actual Amazon price = $139.79). The DVD comes with its own cover artwork, which you can see here on the left. Blu-ray is on the right. [Read on here…]