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Wayne’s World 4K, Uni Monsters V2, To Kill a Mockingbird, X-Mas Classics, Amityville Horror & Sony Pictures Classics in Ultra HD
And... we’re back! My wife Sarah and I spent the long holiday weekend here in the States up in rustic Portland, Oregon, where—through the power of the Interwebs—I officiated my niece’s wedding. It was a lovely ceremony, a wonderful trip, and a good time was had by all, as they say.
But, while I was away, The Bits’ team turned in a bunch of great new disc reviews, including...
Stephen’s take on The Incredible Melting Man (1977) in 4K UHD, and Creature from Black Lake (1976), the Vampyr: Limited Edition (1932), and Fire in the Sky (1993) on Blu-ray.
Tim’s thoughts on The Beast (1988) and The Black Phone (2021) on Blu-ray, and Child’s Play (1988) in 4K UHD.
And Dennis’ look at Bright Victory (1951), The Last Train from Madrid (1937), and Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961) all on Blu-ray.
As always, lots more new disc reviews are on the way over the coming days so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.
We’ve also got some pretty significant catalog 4K release news to catch you all up on this afternoon, and some TV Blu-ray news too... [Read on here...]
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Blue Hawaii 4K
- Universal
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Wayne's World 4K
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- To Kill a Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition 4K
- The Amityville Horror 4K
- ET: The Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K
- Needful Things 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Collection 4K
- The Classic Christmas Specials Collection 4K
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 4K
- Orlando 4K
- Run Lola Run 4K
- The Celluloid Closet 4K
- The City of Lost Children 4K
- SLC Punk 4K
- The Devil's Backbone 4K
- Volver 4K
- Synecodoche New York 4K
- Sill Alice 4K
- Call Me by My Name 4K
- Better Call Saul: Season Six BD
- Better Call Saul: The Complete Serie BD
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 4K
- Frosty the Snowman 4K
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 4K
Our Star Trek 4K reviews are all in, plus Universal Monsters V2 pre-orders, Classic Flix’s Little Rascals Collection & more
All right, I’ve just spent all week reviewing every single one of the new Star Trek 4K Ultra HD releases, save for the new 6-Movie Collection. So you can now read my thoughts on: The 3-disc Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition: The Complete Adventure, the 2-disc wide release of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition, and the 2-disc wide releases of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, all in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
For those who might be wondering, the new 6-Movie Collection includes everything except for the Special Longer Version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which is exclusive to the Complete Adventure box set. So adjust your purchase plans accordingly. All the details on the other SKUs are in the reviews linked above. I hope you enjoy them all!
Now then... as you can see by the image on the left there, the Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection – Volume 2 box set is now official and (more importantly) available for pre-order! [Read on here...]
- Robert Wise
- William Shatner
- Nicholas Meyer
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure 4K review
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K review
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Marvel
- MCU
- Taika Waititi
- Thor: Love and Thunder 4K
- Paramount
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Brick 4K
- Rian Johnson
- The Amusement Park BD
- George Romero
- Classic Flix
- The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection Centennial Edition BD
- Leonard Nimoy
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K review
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K review
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K review
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K review
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- Dracula (1931) 4K
- Frankenstein (1931) 4K
- The Invisible Man (1933) 4K
- The Wolf Man (1941) 4K
A new 4K catalog update with Universal Monsters Vol. 2, To Kill a Mockingbird, Highlander, Pulp Fiction, Avatar, The Abyss & more!
We’re back as promised this evening with more upcoming catalog 4K Ultra HD news and rumors from our studio, industry, and retail sources. Keep in mind, some of these titles are not yet officially announced, so the dates and details are subject to change.
First of all, this is a title we’ve known is coming for a few months now and while it’s not yet been officially announced by the studio, we do have the final cover artwork from retailers: Universal Studios Home Entertainment is expected to release their Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection – Volume 2 box set in 4K Ultra HD on 10/11.
The set will include The Mummy (1932), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Phantom of the Opera (1943), and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
It’s also believed that the titles in the studio’s Volume 1 set—Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Wolf Man (1941), and The Invisible Man (1932)—will finally be released as single-film SKUs, for sure in the UK and possibly in the US as well. We’ll post more as soon as the studio makes any of this official. [Read on here...]
- Lionsgate
- Universal
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- The Mummy 4K
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) 4K
- Bride of Frankenstein 4K
- Creature from the Black Lagoon 4K
- Dracula 4K
- Frankenstein 4K
- The Wolf Man 4K
- The Invisible Man 4K
- To Kill a Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Highlander 4K
- StudioCanal
- The Others 4K
- The Driver 4K
- The Longest Yard 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Saturday Night Fever 4K
- Wayne's World 4K
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Quentin Tarantino
- Kiss the Girls 4K
- Aeon Flux 4K
- Æon Flux (2005) 4K
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K
- Apple TV
- iTunes
- digital
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K
- Avatar 4K
- 20th Century Studios
- James Cameron
- The Abyss 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
Criterion’s November includes In the Mood for Love, Power of the Dog & Malcolm X, plus Usual Suspects & The Changeling in 4K & Wolfgang Petersen RIP
We’ve got news, news, and only news here at The Bits today, and we’re starting with the big announcement: Criterion has just unveiled their November Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release slate...
It kicks off with Věra Chytilová’s 1966 Czech New Wave classic Daisies (Spine #1157 – Blu-ray only) and a 4K update of Wong Kar Wai’s evocative 2000 gem In the Mood for Love (Spine #147 – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 11/1. Following on 11/8 is Jane Campion’s cold but captivating The Power of the Dog (Spine #1158 – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD). On 11/15, look for Andrew Lau Tak-wah and Alan Mak’s The Infernal Affairs Trilogy (Spine #1159 – Blu-ray only – includes Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II, and Infernal Affairs III). Finally, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X round out the month’s slate on 11/22 (Spine #1160 – 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray).
Note that Malcolm X and The Power of the Dog will include Dolby Vision HDR (In the Mood for Love appears to be HDR10 only), while The Power of the Dog will also feature Dolby Atmos audio.
You can see the cover artwork for all of these titles at left and also below. We’ve also updated our Criterion Spines Project and 4K Ultra HD Release List pages here at the site accordingly. And more detail about the special features included on these titles is available here at the Criterion website. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Top Gun: Maverick 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Criterion Collection
- The Criterion Collection November 2022 slate
- In the Mood for Love 4K
- The Power of the Dog 4K
- Malcolm X 4K
- The Usual Suspects 4K
- The Changeling 4K
- Wolfgang Peterson RIP
- Das Boot
- Outbreak
- Air Force One
- The Infernal Affairs Trilogy BD
- Daisies BD
- Wong Kar Wai
- Spike Lee
- Jane Campion
- Bryan Singer
- Steven Spielberg
- ET the Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Severin Films
- Peter Medak
- The Time Traveler's Wife: The Complete Series DVD
- HBO
- Father of the Bride (2022) Digital
- Vengeance
- BJ Novak
Paramount sets TOP GUN: MAVERICK for disc on 11/1 & Digital next week on 8/23, plus For All Mankind: S1 on UK Blu-ray, Shawscope: Volume 2 & more!
All right, we have big release news to report today, but first we’ve got three more new disc reviews for you all to enjoy…
Stephen has given an in-depth look at Dario Argento’s Tenebrae in 4K Ultra HD, as newly released in a terrific and loaded special edition package from our friends at Synapse Films. If you’re a fan of Argento, the gaillo genre, or this film in particular, this is a great package that you’re not going to want to miss.
Stephen has also taken a look at an under-appreciated Soviet classic by director Alexandr Ptushko, a filmmaker considered by many to be the Russian George Pal… Sampo (1959) new on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile and Vinegar Syndrome. This is an interesting piece of cinema that also deserves a look.
Last but not least, Dennis has offered his thoughts on Graham Mason’s Inspector Ike (2020), which presents itself as a “lost 70s telefilm” and detective story spoof, a-la The Naked Gun. That’s available on Blu-ray from Factory 25 via Vinegar Syndrome, so be sure to check it out.
Now then, the biggest box office hit of the year… and what is likely to be the biggest home media title of the year as well… has finally been made official: Paramount Home Entertainment will release Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 11/1 (a date that our sources have been suggesting for a few weeks now). But here’s the real surprise: The Digital release will drop next Tuesday on 8/23! [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Tom Cruise
- Top Gun: Maverick 4K
- For All Mankind: Season One UK BD
- Shawscope: Volume Two BD box set
- Arrow Video
- Tenebrae 4K review
- Sampo BD review
- Alexandr Ptushko
- Synapse Films
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Top Gun: 2Movie Collection
- The Limey Steelbook 4K
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- Disney+
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K
- Tim Burton
- Red Dragon 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Brett Ratner
- Shaw Brothers
- Dazzler Media
- George Romero
- The Amusement Park BD
- RLJE Films
- Shudder
- The Flash: The Complete Eighth Season BD
- DC
- The Screening Room A/V
- 2022 TSR Laser Projector Shootout
- Colorado Springs
- John Schuermann
- Kris Deering
Jurassic Park: Dominion is finally official for 8/16, plus Reservoir Dogs in 4K, Shout! & Henson ink distribution deal & more
We’ve got a great new disc review for you this afternoon, and we’ve got some significant release news to report as well. First up, that review...
Tim has just turned in his in-depth look at Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Season Two (1971-1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics as expected. Sounds like it’s another great release that’s loaded with special features, including audio commentary on many episodes. Don’t miss it.
Now then... file this in the “better late than never” category, but Universal has finally made their Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and Digital release of Colin Treverrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion official, and it is indeed expected to street next Tuesday (8/16). Extras on the Blu-ray SKUs will include the Battle at Big Rock short film, the A New Breed of VFX featurette, and the multi-part Dinosaurs Among Us: Inside Jurassic World Dominion 45-minute documentary. You’ll also get both the Theatrical Version and a new 14-minute longer Extended Edition, which includes an alternate opening and more.
Both Blu-ray SKUs will include DTS-X object-based surround sound, and the 4K Ultra HD release will feature both HDR10 and Dolby Vision high dynamic range. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Jurassic World: Dominion 4K
- DC
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Night Gallery: Season Two BD review
- Jurassic World: 6Movie Ultimate Collection 4K
- Reservoir Dogs 4K
- Lionsgate
- Quentin Tarantino
- The Incredible Melting Man 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cloak & Dagger 4K
- The Jim Henson Company
- Farscape BD
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
- Shout! Factory
- distribution deal
- Strange Adventures
- HBO Max
- Olivia NewtonJohn RIP
- David McCullough RIP
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm & Harley Quinn in 4K, Marathon Man is coming to Ultra HD, plus more Blu-ray news & reviews
Today’s update at The Digital Bits is a relatively brief one, as I have family visiting here from North Dakota this week. But we do have some new disc reviews, as always, as well as some interesting release announcements and rumors.
First up, those reviews...
Dennis has offered his take on Robert Siodmak’s Time Out of Mind (1947) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen has reviewed Rene Daalder’s Massacre at Central High (1976) on Blu-ray and Steelbook Blu-ray from Synapse Films.
And Tim has taken a look at Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Season One (1969-1971) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
FYI, Tim is working on a review of Season Two of the series as well, so watch for that to be posted very soon. [Read on here...]
- Paramount
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Score 4K
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm 4K
- Adult Swim
- DC
- Time Out of Mind BD review
- Massacre at Central High BD review
- Night Gallery: Season One BD review
- Synapse Films
- Harley Quinn: The Complete First Season 4K
- Superman & Lois: The Complete Second Season BD
- In Bruges 4K
- Tropic Thunder 4K
- Marathon Man 4K
- Nope 4K
- Bullet Train 4K
- Top Gun: Maverick 4K
- Paws of Fury: The Revenge of Hank BD
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Doctor Who: Colin Baker The Complete Season One BD
- Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman BD
- Jurassic World: Dominion 4K
- Indecent Proposal 4K
Heat 4K & more reviews, plus Elvis, Columbia Classics V3, Outlander: S3 delayed, Highlander 4K in Italy & more
We’re finishing the week here at The Bits with a spate of new disc reviews for you to check out and enjoy...
First, I’ve taken a look at Michael Mann’s Heat (1995) which is finally available in a long-awaited new 4K Ultra HD release from 20th Century Studios. The new 4K master is impressive, though not reference-quality.
It’s important to note, however, that Mann made creative changes to the film’s color grading in 2017, as he was preparing his new Director’s Definitive Edition (see his own comments on this at the time here). This means the film is somewhat darker looking, with slightly-desaturated color, than it was before—even with the new HDR grade. This in turn has caused a host of “fan” reviewers to claim that the disc is defective, when the truth is that they simply don’t like the new color grade. Meanwhile, professional reviewers have almost all praised the disc’s image improvements, while acknowledging the darker grading. Those of you with genuinely bright 4K displays (with effective tone-mapping) will appreciate the new color grade the most. The point is, you’re going to see a lot of diverse opinions about this title out there on the Interwebs and social media. It’s only by understanding that these changes were initiated by the director himself that you can sort the reality from opinion. Anyway, I break it down in the review.
Also today, Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 4K Ultra HD from Marvel and Disney. [Read on here...]
- Imprint Films
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Heat 4K review
- Michael Mann Director's Definitive Edition color grade revisions
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 4K review
- Times Square BD review
- Night Ripper BD review
- Forbidden Love BD review
- A Night to Remember BD review
- Ants! BD review
- Elvis 4K
- Baz Luhrmann
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3
- To Sir with Love 4K
- The Score 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Mayor of Kingstown: Season 1 BD
- Paramount
- Ghoster
- Zavvi exclusive James Bond BD Steelbooks
- Outlander: Season Six BD
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High 4K
- Games of Thrones 4K
- Highlander 4K in Italy
- 48 Hours 4K
- Another 48 Hours 4K
Sony bows a new Starship Troopers 4K Steelbook with Dolby Vision, plus Dr. No: 60th on Blu-ray but not Ultra HD
We have two more new disc reviews for you today...
Tim has taken a look at Criterion’s recent Blu-ray release of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Tales of Hoffman (1951).
And Dennis has checked in with a look at Delbert Mann’s Marty (1955) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
In announcement news today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just revealed that they’re going to be re-releasing Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers as a new 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition on 11/1, complete with a new feature: The Starship Troopers 25th Anniversary Reunion, a “virtual” reunion featuring screenwriter Ed Neumeier and actors Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey, Patrick Muldoon, and Seth Gilliam.
The new edition will also include Dolby Vision HDR (the previous release included HDR10 only), along with the previous Dolby Atmos audio mix. And a Blu-ray copy in the package will carry over all of the legacy special features. You can see the cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Starship Troopers 4K Steelbook
- Dr No: 60th Anniversary BD Steelbook
- Zavvi
- 007 webstore
- The Tales of Hoffman BD
- Marty BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Criterion
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Rachel Rachel BD
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois BD
- King Kong BD
- Walker: Season One BD
- Phantom of the Open BD
- Outlander: Season Six BD
- Star Trek: The Next Generation The Complete Series BD
- Airplane II 4K streaming
Criterion sets Lost Highway & Night of the Living Dead for 4K in October, plus Scream 2 & new Paramount UHD, Blu-ray & Steelbook titles
Boy, we’ve got a LOT of new announcement and catalog release news to report on today, so let’s get right into it…
First up, the big news: Criterion has just announced their October title slate, and as expected it includes a couple of great 4K Ultra HD titles, along with some Blu-ray gems.
It all starts with a title we revealed last week: George A. Romero’s classic zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968 – Spine #909 – 4K Ultra HD) on 10/4. Following on 10/11 is another title we revealed a couple months ago here at The Bits, David Lynch’s Lost Highway (1997 – Spine #1152 – Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD), as well as Frank Capra’s Arsenic and Old Lace (1944 – Spine #1153 – Blu-ray and DVD). On 10/18, look for Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona (2019 – Spine #1156 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure (1997 – Spine #1155 – Blu-ray and DVD). And finally, Kasi Lemmon’s Eve’s Bayou (1997 – Spine #1154 – Blu-ray) round the month out. Lost Highway will include Dolby Vision HDR.
You can read more about these titles here at the Criterion website, and we’ve updated our Criterion Spines Project and 4K Ultra HD Release List pages here at The Bits accordingly. You can also see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Scream 2 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Criterion Collection October 2022 slate
- Night of the Living Dead 4K
- Lost Highway 4K
- George A Romero
- David Lynch
- Arsenic and Old Lace BD
- La Llorona BD
- Cure BD
- Eve's Bayou BD
- Frank Capra
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- The Criterion Spines Project
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Mayor of Kingstown: Season One BD
- Catch Me If You Can BD
- Dexter: The Complete Series + Dexter: New Blood BD
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K Steelbooks
- Paranormal Activity: The Ultimate Chills Collection BD
- Johnny Mnemonic: In Black and White BD
- Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story BD
- Nobody's Fool 4K
- Hudson Hawk BD
- Ace High BD
- Warning Shot BD
- Battle of the Worlds BD
- The Film Detective
- Crawl 4K
- Quiet Days in Clichy 4K