Displaying items by tag: Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Bud on Burt, plus New on Blu-ray
[What follows is a feature I wrote for The Daily Oklahoman about one of the greatest movie stars and human beings ever… Burt Reynolds]
Maybe it was the mustache. Or the unscripted quips. Or the genteel Southern manner.
Or just maybe it was that laugh, a cackle delivered by one comfortable in his own skin – inviting his audience gut bust with him, as though they were all in a private joke.
That’s our Burt. And he’s, unbelievably, gone.
Fame, according to Jeanine Bissinger, is “often conferred or withheld just as is love, for reasons and on grounds other than merits.” Burt Reynolds earned his fame with raw boned talent and insight into the business of filmed diversion. [Read on here...]
The Lion King is coming to 4K, plus Robin and Marian, Bondarchuk’s Attraction, new 4K UHD titles & new BD reviews
All right, while it hasn’t yet officially been announced by Disney, we expect that to happen very soon. So the big story today is that Disney will be releasing its animated feature The Lion King on 4K Ultra HD on 12/4. The title is already listed on Best Buy Canada and we expect it to appear elsewhere soon. Meanwhile, here’s a look at the official cover artwork (at left).
Also today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the 11/20 Blu-ray release of Robin and Marian (1976), directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night, Superman II) and starring Sean Connery (as Robin Hood) and Audrey Hepburn (as Lady Marian).
MPI is releasing Fyodor Bondarchuk’s 2017 Russian science-fiction epic Attraction (aka Prityazhenie) on Blu-ray and DVD on 12/4. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Fyodor is the son of the legendary Russian filmmaker Sergei Bondarchuk (War and Peace). We’ve been wanting to get a look at this film for a while, so we’re thrilled to see it finally coming in the States. [Read on here...]
- Sean Connery
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Lion King 4K
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Scream Factory
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- Robin and Marian
- Fyodor Bondarchuk
- Attraction
- Prityazhenie
- Thunderbean Animation
- Mid Century Modern Animation: Volume 1
- Mid Century Modern Animation: Volume 2
- National Lampoon's Class Reunion
- A Star Is Born 4K
- Kin 4K
- Smallfoot 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Exorcist II BD review
- Three Identical Strangers BD review
- Virgin Soldiers BD review
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
Castle Rock, The Lion King, Wreck-It Ralph 4K, Doctor Who: S11, Suburbia, Cobra, Happytime Murders & more
First up today, in honor of Global Bond Day, our own Michael Coate has posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship retrospective, looking back at Sean Connery’s last turn as 007 in Never Say Never Again. The piece features another great roundtable discussion with film historians, so enjoy!
We also have four more Blu-ray reviews for you to check out today, including Tim’s take on Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984) from Umbrella Entertainment, David’s look at Sunset Society (2018) from MVD Visual and John Cassavetes’s Gloria (1980) from Twilight Time, and Dennis’ thoughts on Television’s Lost Classics: Volume One from VCI. More reviews are on the way, so be sure to watch for them.
In news today, we have more word from retailers that Disney is going to be bringing The Lion King to 4K UHD by the end of the year. Meanwhile, Wreck-It Ralph has now appeared for 4K UHD pre-order on Best Buy with a street date of 11/6, the same day as The Incredibles 2. [Read on here...]
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Castle Rock: The Complete First Season 4K
- The Meg 4K
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Lion King 4K
- Wreck It Ralph 4K
- Doctor Who: The Complete Season Eleven
- Suburbia
- Cobra
- The Happytime Murders
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Never Say Never Again: 35th Anniversary
- Sean Connery
- Global Bond Day
- Razorback BD review
- Sunset Society BD review
- Gloria BD review
- Television's Lost Classics: Volume One BD review
M:I – Fallout, The Meg & Castle Rock: S1 official, plus Black Hawk Down 4K, new Shout/Scream & a rare Empire Strikes Back documentary
All right, we’re starting today with four new disc reviews for you here at The Bits...
Tim has checked in with a look at Flavio Mogherini’s The Pyjama Girl Case (1977) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Also from Arrow, Dennis has offered his thoughts on Fred Zinnemann’s The Day of the Jackal (1973) on Blu-ray.
David has turned in a look at William Whitney’s A Strange Adventure (1956) on Blu-ray from our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And we have another review addition to The Bits’ review staff today, Matthew Weflen, who’s got a look at Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006) on 4K Ultra HD. You can find that in the Christopher Nolan Collection 4K box set.
Many more Blu-ray and DVD reviews are coming; I’m personally working on 4K reviews of Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Evil Dead, and Hook, with more on the way. So watch for those over the next few days. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Black Hawk Down 4K
- Empire Strikes Back documentary
- Adywan
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Mission: Impossible Fallout 4K
- The Meg 4K
- Castle Rock: The Complete First Season 4K
- Tim Salmons
- The Pyjama Girl Case BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Day of the Jackal BD review
- A Strange Adventure BD review
- David Steigman
- Matthew Weflen
- The Prestige 4K review
- Papillon
- Michel Parbot
Spike Lee’s School Daze on BD, M:I – Fallout/Philadelphia 4K dates, more BD release news & RIP Gary Kurtz
First up today, we’ve got three new disc reviews for you to check out if you’re interested...
Dennis has checked out Gotti from Lionsgate.
David looks at Autumn in New York from the MVD Marquee Classics line.
And Tim has given Arrow Video’s What Have They Done to Your Daughters? a spin. All three are on Blu-ray.
Also, Michael Coate looks back today at Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused on the film’s 25th anniversary with author and historian Thomas A. Christie. You’ll find that in his latest installment of History, Legacy & Showmanship. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- Tim Salmons
- Autumn in New York BD review
- Gotti BD review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Dazed and Confused 25th anniversary
- Thomas A Christie
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? BD review
- Gary Kurtz RIP
- Spike Lee
- School Daze: 30th Anniversary Edition BD
- Juliet Naked
- Little Italy
- Twilight Time
- Mission: Impossible Fallout 4K
- Philadelphia 4K
- Epic Pictures Dread Central
- Kidnapped
- Mad Dog and Glory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Criterion’s December, new Warner Archive, Rescue Me & Community BDs, Outer Limits: S2 & Invasion of the Body Snatchers
We’ve got some interesting new announcement news for you today...
We start today with the Criterion Collection, which has just announced its December slate of titles. Look for it to include Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns (Spine #954 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Euzhan Palcy’s A Dry White Season (Spine #953 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/11, followed by Julien Duvivier’s Panique (Spine #955 – Blu-ray and DVD) and an update of Ingmar Bergman’s Sawdust and Tinsel (Spine #412 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/18. We’ve updated the Criterion Spines Project pages here at The Bits accordingly.
Our friends at the Warner Archive Collection have just announced a few new Blu-ray titles, including the Hammer films titles Dracula AD 1972 (1972) and Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974), both starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, along with Bad Ronald (1974), Robert Altman’s Brewster McCloud (1970), and The 100: The Complete Fifth Season (2018). All are coming soon. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Factory
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Criterion Collection December 2018 slate
- The Warner Archive
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Olive Films
- Samuel Fuller
- Forty Guns
- Euzhan Palcy
- A Dry White Season
- Ingmar Bergman
- Sawdust and Tinsel
- Julien Duvivier
- Panique
- Hammer Films
- Dracula AD 1972
- Satanic Rites of Dracula
- Bad Ronald
- Brewster McCloud
- Robert Altman
- The 100: The Complete Fifth Season
- Rescue Me: The Complete Series BD
- Community: The Complete Series BD
- Dan Harmon
- The Outer Limits: Season Two BD
- The Gun Runners
- They Might Be Giants
- Wreck It Ralph 4K
- The Darkest Minds 4K
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Olive Signature Edition BD
Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2, X-Men Trilogy, Pixar Short Films 3, Carpenter 4K, Sharp Objects, Space: 1999 & more
All right, we have a bunch of news to catch you all up on. But first, we have a bunch of new and recent reviews to catch you up on as well...
First up, I’ve taken an in-depth look at J.A. Bayona’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The disc streets on 9/18 from Universal.
Also, David has looked at a few recent Sony MOD Blu-ray titles, including George Schaefer’s Pendulum (1969), Brian De Palma’s Casualties of War (1989), and Michael Haneke’s Happy End (2017).
And Dennis has reviewed Gary Ross’ new Ocean’s 8 on Blu-ray from Warner Bros, along with Peter Markle’s Bat*21 on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. He’s also updated his review of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life on Blu-ray from Criterion with details on the new longer cut of the film, so be sure to take a look.
We have LOTS more Blu-ray and 4K reviews on the way for you guys this week, including my review of Solo: A Star Wars Story on 4K Ultra HD. So be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Incredibles 2 4K
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Ant Man and the Wasp 4K
- X Men Trilogy 4K
- Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 3
- Sharp Objects
- John Carpenter 4K
- Space: 1999 streaming
- UFO streaming
- Gerry Anderson
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K review
- Pendulum BD review
- Casualties of War BD review
- Happy End BD review
- Ocean's 8 BD review
- Bat 21 BD review
- The Tree of Life BD review
- They Live 4K
- The Fog 4K
- Escape from New York 4K
- Prince of Darkness 4K
- The Spy Who Dumped Me 4K
- Dances with Wolves: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Hang 'Em High
- Murder by Death
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Midnight Man
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Stick
- Far from Heaven
- Panic Room 4K
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 4K
- Bert Reynolds RIP
- Bill Daily RIP
Batman: TAS delayed to 10/30, HDR10+ firmware update available, Uncle Drew, Transformers 4K 5-film set & more
All right, we’ve been working to smooth out some server issues here at The Bits over the past few days, so pardon any service interruptions that may occur. Hopefully, we should have things back to normal soon.
Before we get started on the news today, we’ve got three new Blu-ray reviews for you... Tim’s look at Ken Wiederhorn’s Return of the Living Dead, Part II (1988) from Scream Factory.
David Steigman’s take on Stephen Sommers’ Deep Rising (1996) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Mark Rydell’s Cinderella Liberty (1973) from Twilight Time.
And Dennis Seuling’s thoughts on Bill Holderman’s romantic comedy Book Club from Paramount. [Read on here...]
- Prince of Egypt BD
- Antz BD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Clear and Present Danger 4K review
- Return of the Living Dead: Part II BD review
- Tim Salmons
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Cindrella Liberty BD review
- Deep Rising BD review
- Book Club BD review
- Batman: The Animated Series on BD
- Christopher Robin
- The Incredibles 2 4K
- HDR10+ firmware update
- Transformers 5 Film Collection 4K UHD
- Uncle Drew
- Afraid
- A Man Alone
- Lisbon
- The Grissom Gang
- The Killing of Sister George
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Big Lebowski 4K
- Twilight 4K
Jack Ryan 4K reviews, plus Warner Archive’s September BDs, new Kino & Criterion’s November slate pre-orders
We’ve got a couple things for you today. First up, more reviews...
I’ve checked in with a look at three of the five titles in Paramount’s new Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear and Present Danger.
Meanwhile, Tim has offered his thoughts on Scream Factory’s Return of the Living Dead, Part II: Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray.
Dennis Seuling has taken a look at Herschell Gordon Lewis’s The Gore Gore Girls, also on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
And David Steigman has turned in his thoughts on Shout! Factory’s new Sid Caesar: The Works DVD box set.
All are worthy of your attention, so enjoy the reviews! [Read on here...]
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Shout! Factory
- The Gore Gore Girls BD review
- Some Like It Hot
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- True Stories
- Criterion November slate
- Sid Caesar: The Works DVD review
- Return of the Living Dead: Part II BD review
- Patriot Games 4K review
- The Hunt for Red October 4K review
- Clear and Present Danger 4K review
- Jack Ryan 5Film Collection 4K
- Warner Archive
- The Swarm
- The Cyclops
- Queen of Outer Space
- Looker
- Big Wednesday
- Papillon
- Lethal Weapon: The Complete Second Season
- Young Sheldon: The Complete First Season
- The Glen Miller Story
- The Critters Collection
- Candyman
- Scream Factory
Twilight in 4K, plus Halloween 4K official, Maximum Overdrive details, Black Sails: Complete, Exorcist II & more
We’ve got three more Blu-rays for you today, including...
Tim’s look at Stewart Raffill’s Mac and Me: Collector’s Edition (1988) from Shout! Factory.
David Steigman’s take on Albert Pynn’s Blast (1997) from MVD.
I’m also working on several new 4K Ultra HD reviews, which should start appearing later this afternoon, so do check back for those.
In announcement news, we have details on Liongate’s next Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray title, Maximum Overdrive. [Read on here...]
- Studio Canal
- John Carpenter
- Shout! Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Maximum Overdrive BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Halloween 4K
- Twilight 4K
- Black Sails: The Complete Series
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- Blast BD review
- Mac and Me BD review
- Smashing Time BD review
- Bright Lights Big City BD
- The Bride BD
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Air Force One 4K