Displaying items by tag: Kino Lorber Studio Classics
The Dark Tower, Criterion’s December, Warner Archive’s Superman: Extended Cut, new Twilight Time & more
Let’s start today with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, which has just officially set The Dark Tower for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 10/31, with the Digital HD release due on 10/17. Extras on the Blu-ray versions will include deleted scenes, a blooper reel, A Look Through the Keyhole, and 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes (including Last Time Around, The World Has Moved On…, The Man in Black, The Gunslinger in Action, and Stephen King Inspirations). We’ve updated our new 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits accordingly.
Note that Sony will also release Preacher: Season Two on Blu-ray and DVD on 11/14. [Read on here…]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Dark Tower 4K
- The Warner Archive
- Twilight Time
- Preacher: Season Two
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Gladiator 4K
- Election
- Monterey Pop
- The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
- General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
- The Criterion Spines Project
- Wuthering Heights
- Alice
- Forever Amber
- Rememory
- Superman: The Movie Extended Cut
- The Green Slime
- Night School
- Scarecrow
- The Sea Wolf
- The Hidden
- iZombie: The Complete Third Season
- The Leftovers: The Third and Final Season
- Deathdream
- Dead of Night
- Cadillac Man
Twin Peaks: The Third Season hits BD on 12/5, plus Game of Thrones: S7 is official, Fritz Lang: The Silent Films & more
We’ve got some great new announcements for you today. First up though, Tim has turned in a review of Dan O’Bannon’s The Resurrected on Blu-ray from our friends over at Scream Factory. It’s a fun disc, so do give it a look if you’re of a mind to. Now then...
In announcement news today, Monsieur David Lynch has, his very own bad self, announced the forthcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of Twin Peaks: The Third Season via Twitter today. Look for it on 12/5 from CBS Home Entertainment and Showtime. We expect that they’ll have cooked up some nice extras to go with that tasty slice pie, so watch for further details in the weeks ahead. You can see the cover artwork below. We’ll add the Amazon link as soon as it goes live.
Also on the TV front today, are there any Game of Thrones fans in the house? HBO has just officially set Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 12/12, with the Digital HD version due on 9/25. [Read on here…]
- Dolby Vision
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 4K
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dolby Atmos
- Luc Besson
- Lionsgate
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season BD
- HBO
- Tim Salmons
- The Resurrected BD review
- Scream Factory
- David Lynch
- Twin Peaks: The Third Season BD
- One Day at a Time: The Complete Series DVD
- Atomic Blonde 4K
- Good Time
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Fritz Lang: The Silent Films BD box set
- Metropolis
- Die Nibelungen
- Dr Mabuse
- Spies
- The Spiders
- Sinbad of the Seven Seas
- Frank Vincent RIP
- Len Wein RIP
- Walter Becker RIP
- Jerry Pournelle RIP
New Shout!/Scream Factory titles, Simpsons returns to DVD, my take on Dunkirk/Valerian & much more
Good afternoon, everyone! So there’s a LOT of ground to cover today, including new announcements and some interesting Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K news that came out of Comic-Con this past weekend.
First, though, Tim has checked in with reviews of three films on Blu-ray – reviews originally written by Adam Jahnke here at The Bits, but updated by Tim to cover Shout! Factory and Scream Factory’s recent Steelbook editions: The Fog, They Live, and Escape from New York. Do give them a look.
Also today, Michael Coate is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ron Howard’s Far and Away with a new retrospective in his History, Legacy & Showmanship column. Far and Away, as some of you may know, was one of the last high-profile film productions in 70 mm before the recent theatrical resurgence that’s led (most recently) to Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. Michael details the film’s original theatrical release in 70 mm and also interviews Howard biographer Beverly Gray. The article is well worth your time, as always, so we hope you enjoy it. [Read on here…]
- Warner Archive
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory panel
- ComicCon 2017
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- They Live Steelbook BD review
- The Fog Steelbook BD review
- Escape from New York Steelbook BD review
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Simpsons: The Complete Eighteenth Season
- Dunkirk review
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Far and Away 25th anniversary
The Digital Bits @ Comic-Con, plus T2 4K update, GKids/Ghibli update & MUCH more
All right, today’s a bit of a catch-up day here at The Bits...
First, Tim has reviewed a trio of Blu-ray titles for you, including Kino’s Moving Violations, Grindhouse Releasing’s Gone with the Pope, and Arrow Academy’s Terror in a Texas Town. Do give them a look.
Now then... this will be our last post until Monday, as I’m headed down to Comic-Con in San Diego tomorrow. For the record, I’m scheduled to be on TWO panels at the Con this weekend.
First, I’m moderating the Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory panel tomorrow (Friday) at 8-9 PM in Room 4 at the San Diego Convention Center (details here):
“Join Shout! Factory’s Jeremy Whitham (Development Director), Brian Ward (Senior Director of Blu-ray and DVD Production), and Jeff Nelson (Senior Marketing Director) as they make special announcements and unveil exclusive sneak peeks. Moderated by Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits.” [Read on here…]
- Starship Troopers 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- ComicCon 2017
- Moving Violations BD review
- Gone with the Pope BD review
- Terminator 2 4K UltraHD update
- Terror in a Texas Town BD review
- Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory panel
- Everyone's a Critic: Becoming and Being a Journalist in the Online Age panel
- Studio Ghibli GKids BD update
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- OSS 117: Five Film Collection
- SpaceCamp
- Warner Archive
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- Orphan Black: The Complete Series
- George A Romero: Between Night and Dawn
Universal sets Mummy for 9/12, plus Spy Who Loved Me at 40 & Disney doesn’t seem to know re: Guardians 2 4K & Dolby Vision
All right, we’ve got a couple of things for you today, including a little bit of follow-up on this Disney/Guardians Vol 2 4K Dolby Vision thing. More on that in a moment...
Now then... some announcement news: Universal has officially set The Mummy (2017) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 9/12, with the Digital HD release expected on 8/22. [Read on here…]
- Dolby Vision HDR
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Disney 4K Ultra HD
- James Gunn
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 4K
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Sir Roger Moore
- James Bond
- 007
- The Spy Who Loved Me: 40th Anniversary
- The Mummy 2017 4K
- Universal
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind 4K
- Hype
- Tobor the Great BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- D23
More Blu-ray announcement news from Kino, Shout!, Scream, Lionsgate & more
We’ve got just a little bit more good announcement news for you guys to close out the shortened holiday week today...
First, Kino Lorber has announced that it plans to release Gary Marshall’s Young Doctors in Love (1982) on Blu-ray and DVD on 10/10. The company has also revealed that Sidney J. Furie’s The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) and James Glickenhaus’ The Soldier (1982) are coming soon to both formats.
A reminder: Pre-orders for Twilight Time’s July titles are now live on Twilight Time Movies and Screen Archives Entertainment, including Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), The Crimson Kimono, State Fair, and Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn. They’re expected to ship on 7/18. [Read on here…]
- Three O'Clock High
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Young Doctors in Love
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Lionsgate
- The Taking of Beverly Hills
- The Soldier
- Halo: The Complete Video Collection
- Dawn of the Dead: Collector’s Edition
- Home for the Holidays
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Hatred
- Life Is Beautiful
- Minions 4K
- The Gumby Movie
- Red 4K
- Red 2 4K
- The Cabin in the Woods 4K
Arrow, Shameless, Blackbeard, Scream Factory sale & L.A. lights the Bat Signal for Adam West
We have one more new review for you to close out the week: Tim has taken a look at Kazuhiko Yamaguchi’s Wolf Guy on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, featuring the great Sonny Chiba. Do give it a look.
In announcement news today, WB Home Entertainment has just set Shameless: The Complete Seventh Season for Blu-ray and DVD release on 9/26. The studio has also confirmed the 9/19 Blu-ray and DVD release of Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season.
Meanwhile, BBC Home Entertainment has set Ripper Street: Season Five for Blu-ray and DVD release on 8/29.
Universal will release JD Dillard’s Slight on Blu-ray and DVD on 8/1. Also coming that day from the studio on both formats is Joseph Ruben’s The Ottoman Lieutenant. [Read on here…]
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Arrow: Season 5
- Shameless: Season 7
- Blackbeard: The Complete Miniseries
- Scream Factory anniversary sale
- LA lights the Bat Signal to honor Adam West
- LA Mayor Eric Garcetti
- LA Police Chief Charlie Beck
- Lee Meriwether
- Burt Ward
- Ed Peters
- Batman
- The Caped Crusader
- Wolf Guy: Special Edition
- Arrow Video
Kino Lorber to release Barton Fink, plus Spielberg’s E.T. in 4K? & Microsoft’s Xbox One X 4K gaming system
Afternoon, folks. It’s a slow news day on the home video front, so we just have a couple things for you...
First, Tim has turned in another good Blu-ray review for you to check out, this one featuring a look at Scream Factory’s new box set, The Paul Naschy Collection. Naschy was a prolific Spanish actor, writer, and director of horror cinema, with a LONG filmography. If you’re new to his work, Scream’s box set is a great place to start. The 5-disc set includes Horror Rises from the Tomb (1975 – aka El Espanto Surge de la Tumba), Vengeance of the Zombies (1975 – aka La Rebelión de las Muertas), Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1976 – aka Los Ojos Azules de la Muñeca Rota), Human Beasts (1980 – aka El Carnaval de las Bestias), and Night of the Werewolf (1981 – aka El Retorno del Hombre Lobo). Do give it a look. [Read on here…]
Big Bang: S10, Orphan Black: S5, Colossal, James Landis’ Rat Fink, Kino August update & more
First up today, Tim’s given Art Linson’s Where the Buffalo Roam a fresh look on Blu-ray via the new Shout Select Collector’s Edition release. The film stars Bill Murray and Peter Boyle and is worth a look.
We’ve also posted the weekly Release Dates & Cover Artwork section update, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through one of our links to them here at The Bits, you’re helping to support our work and we greatly appreciate it.
In release news today, WB Home Entertainment has just officially announced The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Tenth Season for Blu-ray and DVD release on 9/12. You’ll get all 24 episodes along with 5 featurettes (#Just Ask BBT 2.0, The Ever-Expanding Universe of The Big Bang Theory, Mad Props, Who’s the Baby Now, and 2016 Comic Con Panel), plus a gag reel. [Read on here…]
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Batman
- Where the Buffalo Roam
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- The Big Bang Theory: Season 10
- Wonder Woman preorder
- Rat Fink
- Bag Boy Lover Boy
- Severin Films
- Jean Luc Godard + Jean Pierre Gorin: Five Films
- Colossal
- The Poseidon Adventure: The Complete Miniseries
- Kino Lorber August update
- The Outer Limits BD
The Circle, Ash vs Evil Dead: S2, Arrow’s A Fish Called Wanda & Celebrating 50 Years of You Only Live Twice
We’ve got another History, Legacy & Showmanship column from Michael Coate here at The Bits today, this one looking back at the classic James Bond film You Only Live Twice on its 50th Anniversary. It features another great roundtable discussion with film historians John Cork, Bill Desowitz, Lee Pfeiffer, Bruce Scivally, and Matt Sherman. Don’t miss it!
Also here at the site today, Tim Salmons has a review of Arrow Video’s new Madhouse: Special Edition Blu-ray that’s well worth your time.
The big release news today is that Lionsgate has set The Circle, starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson, for Blu-ray and DVD release on 8/1, with the Digital HD version due on 7/18. [Read on here…]
- Batman
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Adam West
- The Circle
- Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 2
- A Fish Called Wanda
- You Only Live Twice: 50th Anniversary
- Batman vs Two Face
- Becoming Adam West
- Madhouse: Special Edition
- Tim Salmons
- Chuck
- Children of the Corn
- Arrow Video
- The Day of the Jackel
- Kill Baby Kill
- The Ghoul
- Beggars of Life
- Variety
- Bones: Season 12