Displaying items by tag: My Two Cents
The Matrix/Die Hard likely on 4K in May, plus Gladiator 4K will have both versions & more CBS TV DVDs
We’re starting the new week with a trio of Blu-ray reviews from Tim, all three Shout!/Scream Factory titles, including The ’Burbs: Collector’s Edition, The Strangers: Collector’s Edition, and Night of the Seagulls. More are coming tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Now then, we’ve got some interesting news today for you as well...
First up, it appears that Warner’s The Matrix and Fox’s Die Hard, which we’ve mentioned here at The Bits recently are both coming to 4K Ultra HD (see here and here), will street in 4K sometime in May. Neither title is as yet officially announced, but multiple industry sources now are pointing to likely May street dates. And we now have European retail temp cover artwork for The Matrix too, which you can see at left. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Shout! Select
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K UHD
- Mary and the Witch's Flower
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Matrix 4K
- Die Hard 4K
- Gladiator 4K
- Braveheart 4K
- CBS TV DVD
- Jericho: The Complete Series DVD
- Gunsmoke: The Thirteenth Season DVD
- The Invaders: The Complete Series DVD
- Dream Big 4K
- National Parks Adventure 4K
- The Burbs BD review
- The Strangers BD review
- Night of the Seagulls BD review
- Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero BD
Wild at Heart from Shout! Select, Hellraiser: Judgment commentary & Justice League 4K reviewed
We’re wrapping up the week with no less than four new disc reviews today, including Tim’s thoughts on The In-Laws from Criterion, the Viva L’Italia: Special Edition from Arrow Academy, and the Basket Case: Limited Edition from Arrow Video, all on Blu-ray.
I’ve also posted my thoughts on Justice League in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros and DC, a disc that includes both Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR. I’ve also got a review of The Dark Crystal in 4K from Sony coming soon, so be sure to watch for it. [Read on here...]
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- GKids
- Mary and the Witch's Flower
- Release Dates & Artwork
- 4K UHD
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Justice League 4K review
- Midnight's Edge
- Wild at Heart
- Shout! Select
- Tim Salmons
- The InLaws BD review
- Basket Caset BD review
- Viva L'Italia BD review
- Hellraiser: Judgment official director's commentary
Warner’s 12 Strong and Universal & GKids’ Mary and the Witch’s Flower arrive on Blu-ray on 5/1
The big news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has set 12 Strong for release on Blu-ray Combo and DVD on 5/1, with the Digital release expected on 4/10. Extras on the Blu-ray will include a pair of featurettes (12 Strong: The Making of an Impossible Mission and Monumental Effort: Building America’s Response Monument). It does not appear that a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release is forthcoming, though the studio notes that the film will be available digitally in 4K on 4/10.
Also good news: Universal Studios Home Entertainment and GKids are releasing the anime Mary and the Witch’s Flower on Blu-ray and DVD on 5/1. The film was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty and When Marnie Was There), formerly of Studio Ghibli. Extras will include the Film Completion Press Conference, a Theatrical Promotional Movie, an interview with the filmmakers, the NTV special Creating Mary and the Witches Flower, and A Special Conversation... Sekai No Owari: Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshaiki Nishimura. [Read on here...]
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- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K UHD
- Release Dates & Artwork
- 12 Strong
- Mary and the Witch's Flower
- GKids
- Warner Archive
- Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero BD
- Dream Big 4K
- National Parks Adventure 4K
- The Curse of the Cat People
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Fabulous Films Universal TV BDs
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- Saving Private Ryan 4K
Fox sets The Post for BD/4K on 4/17, plus Universal’s Fifty Shades Freed & Russ Solomon RIP
We begin today with the usual bit of site business here, which includes a trio of new disc reviews...
Tim has checked out Umbrella Entertainment’s region free Blu-ray of The Land That Time Forgot (1975) and I’ve turned in my thoughts on 20th Century Fox’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in 4K Ultra HD. All three titles are work a look, and Murder on the Orient Express is straight-up 4K demo material if you’re looking for such. Watch for my review of Sony’s The Dark Crystal in 4K soon as well.
Also here at the site today, our own Michael Coate has just posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship retrospective featuring a 55th anniversary celebration of NBC’s classic TV series Mr. Novak. Michael is joined by author and historian Chuck Harter and their discussion is worth your time [Read on here...]
- Release Dates & Artwork
- DTS:X
- Dolby Vision
- HDR10
- 4K UHD
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Murder on the Orient Express 4K review
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 4K review
- The Land That Time Forgot BD review
- The Post 4K
- Fifty Shades Freed 4K
- All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
- Russ Solomon RIP
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Mr Novak
- Breakheart Pass
- Backstabbing for Beginners
- Laugh In
Paramount announces Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan for 4K Ultra HD on 5/8!
All right, the big 4K news continues this week! But first...
We’ve just posted two new disc reviews here at The Bits, including Tim’s thoughts on Terry Gilliam’s Jabberwocky, now available in a fine new Blu-ray edition from Criterion, and also my take on Darren Aronofsky’s challenging Mother! available in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
We’ve also got more new disc reviews coming, including several more BD titles from Tim and I have no less than three new 4K Ultra HD reviews coming in the next 24 hours as well, including Sony’s The Dark Crystal. So watch for that starting later today here at the site. [Read on here...]
- The Patriot 4K
- Gladiator 4K
- Braveheart 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K UHD
- HDR10
- Dolby Vision
- DTS:X
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Saving Private Ryan 4K
- Jabberwocky BD review
- Mother! 4K UHD review
- Release Dates & Artwork
- 90th Academy Awards
- Oscar winners
Universal sets Mamma Mia! for 4K on 5/1, plus official 4K cover art for 2001 & Gladiator
All right, we’ve got a long weekend of disc reviewing ahead of us here at The Bits. But I wanted to jump in today with a bit of breaking news as well as some more new 4K cover artwork.
First that breaking news... Universal has just set Mamma Mia! The Movie for release on 4K Ultra HD on 5/1. High Dynamic Range will be HDR10 but the disc will feature DTS:X object based audio. Obviously, you’ll also get the Blu-ray (10th Anniversary Edition) too with all extras and a Digital Copy code. You can see the cover artwork below.
Something else I wanted to mention: It seems like a good bet that if Universal is including DTS:X on Mamma Mia! in 4K, the studio’s forthcoming Jurassic Park: 25th Anniversary Collection 4K titles could have it too. Some of the marketing artwork we’ve seen hints at it, but we’ll have to wait and see when Universal makes their official announcement to be sure. Fingers crossed. [Read on here...]
- Dolby Vision
- HDR10
- 4K UHD
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Jurassic Park: 25th Anniversary Collection 4K
- Jurassic Park 4K
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Braveheart 4K
- Gladiator 4K
- The Patriot 4K
- Mamma Mia! 4K
Universal reveals a 4-film/4K Jurassic Park: 25th Collection, plus Talking Blu on Star Wars: The Last Jedi!
All right, this is just a quick post today with some big release news and updates...
First, Tim’s got a stack of Blu-ray titles he’s working his way through for review, while I’ve got reviews of Three Billboards, Dark Crystal, and Murder on the Orient Express in 4K Ultra HD all in the works. So watch for those to start going up tomorrow and Monday. And sometime late next week… Justice League 4K.
Also here at The Bits, today, we’ve got a new update for you of the Release Dates & Artwork section with lots of fresh Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links. Remember, whenever you shop Amazon through our links, it makes a big difference for us here in terms of keeping The Bits going. So thank you for doing so!
Now then... the big news today is more 4K: Universal has just revealed its 4-film/8-disc Jurassic Park: 25th Anniversary Collection for release on 5/22 (SRP $79.88), which will include Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Jurassic Park III, and Jurassic World each on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray. [Read on here...]
- The Patriot 4K
- Gladiator 4K
- Braveheart 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Jurassic Park 4K
- Jurassic Park: 25th Anniversary Collection 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Talking Blu with The Digital Bits YouTube webcast
- Midnight's Edge
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K UHD
- HDR10
- Dolby Vision
Sony announces The Patriot & Fury for 4K, plus Amazon pre-orders for 2001, Braveheart & Gladiator 4K
All right, we’ve got three more new Blu-ray reviews for you today...
First up, Tim has checked in with his thoughts on Scream Factory’s The Night Walker and the Warner Archive’s From Hell It Came on Blu-ray. Both are well worth a look, so do check them out.
Also, as promised I’ve turned in my thoughts on Umbrella Entertainment’s Australian Blu-ray version of Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, which is region free and features 24p (so no PAL audio speed-up). It matches well with Alive AG’s German Frank Herbert’s Dune Blu-ray which I reviewed earlier this week. Do give it a look if you’re a fan. [Read on here...]
Fox sets Greatest Showman for BD/4K on 4/10, plus 2001 4K preorders & Lionsgate bows Source Code/Hostiles 4K
All right, we have three more new disc reviews for you today…
First up, my thoughts on Paramount’s Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane on 4K Ultra HD. Good films certainly, but interesting catalog choices for release on this format. Do give them a look.
Also available today, Tim takes a look at Severin’s new Blu-ray release of Umberto Lenzi’s Eaten Alive, for those in need of an Italian cannibal horror/gore fix. There you go. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- The Greatest Showman 4K
- Source Code 4K
- Hostiles 4K
- Cloverfield 4K review
- 10 Cloverfield Lane 4K review
- Eaten Alive BD review
- Twilight May slate
- The Birth of a Nation
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Proud Mary
- Geronimo: An American Legend
- Next Stop Greenwich Village
- Hilda Crane
- Model Shop
- Auto Focus
- No Down Payment
- Blue Denim
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
Warner Archive’s Black Scorpion BD, plus Lionheart, The Old Dark House, our review of Darkest Hour & more
All right, we’ve got a trio of new new Blu-ray reviews for you to start the new week...
I’ve actually managed to find time to write a few myself, so we start with my take on Joe Wright’s outstanding Darkest Hour, on Blu-ray from Focus Films and Universal. The disc streets tomorrow.
Also, I’m pleased to be able to report that there’s ONE good Blu-ray edition of the Frank Herbert’s Dune miniseries available on Blu-ray for US fans, and it comes from Alive AG in Germany. It’s an all-region release with English audio (but no subs), lots of the previous DVD extras, and no 4% PAL audio speed-up. There’s also a good Children of Dune BD too (from Umbrella Entertainment) that I’ll be reviewing here later this week, so be sure to watch for that.
And Tim has checked out the Warner Archive’s fine new Blu-ray release of Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Enjoy! [Read on here...]
- The Commuter 4K
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Get well Kevin Smith
- Darkest Hour BD review
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre BD review
- Frank Herbert's Dune BD review
- Lionheart
- The Old Dark House
- The Warner Archive
- The Black Scorpion
- Tim Salmons
- While the City Sleeps
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- The Americans
- Archer
- The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
- Annihilation 4K