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BREAKING: Sony finally unveils David Fincher’s PANIC ROOM (2002) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release in February!
Heads up, Bits! We’ve got some very great and long-awaited catalog 4K release news for you this morning.
But first, we also have a few more new disc reviews to share with you...
I’ve just posted my thoughts on Ahsoka: The Complete First Season in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook format from Lucasfilm, which (like all of the latest wave of Disney+ titles, now includes Dolby Vision HDR). And yesterday, I reviewed Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) in a new 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K box set release from Paramount.
Sam has shared his take on Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July (1989) in a new Shout Select Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD release from Shout! Factory.
Dennis has reviewed James Ivory’s Roseland (1977) on Blu-ray from the Cohen Film Collection via Kino Lorber.
And yesterday, Tim posted his look at Arrow’s When Titans Ruled the Earth box set, which includes Louis Letterier’s Clash of the Titans (2010) and Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans (2012) in 4K UHD, as well as Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Monk: Season Four on Blu-ray.
Watching for more reviews each day the rest of the week. And you Marvel fans should know that yes, we are working on a Loki: Season Two 4K review as well. So be sure to stay tuned for that. [Read on here...]
- Disney+
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- David Fincher
- Panic Room 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K review
- Born on the Fourth of July 4K review
- Shout! Factory
- Shout Select
- Christopher Nolan
- Interstellar: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K review
- Roseland BD review
- Cohen Film Collection
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- When Titans Ruled the Earth 4K review
- Clash of the Titans (2010) 4K review
- Wrath of the Titans 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Monk: Season Four BD review
- James Ivory
- Oliver Stone
- Dave Filoni
- Lucasfilm
- Kino Lorber
- David Prior
- Jodie Foster
- Kristen Stewart
- Jared Leto
- Forest Whitaker
- Dwight Yoakam
- Sam Cohen
Shout sets Rush, Born on the 4th of July & Bones and All for 4K, plus KLSC’s Circus of Horrors, WB sets Veep & West Wing for Blu-ray, BBC bows Bluey & a Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who box & more!
Boy, we’ve got a bunch of new catalog title announcements for you today, along with a TON of new Blu-ray and 4K cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. But first, we have a few more new disc reviews...
Tim has taken a look at the new animated double-feature of Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan’s The Addams Family (2019) and The Addams Family 2 (2021) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios.
And Dennis has offered his thoughts on Frank Borzage’s The Shining Hour (1938) and King Vidor’s Northwest Passage (1940) both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Now then, let’s dive right into those announcements...
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just revealed that Sidney Hayers’ Circus of Horrors (1960) is coming to 4K Ultra HD on 10/29, but with an SDR only grade (probably due to limitations with the original camera negative).
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and HBO have set Veep: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray on 10/22, in a new 13-disc set. This follows closely in the wake of Warner’s newly-announced release of The West Wing: The Complete Series in a new 28-disc Blu-ray set on 10/1. Both are obviously timed to the upcoming Presidential Election here in the States. They’re now available on Amazon.com and you can see the cover artwork below the break (click on each to visit the pre-order pages). [Read on here...]
- The West Wing: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Tim Salmons
- Shout! Studios
- BBC Home Entertainment
- HBO
- The Addams Family 1 & 2 4K review
- The Shining Hour BD review
- Northwest Passage BD review
- Veep: The Complete Series BD
- Circus of Horrors (1960) 4K
- Bluey: Seasons 123 BD
- Doctor Who: The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years BD
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory November 2024 slate
- Escape from New York 4K Steelbook
- Bones and All 4K
- Krampus: The Naughty Cut 4K Steelbook
- Born on the Fourth of July 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Ron Howard
- Golden Harvest: Volume One Supernatural Shockers BD
- Rush 4K
- The Dark Crystal 4K Limited Edition Box Set
- Labyrinth 4K Limited Edition Box Set
- Hush 4K
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 4K
- Signs 4K
- M Night Shyamalan
- The Sixth Sense 4K
- John Carpenter
It’s Going to Be a Very Expensive December for Disc Fans—Shout! & Arrow announce their final disc slates for 2023!
Boy, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover here at The Bits over the next few days! It’s been very busy here around the office these past several days. For one thing, my wife and I have had family staying with us for the weekend. I’ve also finally replaced my defunct Epson 5040UB home theater projector here at The Bits with a brand new JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5, and have spent time installing and calibrating it. (I’ll definitely have more to say about that later this week, though I’ll just note for now that I’m very pleased with the choice.)
But I would like to take this opportunity to thank my good friends John Schuermann (of The Screening Room AV, the fantastic home theater design and equipment retailer well known for their annual Projector Shootouts) and Kris Deering (the outstanding ISF calibrator, formerly of Sound and Vision magazine as well as his own Deep Dive AV) for their help and advice in selecting the RS1100 and getting it up and running. (Your counsel is very much appreciated, my friends!) If you’re ever in the market for home theater hardware or calibration, there’s no better place to start.
Needless to say, while I’ve been occupied with all that, our dedicated team here at The Bits has posted a number of great new disc reviews. So let’s quickly run them all down...
First of all, Stuart has offered his thoughts on Anthony Mann’s A Dandy in Sapic (1968) and Abraham Polonsky’s Force of Evil (1948) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Suzanna Raes’ documentary Close to Vermeer (2023) on DVD from Kino Lorber.
Dennis has shared his thoughts on Peter Hall’s Three Into Two Won’t Go (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Luis Valdez’s La Bamba (1987) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
Stephen has delivered his reviews of Jean Renoir’s legendary classic The Rules of the Game (1939) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion, along with Jiří Barta’s The Pied Piper (1986) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile (via Vinegar Syndrome), and Ulli Lommel’s The Boogey Man (1980) in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, our hard-working reviews editor Tim Salmons has posted his own take on David Lynch’s Lost Highway (1997) in 4K Ultra HD, also from Criterion.
As always, more new disc reviews are forthcoming all week, so be sure to check back for them.
All right… now let’s move on to the latest release news. And there’s quite a lot of it today. In fact, it’s fair to say that it’s going to be a very expensive Q4 for fans of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD! [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- John Schuermann
- The Screening Room AV
- Deep Dive AV
- Kris Deering
- Sound and Vision
- JVC DLA RS100 NP5 projector
- A Dandy in Aspic BD review
- Force of Evil BD review
- Close to Vermeer DVD review
- Three Into Two Won't Go BD review
- La Bamba BD review
- The Rules of the Game 4K review
- The Pied Piper BD review
- The Boogey Man 4K review
- Projector Shootout
- Lost Highway 4K review
- The Criterion Collection
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Kino Lorber
- The Way We Were 4K
- JFK 4K
- Oliver Stone
- GKids
- Arrow Video
- Shout! Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Kill Room 4K
- Point Break (1991) 4K
- Showdown at the Grand
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 4K
- The Ring Collection 4K
- The Dead Zone 4K
- Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films
- Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Four
- The Man in the Iron Mask 4K
- Last Man Standing
- The Day of the Locust
- Child's Play Collection 4K
- Savage Guns: Four Classic Westerns Volume 3
- The Warriors 4K
- Walter Hill
- Kathryn Bigelow
Sony sets Rudy for 4K in November, plus Dr. Caligari, Kino Cult, 4K street date updates & a good Walter Murch interview
We’ve got a couple quick updates for you over the long Labor Day weekend here at The Bits...
The big one is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set David Anspaugh’s Rudy (1993) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/11, complete with both the 114-minute Theatrical Cut and a new 127-minute Director’s Cut in 4K, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Both are fully restored from original camera negative and the process was approved by the director. The 4K disc also includes English 5.1 DTS-HD MA for both versions, plus 2.0 audio for the Theatrical Cut. You also get a new commentary with Anspaugh and screenwriter Angelo Pizzo on the Director’s Cut, 5 additional deleted scenes, and the film’s trailer.
The package will also include the previous Blu-ray that offers 5.1 audio and 3 legacy featurettes (Rudy: The Real Story, Production, and First Down with Sean Astin). It comes in Steelbook packaging. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break.
Also today, Mondo Macabro and CAV have set Stephen Sayadian’s Dr. Caligari (1989) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/14, featuring both full frame and 1.85 theatrical versions, an isolated music and effects track, audio commentary with the director, and several interview featurettes. Audio will be 2.0 DTS-HD MA. [Read on here...]
- Decal
- Bleeker
- Neon
- Jules DVD
- The Boys: Season Three BD
- Alexander 4K
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Oliver Stone
- JFK 4K
- Kino Cult
- Mondo Macabro
- CAV
- Dr Caligari 4K
- Rudy: Director's Cut 4K
- David Anspaugh
- Shadow of Death BD
- The Sinister Dr Orloff BD
- Lorna the Exorcist
- Alien Outlaw
- The Dark Power
- Underworld (1985) 4K
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The Naked Gun 4K
- David Zucker
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 4K
- Blue Beetle 4K
- DC Studios
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- The Nun II 4K
- Gran Turismo 4K
- The Equalizer 3 4K
- Stand by Me 4K
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- Black Hawk Down 4K
- A Few Good Men 4K
- Walter Murch
- American Graffiti 4K
- Lucasfilm
Disney sets Snow White for 4K, plus Mann’s Blackhat: Director’s Cut, Oliver Stone’s Alexander in Ultra HD, Street Fighter II, Jack Ryan: S3 & more!
All right, we’ve got a bunch more great new 4K Ultra HD catalog news to report today, and more new disc reviews as well...
As expected, I posted my review of producer Glen A. Larson’s original Battlestar Galactica (1978) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal late last night, and it’s a pretty detailed look at the film and its history.
Also today, Tim has gone in-depth on Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (2011), which is now available in a terrific new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 3D package from the good people of Arrow Video.
Dennis has checked in today as well with a look at Robert Wise’s Helen of Troy (1956) on Blu-ray from the always excellent Warner Archive Collection.
And Stuart rounds things out this afternoon with his thoughts on Marcel Ophul’s fascinating documentary on the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
Back to Arrow briefly: The company has just revealed on their social media feed that—in response to customer requests—they’re going to be including Michael Mann’s excellent Blackhat: Director’s Cut on Blu-ray in their forthcoming 4K UHD and Blu-ray packages! Thus the street date is going to be pushed back from 10/31 to 11/28. But the Director’s Cut—which has never been released on home video—is significantly different that the other two cuts of the film already being included on the release, so this is a terrific and welcome addition. Tip of the hat to Arrow for going the extra mile on this one. [Read on here...]
- Aero Theatre
- JFK 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K
- Warner Archive Collection
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4K
- Alexander 4K
- Arrow Video
- Blackhat: Director's Cut
- Blackhat 4K
- Street Fighter II 4K
- Discotek Media
- Jack Ryan: Season Three 4K
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two 4K
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) 4K review
- Hugo 4K review
- Helen of Troy (1956) BD review
- The Sorrow and the Pity BD review
- The Boys: Season Three BD
- Amazon Prime
- Michael Mann's Ferrari (2023)
- Jules DVD
- Neon
- Bleeker
- Decal
- Adam Jahnke
- Disney Plus or Minus Substack
The Fugitive, JFK & Color Purple are coming to 4K, plus Barbie & Dead Reckoning P1 updates, support the To Boldly Go Trek doc & much more!
Greetings, Bits-ers! Sorry I missed posting my usual news column yesterday here at the site, but it turned out to be an incredibly busy day of working on reviews and communicating with our industry sources to chase down details and confirm some interesting forthcoming titles. As such, we’ve got a bit of ground to cover today and all of it should prove interesting. First though, let’s start with our latest new disc reviews, as always...
Longtime Bits contributor Adam Jahnke has returned for an in-depth review of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), new on 4K Ultra HD from Disney. The UHD image is spectacular, and we’ve confirmed that the studio went back to the original camera negative for a new 4K scan, remaster, and HDR grade, all of which were approved by director Henry Selick. Most but not all of the legacy special features carry over on the accompanying Blu-ray as well, which also offers better encoding and a higher data rate that the previous BD edition. This title seems to be one more sign that Disney is starting to turn things around with their physical media. So do give it a look.
Also today, Stephen has taken a good look at Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982), which is new on 4K Ultra HD from our friends at the MVD Rewind Collection.
And Dennis has posted a review of Wesley Ruggles’ classic film epic Cimarron (1931) on Blu-ray from the good people at the Warner Archive Collection.
All of these are worth your time, and more new disc reviews are already in the works. In fact, I’m going to be posting my take on Universal’s new Battlestar Galactica (1978) 4K Ultra HD—which streets today—sometime later this evening or early tomorrow. So be sure to watch for that. [Read on here...]
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe BD box
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks 4K
- Barbarella 4K
- Duel 4K
- Contempt 4K
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Barbie 4K
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 4K
- The Color Purple 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Oliver Stone
- JFK 4K
- Aero Theatre
- The Fugitive 4K
- The Inglorious Treksperts
- To Boldly Go documentary Kickstarter
- Andrew Davis
- Fire Country: Season One DVD
New details on Natural Born Killers & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm in Ultra HD, plus The Fugitive 4K restoration, To Boldly Go & Sinéad O’Connor RIP
We have two new disc reviews of you to enjoy today...
Stephen has taken a look at Dusty Nelson’s Effects (1979) in 4K Ultra HD, a film that originated from the minds of several Pittsburgh-area collaborators of George A. Romero. It’s now available from Image Works via the American Genre Film Archive and our friends at Vinegar Syndrome.
If you’re interested in this film, you might also enjoy reading a 2005 archived interview we did on the original Bits website about the project with our old friend John Harrison (Takes from the Darkside, Frank Herbert’s Dune). You’ll find that here (and pardon the messy HTML).
Also today, Dennis has taken a look at Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman (1996) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
We don’t have a lot in the way of new announcement news today, but a number of long-awaited 4K Ultra HD catalog titles are finally available for pre-order on Amazon. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- American Graffiti 4K
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Natural Born Killers 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Fugitive 4K
- American Cinematheque
- Andrew Davis
- The Inglorious Treksperts
- To Boldly Go documentary Kickstarter
- Arrow Video
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K
- Rosemary's Baby 4K
- The Train 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- John Frankenheimer
- Kick Ass 2 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Dusty Nelson
- John Harrison
- The Watermelon Woman BD review
- Effects 4K review
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 4K
Shout! & Scream’s September includes Natural Born Killers in 4K, plus new KLSC Ultra HD titles, a peek at the Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 documentary series & more!
Afternoon, Bits readers! We’re back after the long 4th of July holiday here in the States with more reviews and announcements. As always, we’ll start with reviews...
Stuart has reviewed a pair of new Blu-ray titles, including Gregory La Cava’s Lady in a Jam (1942) and also Mervyn LeRoy’s Moment to Moment (1966) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen has checked in with his take on William Cameron Menzies’ Invaders from Mars (1953) on 4K Ultra HD from Ignite Films.
And Dennis has offered his look at Vincente Minelli’s The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Now then, in announcement news today, the big news is that our friends at Shout! and Scream Factory have just unveiled their September Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release slate, and—as always—there are some gems to report. [Read on here...]
- Carlito's Way 4K
- Ringu 4K
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Lady in a Jam BD review
- Moment to Moment BD review
- Invaders from Mars 4K review
- Ignite Films
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father BD review
- Shout & Scream September 2023 slate
- The CW
- 1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever! documentary Kickstarter
- Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
- Mark A Altman
- Roger Lay Jr
- Scott Mantz
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Steven Spielberg
- ET The Extra Terrestrial 4K
- My Dream Lover BD
- Night of the Comet 4K
- The Pack
- My Bloody Valentine 4K
- Irwin Allen: Master of Disaster Collection
- When Time Ran Out
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
- The Lost City of Z 4K
- Natural Born Killers 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror BD
- After Dark My Sweet BD
- The Beast BD
- Blown Away 4K
- Suspect Zero 4K
- Brokeback Mountain 4K
Alita: Battle Angel official, plus The Doors 4K, Pet Sematary, Cinderella 70th BD, Cinderella (2015) 4K & more
All right, I trust you all saw our new History, Legacy, and Showmanship column from last night featuring Michael Coate’s retrospective on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sunday. You’ll find that here and if you’re a Star Wars fan, I think it’s well worth your time.
Meanwhile, we have some major new Blu-ray and 4K announcements for you today, so read on...
First, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just officially set Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D) on 7/23. The Digital version will be available on 7/9. The 4K will include not only Dolby Atmos audio, but HDR in Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10+. Aspect ratio is 2.39:1, per the press release.
And there will be HOURS of special features, as follows... [Read on here...]
- Disney
- Marvel
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 20th anniversary
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Oliver Stone
- StudioCanal
- The Doors 4K
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Alita: Battle Angel 4K with Bluray 3D
- The Doors: The Final Cut 4K
- Pet Sematary (2019) 4K
- Cinderella (2015) 4K
- Cinderella: 70th Anniversary Edition BD
- The Shining 4K
- Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 4K
- Under the Silver Lake
- Killing Eve: Season Two
- The Professor
- Batman: 4 Film Collection 4K box set
- Tim Burton
- Joel Schumacher
- Jack Nicholson
- Michael Keaton
Stand by Me, The Doors & Thor in 4K, plus Apocalypse Now pre-orders & more Blu-ray announcements
We’re going to have a new Michael Coate retrospective today in his History, Legacy & Showmanship column here at The Bits, looking back at Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in honor of yesterday’s 20th anniversary for the film. That will be up later this afternoon, so be sure to watch for it.
In the meantime, we have a bit of 4K and standard Blu-ray news to report...
First up, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me for release on 4K Ultra HD on 8/27. Scanned from the original camera negative, the film will be presented with a new Dolby Atmos mix, along with the original theatrical mono audio and the previous 5.1 remix. Extras on the 4K disc will include never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes. The package will also include the previous Blu-ray with picture-in-picture video commentary with Reiner and the cast, the Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me documentary, and audio commentary with Reiner. You can see the cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Stand by Me 4K
- The Doors 4K
- StudioCanal
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Rob Reiner
- Oliver Stone
- Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 4K
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 20th anniversary
- When You're Strange
- Iron Man 4K
- Iron Man 2 4K
- Iron Man 3 4K
- Thor 4K
- Thor: The Dark World 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Marvel
- Disney
- The Professor
- Twilight Time
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