Displaying items by tag: Russell Hammond
Warner sets Pacific Rim, Great Gatsby & Jupiter Ascending for 4K, plus T.A.M.I Show, Vestron & Curtis Hanson RIP
We’re kicking off the day today with a couple of new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray reviews... my thoughts on Shout! Factory’s recent Rocky Mountain Express, which is terrific, and Wonders of the Arctic, which is also a nice release. It’s fun to watch these 4K titles mastered from IMAX source material. They really look spectacular. Anyway, I may have at least one more review up today as well if you check back later, which would be Shout!’s Flight of the Butterflies in 4K. So do watch for that.
Here at The Bits today, our own Russell Hammond has just updated the Release Dates & Cover Art section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K cover art, as well as Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anytime you order product from Amazon – literally anything at all – through any of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really do appreciate it. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- Star Trek Beyond
- Curtis Hanson RIP
- Pacific Rim 4K
- The Great Gatsby 4K
- Jupiter Ascending 4K
- Rocky Mountain Express 4K
- Wonders of the Arctic 4K
- Release Dates & Artwork
- Russell Hammond
- Warner Bros
- Sully
- War Dogs
- Sausage Party
- Shout Factory Selects
- The TAMI Show
- The Big TNT Show
- Return of the Living Dead 3
- CHUD II: Bud the CHUD
- Jim Hemphill
- The Trouble with the Truth Amazon Prime
- LA Confidential
Warner’s Mad Max High Octane set w/Black & Chrome, plus AbFab: The Movie, Walking Dead: S6 & Zombi in 4K UHD
Warner Bros Home Entertainment has just set a new Mad Max High Octane Collection for Blu-ray and DVD release on 12/6 (SRP $79.99 and $54.97). Both will include Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), plus 5 hours of bonus content and the Mad Max: Fury Road “Black & Chrome” Edition. The Blu-ray set will also include a 4K Ultra HD and UV Digital Copy versions of Mad Max: Fury Road. You’ll also get a new George Miller Introduction to the Mad Max Fury Road: Black and Chrome Edition, the new Road War featurette (with George Miller, Terry Hayes and Mel Gibson), and the previous Madness of Max (1979) documentary.
Mad Max: Fury Road and the Mad Max: Fury Road “Black & Chrome” Edition will also be released as a Blu-ray 2-pack on 12/6 (SRP $29.98) with the previous extras as well as the new George Miller introduction. [Read on here…]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- Mad Max High Octane Collection
- Mad Max: Fury Road Black and Chrome Edition
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
- The Walking Dead: Season Six Truck Walker Limited Edition
- Dario Argento's Zombi 4K UHD
- George Romero's Dawn of the Dead
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
Sony’s PS4 Pro will NOT support 4k UHD discs, plus Michael Coate celebrates Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary
All right, we’ve got a couple things for you today...
First, as promised, we’re very proud today to present Michael Coate’s latest History, Legacy & Showmanship column here at The Digital Bits, entitled Still Boldly Going: Celebrating “Star Trek” on its 50th Anniversary! In this lengthy piece, Michael moderates a great roundtable discussion on the history of the beloved franchise with Trek luminaries Mark A. Altman, Jeff Bond, Robert Meyer Burnett, Marc Cushman, Daren R. Dochterman, Dorothy Fontana, Gary Gerani, David Gerrold, Edward Gross, Bill Kraft, Herbie J. Pilato, and Melinda Snodgrass. It’s a terrific discussion and a rare opportunity to hear from so many leading Treksperts all in one place. We hope you enjoy it and, as always… “Live Long and Prosper!” [Read on here…]
- Star Trek 50th Anniversary
- 4K UHD BD
- BD
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Sony PlayStation 4 Pro
- PS4 Pro
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Still Boldly Going: Celebrating Star Trek on its 50th Anniversary
- Marc Cushman
- Daren R Dochterman
- Jeff Bond
- Mark A Altman
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Dorothy Fontana
- David Gerrold
- Edward Gross
- Bill Kraft
- Herbie J Pilato
- Melinda Snodgrass
- Gary Gerani
- HDR
- High Dynamic Range
- firmware update
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Russell Hammond
Star Trek Beyond date, Ghostbusters official, plus Sony 4K on PCs & watch Bill on TheOneRing webcast
First things first today...
Our own Tim Salmons has just posted another new Pick-Ups/Dailies Blu-ray review, this time featuring a look at Arrow Video’s Microwave Massacre: Special Edition. Do check it out.
Also, the good Russell Hammond has posted the weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and street dates. Remember, anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through one of our links, you’re helping to support The Bits and we really do appreciate it. [Read on here…]
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Ghostbusters 2016
- TheOneRingnet
- TORNLive webcast
- Michael Pellerin
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Hobbit
- Middle Earth: Ultimate Collector's Edition
- William Kircher
- Bifur
- Star Trek Beyond street date
- Star Trek: The Animated Series date
- Peter Jackson
- Arrow Video
- Microwave Massacre
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Ice Age: Collision Course
- Sony Ultra 4K streaming on new Intel PCs
Marx Bros Restored BD pre-orders are open, plus Warner’s new Middle Earth UCE may leave you feeling scoured like The Shire
So... yeah. Let’s have today’s good news first.
Remember how we told you late yesterday that Universal was getting reading to release a new The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection – Restored Edition on Blu-ray on 10/18, featuring the recent 4K restorations of The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup. Well, it’s now officially up for pre-order on Amazon.com for $59.98 at this link (and please use our link if you pre-order, because it helps us to keep The Bits going). Here’s what the official cover artwork looks like... [Read on here…]
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Basket Case 3: The Progeny
- The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection Restored Edition
- Duck Soup
- Animal Crackers
- Horse Feathers
- The Cocoanuts
- Monkey Business
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Warner Bros
- Peter Jackson
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- The Hobbit Trilogy
- Middle Earth: Ultimate Collector's Edition
Star Wars: The Force Awakens BD3D on 11/15, new Rogue One trailer tomorrow & more reviews on the way
All right, we’ve got some big Star Wars Blu-ray news for you today...
Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced (via The Star Wars Show) that they’re officially releasing Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D – Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc here in the States on 11/15. Here are the latest international release dates for the title: Holland, France, Sweden & U.K. (10/31), Spain & Italy (11/2), Australia (11/9), U.S. & Canada (11/15), Brazil (11/16), Germany (11/24). Adjust your plans accordingly.
You can see what the packaging looks like at the left and also below. This will be a 4-disc set. [Read on here…]
The Angry Birds Movie, plus Exorcist III: CE, a look back at T2 & The Warriors’ live cast reunion in NYC!
We’re starting today with a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, in which own Michael Coate and producer Van Ling celebrate the legacy of Terminator 2: Judgment Day on its 25th Anniversary! Don’t miss it.
Also today, Tim Salmons checks in with a review of Eric Red’s Bad Moon, now on Blu-ray from Scream Factory. [Read on here…]
- Tim Salmons
- PickUps
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Scream Factory
- The Angry Birds Movie
- The Warriors Live Cast Reunion Event in New York City
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 25th Anniversary
- Van Ling
- Bad Moon BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Russell Hammond
- Batman Unlimited: Mech vs Mutants
- Guernica
- I Am Wrath
- William Peter Blatty
- The Exorcist III: Collector's Edition
- director's cut
- Dawn of the Dead: European Cut 4K restoration
- The Warriors TV show
- JM Kenny
Scream bows Carrie, plus MST3K-a-rama, IMAX home theater & how to spot fixed Wrath of Khan: DC Blu-rays
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We’ve got a quick post for you all today, but it’s a goodun. It starts with a twofer from our very own Tim Salmons...
First up, he’s just turned in his review of Shout! Factory’s forthcoming Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXVI on DVD. The set streets on 7/26, so do give it a look.
Next, Tim had the good fortune yesterday to attend RiffTrax’s live Mystery Science Theater 3000 reunion event, which was streamed out to theaters around the world last night from Minneapolis. And it sounds like it was a real blast. You can read his in-depth thoughts on the evening’s festivities here in his latest Dailies column. [Read on here…]
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Scream Factory
- Carrie: Collector's Edition
- IMAX home theater
- RiffTrax Live event
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 reunion
- Tim Salmons
- Dailies
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVI
- How to spot the fixed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut Bluray in stores
- Paramount BD exchange program
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork, Russell Hammond, Todd Doogan, Jean Rollin, Kino Lorber, Night of the Hunted, The Grapes of Death
Trek 50th box w/The Animated Series, Trek II BD error, new Warner 4K, Bill & Ted, The Thing & more!
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Sorry about the lack of a Tuesday post. I was working on a project late on Monday night and ended up not getting a wink of sleep. You know how it happens that, once you start thinking about something you just can’t stop, sleep be damned? So anyway, by Tuesday morning I was exhausted. Nevertheless, it seems there’s been quite a bit of news since then…
First up, it appears that there’s an error on the new Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – Director’s Cut Blu-ray (see my review here). During the Kobayashi Maru scene that opens the film, the same shot of Sulu is mistakenly repeated twice. Unlike the two lines removed from the DC by director Nicholas Meyer (near the end of the film – see my review) that wasn’t deliberate – it was just a mistake. Hell… I have to say, I missed it too, even though I know the film well and watched it twice. Anyway, the studio is already aware of the issue and almost certainly is going to correct it (in fact, I’m certain they will, but they need to get a statement prepared and get plans in place), which means a organizing a fix and a disc exchange program, etc. As soon as we get the official word back from our contacts there. we’ll let you know. [Read on here…]
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut
- John Carpenter's The Thing: Collector's Edition
- Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection
- Man of Steel 4K Ultra HD
- Pacific Rim 4K Ultra HD
- Argo 4K Ultra HD
- The Town 4K Ultra HD
- Mad Max 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Paramount
- Star Trek: The Animated Series
- Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection
- The Blacklist: The Complete Third Season
- Road House: Collector's Edition
- Shameless: The Complete Sixth Season
- Straight Outta Oakland
- Marcus D Spencer
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Russell Hammond
Lionsgate sets Criminal for BD/4K, plus Batman v Superman details & Buck Rogers on BD (in Region B)
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We’ve got another pair of Blu-ray reviews for you today... Tim has checked in with his Pick-Ups look at Arrow Video’s Bride of Re-Animator and Jim Hemphill has given Sony’s Risen a spin too. Do check them out.
Also this afternoon, our own Russell Hammond has updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Do remember that anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through any of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we surely do appreciate it. [Read on here…]
- Region B
- Universal
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Remastered Series Bluray
- Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition
- Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season
- Summer Camp
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Risen
- Bride of ReAnimator
- Criminal
- PickUps
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Arrow Video
- Jim Hemphill