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Our own Tim Salmons is starting things off this afternoon with his Halloween Hangover Blu-ray review for the day, which is a look at Gordon Hessler’s 1969 film The Oblong Box, starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. The film is now available on disc from Kino.  [Read on here…]

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We’ve got a trio of Blu-rays for you to enjoy today...

First up, Tim’s Halloween Hangover review is none other than Dan Curtis’ 1976 Burnt Offerings, now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

I’ve also posted a pair of Blu-ray reviews of my own looking atSony’s new The Fifth Element: Cinema Series and Léon: The Professional – Cinema Series. Both discs arrived in stores on Tuesday and are worth a look. Note that each title is available in deluxe “clear case” packaging and also regular Blu-ray cases. The regular versions are the exact same discs for less money – only the packaging is different. See the reviews for all the details.  [Read on here…]

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With Paramount’s long-awaited (and lovingly-restored) My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray finally arriving in stores today, our own Michael Coate has published a look back at the film’s original theatrical release along with a new roundtable interview with historians about the film’s legacy. You can find that in his History, Legacy & Showmanship column today. Enjoy!

Also today, Tim Salmon’s Halloween Hangover Blu-ray review for the day is Shout!/Scream Factory’s Gravy. There are just four reviews left, so be sure to check back each day between now and Saturday.  [Read on here…]

[Editor’s Note: This article was originally scheduled to appear a year ago for the film’s 50th anniversary. The article was delayed so that it could be published to coincide with the delayed but now available Blu-ray Disc release.]

“My Fair Lady is probably the greatest popular smart musical ever made. The melodies soar, the characters endear and engage, and the wit of so much pointed commentary on social class, gender, money, and surface appearances never lapses into self-conscious cleverness.” — film historian and author Matthew Kennedy  [Read on here...]

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This is the last week of Tim Salmons’ Halloween Hangover here at The Bits, and he kicks it off with a review of Scott Spiegel’s 1989 Intruder: Director’s Cut, now available on Blu-ray from Synapse Films. Our own Jim Hemphill has also turned in another Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray review today, featuring John Ford’s 1937 film The Hurricane. Be sure to check them out.  [Read on here…]

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All right, we’ve got a pair of new Blu-ray reviews for you to close out the week this afternoon...

First, Tim’s Halloween Hangover review for the day is a look at Pete Walker’s House of Long Shadows (1983), a horror/parody film available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. The film stars Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz, Jr., and John Carradine.

Also, Jim Hemphill has taken a look at the recent I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine, now available on Blu-ray from Anchor Bay. [Read on here…]

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Tim’s Halloween Hangover Blu-ray review today is a look at Roger Corman’s Tales of Terror (1962) from Kino Lorber.

In announcement news today, HBO has set True Detective: Season Two for Blu-ray and DVD release on 1/5.  [Read on here…]

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All right, today’s Halloween Hangover review from Tim is a look at the Region B release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space on Blu-ray from Arrow Video in the UK. That’s an old favorite of ours here at The Bits and it sounds like the disc improves on MGM’s US Blu- ray release a good deal. Do check it out.

Also today, we’re highlighting Michael Coate’s look back at Back to the Future on this the semi-official “Back to the Future Day” on the Internet (a.k.a., the day in the future Marty visits in the film). Everybody start hydrating your pizzas and drinking Pepsi Free. [Read on here…]

“Four Stars! One of the most endearing and accomplished of entertainments. The writing here is really the star. It would be a classic even in Hollywood’s golden era.” — Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune/At the Movies

The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of Back to the Future, Robert Zemeckis’s “comedy adventure science fiction time travel love story” starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.  [Read on here…]

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We’ve got a couple good things for you here at The Bits today, plus some good new release news too...

First up, Michael Coate has posted a nice look back at Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus in honor of the film’s newly-remastered Blu-ray re-release by Universal. You’ll find that today in Michael’s History, Legacy & Showmanship column.

And Tim has posted the next installment of his Halloween Hangover, featuring a review of Manos: The Hands of Fate on Blu-ray from Synapse Films.  [Read on here…]