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Criterion’s November slate includes Mean Streets & Days of Heaven in 4K, plus Curzon’s Lars von Trier Collection & a Metalocalypse DVD error
We’ve a bunch of news to cover throughout the rest of this week, and we’ll start today with some significant announcement news in just a moment. But first, we have new disc reviews for you...
Stephen has posted his thoughts on the new DC Universe animated movie Justice League: Warworld on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros.
Stuart has weighed in with his thoughts on Fritz Lang’s Human Desire (1954) and William Nigh’s Mr. Wong Collection—which includes Mr. Wong, Detective (1938), The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown (both 1939), The Fatal Hour, and Doomed to Die (both 1940)—both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Dennis has checked in with his take on Bernard Girard’s Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) also on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Now then, a lot of you have asked when Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which was announced yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm for Digital release on 8/29, is coming to physical media. Our sources say the street date for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD is likely to be set in late October or early November, and should be announced in the next 4-6 weeks. We’ll certainly post updates as they come in.
The big announcement news today is that the Criterion Collection has officially revealed their November slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stephen Bjork
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Justice League: Warworld 4K review
- Human Desire BD review
- Mr Wong Collection BD review
- Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round BD review
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4K
- Criterion's November 2023 slate
- Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar
- The Last Picture Show 4K
- Days of Heaven 4K
- Mean Streets 4K
- La ceremonie
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Terrence Malick
- Martin Scorsese
- Claude Chabrol
- Two Mules for Sister Sara 4K
- Curzon Film UK
- Lars von Trier: A Curzon Collection BD box
- Breaking the Waves 4K
- Metalocalypse: The Complete Series DVD error
- Cujo 4K
- Red Dragon 4K
- Universal Classic Monsters Limited Edition Collection 4K
- Kiss the Girls 4K
The Fabelmans is official for 2/14, plus new Warner 4K catalog titles & street dates, and a Titanic 4K update
We’re rounding out the week here at The Bits with a few more new disc reviews, and some release news as well, including word of new 4K catalog titles, and updates on a title or two that we’ve talked about here previously in recent weeks. But first those reviews...
I’ve posted my thoughts on Wim Wenders’ stunning Wings of Desire (1987) which is now available in 4K Ultra HD from Curzon Film in the UK. The 4K remaster, which was done by the Wim Wenders Foundation, is absolutely stunning. Fans of the film may not realize this, but by the time the film was completed and being shown in theaters back in ‘87, the version we all experienced then was fully six generations away from original camera negative. But now, every inch of this film—save for the little bit of historical and newsreel footage that appears within it—is first-generation right off the negative. And it makes a huge difference, even over the previous Criterion Blu-ray. So if you’re a fan, this 4K release is definitely worth a look.
I’ve also reviewed Jack Ryan: Season Two on 4K Ultra HD, which was released last month on the format by Paramount (along with Season One which we’ve reviewed here). Season Three of the series recently dropped on Amazon Prime and we have word that it’s coming to both Blu-ray and 4K as well later this year.
Also today, Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Adam Rifkin’s The Invisible Maniac on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And we have more reviews on the way as well. I’m personally working on Shout! Factory’s recent WarGames and HBO’s House of the Dragon: Season One, both in 4K Ultra HD. I hope to post those reviews over the weekend or early next week. And the rest of the review team is working on new titles as well, so be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Curzon Film
- 12 Angry Men (1957) 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Fabelmans
- Universal
- Paramount
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Wings of Desire 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- Jack Ryan: Season Two 4K review
- The Invisible Maniac 4K review
- Wargames 4K
- House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Turbine Media Group in Germany
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4K
- From Beyond 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Stuart Gordon
- Tobe Hooper
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Departed 4K
- Martin Scorsese
- Harold Ramis
- National Lampoon's Vacation 4K
- Cool Hand Luke 4K
- The Maltese Falcon 4K
- Rebel Without a Cause 4K
- Titanic 4K
- James Cameron
- Sidekicks 4K
Poltergeist, Lost Boys & Meaning of Life in 4K, plus Star Trek: Picard – S2, Return to Hogwarts & Directed by Walter Hill on Blu-ray & more
We’re closing out the week with a trio of new disc reviews today, including...
Tim’s look at John McNaughton’s Wild Things (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
Tim’s review of Francesco Barilli’s Hotel Fear (1979) on Blu-ray from Mono Macabro.
And Stephen’s thoughts on Makoto Shinkai’s animated Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) on Blu-ray from GKids via Shout! Factory.
By the way, we’ve also updated our 4K Ultra HD Release List and our Upcoming Cover Artwork sections here at The Bits with lots of new titles and Amazon.com pre-order listings.
In 4K Ultra HD catalog release news this afternoon, Severin Films has set Jess Franco’s Faceless (1978) for release on 8/30. [Read on here...]
- Brian De Palma
- Martin Scorsese
- World Cinema Project No 4 BD
- Le Corbeau BD
- Exotica BD
- Take Out BD
- Sound of Metal 4K
- Blow Out 4K
- Criterion September 2022 slate
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Poltergeist 4K
- The Lost Boys 4K
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 4K
- Star Trek: Picard Season Two BD
- Directed by Walter Hill BD
- Imprint Films
- Wild Things 4K review
- Hotel Fear BD review
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices BD review
- Faceless 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Upcoming Cover Art section
- Thriller: A Cruel Picture 4K
- Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things: 50th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Disturbing Behavior BD
- The Chocolate War BD
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Patrick Read Johnson’s 52577 BD
- Harry Potter: 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts BD
- Paravision Dreams: The Golden Age 3D Films of Pine and Thomas BD 3D
- Evangelion: 30+101 Thrice Upon a Time
- GKids
- Severin Films
Criterion’s September slate includes Blow Out and Sound of Metal in 4K, plus Brotherhood of the Wolf 4K in France & more
We start today with a trio of new disc reviews...
Tim has taken a look at Daniel Espinosa’s Morbius on both Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD, both from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
And Dennis has offered his thoughts on Nicolas Roeg’s The Witches (1990) as released on Blu-ray by our friends at The Warner Archive Collection in 2019.
The big news today is that the Criterion Collection has announced their September Blu-ray and 4K slate, and it includes some gems as always. Look for an upgrade of Brian De Palma’s Blow Out (Spine #462 – 4K Ultra HD) on 9/6, followed by Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou’s Take Out (Spine #1149 – Blu-ray) on 9/13, Atom Egoyan’s Exotica (Spine #1150 – Blu-ray and DVD) and an HD upgrade of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Le Corbeau (Spine #227 – Blu-ray) on 9/20, and Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 4 (Spine #1143-48 – includes Sambizanga, Prisioneros de la tierra, Chess of the Wind, Muna moto, Two Girls on the Street, and Kalpana – Blu-ray/DVD Combo) and Sound of Metal (Spine #1151 – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 9/27. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Criterion September 2022 slate
- Morbius 4K review
- Morbius BD review
- The Witches BD
- Blow Out 4K
- Sound of Metal 4K
- Take Out BD
- Exotica BD
- Le Corbeau BD
- World Cinema Project No 4 BD
- Lost Highway 4K
- Brotherhood of the Wolf 4K
- Pam & Tommy DVD
- Martin Scorsese
- Brian De Palma
Imprint’s July includes My Left Foot on Blu-ray, plus Giant & Invaders from Mars in 4K, Film Foundation virtual screenings & more
Morning, everyone!
Tim kicks off the new week here at The Bits by checking out David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Tim has also updated our old friend Jim Hemphill’s review of Guy Hamilton’s Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins to include the new Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray release.
Stephen has taken a look at Dwien Baltazar’s Ode to Nothing and Henry Levin and George Pal’s The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome and the Warner Archive Collection respectively.
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Sam Peckinpah’s The Osterman Weekend on Blu-ray from Via Vision.
And finally, I’ve taken a look at Shout! and GKids’ new wide-release standard edition of Weathering with You in 4K Ultra HD.
As always, more reviews are on the way this week so be sure to stay tuned for them. [Read on here...]
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Raging Bull 4K
- The Virgin Suicides 4K
- Okja 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Imprint Films July slate
- Giant (1956) 4K
- Invaders from Mars (1953) 4K
- Eastern Promises 4K review
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins BD review
- Ode to Nothing BD review
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm BD review
- The Osterman Weekend BD review
- Weathering with You 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Jim Hemphill
- ScoobyDoo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season DVD
- My Left Foot BD
- In the Name of the Father BD
- The Boxer BD
- The Field BD
- Whore BD
- Nobody's Fool BD
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead BD
- The Beast (1988) BD
- The Music of Chance (BD)
- Via Vision Entertainment
- A Dangerous Man BD
- Robocop: The Series BD
- The Northman 4K
- Martin Scorsese
- The Film Foundation virtual screening room
- I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
- Killer's Kiss 4K
- Devil in a Blue Dress 4K
Criterion’s November slate includes The Irishman, plus Total Recall 4K, Bill & Ted Face the Music, and a pretty significant Disney+ rumor
Okay, we’ve got some significant release and industry news to report today. But first, new disc reviews...
Tim has just posted a review of Pierre B. Reinhard’s Revenge of the Living Dead Girls (1987) on Blu-ray from Severin Films.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Budd Boetticher’s World War II drama The Red Ball Express (1952), now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Also, I’ve just gotten my hands on Arrow Video’s new Pitch Black 4K Ultra HD, so I’m going to have a review of that up by Friday.
But tomorrow is likely to be an interesting news day, as that’s when the industry’s mid-year numbers get released. So I’ll have more on that tomorrow afternoon. [Read on here...]
- Pitch Black 4K
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD
- StudioCanal UK
- Criterion November 2020 slate
- Martin Scorsese
- The Irishman BD
- Girlfriends BD
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai BD
- Bill & Ted Face the Music
- Disney+
- Disney Plus
- Total Recall 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Revenge of the Living Dead Girls BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Red Ball Express BD review
- Essential Fellini Bluray box set
- Jim Jarmusch
- Paul Verhoeven
- Dean Parisot
- Rumor Mill
- Moonstruck BD
Shutter Island 4K announced, plus Cotton Club Encore on BD (and 4K Digital only)
All right, folks... we’ve got some big news to report today. But first...
Our own Tim Salmons has turned in a review of Arrow Video’s awesome new RoboCop: Limited Edition Blu-ray here at The Bits. The 2-disc set comes loaded with cool extras and it looks like the company has knocked the Paul Verhoeven classic out of the part on disc. So here’s the review and enjoy!
Also, don’t forget... there are all kinds of Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Week deals going on this week, so if you’re doing any kind of shopping from Amazon for almost literally anything this week, we’d appreciate it if you’d click through one of our affiliate links (like this one) first. And thank you! [Read on here...]
Hobbs & Shaw official, plus Synapse sets Suspiria for 4K, Republic Rediscovered & tons of Shout/Scream December titles
All right, we have more new disc reviews for you today... and we’ll have a few more tomorrow as well. On tap this afternoon are...
My thoughts on Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2 on 4K Ultra HD from Marvel and Disney. (And yes, I am working on Iron Man3, and I’ll be reviewing Dr. Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the original Ant-Man in 4K when they street early next month too.)
And Tim’s look at Aldo Lado’s 1972 giallo film Who Saw Her Die? from Arrow Video.
Enjoy, and be sure to check back tomorrow for more disc reviews! And now for some release news... [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Iron Man 2 4K review
- The Dead Don't Die BD review
- Who Saw Her Die? BD review
- Suspiria (1977) 4K
- Synapse Films
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Deadwood: The Movie BD
- Hobbs & Shaw 4K
- Republic Rediscovered digital restorations on iTunes and AppleTV
- Martin Scorsese
- Paramount
- Candy
- Millennium Actress
- Big Trouble in Little China
- IMAX: Turtle Odyssey 4K
- RLJ Entertainment
- China Beach: The Complete Series
The UHD Alliance unveils the Filmmaker Mode initiative to ensure 4K TVs display movies properly at home
So I spent a couple hours up in Hollywood yesterday afternoon to cover something pretty interesting…
At a press event at the Screen Actors Guild, members of the UHD Alliance, three major consumer electronics manufacturers, and leading Hollywood filmmakers officially announced a new partnership effort to implement Filmmaker Mode as an extension of the 4K Ultra HD spec.
The idea is to ensure that when you watch a movie at home in 4K on your new Ultra HD display, whether from a disc, stream, or cable/satellite broadcast, it will look exactly as it should. UHD Alliance research suggests that as many as 80% of people who buy 4K TVs never change the settings out of the box. This means irritating features like motion smoothing and unnecessary processing are being applied to the image by default – processing that actually takes the picture away from the filmmakers’ intent.
What the Filmmaker Mode will do is to allow the user – either with one push of a button on the remote, or with a very easy and obvious menu setting – to set the TV’s display parameters to most accurately display the 4K content. This would be a baseline setting for the image – any added adjustments signaled by HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision metadata would happen on top of that setting. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Filmmaker Mode
- UHD Alliance
- Rian Johnson
- Mike Fiedler
- Michael Zink
- Annie Chang
- LG
- Panasonic
- James Cameron
- Vizio
- Ron Martin
- Carlos Angulo
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Ryan Coogler
- Patty Jenkins
- Martin Scorsese
- Christopher Nolan
- Ang Lee
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Ava DuVernay
- M Night Shyamalan
- The Duffer Brothers
- Damien Chazelle
- JJ Abrams
- Reed Morano
- Warner Bros
- Amazon Prime
- Universal Studios
Taxi Driver: 40th, Rush Hour Trilogy, new Donnie Darko (Reg B), Fists of Fury & more
The big news today is that Sony is bringing Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver back to theaters (on 10/16 and 10/19) for its 40th Anniversary, and will re-issue the film on Blu-ray in a new Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Edition that’s mastered from the film’s 4K restoration (which was supervised by Scorsese and cinematographer Michael Chapman). The 2-disc set, which streets on 11/8, will include much legacy bonus material along with a new 40-minute Q&A with Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and more, recorded live at the Beacon Theatre in New York City at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.
The specific list of extras includes: Disc One – Taxi Driver Q&A, Interactive Script to Screen, original 1986 commentary with Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader (recorded by The Criterion Collection), additional commentaries by Schrader and by Professor Robert Kolker, 6 featurettes (Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver, Producing Taxi Driver, God’s Lonely Man, Taxi Driver Stories, Travis’ New York, and Travis’ New York Locations), and the film’s theatrical trailer; Disc Two – The Making of Taxi Driver documentary, Storyboard to Film Comparisons (with Scorsese introduction), and Animated Photo Galleries. You can see the cover artwork above left and below. [Read on here…]
- Olive Signature Series
- Finding Dory
- BD
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary
- Shout Selects
- Donnie Darko: Limited Edition Region B
- Rush Hour Trilogy
- Martin Scorsese
- Lego Star Wars The Freemaker Adventures
- Arrow Video
- Fists of Fury
- The Chinese Connection
- Bad Moms
- Bruce Lee
- Dreamscape
- Let's Be Evil
- Black Christmas
- Scream Factory
- Shout Factory
- The House That Screamed
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