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Criterion’s June has Sorcerer & Brazil in 4K, plus new WB, Imprint & boutique titles, KLSC’s Dante’s Peak & Daylight delayed, Sony bows a new UHD player & more!
We’ve got one more new disc review to round out the week here at The Bits this afternoon...
Dennis has taken a look at Robert Day’s Two-Way Stretch (1960) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, a classic heist caper starring Peter Sellers.
The big release news today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have just announced their June slate, which is absolutely fantastic! Look for 4K Ultra HD upgrades of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) (Spine #51) and Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) (Spine #432) on 6/3, followed by Sidney Lumet’s The Wiz (1978) (Spine #1264) in 4K UHD and Blu-ray on 6/10, Charlotte Zwerin’s Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (1988) (Spine #1265) and Mitchell Leisen’s Midnight (1939) (Spine #1266) both on Blu-ray on 6/17, and François Girard’s Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) (Spine #1268) and William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977) (Spine #1267) in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on 6/24. Of these, Brazil, The Wiz, and Sorcerer will have Dolby Vision HDR. You can read more here and you can see the cover art for these above left and also below the break. [Read on here...]
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- Midnight (1939)
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Mickey 17, Flow, Presence, Section 31, The Great Train Robbery on Blu-ray & Prince’s Purple Rain album in Blu-ray Audio with Dolby Atmos!
We have more new disc reviews to share here at The Bits today, including...
Tim’s look at Kenji Kamiyama’s animated The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros, and Greg Ford and Terry Lennon’s Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
My review of Edward Zwick’s Legends of the Fall: 30th Anniversary (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, featuring a stunning restoration of John Toll’s magnificent cinematography and a great Atmos mix as well.
Stuart’s reviews of Henry Hathaway’s The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) on Region B Blu-ray from Indicator, and Michel Brault’s Orders (1974) on Blu-ray from Canadian International Pictures and Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, Stephen’s look at Stephan Elliott’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from the good people at Via Vision’s Imprint Films.
As always, more reviews are on the way here at the site, so be sure to keep checking back for them.
Also today, we’ve posted our latest update of our Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Digital Bits, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Don’t forget that anytime you order from Amazon through our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it! [Read on here...]
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Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke has been remastered in 4K, plus Prophecy, Starman, Wacky Races from Warner Archive & the 2025 TSR Projector Shootout!
We’ve got several new disc reviews for you to enjoy here at The Bits today, including...
My thoughts on Anthony Harvey’s The Lion in Winter (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from StudioCanal, as well as Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios.
Stuart’s look at Mitchell Leisen’s The Lady Is Willing (1942) on Region B Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label.
And Stephen’s take on David Twohy’s Below (2002) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.
In announcement news today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has officially set John Frankenheimer’s Prophecy (1979) for 4K Ultra HD release on 5/20. As expected, the company has also revealed that Ken Finkleman’s Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) is coming soon to 4K UHD.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set Starman (1984) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 5/27. Previously the disc has only been available on the format in the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4 box set, released in early 2024. You can read our review of that disc here at The Bits now. [Read on here...]
- 2025 TSR Projector Shootout
- The Screening Room AV
- Lili
- Side Street
- Springfield Rifle
- Three the Hard Way
- Clean and Sober
- Airplane II: The Sequel 4K
- Below 4K review
- Indicator
- Powerhouse Films
- The Lady Is Willing BD review
- 20th Century Studios
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 4K review
- StudioCanal
- The Lion in Winter 4K review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Wacky Races: The Complete Series
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Starman 4K Steelbook
- Prophecy (1979) 4K
- Princess Mononoke IMAX
- Princess Mononoke 4K remaster
- Studio Ghibli
- Hayao Miyazaki
- GKids
- Steelbook
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
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- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stuart Galbraith IV
Vinegar Syndrome reveals Brimstone & Treacle in 4K, plus new Red Shirt/Synapse catalog titles, Second Sight’s Blair Witch replacement discs & no Megalopolis from Lionsgate
We’re closing out the week here at The Bits with a trio of new disc reviews, including...
Tim’s review of Alfred Sole’s Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
Stephen’s review of Howard Hawks’ Hatari! (1962) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart’s review of Bruce Weber’s Let’s Get Lost (1988) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
Also today, our friends at Vinegar Syndrome have revealed a number of new March Blu-ray and 4K titles, including Richard Loncraine’s Brimstone & Treacle (1982) in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (with Dolby Vision), a double-feature Blu-ray of Hung-Chuen Lau’s Devil Fetus (1983) and Ngai Choi Lam’s Her Vengeance (1988), Forgotten Gialli: Volume Eight on Blu-ray—which includes Alberto Negrin’s Rings of Fear (1978), Tano Cimarosa’s Reflections in Black (1975), and Demofilo Fidani’s A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services (1975)—Miguel Angel Martinez’s 38 Especial (1992) on Blu-ray from Degausser Video, Gene Saks’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972) on Blu-ray from Cinématographe, and Peter Greenaway’s The Belly of an Architect (1987) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome Labs. All are set to ship later this month. [Read on here...]
- Steelbook
- Arrow Video
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Second Sight Films
- Lionsgate
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Alice Sweet Alice 4K review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Hatari! 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Let's Get Lost BD review
- Kino Classics
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Brimstone & Treacle 4K
- Devil Fetus
- Her Vengeance
- Forgotten Gialli: Volume Eight
- Last of the Red Hot Lovers
- The Belly of an Architect
- 38 Especial
- Red Shirt Pictures
- Synapse Films
- Fright Night: Part II
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- Megalopolis (2024)
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
- Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
- Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
- 976 Evil II: The Astral Factor
- Angel of Heat
- Gwen and the Book of Sand
- Deaf Crocodile Films
- Plane 4K Steelbook
- Second Sight
- Blair Witch Project BD replacement discs
Dirty Harry, Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, A Knight’s Tale, Flight Risk, The Florida Project & more in 4K, plus a new Andor: S2 trailer & the Home Media Awards!
We’ve got a new disc review for you all to enjoy today, as well as a much of good announcement news. First the review...
Stephen has taken a look at William Friedkin’s Cruising (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
And we’ve posted our weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section here at The Bits with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one), you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really appreciate it!
Now then, the big news today is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set the Clint Eastwood films Dirty Harry (1971), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), and Pale Rider (1985) for 4K Ultra HD, 4K Steelbook, and Digital release on 4/29 (a slight change from the 4/15 date listed previously on retail sites). Not as if everyone didn’t already know, but the studio’s press release has just confirmed it. As expected, all three will feature Dolby Atmos audio mixes and HDR10 high dynamic range.
In terms of special features, Dirty Harry (1971) will include two new featurettes (Generations and Dirty Harry and Lensing Justice: The Cinematography of Dirty Harry) as well as the following legacy features: Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel, five featurettes (American Masters Career Retrospective: Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows, Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso, Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy – Fighting for Justice, Dirty Harry’s Way, and Dirty Harry: The Original), and an Interview Gallery (featuring Patricia Clarkson, Joel Cox, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Evan Kim, John Milius, Ted Post, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Robert Urich).
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) will include two new featurettes as well (An Outlaw and an Antihero and The Cinematography of an Outlaw: Crafting Josie Wales) plus the following legacy features: Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel and four featurettes (Clint Eastwood’s West, Eastwood in Action, Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josie Wales, and Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy – Reinventing the West).
And finally, Pale Rider (1985) will include two new featurettes (The Diary of Sydney Penny: Lessons from the Set and Painting the Preacher: Bruce Surtees and Pale Rider) plus three legacy ones (Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy – Reinventing Westerns, Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story, and The Eastwood Factor). You can see the cover artwork above left and also below the break. [Read on here...]
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- Media Play News
- Home Entertainment Awards voting
- Star Wars: Andor trailer
BREAKING: Lionsgate Limited reveals new BASIC INSTINCT and KING OF NEW YORK 4K UHD Steelbooks
Heads up, Bits readers! Our friends at Lionsgate are about to launch two new 4K Ultra HD Steelbook titles on their Lionsgate Limited direct-to-consumer web store: Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct (1992) and Abel Ferrara’s King of New York (1990)!
Both will be released on 100GB for maximum video quality. Both will feature Dolby Vision HDR. Both will include English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio along with the Original Theatrical Stereo mixes.
In terms of special features, Basic Instinct will include bonus content from the previous Blu-ray edition, as well as extras that haven’t appeared since VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD. Note that Basic Instinct will also feature the same 4K master released by StudioCanal (including the same color grade, because that was director approved).
Among the features are audio commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and cinematographer Jan de Bont, a second commentary with journalist Camille Paglia, and the 1993 commentary with Verhoeven, an Introduction by Sharon Stone, the 1993 Introduction with Paul Verhoeven—two featurettes new in the US, including Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone and An Unending Story: Scoring Basic Instinct—3 more legacy featurettes (A Conversation with Sharon Stone, Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct, and Cleaning up Basic Instinct), 3 Storyboard Comparisons, Original Screen Tests for Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn, the 2021 4K Trailer, the Theatrical Trailer, the Director’s Cut Trailer, and a TV Spot. You can see the cover artwork below the break. [Read on here...]
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- StudioCanal restoration
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- Paul Verhoeven
- Abel Ferrara
- Sharon Stone
- Christopher Walken
- Paul Calderon
- Larry Fishburne
- Wesley Snipes
- Michael Douglas
4K title news including Wayne’s World 2, Kingpin, Presence, What Lies Beneath, Coffy, Scent of a Woman, Sky Captain & a 7-film Nightmare on Elm Street box!
We’ve got some great announcement news to report here at The Digital Bits today, at the start of a new week...
First of all, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have begun announcing new 4K Ultra HD catalog titles licensed from Paramount, which so far include Stephen Surjik’s Wayne’s World 2 (1993) and Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Kingpin (1996). We also expect Ken Finkleman’s Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) to be revealed soon as well. All are reported to be “coming soon” and we expect more titles to be revealed in the weeks ahead.
While we’re talking KL Studio Classics, we’ve learned that their already announced 4K release of Dante’s Peak (1997) has been delayed from its original 2/11 street date to 5/27. So adjust your plans accordingly.
Meanwhile, Paramount has officially set Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD Steelbook, and Digital release on 4/29. Extras will include 5 featurettes (Art Squad, Alpha Squad, Stunts Squad, Gear Squad, and Georgiou) as well as a gag reel. (Though based on the reviews, the entire film may as well be a gag reel.) The Blu-ray SKUs will include Dolby Atmos audio.
Neon has set Steven Soderbergh’s Presence (2024) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 5/20. [Read on here...]
- Sergio Leone
- Jason Goes to Hell 4K
- Jason X 4K
- Robert Wise
- The Andromeda Strain 4K
- Arrow Video May 2025 slate
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- Airplane II: The Sequel 4K
- Wayne's World 2 4K
- Kingpin 4K
- Dante's Peak 4K
- Star Trek: Section 31
- Neon
- Presence 4K
- What Lies Beneath 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Shout Studios
- GKids
- Blaxploitation Classics: Volume One 4K
- Across 110th Street
- Coffy
- Sheba Baby
- Hell Up in Harlem
- Truck Turner
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 4K
- The Colors Within
- Companion 4K
- For a Few Dollars More 4K
Arrow’s May has Andromeda Strain in 4K, plus Vice Squad & Prophecy from KLSC, Synapse’s Blue Sunshine, new Second Sight titles & Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds on Blu-ray!
We have two more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits...
Stuart’s look at A Man Called Shenandoah: The Complete Series (1965-66) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Dennis and Tim have taken a look at Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos (1992) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion.
The big news today is that Arrow Video has just unveiled their full Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release slate for May, which is set to include D.W. Medoff’s I Will Never Leave You Alone (2023) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 5/5, Robert Wise’s The Andromeda Strain (1971) in 4K Ultra HD (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 5/13, Jim Isaac’s Jason X (2001) and Adam Marcus’ Jason Goes to Hell (1993) both in 4K Ultra HD (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 5/20, Sergio Leone’s For a Few Dollars More (1965) on Blu-ray and 4K UHD (in the UK only) on 5/26, and Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s Steppenwolf (2024) on Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 5/27. [Read on here...]
- Arrow Video
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Vice Squad 4K
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Arrow Video May 2025 slate
- A Man Called Shenandoah BD review
- Cronos 4K review
- Criterion
- Guillermo del Toro
- I Will Never Leave You Alone
- The Andromeda Strain 4K
- Robert Wise
- Jason X 4K
- Jason Goes to Hell 4K
- For a Few Dollars More 4K
- Sergio Leone
- Steppenwolf (2024)
- Prophecy (1979) 4K
- John Frankenheimer
- Anderson Entertainment
- Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
- Thunderbirds TV series on BD
- Synapse Films
- Blue Sunshine 4K
- Second Sight Films UK
- The House of the Devil
- The Coffee Table
- Ti West
New Kino Lorber tiles including Vice Squad 4K, Crack in the World & Wonderdogs!, plus Pink Floyd at Pompeii, Becoming Led Zeppelin & Rest in Peace, Gene Hackman
We’ve got a bunch of new disc reviews up this week for your reading enjoyment here at The Bits, including...
My thoughts on Milos Forman’s Amadeus: Theatrical Cut (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. as well as Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
Tim’s reviews of Alfred Sole’s Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and Robert Rodriguez’s The Mexico Trilogy (1992-2003) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as The Project A Collection (1983-87) in 4K UHD from 88 Films.
Dennis’ looks at Dick Lowry’s Last Stand at Saber River (1997) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Melville Shavelson’s Houseboat (1958) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart’s review of Gregory La Cava’s Gabriel Over the White House (1933) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And finally, Sam Cohen’s take on Gillian Armstrong’s Little Women (1994) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [Editor’s Note: There is apparently an audio issue with this disc that’s described in the review. Sony is aware of the problem and investigating. We’ll report back here once they figure it out and launch a disc replacement program.]
There aren’t a lot of new announcements to report today, but Kino Lorber Studio Classics has set Gary Sherman’s Vice Squad (1982) for 4K Ultra HD release on 5/13. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
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- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Tim Salmons
- Sam Cohen
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Vice Squad 4K
- Crack in the World
- Wonderdogs!
- Kino Classics
- Pink Floyd at Pompeii BD
- Becoming Led Zeppelin
- IMAX
- Gene Hackman RIP
- Amadeus: Theatrical Cut 4K review
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Gladiator II 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- Alice Sweet Alice 4K review
- The Mexico Trilogy 4K review
- The Project A Collection 4K review
- 88 Films
- Last Stand at Saber River BD review
- Houseboat BD review
- Little Women (1994) 4K review
- Gabriel Over the White House BD review
- Ramona (1928)
- Good Bad Things
- Music Box Films
- The Iron Rose (1973) 4K
- Girls Without Shame 4K
- Schoolgirl Hitchhikers 4K
- Jean Rollin
- Powerhouse Indicator
- Legacy Recordings
More Eastwood 4K updates, plus an Abbott & Costello Horror Collection in Ultra HD, new Eureka Blu-ray titles, the Andor: S2 trailer drops at last & more!
We’ve got several new 4K and Blu-ray reviews for you all to enjoy today, including...
Stephen’s exhaustive and in-depth take on David Fincher’s Panic Room (2002) in 4K Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, as well as his thoughts on Peter R. Hunt’s Shout at the Devil (1976) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and also Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video in the UK. And for the record, I think Stephen’s take on Panic Room is right on the money and well worth reading for 4K enthusiasts. (Especially you young whippersnappers who seem to think a 4K disc must be absolutely reference quality to have any value—gather ‘round, Professor Bjork is teaching class.)
My review of Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) in 4K Ultra HD from Italy’s Eagle Pictures via their 4Kult line, a disc that features an encode optimized for a 100GB disc (and which is a notable improvement over the Paramount Presents 4K release).
Dennis thoughts on Carl Reiner’s Summer Rental (1985) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And finally Tim’s look at the excellent Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection on Blu-ray from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection.
More reviews are on the way this week, including my thoughts on Gladiator II and Amadeus in 4K, Tim’s look at Arrow’s Mexico Trilogy in 4K, and more. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled for those.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has now confirmed that non-Steelbook 4K versions of all the recent Clint Eastwood titles are due on 4/15 as well, including Dirty Harry (1971), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), and Pale Rider (1985). It looks like all three films will feature new Dolby Atmos mixes with HDR10 high dynamic range. You can see the Amaray covers below the break. [Read on here...]
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Dennis Seuling
- Clint Eastwood 4K Steelbooks
- The Outlaw Josey Wales 4K
- Pale Rider 4K
- Dirty Harry 4K
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Panic Room 4K review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Shout at the Devil BD review
- Lifeforce 4K review
- Arrow Video UK
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K review
- Eagle Pictures 4Kult
- Summer Rental BD review
- Tom and Jerry: The Complete Cinemascope Collection BD review
- Abbott & Costello Horror Collection 4K
- Audie Murphy Collection IV
- The Kid from Texas
- The Cimarron Kid
- Drums Across the River
- Eureka!
- Bosso Nova
- The Magnificent Chang Cheh
- The Bells of Death
- Strange New Worlds : Science Fiction at DEFA
- Terror in the Fog : The Wallace Krimi at CCC
- A24
- Babygirl 4K
- The Brutalist 4K
- Love Hurts
- Universal
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Lucasfilm
- Disney+
- Star Wars
- Andor: Season Two trailer
- Criterion May 2025 slate