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New 4K reviews including Arcane: League of Legends & Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment, plus Searchers 4K pre-orders & our weekly Release Date & Art update is live
Heads up, Bits readers!
I just wanted to jump in here this afternoon to share a bit of news and a bunch of new disc reviews that we’ve prepared for today.
Call it a hunch, but I have a strong suspicion that this release is meant to set up a second 4K Steelbook release coming in 2025, specifically of the more recent Disney+ streaming series Willow (2022). That show was cancelled and pulled from Disney+, allegedly for cost-cutting reasons, and a good way to try to recoup a little of that investment would be to sell it on 4K disc and possibly Blu-ray. So I think that’s a pretty good possibility next year.
Meanwhile, here at the site today, we’ve just posted our weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section (you’ll find that here) featuring all of the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover and Amazon.com pre-order links. (Thanks to our own Russell Hammond for his work on that.)
Speaking of which, John Ford’s The Searchers (1956) is finally up for pre-order on Amazon in 4K for the stunning price of just $29.99... [Read on here...]
- Lucasfilm
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Warner Archive Collection
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- John Wayne
- John Ford
- The Searchers (1956) 4K
- Willow (1988) 4K
- Ron Howard
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Release Dates & Artwork
- Russell Hammond
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Arcane: League of Legends 4K review
- Banning BD review
- Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment 4K review
- Arrow Video
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Up the Creek BD review
Rush 4K reviewed & more, plus KLSC bows Foul Play in Ultra HD, Sony’s Saturday Night gets a date & Severin’s first Russ Meyer titles arrive on 1/28
All right, as promised we have a bunch of new Blu-ray reviews for you today and 4K review as well, with still more set to follow all this week. We’re starting this morning with...
My review of Ron Howard’s excellent Formula 1 racing drama Rush (2013) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory, featuring stunning HDR and a new Atmos mix on a 100 GB disc.
Stephen’s look at Michael Cimino’s Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as re-issued in a new Blu-ray edition by Kino Lorber Studio Classics—the same disc that was included with their excellent 4K release last year.
Stuart’s thoughts on Damiano Damiani’s A Man on His Knees (1979) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films and Steven Hilliard Stern’s Rolling Vengeance (1987) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Dennis’ take on Norman Taurog’s Words and Music (1948) on Blu-ray from the MGM library via the Warner Archive Collection.
Now then... given that this is Veteran’s Day, a Federal holiday here in the States, there’s not a ton of release news to report, but we do have a couple of things to share with you regardless... [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Shout! Factory
- Shout! Studios
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Rush 4K review
- Ron Howard
- Michael Cimino
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot BD review
- Foul Play (1978) 4K
- Nate and Hayes (1983)
- Hanna K (1983)
- Costa Gavras
- Goldie Hawn
- Chevy Chase
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- A Man on His Knees BD review
- Rolling Vengeance BD review
- Words and Music (1948) BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Dennis Seuling
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Megalopolis (2024)
- Lionsgate
- Drag Me to Hell 4K Steelbook
- Motel Hell 4K Steelbook
- Saturday Night (2024) SNL
- Jason Reitman
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Deaf Crocodile Films
- Trapped Ashes (2006) 4K
- Felidae (1994) 4K
- The Dead Don't Hurt
- Viggo Mortensen
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Bewitched: The Complete Series BD
- Documentary Now! The Complete Series
- Severn Films
- Russ Meyer
- Roger Ebert
- Vixen! (1968) 4K
- Supervixens (1975) 4K
- Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Vixens (1979) 4K
Amazon prices on the Disney+ 4K Steelbooks drop, plus updates on The Searchers, Alien: Romulus & a new Star Wars trilogy in the works
Heads up Bits readers…
I just wanted to check in here today to let you all know that we’re working on new disc reviews, the first of which should start going live here on the website over the weekend.
There’s not a ton of release news to report today, however I am happy to say that the SRPs for the new Star Wars Disney+ 4K Ultra HD Steelbooks (due on 12/3) have finally come down to rational levels Amazon. So here are the pre-order links:
The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season (4K)
Ahsoka: The Complete First Season (4K)
Hawkeye: The Complete First Season (4K)
Loki: The Complete Second Season (4K)
Also today, it appears that the Warner Archive Collection’s new 4K and Blu-ray release of John Ford’s The Searchers (1956) have now been listed on Amazon, but the pre-orders are not yet live. But here are those links... [Read on here...]
- Ward Bond
- Vera Miles
- Jeffrey Hunter
- Natalie Wood
- The Searchers (1956) 4K
- John Ford
- John Wayne
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 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
- Alien: Romulus 4K
- Star Wars
- Disney+ 4K Steelbooks
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Fade In BD
- Alan Smithee
- Jud Taylor
- Hulu
- Never Let Go
- Lionsgate
- Lucasfilm
- New Star Wars trilogy
- Simon Kinberg
An Election Day Palette Cleanser: The Bits’ Look Ahead to Great 4K Ultra HD Titles Coming in 2025!
All right, today is Election Day here in the States, which means that partisans on both sides (and everyone in between) are feeling grumpy, nervous, or just over the whole damn thing. Some folks this evening or tomorrow—or at some point in the next two months—will be happy-ish. But while none of this feels normal, it may actually be the new normal, and that too is unsettling for lots of people.
Given all of that, I wanted to share a post today here at The Digital Bits that might actually serve as a balm or a ray of sunshine for movie and 4K fans—or at least a bit of welcome news—no matter what the outcome of today’s voting might be. So stay tuned for that in a moment.
First though, we’ve got a trio of new disc reviews to share with you here today, including...
Stephen’s take on Robert Rossen’s All the King’s Men (1949) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s new Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5 box set.
Dennis’ review of Robert Rossen’s Body and Soul (1947) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Alberto Cavalcanti’s Nicholas Nickleby (1947) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
More reviews are definitely on the way soon, including my own look at Arcane: League of Legends in 4K UHD from GKids and Shout! Studios. So be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- The Searchers (1956) 4K
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 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
- Russell Hammond
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- All the King's Men (1949) 4K review
- Body and Soul (1947) BD review
- Nicholas Nickleby (1947) BD review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 5
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Kino Classics
- Quentin Tarantino
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 4K
- Kill Bill: Volume 2 4K
- Jackie Brown 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The English Patient 4K
- Cold Mountain 4K
- Kevin Smith
- Chasing Amy 4K
- Clerks 4K
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 4K
- Miramax
- Amadeus (1984) 4K
- Constantine (2005) 4K
- David Fincher
- Se7en 4K
- Seven 4K
- The Right Stuff 4K
- Philip Kaufman
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Tron: Ares
- Tron 4K
- Tron Legacy 4K
- 20th Century Studios
- Peter Weir
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 4K
- Ridley Scott
- Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut 4K
- The Sound of Music (1965) 60th anniversary 4K
- Frank Oz
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 4K
- The Warner Archive Collection
BREAKING: The Warner Archive Collection to release its first 4K Ultra HD title… John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS!
Heads up, Bits readers! We’ve got big breaking news to report this afternoon!
Our friends at the Warner Archive Collection are about to announce their first-ever 4K Ultra HD catalog release, and it’s none other than John Ford’s legendary Western classic The Searchers (1956)!
The film stars John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, and Ward Bond.
The title will be available on 12/17 as both a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo (SRP $29.99) and a separate Blu-ray Disc release (SRP $21.99), each meticulously restored and remastered from the film’s original VistaVision negative!
Better still, the 4K disc has been compressed and authored by the fine team at Fidelity in Motion (FIM), with encoding specifically designed to fit UHD100 and BD50 discs, thus allowing for maximum data rates.
The 4K disc itself will include only the film and the audio commentary, so the image will have plenty of room to breathe. And the 4K disc will also be compatible with both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range.
Both the 4K and Blu-ray will include the film’s original mono audio track, “restored from the best available source materials to provide a clean and dynamic audio presentation.” [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- John Wayne
- John Ford
- The Searchers (1956) 4K
- Natalie Wood
- Jeffrey Hunter
- Vera Miles
- Ward Bond
- Fidelity in Motion
- David Mackenzie
- UHD100
- Warner Bros Motion Picture Imaging
- Warner Bros Archival Mastering
- The Film Foundation
- TCM Classic Film Festival
Shout’s January has Last Voyage of the Demeter & John Carpenter’s Vampires, plus VinSyn’s Looking for Mr Goodbar & Congo, Warner sets Super/Man for Digital & more
All right, we’ve got two new long-form disc reviews to share with you today...
The first is my look at Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing: The Complete Series (1999-2006), which is finally available in a new 28-disc Blu-ray box set from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The package is far from perfect, but for fans it’s still mostly be worth a look.
Also today, Stephen is celebrating yesterday’s 70th anniversary of Ishirō Honda’s original Godzilla (1954) by reviewing the new 4K Ultra HD release from Toho Studios via the Criterion Collection here in the US, a title that officially streets tomorrow.
In announcement news today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just revealed that John Frankenheimer’s Reindeer Games (2000) is coming soon to 4K Ultra HD. In addition, Melville Shavelson’s Houseboat (1958) is coming soon to Blu-ray Disc. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 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
- Stephen Bjork
- The West Wing: The Complete Series BD review
- Godzilla (1954) 4K review
- The Criterion Collection
- Shout! Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- John Frankenheimer
- Reindeer Games (2000) 4K
- Houseboat (1958) BD
- Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977) 4K
- Congo (1995) 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Richard Brooks
- Frank Marshall
- Sanctum (2011) 4K
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) 4K
- Andre Ovredal
- John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) 4K
- Frankie Freako (2024)
- 1992 (2022)
- Snoop Dog
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
- Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 5
New 4K reviews, Hundreds of Beavers is coming to Blu-ray, Disney+ 4K Steelbook pre-orders & Happy Halloween from The Bits!
All right, we have FIVE more new disc reviews for you to enjoy on this lovely Halloween, including...
My thoughts on Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from both Second Sight in the UK and also the Warner Bros. 4K release here in the States.
Stephen’s review of William Friedkin’s ironic The Exorcist (1973) in 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Steelbook 4K UHD from Warner Bros. in the UK.
And Tim’s look at Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from New Line and Warner Bros, as well as Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat (2007) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
As always, more news reviews coming over the weekend and next week, including significant titles. There are just so many titles to cover right now that it’s a little bit overwhelming!
By the way, if you haven’t yet subscribed to our Digital Bits Patreon, we have a really good post over there that fans of catalog 4K releases will be certainly be interested in. Patreon is a great way to help support our work here at The Bits, so we really appreciate it. [Read on here...]
- Arrow Video
- Conflict BD review
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Hundreds of Beavers BD
- Disney+ 4K Steelbooks
- Happy Halloween from The Digital Bits!
- The Hitcher (1986) 4K review
- Second Sight
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Exorcist (1973) 4K review
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 4K review
- New Line Cinema
- Trick 'r Treat (2007) 4K review
- Mike Cheslik
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K
- Seinfeld: The Complete Series on BD and 4K
- Inglourious Basterds 4K
Sony sets Seinfeld: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray & 4K (!), plus Killer’s Game, Galaxy Quest & more, and Teri Garr RIP
We have no less than six new disc reviews for you today, including...
Stephen’s look at Dario Argento’s Opera (1987) in limited edition 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films.
Stuart’s take on Jean Negulesco’s Jessica (1962) on region-free Blu-ray from Imprint and Via Vision, as well as Fernando Di Leo’s Madness (1980) on Blu-ray from Raro Video and Kino Lorber.
Dennis’ thoughts on Curtis Bernhardt’s Conflict (1945) and George Stevens’ I Remember Mama (1948) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Tim’s look at James Signorelli’s Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
Note that we have several more reviews coming tomorrow that are specifically Halloween-themed. And watch for more on Friday and over the weekend.
Now then, the big news today is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set Seinfeld: The Complete Series for release on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on 12/17 in honor of the series’ 35th anniversary! And here’s the cool part: while the Blu-ray will feature the episodes reframed in 1.78:1, the limited edition 4K set will feature them in the original 1.33:1 broadcast ratio. [Read on here...]
- 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
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
- Chinatown 4K
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Severin Films
- Stephen Bjork
- Opera 4K review
- Dario Argento
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision
- Jessica BD review
- Madness BD review
- Fernando Di Leo
- Raro Video
- Conflict BD review
- I Remember Mama BD review
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Seinfeld: The Complete Series on BD and 4K
- Lionsgate
- The Killer's Game
- Inglourious Basterds 4K
- Incubus (1966) 4K
- The Usual Suspects 4K
- The Gift (2000) 4K
- The Cell (2000) 4K
- Rampo Noir (2005) BD
- Quentin Tarantino
- Dean Parisot
- Galaxy Quest 4K
- Dark Sky Films
- Capelight Pictures
- The Soul Eater 4K
- Cherry 2000
- Miracle Mile
- Concord Records
- Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now 4K
- Deadline
- Jack Ryan movie
- Teri Garr RIP
Paramount to reissue Once Upon a Time in the West & Chinatown as wide-release 4Ks, plus Blake’s 7, The Book of Carol, Piece by Piece, Evil Does Not Exist & more
We have no less than four new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, and--surprise!--I even managed to finish one for a change...
First, Tim has taken a look at Sidney Lumet’s excellent Murder on the Orient Express (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Hanna-Barbera’s animated Top Cat: The Complete Series (1961-1962) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And finally today, I’ve shared my thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs (2003), a tense and effective alien invasion thriller, on 4K Ultra HD from Touchstone Pictures, Disney, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them!
In announcement news this afternoon, there is just not much to report. But we do have a couple things for you...
First, Paramount is reissuing Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo on 1/14, simply without the Paramount Presents packaging. It also looks like the studio is doing the same thing with Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) that same day. We assume they’re the same 4K discs as before. (If otherwise, we’ll confirm and post an update here.) You can see the new cover art for the former at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Eureka!
- Janus Contemporaries
- The Book of Carol
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
- Pharrell Williams
- LEGO
- BBC
- Law and Order
- Undisputed 4K
- Force Friday
- The Ballad of Josie
- Paramount Presents
- Roman Polanski
- Sergio Leone
- Sidney Lumet
- M Night Shyamalan
- Signs 4K review
- Journey Into Fear BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Hanna Barbera
- Top Cat: The Complete Series BD review
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K review
- Evil Does Not Exist
- Piece by Piece
- Blake's 7
- Chinatown 4K
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Cure (2001)
- The Apprentice
- Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now 4K
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- David Mandel
- Ryan Condal
- Veep
- House of the Dragon
- movie prop collecting
- The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast
Arrow’s January 4K slate includes The Cell (2000) and Inglourious Basterds (2009), plus Synapse’s Trick or Treat (1986) Ultra HD, new KLSC titles & more!
We’ve got one more new disc review to close out the week...
Stuart has turned in his take on Michel Boisrond’s Naughty Girl (1956) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics. It’s a French comedy starring Brigitte Bardot.
And more reviews are forthcoming, including possibly starting this weekend. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled both here and on our various social media (including @billhuntbits and @thedigitalbits).
Now then, the big news today is that our friends at Arrow Video have just unveiled their January Blu-ray and 4K slate.
And as you might expect, it includes a couple of long-awaited gems, as well as a few titles other labels have released previously (but Arrow always makes their own versions special). [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Classics
- Naughty Girl BD review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Arrow Video January 2025 slate
- The Usual Suspects 4K
- Bryan Singer
- Leslie Stevens
- Incubus (1966) 4K
- Rampo Noir (2005) BD
- Quentin Tarantino
- Inglourious Basterds 4K
- Tarsem Singh
- The Cell (2000) 4K
- Sam Raimi
- The Gift (2000) 4K
- Synapse Films
- Charles Martin Smith
- Trick or Treat (1986) 4K
- Rock & Shock: The Making of Trick or Treat documentary
- The Beast Within (1982)
- Rambling Rose (1991)
- Mr Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
- The Killer is Loose (1956)
- The Claim (2000)
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Steve Asbell
- Predator
- Alien
- Speed 3
- Master and Commander prequel