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Criterion’s August has De Sica’s Shoeshine & art house titles, plus Excalibur is coming, Bride of Re-Animator, StudioCanal’s Ran: 40th, Bewitched & more!
Our friends at the Criterion Collection have just closed out the week by announcing their August slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, and it’s interesting indeed. There are few, what one might call, major titles this month, but there are some interesting art house gems. The slate includes...
Kon Ichikawa’s Fires on the Plain (1959) (Spine #378 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and The Burmese Harp (1956) (Spine #379 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 8/5, Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station (Spine #1273 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 8/12, A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films by Edward Yang (1994-96) (Spine #1275 – Blu-ray) and Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine (1946) (Spine #1272 – 4K + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 8/19, and finally Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio (2024) (Janus Contemporaries – Blu-ray and DVD), Alice Wu’s Saving Face (2004) (Spine #1276 – Blu-ray), and Zeinabu irene Davis’s Compensation (1999) (Spine #1274 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 8/26.
Curiously, there aren’t a lot of 4K titles in this batch, but I strongly suspect it’s because they have many more in the works. In any case, you can read more about these titles on Criterion’s website here. And don’t forget that they’re running their Spring Sale until 5/26, offering 30% of all discs. [Read on here...]
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The Way of the Gun, Earthquake! in 4K, Vestron’s All of Me, Billy Madison, The Toxic Avenger, Wolf Children, Sinners, Rust & more!
We’re back!
Sorry for the absence of news posts over these last few days, folks. It’s been a busy and chaotic week here at The Bits—not so much work wise, but personal life. Our family’s had a flurry of doctors appointments (all routine, thanks goodness, but still disruptive) and I’ve had to run a car in for servicing. Man, I hate it when real life intrudes on my 4K disc time! Anyway, things seem to be settling down, so it’s time to catch up on news, and then I’ll be working on some new disc reviews myself over the coming days as well.
First though, we do have a couple of reviews to share with you from the team, including...
Tim’s look at Tarsem Singh’s The Cell (2000) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video—something of a complicated title to review, given its unique production characteristics, as well as the fact that Arrow implemented a disc replacement program.
And Stephen’s thoughts on Robert Wise’s The Andromeda Strain (1971) in 4K Ultra HD, also from Arrow Video, a terrific sci-tech thriller adapting Michael Crichton’s influential 1969 novel of the same name.
Also here at the site this week, we’ve posted a new update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through to them from one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it! [Read on here...]
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- Andor: The Complete Second Season
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- The Cell 4K review
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- Robert Wise
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Warner Archive’s Splendor in the Grass BD, Death Wish 3 & Silent Scream, Imprint sets Malcolm X & Midnight Cowboy for 4K, Kevin Smith talks Dogma & more!
We’re starting the week here at The Bits, as we so often do, with a trio of new Blu-ray reviews, including...
Dennis’ look at Herbert Ross and Woody Allen’s Play It Again Sam (1972) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Edward Kull and Wilbur F. McGaugh’s 1935 The New Adventures of Tarzan serial on Blu-ray from Film Masters, as well as Clarence Brown’s Sadie McKee (1935) on Blu-ray from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection.
Also, Stephen and I have just contributed a pair of new subscriber-exclusive blog posts on The Digital Bits’ Patreon page (here and here). We’re up to 377 subscribers over there, and we’d really love to reach 400, so if you appreciate what we do here at The Bits in support of physical media, please consider subscribing to our Patreon. We have options for doing so that are as low as $6 a month (with discounts for a year-long subscription) and we definitely try to post exclusive content there that will make it worth your while, including regular video updates. Thanks in advance for your consideration! [Read on here...]
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- Play it Again Sam BD review
- The New Adventures of Tarzan serial BD review
- Sadie McKee BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- George Feltenstein
- Tim Millard's The Extras podcast
- Film Masters
- To Catch a Thief 4K Steelbook
- Death Wish 3 (1985) 4K
- Silent Scream (1979) 4K
- Dark Force Entertainment
- Malcolm X 4K
- In the Heat of the Night 4K
- Midnight Cowboy 4K
- Spike Lee
- Clark Gable Collection
- Gary Cooper Collection
- The Citadel (1938)
- A Date with Judy (1948)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
- Executive Suite (1954)
- His Kind of Woman (1951)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- Arrow Video upcoming 4K titles
- Thief 4K
- Creepshow 2 4K
- Nightbreed 4K
- To Live and Die in LA 4K
- Rawhead Rex 4K
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- The Apartment 4K
- The Visitor (1979) 4K
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A Minecraft Movie on Blu-ray & 4K, plus new Imprint, KLSC, and BFI announcements & Tron screens in 4K with Dolby Vision at the Academy Museum on 7/3!
In announcement news today, the big news is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has just set Jared Hess’ A Minecraft Movie (2024) for Digital release on 5/13, with the physical Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release set to follow on 6/24. A Limited Edition 4K Steelbook package will also be available.
The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
Extras will include 5 featurettes (among them Building the World of Minecraft: Block Party, Creepers, Zombies, and Endermen Oh My!, A Minecraft Movie: Block Beats, A Minecraft Movie: Pixel Pals, and Marlene + Nitwit). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break.
Also today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just set Bob Giraldi’s Hiding Out (1987) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on 7/29. The film stars John Cryer and Annabeth Gish. [Read on here...]
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- Blue (1968)
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- Hud (1963)
- This Property is Condemned (1966)
- Track of the Cat (1954)
- You Only Live Once (1937)
- Fritz Lang
- The Juggler (1953)
- Jet Storm (1959)
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Clue (1985) 4K Steelbook
- Aeon Flux (2005) 4K Steelbook
- Æon Flux 4K
- BFI
- British Film Institute
- Women in Love (1969) 4K
- Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
- Human Traffic (1999) 4K
- Shanghai Blues (1984)
- Film Movement
- The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Tron (1982) 4K DCP screening with Dolby Vision
- Tron: Ares
- Tron: Legacy
- A Minecraft Movie 4K
Lethal Weapon 4K is finally official, plus Snow White (2025), A24’s A Different Man, Murder, She Wrote Blu-ray follow-up & the new Split-Reel label!
We’ve done a bunch of updating here at The Bits today, including our 4K Ultra HD Release List, which should now be up to date with all the latest announcements, details, and pre-order links.
We’ve also just done our weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section here at the site (thanks to our own Russell Hammond for that) which includes all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links.
As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really do appreciate it!
Now then, the big news today is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has finally officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon (1987) on 6/24. [Read on here...]
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Fury, The Phantom, official 007: Sean Connery & Jurassic Park Trilogy 4K remastering details, Murder, She Wrote & the Kingdom of Heaven: DC looks fantastic!
Afternoon, Bits readers! We’re starting the week with more new disc reviews, as always, including...
Stuart’s thoughts on Daniel Petrie’s The Betsy (1978) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
Dennis’ look at Todd Field’s In the Bedroom (2001) on Blu-ray also from Imprint Films.
And Tim’s take on Imprint’s new Blaxploitation (1972-1973) Blu-ray box set, which includes Martin Goldman’s The Legend of Black Charley (1972), Larry G. Spangler’s The Soul of Black Charley (1973), Ron O’Neal’s Superfly T.N.T. (1973), and Arthur Marks’ Detroit 9000 (1973). (Note that two of those films are using their less controversial titles, one of which was apparently changed for use in newspaper theatrical listings and for its original 1970s TV broadcast.)
Also… on Friday, Stephen turned in a detailed look at Mel Brooks’ trail-blazing comedy Blazing Saddles (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
And finally, Tim also reviewed Arrow Video’s excellent Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray box set, which was released in March.
More reviews are forthcoming this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
In announcement news today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just revealed a new 4K Steelbook edition of David Ayer’s Fury (2014) for release on 7/15. The title will now include Dolby Vision HDR, whereas the previous 4K release (from May of 2018) had HDR10 only. (You can read our review of that disc here.) All the extras will be the same, with the sole exception that the 4K disc no longer includes the 46-minute Smithsonian Channel documentary The Tanks of Fury. (Nor is it on the Blu-ray in the package, which seems to be identical to the previous Blu-ray.) Presumably, this omission allows for the inclusion of Dolby Vision and perhaps a higher overall 4K data rate. In any case, you can see the Steelbook cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
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- The Betsy BD review
- In the Bedroom BD review
- Blaxploitation (1972 to 1972) BD review
- Detroit 9000
- Superfly TNT
- The Legend of Black Charley
- The Soul of Black Charley
- Blazing Saddles 4K review
- Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe BD review
- Arrow Video
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Fury 4K Steelbook
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Phantom (1996) 4K
- America 3000
- Danger: Diabolik 4K
- 007: Sean Connery 6 Film Collection remastering details
- MGM
- Jurassic Park Trilogy 4K Steelbook remastering details
- Murder She Wrote: The Complete Series BD
- Little Buddha 4K
- Beyond Fest
- Ridley Scott
- Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut 4K
- Egyptian Theatre
- Steve Asbell
- 20th Century Studios
- Walt Disney Studios Restoration
Shane (1953) hits 4K on 7/15, Plus The Golden Child, Jade, Sunset Boulevard, Better off Dead, Apple’s See: The Complete Series & more!
We have three more new disc reviews for you today, including…
Stephen’s look at both the regular 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook versions of Clint Eastwood’s Pale Rider (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
And Dennis’ take on Kirk Douglas’ Posse (1975) on Blu-ray from Paramount via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
In release news today, Vinegar Syndrome has announced a trio of new 4K Ultra HD titles as part of their Halfway to Black Friday event, including Bob Saget’s Dirty Work (1998), Michael Ritchie’s The Golden Child (1986), and William Friedkin’s Jade (1995)! All three will include Dolby Vision HDR and substantial extras.
What’s more, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have just set George Stevens’ Shane (1953) for 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release on 7/15! That’s a Paramount title, and it’ll include Dolby Vision HDR. [Read on here...]
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- Posse BD review
- Pale Rider 4K review
- Clint Eastwood
- Kirk Douglas
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dirty Work (1998) 4K
- The Golden Child (1986) 4K
- Jade (1995) 4K
- Eddie Murphy
- William Friedkin
- Bob Saget
- George Stevens
- Shane (1953) 4K
- Rustlers' Rhapsody
- Sugar Hill
- Billy Wilder
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) 4K
- Better Off Dead
- Drop
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- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Shout! Factory
- The Place Beyond the Pines 4K
- RoboCop 2 4K
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- Blue Underground
- The Blood of Fu Manchu 4K
- Jess Franco
- The Castle of Fu Manchu 4K
- See: The Complete Series BD
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Disney & 20th Century confirm The Rocky Horror Picture Show is coming to 4K, plus Lethal Weapon & 007 Sean Connery special features!
We’re starting the day off today with three more new disc reviews, including…
Stuart’s look at George Armitage’s Hit Man (1972) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dennis’ thoughts on Josh Ruben’s Heart Eyes (2025) on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
And Tim’s look at Tinto Brass’ Cheeky! (2000) on 4K Ultra HD from Cult Epics.
As always, more reviews are on the way, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!
Now then, the big news today is that yet another 20th Century Studios title from my list of 4K catalog recommendations to Disney has just been officially announced for 4K Ultra HD release by Sony: Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), which adapts the musical play by Richard O’Brien!
Note that the actual street date hasn’t yet been announced—the press release lists the title as “coming on Blu-ray in 4K Ultra HD later this year!” Here are the official press release:
“BURBANK, CA (April 30, 2025) – This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the genre-defying cult classic that transformed midnight cinema and inspired a global phenomenon. First introduced to audiences in 1975, the film quickly became more than just a movie – it sparked a movement. [Read on here...]
- Lethal Weapon (1987) 4K
- Richard Donner
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show 4K
- 20th Century Studios
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- Disney
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
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- Dr No 4K
- Thunderball 4K
- From Russian with Love 4K
- Goldfinger 4K
- Diamonds Are Forever 4K
- You Only Live Twice 4K
Warner makes Connery 007 4K official, plus a new Jaws: 50th, A24’s Warfare, Grave of the Fireflies & Shout!’s July has Alexander, Battle Beyond the Stars & more!
We’ve got four new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…
Dennis’ look at Frank Wisbar’s Lighthouse (1947) on Blu-ray from Film Masters.
Stuart’s take on James Goldstone’s Swashbuckler (1976) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
And last but not least, Stephen’s in-depth thoughts on Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) in both 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
Also here at The Bits today, we’ve just updated our Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we really appreciated it! [Read on here...]
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- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
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- Bluray Disc
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Stephen Bjork
- Film Masters
- Imprint Films
- Lighthouse BD review
- Swashbuckler BD review
- The Outlaw Josey Wales 4K review
- Release Dates & Artwork with 4K search
- Russell Hammond
- Sean Connery James Bond 4K
- Dr No 4K
- Thunderball 4K
- From Russian with Love 4K
- Goldfinger 4K
- Diamonds Are Forever 4K
- You Only Live Twice 4K
- A24 Shop
- Alex Garland
- Warfare 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Jaws: 50th Anniversary 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Laurent Bouzereau
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
- Dolby Vision HDR
- Dolby Atmos audio
- GKids
- Studio Ghibli
- Isao Takahata
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Primary Colors 4K
- Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Abigail 4K
- Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection 4K
- Fade to Black 4K
- Strangers with Candy BD
- Battle Beyond the Stars 4K
- Roger Corman
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 4K
- The Old Dark House 4K
- James Whale
- Eureka!
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault: Volume 1
- Andor: The Complete First Season 4K
Our review of Dirty Harry 4K is here, plus Shout! Factory launches its Hong Kong Cinema Classics label with The Jet Li Collection in Ultra HD!
We’ve got four new disc reviews for you guys to start the new week, including...
Stephen’s look at both the regular 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook versions of Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry (1971) from Malpaso via Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Dennis’ take on Vernon Sewell’s Burke and Hare (1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart’s thoughts on John Boulting’s I’m All Right Jack (1959), also on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
More reviews are forthcoming this week, including the other two Clint Eastwood 4K titles, so be sure to watch for them.
In announcement news today, the big news is that Shout! Factory has just announced the first title in their new Hong Kong Cinema Classics label: The Jet Li Collection, a 10-disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray box set that will include Gordon Chan’s Fist of Legend (1994), Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master (1993), Corey Yuen’s Fong Sai Yuk (1993), Fong Sai Yuk II (1993), and The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)! Look for the box to street on 7/29. [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
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dirty Harry 4K review
- Burke and Hare BD review
- I'm All Right Jack BD review
- Clint Eastwood
- Shout! Factory
- Hong Kong Cinema Classics label
- The Jei Li Collection 4K box set
- Fist of Legend
- Tai Chi Master
- Fong Sai Yuk
- Fong Sai Yuk II
- The Bodyguard from Beijing
- Hong Kong Film Archives
- John Woo
- Hard Boiled
- Peking Opera Blues
- City on Fire
- The Killer
- Bullet in the Head
- A Better Tomorrow
- A Chinese Ghost Story
- CAV
- Mondo Macabro
- Dr Jekyll and the Werewolf (1972)
- StudioCanal
- Sam Peckinpah
- Convoy 4K
- Hit Man