Displaying items by tag: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Thor: Love and Thunder hits Blu-ray & 4K on 9/27, plus Return of the Living Dead, Shout! Factory’s Army of Darkness 4K statement & more
We’ve got only a quick news update for you today, as we’re busy working on more new disc reviews. Speaking of which...
Stephen has just posted his thoughts on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll (2009) on Blu-ray from Dekanalog via Vinegar Syndrome.
More Blu-ray and 4K UHD reviews are definitely on the way.
Now then, the big news this afternoon is that Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution has officially announced that Taika Waititi’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, Thor: Love and Thunder, will arrive on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 9/27. The Digital and Disney+ streaming release is set for 9/8. As always, the 4K will feature Dolby Atmos audio and HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Thor: Love and Thunder 4K
- Stephen Bjork
- Air Doll BD review
- The Return of the Living Dead 4K
- Army of Darkness 4K
- Sam Raimi
- Dan O'Bannon
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Marvel
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Taika Waititi
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Elf 4K
- Casablanca 4K
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 4K
- The Polar Express 4K
- 8 Mile 4K
- Shrek 2 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Puss in Boots 4K
- A Christmas Story 4K
- Cannibal Holocaust 4K
- 88 Films
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Series 4K sale on Amazon
- HBO
- House of the Dragon
- Bel Air: Season One BD
- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
- Minions: Rise of Gru 4K
Poltergeist & Lost Boys are official for 4K Ultra HD from WB, plus Lightyear, Universal Classic Monsters: Volume 2, WarGames, The Score & more!
All right, sorry for the lack of an update yesterday, but I had a bunch of personal life stuff to take care of, as happens now and again. We’ve got some more disc reviews for you today, along with a bunch of good catalog 4K Ultra HD news. So let’s get to those reviews first, as always...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Moustapha Akkad’s The Message (1976) on 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Robert Z. Leonard’s Ziegfeld Girl (1941) on regular Blu-ray Disc from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection.
And Tim has checked in with a look at Nathan H. Juran’s The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) newly restored on Blu-ray from the good folks at The Film Detective.
All three titles are worth a look and more disc reviews are on the way.
Now then, we’ve got some 4K UHD announcement news for you today... [Read on here...]
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 4K
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- The Message 4K review
- Ziegfeld Girl BD review
- The Brain from Planet Arous BD review
- Poltergeist 4K
- The Lost Boys 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- MiddleEarth 6Film Collection 4K box
- DC League of Super Pets
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
- Lightyear 4K
- Pixar
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- ET: The ExtraTerrestrial 4K
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- The Mummy 4K
- Bride of Frankenstein 4K
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) 4K
- Creature from the Black Lagoon 4K
- Wargames 4K
- Shout! Factory
- The Score 4K
- At Close Range BD
- David Warner RIP
- Paul Sorvino RIP
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is coming to 4K, plus Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, Imprint’s October slate & Icons Unearthed: Star Wars on Vice TV
We’ve got three more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits, plus more new theatrical and catalog release news, including a fun catalog 4K title we’re looking forward to. Plus we’ve got word on a new film documentary series that’s now streaming and worth your time.
First those reviews...
Tim has turned in his thoughts on a great new Blu-ray release from our friends at ClassicFlix and the 3-D Film Archive: Jean Yarbrough’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The disc streets next week in honor of the film’s 70th anniversary and it includes a ton of great extras in addition to a terrific film restoration.
Stephen has taken a look at Ike Sanders’ Final Flesh (2009) on Blu-ray from AGFA via Vinegar Syndrome.
And Stephen has also offered his thoughts on a nifty little German thriller, Carl Schenkel’s Out of Order (1984), in 4K Ultra HD from Subkulture USA via Vinegar Syndrome.
All three titles are well worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Imprint Films
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Imprint Films October 2022 slate
- Stephen Bjork
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Rob Zombie's The Munsters BD
- Vice TV
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
- ClassicFlix
- The 3D Film Archive
- Out of Order 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Final Flesh BD review
- Nope BD
- Testament BD
- Save the Tiger BD
- Warning Shot BD
- The Molly Maguires BD
- North Dallas Forty BD
- Pretty Baby BD
- The Rose Tattoo BD
- Come Back Little Sheba BD
- Miami Connection
- The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler Collector’s Set
- Severin Films
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Screen Archives Entertainment
- Twilight Time
- The Nun and The Devil BD
- The Paper BD
- The Cure BD
- The Replacement Killers BD
- Miami Connection 4K
- Marcia Lucas
- Jack and the Beanstalk BD review
Universal Soldier in 4K, plus Edge of Tomorrow, Ambulance, Criterion’s May 30% off sale & a cool update on The Gene Roddenberry Archive
Today’s update is brief, as I’m testing the Digital Bits site upgrade this week, but we do have some interesting news for you.
First though, a quick heads-up: Criterion is offering 30% off all their in-stock and pre-order titles in their online store throughout the month of May. So if there’s something you’re interested in, be sure to take advantage of the sale.
Also, Lionsgate has officially announced the 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release of Roland Emmerich’s Universal Soldier (1992) on 6/21 (SRP $27.99).
Extras will include audio commentary by Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Dolph Lundgren, a second commentary with just Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, 2 featurettes (A Tale of Two Titans and Guns, Genes, and Fighting Machines), an alternate ending, a vintage Behind-the-Scenes piece, and the theatrical trailer. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Lionsgate
- Universal Soldier 4K Steelbook
- Edge of Tomorrow 4K
- Ambulance
- Michael Bay
- Roland Emmerich
- Doug Liman
- Criterion 30% off sale in May
- The Gene Roddenberry Archive
- Mike and Denise Okuda
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Battle of the Worlds, Studio 666, Night Gallery: Season 2, Steel Justice & more new Blu-ray releases
We’re wrapping things up here at The Bits this week with three more new disc reviews, all of them from Tim Salmons...
First up is Tim’s take on Jorge Grau’s The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974), which is coming on Blu-ray on 6/7 from Synapse Films in regular Amaray, and is already available in Steelbook packaging. Tim has reviewed both versions here and here.
Tim has also given a look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 2 on Blu-ray 3D, a throw-back animated title released back in 2016 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
In terms of release news today, Synapse Films has announced that a new 4K Ultra HD edition of Dario Argento’s Tenebrae (1982) is coming on 7/26. Two versions will be available, a 3-Disc 4K UHD Limited Edition (of 6,000 units) and a 3-Disc 4K UHD “Variant Cover” Limited Edition (of just 2,000 units that’s exclusive to DiabolikDVD). [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Studio 666 BD
- Foo Fighters
- Synapse Films
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Hotel Transylvania 2 BD3D review
- The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Dario Argento
- Tenebrae 4K
- The Film Detective
- Battle of the Worlds BD
- Marty BD
- Steele Justice BD
- Richard Donner
- One More Time BD
- Salt and Pepper BD
- Night Gallery: Season 2 BD
- Rod Serling
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! BD
- The Organization BD
- Desperate Hours BD
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season Two BD
- The Northman 4K
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Vampire's Kiss BD
- Rough Cut: Paramount Presents BD
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 July slate includes Raging Bull in 4K, Drive My Car, Devil in a Blue Dress & more, plus new Ultra HD titles are on the way
The big news today is that The Criterion Collection has just announced their July release slate, as follows...
Look for Bong Joon Ho’s Okja (2017 – Spine #1133 – 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD) and Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides (1999 – Spine #920 – 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 7/5.
David Lean’s Summertime (1955 – Spine #22 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull (Spine #1134 – 4K and Blu-ray) on 7/12.
And Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car (2021 – Spine #1136 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Carl Franklin’s Devil in a Blue Dress (1995 – Spine #1135 – 4K and Blu-ray) on 7/19.
Of these, Devil in a Blue Dress and Okja will feature Dolby Vision HDR. Okja will also include Dolby Atmos audio (the other titles are all DTS-HD Master Audio). [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Criterion July 2022 slate
- Okja 4K
- The Virgin Suicides 4K
- Raging Bull 4K
- Devil in a Blue Dress 4K
- Drive My Car BD
- Summertime BD
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 4K
- Everything Everywhere All at Once 4K
- Downton Abbey: A New Era 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Edge of Tomorrow 4K
- Grease 2 Steelbook BD
- Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eleventh Season DVD
- MacGyver: The Complete Series DVD
- The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2 Collection BD
Licorice Pizza, The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2, Drive 4K from Second Sight, a new Mad Max 2 4K replacement disc update & more
The big piece of announcement news today is that Universal Studios Home Entertainment has set Paul Thomas Anderson’s excellent and Best Picture-nominated film Licorice Pizza for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 5/17. The Digital version is already available (including 4K), though there are no current plans for a physical 4K Ultra HD release. Extras on the Blu-ray will include camera tests, a deleted scene, a Fat Bernie’s Commercial, and a Behind-the-Scenes featurette. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
Also, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially set The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2 Collection for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 5/17. Of course, the Amazon-exclusive series is already available for streaming on Amazon Prime. This release is no doubt timed to support the 6/3 debut of Season 3 on Prime. Extras on the discs will include deleted scenes and a blooper real for each season, plus Butcher: A Short Film. Again, you can see the cover artwork below.
One hopes that the this means Sony might consider releasing other series it produces for streamers on physical media eventually, including (hopefully) Apple TV’s outstanding For All Mankind (which I’d kill to own on physical 4K). [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- John Sturges
- Licorice Pizza
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Amazon Prime
- The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2 BD
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Second Sight Films UK
- Drive 4K
- The Witch 4K
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Isao Takahata
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Panda! Go Panda! BD
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Studio Ghibli
- The Handmaid's Tale: Season Four DVD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Mad Max: The Road Warrior 4K replacement program
- Marvel
- Morbius 4K
- Arrow Video
- True Romance 4K
Universal reveals more Hitchcock 4K Ultra HDs, plus Honeymooners, Kino Lorber’s May slate & the Amazon/MGM deal is final
We’re back as promised with a bit more release news for you this evening...
You may recall that a couple of months ago, we reported that Universal Studios Home Entertainment was preparing another wave of Alfred Hitchcock 4K Ultra HD titles for release this year. Well, now it’s official: The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume 2 box set will street on 5/10, and—just as we expected—it will include Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Marnie (1964), The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Family Plot (1976).
What’s more, in addition to the 4K box set, you’ll be able to purchase the individual 4K Ultra HD SKUs on 5/10 as well.
You can see the cover artwork for the box set at left, and you’ll find that and the individual 4K covers below, all linked to their respective Amazon.com pre-order pages. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber May 2022 slate
- Saboteur 4K
- Shadow of a Doubt 4K
- Marnie 4K
- The Trouble with Harry 4K
- Family Plot 4K
- MPI Media Group
- The Honeymooners Specials: The Complete Collection DVD
- The Miklós Jancsó Collection BD
- Amazon MGM deal closes
KLSC reveals more Man with No Name 4Ks, plus Hitchcock Vol. 2, Shinkai from GKids, Police Around the World & more!
We’re working on new disc reviews here at The Bits at the moment, and we have a few recently-posted ones to catch you all up on today...
I’ve posted my thoughts on Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros.
Stephen has turned in his review of a Region B Blu-ray double-feature title from All the Anime: Makoto Shinkai’s The Place Promised in Our Early Days and Voices of a Distant Star. Hold that thought for a moment.
Tim has checked in with a look at Christophe Gans’ Silent Hill and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s The Man from Hong Kong on region-free Blu-ray from our friends at Umbrella Entertainment.
And Dennis has offered his take on David Butler’s Lullaby of Broadway (1951) on Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
I’m also working on a review of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story on 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios, and I’ve just gotten my hands on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Trilogy in 4K from Paramount. So be sure to watch for those reviews to get posted over the weekend and early next week. Rest assured, the rest of the team has more new reviews on tap for the coming week as well. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi
- The Man with No Name 4K
- The Matrix Resurrections 4K review
- Voices of a Distant Star BD review
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days BD review
- Silent Hill BD
- The Man from Hong Kong BD
- Lullaby of Broadway BD
- The Warner Archive Collection
- All the Anime
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Lullaby of Broadway BD review
- West Side Story 4K
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K
- A Fistful of Dollars 4K
- For a Few Dollars More 4K
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
- Sergio Leone
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume 2 4K
- Saboteur 4K
- Shadow of a Doubt 4K
- Marnie 4K
- The Trouble with Harry 4K
- Family Plot 4K
- Makoto Shinkai
- 5 Centimeters Per Second BD
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices BD
- Disney Movie Club
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People BD
- The Gnome Mobile BD
- The Police Around the World BD