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Moonfall is official, plus C’mon C’mon, Extreme Prejudice, Jackass Forever & Our Gang silent shorts coming from ClassicFlix
We’ve got more new disc reviews for you today, starting with Tim’s look at the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D Combo from Random Space Media in Australia.
Also, Dennis has checked in with his thoughts on Robert Aldrich’s The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
And I’ve turned in my thoughts on Umbrella Entertainment’s new all-region Blu-ray release of the Frank Herbert’s Dune Collection, which includes both Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) and also Children of Dune (2003).
More reviews are on the way for tomorrow and all throughout the week, so be sure to check back for them.
Now then, neither Paramount, nor Paramount+, nor StarTrek.com have posted that trailer for the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition yet, but they keep blocking trailer leaks on YouTube and social media, so one assumes it’s coming soon. In any case, we’ll be sure to share it here and on our social when it’s finally official. [Read on here...]
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 5 BD
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Robert Wise
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Moonfall 4K
- Lionsgate
- Jackass Forever BD
- Extreme Prejudice BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- King Tweety
- ClassicFlix
- Hal Roach Our Gang silent short restorations
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 6 BD
Warner Archive reveals Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, plus more BD announcements including Rick and Morty & Dream a Little Dream
We have a couple more new disc reviews this afternoon and more release news for you as well. As always, reviews first...
Stephen has checked out a pair of Blu-ray titles today, including Craig Lahiff’s Black and White (2002) from Umbrella Entertainment—another Sunburnt Screens label title—and also Allan Arkush’s Get Crazy (1983) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Both are well worth a look, and it sounds like Get Crazy in particular includes a bunch of great bonus content. So enjoy Stephen’s reviews.
Now then, our friends over at The Warner Archive Collection have begun to reveal some great new catalog Blu-ray titles that they’re working on for release in 2022 (they’re listed as “coming soon” at the moment) and the three they’ve mentioned so far are real gems.
First up is Michael Curtiz’s Captains of the Clouds (1942) starring James Cagney. This is mastered from a new 4K scan of the original nitrate Technicolor camera negatives. Extras will include a 1942 Newsreel, the vintage 1942 color WB short Rocky Mountain Big Game, the classic Bugs Bunny cartoons What’s Cookin’, Doc? and Hold the Lion, Please (in HD), and the original theatrical trailer. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- A Hard Day's Night 4K
- The Warner Archive Collection
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm BD
- Smilebox
- Cinerama
- Technicolor
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Lionsgate
- Dream a Little Dream BD
- Rick and Morty: 1 to 5 BD
- A Star Is Born (1937) BD
- Captains of the Clouds (1942)
- George Pal
- Michael Curtiz
- Henry Levin
- William A Wellman
- Criterion
- Masters of Color podcast
- David Fincher
- Yvette Mimieux RIP
- Panic Room 4K
- Eric Weidt
- Cullen Kelly
- The Black Hole
The Guns of Navarone is coming to 4K from Sony, plus new Paramount 4K catalog, a Dementia 13: DC & remembering Jonathan Rinzler
We’ve got more great new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, as well as more release news too...
First up, Tim has posted his thoughts on Richard Alan Greenberg’s Little Monsters (1989), coming on 9/15 to Blu-ray from Lionsgate via their Vestron Video Collector’s Series.
Tim has also given William Witney’s Master of the World (1961) a look on Blu-ray, a hybrid adaptation of a pair of classic Jules Vern novels (Robur the Conqueror and Master of the World). That arrives on Blu-ray on 8/31 from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And finally, Tim has taken Roger Corman’s The Raven (1963) out for a spin on Blu-ray, starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff. That’s also coming from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on 8/31.
In terms of announcement news today, the big one is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially revealed a title we’ve had on our 4K List here at The Bits for a while now: J. Lee Thompson’s The Guns of Navarone. Look for it to arrive on 4K Ultra HD on 10/12 in honor of the film’s 60th anniversary. [Read on here...]
- The Sheik: Paramount Presents BD
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Jonathan Rinzler Rest in Peace
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- J Lee Thompson
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Scream 4K
- Miramax
- The Addams Family 4K
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Lionsgate
- Tim Salmons
- Little Monsters BD review
- Master of the World BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Raven BD review
- Roger Corman
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Terminal Island 4K
- Dementia 13: Director's Cut BD
- Andy Summers
- Super Deluxe Editions
- The Police Around the World BD
- The Making of Star Wars
- Lucasfilm
Arrow’s September Blu-ray & 4K slate, plus their Dune doc is no more, The Herculoids from Warner Archive & new announcements
We’re kicking off the new week with more disc reviews...
For those who missed it, I posted my thoughts on Wolfgang Petersen’s In the Line of Fire (from Sony) and Adam Wingard’s Godzilla vs. Kong (from Warner Bros.) in 4K Ultra HD on Friday. They’re very different films, but each looks and sounds terrific, so do give them a look.
Also, Dennis has turned in his comments on George Sherman’s Larceny, a 1948 film noir that’s coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics on 7/13.
And Stephen has reviewed Arthur Barron’s Jeremy (1973) on Blu-ray, as recently released on the format by Fun City Editions.
We also have a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate, which looks back at the theatrical release of Gordon Parks’ original Shaft in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. The in-depth piece (four pages in all!) features a new roundtable interview with historians Josiah Howard and Lee Pfeiffer, as well as Shaft super-fan Chris Utley. You’ll find that here and it’s well worth a look. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Arrow Video
- Dune 4K
- The Herculoids: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
- In the Line of Fire 4K review
- Godzilla vs Kong 4K review
- Larceny BD review
- Jeremy BD review
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michaeo Coate
- Shaft: 50th Anniversary
- Josiah Howard
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Chris Utley
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune documentary
- The Films of Oliver Assayas BD
- Walk on the Wild Side BD
- Death Screams BD
- Children of the Corn Trilogy BD
- Children of the Corn 4K
- The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch BD
- Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman BD
- Ridley Scott's Legend BD
- Those Who Wish Me Dead BD
- Bye Bye Birdie BD
- Pal Joey BD
- Sniper BD
- Objective: Burma BD
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game BD
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes BD
- Step by Step BD
- Breaker Morant BD
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Kino Lorber
- Berlin Alexanderplatz BD
- The Pursuit of DP Cooper BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat BD
- Dreambuilders
- Robotech: Part 1 The Macross Saga BD
The Expanse: Season 4, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Robert the Bruce 4K in Germany, and more
We’re closing out the week today with a little bit more release news and some new disc reviews. Let’s get to the reviews first...
Tim and Dennis have been busy these last couple days; Tim has posted a new review of David Cronenberg’s Shivers (1975), newly-released on Blu-ray as part of Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series.
Also, Dennis has turned in his thoughts on John Badam’s The Hard Way (1991) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, along with David Roby’s Most Wanted (2020) from Paramount, and Pierre Jourdan’s I Am a Dancer on Blu-ray from Film Movement and StudioCanal.
I’ve also begun working on a pair of new 4K Ultra HD releases, which I expect to have up over the next few days, so be sure to watch for these. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Zavvi
- Dennis Seuling
- Shivers BD review
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- The Hard Way BD review
- Most Wanted BD review
- I Am a Dancer BD review
- The Expanse: Season 4 BD
- Amazon Prime
- The Expanse: Season 5 trailer
- Bill & Ted Face the Music
- Robert the Bruce 4K
- Capelight Germany
- National Geographic's The Right Stuff on Disney+
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet documentary on Netflix
- The Boys on Amazon Prime
Scream bows a Friday the 13th box set, plus Uni’s Alfred Hitchcock 4K Collection is official, and a bit of hopeful Star Trek TMP 4K news!
All right, we’re kicking off the new week with more Blu-ray reviews and some GREAT release news too...
First, Tim has offered his thoughts on a pair of new Blu-ray releases, including Bert I. Gordon’s The Spider (1958 – aka Earth vs. the Spider) as well as Freddie Francis’ 1964 Hammer Films classic The Evil of Frankenstein, both available from our friends at Scream Factory.
Speaking of Scream Factory, they’re starting us off with the release news today as well...
Scream has just officially announced that they’re going to be releasing a definitive 16-disc Blu-ray collection of the Friday the 13th series. The Friday the 13th Collection: Deluxe Edition box set will arrive on October 13 and will include all 12 original films from Paramount and New Line Cinema. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Scream Factory
- Friday the 13th Collection: Deluxe Edition
- The Spider BD review
- The Evil of Frankenstein BD review
- The Wonderland
- The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection 4K
- Psycho: 60th Anniversary Edition BD and 4K
- Vertigo 4K
- Read Window 4K
- The Birds 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Little Monsters
- Shivers
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Universal Horror Collection: Volume 6 BD
- 21 Jump Street 4K
- 22 Jump Street 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Kelly Preston RIP
The Terror: Season 2, Arrow’s July slate, Little Monsters & Shivers from Lionsgate’s Vestron Video & more
We’ve got a quick update for you today, and then I’ll be back tomorrow with a long special feature piece here at The Bits.
First though, we’ve got a couple of disc reviews as follows:
He’s also posted a review of Stephen Hopkins’ Judgment Night (1993) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Dennis has taken a look at Michael Curtiz’s Romance on the High Seas on Blu-ray, also from the Warner Archive Collection. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Little Monsters
- Shivers
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Arrow's July slate
- 4K Ultra HD
- The Terror: Infamy
- Judgment Night BD review
- Romance on the High Seas BD review
- Escape from LA: Collector's Edition BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- House of Hummingbird
- Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Abbott and Costello
- Lionsgate
Twilight in 4K, plus Halloween 4K official, Maximum Overdrive details, Black Sails: Complete, Exorcist II & more
We’ve got three more Blu-rays for you today, including...
Tim’s look at Stewart Raffill’s Mac and Me: Collector’s Edition (1988) from Shout! Factory.
David Steigman’s take on Albert Pynn’s Blast (1997) from MVD.
I’m also working on several new 4K Ultra HD reviews, which should start appearing later this afternoon, so do check back for those.
In announcement news, we have details on Liongate’s next Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray title, Maximum Overdrive. [Read on here...]
- Studio Canal
- John Carpenter
- Shout! Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Maximum Overdrive BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Halloween 4K
- Twilight 4K
- Black Sails: The Complete Series
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- Blast BD review
- Mac and Me BD review
- Smashing Time BD review
- Bright Lights Big City BD
- The Bride BD
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Air Force One 4K
M:I – Fallout details, plus Maximum Overdrive: Vestron, Eighth Grade, GKids’ Fireworks & much more
We’re kicking off the week with a pair of new Blu-ray reviews...
Both are worth a look, so check out the reviews and give them a shot.
Now then... in announcement news, we have a couple interesting things for you... [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Talking Blu with The Digital Bits YouTube webcast
- The Tingler BD review
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez BD review
- Mission: Impossible Fallout 4K
- Die Hard 30th Anniversary BD
- Maximum Overdrive BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- The Chamber
- Eighth Grade
- The Gingerbread Man
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Fireworks anime
- GKids
- The REC Collection
- What Keeps You Alive
- Your Name
- Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 4K
- Superman: The Movie 4K
- The Fog 4K
- Invasion Los Angeles 4K
- John Carpenter
- Studio Canal
- Mark A Altman
- So Say We All: Battlestar Galactica book
- Midnight's Edge
- They Live 4K
Batman: The Animated Series on Blu-ray gets cover art, plus Bill at Comic-Con & 2 reviews
All right, we’ve got a pair of new disc reviews for you…
Tim has taken a look at Lionsgate’s recent Vestron Video Collector’s Series titles, including Dagon and Beyond Re-Animator. Both are worth your consideration, so enjoy the reviews!
Also today, don’t forget that I’ll be at Comic-Con this evening to host the Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory panel with Brian Ward and Jeff Nelson. The panel runs from 7-8PM in Room 32AB and there’s a whole bunch of great titles going to be announced! Trust me, I’ve seen the list. You guys are going to dig these. We’ll also have Q&A and a lot of fun, so be sure to join us if you’re down in San Diego tomorrow.
If not, we’ll post the details here on The Bits on Saturday, rest assured. And if you follow me on Twitter (@BillHuntBits), I’ll post the details there immediately after the panel. [Read on here...]