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Criterion’s April slate, Powerhouse Films, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, a terrific Greig Fraser interview, Collider’s For All Mankind cast/crew Q&A & more!
All right, we’ve got quite a bit of ground to cover today here at The Digital Bits. But as always, we’re starting first with some more new disc reviews. And they’re good ones...
Stephen has taken a look at a pair of 4K Ultra HD releases, including Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) in 4K from Arrow Video—an absolutely fantastic release—as well as Ishirō Honda’s original Godzilla (1954) in 4K from Toho, a Japanese import disc that has no English subtitles. But read on, because Stephen’s thoughts on it are well worth your time.
Now then, the first big piece of news we have today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have just announced their April Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD slate, which is set to include an update of Mathieu Kassovitz’s La haine (1995) (Spine #381 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) on 4/2, an update or Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Spine #29 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) on 4/9, Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky’s Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) (Spine #1215 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 4/16, Mikhail Kalatozov’s I Am Cuba (1964) (Spine #1214 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray) on 4/23, and Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight (1991) (Spine #1216 – Blu-ray) on 4/30. Of the 4K titles, La Haine will include Dolby Vision HDR. [Read on here...]
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Wish, Color Purple (2023), The Guyver in 4K, new KLSC titles, Thunderheart, Second Sight’s Hitcher update & David J. Skal RIP
This is the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday here in the States, so there’s not a lot of release news happening at the moment. But we do have a few things to report for you today, plus some new disc reviews including...
Stuart’s thoughts on Kino Classics’ Soundies: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray set, featuring short films of the 1940s, and E.A. Dupont’s Picadilly (1929) Blu-ray from Milestone Films and Kino Lorber.
Dennis’ take on Miloš Forman’s Valmont (1989) and Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as W.S. Van Dyke’s Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Stephen’s look at Michael Mann’s Blackhat (2015) on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Joel M. Reed’s Bloodsucking Freaks (1976) and Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil (1970) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple (2023) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 3/12, with the Digital release expected tomorrow on 1/16. Extras will include 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes (including Creating The Color Purple: A Bold New Take on the Beloved Classic, Hell Yes! The Iconic Characters of The Color Purple, In the Flow: Creating The Color Purple’s Biggest Musical Moments, and A Story For Me: The Legacy of The Color Purple). You can see the cover art below. [Read on here...]
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A Se7en 4K update, Shout! & Henson Co. make a new distribution deal & more, plus Bill Mechanic gets it
We’re finishing the week here at The Bits first with more new disc reviews, including…
Stuart’s take on Fran Rubel Kuzui’s Tokyo Pop (1988) and Michael Powell’s The Edge of the World (1937) both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ thoughts on Allen Baron’s Blast of Silence (1961) on Blu-ray from Criterion, Josh Greenbaum’s Strays (2023) on Blu-ray from Universal, Bernard Girard’s Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, and Val Guest’s The Quartermass Xperiment (1955) on Blu-ray from Hammer Films via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stephen’s review of The Films of Doris Wishman: The Daylight Years on Blu-ray from AGFA, Something Weird, and Vinegar Syndrome, Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen – Parts One and Two (2023) on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. and DC, and Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller’s animated classic Benny’s Bathtub (1971) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile via Vinegar Syndrome.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming next week, so be sure to watch for them.
Also, we’ve posted a few interesting things on our new Patreon page, including a new film review (not a disc review) from Stephen of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One (2023) as well as a blog post from yours truly about the future 4K Ultra HD plans of a major studio we tend to talk a lot about here at the site. I’ll have more to say about that subject here on The Bits in the weeks and months ahead, but the blog posts I’ve been doing on Patreon felt like the more appropriate place to vent a little bit on the subject. [Read on here...]
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- Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round BD review
- The Quartermass Xperiment BD review
- The Films of Doris Wishman BD review
- Justice League x RWBY 4K review
- Benny's Bathtub BD review
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Lots of new disc reviews, new KLSC 4K titles including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, plus Exorcist at 50, The Abyss 4K gets cancelled in the UK
Afternoon, folks! I certainly hope that those of you who celebrate it have had a great Christmas holiday, and that the rest of you are enjoying the holiday season.
I’ve got just a quick update here for you today and I’ll post a little more as the week goes on. This time of year there’s typically very little news-wise worth reporting, but there are some odds and ends to cover.
First though, I want to catch you up on the latest disc reviews we’ve posted here at The Bits since our last news post last week. Now available for your reading pleasure here are...
My reviews of James Cameron’s Avatar: Collector’s Edition (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water – Collector’s Edition (2022) in 4K Ultra HD from Lightstorm and 20th Century Studios.
Tim’s thoughts on Richard Donner’s Scrooged: 35th Anniversary Edition (1988) in 4K from Sony and George Mihalka’s My Bloody Valentine: Collector’s Edition (1981) in 4K from Scream Factory.
Dennis’ takes on David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: The Believer (2023) in both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD from Universal, as well as Oren Rudavsky’s The Treatment (2006) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, and Richard Attenborough’s In Love and War (1996) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Stephen’s reviews of Charles Kaufman’s Mother’s Day (1980) in 4K from Troma via Vinegar Syndrome, Emma Tammi’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in 4K from Universal, and Ti West’s Pearl (2022) in 4K from A24 via Turbine Media.
And finally Stuart’s look at Succession: The Complete Series on DVD from HBO, Alain Resnais’ La Guerre est finie (1966) on Blu-ray from The Film Desk and Vinegar Syndrome, and Paul Lynch’s The Hard Part Begins (1973) on Blu-ray from Canadian International Pictures via Vinegar Syndrome. [Read on here...]
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- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
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- James Cameron
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- Avatar: Collector's Edition 4K review
- Avatar: The Way of Water Collector's Edition 4K review
- Scrooged 4K review
- My Bloody Valentine 4K review
- The Exorcist: Believer 4K review
- The Treatment BD review
- In Love and War BD review
- Mother's Day 4K review
- Five Nights at Freddy's 4K review
- Pearl 4K review
- Succession: The Complete Series DVD review
- La Guerre est finie BD review
- The Hard Part Begins BD review
- 20th Century Studios
- Lightstorm
- Sony
- Scream Factory
- Universal
- Kino Lorber
- Warner Archive Collection
- Turbine Media
- HBO
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- The Exorcist at 50
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- The Abyss 4K canceled in the 4K
- Gunfight at the OK Corral 4K
- Film Noir: Volume XVII BD
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New disc reviews, plus Changing Lanes, Leviathan & Last Castle in 4K, Arrow & Umbrella’s March slates, Collider’s For All Mankind season finale screening & more!
Good afternoon, everyone! We’re well into the week before Christmas now and—as seems to be true every year—the period right around the holiday tend to be packed with review work, as all of the big fourth quarter titles keep rolling in. Last week was certainly that way, and this week is proving to be no different. So with that in mind, here’s a look at...
Stephen’s review of Gareth Edwards’ terrific sci-fi tale The Creator (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios via Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Tim’s look at Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad (1987) in 4K Ultra HD form Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession: Collector’s Edition (1981) in 4K Ultra HD from Umbrella Entertainment, and ALF: The Complete Series on DVD from Shout! Factory.
Dennis’ take on Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel’s Deadgirl: 15th Anniversary Edition (2008) on Blu-ray from Dark Sky Films via Unearthed Films.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Georg Fenady’s Arnold (1973) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Of course, that’s not all. We’re still working on several more new disc reviews that we hope to share before the Christmas holiday. For my own part, I’m currently checking out Umbrella Entertainment’s new Frank Herbert’s Dune & Children of Dune: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray box set, and I expect any time now have the new Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water – Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HDs in hand for review. So watch for those and more in the days ahead. [Read on here...]
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- City of the Living Dead 4K
- Dark Water 4K
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- Frances BD
- The Last Castle 4K
- Leviathan 4K
- Alaska Seas BD
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- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Arnold BD review
- Deadgirl BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- ALF: The Complete Series DVD review
- Possession 4K review
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Criterion’s March includes To Die For in 4K, plus new Imprint, Powerhouse, and KLSC titles, Vinegar Syndrome’s new Cinématograph label & more!
All right, as you’ve probably seen here on The Digital Bits, I’ve now shared my thoughts on the 4K Digital remasters of James Cameron’s The Abyss, True Lies, and Aliens. These reviews have been shared after looking at each of the remasters as they currently appear on Vudu, Movies Anywhere, and Apple TV/iTunes, allowing for streaming quality variations in each. So if you’re interested in those, you’ll find my take on each via the title links provided in this paragraph.
Rest assured, I will also be reviewing the forthcoming 4K Ultra HD disc versions of those films, and the forthcoming Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water collector’s editions when they arrive. And the rest of The Bits team is working on a whole slate of disc reviews for next week and beyond… allowing of course for the usual holiday season distractions of family and the like.
Based on some of the interesting… I’ll generously call them conversations (but they’re more like angry bitch-fests)… on social media over the past couple weeks about some of these 4K titles, I’m also written a essay entitled A Word About Screenshots, Reviewing, and Trusting Opinions on the Internet that you can find over on The Digital Bits’ new Patreon page.
Not only is subscribing to our Patreon page a great way to support our work here at The Digital Bits—if you believe in it and find that it brings your enjoyment of physical media some value—it’s also becoming a great place to respectfully share your thoughts and ideas about these topics with like-minded people without risking getting attacked or worrying about having snark and scorn heaped upon you… and there’s definitely some value in that too. So please consider check it out, and know that we appreciate each and every one of you, our readers, regardless. [Read on here...]
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One, eXistenZ 4K & more news and reviews, plus Norman Lear (1922-2023)
We’ve got more new disc reviews from The Bits’ team for you this evening...
They start with Stephen’s look at Richard Lester’s Juggernaut (1974) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Tod Browning’s The Devil Doll (1936) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, along with Jagoda Szelc’s Tower. A Bright Day. and Monument (2018) on Blu-ray from Yellow Veil Pictures via Vinegar Syndrome.
And Stuart has checked in with a look at Dušan Vukotić’s Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy (1981) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile via Vinegar Syndrome, as well as Imprint’s excellent Directed by Sidney J. Furie Blu-ray box set, which includes The Lawyer, Little Fauss and Big Halsy (both 1970), Hit! (1973), Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975), and The Boys in Company C (1978).
As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
Speaking of reviews... I had the chance this week to talk directly with Lightstorm about the remastering work done for James Cameron’s Titanic on 4K Ultra HD, a disc which should now be in all your of hands. If that’s the case, you’ll know for yourselves that the film looks and sounds fantastic. When I reviewed the title here at The Bits last week, I promised that I would soon be updating that review with details on exactly how the film was remastered for UHD release. And indeed, I’ll be doing exactly that here at the site tomorrow afternoon. But if you subscribe to The Digital Bits’ new Patreon, you can read those details right now. And hey—it’s a great way to help us in our work here at the website if you believe, as we do, in supporting cause of physical media. [Read on here...]
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- Nightmare 4K
- Bad Biology 4K
- Jess Franco
- Night of the Blood Monster 4K
- The Persian Version
- Dumb Money
- Witness for the Prosecution
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) 4K
- Lars von Trier
- Mubi
- The Kingdom Trilogy BD
- The Princess Bride
- Vinegar Syndrome
- The Prophecy Trilogy 4K
- DARYL 4K
- DC
- Warner Archive Collection
- Monument BD review
- Tower A Bright Day BD review
- Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy BD review
- Directed by Sidney J Furie BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Devil Doll BD review
- Juggernaut BD review
- Good Times
- The Jeffersons
- All in the Family
- Norman Lear RIP
- eXistenZ 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
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- Titanic 4K
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- Titanic: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K review
Thanksgiving Eve brings our Barbie 4K review, plus Oppenheimer, and the amazing Vinegar Syndrome Lost Picture Show box set!
Afternoon, everyone! On this balmy day before Thanksgiving, we’ve got a trio of new disc reviews for you all to enjoy…
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Harry Beaumont’s Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Brad Watson’s The Siege (2023) on Blu-ray from Well Go USA Entertainment.
And Tim has turned in his take on the box-office bonanza that is Greta Gerwig’s fascinating and unexpected Barbie (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, which more than lives up to its clever marketing pitch: “If you love Barbie, this movie is for you!” and “If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you!” In my humble opinion, any film that starts with a bang-on spoof of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is worthy of serious consideration.
So we hope you enjoy those, and be aware that we’ll have one more review for you in time for the holiday tomorrow. As I’m sitting here in The Bits’ palatial West Coast headquarters drinking my morning coffee, I’m waiting patiently for the arrival of our review copy of Oppenheimer 4K, which should be here any time. [Read on here...]
- Titanic 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Back the Bits
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- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
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- Christopher Nolan
- Greta Gerwig
- Barbie 4K review
- Happy Thanksgiving from The Digital Bits
- Vinegar Syndrome Lost Picture Show
- Dance Fools Dance BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- The Siege BD review
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- Barbenheimer
The Fugitive 4K reviewed, plus Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Boogens, Planet Earth III, a Cameron 4K pre-order update, Corman’s The Devil’s Partner & more!
Evening, folks! Sorry about the lack of an update yesterday, but I was A) busy working on several new disc reviews, and B) roped into doing the Thanksgiving grocery shopping here. And you know how that goes: It’s a zoo out there!
But as a result of our work, we’ve got no less than five new disc reviews for you to enjoy today...
First, Tim has taken a look at Brett Ratner’s The Silence of the Lambs prequel Red Dragon (2002), which is new on 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has offered his take on William Kaufman and Johnny Strong’s Warhorse One (2023) on Blu-ray from Well Go USA Entertainment.
Stephen has delivered a look at Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City (2023) on Blu-ray from Universal, as well as Béla Ternovszky’s animated Cat City (1986) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile and Vinegar Syndrome.
And I’ve posted my thoughts on Andrew Davis’ The Fugitive (1993) which just arrived today in a terrific new 4K Ultra HD release from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, mastered from a new 8K scan of the original camera negative no less!
I’m also working on a review of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023) in 4K for posting very soon. The title streets today, but I’m still waiting on my review copy from Universal, which should be here in the next couple days. (FedEx is a little slow, what with the holiday week and all.) My review of the film itself is already complete, and as soon as the disc arrives I’ll dive right in and get the review posted ASAP. So be sure to watch for it. [Read on here...]
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
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- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Red Dragon 4K review
- Warhorse One BD review
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- Asteroid City BD review
- Wes Anderson
- The Fugitive 4K review
- Andrew Davis
- Cat City BD review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Business Insider
- Adam Yeend
- Palmer Haasch
- physical media
- Christopher Nolan
- Guillermo del Toro
- Five Nights at Freddy's 4K
- The Boogens 4K
- Alaska Seas
- The Lincoln Conspiracy
- Monk: The Complete Third Season BD
- Planet Earth III 4K
- BBC
- David Attenborough
- Film Masters
- Roger Corman
- The Devil's Partner BD
- Creature from the Haunted Sea BD
- Avatar: Collector's Edition 4K
- Avatar: The Way of Water Collector's Edition 4K
- Titanic 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- James Cameron
- The Conan Chronicles 4K
20th Century Studios sets The Creator for BD & 4K on 12/12, plus Sony’s Equalizer 3, Shout’s January slate & welcome Celluloid Dreams!
All right, I certainly hope you all had a lovely weekend. We’ve got some great new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, as well as some terrific release news.
Before we get to that, however, I wanted to make another pitch for those of you who’ve long read and enjoyed our work here at The Digital Bits to consider supporting the site via our new Patreon (or PayPal, if you prefer). We’re up to 127 subscribers now (with nearly 50 more followers), and we appreciate each and every one. (Next stop… 200!) So if you value what we do here—if you find that our work regularly brings a little bit of joy into your life as a fan of physical media—please consider subscribing to help us keep The Bits going indefinitely. I’m making regular—really almost daily—blog posts on Patreon, most of which are exclusive to our backers, and I’m trying to ensure that those complement what we do here on the website. So please consider joining us, and we thank you for the support!
Now then, let’s get to those reviews...
First, I’ve posted my thoughts on Apple TV’s For All Mankind: Season One, which is new on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, as well as For All Mankind: Season Two, which was released on Region B Blu-ray by Dazzler a few months ago. This is shaping up to be one of the great science fiction series, one that’s worthy of the legacy and spirit of optimism about the future that we all loved about classic Star Trek. It’s well worth your time.
Also, Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, a disc that includes Browning’s Freaks (1932), The Unknown (1927), and The Mystic (1925).
And Stuart has delivered his take on Dan M. Kinem and Levi Peretic’s Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector (2013) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Note that I’m also working on a review of Sony’s new Rudy 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release, which is pretty great. More on that here soon. [Read on here...]
- DVD Review
- Celluloid Dreams
- Lucas Henkel
- Guido Henkel
- Street Girls
- Funeral Home
- Thinner
- Jennifer 8
- Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia BD
- St Ives
- Telefon
- Forced Vengeance
- Shout January 2024 slate
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- IMAXenhanced
- The Equalizer: 3Movie Collection 4K
- The Equalizer 3 4K
- Antoine Fuqua
- Gareth Edwards
- The Creator (2023) 4K
- 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment
- Barnes and Noble 50% Criterion sale
- The Criterion Collection
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector BD review
- Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers BD review
- Dazzler Media
- For All Mankind: Season Two BD review
- For All Mankind: Season One BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
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- Rudy 4K Steelbook
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment