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IT’S OFFICIAL: 20th Century Studios sets James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER for Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-ray 3D & 4K on 6/20, plus AVATAR joins it on Ultra HD!
JAMES CAMERON’S GLOBAL PHENOMENON
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY, BLU-RAY 3D AND 4K ULTRA HD ON JUNE 20
PLUS: EXPERIENCE THE ORIGINAL AVATAR REMASTERED IN STUNNING 4K AT DIGITAL RETAIL AND ON BLU-RAY DISC JUNE 20
BURBANK, CA (May 22, 2023) – On June 20, Avatar fans have double cause for celebration as Avatar: The Way of Water makes its long-awaited debut on 4K UHD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD and the original Avatar arrives for the first time on 4K UHD in High Dynamic Range to digital retailers and on Blu-ray disc.
Avatar: The Way of Water release will include over three hours of bonus content featuring the filmmakers, cast and crew.
The 4K UHD edition of the original Avatar has both existing and new bonus features including Memories From Avatar, where Producer Jon Landau leads a spirited conversation with cast members, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, recalling warm memories from production and reflecting on the extraordinary success of the film. Plus Avatar: A Look Back, provides a retrospective where cast and filmmakers reflect on their extraordinary journey making Avatar, the groundbreaking technologies they used to create an unparalleled cinematic experience, and the profound effect the film had on audiences worldwide.
Nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture, Avatar: The Way of Water became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and set a new benchmark for visual effects. Produced by Cameron and his longtime partner Jon Landau, the 20th Century Studios—Lightstorm Entertainment production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet. Joining the illustrious adult cast are talented newcomers Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass and Jack Champion. The screenplay is by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, with story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers. [Read on here...]
Vintage Bits Interview: Leon Vitali talks Stanley Kubrick on DVD
[Editor’s Note: This interview was originally posted on The Digital Bits on 5/4/01. It refers to the original and much-maligned Kubrick DVD collection release and also the better and properly remastered 2001 DVDs. It hints at future HD releases, but this was five years prior to the debut of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD was still well over the horizon. Read it as an artifact of the period. But our admiration of Vitali has only been enhanced by the recent and terrific documentary about his life, Filmworker, not to mention his fine work on the new 4K release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, so we thought it would be fun to share this vintage interview we did with him. It’s clear just how protective he was then – and remains now – of Stanley Kubrick’s body of work. We salute him for it. All Kubrick fans owe him a great debt.]
One thing you can say for sure about Leon Vitali, is that he knew Stanley Kubrick. Vitali first came into contact with Kubrick when he was cast to play the role of Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon. The two quickly struck up a friendship, and Vitali soon found himself working side-by-side with the director as his assistant and a permanent part of Kubrick’s staff. Over an association of more than 25 years, Vitali personally worked on nearly every facet of Kubrick’s films, from scripting to casting, production, laboratory supervision and advertising. He even worked on the translations of Kubrick’s films into other languages for international markets. [Read on here...]
Warner Bros sets IT for BD, DVD & 4K Ultra HD in January
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just officially set IT for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 1/9/2018 (SRP $35.99, $28.98, and $44.95, respectively). The Digital HD release is expected on 12/19. These SKUs will all include the theatrical version of the film. (Note that a Director’s Cut is rumored for release at a later date in 2018, but that is not yet confirmed.) The film is based on the book by Stephen King and is directed by Andy Muschietti. The Blu-ray versions will include deleted scenes and 3 featurettes (Pennywise Lives!, The Losers’ Club, and Author of Fear). Both will include Dolby Atmos audio and the 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR. [Read on here…]
Birth of a Nation, October Sky, It Came from Outer Space 3D, Pinocchio & Happy Thanksgiving from The Bits!
All right, this is going to be our last regular post until Monday, though we will be back on Friday to let you know about any great Blu-ray or 4K deals worth mentioning. But we do have a few things for you...
First up, Tim has turned in a nice little batch of disc reviews as part of his Scream for a Week column, including his thoughts on David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers and Rabid, as well as The Monkey’s Paw, all from Scream Factory. He’s also turned in a review of the new Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVII on DVD from Shout! Factory. All are work a look, so enjoy! [Read on here…]
- Amazon Deal
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- The Birth of a Nation 4K
- October Sky
- It Came from Outer Space 3D
- Pinocchio: Walt Disney Signature Edition
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Tim Salmons
- Scream for a Week
- Rabid: Collector's Edition
- Dead Ringers: Collector's Edition
- The Monkey's Paw
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVII
- The Ghost and Mr Chicken
Sony bows a Jerry Maguire: 20th Anniversary BD, plus new Vestron Video BDs, Coffin Joe & more
The big news today is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set a Jerry Maguire: 20th Anniversary Edition for release on Blu-ray on 1/3. The film has been remastered in 4K (though strangely, there’s no 4K Ultra HD release currently announced). New material in the set will include nearly 60 minutes of deleted and extended scenes, the 3-part Jerry Maguire: We Meet Again retrospective documentary, a new written introduction by writer/director Cameron Crowe, a photo gallery, and the film’s soundtrack on CD, as well as legacy extras. You can see the packaging below.
Also, Lionsgate has revealed the next pair of entries in their Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray line, which are due on 1/31. Look for Bob Balaban’s Parents (1989) and Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm (1988). SRP is $34.97 each. [Read on here…]
- BD
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Amazon Deal
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- Jerry Maguire: 20th Anniversary Edition
- Coffin Joe
- Parents
- The Lair of the White Worm
- In a Valley of Violence
- Slumber Party Massacre II & III
- Dog Eat Dog
- Morgan
- Lego Star Wars The Freemaker Adventures
- Love with a Proper Stranger
- Deluge
- What a Way to Go!
- No Highway in the Sky
- Prince of Foxes
- The Sicilian Clan
- No Retreat No Surrender
- The Survivor
- At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
- This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
- The Coffin Joe Trilogy
- Embodiment of Evil
- The Expanse: Season One
Pinocchio: Signature Edition, Twilight December & Man Who Fell to Earth details & more Amazon Deals
Well folks, it’s the Thanksgiving holiday week here in the States... which is also Black Friday Week on the Internet. And that means there probably isn’t going to be a lot of Blu-ray news or announcements to report on over the next few days.
But we do have a couple things for you today. And, as we’re always trying to help you guys get the most of your Blu-ray, DVD, and/or 4K experience, we’re going to point out a few deals each day that might make that easier for you.
First though, here at the website, our own Russell Hammond has posted the weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD 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 The Bits and we really do appreciate it. So please remember that as you begin your holiday shopping this week!
Now then, let’s start with that release news... [Read on here…]
- Amazon Deal
- Samsung UBDK8500
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- Pinocchio: Walt Disney Signature Edition
- Twilight Time December slate
- Stardust Memories
- The Man Who Fell to Earth: 40th Anniversary Edition
- Release Dates & Artwork
- Little Women
- Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
- Center Stage
- The Barefoot Contessa
- The Bullet Train
- The Keys to the Kingdom
- Nicholas Nickelby
- The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Samsung’s 4K player for just $197, plus X-Files: Complete Series Deal on Amazon & new BD announcements
We’re closing out the week with a bit more announcement news, and some more great Amazon Deals. Let’s get those out of the way first, because they’re pretty damn good and you have to act fast on one of them.
The first is a BD Deal of the Day for 20th Century Fox’s The X-Files: Complete Series Collector’s Set + The Event Series for just $119. That’s 60% off the regular SRP and yes, it does include The X-Files: Season Ten (aka “The Event Series”). You can see my review here. That one is for today only, so act fast.
Also, if you’re interested in moving up to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Amazon currently has Samsung’s UBD-K8500 3D/4K UHD Blu-ray Player for just $197 – down the already low $399! As you may know, I’ve reviewed this player in some depth recently here on The Bits (see this link). It was already a good deal at $399 and now at half that price it’s a steal. I’m still using this as my go-to 4K player here. There will be better 4K players available over the next year, but you’re going to pay a lot more than $197 for them. So I definitely recommend the UBD-K8500 at that price. [Read on here…]
Casino Royale turns 10, plus Max Steel, Kevin Hart, 2016 World Series & new Amazon BD Deals of the Day
We’ve got a great feature column for you today, along with some announcement news, and a couple more great Amazon Blu-ray deals to mention. Let’s start with that feature...
Our own Michael Coate has just posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, offering a great look back at the James Bond film Casino Royale on its 10th anniversary. The column features another excellent roundtable discussion with film historians John Cork, Bill Desowitz, Lisa Funnell, Lee Pfeiffer, and Bruce Scivally. Don’t miss it! [Read on here…]
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Criterion
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Casino Royale 10th Anniversary
- Max Steel
- Kevin Hart: What Now?
- 2016 World Series Chicago Cubs
- Kino Lorber
- No Highway in the Sky
- Prince of Foxes
- The Sopranos: The Complete Series Amazon BD Deal
- The Wire: The Complete Series Amazon BD Deal
- Dredd Amazon BD Deal
- Star Wars: Rogue One
- Lupita Lovar RIP
- Deepwater Horizon 4K
The Girl on the Train, Homeland: S5, Justice League Dark, Arrival in 4K, Olive’s January & more
All right, we have two more Blu-ray Disc reviews for you this afternoon. Tim has checked out Theatre of Blood (1973) with Vincent Price, new on Blu-ray from Twilight Time. And Jim has looked at another new Twilight release in the form of Richard Marquand’s WWII spy thriller Eye of the Needle (1981). Both are pretty great releases and well worth a look if you’re interested.
In announcement news today, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has set The Girl on the Train for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on 1/17, with a Digital HD release due on 1/3. Bonus features will include audio commentary with director Tate Taylor, deleted and extended scenes, and 2 documentary featurettes (The Women Behind the Girl and On Board the Train). [Read on here…]
- Cameraperson
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Mildred Pierce
- The Tree of Wooden Clogs
- The Before Trilogy
- Before Midnight
- Before Sunset
- Before Sunrise
- BD
- Bluray Disc
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Criterion
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Theatre of Blood
- Tim Salmons
- Jim Hemphill
- Eye of the Needle
- Twilight Time
- Olive Films
- Justice League Dark
- The Girl on the Train
- Homeland: Season Five
- Homeland: The Complete Fifth Season
- The Monkey King 2
- Hooperman
- Breaking Bad: The Complete Series BD sale
- Arrival
Criterion’s Feb has Before Sunrise & Mildred Pierce, plus Deepwater Horizon & Man Who Fell to Earth
The big news today is that Criterion has just announced their February slate of Blu-ray and DVD releases. It begins with Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson (Cat #853 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 2/7. Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Cat #854 – Blu-ray and DVD) follows on 2/14. Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (licensed from Sony – Cat #855 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Michael Curtiz’s noir masterpiece Mildred Pierce (licensed from Warner – Cat #860 – Blu-ray and DVD) arrive on 2/21. And I’m very pleased to say that the slate ends with Richard Linklater’s The Before Trilogy (also licensed from Warner and Sony – includes Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight – Cat #856 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 2/28. Each will have a significant assortment of bonus features, that you can read more about here. Our Criterion Spines Project page has been updated accordingly, and we’ve got a look at the cover artwork that’s available so far below. [Read on here…]
- Black Friday Deals Week
- Criterion
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- BD
- Before Sunrise
- Before Sunset
- Before Midnight
- The Before Trilogy
- The Tree of Wooden Clogs
- Mildred Pierce
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Cameraperson
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
- Deepwater Horizon 4K
- The Man Who Fell to Earth: 40th Anniversary Edition
- Ballers: Season Two
- Girls: Season Five
- Masterpiece: Victoria
- 23 Paces to Baker Street
- Animal Kingdom: Season One
- When the Bough Breaks
- The English Patient: 20th Anniversary