Displaying items by tag: Akira Kurosawa
Turbine sets Naked Lunch for 4K, plus a new Lord of War 4K Steelbook, Universal’s The Event on Blu-ray, Imprint’s June slate & more
All right, there hasn’t been a lot of release news to report over the last couple of days, but we do have a bunch of new disc reviews for you to enjoy...
I’ve taken a look at the Criterion Collection’s new 4K Ultra HD release of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), which streets next week.
Tim has reviewed the DreamWorks animated spin-off/sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 4K Ultra HD from Universal.
Dennis has checked in with his thoughts on Elliott Nugent’s Never Say Die (1939) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has offered his take on Fernando Trueba’s Memories of My Father (2020) on Blu-ray from the Cohen Media Group via Kino Lorber.
And finally, Stephen has reviewed Christopher Berkeley and Sam Liu animated Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham in 4K Ultra HD from DC and Warner Bros., as well as Adrian Lyne’s Flashdance (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back for them. [Read on here...]
- The Event: The Complete Series BD
- Vox
- Terry Matalas
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- The Kurlan Naiskos: A Picard Season Three After Show on YouTube
- David Lynch
- Akira Kurosawa
- The Straight Story BD
- Dersu Uzala BD
- Imprint Films June 2023 slate
- Shin Ultraman
- Cauldron Films
- City of the Living Dead 4K
- Ignite Films
- Invaders from Mars 4K
- Naked Lunch 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Turbine Medien
- Turbine Media
- DC
- Warner Bros
- Kino Lorber
- Cohen Media Group
- The Criterion Collection
- Paramount
- Flashdance 4K review
- Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham 4K review
- Memories of My Father BD review
- Never Say Die BD review
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 4K review
- The Seventh Seal 4K review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Universal
- Tim Salmons
- Lionsgate
Pulp Fiction is official for Ultra HD on 12/6, plus Jack Ryan: Seasons One & Two in 4K, Jurassic World: Dominion in Blu-ray 3D & more!
All right, there’s some big catalog announcement news today, though it won’t come as a surprise to anyone who reads The Bits regularly. But first...
It features a best-yet-on-disc 1080p image presentation mastered from a recent 2K restoration of the film. And it adds a bounty of special features, including two new documentary featurettes and a terrific new audio commentary by Japanese film historian Stuart Galbraith IV.
For English-language speakers who have been waiting to see this film on Blu-ray, this disc is long overdue and highly welcome.
Now then, the big release news today is that Paramount has finally officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) on 12/6. It’s available in both Amaray packaging and Limited Edition Collector’s Steelbook packaging—both should be widely available. It appears that both Dolby Vision and HDR10 will be included, along with the previous 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix. [Read on here...]
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Silent Running 4K
- Paramount
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Jack Ryan: Season One 4K
- Jack Ryan: Season Two 4K
- Jurassic World: Dominion BD 3D
- Random Space Media
- Dersu Uzala BD review
- Akira Kurosawa
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
Sony sets I Know What You Did Last Summer for 4K, plus Imprint delivers Dersu Uzala & The Road Home on Blu-ray!
We’re wrapping up the week here at The Bits with a few new disc reviews...
I’ve turned in my thoughts on Sony’s recent Heavy Metal: Limited Edition 2-Movie Collection, a 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release that include the original film remastered with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, plus the Heavy Metal 2000 sequel as a Blu-ray bonus.
Tim has taken a look at Umbrella Entertainment’s new Blu-ray release of Heavy Metal, which is available as an all-region import.
Tim has also turned in his thoughts on Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Scream Factory.
And Dennis closes out our review selections today with a look at Boomerang (1992) on Blu-ray from Paramount. [Read on here...]
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K
- Dersu Uzala BD
- The Road Home BD
- Akira Kurosawa
- Heavy Metal: Limited Edition 2Movie Collection 4K review
- Heavy Metal BD review
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Happy Death Day 4K review
- Happy Death Day 2U 4K review
- Candyman 4K review
- Scream Factory
- Out of the Blue 4K review
- Stiff Competition 4K review
- Blue Chips BD
- Harem BD
- Barfly BD
- The Charles Bukowski Tapes BD
- Lolita BD
- Zhang Yimou
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision
Disney sets Marvel’s Black Widow for 4K & Blu-ray on 9/14, plus Warner makes Shawshank 4K official for 9/14 as well
We’ve got some big release news today, but first we’re starting the week off with a trio of new disc reviews...
I’ve given Akira Kurosawa’s Ran a look in 4K Ultra HD from StudioCanal and found it to be a pretty impressive upgrade, save for a less than stellar English subtitle translation. It’s definitely worth a look for cinephiles.
Also, I’ve just reviewed Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros, a release that celebrates the film’s 50th anniversary. It’s certainly never looked better (and it’s finally presented in the correct 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio as well).
Finally, I’ve also posted my thoughts on John Krasinski’s long-delayed A Quiet Place: Part II in 4K UHD from Paramount. It’s a more satisfying film than the original and it looks and sounds terrific, though the extras leave much to be desired.
More new Blu-ray and 4K UHD reviews are on the way later this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them. [Read on here...]
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
- Ran 4K review
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 4K review
- A Quiet Place: Part II 4K review
- John Krasinski
- Mel Stuart
- Akira Kurosawa
- StudioCanal
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Disney
- Marvel
- Black Widow
- Scarlett Johansson
- Frank Darabont
- Stephen King
- Warner Archive Collection
Kurosawa Goes Wide: Remembering “The Hidden Fortress” on its 60th Anniversary
“The Hidden Fortress is an irresistible blend of grand comic adventure with Kurosawa’s emblematic humanism and innovative craftsmanship.” — Stuart Galbraith, author of The Emperor and the Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 60th anniversary of the release of The Hidden Fortress, Akira Kurosawa’s influential jidai-geki and starring long-time Kurosawa collaborator Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo).
The popular Kurosawa film turns sixty this year, and for the occasion, The Bits features a Q&A with film historian and Japanese cinema authority Stuart Galbraith. [Read on here...]