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High Noon, One Love, Madame Web & more in Ultra HD, plus Coppola’s Conversation restored in 4K, remembering Carl Weathers & more
We’ve got four more new disc reviews for you today, including...
Stuart’s take on Douglas Sirk’s Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ look at Harry Beaumont’s Faithless (1932) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Giuseppe Fiorello’s Fireworks (2023) on DVD from Cinephobia Releasing.
And Stephen’s review of Ishirō Honda’s Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) in 4K Ultra HD from Toho Studios in Japan (note that this release has no English subtitles).
Also this afternoon, we’ve asked our supporters on The Bits’ new Patreon page to share their Ten Favorite TV Series, and we’ve updated our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits with new titles as well.
In announcement news today, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just officially set Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon (1942) for release on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on 4/16. The film will include a collection of legacy special features (from previous Blu-ray and DVD releases) along with a pair of new audio commentary track by film historians, one by Alan K. Rode and another by Julie Kirgo. You can see the cover artwork above left and also below. Look for Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K disc. [Read on here...]
- Warner Archive Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Poor Things BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Kino Cult
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal BD review
- Fireworks DVD review
- Faithless BD review
- Invasion of Astro Monster 4K review
- Toho Studios
- Ten Favorite TV Series
- Carl Weathers RIP
- Cinephobia
- High Noon 4K
- You Never Can Tell
- The Looters
- Bob Marley: One Love 4K
- Madame Web 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Church
- The Sect
- Severin Films
- Anyone But You
- James Mockoski
- The Conversation 4K restoration
- StudioCanal
- American Zoetrope
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Paramount Global layoffs
- The Iron Claw
- Rolling Thunder
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator
- The Bat Woman BD
- Santo vs the Riders of Terror BD
- The Panther Woman BD
One from the Heart is being restored in 4K, plus Event Horizon on Ultra HD, and my one-episode take on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
All right, this is just another quick news update here at The Bits as we continue to work on our back-end software upgrade. We’ll start as usual with new disc reviews...
Tim has posted his thoughts on Walter Hill’s 48 Hours (1982) from Paramount and Paul Donovan and Maura O’Connell’s Siege (1983) from Severin Films, both on Blu-ray, as well as Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018) on Blu-ray 3D from Random Space Media.
Also, Dennis has checked out Danton Trumbo’s Johnny’s Got His Gun (1971) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
And Stephen has reviewed Erie C. Kenton’s You’re Telling Me! (1934) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Miklos Jancso’s Round-Up (1966) and The Red and the White (1967) from Kino Lorber, both on Blu-ray.
More disc reviews are on the way soon, so be sure to check back for them. [Read on here...]
- Lionsgate
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- Paramount+
- One from the Heart 4K
- American Zoetrope
- James Mockoski
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Green Lantern: Beware My Power 4K
- Adam Jahnke
- The Barefoot Executive
- Disney Plus or Minus
- The Red and the White BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Hotel Transylvania 3 BD3D review
- 48 Hours BD review
- Siege BD review
- Random Space Media
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Paramount
- Imprint Films
- Johnny’s Got His Gun BD review
- You’re Telling Me! BD review
- RoundUp BD review
- Event Horizon 4K
Coppola’s The Outsiders is official for 4K, plus Forever Purge, Severin’s terrific All the Haunts Be Ours box & RIP Charlie Watts
We’ve got some good announcement news to report today...
As we first revealed a couple weeks ago here at The Bits, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, StudioCanal, and American Zoetrope have just officially announced their new 4K restoration Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders: The Complete Novel. From their joint press release: “Created to give fans more of the action that took place in S.E. Hinton’s celebrated book, Coppola’s latest, definitive version includes new music, as well as several scenes cut from the theatrical version which were reconstructed from original camera negatives.”
Warner will re-release the film in a limited theatrical run starting on 9/26, with a physical 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition (that will include both The Complete Novel and the original version) and a Digital release expected on 11/9. StudioCanal will handle a similar 4K UHD and Blu-ray release internationally on 11/8. The Outsiders: The Complete Novel will also appear on HBO Max starting on 11/16. You can see the poster art for the theatrical re-release at the left (4K UHD cover art is not available yet).
Warner’s physical 4K Ultra HD release will be a 4-disc set that includes both The Outsiders: The Complete Novel and The Outsiders in 4K with HDR (likely HDR10). You’ll also get Digital codes for both versions, and substantial new and legacy extras. The new extras will include a restoration interview (with cinematographer Stephen Burum, Zoetrope Head of Archives and Restorations James Mockoski, and colourist Gregg Garvin), plus deleted scenes, an introduction by Coppola, and 2 new featurettes (Anatomy of a Scene and Old House New Home). [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Francis Ford Coppola
- The Outsiders 4K
- SE Hinton
- The Outsiders: The Complete Novel
- Severin Films
- The Forever Purge 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- American Zoetrope
- StudioCanal
- Blumhouse
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Boss Baby: Family Business 4K
- Violation
- The Power
- Eli Roth's History of Horror: Season Two
- All the Haunts Be Ours BD box set
- folk horror compendium
- The Rolling Stones
- Charlie Watts RIP
Still Loving the Smell of Napalm in the Morning: Remembering “Apocalypse Now” on its 35th Anniversary
“The first time, it will dazzle your senses. The second time, you’ll see it for the first time.”
The Digital Bits is pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s award-winning Vietnam War epic.
The Bits marks the occasion with this retrospective article featuring a compilation of box-office data that helps place the film’s performance in context, quotes from a selection of movie critics, production and exhibition information, a list of the film’s original 70-millimeter presentations, and an interview segment. [Read on here…]
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Bluray
- interview
- Apocalypse Now
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Jon Lewis
- Whom God Wishes to Destroy
- Lee Pfeiffer
- Marlon Brando
- Martin Sheen
- The Digital Bits
- Dennis Hopper
- Robert Duvall
- 35th anniversary
- 70mm
- Cinerama Dome
- Vittorio Storaro
- Walter Murch
- American Zoetrope