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Empire of Light, Arrow & Imprint’s April slates, Indicator reveals its first UHDs, a Superman 4K update & Mike Fidler tapped to lead 8K!
We’re closing out the week with some new Blu-ray and 4K title announcements and a few updates on 4K titles we’ve mentioned here at The Bits previously.
In terms of official announcements, Disney and Searchlight Pictures have set Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 2/21, with the 4K Digital release expected on 2/7. Extras will include the Creating the Empire of Light featurette. You can see the cover artwork at left.
Lionsgate has set Brett Donowho’s western The Old Way, starring Nicholas Cage, for Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital release on 2/21.
And Film Movement will release Mario Martone’s The King of Laughter on DVD and Digital on 2/14.
Also, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has set their new animated Duck Dodgers: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray on 3/28. [Read on here...]
- Women Talking BD
- Arrow Video
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Searchlight Pictures
- Sam Mendes
- Empire of Light BD
- Disney
- The Old Way BD
- The King of Laughter DVD
- Film Movement
- Lionsgate
- Duck Dodgers: The Complete Series BD
- The Prince of Egypt 4K
- Universal
- The Naked Lunch 4K
- Indicator
- The Shiver of the Vampires 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Jean Rollin
- Two Orphan Vampires 4K
- Heart of the Dragon BD
- Jackie Chan
- The Street Fighter Trilogy BD
- Shigehuro Ozawa
- The Assassination Bureau BD
- Lover's Lane BD
- Powerhouse Films
- Imprint Films
- Essential Film Noir Collection 4
- The Tales of Adventure Collection
- The Haunting of Julia
- Omar Khayyam BD
- Superman: 5Film Collection 4K
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 4K
- Christopher Reeve
- Flashdance 4K
- Paramount
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection 4K
- Superman III 4K
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 4K
- Team America: World Police 4K
- Wayne's World 2 4K
- Cinema Paradiso 4K
- House 4K Collection
- 8K Association
- Mike Fidler
- NSM Records
Battle on Planet Houston: Remembering “Superman II” on its 40th Anniversary
“Clark Kent’s alley transformation into Superman and Superman’s flight to the White House to return the American Flag are two of the best moments; they are just as chill-inducing and magical today as they were 40 years ago!” — Jim Bowers, CapedWonder.com
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this multi-page retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Superman II, the 1980/1981/2006 follow-up to 1978’s Superman: The Movie and featuring Christopher Reeve reprising his legendary dual role of Superman and alter ego Clark Kent.
Taking over from Richard Donner midway through production, Richard Lester (The Three Musketeers, Help!) directed and re-shot much of the Saturn Award-winning sequel, which focused on the three Kyptonian outlaws (Terrence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O’Halloran) breaking free from their cosmic imprisonment and seeking revenge on the Man of Steel.
The first Superman sequel—also starring Clifton James as Sheriff and E.G. Marshall as The President—featured reprisal performances by Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Ned Beatty as Otis, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Valerie Perrine as Miss Teschmacher, Susannah York as Superman’s biological mother Lara, and Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen. [Read on here...]
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Superman II
- Jim Bowers
- Richard Donner
- Richard Lester
- John Williams
- Man of Steel
- Terrence Stamp
- Christopher Reeve
- Sarah Douglas
- Margot Kidder
- Jack O’Halloran
- Clifton James
- EG Marshall
- Gene Hackman
- Jackie Cooper
- Ned Beatty
- Valerie Perrine
- Marc McClure
- Susannah York
- 70 mm
- 40th anniversary
- Warner Bros
- Caped Wonder
Verisimilitude: Remembering “Superman: The Movie” on its 40th Anniversary
“Superman: The Movie radiated magic in 1978 and continues to captivate the world 40 years later. This December, surely multitudes of fans will be watching Superman—via streaming, DVD, Blu-ray or the new 4K UHD—with the same hope, optimism, and innocence they felt the first time they watched in awe as Christopher Reeve soared out of the Fortress of Solitude and into the world.” — Jim Bowers, CapedWonder.com
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Superman, Richard Donner’s classic superhero adventure starring Christopher Reeve (Somewhere in Time, Monsignor). The year 2018 also marks the 80th anniversary of Superman’s debut in Action Comics.
Often described as the first modern-day superhero movie, Superman (aka Superman: The Movie) was a box-office smash and winner of numerous awards and, of course, inspired a series of sequels and spin-offs as well as, arguably, decades of superhero/comicbook-themed media. [Read on here...]
- John Williams
- Mike Matessino
- Joseph McBride
- film retrospective
- The Digital Bits
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Jim Bowers
- Caped Wonder
- Kevin Burns
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
- Superman soundtrack CD
- Bruce Scivally
- Superman on Film, Television, Radio & Broadway
- Larry Tye
- 40th anniversary
- Superman: The Movie
- Richard Donner
- Christopher Reeve
- Gene Hackman
- Superman: The HighFlying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero
- Marlon Brando
- Margot Kidder
- Glenn Ford
- Ned Beatty
- Jackie Cooper
- Terrance Stamp
- Phyllis Thaxter
- Trevor Howard
- Vallerie Perrine
- Maria Schell
- Susannah York
- Jeff East
- Marc McClure
- Sarah Douglas
- Jack O’Halloran
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Mario Puzo
- 70mm
Superman & Rambo 4K updates, plus The Mangler from Scream & more BD reviews
All right, we’ve got your first look at what might be the cover artwork for Warner’s Superman: The Movie 4K Ultra HD release… by way of the official German retail cover artwork seen at left.
We know that the disc will include the theatrical version of the film in 4K, with Dolby Atmos audio.
There is also the possibility that the longer cuts will be included in the package on Blu-ray only.
The German street date is November 8, but we suspect it will be an October release here in the States.
We should know more soon, when Warner makes the official announcement, so stay tuned. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Superman: The Movie 4K
- The Rambo Trilogy 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Scream Factory
- The Mangler BD
- Shocking Dark BD review
- The Tree of Life BD review
- The Horror of Party Beach BD review
- The Criterion Collection
- Severin Films
- Richard Donner
- Christopher Reeve