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New details on Natural Born Killers & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm in Ultra HD, plus The Fugitive 4K restoration, To Boldly Go & Sinéad O’Connor RIP
We have two new disc reviews of you to enjoy today...
Stephen has taken a look at Dusty Nelson’s Effects (1979) in 4K Ultra HD, a film that originated from the minds of several Pittsburgh-area collaborators of George A. Romero. It’s now available from Image Works via the American Genre Film Archive and our friends at Vinegar Syndrome.
If you’re interested in this film, you might also enjoy reading a 2005 archived interview we did on the original Bits website about the project with our old friend John Harrison (Takes from the Darkside, Frank Herbert’s Dune). You’ll find that here (and pardon the messy HTML).
Also today, Dennis has taken a look at Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman (1996) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
We don’t have a lot in the way of new announcement news today, but a number of long-awaited 4K Ultra HD catalog titles are finally available for pre-order on Amazon. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- American Graffiti 4K
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Natural Born Killers 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Fugitive 4K
- American Cinematheque
- Andrew Davis
- The Inglorious Treksperts
- To Boldly Go documentary Kickstarter
- Arrow Video
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K
- Rosemary's Baby 4K
- The Train 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- John Frankenheimer
- Kick Ass 2 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Dusty Nelson
- John Harrison
- The Watermelon Woman BD review
- Effects 4K review
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 4K
Criterion’s October slate includes The Others & Videodrome in 4K, plus Dio: Dreamers Never Die, For All Mankind: Season 3 & Manny Coto RIP
We’re kicking off the new week today with three more disc reviews from The Bits review team, including...
Tim’s thoughts on Martin Brest’s Midnight Run (1988) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory via their Shout Select line.
Stephen’s take on Mizuho Nishikubo’s animated Giovanni’s Island (2014) on Blu-ray from GKids.
And Dennis’ look at John Cromwell’s Caged (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to check back every day for them.
Now then, the big release news today is that the Criterion Collection has just announced its October Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD slate, which includes five great new titles. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stephen Bjork
- Midnight Run 4K review
- Giovanni's Island BD review
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Warner Archive Collection
- Caged BD review
- The Criterion Collection's October 2023 slate
- Nicolas Roeg
- Don't Look Now 4K
- David Cronenberg
- Videodrome 4K
- Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers BD
- The Others 4K
- Dimension Films
- Nanny BD
- Alejandro Amenabar
- Nikyatu Jusu
- 20th Century Studios
- The Creator
- Gareth Edwards
- Manny Coto RIP
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- Dio: Dreamers Never Die 4K
- Mercury Studios
- Ronnie James Dio
- No Hard Feelings
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Dazzler Media
- For All Mankind: Season Three BD
- 24
- Dr Giggles
- Odyssey 5
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Roman Holiday, our thanks to Shout!’s Jeff Nelson, farewell Olive Films & more
Today’s new disc reviews here at The Bits include...
Stephen’s review of Robert Aldrich’s The Longest Yard (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
His take on James Wan’s Insidious (2010) in 4K Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
And Stuart’s look at Philippe Le Guay’s The Man in the Basement (2021) on DVD from Kino Lorber and Greenwich Entertainment.
Don’t forget that today is the final day of Amazon’s Prime Day Deals, and there are still LOTS of them to be had on 4K Ultra HD titles, movie and TV collections, and much more. And if you click to Amazon through one of our links (like this one) before you start shopping with them, it makes a huge difference in helping us to keep The Digital Bits going. So we appreciate the support! [Read on here...]
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season Three BD
- Shawscope: Volume One BD review
- Arrow Video
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Paramount
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Stephen Bjork
- The Longest Yard 4K review
- Insidious 4K review
- The Five Venoms BD review
- Crippled Avengers BD review
- The Man in the Basement DVD review
- Amazon Prime Day Deals
- Roman Holiday 4K
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Expendables 4K
- Lionsgate
- Olive Films
- Shout! Factory
- Jeff Nelson leaves Shout
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
- The Stuff
- Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
- House II: The Second Story
- The Count Yorga Collection
- Flowers in the Attic
- Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror
- Star Wars: Ahsoka trailer
- Ridley Scott's Napoleon trailer
- Scream Factory
It’s AMAZON PRIME DAY. Get GREAT deals on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K & Home Theater products & support The Bits in the process!
It’s Prime Day both today and tomorrow on Amazon.com, which means there are all kinds of great deals for Prime Members.
We’re talking deals on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD titles, as well as home theater products (like 4K TVs, AV receivers, and soundbars), games, computer hardware, and lots of other items.
Among the physical media deals you’ll find today are…
Up to 68% off 4K Ultra HD titles (link here).
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Up to 46% off Shout! Factory 4K titles (link here).
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And that’s just scratching the surface. Here’s a few more great deal links...
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Remember, anything you order from Amazon after clicking to them from one of our links (like this one) goes to help support our work here at The Bits, and we really do appreciate it.
We hope you find lots of great deals on titles and items you’ve been looking for!
Stay tuned...
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Disney sets The Little Mermaid for Blu-ray & 4K, plus a new Shout! & Aardman distribution deal, and street dates for tons of forthcoming US & UK catalog titles
We have three more new disc reviews of you today, including...
Stephen’s take on Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise (1991) on 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.
Tim’s look at Peyton’s Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) on 4K Ultra HD from Marvel Studios and Disney.
And Stuart’s take on Imprint’s Tales of Adventure: Collection 1 on Blu-ray, which includes John Rawlins’ Arabian Nights (1942), Alfred E. Green’s A Thousand and One Nights (1945), Fred de Cordova’s The Desert Hawk (1950), Terence Young’s Zarak (1956), and William Dieterle’s Omar Khayyam (1957).
All three titles are well worth your time, so do give the reviews a look and enjoy!
Now then, the main piece of announcement news today is that Disney has officially set their live-action The Little Mermaid (2023) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 9/19, with the Digital release dropping on 7/25. Here’s the catch though: The physical 4K release will only be available in retail-exclusive SKUs, including one at Best Buy (in Steelbook packaging), one at Walmart (packed with a collectible pin), and the other at the Disney Movie Club (with a lithograph). The 4K UHD release will include Dolby Atmos audio, while the Blu-ray will have 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- The Little Mermaid (2023)
- Walt Disney Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Aardman Animation
- Thelma & Louise 4K review
- Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania 4K review
- Imprint Films
- Tales of Adventure: Collection 1 BD review
- Marvel Studios
- Wallace & Gromit
- Shaun the Sheep
- Morph
- Timmy Time
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 4K
- The Flash (2023) 4K
- The Legend of Zorro 4K
- Promising Young Woman 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- DC Studios
- Lionsgate
- The Blackening 4K
- Arrow Video
- The Psycho Collection 4K
- Dune: Part One 4K Steelbook
- Second Sight
- It Follows 4K
- Crimes of the Future 4K
- Bloodsport 4K
- Capelight Pictures
- Star Trek: Prodigy Season One Part Two BD
- Interview with a Vampire: Season One
- The Walking Dead: Dead City Season One
- The Giant Gila Monster
- The Killer Shrews
- Severin Films
- Dracula and Son
- Story of a Cloistered Nun
Lionsgate sets Sisu for Blu-ray & 4K on 7/11, plus Warner delays East of Eden & Rio Bravo, KLSC’s Fletch BDs & more
Today’s new disc reviews here on The Bits include...
Tim’s review of Phil Tucker’s Robot Monster (1953) on Blu-ray 3D from Bayview Entertainment.
Stuart’s in-depth take on the Essential Film Noir: Collection 4 Blu-ray box set from Imprint Films and Via Vision Entertainment, which features The Enforcer (1951), Beware, My Lovely (1952), Jennifer (1953), Rope of Sand (1949), and Appointment with Danger (1950).
And Dennis’ look at Elliott Nugent’s The Great Gatsby (1949) on Blu-ray also from Imprint and Via Vision.
In announcement news today, Lionsgate has set Jalmari Helander’s Sisu for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 7/11, with the Digital release available today. The 4K will be available in a wide-release Amaray SKU and also a Best Buy-exclusive Steelbook. Extras will include a pair of featurettes (Indestructible: Making Sisu and Pushing the Boundaries of Reality: The Visual Effects of Sisu). Audio on both the 4K and Blu-ray will be included in 5.1 Dolby TrueHD format. High dynamic range is likely HDR10 only on the 4K SKUs. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Robot Monster BD3D review
- Bayview Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Essential Film Noir: Collection 4 BD review
- The Great Gatsby BD review
- East of Eden 4K
- Rio Bravo 4K
- street date delay
- Fletch BD
- Fletch Lives BD
- The Girl from Rio 4K
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror BD
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Dos Estaciones
- The Cinema Guild
- Blue Underground
- Fool's Paradise
- Lionsgate
- Paramount+ with Showtime
- Star Trek: Prodigy cancelled
- Superman: Legacy
- James Gunn
- DC Studios
- Julian Sands RIP
- David Corenswet
- Superman
- Rachel Brosnahan
- Lois Lane
- Clark Kent
Paramount sets Ferris Bueller for 4K, plus 1923, UK’s Network ceases operations, a new Johnstown Flood restoration & much, much more
All right, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover today, including a bunch of new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release news. But first, we have more new disc reviews for you as always...
Tim has taken a look at Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead (2004) remake in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory, as well as Chester Fox and Alex Stevens’ Massage Parlor Murders (1973) in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome.
Stephen has reviewed Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion.
And Stuart has offered his thoughts on Charles Barton’s Double Crossbones (1951) and Richard Goldstone and John Marks, Jr.’s No Man Is an Island (1962) both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Frank Capra’s State of the Union (1948) on Region B Blu-ray from Indicator and Powerhouse Films.
Watch for more new disc reviews tomorrow and all this week.
Now then, let’s get to that release news. We’ll start with the officially-announced titles first...
Paramount Home Entertainment has just set John Hughes’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 8/1. It will include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. In a nice surprise, extras will include Hughes’ original director’s commentary, which hasn’t been available since the 1999 DVD release. You’ll also get 5 legacy featurettes (including Getting the Class Together: The Cast of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Making of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Who is Ferris Bueller?, The World According to Ben Stein, and Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes). You can see the cover art at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- SpiderMan: Across the SpiderVerse 4K
- Resident Evil: Death Island 4K
- The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
- Babylon 5: The Road Home 4K
- The Flash
- Enter the Dragon 4K
- James Mockoski
- The Johnstown Flood restoration
- Robert A Harris
- Tim Beddows
- Network on Air
- Network Distributing
- Varese Sarabande
- Basil Poledouris
- Starship Troopers soundtrack LP
- Ghoulies II BD
- Ghoulies 4K
- MVD Rewind Collection
- The Handsmaid's Tale: Season Five DVD
- The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season
- North Dallas Forty 4K
- The Beast (1988)
- Strangers in the House
- No Man Is an Island BD review
- My Best Friend Is a Vampire
- 1923: A Yellowstone Story Season One BD
- State of the Union BD review
- Powerhouse
- Indicator Films
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Double Crossbones BD review
- Criterion
- The Red Shoes 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Massage Parlor Murders 4K review
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Dawn of the Dead (2004) 4K review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
WBHE makes East of Eden & Rio Bravo official for 4K, plus Renfield, Shout & Scream’s August slate, new Film Vault Ultra HDs & more!
We have two more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today...
Tim has taken a good look at Stanley Tong’s Super Cop (1992, aka Police Story 3) in 4K Ultra HD, which is finally available from 88 Films. As many of you will already know, the film stars Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.
And Stephen has turned in his thoughts on The Spierig Brothers’ Undead (2003) on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment and Vinegar Syndrome.
We’ve also got a bunch of new title announcements...
First, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has now officially set Elia Kazan’s East of Eden (1955) and Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo (1959) for release on 4K Ultra HD and 4K Digital on 7/18, as expected. Per the studio’s press release, both titles have been restored in partnership with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation. Each will feature HDR10 high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio. East of Eden will include the previous audio commentary by film historian Richard Schickel. Rio Bravo will include the previous commentary with filmmaker John Carpenter and Schickel. You can see the cover art at left and also below. Note that both titles are now available for pre-order on Amazon (SRP $33.99 each) by clicking on the cover art below. [Read on here...]
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Rio Bravo 4K
- East of Eden 4K
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Undead BD review
- Super Cop 4K review
- Police Story 3 4K review
- Howard Hawks
- Elia Kazan
- Renfield BD
- The Pope’s Exorcist BD
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret BD
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Assault on Hill 400
- Nightbreed 4K
- Hackers 4K
- Little Nicky BD
- Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 2 BD
- Mavka: The Forest Song BD
- Coma BD
- Michael Crichton
- Clive Barker
- The Film Vault: Volume 2 4K
- Jaws 4K
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 4K
- Apollo 13 4K
- The Shawshank Redemption 4K
Scream sets World War Z for 4K, Warner’s Dune: Part Two trailer, TONS of new disc reviews & Bill talks Star Trek on disc with the Inglorious Treksperts!
Today’s update will be quick, because we’re all neck-deep in new disc reviews, myself included. I’ve just completed an in-depth look at Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie, as newly-released in Warner’s Superman: 5-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD. This a slightly different disc than the version released back in 2018 (and reviewed here) so be sure to check out the new review for all the relevant details.
FYI, I’m going to be working my way through every film in the set. In fact, I was up until 2 AM last night watching Richard Lester’s Superman II and also Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut in 4K Ultra HD back to back. So watch for the next reviews in the series here at The Bits tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Tim has turned in his thoughts on Nick Castle’s The Last Starfighter (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, along with Norman Jewison’s original Rollerball (1975) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory.
Stuart has taken a look at Frank Tuttle’s Lucky Jordan (1942) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stephen—working jointly with Tim—has offered his take on Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) again, this time has released in regular and Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD from Second Sight Films in the UK. [Read on here...]
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount
- World War Z 4K
- Dune: Part Two trailer
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Remastered
- Star Trek: Voyager Remastered
- Tim Salmons
- Superman: The Movie 4K review
- Superman: 5 Film Collection 4K
- Superman II 4K
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 4K
- Richard Lester
- The Last Starfighter 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Rollerball 4K review
- Lucky Jordan BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Second Sight Films
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4K review
- Wings of Desire 4K replacement program
- Curzon Film
- Mark A Altman
- Daren Dochterman
- Ashley E Miller
- Home Is Where The Trek Is
- Bill Hunt talks about the future of Star Trek on home entertainment with the Inglorious Treksperts
- The Inglorious Treksperts podcast
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves & 65 officially announced, plus Shout/Scream’s July slate, The Pope’s Exorcist, John Wick: Chapter 4 & more
We’ve got quite a lot of ground to cover today to being the new week here at The Bits—there’s lots of news and announcements to report!
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We have three new disc reviews to share with you today...
First, Stuart has taken a look at George Sherman’s Border River (1954) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has also offered his take on Keith Maitland’s Dear Mr. Brody (2021) on DVD from Greenwich Entertainment via Kino Lorber.
And finally, Stephen has done a deep dive into Arrow Video’s Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol on Blu-ray, which features The Swindle (1997), The Color of Lies (1999), Nightcap (2000), and The Flower of Evil (2003).
More reviews are on the way, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them. [Read on here...]
- DC
- Universal
- Paramount
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Border River BD review
- Dear Mr Brody DVD review
- Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol BD review
- Stephen Bjork
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 4K
- 65 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Pope’s Exorcist BD
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- National Lampoon’s Vacation 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Upgrade 4K
- The Burning 4K
- Bride of Chucky 4K
- Seed of Chucky 4K
- Curse of Chucky 4K
- Cult of Chucky 4K
- Team America: World Police
- Superstore: The Complete Series DVD
- Fast X 4K
- Fast and Furious 10 Movie Collection 4K
- Lionsgate
- John Wick: Chapter 4 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Gaspar Noe
- Irreversible: Straight Cut BD
- Film Movement
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
- Shohei Imamura
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Star Wars: Andor
- Tony Gilroy
- The Q&A
- Hey There It’s Yogi Bear!
- King Solomon’s Mines
- The Boy with Green Hair
- Queen Christina
- The Courtship of Eddie’s Father