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Criterion’s April slate, Powerhouse Films, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, a terrific Greig Fraser interview, Collider’s For All Mankind cast/crew Q&A & more!
All right, we’ve got quite a bit of ground to cover today here at The Digital Bits. But as always, we’re starting first with some more new disc reviews. And they’re good ones...
Stephen has taken a look at a pair of 4K Ultra HD releases, including Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) in 4K from Arrow Video—an absolutely fantastic release—as well as Ishirō Honda’s original Godzilla (1954) in 4K from Toho, a Japanese import disc that has no English subtitles. But read on, because Stephen’s thoughts on it are well worth your time.
Now then, the first big piece of news we have today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have just announced their April Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD slate, which is set to include an update of Mathieu Kassovitz’s La haine (1995) (Spine #381 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) on 4/2, an update or Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Spine #29 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) on 4/9, Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky’s Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) (Spine #1215 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD) on 4/16, Mikhail Kalatozov’s I Am Cuba (1964) (Spine #1214 – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray) on 4/23, and Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight (1991) (Spine #1216 – Blu-ray) on 4/30. Of the 4K titles, La Haine will include Dolby Vision HDR. [Read on here...]
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- MVD Rewind Collection
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Wish, Color Purple (2023), The Guyver in 4K, new KLSC titles, Thunderheart, Second Sight’s Hitcher update & David J. Skal RIP
This is the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday here in the States, so there’s not a lot of release news happening at the moment. But we do have a few things to report for you today, plus some new disc reviews including...
Stuart’s thoughts on Kino Classics’ Soundies: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray set, featuring short films of the 1940s, and E.A. Dupont’s Picadilly (1929) Blu-ray from Milestone Films and Kino Lorber.
Dennis’ take on Miloš Forman’s Valmont (1989) and Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as W.S. Van Dyke’s Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Stephen’s look at Michael Mann’s Blackhat (2015) on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Joel M. Reed’s Bloodsucking Freaks (1976) and Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil (1970) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple (2023) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 3/12, with the Digital release expected tomorrow on 1/16. Extras will include 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes (including Creating The Color Purple: A Bold New Take on the Beloved Classic, Hell Yes! The Iconic Characters of The Color Purple, In the Flow: Creating The Color Purple’s Biggest Musical Moments, and A Story For Me: The Legacy of The Color Purple). You can see the cover art below. [Read on here...]
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Paramount lists Primal Fear & Major League for 4K Ultra HD, plus a new Star Wars movie announced & Tom Cruise teams up with Warner
We’re just chiming in here quickly again today with a few more pieces of industry news…
The first is physical media related: Paramount Home Entertainment has just listed Gregory Goblit’s Primal Fear (1996) as a new 4K Ultra HD Paramount Presents release on 3/26.
Paramount has also listed David S. Ward’s Major League (1989) for release in 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook format on 4/2 in honor of the film’s 35th anniversary.
We don’t have further details on these yet, but we except the studio to make an official announcement very soon. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below the break. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Studios
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
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- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
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- Scream Factory
- Paramount
- Primal Fear: Paramount Presents 4K
- Major League 4K Steelbook
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- Lucasfilm
- Tom Cruise teams with Warner Bros
- The Mandalorian & Grogu
- Jon Favreau
- Ahsoka: Season 2
Wednesday, Trolls Band Together, Contagion, Priscilla, Powerhouse/Indicator 4Ks, The Rolling Stones at the Wiltern & Filmmaker Mode news!
All right, we have a lot to report today so let’s get right into it. We’ll start with more new disc reviews, which include...
Dennis’ look at Rick Charnoski’s Warm Blood (2022) on Blu-ray from Factory 25 and Vinegar Syndrome.
Stuart’s take on Elia Kazan’s final film, The Last Tycoon (1976) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classic.
And Tim’s thoughts on Jonathan Lynn’s Clue (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.
Enjoy those and watch for more all this week!
In terms of announcement news this afternoon, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation have just officially set the CG-animated Trolls Band Together for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and Digital on 1/16—that’s right, next week! Extras will include a Sing-Along Version, 7 featurettes (including Fun in the Recording Booth, *NSYNC: Hi, Hi, Hi, Building the Band, Together Again, Animating Trolls, How to Draw, and How To: Hug Time Bracelets), 3 deleted scenes, and audio commentary (with producer Gina Shay, co-director Tim Heitz, head of story Colin Jack, production designer Ruben Perez Reynoso, and visual effects supervisor Marc J. Scott). The 4K disc will be a UHD-100 with Dolby Atmos audio (the Blu-ray will include Atmos as well). You can see the cover artwork below the break.
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has just officially announced the 3/26 Blu-ray and DVD release of Wednesday: Season One. It doesn’t appear that there will be any extras, but all eight episodes will be included. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Wednesday: The Complete First Season BD
- Trolls Band Together
- Child's Play (2019) 4K
- Scream Factory
- Tim Salmons
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- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
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- Dennis Seuling
- Contagion 4K
- Priscilla
- Sofia Coppola
- Steven Soderbergh
- Warm Blood BD review
- The Last Tycoon BD review
- Clue 4K review
- Powerhouse Indicator
- Patrick 4K
- The Rolling Stones: Live at the Wiltern
- Filmmaker Mode
- CES 2024
- *NSYNC
- Harriet 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Ticket to Paradise 4K
- Lionsgate 4K Steelbooks
- Snapshot 4K
- Ozploitation
The Marvels, Shout! Studios sets Kathryn Bigelow’s K-19 & more for 4K, plus Trolls Band Together, new KLSC titles, Dragons Down & more
Afternoon, folks! We’re stating the new week here at The Bits with a couple of new disc reviews, including...
Tim’s take on Daniel Attias’ Silver Bullet: Collector’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD, as well as his thoughts on our old friend John Harrison’s Tales from the Darkside: The Movie – Collector’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD, both of them from Scream Factory.
Speaking of Scream, Shout Studios has also begun revealing some of their March catalog titles, which thus far are set to include Jonathan Kaplan’s Over the Edge (1979) on Blu-ray on 3/5, Mick Garris’ The Shining miniseries (1997) on Blu-ray on 3/12, Simon Wincer’s Quigley Down Under (1990) in 4K as a Shout! Select title also on 3/12, and a trio of additional 4K titles on 3/19... Lars Klevberg’s Child’s Play (2019), Kimberly Peirce’s Carrie (2013), and Kathryn Bigelow’s K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).
Meanwhile, the big news today is that Marvel and Disney have officially announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release of Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels (2023) for release on 2/13, with the Digital release expected on 1/16. Extras will include audio commentary with DaCosta and VFX supervisor Tara DeMarco, 2 featurettes (Entangled and The Production Diaries), 4 deleted scenes, and a gag reel. There will also be a 4K Steelbook edition that’s exclusive to Walmart. Audio on the 4K (a UHD-66 disc) will be Dolby Atmos, with DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
Also, Universal and DreamWorks Animation have listed the CG-animated Trolls Band Together (2023) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD release on 7/1 on Amazon, though that’s probably a placeholder date. Whatever the final street date ends up being, look for a Trolls 3-Movie Collection on Blu-ray and DVD that same day. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Studios
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
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- Tim Salmons
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Silver Bullet 4K review
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
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- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 4K review
- Over the Edge
- The Shining (1997)
- Quigley Down Under 4K
- Child's Play (2019) 4K
- Carrie (2013) 4K
- K19: The Widowmaker 4K
- Trolls Band Together
- Rick and Morty: The Complete Seventh Season BD
- Wednesday: The Complete First Season BD
- Sonic Prime: Season 1 BD
- Enough Rope (1963)
- Republic Pictures Horror Collection
- Lady and the Monster (1944)
- The Phantom Speaks (1945)
- The Catman of Paris (1946)
- Valley of the Zombies (1946)
- Scott DeMers
- Dragons Down boardgame
- Hellenica: Story of Greece board game Kickstarter
- Mr B Games
- The Marvels 4K
- Disney
- Marvel Studios
- MCU
A Se7en 4K update, Shout! & Henson Co. make a new distribution deal & more, plus Bill Mechanic gets it
We’re finishing the week here at The Bits first with more new disc reviews, including…
Stuart’s take on Fran Rubel Kuzui’s Tokyo Pop (1988) and Michael Powell’s The Edge of the World (1937) both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ thoughts on Allen Baron’s Blast of Silence (1961) on Blu-ray from Criterion, Josh Greenbaum’s Strays (2023) on Blu-ray from Universal, Bernard Girard’s Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, and Val Guest’s The Quartermass Xperiment (1955) on Blu-ray from Hammer Films via Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stephen’s review of The Films of Doris Wishman: The Daylight Years on Blu-ray from AGFA, Something Weird, and Vinegar Syndrome, Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen – Parts One and Two (2023) on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. and DC, and Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller’s animated classic Benny’s Bathtub (1971) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile via Vinegar Syndrome.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming next week, so be sure to watch for them.
Also, we’ve posted a few interesting things on our new Patreon page, including a new film review (not a disc review) from Stephen of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One (2023) as well as a blog post from yours truly about the future 4K Ultra HD plans of a major studio we tend to talk a lot about here at the site. I’ll have more to say about that subject here on The Bits in the weeks and months ahead, but the blog posts I’ve been doing on Patreon felt like the more appropriate place to vent a little bit on the subject. [Read on here...]
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- James Cameron
- Shout! Studios
- The Jim Henson Company
- Labyrinth
- The Dark Crystal
- Bill Mechanic editorial
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Tokyo Pop BD review
- The Edge of the World BD review
- Blast of Silence BD review
- Strays BD review
- Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round BD review
- The Quartermass Xperiment BD review
- The Films of Doris Wishman BD review
- Justice League x RWBY 4K review
- Benny's Bathtub BD review
- Vinegar Syndrome
It’s Going to Be a Very Expensive December for Disc Fans—Shout! & Arrow announce their final disc slates for 2023!
Boy, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover here at The Bits over the next few days! It’s been very busy here around the office these past several days. For one thing, my wife and I have had family staying with us for the weekend. I’ve also finally replaced my defunct Epson 5040UB home theater projector here at The Bits with a brand new JVC DLA-RS1100/NP5, and have spent time installing and calibrating it. (I’ll definitely have more to say about that later this week, though I’ll just note for now that I’m very pleased with the choice.)
But I would like to take this opportunity to thank my good friends John Schuermann (of The Screening Room AV, the fantastic home theater design and equipment retailer well known for their annual Projector Shootouts) and Kris Deering (the outstanding ISF calibrator, formerly of Sound and Vision magazine as well as his own Deep Dive AV) for their help and advice in selecting the RS1100 and getting it up and running. (Your counsel is very much appreciated, my friends!) If you’re ever in the market for home theater hardware or calibration, there’s no better place to start.
Needless to say, while I’ve been occupied with all that, our dedicated team here at The Bits has posted a number of great new disc reviews. So let’s quickly run them all down...
First of all, Stuart has offered his thoughts on Anthony Mann’s A Dandy in Sapic (1968) and Abraham Polonsky’s Force of Evil (1948) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Suzanna Raes’ documentary Close to Vermeer (2023) on DVD from Kino Lorber.
Dennis has shared his thoughts on Peter Hall’s Three Into Two Won’t Go (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Luis Valdez’s La Bamba (1987) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
Stephen has delivered his reviews of Jean Renoir’s legendary classic The Rules of the Game (1939) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion, along with Jiří Barta’s The Pied Piper (1986) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile (via Vinegar Syndrome), and Ulli Lommel’s The Boogey Man (1980) in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And finally, our hard-working reviews editor Tim Salmons has posted his own take on David Lynch’s Lost Highway (1997) in 4K Ultra HD, also from Criterion.
As always, more new disc reviews are forthcoming all week, so be sure to check back for them.
All right… now let’s move on to the latest release news. And there’s quite a lot of it today. In fact, it’s fair to say that it’s going to be a very expensive Q4 for fans of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD! [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- John Schuermann
- The Screening Room AV
- Deep Dive AV
- Kris Deering
- Sound and Vision
- JVC DLA RS100 NP5 projector
- A Dandy in Aspic BD review
- Force of Evil BD review
- Close to Vermeer DVD review
- Three Into Two Won't Go BD review
- La Bamba BD review
- The Rules of the Game 4K review
- The Pied Piper BD review
- The Boogey Man 4K review
- Projector Shootout
- Lost Highway 4K review
- The Criterion Collection
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Kino Lorber
- The Way We Were 4K
- JFK 4K
- Oliver Stone
- GKids
- Arrow Video
- Shout! Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Kill Room 4K
- Point Break (1991) 4K
- Showdown at the Grand
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 4K
- The Ring Collection 4K
- The Dead Zone 4K
- Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films
- Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume Four
- The Man in the Iron Mask 4K
- Last Man Standing
- The Day of the Locust
- Child's Play Collection 4K
- Savage Guns: Four Classic Westerns Volume 3
- The Warriors 4K
- Walter Hill
- Kathryn Bigelow
The Muppets Take Manhattan, Meg 2, Contempt, Weird & Barbarella in 4K, plus Arrow & Imprint’s November slates & much more!
We’re closing out the week with a bunch of new disc reviews and a ton of significant new title announcements as well from the likes of Arrow, Imprint, Sony, Shout! Factory, and more. But first, here are those reviews...
First, Stephen has delivered his in-depth takes on James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3 (2023) on 4K Ultra HD from Marvel and Disney, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) on 4K UHD from Paramount, Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984) on 4K UHD from Umbrella Entertainment, Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead (1980) on 4K UHD from Cauldon Films, and Dario Argento’s Tenebrae (1982) on 4K UHD from Synapse Films.
Stuart has chimed in with his thoughts on Henry Koster’s My Man Godfrey (1957) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Fred Zinnemann and John Sturges’ The Old Man and the Sea (1958) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Dennis has taken a look at Laura Tarruso’s About My Father (2023) on Blu-ray from Lionsgate, along with Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso (1998) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
Rest assured, we have even more new disc reviews coming next week, including Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, and several other titles.
Now then... in announcement news over the last couple of days, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially set Frank Oz’s The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 10/24. Look for the film to be mastered in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos sound mix, both approved by Oz (the original English 5.1 and mono audio are also included). The 4K disc will also include a new audio commentary with Oz. This will be accompanied by a Blu-ray disc featuring the remastered film with 5.1 audio and 3 legacy special features (including an Interview with Jim Henson, Muppetisms: Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog, and Muppetisms: Pepe and Fozzie Bear). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Guardians of the Galaxy V3 4K review
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 4K review
- Razorback 4K review
- City of the Living Dead 4K review
- Tenebrae 4K review
- My Man Godfrey BD review
- The Old Man and the Sea BD review
- About My Father BD review
- Drylongso BD review
- The Muppets Take Manhattan 4K
- Frank Oz
- Meg 2: The Trench 4K
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 4K
- Shout! Studios
- The Girl from Rio 4K
- Blue Underground
- Contempt 4K
- Jean Luc Godard
- Duel 4K
- Arrow Video's November slate
- Imprint Film's November slate
- Barbarella 4K
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks 4K
- Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe BD box
- David Lynch's Dune 4K
- Koch Media
- Plaion Pictures
- Spicediver Cut
- The Sleeper Must Awaken
- Extended TV Version
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- White Lightning BD
- Tokyo Pop BD
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two BD & 4K
- Neill Blomkamp
- Gran Turismo 4K
- CBS
- Adam Yeend
- AFrame
- Henry Selick interview
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K
- Michael Mann interview
- Warner Archive Collection