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Street dates for Prophecy & Wayne’s World 2 in 4K, plus Lethal Weapon 4K, Day the Earth Blew Up, Outlander: S7, new Imprint & Powerhouse Films titles & more!
All right, we’ve had a big week here at The Bits. As you can probably tell, I’ve spent most of the week checking in with studio and industry sources, which led to yesterday’s scoop on Tombstone coming to 4K Ultra HD next month. And trust me when I tell you that there’s a lot more great 4K catalog news to come in the months ahead. Given that we’ve been a part of—and reporting on—the home entertainment industry for more than twenty-eight years, I can confidently promise you that we have the best sources in this industry period. So when it comes to confirmed and reliable breaking news, you’re likely to hear about it first here at The Digital Bits.
Given that reality, I would highly recommend that you follow us on social media, which is where we tend to post breaking news first. As the editor-in-chief of The Bits, you’ll find me here on X, Facebook, and Bluesky. You’ll find The Digital Bits on X, Facebook, and Bluesky as well. And you can also find Tim (X, Facebook, and Bluesky) and Stephen (X, Facebook, and Bluesky) on all three social platforms too.
What’s more, if you’re not already a subscriber of our Digital Bits Patreon, please consider doing so! There are very affordable options for subscribing, it’s a great way to support our work here at the site, and we’re offering our Patreon supporters additional news posts, video blogs, the option to ask us questions regularly, and sneak peeks at upcoming titles. Whether you’ve been a Bits reader since the very beginning of the website back in 1997, or you’ve just come to learn of us with 4K Ultra HD, we work our asses off here every day to make your experience of physical media better, to encourage the studios to release great catalog titles, and help support fans of physical media and the industry at large. Regular reader or not, if you’re an avid disc fan you have definitely benefited from our efforts over the years. So if you value that, supporting us on Patreon is a great way to help make sure that we can keep doing this work on behalf of you and everyone who loves movies, TV shows, and music on disc. We’re building a great community over there and we’d love for you all to be a part of it! [Read on here...]
- The Criterion Collection
- Imprint Films
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Criterion June 2025 slate
- Dennis Seuling
- Brazil 4K
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 4K
- The Wiz 4K
- Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser
- Midnight (1939)
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 4K
- William Friedkin
- Sorcerer 4K
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Shout! Factory
- Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection 4K review
- Thief 4K review
- The Wages of Fear 4K review
- Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977) 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator
- The Carpenter BD review
- Arabesque BD review
- Best Defense BD review
- The Boss BD review
- Raro Video
- Juror #2 BD review
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Megalopolis (2024)
- John Frankenheimer
- Prophecy (1979) 4K
- Wayne's World 2 4K
- Nate & Hayes
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
- Audie Murphy Collection IV
- Audie Murphy Collection V
- The Peacemaker 4K
- The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
- Richard Donner
- Lethal Weapon (1987) 4K
- Paramount+
- Showtime
- Dexter: Original Sin
- Outlander: Season Seven
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bewitched: Seasons 3 & 4
- Gidget: The Complete Series
- Carnal Knowledge 4K
- A Day at the Beach
- The Gentle Gunman 4K
- The Ship That Died of Shame 4K
- Basil Dearden
- Fascination 4K
- The Shiver of the Vampires 4K
- Jean Rollin
- The Chalk Garden
- Spring Night Summer Night
- Hellfighters
- The Day of the Dolphin
- Single White Female
Twister, Challengers, new Rocky 4Ks, Halo: S2, Kung Fu Panda 4, The Name of the Rose in 4K, new Imprint & Umbrella Blu-ray slates & much more!
We’ve got three new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...
Tim’s take on Halloween II (1981) and Halloween III (1982) on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment, as well as Hanna-Barbera’s animated Rockin’ with Judy Jetson (1988) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Watch for more reviews coming over the next few days.
In announcement news today, we have a few things to report. First, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has made Jan de Bont’s Twister (1996) official for 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook release on 7/9. As we’ve reported previously, look for Dolby Atmos audio, HDR10 high dynamic range, the new The Legacy of Twister: Taken by the Wind retrospective featurette with the director, and the legacy Blu-ray and DVD extras. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
Warner Bros. has also set Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers (2024) for Blu-ray and DVD release on 7/9, for Amazon MGM Studios. There’s no indication of special features on the release.
But we’re not yet done with Warner & MGM. Though they haven’t officially been announced yet, the studios have also just listed John G. Avildsen’s Rocky V (1990) and Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa (2006) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 7/16. The latter will include both the original Theatrical Version and Stallone’s new Director’s Cut. Both will offer HDR10 high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio. Also listed for release that same day is a brand new Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection in 4K, which we expect will include Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros
- Can’t Stop the Music 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Hanna Barbera
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Tim Salmons
- Twister 4K
- Twister 4K Steelbook
- Halloween II BD review
- Halloween III BD review
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Warner Archive Collection
- Rockin with Judy Jetson BD review
- Challengers BD
- Luca Guadagnino
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Zendaya
- Rocky V 4K Steelbook
- Rocky Balboa 4K Steelbook
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Avildsen
- Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Showtime
- HALO: Season Two 4K
- Kung Fu Panda 4K
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- In & Out 4K
- Frank Oz
- Bwana Devil BD 3D
- The 3D Film Archive
- Columbo: The Return
- Nightmare Beach 4K
- Cannibal Apocalypse (1980) 4K
- Vikings Valhalla: Season 1
- Dexter’s Laboratory: The Complete Series
- Beetlejuice: The Complete Series
- Unit One: Complete Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete Series
- Imprint Films
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Goodnight Mommy (2014)
- The Demon Disorder
- Irresistible
- The Emu War
- The Chain Reaction
- The Name of the Rose 4K
- Jean Jacques Annaud
The Mist & It Came from Outer Space in 4K Ultra HD, plus Ruby Gillman, Yellowjackets, Barbie, Prince of Egypt & Remembering William Friedkin
Today’s new disc reviews here at The Bits include the following...
Stephen’s in-depth look at Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo (1959), which is now available in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Lesley Selander’s The Catman of Paris (1946) and John Ford’s The Long Voyage Home (1940), both available on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films label, as well as the documentary double feature Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2021) and Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (1948) on DVD from Kino Lorber.
Now then, we have some great 4K Ultra HD news today... Lionsgate has just set Stephen King’s The Mist for release on the format on 10/3, in both wide-release (SRP $34.99) and Best Buy-exclusive Steelbook ($37.99) versions! Each is a 4-disc set. Both the original and alternate black and white versions will be included in 4K, along with audio commentary by director Frank Darabont and producer Denise Huth. The package will also include Blu-ray versions that add deleted scenes, A Conversation with Stephen King and Frank Darabont, and other legacy extras. You can see the cover art at left and also below. Note that the 4Ks will include both HDR10 and Dolby Vision high dynamic range, as well as Dolby Atmos audio (with Dolby TrueHD found on the Blu-ray). [Read on here...]
- Laurel & Hardy: Year One BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Rio Bravo 4K review
- The Catman of Paris BD review
- The Long Voyage Home BD review
- Filmmakers for the Prosecution DVD review
- Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today DVD review
- Kino Lorber
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision
- Stephen King's The Mist 4K
- Frank Darabont
- Universal Essentials Collection 4K
- It Came from Outer Space (1953) 4K
- Jack Arnold
- The Sting (1973) 4K
- George Roy Hill
- DreamWorks
- Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken
- Barbie 4K
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Yellowjackets: Season Two BD
- CBS
- Showtime
- Greta Gerwig
- Black Sea BD
- State of Play BD
- Kevin Macdonald
- The Apostle
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord
- 8K Association at CEDIA Expo 2023
- The Prince of Egypt 4K
- Adam J Yeend
- AFrame
- William Friedkin RIP
- Greg Suarez
- The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
New disc reviews, plus release news: Amsterdam, Clerks III, Bug, The Borgias, The Offer, Mad God & more
We’ve got three more new disc reviews for you today...
Stephen has taken a look at Ben Stiller’s uneven Vietnam war comedy Tropic Thunder (2008) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Alexander Hall’s I Am the Law (1938) on Blu-ray from Imprint films.
And I’ve taken a look at Universal’s new 4K Ultra HD release of Robert Mulligan’s To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), with an assist by our old friend Dr. Adam Jahnke via his thoughts on the film itself.
We’ve got more new disc reviews coming all week, so be sure to watch for them. And tomorrow, we expect to have a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate for you to enjoy—a nice longform read for cinephiles to distract from all the Election Day lunacy here in the States. So be sure to watch for that.
In announcement news today, 20th Century Studios and New Regency have set David O. Russell’s Amsterdam for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 12/6, with the Digital release expected on 11/11. Look for the 4K to include HDR10 high dynamic range, Dolby Atmos audio, and one extra: Welcome to Amsterdam. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Adam Jahnke
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Tropic Thunder 4K review
- I Am the Law BD review
- To Kill a Mockingbird 4K review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Amsterdam
- David O Russell
- Clerks III
- Kevin Smith
- Call Jane
- Lionsgate
- CBS
- Showtime
- Lambroghini
- The Borgias: The Complete Series
- My Friend Irma
- The Offer
- Good Girls: The Complete Series
- William Friedkin
- Bug 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Phil Tippett
- Mad God BD
- RLJ Entertainment
- Creepshow: Season 3 BD