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A new 4K catalog update with Universal Monsters Vol. 2, To Kill a Mockingbird, Highlander, Pulp Fiction, Avatar, The Abyss & more!
We’re back as promised this evening with more upcoming catalog 4K Ultra HD news and rumors from our studio, industry, and retail sources. Keep in mind, some of these titles are not yet officially announced, so the dates and details are subject to change.
First of all, this is a title we’ve known is coming for a few months now and while it’s not yet been officially announced by the studio, we do have the final cover artwork from retailers: Universal Studios Home Entertainment is expected to release their Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection – Volume 2 box set in 4K Ultra HD on 10/11.
The set will include The Mummy (1932), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Phantom of the Opera (1943), and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
It’s also believed that the titles in the studio’s Volume 1 set—Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Wolf Man (1941), and The Invisible Man (1932)—will finally be released as single-film SKUs, for sure in the UK and possibly in the US as well. We’ll post more as soon as the studio makes any of this official. [Read on here...]
- Lionsgate
- Universal
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- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- The Mummy 4K
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) 4K
- Bride of Frankenstein 4K
- Creature from the Black Lagoon 4K
- Dracula 4K
- Frankenstein 4K
- The Wolf Man 4K
- The Invisible Man 4K
- To Kill a Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Highlander 4K
- StudioCanal
- The Others 4K
- The Driver 4K
- The Longest Yard 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Saturday Night Fever 4K
- Wayne's World 4K
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Quentin Tarantino
- Kiss the Girls 4K
- Aeon Flux 4K
- Æon Flux (2005) 4K
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K
- Apple TV
- iTunes
- digital
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K
- Avatar 4K
- 20th Century Studios
- James Cameron
- The Abyss 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
Shout! & Scream Factory bow The Fog, Platoon & Army of Darkness in 4K, plus Trek 4K follow-up, Warner Q4 Ultra HDs & more, plus James Caan RIP
All right, yesterday was a little crazy here at The Bits, what with Paramount finally dropping their long-awaited Star Trek 4K announcement. That deluxe Complete Adventure 4K package for the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition was unexpected and frankly a fantastic surprise. But it’s worth a quick follow up today just to clarify everything...
The Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition: The Complete Adventure Limited Edition is a 3-disc set here in the States that includes the DE in 4K, a newly-authored 4K of the previously-released Theatrical Cut as well as the Special Longer Version (included via seamless branching), and a Blu-ray full of bonus content that I’m told includes basically everything ever created and released for the film on home video. (I’m awaiting confirmation of the exact contents from the studio.) But it does NOT include a Blu-ray of the DE itself, nor are Blu-rays of the Theatrical and SLV versions included. The DE is available separately on Blu-ray, and obviously the Theatrical Cut Blu-ray was included in the original 4-Movie Collection from last year.
To be 100% clear, the Special Longer Version is ONLY going to be available in The Complete Adventure package, and producer David C. Fein has said that it’s a genuine limited edition. Much like Sony’s recent Ghostbusters: Ultimate Collection, it’s very likely to sell out in pre-orders, and it’s NOT going to be re-released. So if you were planning to wait for Black Friday to pick it up at a discount, or you’re expecting some future “ultimate” 4K box that includes the TNG films as well all The Complete Adventure content, you’re likely to be disappointed. The new 4K disc with both the Theatrical Cut and the Special Longer Version on it is exclusive to this set and when they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to plan accordingly.
[Editor’s Note: It appears that the UK version of this set MAY be a 5-disc set, which includes the Blu-rays of The Director’s Edition and the Theatrical Cut. And its discs should be all-region.] [Read on here...]
- Theatrical Cut
- Special Longer Version
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure 4K box set
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
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- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Fog 4K
- John Carpenter
- Sam Raimi
- Army of Darkness 4K
- Evil Dead (2013) 4K
- James Caan RIP
- Elf 4K
- Casablanca 4K
- The Lost Boys 4K
- Poltergeist 4K
- The Funhouse 4K
- Old Henry 4K
- Warrior 4K Steelbook
- War of the Worlds (1953) 4K
- When Worlds Collide (1951) 4K
- George Pal
- Crawl 4K
- Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition 4K
- The Duke BD
- I Know What You Did Last Summer 4K
- Platoon 4K
- Cool World BD
It’s official: The Star Trek: TMP – Director’s Edition, Star Trek V, Star Trek VI & a Six-Movie Collection are coming to 4K Ultra HD on 9/6!
Fully Restored Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Arrives on 4K Ultra HD and in Six-Movie Collection
Own the Definitive Vision of Director Robert Wise September 6, 2022 with Extensive New Bonus Content
Original Six Big-Screen Adventures Also Arrive on 4K Ultra HD September 6 in Time for Star Trek Day
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Set a course for the final frontier as the newly restored Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition arrives September 6, 2022 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a bonus Blu-ray Disc filled with new and legacy special features from Paramount Home Entertainment. The film will also be released in a Limited-Edition Collector’s Set entitled The Complete Adventure, which includes the new Director’s Edition, the theatrical cut, and a special longer cut all on 4K Ultra HD along with special features on Blu-ray. In addition, Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection will arrive on September 6 with all six big-screen adventures featuring the original series crew on 4K Ultra HD. [Read on here...]
- Star Trek: The Original 6 Movie Collection 4K
- Nicholas Meyer
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Director's Edition 4K
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure 4K box set
- The Human Adventure documentary
- Special Longer Version
- Theatrical Cut
BREAKING: This MAY be the final cover artwork for STAR TREK films 1-6 in 4K Ultra HD
Morning, everyone! We expect Paramount’s official announcement of the next wave of Star Trek Original Series films in 4K Ultra HD to drop at any time now, but there’s been an early leak of cover art that we thought worth sharing with you beforehand.
A couple of retailers have shared this artwork this morning (including our friends at HD Movie Source, who are always on the money), so it looks like this could be the final cover art for the forthcoming Star Trek Original Series films in 4K.
If the leak is correct, it means that Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country will indeed include both the original Theatrical Version and Nicholas Meyer’s much-loved 113-minute Director’s Cut as well. The cut is 3 minutes longer, has a few scene extensions here and there, and some of the scenes are slightly re-edited. Added material includes Admiral Cartwright and Colonel West briefing the Federation President on their rescue plan, as well as Spock and Scott inspecting the torpedo bay. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Director's Edition 4K
- Nicholas Meyer
- Star Trek: The Original 6 Movie Collection 4K
The Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition is a 4K triumph, plus new Shout!/Scream Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD titles, and more
First things first this afternoon: I posted a review here at The Bits yesterday of John Sturges’ 1969 spaceflight drama Marooned on all-region import Blu-ray from the good folks at Imprint Films. It’s definitely worth tracking down for fans.
And I’ll have more new reviews this week as well, including my take on Criterion’s For All Mankind in 4K, which will be posted here on The Bits tomorrow.
Now then, let’s get to the main event for today’s My Two Cents update...
Last night I had the privilege of attending the debut screening of Robert Wise’s 4K-remastered Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition at Paramount, some 21 years after attending the premiere of the 2001 DVD version in the same theater. And I’m thrilled to report that it’s absolutely spectacular. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Robert Wise
- David C Fein
- Mike Matessino
- Daren R Dochterman
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Paramount
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Scott Mantz
- Marooned BD review
- Imprint Films
- Shout Factory June 2022 slate
- Scream Factory
- The Funhouse 4K
- Dog Soldiers 4K
- Cat People 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Horse Soldiers BD
- Makoto Shinkai
- 5 Centimeters Per Second BD
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices BD
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days BD
- Herzog: The Collection Volume 2 BD
- Fire in the Sky BD
- John Sturges
The Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition is now official for Paramount+ on 4/5 & 4K Ultra HD in September
All right, folks... it’s finally official! Here’s Paramount’s full press release for the Star Trek title we’ve all been waiting for...
Fully Restored Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Makes Its Long-Awaited Debut
The Definitive Vision of Director Robert Wise Debuts Exclusively on Paramount+ April 5, 2022, in Celebration of First Contact Day
Film Arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in September with Extensive New Bonus Content
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – March 24, 2022 – Eagerly anticipated by Star Trek fans for over two decades, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition will make its long-awaited debut exclusively on Paramount+ on April 5, 2022, in celebration of First Contact Day. [Read on here...]
Moonfall is official, plus C’mon C’mon, Extreme Prejudice, Jackass Forever & Our Gang silent shorts coming from ClassicFlix
We’ve got more new disc reviews for you today, starting with Tim’s look at the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D Combo from Random Space Media in Australia.
Also, Dennis has checked in with his thoughts on Robert Aldrich’s The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
And I’ve turned in my thoughts on Umbrella Entertainment’s new all-region Blu-ray release of the Frank Herbert’s Dune Collection, which includes both Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) and also Children of Dune (2003).
More reviews are on the way for tomorrow and all throughout the week, so be sure to check back for them.
Now then, neither Paramount, nor Paramount+, nor StarTrek.com have posted that trailer for the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition yet, but they keep blocking trailer leaks on YouTube and social media, so one assumes it’s coming soon. In any case, we’ll be sure to share it here and on our social when it’s finally official. [Read on here...]
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 5 BD
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Robert Wise
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Moonfall 4K
- Lionsgate
- Jackass Forever BD
- Extreme Prejudice BD
- Vestron Video Collector's Series
- King Tweety
- ClassicFlix
- Hal Roach Our Gang silent short restorations
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 6 BD
At last! The Star Trek: TMP – Director’s Edition hits Paramount+ on 4/5, plus our Godfather Trilogy UHD review & more
All right, we’ve got some great new disc reviews for you today, along with some terrific announcement news as well. But first, as always, those reviews...
I’ve just posted my in-depth look at Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount. And let me tell you, the image restoration is breathtaking—as good as the 2008 Blu-rays were, this is almost a night and day difference. It’s really something. Best of all, the set includes all three films, including Coda (and two alternate versions of Part III as well), not to mention a wealth of new and legacy special features. There’s even restored mono audio on The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. This may very well be the 4K release of the year, so don’t miss it.
Also today, I’ve taken a look at Volume 3 and Volume 4 of ClassicFix’s 2K restorations of The Little Rascals shorts on Blu-ray. It appears that there will be 7 volumes total to release all 80 of the classic Hal Roach sound shorts, and Volume 5 is already slated for release on 4/5.
We’ve got more new disc reviews coming tomorrow and all this week, including Madman and The Sword and the Sorcerer in 4K and much more, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for those. [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Robert Wise
- Paramount+
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K review
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 3 BD review
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 4 BD review
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Top Secret! BD
- EuroTrip BD
- Grease 2 BD
- The Weather Man BD
- The Mexican BD
- She's Having a Baby BD
- Kinky Boots BD
- Some Kind of Wonderful BD
- The Last Kingdom: The Complete Series BD
- The Last Kingdom: Season Five BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Rawhead Rex 4K
- Underworld (1985) 4K
- Shaft 4K
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 5 BD
In the Heat of the Night hits 4K on 4/19, plus The Untouchables, The Sleeper Must Awaken, Peter Robbins RIP & more
We’ve got another new review for you today: Stephen has taken a look at Lewis Gilbert’s The 7th Dawn (1964), which stars William Holden and Susannah York. It’s now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen has also posted a first for The Bits—A Blu-ray Review Supplemental—this one for his review from yesterday of Allan Arkush’s Get Crazy on Blu-ray, also from KLSC. After reading Stephen’s review, Arkush himself was generous enough to provide some additional background information on the remastering work and the making of the disc and its special features. If you’re a fan of the film, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
Now then... some release news: Kino Lorber Studio Classics has officially set their 4K Ultra HD of In the Heat of the Night for release on 4/19. You can see the cover artwork on the left. Note that this is one of KLSC’s 4K titles that will have SDR only, along with 5.1 and the original 2.0 mono audio. Extras on the UHD disc will include a new audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, along with Robert Mirisch (nephew of Walter Mirisch, and son of the Mirisch Company founder Harold Mirisch). You’ll also get the existing commentary with director Norman Jewison, cinematographer Haskell Wexler, and actors Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- In the Heat of the Night 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Sleeper Must Awaken
- Arrow
- Peter Robbins RIP
- Charlie Brown
- The Untouchables 4K 35th anniversary
- Trek Movie
- Robert Wise
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Michael Mann
- Heat
- Heat 2: A Novel
- The 7th Dawn BD review
- Get Crazy: BD Review Supplemental
- Allan Arkush
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
- The Organization
- The Sword and the Sorcerer 4K
- Scream Factory
- Best Buy exclusive Steelbook
- The Hunger Games Collection 4K
- Happy Death Day 4K
- Happy Death Day 2 U 4K
- Classic Flix
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 5 BD
- Imprint Films
- The Wicker Man BD
- Daniel Griffith
- Brian De Palma
Warner’s Middle-Earth 4K set is official, plus more catalog Ultra HD, a few words on StudioCanal’s T2: 30th & MUCH more
We have a bit more ground to cover today, news-wise (and just as expected), but first we have a few more disc reviews for you…
Stephen has taken a look at Robert Altman’s Nashville, as newly released on Blu-ray by Paramount as part of their Paramount Presents line. From Stephen’s review, it sounds like the title is pretty good.
And Tim has reviewed the animated Batman: The Long Halloween – Part One and Part Two on Blu-ray Disc. Part One came out in June from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC, while Part Two just came out last month. Both are apparently well worth a look.
As always, more reviews are on the way, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- The Hobbit 4K
- The Lord of the Rings 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Middle Earth: Ultimate Collector's Edition
- Nashville BD review
- Batman: The Long Halloween Part One BD review
- Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Cry Baby 4K
- I Spit on Your Grave 4K
- Ronin Flix
- Studio Canal
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 30th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Paramount Plus
- Paramount+
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Lana Wachowski
- The Matrix Resurrections trailer
- Mad Max: Fury Road vehicle audio
- Doof Wagon for sale
- Night Shift BD
- Sword of Desperation BD
- The Protege 4K
- Indiana Jones 4K Steelbooks
- Warning BD
- On the Rocks BD
- Injustice 4K
- Robotech: Part 1 The Macross Saga BD
- Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season BD
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