Displaying items by tag: Steelbook
SURPRISE: Curzon Film drops a stunning 4K Ultra HD restoration of Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (1987) in the UK!
Before we get to today’s brief bit of release news, we have two more new disc reviews for you...
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Ol Parker’s Ticket to Paradise (2022), which is new on Blu-ray from Universal. The film stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney.
And Stephen has delivered a look at Ted Kotcheff’s North Dallas Forty (1979) on Blu-ray from our friends down under at Imprint and Via Vision.
Also here at The Bits today, we’ve just posted a major update of our Upcoming Cover Artwork section, featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one) you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it! [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Dragonslayer 4K
- Paramount
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Wings of Desire 4K
- Curzon Film UK
- Wim Wenders
- Steelbook
- Ticket to Paradise BD review
- North Dallas Forty BD review
- Upcoming Cover Art update
- Project Wolf Hunting
- Well Go USA
- Release Dates & Artwork update
Army of Darkness 4K details official, plus E.T. 40th, Running Man, Rise of Gru, Punisher: War Zone, The Police Story Trilogy & much more
All right, sorry for the lack of an update over the last couple of days. We’ve been very busy here at the site, working on reviews, preparing for some big upcoming reviews, and finishing a few more site upgrades. But the major reason is that there’s a ton of breaking and evolving release news to cover, and getting to the bottom of it all—collating all the details, checking in with sources, confirming key pieces of release information—takes a huge amount of time. But I’m always up for a challenge.
Before we get to that, however, let’s share those disc reviews we’ve been working on over the past few days...
First up, I’ve posted my thoughts on John Milius’ Red Dawn (1984) from Shout! Factory and also Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) from Universal, both in 4K Ultra HD.
Tim has delivered a look at Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners (1990) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video, as well as John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981) in 4K from Scream Factory.
Dennis has reviewed a number of regular Blu-ray titles in the last few days, including Lon Chaney: Before the Thousand Faces – Volume 2 from Undercrank Productions, Josh and Benny Safdie’s Daddy Longlegs (2009) from Criterion, and Jack Gold’s The Tenth Man (1988) and Ken Hughes’s The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And finally, Stephen has delivered in-depth looks at Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon (1997)—a Steelbook release that’s getting hard to find here in the States—and Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) both in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, along with Michael Findlay’s Shriek of the Mutilated (1974) on Blu-ray from American Films via Vinegar Syndrome.
As always more disc reviews are on the way in the coming days. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- ET the Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook
- Steven Spielberg
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Top Gun: Maverick 4K
- Red Dawn 4K review
- Jurassic World: Dominion 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Flatliners 4K review
- Escape from New York 4K review
- Lon Chaney: Before the Thousand Faces V2 BD review
- Daddy Longlegs BD review
- The Tenth Man BD review
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde BD review
- Event Horizon 4K review
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 4K review
- Shriek of the Mutilated BD review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Stanley Kubrick
- A Clockwork Orange 50th anniversary
- Raymond Benson
- John Cork
- Sheldon Hall
- Peter Krämer
- Army of Darkness: Collector’s Edition 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Sam Raimi
- The Running Man 4K
- Paramount
- Steelbook
- ET: The Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K
- Universal
- Minions: The Rise of Gru 4K
- DC League of Super Pets 4K
- Middle Earth: Ultimate Collector's Edition
- Lionsgate
- Punisher: War Zone 4K
- Blue Underground
- The Final Countdown 4K
- The Police Story Trilogy 4K
- Eureka!
- Jackie Chan
Warner Archive bows Fandango and American Flyers on Blu-ray, plus a new book on the making of Mad Max: Fury Road & more
We’re starting things off today with Tim’s review of Lewis Teague’s Alligator (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory. It sounds like this is not only the best the film has ever looked and sounded, but it’s also one of Shout! and Scream’s best 4K releases to date. So do give it a look if you might be interested.
We’ve also just updated our Release Dates and Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Remember, any time you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them from one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really do appreciate it.
I also wanted to address one other thing here on the site today: Some of you may have noticed that there were “roadblock” ads appearing on The Bits over the last few months. Ads that appeared when you clicked from the home page to other content—ads that you had to click away to continue reading. Rest assured, we’ve killed those and they will not be returning. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Steelbook
- Tim Salmons
- The Criterion Collection
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Fandango BD
- Alligator 4K review
- American Flyers BD
- Kevin Costner
- Release Dates & Artwork section
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Madman 4K
- Dracula Sucks 4K
- Shooter 4K Steelbook
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Vampire's Kiss BD
- Monday Morning BD
- Blood Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road book
- Kyle Buchanan
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K
- George Miller
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Superior 8 Ultra Brothers BD
- Ultraseven X: The Complete Series BD
Sony makes Spider-Man: No Way Home official for Blu-ray & 4K on 4/12, plus a look back at West Side Story (1961) & more
We’ve got three more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, starting with Tim’s look at Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run (1998), as recently released on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment. It’s an Aussie import title, but all-region.
Also today, Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Alan J. Pakula’s The Parallax View (1974), which is newly released on Blu-ray from Imprint Films in Australia, also a region-free disc.
And Stephen has offered his thoughts on Shinsuke Terasawa’s animated Catwoman: Hunted in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the latest installment in their DC Animated Universe.
What’s more, we have another “bonus” film retrospective from our own Michael Coate today in his History, Legacy and Showmanship column, as he takes a look back at Robert Wise’s original West Side Story (1961) in honor of the film’s 60th anniversary. Michael is joined by film and musical experts Matthew Kennedy, Bruce Kimmel, and Mike Matessino for a great roundtable discussion. Enjoy! [Read on here...]
- Best Buy exclusive
- The Cabin in the Woods 4K Steelbook
- The Criterion Collection
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Steelbook
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 20th Century Studios
- Run Lola Run BD review
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- The Parallax View BD review
- Catwoman: Hunted 4K review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Robert Wise
- West Side Story (1961) 60th anniversary
- Matthew Kennedy
- Bruce Kimmel
- Mike Matessino
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Spider Man: No Way Home 4K
- SpiderMan: No Way Home 4K
- 1776 4K
- For All Mankind 4K
- Double Indemnity 4K
- Chan Is Missing BD
- The Funeral BD
- Mr Klein BD
- Mississippi Masala BD
- Jon Watts
West Side Story Blu-ray details, plus Lamb in Ultra HD from A24, Criterion’s A Hard Day’s Night 4K replacement program & more
We have more new disc reviews for you today, and finally some official details on the Blu-ray and 4K release of West Wide Story from 20th Century Studios. As always, reviews first...
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Ian Sharp’s The Final Option (1982) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Tim has delivered his take on Jack Gold’s The Medusa Touch (1978) on Blu-ray from Imprint.
And Stephen has taken a look at Paramount’s new 30th anniversary Steelbook Blu-ray release of Wayne’s World (1992), as directed by Penelope Spheeris. Enjoy!
Now then, as we mentioned yesterday 20th Century Studios is releasing Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021) on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 3/15, with the Digital and Disney+ streaming offerings available on 3/2. [Read on here...]
- 20th Century Studios
- West Side Story (2021) 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Stephen Bjork
- Steelbook
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- The Final Option BD review
- The Medusa Touch BD review
- Wayne's World Steelbook BD review
- Lamb 4K from A24
- The Criterion Collection
- A Hard Day's Night 4K replacement program
- The Humans BD
- The Exorcism of God BD
- The Cabin in the Woods 4K Steelbook
- Best Buy exclusive
- The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 BD
- The Long Night BD
- ClassicFlix
- The O Henry Playhouse: The Complete Series Vol 2 DVD
- Lionsgate
- Laurent Bouzereau
- The Stories of West Side Story documentary
West Side Story (2021) & The Manchurian Candidate (1962) set for 4K, plus Marvel’s Eternals reviewed in Ultra HD & more
We have a quick President’s Day news update for you here at The Bits with some good title announcement news, both new and catalog. And of course, another new disc review.
Stephen has checked in with his in-depth thoughts on Chloe Zhao’s Eternals in 4K Ultra HD from Disney and Marvel, a somewhat polarizing entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We think you’ll find his take interesting, and you can find it right here.
In new announcement news today, 20th Century Studios has just put Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021) up for pre-order on Amazon in Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD with a street date of 3/15.
The 4K disc will include English Dolby Atmos audio, with HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- Steelbook
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Steven Spielberg
- West Side Story (2021) 4K
- Eternals 4K review
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 4K
- Guillermo del Toro
- Chloe Zhao
- 20th Century Studios
- Walt Disney Studios
- Nightmare Alley 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Peter H Hunt
- 1776: 50th Anniversary Director's Cut 4K
Sony makes its Heavy Metal 4K Steelbook official for release on 4/19, plus more Blu-ray & Ultra HD pre-orders
We’ve got one quick new Blu-ray review to share with you today. Stephen has given Tim Mielants’ Patrick (2019) a look on Region B Blu-ray, a disc that’s newly available from Anti-Worlds Releasing in the UK. You’ll find that here.
In terms of announcement news today, Sony has just officially set Heavy Metal for release on 4K Ultra HD on 4/19 in special Steelbook packaging. The release includes the original Heavy Metal remastered in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision HDR and now with a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack, both reviewed and approved by producer Ivan Reitman. You’ll also get the previous 5.1 mix as well as the original 1981 theatrical Dolby Stereo audio.
The 4K disc will also include the new Heavy Metal: A Look Back retrospective featurette. The package also includes Heavy Metal and its sequel Heavy Metal 2000 on Blu-ray Disc, each with its previous special features. And you’ll get a Digital code as well. You can see the cover artwork at right and also below. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Mad Max 2 4K replacement program
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Patrick BD review
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Mielants
- AntiWorlds Releasing
- Heavy Metal 4K
- Heavy Metal 2000
- Steelbook
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Scream (2022) 4K
- Jackass Forever BD
- BBC
- Doctor Who: Tom Baker Complete Season Six BD
- Chucky: Season One BD
- Hard Target 4K replacement program
- Citizen Kane BD replacement program
- Criterion
Warner brings Coppola’s Outsiders to 4K, plus Highlander in Ultra HD from Studio Canal & Lionsgate, new Indicator BD titles, the end of NTSC & more
Hope you’re all having a great week so far. I was buried in catch-up work yesterday after having a series of family visits here—our first in two years due to the pandemic—so suffice it to say that there was no news post yesterday.
However, I’ve been on the phone a lot in the last couple of days talking with industry sources, and we’ve got some great new Blu-ray and especially 4K catalog updates for you this afternoon.
FYI, there will be more new disc reviews coming later this week as well, so be sure to check back for those. But let’s get right into the 4K news...
First up, I’ve confirmed with multiple industry sources now that Warner Bros. will be releasing Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders (1983) on physical 4K Ultra HD in early November. Coppola and his American Zoetrope have recently been remastering several of the director’s films in 4K (Lionsgate is releasing a remastered Dementia 13 on Blu-ray and 4K Digital on 9/21 as part of their Vestron Video Collector’s Series, and Paramount is going to be releasing the complete Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD next year in honor of the original film’s 50th anniversary), so perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise. [Read on here...]
- iTunes 4K upgrades
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Studio Canal
- Indicator
- Powerhouse
- The Outsiders 4K
- Mad Max Trilogy 4K
- 3 from Hell 4K
- Catch the Bullet
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection 4K
- Highlander 4K
- Steelbook
- Best Buy exclusive
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock HD upgrade on iTunes Apple TV
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Dirty Laundry
- The Hellfighters
- Midway
- MacArthur
- Gray Lady Down
- The end of NTSC broadcasting
IT’S OFFICIAL: Paramount and Lucasfilm will release the INDIANA JONES 4-FILM COLLECTION on 4K Ultra HD on 6/8!
All right, that was fast!
It’s now official: Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm have indeed set the Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection for release on 4K Ultra HD on 6/8.
Here’s a nice surprise: The set will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio after all. Per studio confirmation, the exact audio options on the US SKUs will include in English (Dolby Atmos), as well as 5.1 in French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Subtitles will be available in English, Cantonese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Thai.
The 5-disc set will contain all four of the existing films—Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—along with a Blu-ray Disc of legacy bonus features. It does NOT appear that the set will include any new features. You will, however, get Digital copies of each film.
The collectible packaging will be available in two varieties: Regular and Steelbook (exclusive to Best Buy in the US), each with a slipcase. You can see both pictured below (the regular version is also visible at left).
Read on for the full text of the official Paramount and Lucasfilm press release... [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Indiana Jones: The Complete Collection 4K
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4K
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4K
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Raiders of the List Ark 40th anniversary
- George Lucas
- Harrison Ford
- Steven Spielberg
- Lucasfilm
- Dolby Vision HDR
- Dolby Atmos audio
- Steelbook
BREAKING: Paramount makes Super 8 and My Fair Lady official for 4K Ultra HD on 5/25
We’re starting things off today with this just in from Paramount Home Entertainment: George Cukor’s My Fair Lady (1964) and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (2011) are now official for release on the 4K Ultra HD format on 5/25.
My Fair Lady is presented in 4K, mastered from the 2015 8K film scan and restoration of the original camera negative and surviving 65 mm elements.
Both HDR10 and Dolby Vision will be included (this is now confirmed). Audio will be available in the same English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD mix found on the 2015 Blu-ray edition.
There are no extras on the 4K disc itself, but the package will include that same Blu-ray (along with a Digital code). [Read on here...]