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Monday, 31 August 2026 13:49

Gone with the Wind 4K details, plus Hook, new Powerhouse 4Ks, Imprint’s The Saint & Lionsgate’s September Movies Anywhere Digital drop!

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Welcome to a new week Bits readers—and nearly the start of September!

We’re kicking things off today with several new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s look at Robert Altman’s Popeye (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount via Alliance.

Stuart’s review of Robin Davis’ Le Choc (1982) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Todd’s review of James Sweeney’s Twinless (2025) on Blu-ray from Lionsgate.

Watch for more new disc reviews all this week!

And our own Russell Hammond has updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. We’re an Amazon Affiliate, so whenever you order or pre-order literally anything from Amazon, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it!

Now then… we’ve finally gotten a look at Warner’s official press release for Gone with the Wind (1939) in 4K Ultra HD.

There will be three versions—a standard 4K package, a 4K Steelbook, and the Walmart-exclusive (here in the States) 4K Steelbook Collector’s Edition box set with swag. Each will be a 3-disc set containing the film in 4K Ultra HD, split over two discs, plus a Blu-ray of bonus features. No Blu-ray version is included in any of the US SKUs, but you do get a Digital code. [Read on here...]

Audio will be English 5.1 and 2.0 original theatrical mono in DTS-HD MA, with subtitles in English SDH, French, and Spanish. Dolby Vision HDR will be included.

According to the press release, you’ll get three new features (The Influence that Endures, Restoring and Preserving an Epic, and Scarlett O’Hara: A Woman Ahead of Her Time), plus a collection of legacy special features that carry over from previous Blu-ray and DVD editions (though whether all of the legacy content carries over we’ll have to confirm when we see the final package and have discs in hand).

Also today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that they’re releasing a new 35th Anniversary 4K Steelbook of Steven Spielberg’s Hook (1991) on 11/17. This will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio (along with the previous 5.1 and 2.0 mixes), as well as two new features. Hook Never, Never Ending is an hour-long documentary in full 4K that looks back at the film, while Bangarang! More from the Hook Archives is also in 4K and offers a look at behind-the-scenes archival footage. You’ll also get legacy content including 11 deleted scenes and the film’s theatrical trailer.

Sony has also set Julius Avery’s The Pope’s Exorcist (2023) for 4K UHD on 10/13.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics has revealed two new catalog 4K titles, including Peter Hyams’ Running Scared (1986) and Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973), both of which are coming soon. Also coming to 4K in the next few months from KLSC are Bluebeard (1972), Duplicity (2009), The Clown Murders (1976), and Four Rooms (1995), along with many other titles we’ve mentioned previously.

Powerhouse Films in the UK has a pair of new Aussie film 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray packages coming on 11/17, including Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Turkey Shoot (1982) and Geoffrey Wright’s Romper Stomper (1992).

Also, our friends at Imprint have just announced a great new 3-disc Blu-ray box set under the Imprint Television label: The Saint: The Feature Films! This will include The Fiction-Makers (1968) and Vendetta for the Saint (1969), which were originally TV episode adventures recut into feature films. You’ll also get the 2005 feature documentary My Life as Roger Moore. Look for hardbox packaging and a 44-page hardback book. The set is limited to 1500 copies.

And Shout! Studios has some good new titles coming to 4K, including Brett Ratner’s The Family Man (2000) on 11/3. The original animated The Transformers: The Movie is also coming in a new 4K Steelbook limited edition for its 40th anniversary on 11/17.

Shout! also has two new 4K collections, including The Chow-Yun Fat: Collection Vol. 1—which features The Occupant (1984), Why Me? (1985), City War (1988), The Diary of a Big Man (1988), The Eighth Happiness (1988) and Fractured Follies (1988)—and the Women in Prison Collection—which includes Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), Chained Heat (1983), Jungle Warriors (1984), and Red Heat (1985). Both are due on 11/17.

Finally today, we’ve got a list of the 110 Lionsgate catalog films coming to Movies Anywhere in September! These should all drop on the service on 9/15…

  • The 4:30 Movie
  • 50/50
  • A Princess for Christmas
  • Abduction (2011)
  • Air America
  • Arbitrage
  • August: Osage County
  • Bad Moms
  • Battle Royale
  • Blue Valentine
  • But I’m a Cheerleader
  • But I’m a Cheerleader – Director’s Cut
  • The Collection
  • The Conversation
  • Crank 2: High Voltage
  • Daybreakers
  • The Dentist
  • The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself
  • Detective Knight: Independence
  • Detective Knight: Redemption
  • Detective Knight: Rogue
  • Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
  • The Doors
  • Dragon Blade
  • Drive Angry 3D
  • The Engineer
  • Everybody Loves Somebody
  • Every Secret Thing
  • Extraction
  • F Marry Kill
  • Fast Color
  • The Forbidden Kingdom
  • Frailty
  • Frozen
  • The Frozen Ground
  • Fruitvale Station
  • The Gates
  • Genius
  • Good Luck Chuck
  • Grindhouse: Planet Terror
  • Hands of Stone
  • Hangman
  • The Haunting in Connecticut
  • The Haunting in Connecticut – Unrated
  • Haywire
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow
  • I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
  • I, Frankenstein
  • Instructions Not Included
  • Kickboxer
  • Kickboxer 2
  • Killing Them Softly
  • King of New York
  • L.A. Story
  • Leprechaun
  • Leprechaun Returns
  • Little Monsters
  • Lock Up (1989)
  • LOL (2011)
  • Made
  • Madea Gets Job (Stage Play)
  • Madea Goes to Jail (2006) (Stage Play)
  • Madea’s Class Reunion (2003) (Stage Play)
  • Man Down
  • Manhunter (1986) – [Editor’s Note: Lionsgate only has Digtal rights to this film.]
  • Marauders
  • Meatballs
  • MI-5: The Greater Good
  • Mile 22
  • Monster’s Ball
  • My Best Friend’s Girl
  • The Next Three Days
  • The Ninth Gate
  • One for the Money
  • Pinocchio (2019)
  • The Possession (2012)
  • Punisher: War Zone
  • Red Heat
  • Redemption (2013)
  • Religulous
  • Remember Me (2010)
  • The Road
  • Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
  • Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park
  • Safe
  • Saw 4
  • Saw IV – Unrated
  • Seal Team Six – Raid on Osama Bin Laden
  • She’s Funny That Way
  • Siberia (2018)
  • Sorority Row
  • Spare Parts
  • The Spy Next Door
  • Stir of Echoes
  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Texas Chainsaw – Unrated
  • Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
  • The Third Man
  • Think Like a Dog
  • Three Musketeers (2011)
  • Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls
  • The Whole Truth
  • The Wicker Man – Final Cut (1975)
  • The Wicker Man (Theatrical)
  • Wick Is Pain
  • Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
  • Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
  • Wolf Hound
  • You’re Next
  • Z for Zachariah

That’s all for now! Back with more soon.

Stay tuned…

- Bill Hunt

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