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We’ve got four new disc reviews for you all to enjoy today, including…

Dennis’ review of Harold S. Bucquet’s On Borrowed Time (1939) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s look at Irving Rapper’s The Miracle (1959), also on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s thoughts on John Woo’s Bullet in the Head (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios via their Hong Kong Cinema Classics line.

And finally Tim’s take on Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion’s The Wes Anderson Archive box set.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep checking back!

In release news today, it’s finally official: Warner Bros. Discover Home Entertainment has just sent out their press release announcing William Wyler’s Ben-Hur (1959) and Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men (1976) for 4K Ultra and 4K Steelbook release on 2/17! Both films will include Dolby Vision HDR. Ben-Hur is an 8K restoration of the original 65mm camera negative and will have Dolby Vision HDR. It will also include Dolby Atmos audio, while both titles will include DTS-HD MA tracks representing the original theatrical audio. (Ben-Hur will have its original theatrical audio in 5.0, representing the original 6-track stereo experience). [Read on here...]

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All right, friends… we’ve got a good My Two Cents news post for you today, especially if you’re looking for 4K Ultra HD release news!

First though, we have a couple more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Stephen’s look at Brian De Palma’s Scarface (1983): Limited Edition Ultimate Collector’s Series in 4K Ultra HD from Universal.

Stuart’s take on Gerry Anderson’s Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Complete Series (1967-68) on Blu-ray from Imprint Television.

Dennis’ review of Delmer Daves’ A Summer Place (1959) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And finally, Tim’s thoughts on Chor Yuen’s The Magic Blade (1976) from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box set.

Now then, let’s get to that release news, shall we?

And it’s frankly nice to have a bit of good news to report about Warner Discovery Home Entertainment for a change.

Here’s the deal… we have a better picture this afternoon of Warner’s 2026 4K Ultra HD catalog release slate! [Read on here...]

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Morning folks! We’ve got some good release news for you today, along with more new disc reviews as always. The reviews include…

Tim’s take on Jonathan Liebesman’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, as well as Jim Stenstrum’s animated Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) on Blu-ray from Hanna-Barbera via Warner Bros. “Terror Time” line.

Also today, we’ve just posted our latest update of the Release Dates & Cover Art section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD covers with Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you purchase literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it!

Now then, we’ve been talking about this next title on our Patreon page for subscribers for a few months at this point, but here’s some great news: William Wyler’s epic Ben-Hur (1959) is officially coming to 4K Ultra HD disc from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment! [Read on here...]

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Good afternoon, Bits readers!

We’ve got some great release news for you today, but first we’re starting out with more new disc reviews…

Tim has turned in his thoughts on Hanna-Barbera’s animated Magilla Gorilla: The Complete Series (1964-66) on Blu-ray from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection!

And Dennis has offered a look at Wong Kar-wai’s Chunking Express (1994) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

Also, I wanted to let you know that we’ve been posting regular updates over on The Digital Bits’ Patreon page, including weekly video posts and early word on many upcoming 4K catalog releases. So if you really want the scoop on future 4K UHDs, there’s absolutely no better place to find it. Subscribing to our Patreon is very affordable and a great way to support The Bits in the process. [Read on here...]

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