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We’ve got some great 4K catalog release news for you today, but first more new disc reviews are in the house! Among them are…

My take on Jon Turteltaub’s National Treasure (2004) in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Disney, as well as Bennett Miller’s Moneyball (2011) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures.

Tim’s review of Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy: 30th Anniversary (1996) in 4K Steelbook from Sony Pictures, as well as Morton DaCosta’s Auntie Mame (1958) in 4K Ultra HD from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s review of Dr. Strangelove (1964) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion’s The Complete Kubrick box set.

Stuart’s look at Lance Comfort’s The Ugly Duckling (1959) on Blu-ray from Hammer and Powerhouse Films.

Dennis’ thoughts on Danny DeVito’s Throw Momma from the Train (1987) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And finally, Todd’s reviews of Walter Klenhard’s Disappearance (2002) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome and Luigi Zampa’s The Monster (1977) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

Watch for more reviews tomorrow and all this week here at the site!

All right, the big news today is that—as we expected—Warner Clockwork and the BFI officially announced the US and UK physical media versions of Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971). These are expected to street on April 20, 2027. [Read on here...]

Before we get to the big news today, we’ve got two more new disc reviews for you here at The Bits…

Stephen has turned in his in-depth look at Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion’s excellent The Complete Kubrick 4K UHD + Blu-ray box set. (And he’s already digging into Dr. Strangelove, I’m sure.)

And Todd Doogan and I have tag-teamed a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.

Now then, the big release news today is that 20th Century Studios and Disney have finally revealed the long-awaited Avatar: Fire and Ash – Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD. Look for the 4-disc set to street on 12/8. Here’s what it will look like…

Disc One and Two include the film on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. The 4K disc will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Disc Three and Four will contain the set’s special features. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got some good announcement news to report here today, but first as always we have a TON of new disc reviews to share with you…

I’ve turned in my looks at Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939) in 4K UHD from Warner Bros. (with an assist by the late, great Barrie Maxwell), Robert Aldrich’s The Dirty Dozen (1967) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video, and Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2025) in 4K UHD from Universal.

Stephen has begun—and is continuing—his epic in-depth reviews of all the films in Criterion’s The Complete Kubrick box set, which so far include Killer’s Kiss (1955), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960) in 4K Ultra HD.

And let me tell you, as someone who’s recently had the chance to compare Criterion’s 4K disc of 2001: A Space Odyssey (which features encoding by the great David Mackenzie of Fidelity in Motion) to Warner’s 4K release, there’s definitely an upgrade here.

Tim’s offered his take on W. Lee Wilder’s The Snow Creature (1954) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn (2026) and Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire (1994) in 4K UHD from Warner Bros., and Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in 4K UHD from Criterion.

Dennis’ has delivered his thoughts on John Huston’s We Were Strangers (1949) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and John Guillerman’s Death on the Nile (1978) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics (with an assist by Tim).

And Todd have taken a look at Ting Shan-His’s Blood Reincarnation (1974) and Julie Pacino’s I Live Here Now (2025) both on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, as well as Chris Noonan’s Babe (1995) and George Miller’s Babe: Pig in the City (1998) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are definitely forthcoming, including additional titles from Stephen’s exploration of The Complete Kubrick box, my joint review of Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949) in 4K UHD from Criterion with Todd Doogan, and more. So be sure to keep checking back. [Read on here...]

Some days are just difficult and must be endured, and that’s simply the nature of life.

But before I get to that, I want to remind you all that we’ve posted a lot of new and recent disc reviews here at the site, including just today. So now available for your reading enjoyment are…

My review of David Lean’s Ryan’s Daughter (1970) in 4K Ultra HD from the Warner Archive (And know that tomorrow I’ll have my review of Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939) in 4K up here as well, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.)

Stephen’s thoughts on Stanley Kubrick’s Killer’s Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956) from Criterion’s The Complete Kubrick 4K Ultra HD box set, as well as his thoughts on André Øvredal’s The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) in 4K UHD from Severin Films.

Tim’s take on Damian McCarthy’s Hokum (2026) in 4K Ultra HD from Decal, Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999) in 4K Steelbook from Paramount, and Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down (1993) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video.

Stuart’s look at Antonio Pietrangeli’s The Magnificent Cuckold (1964) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

Dennis’ reviews of Mark Robson’s Home of the Brave (1949), John Cromwell’s The Goddess (1958), and Jerry Hopper’s Never Say Goodbye (1956) on Blu-ray from Imprint, and Ernest Dickerson’s Bulletproof (1996) in 4K Ultra HD from KL Studio Classics (with an assist by Tim).

And finally, Todd’s thoughts on David Koepp’s The Trigger Effect (1996) on Blu-ray from Imprint, Gonzalo Suárez’s Morbo (1972) on Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro, Tulsa King: Season Three (2025) on Blu-ray from Paramount and Alliance, and Adrian Grünberg’s Protector (2025) on Blu-ray from Magenta Light Studios and Alliance. [Read on here...]

All right, we have a bit of a whirlwind to report here at The Digital Bits today, and I’m going to be talking about it all in detail later this afternoon for our Patreon subscribers in our next My Two Cents: A Video Blog over there. But I’ll to the short version of it all in a moment.

First, we have a bunch of new disc reviews to share with you this week, including…

Stephen’s look at Doug Liman’s Go (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video, and Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros.

Tim’s thoughts on Todd Durham’s Hyperspace (1984) in Blu-ray 3D from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, James Mangold’s Identity (2003) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video, Genki Kawamura’s Exit 8 (2025) in Blu-ray from Neon/Decal, and Montgomery Tully’s 36 Hours (1954) in 4K UHD from Hammer Films.

Dennis’ thoughts on Ernest Dickerson’s Bulletproof (1996) on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics, and Charles Vidor’s Ladies in Retirement (1941) and George Cukor’s Heller in Pink Tights (1960) both on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Todd’s take on Vinegar Syndrome’s Reviver 4 on Blu-ray, Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire (2025) on Blu-ray from Row K Entertainment, and André Øvredal’s Passenger (2026) on Blu-ray from Paramount.

And finally, Stuart’s reviews of Alain Resnais’ Stavisky… (1974) and Mario Bava’s Four Times That Night (1971) both on Blu-ray from Indicator and Powerhouse Films.

As always, more reviews are coming all this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

Now then… before we get to what may be bad news for physical media fans, we do have something good for you: There’s a really great article over on The Film Stage website wherein columnist Nick Newman interviews the film historian and archivist Michael Chaiken, who is a prolific producer of Criterion Collection special editions, about his work on The Complete Kubrick 4K box set, which finally streeted this week. [Read on here...]

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”

We’ve got some terrific news from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection today, and you can probably guess what it is based upon the thumbnail at the left and the banner at the top of the page.

Unfortunately, we’ve also got some bad news for fans of physical media.

But we’ll get to all that in a minute. First, let’s recap a bunch of the new disc reviews the team has shared here on the site over the last several days…

Tim has offered his thoughts on Steve Oedekerk’s Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) in 4K Ultra HD from Via Vision Entertainment.

Stephen’s taken a look at Norman Jewison’s Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) in both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Chris Huang’s Demigod: The Legend Begins (2022) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile, and Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York (1977) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Dennis has reviewed Jorge Dorado’s Mindscape (2013) and Philip Noyce’s Catch a Fire (2006) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, along with Philip Kaufman’s Henry & June (1990) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Todd has delivered his take on Fumihiko Sori’s Ping Pong (2002) on Blu-ray from 88 Films, Mauro Bolognini’s Corruption (1963) and Grzegorz Krolikiewicz’s The Dancing Hawk (1977) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films, and David Markey’s Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984) and Lovedolls Superstar (1986) on Blu-ray from MVD Visual.

And finally, Stuart has delivered a look at Luchino Visconti’s Conservation Piece (1974) on Blu-ray from Raro Video and Kino Lorber, as well as Bruce Beresford’s King David (1985) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, and Sophie Hyde’s Jimpa (2025) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

As always, more new disc reviews are already cooking from the team, so be sure to keep checking back for them all week here at The Bits!

And before we continue with today’s news, our own Russell Hammond has also turned in the latest update of our Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links. As you know, we’re an Amazon Affiliate, which means that whenever 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 site and we really do appreciate it.

Now then, let’s get to the news… [Read on here...]

We’ve got MAJOR 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release news to share with you today, folks!

But first, as always, let’s catch you up on the latest disc reviews from the team here…

Stephen has offered his thoughts on Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Synapse Films, as well as Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York (1977) in 4K Ultra HD from the MVD Marquee Collection.

Tim has shared his take on Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal and Blu-ray 3D from Turbine Media, as well as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal.

Todd has taken a look at Bret McCormick’s Highway to Hell (1990), Jeffrey Arsenault’s Date with a Vampire (2000), and Les Sekely’s Vampire Time Travelers (1998) on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance and Wild Eye Releasing.

And finally, Stuart has delivered a review of Yves Boisset’s La Travestie (1988) on Blu-ray from Indicator and Powerhouse Films.

More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!

Now then… the first big announcement today is that our friends at the Warner Archive Collection have just revealed their November/December slate of titles, and it’s frankly amazing and straight up epic! [Read on here...]

We’ve got a few new disc reviews to start the new week off today, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Charles Lamont’s Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stephen’s look at James Ivory’s Maurice (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from the Cohen Film Collection and Kino Lorber.

Todd’s take on the 6-film After Dark: Neo-Noir Cinema – Collection Four (1990-97) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films (which includes Wild at Heart, Unlawful Entry, The Getaway, Mulholland Falls, Freeway, and City of Industry).

And Stuart’s reviews of Bertrand Blier’s Buffet froid (1979) on Blu-ray from Indicator and Jean Aurel’s Manon 70 (1968) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Now then… the big release news is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Marvel have just officially set Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD Steelbook format on 12/15, with the Digital release expected next week on 10/6! [Read on here...]

We’re closing out the week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews, and some great release news too! But as always, let’s cover those reviews first…

I’ve just shared my in-depth look at Fred M. Wilcox’s landmark science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video!

Tim has shared his take on Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood (1971) in 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films, along with Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men (1957) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection, and Carol Reed’s The Third Man (1949) in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate Limited.

Todd has offered his two cents on Lo Go and Godfrey Ho’s Blu-ray double feature of Born a Ninja (1988) and Commando the Ninja (1988) from Wild Eye and Visual Vengeance.

Stuart has weighed in on Sam Wood’s Ivy (1947) on Blu-ray from Powerhouse and Indicator, as well as John Ford’s classic The Wings of Eagles (1957) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And finally, Stephen has delivered his in-depth reviews of Robert Wise’s West Side Story (1961) in 4K Ultra HD from Germany’s Capelight Pictures, as well as George P. Cosmatos’s Of Unknown Origin (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

Watch for more reviews all next week!

Now then, before we get to the news, we also want to let you know that our own Russell Hammond has just updated our Release Dates & Cover Art section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links! As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them from one of our links here, you’re helping to support our work here on The Bits and we really appreciate it! [Read on here...]

All right, we’re starting a new week with a ton of new disc reviews, including…

Tim’s look at Adam Carter Rehmeier’s Carolina Caroline (2026) on Blu-ray from Magnolia, and Imprint Asia’s Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume 1 (1976-1984) Blu-ray boxed set, featuring The Oily Maniac (1976), Seeding of a Ghost (1983), and Sex Beyond the Grave (1984).

Dennis’ take on Barry Levinson’s Wag the Dog (1997) and Ray Enright and Raoul Walsh’s Montana (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s thoughts on Jorge Fons’ Jory (1973) and Alberto De Martino’s Blazing Magnum (1976) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, David Gleeson’s Once Upon a Time in Cinema (2026) on DVD from Kino Lorber, and Terence Young’s Red Sun (1971) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video (a tag-team review with Tim).

And finally, Todd’s reviews of Francesco Lucente’s Starbright (2026), Paradise Bungalows (1987), and Badland (2007) all on Blu-ray from MVD Visual, and Imprint’s Film Focus: Philip Seymour Hoffman (1999-2007) Blu-ray box set, which includes Flawless (1999), Owning Mahowny (2003), and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) on Blu-ray.

Watch for more new disc reviews tomorrow and all this week!

Now then, the big news today is that Paramount has finally reached a deal with a group of states (led by California) seeing to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which clears the way for the merger to happen. This will prevent Paramount from leaving the state. In exchange, Paramount has agreed to establish a board of journalists to ensure the independence of CNN and CBS News, they’ve agreed to distribute 30 films per year in theaters, and they’ve agreed to spend an additional $1.5 billion on film production and increase the percentage of those films made in the US. Unfortunately, the FCC has also allowed Paramount to sell a 49.5% equity stake in the company to the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. But at this point, it is what it is. (You can read more today on Variety, the NY Times, and Ars Technica, among many other places.) [Read on here...]