Displaying items by tag: Robert Wise
Arrow’s March includes American Werewolf & RoboCop in 4K, plus Imprint’s March slate has Osterman Weekend, and The Digital Bits 3.0 in 2022!
A funny thing happened on the way to yesterday’s My Two Cents post! For some reason, I lost track of a day this week, so I thought yesterday was Friday. Then I wake up and here’s Friday again, much to my surprise. LOL. So anyway, while a bit of yesterday’s post still applies this afternoon, we’ve got some great breaking release news to share with you all today...
First up, the fine Imprint Films (down in Australia) has just announced their March 2022 Blu-ray slate, which is due to street on 3/30/22. It will include Sam Peckinpah’s The Osterman Weekend (1983 – mastered from new 2K scans of the director’s cut negative and the theatrical cut, so it will include both versions), Buzz Kulik’s The Hunter (1980 – starring Steve McQueen), Samuel Fuller’s China Gate (1957), Byron Haskin’s Conquest of Space (1955 – produced by George Pal), John Sturges’ Marooned (1969), Robert Wise’s Audrey Rose (1977), and Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun (1971). Not bad at all!
As usual, all of these Blu-rays should be region free. You’ll find them available here on the Imprint website.
But here’s the whopper today... Arrow Video has just announced its March 2022 slate as well, which includes no less than three new 4K UHD catalog titles! [Read on here...]
- Shout! Factory
- Tim Salmons
- Denis Villeneuve
- James Cameron
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Arrow Video March 2022 slate
- Imprint Films March 2022 slate
- RoboCop 4K
- An American Werewolf in London 4K
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 4K
- Come Drink with Me BD
- To Sleep So As to Dream BD
- Mark of the Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
- Daniel Griffith
- Sam Peckinpah
- The Osterman Weekend BD
- China Gate BD
- The Hunter BD
- Conquest of Space BD
- George Pal
- Marooned BD
- Robert Wise
- Audrey Rose BD
- Johnny Got His Gun BD
- Dalton Trumbo
- Samuel Fuller
- Steve McQueen
- John Sturges
- The Digital Bits site upgrade
- Back the Bits via PayPal
- The Digital Bits 25th Anniversary in 2022
- Paul Verhoeven
- Kenneth Branagh
- John Landis
Almost Famous & True Romance reviewed in 4K, plus new Ultra HD titles, and a peek at the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture theatrical remaster on iTunes
Today’s post here at The Bits is a quick one, as we have family visiting this week. However, we do have a little bit of release news and a couple more new reviews for you as well...
First up, I’ve given Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical love letter to rock music, Almost Famous, a look in a fantastic new 2-disc 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition from Paramount. The remaster is gorgeous, the set includes two UHD discs—one each for the different versions of the film—it carries over all of the legacy extras, and it adds some new ones too. It’s a great set, so do give it a look if you’re a fan of the film.
Also, Stephen has reviewed Tony Scott’s True Romance as newly-released on 4K Ultra HD by Arrow Video, a UK import title that’s also apparently a pretty great remaster and worth considering.
And if you check back tomorrow, I’ll have a review of another 4K import title: Rian Johnson’s Looper from Entertainment One. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Almost Famous 4K review
- True Romance 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- UK import
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Robert Wise
- iTunes
- Tony Scott
- Cameron Crowe
- Resident Alien: Season One BD
- The Blacklist: Season Eight BD
- Jeff Bond
- Gene Kozicki
- Castle Rock: The Complete Series BD
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- The Wolf of Wall Street 4K
- Downton Abbey: The Movie 4K
- Drew Stewart
IT’S OFFICIAL: The STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE – DIRECTOR’S EDITION is getting restored in 4K!!
Heads-up, folks!
No sooner did I post here on The Bits about that Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection cover artwork leak, I got an email back from Paramount with a link to the official Star Trek website with this news:
“Paramount and Paramount+ are excited to announce that a full restoration of the Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture has been greenlit.”
From the website... [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 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 4K
- Star Trek: Generations 4K
- Star Trek: First Contact 4K
- Star Trek: Insurrection 4K
- Star Trek: Nemesis 4K
- Robert Wise
- David C Fein
- Daren R Dochterman
- Mike Matessino
- Dolby Vision HDR
- Dolby Atmos audio
Our review of Indiana Jones in 4K Ultra HD & more, plus Labyrinth: 35th, Flight to Mars, and a brief Star Trek 4K update
All right... we have just a quick update here at The Bits for you today, because I have family visiting this weekend for the first time since before the pandemic.
The big thing we have for you this afternoon is of course this: I’ve posted our in-depth review of the Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm. The remastered 4K image on the first three films is spectacular, while the fourth film at least benefits some from HDR and some 4K-scanned footage from the camera negative here and there (shots without VFX). Meanwhile, the new Ben Burtt Dolby Atmos mixes are all demo-worthy across the board.
There are no new extras in the set and the packaging is terrible, but the picture and sound upgrade is so significant that most fans will be willing to overlook it. The set is definitely not to be missed, and you’ll find all the in-depth details right here in our review. [Read on here...]
- Director's Edition
- Robert Wise
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Amazon France
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K
- Indiana Jones 4 Movie Collection 4K
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Star Trek in 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Indiana Jones 4 Movie Collection 4K review
- The Won't Believe Me BD review
- Le Magnifique BD review
- Labyrinth: 35th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Brian Henson
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Flight to Mars BD
- American Gods: Season Three BD
- Every Breath You Take BD
- A Discovery of Witches: Season Two BD
- Pennyworth: The Complete Second Season BD
- Looper 4K
- Rian Johnson
- Dr Strangelove 4K
[UPDATED WITH PARAMOUNT STATEMENT] – Yellow Alert! Amazon France lists Star Trek I-IV set for 4K Ultra HD in September, plus new Paramount Presents BDs
All right, so we’re going to be back later today with some more new disc reviews, but there’s some potentially significant news breaking at the moment that I wanted to address posthaste this morning.
You remember how I said yesterday that I’d been interviewed for an article on Trek Report about the potential for the classic Star Trek films to be remastered and released in 4K Ultra HD? And I also said that I’d circle back to the subject, but that essentially there was no new news to report at this time?
So the short of what I indicated in the interview was that Paramount definitely wanted to remaster all of the classic Trek films in 4K, and that they’ve clearly ramped up their catalog releases on BD and 4K during the pandemic, and are continuing to remaster their classic catalog films. It was simply a matter of cost, but it was my belief that they’d get around to it eventually. Just don’t hold your breath, right? I mean, how many times have we heard that they were talking about it, and then nothing ever happens? So, sound advice.
And then just this morning, Amazon France dropped a listing for a box set of the first four Star Trek films in 4K Ultra HD with a street date of September 8. [Read on here...]
- Trek Report
- Star Trek in 4K
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Indiana Jones 4 Movie Collection 4K
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K
- Amazon France
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Presents
- A Place in the Sun BD
- Nashville BD
- Bugsy Malone BD
- Robert Wise
- Director's Edition
Pitch Black 4K delay, Dawn of the Dead 4K now shipping to the US, “lost” silent film recovered, Rick & Morty: S4 & Star Trek: TMP 4K on hold
All right, today’s news update is going to be a quick one. The reason is that I’m working to confirm a number of interesting rumors that I’ve heard in the last 24 hours, both on the interwebs and also from my own industry sources. I’m talking not one, but multiple interesting topics, including word of forthcoming releases and also more general stuff that’s going on in the home video industry right now. I’d actually hoped to be able to confirm one of them in time for this post, but I’m waiting on sources to get back to me. So I’ve decided to post a quick update now and come back with more as I hear it.
Before I continue with what news we have this afternoon, we do have a new disc review for you here at The Digital Bits today. Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Noel Black’s A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (1979) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. You can read that here.
Now then... Arrow Video has pushed back the street date for Pitch Black on 4K Ultra HD to 9/1 (from 8/18). Adjust your plans accordingly. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Dennis Seuling
- A Man a Woman and a Bank BD review
- Pitch Black 4K
- Zavvi US and UK
- Second Sight Films UK
- George Romero's Dawn of the Dead 4K
- Rick & Morty: Season 4 BD
- Blue Ridge
- The B52s: Live at the US Festival DVD
- The First Degree (1923)
- Edward Sedgwick
- Bruce Motnick
- Atmos mix
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Robert Wise
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Mike Matessino
No Comparison: Remembering “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” on its 40th Anniversary
“Star Trek: The Motion Picture wasn’t a perfect film, but it had a plethora of nearly perfect moments.” — Inglorious Treksperts co-host Mark A. Altman
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first big-screen adventure based upon Gene Roddenberry’s legendary 1960s television series with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley reprising the roles that made them famous of Kirk, Spock and McCoy, respectively.
Directed by Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music), the film also reunited James Doohan as Scotty, George Takei as Sulu, Majel Barrett as Dr. Chapel, Walter Koenig as Chekov, and Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, and also featured Persis Khambatta as Ilia and Stephen Collins as Decker. [Read more here...]
- 40th anniversary
- interview
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- The Digital Bits
- Mark A Altman
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Robert Wise
- science fiction
- William Shatner
- Leonard Nimoy
- DeForest Kelley
- Gene Roddenberry
- James Doohan
- George Takei
- Majel Barrett
- Walter Koenig
- Nichelle Nichols
- Persis Khambatta
- Stephen Collins
There are official discussions about bringing Robert Wise’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture – DE to BD & 4K
Heads-up, folks. I’ll have another post later today – I’m back in the office after a day at Comic-Con to appear on the Inglorious Treksperts panel there – and we have some good news for you therefrom.
First up, the panel was great. Mark A. Altman, Daren Dochterman, Ashley Edward Miller, Rob Burnett and I a blast talking about Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a movie near and dear to each of us, which turns 40 this year.
The panel room at the Con was absolutely packed – a good full house – which was awesome to see. We showed rare clips related to the film, told interesting stories, and made a lot of people (including ourselves) laugh.
You will all be able to hear the panel for yourselves in the next few weeks, as it will be released as an official Inglorious Treksperts podcast (listen here or wherever your great podcasts are found). [Read on here...]
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture Anniversary BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition
- BD and 4K
- remaster
- Robert Wise
- David C Fein
- Inglorious Treksperts podcast
- ComicCon 2013
- Mark A Altman
- Daren R Dochterman
- Ashley Edward Miller
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
Retro Release Day: Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition (2001)
Today’s Retro Release Day title here at The Bits is a favorite of mine personally, as well as a favorite of our readers and classic Star Trek fans overall. It’s the acclaimed 2-disc Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition DVD, released by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2001.
The film was directed by the great Robert Wise, who had previously directed the Best Picture winners West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), as well as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), and who was an editor on Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941) at RKO early in his career. Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released in theaters on December 7, 1979 and this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.
As many Trek fans know, Star Trek: The Motion Picture began life as an effort to return the franchise to TV with Star Trek: Phase II, but the box office success of other science fiction films convinced Paramount to try bringing the property to the big screen. The film reunited the entire original series cast, along with newcomers Persis Khambatta and Stephen Collins. The legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith was hired to score the film, which would become among his most iconic and widely-recognized works. [Read on here...]
Blu-ray News – Lost in Space/Criterion Amazon pre-orders, plus new Robert Wise films from Olive & Orphan Black: S3
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All right, we just have a couple of things for you today...
First up, all those Criterion October titles are now available for pre-order on Amazon.com – just click on the titles here (or on the images below): Mulholland Dr., My Own Private Idaho, The Brood, A Special Day, and Kwaidan. Both Universal’s Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Trilogy ($49.98) and the Back to the Future: The Complete Adventures – Limited Edition ($99.88) are available for pre-order as well. [Read on here…]
- Robert A Harris
- Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Trilogy
- Mulholland Dr
- Kwaidan
- A Special Day
- The Brood
- My Own Private Idaho
- Criterion October
- Bluray
- BD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Bluray Disc
- Spartacus remastered
- My Fair Lady remastered
- Lost in Space: The Complete Adventures
- Back to the Future: The Complete Adventures Limited Edition
- The Captive City
- Two for the Seesaw
- Robert Wise
- Orphan Black: Season Three
- Rookie Blue: Season Five Volume One