Displaying items by tag: Tim Salmons
The Night of the Hunter (1955) & The Nutty Professor (1963) are coming to 4K, plus Imprint Films’ June Blu-ray slate & more
We’re rounding out the week here at The Bits with a little bit more announcement news today, but first a couple more reviews...
Tim offered his thoughts on Travis Knight’s Kubo and the Two Strings in 4K Ultra HD from Laika via Shout! Factory—both the regular Amaray version as well as the Steelbook packaging.
Pressing on to this afternoon’s release news, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just revealed that they’re bringing Charles Laughton’s classic noir thriller The Night of the Hunter (1955) to 4K Ultra HD on 5/30, complete with a new scan and Dolby Vision HDR grade.
Also newly revealed as coming to Blu-ray from KLSC are Dave Thomas’ The Experts (1989) on 5/9 and Robert Aldrich’s Hustle (1975) on 5/16.
In addition, they’re working on “coming soon” Blu-ray releases of René Clément’s The Day and the Hour (1963)—this one mastered from a new 4K restoration by Gaumont—as well as Stephen Norrington’s Death Machine (1994). [Read on here...]
- Laika
- Shout! Factory
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Kubo and the Two Strings 4K review
- The Experts (1989)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Hustle (1975)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) 4K
- The Day and the Hour (1963)
- Death Machine (1994)
- Knock at the Cabin 4K
- The Mummy Trilogy 4K reissue
- Universal
- Gaumont
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Nutty Professor (1963) 60th Anniversary 4K
- Via Vision
- Imprint Films June 2023 slate
- The Bounty (1984)
- Leap (2020)
- Malèna (2000)
- Not One Less (1999)
- Damage (1992)
- My Summer of Love (2004)
- Star Trek: Picard Season Three
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- The Kurlan Naiskos: A Picard After Show
Warner Archive’s April Blu-ray slate, plus Stop Making Sense in 4K from A24 & more upcoming title news
We’ve got another new disc review for you today, actually two of them in a way: Our own Tim Salmons has taken a look at Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi’s The BoxTrolls in 4K Ultra HD from Laika via Shout! Factory—both the regular Amaray version as well as the Steelbook packaging.
In announcement news today, our friend George Feltenstein has just revealed (via Tim Millard’s excellent The Extras podcast) the Warner Archive Collection’s planned April slate of Blu-ray titles, which will officially include Safe in Hell (1931) mastered from a 4K scan and restoration of a rare and newly-discovered 35 mm print, along with One Way Passage (1932), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), and Storm Warning (1951) each mastered from new 4K scans of the original camera negatives, and A Lion in the Streets (1953) mastered from a new 4K restoration of the original three-strip Technicolor camera negatives. All of these titles are due to street toward the end of the month (dates TBA).
The Warner Archive has apparently been working with The Film Foundation on these titles. Also revealed to be coming at some point this year to Blu-ray is The Roaring Twenties (1939). Again, street date is TBA. [Read on here...]
- The Rules of the Game 4K
- Medicine for Melancholy
- The Servant
- Time Bandits 4K
- The Criterion Collection's June 2023 release slate
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- George Feltenstein
- The Warner Archive Collection April 2023 slate
- The BoxTrolls 4K review
- Shout! Factory
- Laika
- One Way Passage (1932)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Storm Warning (1951)
- A Lion in the Streets (1953)
- Safe in Hell (1931)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939)
- A24
- Talking Heads
- Stop Making Sense 4K
- Powerhouse Indicator
- Black Magic Rites (1973) 4K
- Cold Eyes of Fear (1971) 4K
- Drowning by Numbers 4K
- Les Miserables (2012)
- The Super Mario Bros Movie
- Scream VI
- National Lampoon’s Vacation 4K
Warner remasters the Fleischer Superman shorts, plus Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), new Paramount 4K catalog & more!
We’ve got a bunch more great announcement news for you this afternoon, along with new disc reviews as always. So let’s start with the latter first...
Stuart has posted his take on Paolo Heusch and Brunello Rondi’s A Violent Life (1962) on Blu-ray from Raro Video.
Stephen has offered his thoughts on Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And Tim has gone way down the rabbit hole with Turbine Media’s fantastic new Knight Rider: The Complete Series – 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray box set, a whopping 23-disc release that includes all four seasons of the original Knight Rider with (for the first time ever on home video) all of the original music re-instated. You also get Knight Rider 2000, Knight Rider 2010, and Team Knight Rider: The Complete Series, as well as a bonus disc with legacy extras and new material. This is truly the ultimate collection for fans of the film, and the best part is that it’s an ALL-REGION release. But it’s only available directly from Turbine’s online shop, so act fast if you want it. And don’t miss Tim’s review!
Now then, the big announcement news today is something I’ve personally been lobbying the studio for behind the scenes for well over a decade. And I am absolutely thrilled to see that it’s finally happened: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 for Blu-ray and Digital HD release on 5/16! [Read on here...]
- MGM
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941 to 1943 BD
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Kill Zone BD
- A Violent Life BD review
- Raro Video
- From Beyond 4K review
- Stuart Gordon
- Turbine Media
- Turbine Medien
- Knight Rider: The Complete Series: 40th Anniversary Edition BD box set
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 4K
- Paint Your Wagon BD
- Stone Cold
- 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
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K
- Clear and Present Danger 4K
- The Firm 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Vanilla Sky 4K
- Tom Cruise
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- James Mangold
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Primal Rage 4K
- Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Creed III 4K
- Michael B Jordan
- Ricou Browning RIP
- Tom Sizemore RIP
- Primal: The Complete Second Season BD
Avatar: The Way of Water announced for Digital, plus Rocky 4K QC issues, Marlowe, 80 for Brady, Coda 4K & more
We have some major release news to report today, but first we’ve got more new disc reviews...
Stephen has delivered his thoughts on Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory. As fans will no doubt already know, this one is a real cult cinema gem, and it sounds like the 4K release is pretty fantastic, including terrific video and audio quality, as well as a great new feature-length documentary on the making of the film by Daniel Griffith’s Ballyhoo Motion Pictures. Don’t miss it.
Stuart has taken a look at Anthony Mann’s El Cid (1961) which is now available in a new Japanese-import Blu-ray release from Happinet.
And finally, Dennis has offered his take on Julien Duvivier’s Flesh and Fantasy (1943) on Blu-ray from Universal Pictures via Vinegar Syndrome.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep on the lookout for them.
Now then, the big release news today is big indeed: Disney and 20th Century Studios have just officially announced the 4K Digital release of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water on 3/28. This will include Dolby Atmos audio and over three hours worth of bonus features (more on that in a minute). Studio sources have also reached out to us to confirm that the physical Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release is forthcoming and will be announced at a later date. It simply appears that the studio intends to squeeze every possible dime out of this film at every level of distribution. [Read on here...]
- Eagle Pictures
- Coda 4K in Italy
- Future FX
- Liam Neeson
- Marlowe
- Missing
- Transfusion
- Avatar 2
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K Digital release
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment
- 20th Century Studios
- James Cameron
- Shaolin Temple BD review
- Shawscope: Volume One BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- El Cid Japanese BD review
- Flesh and Fantasy BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Streets of Fire 4K review
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- MGM
- Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K
All Quiet on the Western Front 4K is official, plus Magic Mike’s Last Dance, The Man Who Fell to Earth & Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3
Another day brings more new disc reviews, and more release and catalog announcement news as well. First, the reviews...
Tim has taken a look at Jesús Franco’s Marquis de Sade’s Philosophy in the Boudoir (1970) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Blue Underground.
Dennis has given Curt Siodmak’s Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956) a spin on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
And Stephen has checked in with a review of both the regular 4K UHD and 4K Steelbook editions of Walter Hill’s The Driver (1978) from EMI and 20th Century Fox via StudioCanal in the UK.
Stay tuned for more new disc reviews all this week.
Now then, MPI Home Video has made their 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Mediabook edition of Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) official for release on 3/28. We mentioned the title yesterday of course, but now we know that the UHD disc will feature the film with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. We’re awaiting confirmation of any disc based extras, but we suspect that there are none, thus allowing the film the maximum possible data rates to ensure high A/V quality. [Read on here...]
- MPI Home Video
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 4K
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Marquis de Sade’s Philosophy in the Boudoir 4K review
- Curucu Beast of the Amazon BD review
- The Driver 4K review
- Walter Hill
- Blue Underground
- Vinegar Syndrome
- StudioCanal
- Magic Mike’s Last Dance BD
- Lionsgate
- The Man Who Fell to Earth 4K Best Buy exclusive Steelbook
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 DVD & manufactured on demand BD
Deep Impact 4K is official, plus All Quiet on the Western Front, Skyline, Brotherhood of the Wolf, To Live and Die in L.A. & lots more!
We’ve got more new disc reviews for you today as well as more great title announcements, cover artwork, and pre-order links too...
Today’s reviews start with Tim’s take on Marquis de Sade’s Justine (1969) in 4K Ultra HD from director Jesús Franco and our friends at Blue Underground.
Also this evening, Stuart has offered his thoughts on François Truffaut’s Mississippi Mermaid (1969) on Blu-ray Disc from the Kino Lorber Studio Classics line, and also Mathieu Amalric’s Hold Me Tight (2021) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
As always, watch for more new disc reviews all this week.
Now then, the big catalog news today is that Paramount has finally announced a title we first revealed here at The Bits back in December: Mimi Leder’s Deep Impact (1998) is officially set for release in 4K Ultra HD on 5/2. The title will include Dolby Vision HDR and will carry over all of the previous Blu-ray special features. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4K
- Blackhat 4K
- The Last Starfighter 4K
- Arrow Video
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Marquis de Sade’s Justine 4K review
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Mississippi Mermaid BD review
- Hold Me Tight BD review
- Deep Impact 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 4K
- MPI Home Video
- Skyline 4K
- The Tiger Cage Collection
- Highwaymen
- Conquest of Space
- I Married a Monster from Outer Space
- Brotherhood of the Wolf 4K
- The Morning After
- The Haunting 4K
- Eat My Dust!
- Wheels of Fire
- Raiders of the Sun
- The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stalag 17 4K
- To Live and Die in LA 4K
- William Friedkin
- Billy Wilder
- Martin 4K
- George A Romero
- Second Sight Films UK
- From Beyond 4K
Arrow reveals The Last Starfighter, Fear and Loathing & Blackhat 4K for May, plus Imprint’s May slate, new Warner Archive Blu-ray titles & more!
We’re rounding out the week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews, some new announcements, and a long-overdue column as well.
Starting with those reviews, Stephen and Tim have taken a look at Penelope Spheeris’ Wayne’s World: 30th Anniversary Edition that came out recently on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Stephen has also reviewed Dominick Barascia, Jr’s Evil Laugh (1986) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (2022) on Blu-ray from Universal. A 4K UHD review of that title is forthcoming as well.
Also here at the site today, our old friend (and erstwhile Inglorious Trekspert) Mark A. Altman has checked in with a new MOD DEF column looking back at his personal picks for The Best Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Titles of 2022. I think you’ll find it a good read, so do give it a look. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Mark A Altman
- MOS DEF
- Arrow Video
- The Last Starfighter 4K
- Blackhat 4K
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4K
- Imprint Films
- The Warner Archive
- Wayne's World 4K review
- Evil Laugh BD review
- The Fabelmans BD review
- The Best BDs and 4Ks of 2022
- The Beta Test BD
- Hand of Death BD
- The Long Voyage Home
- The Catman of Paris
- The Great Gatsby
- The Spiral Road (1962)
- Bus Riley’s Back in Town (1965)
- Up Tight (1968)
- Duel 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- Flamingo Road
- Neptune's Daughter
Some Blu-ray & 4K news & reviews, plus Bill joins Robert Meyer Burnett live on YouTube tonight to talk Star Trek: Picard!
Okay, there’s not a ton of news worth reporting today here at The Bits, but we do have a few quick things for you.
As is often the case, we’ll start with some new disc reviews...
Tim has posted his thoughts on Jim Wynorski’s The Return of the Swamp Thing (1989) in 4K Ultra HD from Lightyear Entertainment. He’s also taken a look at Stuart Barge’s Julius Caesar (1970) on regular Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
And Stephen has given David O. Russell’s Amsterdam (2022) a spin on 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios.
More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
In terms of actual title announcements, Music Box Films has announced that Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Lenor Will Never Die is now available on Digital and is also coming to Blu-ray and DVD on 3/14. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Steelbook
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Tim Salmons
- Julius Caesar BD review
- Amsterdam 4K review
- The Return of the Swamp Thing 4K review
- Lenor Will Never Die
- Salvatore
- VHS 99
- Yellowstone: Season 5 Part 1 BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Indicator Films
- Mexico Macabre
- The Exotic Ones
- From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of The Ormond Family
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- The Burnettwork
- Star Trek: Picard Season Three
- The Kurlan Naiskos: A Picard Season Three After Show on YouTube
New 4K titles: Cinderella, Bad Lieutenant, City of Lost Children, Picnic at Hanging Rock & Violet Evergarden, plus Superman UK pre-orders & artwork
Well, I forgot that today marks the President’s Day holiday here in the States, so it’s unlikely that there will be any major studio announcements today. But we do have some good release news today and more new disc reviews for you as well...
Tim has posted his take on Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s The House That Screamed (1970) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Dennis has taken a look at Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle (1987) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
And Stuart’s offered his thoughts on Mario Monicelli’s Let’s Hope It’s a Girl (1986) on Blu-ray from Raro Video.
Now then, we’ve confirmed with Disney that the wide-release version of their Cinderella (1950) 4K Ultra HD release is coming on 8/1. And we have the official cover artwork for you, which you can see at left and also below the break. But again, this title will be available first from the Disney Movie Club starting on 3/28. [Read on here...]
- Steelbook
- Superman: 5 Film Collection 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Arrow Video
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Cinderella (1950) 4K
- Disney
- City of Lost Children 4K
- StudioCanal
- Picnic at Hanging Rock 4K
- Second Sight
- Crunchyroll
- Violet Evergarden: The Movie 4K
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Hollywood Shuffle BD review
- The House That Screamed BD review
- Let's Hope It's a Girl BD review
- Raro Video
- Criterion Collection
- Bad Lieutenant 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 76th British Academy Film Awards
- BAFTAs
- 75th Directors Guild of America Awards
- DGA
- Matsumoto Leiji RIP
- Richard Belzer RIP
- Gerald Fried RIP
- Stella Stevens RIP
M3GAN is official for Blu-ray & DVD, plus Scream’s The Exorcist III 4K, A Man Called Otto & a look at Zavvi’s UK Superman 5-Film Ultra HD Steelbook
We just have a couple reviews for you today, plus a few more pieces of release news to close out the week. And it’s starting to seem likely that next week could see a significant announcement or two. But we’ll get to that in a moment. First, those reviews...
As always, we’ve got a lot more reviews on tap for next week, so be sure to check back for them.
Now then, the big announcement news today is that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially set Gerald Johnstone’s M3GAN for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 3/21, with the Digital release expected on 2/24. Unfortunately, there will not be a physical 4K Ultra HD release, at least for now. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Exorcist III 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- M3GAN BD
- Shawscope: Volume One BD review
- Arrow Video
- Tim Salmons
- A Man Called Otto BD
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Curzon Film UK
- Three Colors Trilogy 4K
- The Double Life of Veronique 4K
- Superman: 5 Film Collection 4K
- Steelbook
- Zavvi