Displaying items by tag: David Mandel
More 4K & Blu-ray reviews, a lost John Ford film is found, Part Two of Bill’s appearance on The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of is live, and Happy Thanksgiving from The Bits!
All right, we’re closing out the short holiday week here at the site with more new disc reviews, including...
My reviews of Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios, as well as the BFI’s edition of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K Ultra HD.
Tim’s reviews of Clint Eastwood’s The Eiger Sanction (1975) in 4K UHD and also Monk: Season Three (2004-2005) on Blu-ray, both from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ look at Martin Ritt’s Cross Creek (1983) on Blu-ray from KLSC.
And finally, Stuart’s take on Sidney Lumet’s Garbo Talks (1984) also on Blu-ray from KLSC.
We’ll have more reviews on Friday and over the weekend as well.
In news today, 20th Century Studios has just announced that Jared Hess’ Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is now available Digitally in 4K UHD. There’s no word yet on a physical 4K release, but given the title’s popularity, it’s definitely possible that one could follow in the new year. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Stephen Bjork
- Russell Hammond
- Sam Cohen
- Alien: Romulus 4K review
- Seven Samurai BFI 4K review
- Akira Kurosawa
- 20th Century Studios
- Fede Álvarez
- The Eiger Sanction 4K review
- Monk: Season Three BD review
- Clint Eastwood
- Cross Creek BD review
- Garbo Talks BD review
- Napoleon Dynamite 4K Digital
- John Ford
- The Scarlet Drop (1918) lost film discovery
- The National
- The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast
- Ryan Condal
- David Mandel
- prop collecting
- HAL 9000
- Happy Thanksgiving from The Digital Bits
Warner sets Se7en 4K for January, plus Lionsgate’s Snowpiercer in Ultra HD, Seven Samurai reviewed, Bill’s appearance on The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast is live & more!
We’re starting as always today with new disc reviews! And we’ve got some good ones, including…
My look at Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.
Stephen’s take on Ti West’s MaXXXine (2024) in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray from A24 and Lionsgate.
Tim’s review of Monk: Season Two (2003-2004) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis’ thoughts on James Watkins’ Speak No Evil (2024) on Blu-ray from Universal, as well as Zach Clark’s The Becomers (2023) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, and Peter Markle’s Youngblood (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Sam Cohen’s look at Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023) on Blu-ray from the Coen Media Group and Kino Lorber.
And finally, Stuart’s take on Claude Berri’s Tchao Pantin (1983) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
More reviews are forthcoming, including my own look on Dean Parisot’s Galaxy Quest (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount—that disc is expected to arrive here at the office today, so I’ll definitely be spinning it immediately upon its arrival! [Read on here...]
- Se7en 4K preorders
- Seven 4K
- David Fincher
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Sam Cohen
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Bluray Disc
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Seven Samurai 4K review
- MaXXXine 4K review
- Monk: Season Two BD review
- Speak no Evil BD review
- The Becomers BD review
- Youngblood BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Criterion
- A24
- Lionsgate
- Universal
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cohen Media Group
- Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara BD review
- Tchao Pantin BD review
- Radiance Films
- Galaxy Quest 4K
- The Penguin: Season One 4K
- HBO
- DC Studios
- Snowpiercer 4K
- Smile 2
- Terrifier 3 4K
- Arthur Dong Collection BD
- Well Go USA
- How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
- The Screening Room AV Podcast
- JVC Projectors
- John Schuermann
- Sammie Prescott
- Projector Central
- Kris Deering
- Deep Dive AV
- The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast
- Ryan Condal
- David Mandel
- Veep
- Seinfeld
- House of the Dragon
- prop collecting
Paramount to reissue Once Upon a Time in the West & Chinatown as wide-release 4Ks, plus Blake’s 7, The Book of Carol, Piece by Piece, Evil Does Not Exist & more
We have no less than four new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, and--surprise!--I even managed to finish one for a change...
First, Tim has taken a look at Sidney Lumet’s excellent Murder on the Orient Express (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Hanna-Barbera’s animated Top Cat: The Complete Series (1961-1962) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And finally today, I’ve shared my thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs (2003), a tense and effective alien invasion thriller, on 4K Ultra HD from Touchstone Pictures, Disney, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
As always, more reviews are forthcoming this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them!
In announcement news this afternoon, there is just not much to report. But we do have a couple things for you...
First, Paramount is reissuing Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo on 1/14, simply without the Paramount Presents packaging. It also looks like the studio is doing the same thing with Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) that same day. We assume they’re the same 4K discs as before. (If otherwise, we’ll confirm and post an update here.) You can see the new cover art for the former at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Eureka!
- Janus Contemporaries
- The Book of Carol
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
- Pharrell Williams
- LEGO
- BBC
- Law and Order
- Undisputed 4K
- Force Friday
- The Ballad of Josie
- Paramount Presents
- Roman Polanski
- Sergio Leone
- Sidney Lumet
- M Night Shyamalan
- Signs 4K review
- Journey Into Fear BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Hanna Barbera
- Top Cat: The Complete Series BD review
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K review
- Evil Does Not Exist
- Piece by Piece
- Blake's 7
- Chinatown 4K
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Cure (2001)
- The Apprentice
- Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now 4K
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- David Mandel
- Ryan Condal
- Veep
- House of the Dragon
- movie prop collecting
- The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of podcast