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Paramount sets Zodiac & Addams Family Values for 4K, plus A Nightmare on Elm Street in Ultra HD, House of the Dragon: Season 2, an exclusive Terror Firma clip & see the Star Trek films in 70mm!
Welcome to a new week, folks! Boy, have we got some great new 4K and Blu-ray announcement news to share with you today! Naturally, we also have more new disc reviews here at The Bits as well. So as always, let’s start with the latter first...
Stephen has taken a look at Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo (1980) which is now available in a new 4K UHD release from Arrow Video.
Tim has offered his thoughts on Lamberto Bava’s Demons (1985) and Demons 2 (1986) in 4K Ultra HD from the good folks at Synapse Films. Both of those street next week.
Dennis has checked in with a look at Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Abigail (2024) on Blu-ray from Universal.
And Stuart has weighed in with his review of Imprint’s recent Directed by John Farrow Blu-ray box set, which includes Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942), The Hitler Gang (1944), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), Submarine Command (1951), and Botany Bay (1953), and the John Farrow: Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows (2021) documentary.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to watch for them!
Now then, we’re awaiting official press releases, but Paramount has just listed David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 10/29, along with Barry Sonnenfeld’s Addams Family Values (1993) in long-awaited 4K UHD! Both titles we first revealed here at The Bits back in June (click here and here). The good news is that each will include Dolby Vision HDR. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below! [Read on here...]
- Terror Firma
- Dark Arts Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Paramount
- Tim Salmons
- American Gigolo 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Synapse Films
- Demons 4K review
- Demons 2 4K review
- Abigail BD review
- Universal
- Directed by John Farrow BD review
- David Fincher
- Zodiac 4K
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Addams Family Values 4K
- South Park: Not Suitable for Children BD
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K
- Wes Craven
- HBO Max
- House of the Dragon: The Complete Second Season 4K
- Eli Roth
- Thanksgiving 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection 4K
- My Favorite Spy
- Below the Bent
- Red Mountain
- Vice Squad 4K
- The Ballad of Josie
- MVD Entertainment
- Terror Firma (2023) clip
- Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills
- Super 70mm Star Trek 60th Anniversary Screening Series
- Star Trek in 70mm
- A Quiet Place: Day One 4K
The Warner Archive LIVES and teases Looney Tunes: V4 on Blu-ray, plus A24’s The Zone of Interest on 4K Ultra HD & Kino Lorber’s Shelf Space!
We start as always today with more new disc reviews, including…
Stephen’s look at Jonathan Demme’s Last Embrace (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome’s excellent Cinématographe line, as well as John Waters’ Cry-Baby (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart’s reviews of Andrzej Żuławski’s L’important c’est d’Aimer... (1975) on Blu-ray from Film Movement via Vinegar Syndrome, along with John Guillermin’s The Whole Truth (1958) on Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label.
And Dennis’ take on Boaz Yakin’s Fresh (1994) on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films.
Now then, there’s some exciting release news for us to share with you today, but first we want to take a moment to clear up some confusion: The Warner Archive Collection is still the Warner Archive Collection!
Many of you have probably seen that their Facebook page was suddenly rebranded as Warner Classics (click here for the link). But rest assured, the Warner Archive Collection remains! Warner is simply trying to unite all of its “classic film” marketing activity in one social media space. So while the Warner Archive Collection remains the core of this page, you’ll also learn here about forthcoming classic film releases on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from the studio proper, as well as theatrical screening activity, and the like. So everyone can relax—Warner Archive has not disappeared!
In fact, Warner Archive has just shared some excellent release news: The Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 4 Blu-ray is officially coming on 11/26! You can see their official Facebook post here. Details of the actual shorts the set will include are yet to be announced, but the release is definitely now in production. Great news indeed! [Read on here...]
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K
- Paramount
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Dennis Seuling
- Warner Archive Collection
- Warner Classics
- Last Embrace 4K review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cinématographe
- Cry Baby 4K review
- L’important c’est d’Aimer BD review
- Film Movement
- The Whole Truth BD review
- Indicator Films
- Via Vision
- Imprint Films
- Fresh BD review
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 4
- Collateral 4K Steelbook
- A24
- The Zone of Interest 4K
- Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1 to 7 DVD
- Criterion Collection
- About Dry Grasses
- Janus Contemporaries
- Ultraman Taiga: The Complete Series
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dark Arts Entertainment
- Terror Firma
- Young Sheldon: The Complete Series
- Black Belly of the Tarantula
- Celluloid Dreams
- High Crime
- Blue Underground
- Kino Lorber
- Shelf Space YouTube chat
- Frank Tarzi
- Eric D Wilkinson
- Xanadu 4K
- Darkroom
- When the Bullet Hits the Bone
- Cheerleaders Wild Weekend
A Quiet Place: Day One is official, plus Ghost, Paramount Scares V2, Arrow & Shout’s October slates, Super Friends! on Blu-ray, Seven Samurai & Watership Down in 4K from the BFI & more!
We’re starting the new week as always with more new disc reviews…
First, our own Tim Salmons has turned in his thoughts on Imprint Films’ new double feature of The Uninvited (1944) and The Unseen (1945) on region-free Blu-ray, a pair of film noir titles both directed by Lewis Allen.
And Stephen has weighed in with a look at a hefty title of his own: Full Moon Features’ new The Primevals: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray box set, featuring the restored 2023 David Allen film, which was originally greenlit in 1978 but wasn’t filmed until 1994. Sadly, Allen passed away in 1999 before the film was completed. But thanks to an Indiegogo campaign, it’s finally completed as much as is possible and available on disc. And what a nice package it is too.
More reviews are on the way of course, but today we’ve got a TON of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release news to catch up all up on. It starts with Arrow’s Friday morning announcement of their October slate, which includes John Boorman’s Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 10/7, William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist III (1990) on 4K (in the UK only) on 10/7, the Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment box set—which includes Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (1987), Tony Randel’s Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Anthony Hickox’s Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), and Kevin Yagher’s Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)—on Blu-ray and 4K (in the US and Canada only, it was already released in the UK) on 10/22, Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat (2007) on 4K (in the UK, US, and Canada) on 10/28, and the J-Horror Rising: Limited Edition Blu-ray box set—which includes Shunichi Nagasaki’s Shikoku (1999), Toshiyuki Mizutani’s Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000), Masato Harada’s Inugami (2001), Ten Shimoyama’s St. John’s Wort (2001), Kōji Shiraishi’s Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007), Takashi Komatsu’s Persona (2000), and Koji Shiraishi’s Noroi: The Curse (2005)—on Blu-ray (in the UK, US, and Canada) also on 10/28. [Read on here...]
- The Hitcher 4K
- Second Sight UK
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Paramount
- Tim Salmons
- A Quiet Place: Day One 4K
- Ghost: Paramount Presents 4K
- Paramount Scares: Volume 2 4K
- Shout! Studios
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Super Friends: The Complete Collection BD
- Seven Samurai 4K
- BFI
- Watership Down 4K
- The Uninvited BD review
- The Unseen BD review
- Imprint Films
- Full Moon Features
- The Primevals: Ultimate Collection BD review
- The Exorcist III 4K
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment 4K
- Trick 'r Treat 4K
- J Horror Rising BD box set
- Breakdown 4K
- World War Z 4K
- Friday the 13th: Part II 4K
- Orphan: First Kill 4K
- Twisters 4K
- Neon
- Decal
- Longlegs 4K
- DC Studios
- Superfriends!
- Body and Soul
- First Love
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 4K
- Nightlife
- The Rundown 4K
- As Above So Below
- The Blob (1988) 4K Steelbook
- Arcane: League of Legends 4K
- Devil 4K
- Land of the Dead 4K
- Death Becomes Her 4K
- George A Romero
- Robert Zemeckis
- The Wolfman (2010) 4K
- Shocker 4K
- Drag Me to Hell 4K
Succession comes to Blu-ray, plus Arrow’s September includes Chronicles of Riddick 4K, summer sales from Criterion & KLSC, 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! from MVD Rewind & more
All right, we haven’t had a lot of news updates this week, because frankly there just hasn’t been a lot of news to report. And also because we’ve all been working on a lot of disc reviews for you to enjoy. In fact, today we have no less than TEN to share with you, including...
My thoughts on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate, Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (1990) in 4K UHD from The Criterion Collection, and Gil Kenan’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) in 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Tim’s review of Ernie Fosselius’ Hardware Wars (1978) on Blu-ray and Albert Band’s Ghoulies II (1987) in 4K UHD from the MVD Rewind Collection, Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi’s Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971) in 4K from Blue Underground (which is definitely not for the faint of heart), and Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) in 4K UHD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Dennis’ take on Ted Geoghegan’s Brooklyn 45 (2023) on Blu-ray from Shudder.
And Stephen’s look at Mark Waters’ Mean Girls (2004) on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, as well as the import version of Michael Mann’s Ferrari (2023) in 4K UHD from Neon and Sky via Universal in UK.
More reviews are on the way for Monday, including my look at Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikika (1990) in 4K from Sony, and Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024) in 4K from Lionsgate, so be sure to watch for them.
Also, just a heads up: Our very own Russell Hammond has posted the new update of our ever-popular Release Dates and Cover Art section (see Cover Art above), which includes all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, you can sort by date, by format, even isolate the Criterion titles! And as an Amazon Affiliate, literally anything you order from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one) goes to help support our work here at The Bits and we greatly appreciate it! [Read on here...]
- Neon
- Knuckles
- Lionsgate
- Criterion Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Imprint Films
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- HBO
- Succession: The Complete Series BD
- Arrow Video September 2024 slate
- Guy Ritchie
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K review
- Akira Kurosawa's Dreams 4K review
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 4K review
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife 4K review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Hardware Wars BD review
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Ghoulies II 4K review
- Tim Salmons
- Goodbye Uncle Tom 4K review
- Blue Underground
- Shudder
- Brooklyn 45 BD review
- Mean Girls (2004) 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Michael Mann
- Ferrari 4K review
- Russell Hammond
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Cover Art update
- The Chronicles of Riddick 4K
- Friday the 13th (2009) 4K
- The Threat BD
- Torso 4K
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Alex de la Iglesia
- Acción Mutante
- The Day of the Beast
- Perdita Durango
- Knuckles 4K
- Totem BD
- Janus Contemporaries
- The Covenant
- Synapse Films
- 1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever! documentary Kickstarter
- Kevin Costner
- Horizon: An American Saga 4K
- Aces High
- The White Dawn
- Bruce Timm
- Batman: Caped Crusader trailer
- Criterion sale
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics sale
Paramount sets Bringing Out the Dead for 4K Ultra HD, plus Sony signs a new distribution deal with SDS that includes Lionsgate, Disney & 20th Century
We’re starting the new week here at The Bits, as always, with more new disc reviews...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Albert Magnoli’s celebration of all things Prince, Purple Rain (1984), in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discover Home Entertainment. The film celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer, and the city of Minneapolis has been partying all weekend in honor of it (more on that here).
Also, I’ve shared my thoughts on Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment. I’m not sure the title actually needed a 4K upgrade, but what the heck—blame Canada. You can read all the details here.
And Dennis has shared his perspective on The Wachowskis’ Bound (1996), which is new on Blu-ray (and 4K UHD) from our friends at The Criterion Collection.
More reviews are forthcoming this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
Now then... we’ve got a pretty significant piece of industry news to share with you today. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has completed an “umbrella” distribution deal with Studio Distribution Services (SDS) that covers not only their own Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD product, but also titles from Lionsgate and Disney (along with 20th Century Studios, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, and the other Disney-owned labels), which Sony produces for those studios. We first broke the news of this for our Patreon subscribers over the weekend.
The reason this deal is important is that it guarantees Sony, Disney, 20th Century Studios, and Lionsgate a direct and stable distribution channel for their physical media product into Walmart stores. And as we’ve reported previously, Walmart is the biggest disc retailer in North America with a whopping 45% share of the disc sales market (as of earlier this year—that number may have grown a bit with the recent exit of Best Buy, which had approximately 4% of the business). [Read on here...]
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Albert Magnoli
- Prince
- Purple Rain 4K review
- Minneapolis
- Trey Parker
- Matt Stone
- South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut 4K review
- Bound BD review
- The Wachowskis
- Criterion Collection
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Disney
- 20th Century Studios
- Sony signs new deal with SDS that includes Lionsgate and Disney
- Studio Distribution Services
- Walmart
- Bringing Out the Dead: Paramount Presents 4K
- Martin Scorsese
- Knuckles
- Tarot
- Longlegs
- Decal
- Neon
- Beetlejuice 4K Steelbook
- Joker 4K Steelbook
- Tim Burton
- Todd Philips
- Via Vision
- The Outer Limits: The Complete Series BD
- Magnum PI: The Complete Reboot Series BD
- Lonesome Dove: The Ultimate Collection BD
- Alvaro Zinos Amaro
- Equimedian
- Cinemaxtrapolation
- Hex Publishers
- The Poppies of Terra
The Watchers is set for disc, plus Incendies 4K, Sudden Death, Imprint’s Capricorn One Blu-ray, Castle of Blood, new Indicator titles & Donald Sutherland RIP
We’ve got two more new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...
My take on Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Team America: World Police in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, which streets this coming Tuesday.
Also, my review of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (2013), which is available in a new reissue Blu-ray (essentially a repackage of the 2015 Diamond Luxe Edition with Dolby Atmos audio) from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
I’m working on more disc reviews for early next week, including South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999) and also The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024), both in 4K UHD. And the rest of the review team will be back next week as well with a bunch more.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Ishana Night Shyamalan’s The Watchers (2024) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 8/27. Expect the Digital release to become available on 6/28. Extras will include 4 featurettes (Welcome to the Show: The Making of The Watchers, Creating The Watchers, Constructing the Coop, and Ainriochtán and the Irish Fairy Folklore) as well as a deleted scene. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Imprint Films
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Team America: World Police 4K review
- Gravity BD reissue review
- The Watchers 4K
- The Terminator 4K
- James Cameron
- From Beyond 4K
- 101 Films
- 88 Films
- Incendies 4K
- Denis Villeneuve
- Stuart Gordon
- Sudden Death 4K
- Peter Hyams
- Capricorn One BD
- Voyage of the Damned BD
- Tales of Adventure: Collection 3 BD
- Severin Films
- Castle of Blood 4K
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator September BDs
- You and Me BD
- When Tomorrow Comes BD
- You'll Never Get Rich BD
- The Lady Is Willing BD
- Shout! Factory
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2025 BD
- Donald Sutherland RIP
Warner sets George Miller’s Furiosa for disc on 8/13, plus Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip in 4K, Caligula, a Queen Rock Montreal Ultra HD replacement program & more
We’ve got several new disc reviews to share with you today, including...
My take on Michael Apted’s Thunderheart (1992) in its first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Stephen’s look at Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Dennis’s thoughts on Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Daniel Isn’t Real (2019) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome and Jeremy Kagan’s Big Man on Campus (1989) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart’s reviews of Ingmar Bergman’s Face to Face (1976) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Noboru Nakamura’s The Shape of Night (1964) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
We’ll have more new reviews here at The Bits tomorrow as well, so be sure to check back for them early!
In title announcements today, the big news is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K + BD Steelbook on 8/13. The Digital release is expected on 6/25. [Read on here...]
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Thunderheart BD review
- Michael Apted
- Adam Wingard
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Daniel Isn't Real BD review
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Big Man on Campus BD review
- Ingmar Bergman
- Face to Face BD review
- Imprint Films
- The Shape of Night BD review
- Radiance Films
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- George Miller
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 4K
- Mad Max 5 Film 4K UHD Collector’s Edition
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Black & Chrome Edition
- The Ladykillers (1955) 4K
- Caligula (1979)
- Caligula: The Ultimate Cut 4K
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Drafthouse Films
- Todd Rundgren: Liars Live BD
- MVD Entertainment
- Cleopatra Entertainment
- Mercury Studios
- Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid 4K replacement program
- Prime Cut 4K
- Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 4K
Twister, Challengers, new Rocky 4Ks, Halo: S2, Kung Fu Panda 4, The Name of the Rose in 4K, new Imprint & Umbrella Blu-ray slates & much more!
We’ve got three new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including...
Tim’s take on Halloween II (1981) and Halloween III (1982) on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment, as well as Hanna-Barbera’s animated Rockin’ with Judy Jetson (1988) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Watch for more reviews coming over the next few days.
In announcement news today, we have a few things to report. First, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has made Jan de Bont’s Twister (1996) official for 4K Ultra HD and 4K UHD Steelbook release on 7/9. As we’ve reported previously, look for Dolby Atmos audio, HDR10 high dynamic range, the new The Legacy of Twister: Taken by the Wind retrospective featurette with the director, and the legacy Blu-ray and DVD extras. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
Warner Bros. has also set Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers (2024) for Blu-ray and DVD release on 7/9, for Amazon MGM Studios. There’s no indication of special features on the release.
But we’re not yet done with Warner & MGM. Though they haven’t officially been announced yet, the studios have also just listed John G. Avildsen’s Rocky V (1990) and Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa (2006) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 7/16. The latter will include both the original Theatrical Version and Stallone’s new Director’s Cut. Both will offer HDR10 high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio. Also listed for release that same day is a brand new Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection in 4K, which we expect will include Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros
- Can’t Stop the Music 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Hanna Barbera
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Tim Salmons
- Twister 4K
- Twister 4K Steelbook
- Halloween II BD review
- Halloween III BD review
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Warner Archive Collection
- Rockin with Judy Jetson BD review
- Challengers BD
- Luca Guadagnino
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Zendaya
- Rocky V 4K Steelbook
- Rocky Balboa 4K Steelbook
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Avildsen
- Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Showtime
- HALO: Season Two 4K
- Kung Fu Panda 4K
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- In & Out 4K
- Frank Oz
- Bwana Devil BD 3D
- The 3D Film Archive
- Columbo: The Return
- Nightmare Beach 4K
- Cannibal Apocalypse (1980) 4K
- Vikings Valhalla: Season 1
- Dexter’s Laboratory: The Complete Series
- Beetlejuice: The Complete Series
- Unit One: Complete Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete Series
- Imprint Films
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Goodnight Mommy (2014)
- The Demon Disorder
- Irresistible
- The Emu War
- The Chain Reaction
- The Name of the Rose 4K
- Jean Jacques Annaud
Coppola’s The Conversation in 4K, plus Twister & more Warner Ultra HDs, a new restoration of John Ford’s The Searchers, New Adventures of Batman & more
We have four new disc reviews to share with you today, as well as some exciting catalog 4K release news! But first those reviews...
Stephen has taken a look at Jack Nicholson’s Goin’ South (1978) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount and Vinegar Syndrome via their new Cinématographe label.
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Henry Hathaway’s western 5 Card Stud (1968) on Blu-ray also from Paramount via Vinegar Syndrome.
Stuart has reviewed Franklin J. Schaffner’s Islands in the Stream (1977) on Blu-ray via Imprint Films.
And I’ve just given Peter Gabriel: Back to Front – Live in London (2014) a review in 4K Ultra HD from Real World and Eagle Rock via Mercury Studios.
Now then, the big news today is that StudioCanal has set a new 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s neo-noir thriller The Conversation (1974) for release on 4K Ultra HD on July 15 in the UK. This is in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. The film is also returning to theaters in the UK on July 5.
The legendary film stars Gene Hackman as San Francisco surveillance expert Harry Caul, who finds himself confronted with a moral dilemma when his wiretapped conversation recordings reveal a possible murder. The supporting cast includes John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Robert Duvall, and Harrison Ford. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Criterion Collection
- Janus Contemporaries
- Anselm BD
- Stephen Bjork
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cinématographe
- Goin South 4K review
- Dennis Seuling
- 5 Card Stud BD review
- Islands in the Stream BD review
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Imprint Films
- Mercury Studios
- Peter Gabriel: Back to Front Live in London 4K review
- Francis Ford Coppola
- The Conversation 4K
- StudioCanal
- The Conversation 4K restoration
- Twister 4K Steelbook
- Jan de Bont
- Gravity BD with Dolby Atmos
- North by Northwest 4K
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 4K
- Caddyshack 4K
- Dances with Wolves 4K
- Dirty Harry 4K
- Lethal Weapon 4K
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4K
- Purple Rain 4K
- John Ford
- The Searchers 6K restoration
- American Cinematheque
- Aero Theatre
- The New Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection BD
- DC
- Abel Ferrara
- Dangerous Game BD
- The Man from UNCLE 4K
- Red Line 7000
Dune: Part Two is officially announced, plus new disc reviews & Lionsgate wants your opinion on 4K Steelbooks!
Before we get to today’s release news, we’ve got a few new disc reviews for you to enjoy here at The Bits...
Tim has reviewed the Looney Tunes: Collector’s Choice – Volume 2 Blu-ray set from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dennis has reviewed R.O. Blechman and Christian Blackwood’s The Soldier’s Tale (1984) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics, along with Jerry London’s Rent-a-Cop (1988) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Stuart has offered his thoughts on Édouard Molinaro’s The Road to Shame (1959) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics, as well as Guy Green’s Diamond Head (1962) on Blu-ray from our friends at Imprint Films.
More reviews are on the way, as always, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!
Now then... the big news today is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has officially set Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (2024) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook on 5/14, just as we expected. The Digital release is due on 4/16, which is just a week away.
Look for the 4K disc to include Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos audio. Unfortunately, we’ve confirmed with the studio that the aspect ratio for all of these SKUs will be 2.39:1 only, matching the previous release of Dune: Part One (2021) on disc. These discs will not replicate the variable IMAX aspect ratio in 1.78:1, like the studio’s past 4K releases of Christopher Nolan’s films do (including TENET, Dunkirk, The Dark Knight, etc).
This is something that a LOT of Dune and 4K fans very much want. Since the discs went up for pre-order a few weeks ago, I’ve gotten many hundreds of questions about it. And since I shared the 2.39 confirmation on Twitter yesterday, the post has been seen by more than 1 million people! So there is clearly very keen interest in a disc release that does have the IMAX ratio. Hopefully, Warner is planning an IMAX 4K and BD disc re-release in the future. [Read on here...]
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