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Creed III, Arrow’s Mallrats & Waterworld in 4K, Shout/Scream’s Creepshow & Motel Hell in 4K, plus Dungeons & Dragons and much more
Welcome to the first week of April, everyone!
As you might expect, over the weekend we’ve posted several more new disc reviews for you all to enjoy, including...
My reviews of Jonathan Frakes’ Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Stuart Baird’s Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount. That completes my look at all four of the newly-remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation feature films in 4K.
Stuart’s thoughts on Clarence Brown’s Wife vs. Secretary (1936) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Milton Moses Ginsberg’s The Werewolf of Washington (1973) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
And last but certainly not least, Stephen’s in-depth review of Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronimi’s original classic animated Cinderella (1950) in 4K Ultra HD from Disney, currently available from the Disney Movie Club, but coming widely later this year.
Key note about Cinderella—it looks like Disney’s actually done this one right, with a stunning 4K remaster that respects the film’s original photochemical production by leaving its line-work, fine detail, and grain structure fully intact! This really bodes well for future 4K animated titles from the studio, and one certainly hopes that all of these original animated classics will be revisited on the format going forward. [Read on here...]
- Arrow Video June 2023 slate
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Disney Movie Club
- Walt Disney Studios
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Scream Factory
- Star Trek: Insurrection 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Star Trek: Nemesis 4K review
- Cinderella (1950) 4K review
- Wife vs Secretary BD review
- The Werewolf of Washington BD review
- Creed III 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- MGM
- Dead & Buried 4K
- Daughters of Darkness 4K
- Blue Underground
- Shout! Factory
- The Strangler
- Private Parts
- Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume One
- ReBoot: The Definitive Mainframe Edition
- Creepshow III
- Motel Hell 4K
- Creepshow 4K
- George A Romero
- Arrow Video
- June slate
- Warriors Two
- The Lighthouse 4K
- Game Trilogy
- Mallrats 4K
- Kevin Smith
- Waterworld 4K
- Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams box set
- Dolls
- Cellar Dweller
- Arena
- Robot Jox
- The Dungeonmaster
- Jane Campion
- In the Cut: 20th Anniversary Uncut Director's Edition
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Once Upon a Time in the West 4K
- Sergio Leone
Our exclusive 4K Ultra HD catalog update for early 2023 is here with news of Avatar, Abyss, Dragonslayer, Swamp Thing, African Queen, Maltese Falcon & much more!
All right, we’ve got a bunch of ground to cover today, and the subject for today’s My Two Cents post is what we’re hearing from our industry and retail sources about forthcoming 4K Ultra HD catalog titles expected in the new year. But first, we have a pair of new reviews for you this afternoon...
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Daniel Man’s 1952 drama Come Back, Little Sheba, which is now available on region-free Blu-ray from the Aussie label Imprint Films. The film stars Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth.
And Stephen has delivered his in-depth take on AGFA and Something Weird Video’s nine-film, three-disc The Films of Doris Wishman: The Moonlight Years Blu-ray box set, distributed by Vinegar Syndrome.
As always, more new disc reviews are on the way over the coming days, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.
Now then, we’ve been circling back with our many industry and retail sources here at The Bits, and we’ve got an update on some interesting titles that are coming to 4K Ultra HD in the months ahead. [Read on here...]
- Paramount
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Avatar 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- Dragonslayer 4K
- Swamp Thing 4K
- MVD Entertainment Group
- The African Queen 4K
- The Maltese Falcon 4K
- Warner Bros
- The Films of Doris Wishman: The Moonlight Years BD review
- Come Back Little Sheba BD review
- Star Trek: Generations 4K
- Star Trek: First Contact 4K
- Star Trek: Insurrection 4K
- Star Trek: Nemesis 4K
- Training Day 4K
- Superman II 4K
- Superman III 4K
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 4K
- Se7en 4K
- The Exorcist 4K
- Clint Eastwood movies in 4K
- Sylvester Stallone
- Rocky films in 4K
- The Man Who Fell to Earth 4K
- StudioCanal
- Lionsgate
- Kevin Smith
- Smodcastle Film Festival
- Eric D Wilkinson
- MVD Rewind Collection
- Kristie Alley RIP
New disc reviews, plus release news: Amsterdam, Clerks III, Bug, The Borgias, The Offer, Mad God & more
We’ve got three more new disc reviews for you today...
Stephen has taken a look at Ben Stiller’s uneven Vietnam war comedy Tropic Thunder (2008) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has offered his thoughts on Alexander Hall’s I Am the Law (1938) on Blu-ray from Imprint films.
And I’ve taken a look at Universal’s new 4K Ultra HD release of Robert Mulligan’s To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), with an assist by our old friend Dr. Adam Jahnke via his thoughts on the film itself.
We’ve got more new disc reviews coming all week, so be sure to watch for them. And tomorrow, we expect to have a brand new History, Legacy & Showmanship column from our own Michael Coate for you to enjoy—a nice longform read for cinephiles to distract from all the Election Day lunacy here in the States. So be sure to watch for that.
In announcement news today, 20th Century Studios and New Regency have set David O. Russell’s Amsterdam for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 12/6, with the Digital release expected on 11/11. Look for the 4K to include HDR10 high dynamic range, Dolby Atmos audio, and one extra: Welcome to Amsterdam. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Adam Jahnke
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Tropic Thunder 4K review
- I Am the Law BD review
- To Kill a Mockingbird 4K review
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Amsterdam
- David O Russell
- Clerks III
- Kevin Smith
- Call Jane
- Lionsgate
- CBS
- Showtime
- Lambroghini
- The Borgias: The Complete Series
- My Friend Irma
- The Offer
- Good Girls: The Complete Series
- William Friedkin
- Bug 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Phil Tippett
- Mad God BD
- RLJ Entertainment
- Creepshow: Season 3 BD
George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing, plus Clerks III, Scream 2, Watership Down in 4K, Dawson’s Creek on Blu-ray & more
We’ve got three new disc reviews for you today, starting with my take on Paramount’s new George Pal Double Feature of Byron Haskin’s The War of the Worlds (1953) on 4K Ultra HD and Rudolph Maté’s When Worlds Collide (1951) on regular Blu-ray Disc. Unfortunately, both discs are... problematical... as you may have heard here and elsewhere. (And I should note that we have Paramount’s official position on War of the Worlds in the review text.) But they may still be worth your consideration so do check it out.
Also today, Tim has posted his thoughts on Jack Bender’s Child’s Play 3 (1991) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory.
And Stephen has chimed in with his thoughts on Jeff Kanew’s Natural Enemies (1979) on Blu-ray from Fun City Editions via Vinegar Syndrome.
I’ve also just gotten my hands on Imprint Film’s new all-region Blu-ray of Akira Kurosawa’s Dersu Uzala (1975) and it’s pretty terrific. I’ve never seen the film looking better than it does here, and there are some nice extras on board as well, including a cracking new audio commentary by Japanese film expert Stuart Galbraith IV. I’ll have a full review here on The Bits in the next day or two. [Read on here...]
- Mystery Men 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Escape from Alcatraz 4K
- Paramount
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Tim Salmons
- Universal
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- War of the Worlds 4K review
- When Worlds Collide BD review
- George Pal Double Feature review
- Child's Play 3 4K review
- Natural Enemies BD review
- Dersu Uzala BD
- Imprint Films
- George Miller
- Three Thousand Years of Longing 4K
- Don't Worry Darling 4K
- Olivia Wilde
- Clerks III 4K
- Kevin Smith
- Lionsgate
- The Flight Attendant DVD
- Shrek 2 4K
- Puss in Boots 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Dawson's Creek: The Complete Series BD
- Watership Down 4K
- BFI
- The British Film Institute
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Scream 2 4K
- Paranormal Activity: The Ultimate Chills Collection BD
- Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
- Indicator Films Powerhouse
- Orders to Kill BD
- Magic Myth & Mutilation BD
- Earth Girls are Easy BD
- Star Trek: Picard Season Two BD
Lionsgate sets Clerks III for Blu-ray, plus new Warner Archive titles & an issue with Paramount’s War of the Worlds in 4K [UPDATED 9/26]
We have a few quick items of you today...
First, Lionsgate has just announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of Kevin Smith’s Clerks III on 12/6, with the 4K Digital release expected on 10/14.
Special features will include audio commentary (with writer/director Kevin Smith, and actors Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, and Austin Zajur), 2 documentaries (The Clerks III Documentary and We’re Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks), deleted and alternate scenes, and the theatrical trailer.
We’re still awaiting the final Blu-ray cover artwork for this release, but you can see the film’s promotional art at left.
Lionsgate has also set Fall for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 10/18, with the Digital version expected on 9/27.
1901 Pictures has set the psychological horror film Nix for Digital release on 9/27. [Read on here...]
101 Dalmatians update, Tusk, Animal, behind-the-scenes of the Batman BD deal & more
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We’ve got a new Doogan’s Queue column for you today, featuring Todd’s picks for his Ten Favorite Space Exploration Films. He’s got some gems in there, so do give it a look. And if you’d like to share your own picks, be sure to do so on our Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Doogan has also checked in with a review of Brett Ratner’s new Hercules: Extended Cut on Blu-ray. Turns out, the film is worth your time. Check Todd’s review for all the details. [Read on here…]