Displaying items by tag: Kino Lorber Studio Classics
House of the Dragon is coming to 4K, as well as Serpico, Nobody’s Fool, Return of the Swamp Thing & more, plus Carl Samrock & Nikki Finke RIP
We start today with two more new disc reviews...
Stephen has taken a look at Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal (1993), as recently released in 4K Ultra HD by Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim has given Paramount’s controversial new 4K Ultra HD release of Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th (1980) an in-depth look.
That last title has unfortunately caused some debate and division among reviewers and fans of the film for what appear to be revisionist remastering and grading choices, particularly compared to the recent Scream Factory release (which was highly rated by all).
In any case, both titles—and these reviews—are worth your time and attention if you’re a fan of these films.
Also today, we have a bit of 4K Ultra HD release news, first from HBO... [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Carl Samrock
- Nikki Finke
- Deadline
- Warner Home Video
- Warren Lieberfarb
- Ronnee Sass
- Indecent Proposal 4K review
- Friday the 13th 4K review
- Serpico 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Nobody's Fool 4K
- Return of the Swamp Thing 4K
- Lightyear Entertainment
- House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season 4K
- HBO
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- The Little Drummer Girl 4K
- Plain Archive International
- Adaptation 4K
- Spike Jonze
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Lionsgate makes Highlander official for Ultra HD on 12/13, plus Moonage Daydream, Reacher: Season One, Pulp Fiction 4k cover art & more
We’ve got two more new disc reviews for you today here at The Bits...
Stephen has taken a look at The Films of Doris Wishman: The Twilight Years on Blu-ray from AGFA, Something Weird, and Vinegar Syndrome, a three-disc set that includes seven exploitation films that Wishman directed between 1970 and 1977.
And Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Gordon Hessler’s The Oblong Box (1969), an American International Pictures film on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
As for today’s release news, let’s start with the big announcement up front: Lionsgate has just officially set Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander: Director’s Cut (1986) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 12/13, just as we expected.
Based on a new restoration done by StudioCanal, the disc will feature Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10 high dynamic range, along with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound.
Two versions will be available, a wide release 4K in Amaray packaging and a Best Buy-exclusive Steelbook. Each will include the film on Ultra HD and Blu-ray, along with a selection of four art cards. [Read on here...]
- David Bowie
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Zero City BD
- Zerograd BD
- That 70s Show: The Complete Series
- Origins of Hip Hop DVD
- Gigi & Nate
- Pearl
- Highlander: Director's Cut 4K
- Amazon Prime
- Paramount+
- Jerry & Marge Go Large BD
- Reacher: Season One BD
- Ghosts: Season One
- Neon
- Brett Morgan
- Moonage Daydream BD
- Russell Mulcahy
- Lionsgate
- Highlander 4K
- The Oblong Box BD review
- The Films of Doris Wishman: The Twilight Years BD review
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Silent Running 4K
- Pulp Fiction 4K
Planes Trains & Automobiles, Coraline, Silent Running, WarGames & LOTS more 4K Ultra HD news, plus Arrow, Imprint & Shout! bow December BD slates!
We’re starting things off this week with several more new disc reviews and LOTS of announcement news! First up, those reviews...
Stephen has taken an in-depth look at John Carpenter’s supernatural horror classic The Fog (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory, and we have separate reviews for both the wide-release Collector’s Edition and the Steelbook version as well.
Stephen has also offered his thoughts on Taika Waititi’s latest MCU installment, Thor: Love and Thunder, in 4K Ultra HD from Marvel and Disney.
Meanwhile, Dennis has turned in his take on a pair of classic films on Blu-ray, including Sydney Salkow’s Twice Told Tales (1963) starring Vincent Price from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and also John Cromwell’s Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Tim has delivered a look at Warner and DC’s long-awaited Deluxe Edition of the animated Batman: The Long Halloween (2021) as well as Random Space Media’s import 4K/Blu-ray 3D double feature of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
As always, more reviews are on the way for tomorrow and all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them. [Read on here...]
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Imprint Films
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- The Fog 4K review
- Thor: Love and Thunder 4K review
- Twice Told Tales BD review
- Batman: The Long Halloween 4K review
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois BD review
- Jumanji: The Next Level 4K review
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 4K review
- Planes Trains and Automobiles 4K
- Coraline 4K
- ParaNorman 4K
- Laika
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Operation Seawolf BD
- Black Christmas 4K
- Carrie 4K
- Wargames 4K
- A Walk to Remember BD
- Goodbye Don Glees! BD
- Arrow Video
- The Croupier 4K
- Silent Running 4K
- The Leech BD
- Nightmare at Noon
- Videodrome 4K
- Ju On: The Grudge BD
- The Limey 4K
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Halloween Ends 4K
- Black Adam 4K
- Rocky 4K
- Rocky II 4K
- Sylvester Stallone
- Rocky III 4K
- Rocky IV 4K
- Rocky V 4K
- Rocky Balboa 4K
- Training Day 4K
- Magic Mike's Last Dance 4K
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods 4K
- The Flash 4K
- Barbie 4K
- Meg 2: The Trench 4K
- Blue Beatle 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Killer Elite BD
- The Eagle Has Landed BD
- Burn! BD
- Fear Is the Key BD
- Pork Chop Hill BD
- A Rage to Live BD
- For All Mankind
- Dazzler Media
- 5 25 77 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
48 Hrs. & Another 48 Hrs. are official for 4K, plus Romero’s Martin, Team Deakins returns, True Lies in HD on Hulu & more
We’ve got two new disc reviews for you today, as well as more interesting 4K Ultra HD news and a few other things as well. First up, those reviews...
Tim has turned in his thoughts on Kenneth G. Crane’s Monster from Green Hell (1957) on Blu-ray from The Film Detective.
And Dennis has offered his take on Michael Curtiz’s The Scarlet Hour (1956) on region-free Blu-ray from Imprint Films in Australia.
More reviews are on the way all this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
The big 4K news today is that Paramount has officially set Walter Hill’s 48 Hrs. (1982) and Another 48 Hrs. (1990) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 12/6, just as we’ve been anticipating. [Read on here...]
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Universal
- Nope 4K
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Dennis Seuling
- 49 Hrs 4K
- Another 4K Hrs 4K
- Escape from Alcatraz 4K
- High Plains Drifter 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 88 Films
- Second Sight Films UK
- Martin 4K
- George A Romero
- Police Story 3: Super Cop 4K
- Mystery Men 4K
- Team Deakins podcast
- Roger Deakins
- Criterion December 2022 BDs
- James Cameron
- Hulu
- True Lies (1994) HD streaming
Criterion’s December includes Cooley High, Velvet Underground & more, plus Westworld: S4, Planes Trains and Automobiles 4K & a Hitcher update
Our friends at the Criterion Collection have just unveiled their December Blu-ray slate this afternoon, which is set to include four more interesting titles...
It starts with the Michael Haneke: Trilogy (Spine #1161 – Blu-ray only – includes The Seventh Continent, Benny’s Video, and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance) on 12/6. And following on 12/12 are Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground (Spine 1164 – Blu-ray and DVD), Three Films by Mai Zetterling (Spine #1162 – Blu-ray only – includes Loving Couples, Night Games, and The Girls), and finally Michael Schultz’s Cooley High (Spine #1165 – Blu-ray only).
It’s worth noting that The Velvet Underground documentary will include a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Click here for more details on all of these titles.
In 4K Ultra HD news today, retail sources are indicating that Universal will release David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends on 12/27, though do keep in mind that this date is tentative and subject to change, as the film doesn’t actually hit theaters until 10/14. [Read on here...]
- Universal
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- The Criterion Collection
- Criterion December 2022 slate
- The Velvet Underground BD
- Cooley High BD
- Westworls: Season Four 4K
- Planes Trains and Automobiles 4K
- The Hitcher 4K
- Second Sight
- Michael Haneke: Trilogy BD
- Three Films by Mai Zetterling BD
- Indicator
- Powerhouse Films
- Halloween Ends 4K
- RIPD 4K
- The MicroBudget Cinema of Michael J Murphy
- The Big Gundown
- Enter Santo: The First Adventures of the Silver Masked Man
- Santo vs Infernal Men
- Santo vs Evil Brain
- Remember the Night
- Escape from Alcatraz 4K
- Night Gallery: Season 3 BD
- Bedtime for Bonzo
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Valachi Papers
- Peking Express
Paramount reveals a new Top Gun Giftset & Frasier on Blu-ray, plus new Star Trek TV BDs & LOTS of new 4K Ultra HD catalog title pre-orders
All right, we’ve got a LOT of Blu-ray and 4K announcement news today, as well as lots of new Amazon pre-order links. But first, we have a few more new disc reviews...
Tim has taken a look at Steve Wang’s Drive (1997) on 4K Ultra HD from 88 Films and the MVD Rewind Collection.
Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Onur Tukel’s Summer of Blood (2014) on Blu-ray Disc from Vinegar Syndrome.
Also here at The Bits, our own Michael Coate has posted a great new History, Legacy, and Showmanship column featuring a retrospective look at George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones on the occasion of the film’s 20th anniversary. The piece contains a complete rundown of the film’s first-run D-Cinema and IMAX presentations, along with a roundtable interview with historians Stephen Danley, W.R. Miller, and Richard Woloski. If you’re a Star Wars fan in particular, I think you’ll really enjoy it. [Read on here...]
- MVD Rewind Collection
- The Warner Archive Collection
- CBS
- Star Trek: Prodigy Season One BD
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Four BD
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- A Christmas Story 4K
- The Polar Express 4K
- Elf 4K
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 4K
- Jordan Peele
- Universal
- Nope 4K
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season One BD
- Drive 4K review
- Dennis Seuling
- Summer of Blood BD review
- Dog Soldiers 4K review
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Star Wars: Episode II
- Attack of the Clones
- Top Gun: Maverick 2Movie Collection Limited Edition Steelbook Giftset
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Escape from Alcatraz 4K
- Mystery Men 4K
- High Plains Drifter 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Classic Christmas Specials Collection 4K
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 4K
- Frosty the Snowman 4K
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 4K
- 8 Mile 4K
- Frasier: The Complete Series BD
Criterion announces Pixar’s WALL•E for surprise release on Blu-ray & 4K, plus more new Blu-ray and DVD announcements
We’ve got a big title announcement to report on today, but first another new disc review...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle: Collector’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD from GKids via Shout! Factory. It sounds like a pretty incredible collection of content, both disc and swag-based, so it’s well worth a look for fans of anime and this particular film.
Speaking of animation, Criterion has just dropped something of a surprise: They’ve licensed Pixar’s WALL•E from Disney and will be releasing it as a 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo title on 11/22, with both Dolby Vision HDR (which was not available on the previous Disney 4K release) and HDR10, as well as Dolby Atmos audio.
The package will include both existing and new special features. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Stephen Bjork
- WALLE 4K
- Bullet Train 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Belle: Collector's Edition 4K review
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Kino Lober
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- RLJ Entertainment
- Time Life
- d Sullivan’s Rock & Roll Classics Collector’s Set DVD
- Better Call Saul: Season Six BD
Wayne’s World 4K, Uni Monsters V2, To Kill a Mockingbird, X-Mas Classics, Amityville Horror & Sony Pictures Classics in Ultra HD
And... we’re back! My wife Sarah and I spent the long holiday weekend here in the States up in rustic Portland, Oregon, where—through the power of the Interwebs—I officiated my niece’s wedding. It was a lovely ceremony, a wonderful trip, and a good time was had by all, as they say.
But, while I was away, The Bits’ team turned in a bunch of great new disc reviews, including...
Stephen’s take on The Incredible Melting Man (1977) in 4K UHD, and Creature from Black Lake (1976), the Vampyr: Limited Edition (1932), and Fire in the Sky (1993) on Blu-ray.
Tim’s thoughts on The Beast (1988) and The Black Phone (2021) on Blu-ray, and Child’s Play (1988) in 4K UHD.
And Dennis’ look at Bright Victory (1951), The Last Train from Madrid (1937), and Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961) all on Blu-ray.
As always, lots more new disc reviews are on the way over the coming days so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.
We’ve also got some pretty significant catalog 4K release news to catch you all up on this afternoon, and some TV Blu-ray news too... [Read on here...]
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Blue Hawaii 4K
- Universal
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Paramount
- Wayne's World 4K
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- To Kill a Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition 4K
- The Amityville Horror 4K
- ET: The Extra Terrestrial 40th Anniversary 4K
- Needful Things 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Collection 4K
- The Classic Christmas Specials Collection 4K
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 4K
- Orlando 4K
- Run Lola Run 4K
- The Celluloid Closet 4K
- The City of Lost Children 4K
- SLC Punk 4K
- The Devil's Backbone 4K
- Volver 4K
- Synecodoche New York 4K
- Sill Alice 4K
- Call Me by My Name 4K
- Better Call Saul: Season Six BD
- Better Call Saul: The Complete Serie BD
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 4K
- Frosty the Snowman 4K
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 4K
Our Star Trek 4K reviews are all in, plus Universal Monsters V2 pre-orders, Classic Flix’s Little Rascals Collection & more
All right, I’ve just spent all week reviewing every single one of the new Star Trek 4K Ultra HD releases, save for the new 6-Movie Collection. So you can now read my thoughts on: The 3-disc Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition: The Complete Adventure, the 2-disc wide release of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition, and the 2-disc wide releases of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, all in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
For those who might be wondering, the new 6-Movie Collection includes everything except for the Special Longer Version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which is exclusive to the Complete Adventure box set. So adjust your purchase plans accordingly. All the details on the other SKUs are in the reviews linked above. I hope you enjoy them all!
Now then... as you can see by the image on the left there, the Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection – Volume 2 box set is now official and (more importantly) available for pre-order! [Read on here...]
- Robert Wise
- William Shatner
- Nicholas Meyer
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director’s Edition The Complete Adventure 4K review
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K review
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Marvel
- MCU
- Taika Waititi
- Thor: Love and Thunder 4K
- Paramount
- Pulp Fiction 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Brick 4K
- Rian Johnson
- The Amusement Park BD
- George Romero
- Classic Flix
- The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection Centennial Edition BD
- Leonard Nimoy
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K review
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K review
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K review
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K review
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 4K
- Dracula (1931) 4K
- Frankenstein (1931) 4K
- The Invisible Man (1933) 4K
- The Wolf Man (1941) 4K