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The West Wing is official for Blu-ray, plus more Jean Rollin 4Ks from Indicator, Transformers One & a Se7en 4K Ultra HD update direct from Warner Bros.
As we close out the week, let’s start today as always with more new disc reviews...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on John Mackenzie’s The Long Good Friday (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection.
Stuart has offered his take on a trio of new and recent Blu-ray titles, including Daniel Mann’s Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and the 1965 French anthology film Six in Paris (1965) and Larry Kent’s The Bitter Ash (1963) from Vinegar Syndrome.
Tim has taken a look at Tinto Brass’ Frivolous Lola (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Cult Epics.
And finally, Dennis has delivered a review of Penny Lane’s documentary Nuts! (2016) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
In announcement news today, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has finally made Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing official for Blu-ray on 10/1, in honor of the NBC series’ 25th anniversary. [Read on here...]
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Federico Fellini
- 8 1/2 4K
- Eastern Condors BD
- No Country for Old Men 4K
- Paris Texas 4K
- Criterion's December 2024 slate
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Imprint Films
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- 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
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- The Long Good Friday 4K review
- Come Back Little Sheba BD review
- Six in Paris BD review
- The Bitter Ash BD review
- Frivolous Lola 4K review
- Nuts! BD review
- The West Wing: The Complete Series BD
- Aaron Sorkin
- NBC
- Cult Epics
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator Films
- Jean Rollin
- Requiem for a Vampire 4K
- The Escapees 4K
- Transformers One 4K
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- David Fincher
- Se7en 4K
- Seven 4K
Spielberg’s The Sugarland Express is coming to 4K, as are Friedkin’s Bug & The Hunted, Twohy’s Below, Herzog’s Aguirre, Shyamalan’s The Visit & more!
All right, here are today’s new disc reviews...
Dennis has taken a look at Joel Schumacher’s 8MM (1999) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
Stuart has offered his take on Roberto Gavaldón’s Untouched (1954) on Blu-ray on Powerhouse Films’ Indicator label.
Tim has taken a look at Marcus Nispel’s remake of Friday the 13th (2009) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video. He’s also turned in a review of Lucio Fulci’s Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment.
And last, but certainly not least, Stephen has taken a deep dive into Toho’s Godzilla store-exclusive version of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One (2023) in 4K Ultra HD!
Also here at The Bits today, we have a brand new update of our Release Dates & Artwork section, which is a convenient way to see all of the new Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD titles that street each week. You can see the cover art, and sort by date and format. And you can click on each of the titles to pre-order them on Amazon.
On that note, I wanted to take a moment to share a challenge we’ve been having of late, which is that our Amazon Affiliate revenue has been declining. For a long time now—for over a decade—our Affiliate revenue has been a big part of helping us to keep The Digital Bits going—to help us cover our server and operating costs. It’s how we’ve been able to keep The Bits free for everyone to read for over 27 years now. In recent months, however, that revenue has begun to decline. We understand that Amazon may not always be the cheapest option these days. So for those of you who still support The Bits by shopping with them through links (in the daily news column, in our disc reviews, in the 4K Ultra HD Release List, and in the Release Dates & Artwork section), we really appreciate it very much! [Read on here...]
- Talking Heads
- Two Mules for Sister Sara 4K
- The Eiger Sanction 4K
- Play Misty for Me 4K
- Clint Eastwood
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- 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
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 8MM BD review
- Untouched BD review
- Indicator Films
- Friday the 13th (2009) 4K review
- Arrow Video
- Lizard in a Woman's Skin BD review
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Toho
- Godzilla Minus One Tohoexclusive 4K review
- Joel Schumacher
- Marcus Nispel
- Lucio Fulci
- Steven Spielberg
- The Sugarland Express 4K
- Universal
- Billy Wilder
- One Two Three BD
- David Twohy
- Below 4K
- William Friedkin
- Bug 4K
- The Hunted 4K
- Fright 4K
- M Night Shyamalan
- The Visit 4K
- The Martian Chronicles (1980) BD
- StudioCanal
- An Inspector Calls (1954) 4K
- The African Queen 4K
- John Huston
- Carol Reed
- The Third Man 4K
- Shout! Studios
- Werner Herzog
- Aguirre the Wrath of God 4K
- Eureka Entertainment
- The Sword (1980)
- Attack on Titan
- FUNimation
- Kit Parker Films
- Flights of Fantasy screening
- Documentary Now! The Complete Series
- Charley Chase at Hal Roach: The Late Silents
- Puppetoon Productions
- The Time Machine (1960)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- George Pal
- Byron Haskin
- Arnold Leibovit
- Rhino Records
- Warner Records
- The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots BDA
- Talking Heads: 77 BDA with Atmos
Criterion’s December has No Country for Old Men & more, plus Paramount’s Galaxy Quest in 4K, new Sony & KLSC titles, Via Vision’s 175-disc Prisoner box & more!
All right, here’s today’s new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy...
Stephen has taken a look at Aleksandr Ptushko’s Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) on Blu-ray from Mosfilm via Deaf Crocodile and Vinegar Syndrome.
Dennis has reviewed William C. Reilly’s Men of Respect (1990) on Blu-ray from Columbia Pictures via Imprint Films.
And Tim has checked in with his thoughts on Nancy Walker’s Can’t Stop the Music (1980) in 4K Ultra HD from EMI via Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
Now then, we have a bunch of great announcement news for you today, so let’s get right into it...
For starters, Criterion has just announced their December release slate, which is set to include Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas (1984) (Spine #501 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 12/3, Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men (2007) (Spine #1243 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Federico Fellini’s 8½ (1963) (Spine #140 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 12/10, and Sammo Hung’s Eastern Condors (1987) (Spine #1244 on Blu-ray) on 12/17! Paris, Texas and No Country for Old Men will both include Dolby Vision HDR. No Country for Old Men is a Miramax title currently controlled by Paramount, so this is a licensing situation (and a welcome one). More details are available here, and you can see the cover artwork for all of these below the break. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- 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
- Kino Cult
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Ruslan and Ludmila BD review
- Men of Respect BD review
- Can't Stop the Music 4K review
- Imprint Films
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Criterion's December 2024 slate
- Wim Wenders
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen
- Paris Texas 4K
- No Country for Old Men 4K
- Miramax
- Sammo Hung
- Eastern Condors BD
- 8 1/2 4K
- Federico Fellini
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Dean Parisot
- Galaxy Quest 4K
- White Christmas 4K restoration
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Gillian Armstrong
- Little Women (1994) 4K
- Clint Eastwood
- Play Misty for Me 4K
- The Eiger Sanction 4K
- Two Mules for Sister Sara 4K
- 3D Film Archive
- Frankenstein's Bloody Terror BD 3D
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Prisoner: The Complete Series DVD box set
- Wentworth
- Cell Block H
- Dark Sky Selects
- Tobe Hooper
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4K: 50th Anniversay Edition
- Severin Films
- Russ Meyer Trust
- A24
- Stop Making Sense in IMAX theaters
- Jonathan Demme
- Talking Heads
- Vixen!
- Supervixens
- Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Vixens
- Polaris Dawn
- John Williams
- Rey's Theme
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- SpaceX
Sony’s amazing Frank Capra at Columbia Collection box includes 20 films, 9 in 4K Ultra HD (!), plus Warner’s new catalog 4Ks pushed from 11/5 to 11/19
We’ve got two more new disc reviews for you today, including...
Stephen’s look at Roger Donaldson’s No Way Out (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim’s thoughts on Jeff Lieberman’s Squirm (1976) on Blu-ray, from KLSC’s Kino Cult line.
Also today, we’ve have word from retail sources (and customers who have pre-ordered the tiles) that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment’s recently street-dated 4K catalog titles—Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959), Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974), and James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984)—have been pushed to 11/19 from 11/5. That probably has to do with the added time needed to replicate enough production to meet demand. Adjust your plans accordingly.
In any case, be aware that North by Northwest (1959) and Blazing Saddles (1974) will each include HDR10 and Dolby Atmos audio, while The Terminator (1984) will include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
In terms of special features The Terminator will also include Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects & Music, The Terminator: Close to the Real Thing, Unstoppable Force: The Legacy of the Terminator, and 7 deleted scenes. (It appears that the video-based features may be all-new.) Blazing Saddles will include Inappropriate Inspiration: The Blazing Saddles Effect, scene-specific commentary with Mel Brooks, Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks’ Wild, Wild West, Back in the Saddle, and additional scenes. And North by Northwest will include audio commentary with screenwriter Ernest Legman, North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit, Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest, The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style, North by Northwest: One for the Ages, and A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock. [Read on here...]
- Frank Capra: Mr America documentary
- Mr Smith Goes to Washington
- You Can't Take It With You
- Lost Horizon
- Mr Deeds Goes to Town
- It Happened One Night
- Lady for a Day
- Forbidden
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen
- American Madness
- Platinum Blonde
- The Miracle Woman
- Dirigible
- Rain or Shine
- Ladies of Leisure
- Flight
- 4K with SDR
- The Younger Generation
- Submarine
- That Certain Thing
- The Way of the Strong
- So This Is Love
- PBS
- Leonardo Da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns
- The Speedway Murders
- Birdeater
- The Last Stop in Yuma Country
- Boiling Point
- Sasquatch Sunset BD
- Open Your Eyes
- Eyes Without a Face 4K
- Pulse (2001) 4K
- Hardware (1990) 4K
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Squirm BD review
- No Way Out 4K review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Frank Capra at Columbia Collection 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Kino Cult
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- 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
- Stephen Bjork
- Blue Underground
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
North by Northwest, Blazing Saddles & Terminator 4Ks are due on 11/5, plus Paramount’s White Christmas & James Earl Jones RIP
We’ve got several new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy today, including...
Tim’s thoughts on the new Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios, which includes Stephen Herek’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), Peter Hewitt’s Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), and Dean Parisot’s Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). Tim has also taken a look at Enzo G. Castellari’s High Crime (1973) in 4K UHD from Blue Underground.
Dennis’ thoughts on George McCowan’s Frogs (1972) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen’s take on Howard Hawks’ Red Line 7000 (1965) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
And finally, Stuart’s look at Imprint Films’ Film Focus: Kim Novak Blu-ray box set, which includes Pal Joey (1957), Jeanne Eagles (1957), and Middle of the Night (1959).
We’ve also shared our weekly update of the Release Dates & Artwork section here at The Bits with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and pre-order links, all organized (and sortable) by date and format, and complete with our Amazon Affiliate links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we appreciate it!
In announcement news today, we’ve confirmed that Warner’s previously-revealed 4K and 4K Steelbook editions of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959), Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles (1974), and James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984) will all officially street on 11/5. We also have the final cover artwork for the wide-release 4K of The Terminator, which I suspect was delayed by the need for James Cameron approval (and the fact that he has finally approved it is why we now have a street date). You can see the final cover artwork for all of these titles below the break, with Amazon.com pre-order links. [Read on here...]
- Tim Salmons
- Las Vegas: The Complete Series BD
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Kinds of Kindness
- Kino Cult
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- 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
- Sony
- Searchlight
- Stephen Bjork
- Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy 4K review
- Shout! Studios
- High Crime 4K review
- Blue Underground
- Red Line 7000 BD review
- Arrow Video
- Frogs BD review
- Film Focus: Kim Novak BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Imprint Films
- North by Northwest (1959) 4K
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
- James Cameron
- Mel Brooks
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Michael Curtiz
- White Christmas (1954) 4K
- The Crow (2024)
- Lionsgate
- Borderlands 4K
- James Earl Jones RIP
Paramount sets Airplane! & Top Secret! for 4K, plus Orca, Robot Dreams, Kinds of Kindness, Fear the Walking Dead & Young Sheldon: Complete Series on Blu-ray & more!
We’ve got a trio of new disc reviews for you today to start the new week, including...
Tim’s review of Columbo: The Return (1989-2003) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, featuring the final 24 episodes of the series.
Stuart’s take on Patrice Leconte’s The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) on Blu-ray from Kino Classics.
And Dennis’ thoughts on Bert I. Gordon’s The Food of the Gods (1976) on Blu-ray from American International Pictures via Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ new Kino Cult line.
More discs are on the way this week as well, so be sure to watch for them.
It’s a slow morning for release news, but we do have a couple things for you.
First, Paramount has set ZAZ: The Collection! for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/19. That’s Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker to you! The collection will include Airplane! (1980), Top Secret! (1984), and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). The first two are new to the format.
Kino Lorber Studio Classics is going to be releasing Claude Miller’s Deadly Circuit (1983) on Blu-ray on 10/29. The company has also revealed that Herbert Ross’ Play It Again Sam (1972) is coming soon to Blu-ray, while Michael Anderson’s Orca (1977) is coming soon to 4K Ultra HD. [Read on here...]
- 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
- Dennis Seuling
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- The Hairdresser's Husband BD review
- The Food of the Gods BD review
- ZAZ: The Collection! 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Kino Cult
- Airplane! 4K
- Top Secret! 4K
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 4K
- Deadly Circuit (1983)
- Play It Again Sam (1972)
- Orca the Killer Whale 4K
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Tim Burton
- Robot Dreams
- Kinds of Kindness
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Sony
- Searchlight
- AMC
- Decal
- Neon
- Universal
- Las Vegas: The Complete Series BD
- Synapse Films
- The Convent 4K
- MaXXXine
- Exhuma
- Seven Samurai 4K
- Columbo: The Return BD review
- Tim Salmons
Shout sets Rush, Born on the 4th of July & Bones and All for 4K, plus KLSC’s Circus of Horrors, WB sets Veep & West Wing for Blu-ray, BBC bows Bluey & a Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who box & more!
Boy, we’ve got a bunch of new catalog title announcements for you today, along with a TON of new Blu-ray and 4K cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. But first, we have a few more new disc reviews...
Tim has taken a look at the new animated double-feature of Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan’s The Addams Family (2019) and The Addams Family 2 (2021) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios.
And Dennis has offered his thoughts on Frank Borzage’s The Shining Hour (1938) and King Vidor’s Northwest Passage (1940) both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Now then, let’s dive right into those announcements...
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has just revealed that Sidney Hayers’ Circus of Horrors (1960) is coming to 4K Ultra HD on 10/29, but with an SDR only grade (probably due to limitations with the original camera negative).
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and HBO have set Veep: The Complete Series for release on Blu-ray on 10/22, in a new 13-disc set. This follows closely in the wake of Warner’s newly-announced release of The West Wing: The Complete Series in a new 28-disc Blu-ray set on 10/1. Both are obviously timed to the upcoming Presidential Election here in the States. They’re now available on Amazon.com and you can see the cover artwork below the break (click on each to visit the pre-order pages). [Read on here...]
- The West Wing: The Complete Series BD
- Warner Archive Collection
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- 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
- Tim Salmons
- Shout! Studios
- BBC Home Entertainment
- HBO
- The Addams Family 1 & 2 4K review
- The Shining Hour BD review
- Northwest Passage BD review
- Veep: The Complete Series BD
- Circus of Horrors (1960) 4K
- Bluey: Seasons 123 BD
- Doctor Who: The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years BD
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory November 2024 slate
- Escape from New York 4K Steelbook
- Bones and All 4K
- Krampus: The Naughty Cut 4K Steelbook
- Born on the Fourth of July 4K
- Oliver Stone
- Ron Howard
- Golden Harvest: Volume One Supernatural Shockers BD
- Rush 4K
- The Dark Crystal 4K Limited Edition Box Set
- Labyrinth 4K Limited Edition Box Set
- Hush 4K
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 4K
- Signs 4K
- M Night Shyamalan
- The Sixth Sense 4K
- John Carpenter
Despicable Me 4, Fear the Walking Dead, Orphan Black: Echoes, a Godzilla Minus One street date, new KLSC & Warner Archive titles, a new Colin Cantwell website & more!
All right, I’d intended to have a news update yesterday, but we all day working on a major upgrade of the Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Bits. Not only have added tons of new Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links, we’ve done some software and server upgrades to the section as well, so it should be working better than ever. Better yet, we’re going to have new updates of the section every Tuesday to keep it fresh with all the latest titles!
As you may know, The Digital Bits is an Amazon Affiliate, so anytime you order literally anything after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work at The Bits. It makes a big difference and we truly appreciate it. So we hope you’ll find our upgraded Release Dates & Cover Artwork useful and use it often!
Now then, we have some new disc reviews for all of you to enjoy here today...
Stephen has offered his in-depth thoughts on Robert Altman’s Thieves Like Us (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome’s Cinématographe label, along with Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy (2019) in 4K from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, and also Peter Hyams’ Sudden Death (1995) in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart has weighed in with a look at Ken Loach’s The Old Oak (2023) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, as well as Fred Zinnemann’s The Nun’s Story (1959) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
And Dennis has reviewed Phil Karlson’s 99 River Street (1953) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics as well.
In announcement news today, Universal and Illumination have just set the CG-animated Despicable Me 4 for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 9/24, with the Digital version available next week on 9/10. Scores of featurettes and deleted scenes will be included. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Dennis Seuling
- Release Dates & Cover Artwork update
- Russell Hammond
- Thieves Like Us 4K review
- Cinématographe
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Just Mercy 4K review
- Sudden Death 4K review
- The Old Oak BD review
- The Nun's Story BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber
- 99 River Street BD review
- Despicable Me 4
- Universal Studios
- AMC
- Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Collection BD
- Orphan Black: Echoes
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Steelbook
- Chinatown 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The West Wing: The Complete Series BD
- The Walking Dead (1936)
- Sweethearts (1938)
- The Return of Doctor X (1939)
- The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
- A Man Called Shenandoah
- For Your Consideration (2006)
- Godzilla Minus One 4K
- Toho
- ClassicFlix
- The Little Rascals: The Restored Silents Volume One
- Hussy BD
- Cross Creek
- Arabesque 4K
- Danger: Diabolik 4K
- Mario Bava
- Plenty (1985)
- The Classic Ghosts (1973)
- California (1947)
- Michael Mann
- The Keep (1983)
- Rhino Records
- Chicago IX
- Black Sabbath: Live Evil
- Dolby Atmos
- BD Audio
- Carly Simon: No Secrets
- Seal
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Long After Dark
- Colin Cantwell new website
Imprint reveals The NeverEnding Story in 4K, plus Arrow’s November has At Close Range, Invasion, A Simple Plan, Elvira, Tomie & the Shawscope: Volume Three Blu-ray box!
We’re finishing up the week with a pair of additional disc reviews here, including...
Stephen’s look at John Krasinski’s If (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.
And Stuart’s thoughts on Vittorio De Seta’s Bandits of Orgosolo (1960) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
As always, more reviews are on the way, so be sure to watch for them.
We’ve also just finished a massive update of our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits as promised to include everything announced for the format in the last few weeks, with A/V details (if known) and Amazon.com pre-order links (if available). We’ve also included some rumored titles from our industry sources and there are a few surprises in there, so you’ll definitely want to give it a look!
And we’ve got a few more new disc announcements for you here today, starting with Imprint’s revelation that they’re releasing Wolfgang Petersen’s The NeverEnding Story (1984) on 4K Ultra HD on 11/27, the final of four catalog 4Ks the company is releasing that month! The release is timed to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary. This will be a 5-disc set that includes the original US Theatrical Cut and the German Extended Cut on separate 4K Ultra HD discs, the former with Dolby Vision HDR and the latter with HDR10. Both cuts will also be included on separate Blu-rays, and you’ll get an additional Blu-ray that features Lisa Downs’ all-new Life After NeverEnding Story feature-length documentary. [Read on here...]
- Kino Classics
- The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 4K
- Kino Lorber
- The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 4K
- A Bridge too Far 4K
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Imprint Films
- Convoy 4K
- Sam Peckinpah
- Arrow Video
- If 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Bandits of Orgosolo BD review
- Radiance Films
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
- The Neverending Story 4K
- Wolfgang Peterson
- Life After NeverEnding Story documentary
- Lisa Downs
- At Close Range BD
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark 4K
- A Simple Plan 4K
- Sam Raimi
- Tomie BD
- Shawscope: Volume Three BD box set
- Baby Blood 4K
- Kino Cult
- Arabesque 4K
- Stanley Donen
- Reacher: Season Two 4K
- Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4K
- The Invasion (2007) 4K
Planet of the Apes (1968) in 4K Digital, plus Convoy, A Bridge Too Far, Adv of Priscilla, MaXXXine, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Little Rascals silents & SO much more!
We start as always today with several new disc reviews, including…
Sam Cohen’s take on Poul Bang and Sidney W. Pink’s Reptilicus (1961) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
Dennis’ reviews of Clarence Brown’s Idiot’s Delight (1939) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Chad Ferrin’s Night Caller (2021) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Stephen’s thoughts on Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
And last but definitely not least, Tim’s review of Arrow Video’s new UK-only release of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in 4K Ultra HD, which corrects the color space issues that plagued the Kino Lorber Studio Classics 4K disc from 2021.
More reviews are forthcoming tomorrow, so be sure to watch for them!
Now then, the big news today is that Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes (1968) has just been upgraded to 4K on all your favorite Digital services, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Movies Anywhere, Kaleidescape and more! It actually has Dolby Vision HDR on Apple TV (and it may elsewhere as well). Naturally, we’ve asked about the possibility of a physical 4K release of this film. I suspect there are no current plans, but I also suspect that if the title does well on Digital, that could change. [Read on here...]
- Sam Peckinpah
- Convoy 4K
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Blazing Saddles 4K
- Mel Brooks
- MGM
- The Terminator (1984) 4K
- James Cameron
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