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Criterion’s February slate includes McCabe & Mrs. Miller in 4K, plus Columbia Pictures’ 100th, Christopher Nolan, The Raid: Redemption & more
Whew! Yesterday was a big day, was it not? I was up all night prior to the announcement, formatting the post for 7 AM Pacific release, and man was it ever good to finally share that! I’ve been sitting on some of that information for months, so I’m very glad to finally be able to speak about it openly. And after thirteen years, it’s damn good to finally confirm that those James Cameron titles are indeed coming to 4K and Blu-ray at long last.
We have more new disc reviews to share today here at The Bits, and there’s more release news today as well. But first, I wanted to let you all know that I’ve just done a new blog post over on Patreon: My Two Cents on the New Abyss Trailer, and the Subject of DNR and Film Grain. It’s based on an impromptu Q&A thread I was involved in over on Twitter/X this morning, but with some added detail that will definitely be of interest to fans of these James Cameron films in remastered 4K. So if you’re a backer of The Bits’ new Patreon—and if you’re not, you should be, as we really need and appreciate the support!—I think you’ll certainly enjoy that. But for the rest of you, rest assured: Much of the substance of that post will be shared here on The Bits website when we review The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, and Titanic in 4K, first on Digital in a few weeks and then in a few months on actual 4K UHD disc.
Now then, speaking of reviews... Stephen has posted his thoughts on Roger Spottiswoode’s The Best of Times (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has reviewed Éric Gravel’s Full Time (2021) on Blu-ray from Music Box Films and Vinegar Syndrome, as well as Jared Moshe’s Aporia (2023) on Blu-ray from Well Go USA.
Stuart has weighed in with his take on Roy Del Ruth’s Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, along with Jules Dassin’s Uptight (1968) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
And for you Peckinpah fans, Tim has shared his in-depth look at Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), also on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.
As always, more new disc reviews are on the way for tomorrow and all next week, so be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
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IT’S OFFICIAL: Disney & Lightstorm announce The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens & MORE for 4K Ultra HD!
All right, Digital Bits readers...
Having reported on the long and twisted saga of The Abyss and True Lies on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD for over thirteen years now—and having first broken news of this release all the way back in March—it gives me enormous pleasure to be able to share this with all of you: The day has come at last!
Not only are The Abyss and True Lies finally coming to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, so too are Aliens, the recently-announced Titanic, and new versions of both Avatar (with all three versions of the film) and Avatar: The Way of Water!
Here’s the full text of Disney and Lightstorm’s official press release today…
SIX ICONIC JAMES CAMERON FILMS INCLUDING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON 4K UHD™ ALIENS, THE ABYSS AND TRUE LIES!
IN ADDITION, SPECIAL COLLECTOR EDITIONS FOR TITANIC, AVATAR AND AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER WITH:
BURBANK, CA. (November 15, 2023) – A piece of cinema history comes home this year when six box-office juggernauts from Oscar®-winning director James Cameron are released. The six titles—The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water—will be made available in 4K Digital and 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray.
Cameron, who has helmed three of the five highest grossing movies of all time, says “There’s a world of emotions in revisiting these films and I hope we’ve captured some of that in the new bonus materials we created for our fans.”
Oscar®-winning producer Jon Landau added, “We really wanted to deliver the best possible experience at home so viewers could immerse themselves both in the films and the journeys we went through to make them.”
The 4K transfer for each release will be presented in superb Dolby Vision HDR and with an immersive Atmos audio mix. Additionally, most of the releases will arrive with several hours of captivating all-new bonus features. From the eight hours of Avatar: The Way of Water bonus including all-new deleted scenes to the five hours of new and legacy Titanic extras, fans will delight in the numerous hours of never-before-seen materials. [Read on here...]
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K
- Avatar: Special Edition 4K
- True Lies 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- Aliens 4K
- Lightstorm
- 20th Century Studios
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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- James Cameron
4K Ultra HD catalog updates: Little Shop of Horrors, Se7en, Gravity, The Color Purple, Aliens, True Lies, The Abyss & more!
All right, we’ve got some ground to cover today here at The Bits, so first things first. We have a trio of new disc reviews for you to enjoy this afternoon, including...
Tim’s take on Amando de Ossorio’s Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) on Blu-ray from Synapse Films.
And Dennis’ thoughts on William A Wellman’s Westward the Women (1951) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as James Foley’s After Dark, My Sweet (1990) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Don’t forget, Amazon’s Prime “Big Deal” Days Sale continues until the end of the day today, so be sure to take advantage of all the great prices on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD titles, box sets, and collections. Click here and here to see what’s on sale and act fast!
For the record, some of today’s deals include...
- Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror 4K UHD (regularly $79.99) Now $29
- The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection 4K UHD (regularly $69.98) Now $38
- The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection #2 4K UHD (regularly $69.98) Now $38
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection 4K UHD (regularly $219) Now $94
- Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray (regularly $79) Now $24
- Superman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray (regularly $69) Now $19
- The Last of Us: The Complete First Season Blu-ray (regularly $49) Now $26
- Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray (regularly $99) Now $49
- Bonanza: The Complete Series DVD (regularly $244) Now $159
- Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy 4K UHD (regularly $55) Now $23
- The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended & Theatrical) 4K UHD (regularly $89) Now $39
- Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection 4K UHD (regularly $178) Now $59
- Mission: Impossible 6-Movie Collection 4K UHD (regularly $83) Now $50
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K UHD (regularly $90) Now $54
- The James Bond Collection 24-Films Blu-ray (regularly $144) Now $54
So be sure to act fast if you’re interested.
Also today here at the site, we’ve got word on some long-awaited 4K Ultra HD catalog titles... [Read on here...]
- Support The Bits
- Amazon Prime Big Deals Days Sale
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Frank Oz
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 4K
- Se7en 4K
- David Fincher
- The Color Purple 4K
- Steven Spielberg
- Aliens 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- Gravity 4K
- James Cameron
- 20th Century Studios
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Tombs of the Blind Dead BD review
- Westward the Women BD review
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Synapse Films
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- After Dark My Sweet BD review
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 4K
- Neon
- Oldboy: Deluxe Edition 4K
- Santa Claus: The Movie 4K
- StudioCanal
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter BD
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment
New Warner Archive Blu-ray titles, plus Questor Tapes, Oldboy 4K, and a brief Titanic Ultra HD update
We’ve got some interesting release news for you today, as well as updates on forthcoming 4K catalog titles we’ve been tracking for a while, and of course more new disc reviews. So let’s get to the latter first...
Our own Stephen Bjork has posted his in-depth review of Loki: The Complete First Season in 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Marvel Studios and Disney. The short version is that the studio really does seem to have done this title right, in terms of AV quality, which bodes well for forthcoming Disney+ streaming series in 4K UHD.
Stephen has also turned in a look at Barry Levinson’s Rain Man (1988) in 4K Ultra HD from the MVD Marquee Collection.
And Stuart has delivered his take on Kino Lorber Studio Classic’s Audie Murphy Collection II on Blu-ray, which features Sierra (1950), Kansas Raiders (1950), and Destry (1954).
In terms of new release news, we’re hearing from retail sources that Universal’s forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release of David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer (2023) will arrive in stores on 12/19.
Lionsgate has also delayed their 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release of Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (1963) from 9/26 to 10/24. Adjust your plans accordingly. [Read on here...]
- Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice: Volume 2 BD
- Umbrella Entertainment
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Stephen Bjork
- Loki: The Complete First Season 4K review
- Rain Man 4K review
- Audie Murphy Collection BD review
- The Exorcist: Believer 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Contempt 4K
- Lionsgate
- Young Guns 4K
- James Cameron
- Titanic 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- 20th Century Studios
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- Aliens 4K
- Super Mario Bros (1993) 4K
- Arrow Video
- Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams BD
- The Questor Tapes BD
- Gene Roddenberry
- Odds Against Tomorrow
- I for Icarus
- Mille Milliards de Dollars
- The Ballad of Little Joe
- The Conformist BD
- Raro Video
- The Devil Doll (1936)
- Tod Browning
- Mad City (1997)
- Double Trouble (1967)
- Dance Fools Dance (1931)
- In Love and War (1996)
- Oldboy 4K
- Decal
- Neon
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
- VCI Entertainment
- The Retirement Plan
- Spider Verse 2 Movie Collection
- Rapa Nui (1994)
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- The Hill (2023)
- Congress (2013)
James Cameron confirms THE ABYSS is coming to 4K & Blu-ray “pretty soon,” Special Edition included
Morning Bits-ers. We’ve got a quick early post today with some news relevant to James Cameron’s The Abyss.
At a special event last night in LA, Cameron screened a 2K DCP (sourced from the new 4K remaster) of The Abyss: Special Edition as part of the annual Beyond Fest film festival. Word from people who attended was that it looked fantastic.
At the end of the screening, Cameron participated in a Q&A with the audience.
Knowing that this would be happening—and that someone would almost certainly ask about the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release—I put out a call on social media yesterday for any readers who might be attending to record the relevant portion of the Q&A for all to see.
And I’m pleased to say that Bits reader Chuck Pennington did just that and has posted it on YouTube. (Thank you, Chuck!) You’ll find it below the break… [Read on here...]
Paramount sets Trading Places & Scrooged for 4K, plus Titans: S4, Walking Dead: Complete, Theater Camp, Punch Drunk Love 4K, a Cameron update & more
All right, we’ve got a lot of catching up to do in terms of release news today, in the wake of the recent Disney and Fox title announcements. So let’s get right to it...
Paramount has just set a pair of fan-favorite catalog films for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/7... John Landis’s Trading Places (1983) and Richard Donner’s Scrooged (1988). We haven’t seen official announcements yet, so we don’t know for sure what the details are, but they’re now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. You can see the cover art at left and also below the break, where we’ll include the Amazon links. If the studio follows their usual release pattern however, the discs should include Dolby Vision HDR, DTS-HD MA soundtracks, and (possibly) the previously-released extras. It appears that Scrooged will not include a Blu-ray copy however—it’ll will be 4K UHD + Digital Code only.
Speaking of Paramount, their previously-announced South Park: The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season is finally available for pre-order on Amazon and you can see the cover art below.
Lionsgate has just announced a new John Wick: Chapters 1-4 Blu-ray collection for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on 10/17. All of the previous special features will be included.
Also newly-announced by Lionsgate for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital that same day is The Twilight Saga: The Complete Collection – 15th Anniversary Edition. Included will be Twilight (2008), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and the Breaking Dawn: Part 1 – Extended Edition (2022), as well as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012). The package will also include “three alternative artwork cards that can be swapped into the front cover of the package” and most or all of the previous legacy extras.
And here’s the big one: Lionsgate and AMC are releasing a massive The Walking Dead: The Complete Collection Blu-ray box set on 10/17. SRP for this one is $209.97. You can see the cover artwork for all three of these Lionsgate sets below the break. [Read on here...]
- Lionsgate
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Trading Places 4K
- Scrooged 4K
- Titans: Season Four
- The Walking Dead: The Complete Series BD
- Theater Camp
- Punch Drunk Love 4K
- James Cameron
- Jon Landau
- Lightstorm
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- Titanic 4K
- Aliens 4K
- The Hitcher 4K
- Second Sight
- Mean Streets 4K
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 4K
- Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken
- Mark Kermode
- Blue Beetle
- Barbie
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 4K
- John Wick: Chapters 1 to 4
- The Twilight Saga: 15th Anniversary Edition
- 20th Century Studios
- Comedy Central
- South Park: Season 26 BD
- Xena: Warrior Princess
- Dr Strangelove 4K
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Jon Landau confirms that AVATAR, THE ABYSS, TRUE LIES & TITANIC are all planned for Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD release this year!
All right, we’ve some great announcement news today. We also have a MAJOR and exclusive 4K Ultra HD catalog scoop to share with you this afternoon here at The Digital Bits, and we’ve got the video to prove it! But first, a couple more new disc reviews...
Stuart has posted his thoughts on the BBC’s Maigret: Season 2 on Blu-ray from our friends at Network and Kino Classics.
And Dennis has offered his take on André Téchiné’s Wild Reeds (1994) on Blu-ray from the good people at Altered Innocence and Vinegar Syndrome.
So give those a look, and don’t forget that more reviews are on the way all week—be sure to check back from them. Now then, today’s great announcement news is that The Criterion Collection has just officially unveiled their June Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release slate. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment
- James Cameron
- Jon Landau
- Lightstorm
- Avatar 4K
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- Titanic 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Kino Classics
- Dennis Seuling
- Maigret: Season 2 BD review
- Wild Reeds BD review
- The Criterion Collection's June 2023 release slate
- Terry Gilliam
- Time Bandits 4K
- The Servant
- Medicine for Melancholy
- Pasolini 101 BD box set
- The Rules of the Game 4K
- Jean Renoir
- Insidious 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- James Wan
The Star Trek: TNG films are indeed coming in 4K on 4/4, plus Flashdance, a Cameron UHD update, Coppola’s B’Twixt & Tencent’s Three-Body series
Well, there’s never a dull moment in this business and today is certainly a perfect example that. We’ve got some good Star Trek 4K news for you this afternoon, and a little bit of James Cameron 4K news too. Plus some other good announcements and links on top of all that! But first, more new disc reviews...
We start with Stephen, who’s turned in a look at Ivan Passer’s Cutter’s Way (1981), new on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Next up, Dennis has delivered his take on Don Owen’s Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964) on Blu-ray, also from Vinegar Syndrome.
Last but not least: Tim has taken a deep dive into Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Corey Yuen’s Dragons Forever (1988) which is new on 4K Ultra HD from the good people of 88 Films.
Keeping on the 4K theme today, retail sources are finally starting to confirm word we first broke here at The Bits back on December 19th (see here), specifically that the Star Trek: The Next Generation feature films are going to be arriving from Paramount on 4/4, just in time for “First Contact Day” and also the final episodes of Terry Matalas’ Star Trek: Picard – Season Three! [Read on here...]
- Three Body Problem TV series
- Tencent Video
- Liu Cixin
- The Film Desk
- XYZ Films
- Umbrella Entertainment
- OCN Distribution
- Vinegar Syndrome
- Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series 25th Anniversary Edition
- Crunchyroll
- B’Twixt Now and Sunrise
- True Lies 4K
- Avatar: The Way of Water 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- James Cameron
- Avatar 4K
- Flashdance 4K
- First Contact Day
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection 4K
- Star Trek: Nemesis 4K
- Star Trek: Insurrection 4K
- Star Trek: First Contact 4K
- Star Trek: Generations 4K
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Dragons Forever 4K review
- Nobody Waved Goodbye BD review
- Cutter's Way BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Fisher King 4K
- The Criterion Collection
- Paramount
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Stephen Bjork
- Tim Salmons
- The Seventh Seal 4K
- Ingmar Bergman
- Small Axe: Five Films by Steve McQueen BD
- Lionsgate
Spider-Verse animators’ commentary, Jonny Quest on Blu-ray, Apple TV+, The Abyss/True Lies & more
All right, quick update today...
First of all, I’m going to be finishing my Aquaman 4K review later today, so watch for that sometime before the end of the day.
Meanwhile, Tim has posted a couple more Blu-ray reviews here today, including his look at Herschell Gordon Lewis’s Color Me Blood Red (1965) from Arrow Video and Dennis’ take on Boy Erased from Universal.
And on Friday, Tim posted his thoughts on HGL’s The Wizard of Gore (1970) from Arrow and Geoff Murphy’s The Quiet Earth (1985) from Umbrella Entertainment.
Also here at the site today, Russell Hammond has updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through to them from one of our links (like this one), you’re helping to keep The Bits alive and we really, really appreciate it. So thank you! [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- 4K Ultra HD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Warner Archive Collection
- Jonny Quest BD
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- James Cameron
- SpiderMan: Into the SpiderVerse animator's commentary
- Color Me Blood Red BD review
- The Quiet Earth BD review
- Boy Erased BD review
- The Wizard of Gore BD review
- Tim Salmons
- Aquaman 4K review
- Dennis Seuling
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Isle of Dogs, Peter Rabbit & speculation on potential late-2018 4K catalog titles
All right, we’re starting the new week this afternoon with a trio of fresh Blu-ray reviews…
First up, Tim has checked out Scalpel (1977) on BD from Arrow Video, as well as Val Guest’s When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) from the Warner Archive Collection.
I’ve also just posted my thoughts on the Warner Archive’s long-awaited Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero on Blu-ray, a great upgrade of the original direct-to-DVD release and a nice aperitif for their upcoming release of the complete Batman: The Animated Series on Blu-ray later in 2018. Enjoy! [Read on here...]
- 4K Ultra HD Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero BD review
- Scalpel BD review
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth BD review
- Warner Archive Collection
- Batman: The Animated Series
- 4K Ultra HD catalog release speculation
- Isle of Dogs review
- Wes Anderson
- Peter Rabbit 4K
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Dark of the Sun
- WonderCon 2018
- The Right Stuff 4K
- Superman: The Movie 4K
- Master and Commander 4K
- The Abyss 4K
- True Lies 4K
- The Terror AMC
- One Strange Rock