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All right, we've had another bout with AI scraping and other AI-related shenanigans here at The Bits website this week, but our meat-brain team has fought back valiantly and all is well here at the site again.

As such, we've got a bunch of news to catch you all up on here today and we have lots more new disc reviews to share with you, including...

Tim’s take on Hal Ashby’s Let’s Spend the Night Together (1983) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Jess Franco’s Vampyros Lesbos (1971) in 4K UHD from Severin Films.

Stephen’s look at Huang Chiang-hua’s Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile, Lucio Fulci’s Conquest (1983) in 4K UHD from Cauldron Films, and William Dear’s Harry and the Hendersons (1987) in 4K UHD from Kino Lober Studio Classics.

Todd thoughts on Imprint’s Directed by John Mackenzie (1980-92) Blu-ray box set, and Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler’s Charli XCX: Alone Together (2021) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Stuart’s take on Lewis Allen’s Another Time, Another Place (1958) and the Directed by David Lean: Volume II (1949-55) box set both on Blu-ray from Imprint.

And finally, Dennis’ look at Brian Levant’s Beethoven (1992) and Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman (2017) both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back!

Now then, we have a few pieces of great title announcement news for you today. First, Sony has officially set Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy (1996) for 30th anniversary 4K UHD release on 10/6—something we first revealed was coming to our Patreon subscribers several weeks ago! The disc will include a new 4K Dolby Vision presentation restored from the original camera negative, with both a new Dolby Atmos mix and the original English 5.1 audio mix. The package will also include legacy extras as well as a new feature: A 30th Anniversary Conversation with Ben Stiller and Matthew Broderick, from the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival. Great news indeed! [Read on here...]

We have several new disc reviews for you here at The Bits today, including…

Tim’s look at John Hough’s Twins of Evil (1971) in 4K Ultra HD from Imprint Films and Via Vision, as well as his review of the final film in Criterion’s The Wes Anderson Archive in 4K Ultra HD, specifically The French Dispatch (2021).

Dennis’ review of Michael Stasko’s Vampire Zombies… from Space! (2024) on Blu-ray from MVD and Cleopatra Entertainment).

Stephen’s thoughts on John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) in 4K Ultra HD from Via Vision Entertainment.

And finally, Stuart’s take on the Columbia Noir #7: Made in Britain Blu-ray box set from Indicator, which includes A Prize of Gold (1955), The Last Man to Hang (1956), Wicked as They Come (1956), Spin a Dark Web (1956), The Long Haul (1957), and Fortune Is a Woman (1957).

More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to check back for them.

Also, before we get to the news today, we’ve just posted our latest update of our Release Dates & Artwork section featuring all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover art and Amazon pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through one of our links (like this one), you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it! [Read on here...]