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We’re closing out the week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews today, including…

Stephen’s in-depth look at George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream and Shout! Factory.

Tim’s review of Chin-Ku Lu and Chang Cheh’s Bastard Swordsman (1983) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video’s Shawscope: Volume Three box set.

And Stuart’s take on Ken Hughes’ Jazz Boat (1960) on Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films and Indicator, as well as Ralph Thomas’ Hot Enough for June (1964) on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films.

More reviews are forthcoming, as always, so be sure to keep checking back!

Now then… Arrow Video’s Toy Robot Video sub-label has just revealed its September slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles—it’s first official announcements ever. And it’s pretty great for fans of a certain kind of deep genre titles. [Read on here...]

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...]