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All right, we have just a few final items of business to cover on this short Christmas week...
The very first VistaVision film ever has been fully restored from the original camera negative and it’s simply gorgeous. It’s a holiday classic that stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, and it’s well worth a look on 4K disc for cinephiles.
Also, in a bit of release news today, our friends over at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have revealed that Penelope Spheeris’ Black Sheep (1996), starring Chris Farley and David Spade, is set for release on 4K Ultra HD on 3/25. [Read on here...]
Afternoon, everyone! We’re starting the short Christmas week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews as always. Today, we’ve got...
Tim’s review of Shawn Levy’s Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios and Marvel, via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Stephen’s review of Roman Polanski’s The Tenant (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount via Vinegar Syndrome.
And Dennis’ take on Vincent Sherman’s The Return of Doctor X (1939) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
We also have a few more new disc reviews for you from late last week, in case you missed them, including...
Tim’s review of Monk: Season Six (2007-2008) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart’s review of Richard Thorpe’s Three Little Words (1950) on Blu-ray from Warner Archive.
Dennis’ look at Umberto Lenzi’s Battle of the Commandos (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen’s review of William Friedkin’s The Hunted (2003) on 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stuart’s look at Claude Autant-Lara’s Enough Rope (1963) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And finally, my review of Robert Meyer Burnett and Max Allan Collins’ True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak 10-part audio drama from Imagination Connoisseurs Unlimited.
Also, just so you know, we’re not done yet: Look for at least one more new disc review tomorrow before the Christmas holiday, and lots more after we get back from the break next week. [Read on here...]
We’ve got another long-awaited 4K catalog announcement for you today, as well as more new disc reviews including...
Tim’s take on Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) in 4K Ultra HD and 4K Steelbook from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
And my thoughts on Deborah Chow’s Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Complete Series (2023) in 4K UHD Steelbook from Disney and Lucasfilm via Buena Vista Home Entertainment (a pre-Sony release).
Now then... we’ve also updated our 4K Ultra HD Release List here at the site with new titles, and our Release Dates and Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Don’t forget that whenever you order anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links (like this one) you’re helping to support our work here at the site and we appreciate it!
Now then, the big release news today is that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has just officially announced a 4K title we first told you has been in the works since 2021. And though it was delayed by developments around the planned sequel (which is now expected to start shooting in 2025), we can finally report that Francis Lawrence’s Constantine (2005) is officially coming to 4K Ultra HD and 4K Digital on 2/18! [Read on here...]
All right, we have another Lionsgate/Tarantino 4K update for you today, but first we also have more new disc reviews to share with you...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Robert Wynne-Simmons’ The Outcasts (1982) in a new Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films, as well as Disney and Marvel’s Loki: The Complete Second Season in 4K UHD Steelbook.
I’ve offered my thoughts on Lee Isaac Chung’s recent sequel Twisters (2024) in 4K Ultra HD from Universal.
And Dennis has offered a look at Christopher Guest’s For Your Consideration (2006) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men (2007) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
More reviews will follow tomorrow and throughout the rest of the week.
Now then, Lionsgate has indeed officially announced Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Volume 1, and Kill Bill: Volume 2 today for 4K Ultra HD release on 1/21. There will be Lionsgate Limited-exclusive Steelbook editions (SRP around $40) on that day, along with wide-release Amaray versions as well. [Read on here...]
[Editor’s Update – 12/17/24 12:01 AM: This original post has been updated to include full disc A/V specs and extras details.]
Heads up, Digital Bits readers…
We’ve learned that Lionsgate is about to announce the 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volumes 1 & 2 (2003/2004) along with Jackie Brown (1997).
All three titles should appear for pre-order on their new Lionsgate Limited direct-to-consumer website sometime early tomorrow.
Jackie Brown stars Pam Grier as a flight attendant who smuggles money into the US from Mexico for a small-time crime boss, and who is then used as bait by the police to catch him. The film is based on Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel Rum Punch.
Kill Bill: Volumes 1 & 2 are Tarantino’s martial arts actioners and an homage to the Shaw Brothers, Toshiya Fujita’s Lady Snowblood (1972), and exploitation cinema. It stars Uma Thurman as a woman who vows to get revenge upon the assassins who tried to kill her and her unborn child. [Read on here...]