Displaying items by tag: Mill Creek Entertainment
Sony’s 2012 hits 4K, plus new Warner TV & Warner Archive titles, Mill Creek’s Hammer Films details & more
We’ve got a pair of new disc reviews for you to read today...
Tim has taken a look at Steve Beck’s Ghost Ship (2002), now available on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory.
Also today, Dennis has turned in his thoughts on Simon Langton’s The Whistle Blower (1986) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Meanwhile, I posted my in-depth thoughts on Robert Zemeckis’s Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy on 4K Ultra HD from Universal on Monday, so do check that out in the event you missed it.
In announcement news today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set Roland Emmerich’s 2012 for release on 4K Ultra HD on 1/19. [Read on here...]
- Scream Factory
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Tim Salmons
- 2012 4K
- Warner Archive
- Hammer Films Collection BD
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Ghost Ship BD review
- Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy 4K review
- The Whistle Blower BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- But I’m a Cheerleader: Director’s Cut
- Josie and the Pussycats: The Complete Series BD
- Alfred Hitchcock Collection BD
- Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season BD
- Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season BD
- Toys of Terror BD
- Quibi
It’s starting to look like Lord of the Rings 4K may arrive in December, plus new disc reviews, Showgirls 4K & more
We have some new release news, announcements, and an interesting rumor to report on today. But first, we’ve got some new disc reviews here at The Bits for you, including...
Tim’s look at Terence Fisher’s 1962 Hammer Studios production of The Phantom of the Opera, available now as a new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from our friends at Scream Factory. He’s also taken a look at John Harrison’s Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, also available on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Scream.
[Editor’s Note: While you’re listening to the audio commentary with Harrison and George Romero on that disc, know that I was in the booth as it was being recorded back in November of 2001. You can see my coverage of the day here on The Bits, complete with pictures. John’s become a friend over the years, and let me tell you, George was every bit as warm and lovely a human being as you’d hope. It makes me very happy to see this film and commentary get another appearance on disc for fans to rediscover.]
Not done yet with reviews... I’ve just posted my thoughts on David Twohy’s Pitch Black, soon to arrive on 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Arrow Video. The film really does benefit from both the new 4K scan of the original camera negative and the HDR grade, though the audio is the same 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix found on the previous Blu-ray. The disc is also loaded with extras, including nearly all the legacy content and new material too. It’s a worthy upgrade for fans. Note however that the title shipped without a slipcover due to a production problem. So if you happen to be surprised that your copy doesn’t have a slipcover, that’s why. [Read on here...]
- Paul Verhoeven
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- The Irishman BD
- 4K Ultra HD
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Showgirls 4K
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 4K
- The Phantom of the Opera BD review
- John Harrison
- George Romero
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie BD review
- Pitch Black 4K review
- Scream Factory
- Arrow Video
- The King of Staten Island BD review
- You Don't Nomi
- Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Paramount and Miramax
- Rita Hayworth: The Ultimate Collection
- The Secret of Kells BD
- GKids
- Genesis II/Planet Earth
- Gene Roddenberry
- Jeremiah Johnson
- The Memphis Belle
- Warner Archive Collection
Arrow’s October includes Warning from Space & The Last Starfighter, plus Imprint Films makes their October slate official & Alan Parker RIP
It’s Friday again and we have another quick but fun post with some great catalog release news for you...
First up... the BIG news: Arrow Video has just announced its October slate of Blu-ray releases, and they’re set to include John Adams and Toby Poser’s The Deeper You Dig (2019), Fhiona-Louise’s Cold Light of Day (1989), Koji Shima’s Warning from Space (1956), and yes... Nick Castle’s The Last Starfighter (1984)!
The Last Starfighter will include a new audio commentary with Mike White of The Last Projection Booth podcast, archival audio commentary with director Nick Castle and production designer Ron Cobb, the Heroes of the Screen archival featurette, the Crossing the Frontier: The Making of The Last Starfighter archival 4-part documentary, image galleries, the theatrical and teaser trailers, reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Ferguson, and more extras yet to be announced. It’s also mastered from a new 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Last Starfighter
- Cold Light of Day
- Warning from Space
- Arrow Video October 2020 slate
- Imprint Films October 2020 slate
- Alan Parker Rest in Peace
- The Deeper You Dig
- Battlefield Earth: 20th Anniversary Edition
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- The Bob Hope Collection
- Danger: Diabolik
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull BD
- The Winslow Boy BD
- Major Dundee BD
- The Essential Film Noir Collection: Volume 1 BD
- The Day of the Locust BD
- Hard Eight
Paramount sets a sets a restored Roman Holiday for Blu-ray in September, plus The Bits is a Zavvi affiliate!
We’ve got some great announcement news for you catalog fans today, but first we also have another new Blu-ray review for you to check out...
Our own Tim Salmons has just turned in his thoughts on the 4-disc Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations BD set from Kit Parker Films and MVD Visual, which includes 21 shorts, 2 feature films, and a bevy of extras. Sounds like it’s a pretty nice set, so if you’re a fan of the comedy duo, you should definitely check it out.
Now then, the big news today is that Paramount Home Entertainment has just revealed that its next Paramount Presents Blu-ray title is none other than William Wyler’s Roman Holiday (1953), starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Look for it to street on 9/15 (SRP $29.98). You can see the cover artwork at left and also below.
The film was digitally restored in 2015 in a process took roughly six months, following an exhaustive worldwide search for the best available elements. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations BD review
- Kit Parker Films
- MVD Visual
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Roman Holiday 4K restoration and BD release
- William Wyler
- Audrey Hepburn
- Gregory Peck
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- George Stevens
- A Place in the Sun 4K restoration and BD release
- Dalton Trumbo
- Andrea Kalas
- Leonard Maltin
- Ian McLellan Hunter
- Ultraman R/B: The Complete Series + Movie
- The Pledge
- Imaginary Crimes
- Silent Fall
- Diabolique
- Incognito
- The In Crowd
- Zavvi affiliate links
- Zavvi US and UK
- Shop at Zavvi
- exclusive Steelbooks
A reminder: HBO’s Watchmen hits Blu-ray & DVD on 6/2 (still no sign of 4K), plus TV’s 12 Monkeys, Creepshow & more
All right, a reminder today: HBO’s Watchmen: Limited Series is due for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/2. You can see the cover art at left.
This is not new news (the title was first announced back in February), but it’s worth noting that the street date hasn’t changed due to the pandemic.
Extras on the 3-disc Blu-ray will include Hooded Justice: Origins of a Masked Vigilante, Watchmen: Unmasked, 2019 New York Comic Con, Watchmen: Masked and Dangerous, Character Trailers (for Sister Night, Blond Man, and Looking Glass), Becoming Sister Night, Notes from the Watchmen: Dave Gibbons, Rorschach, Watchmen: Alternate History, It’s Raining Squids, Squid Shelter with Tim Blake Nelson, Andrij Parekh on Directing, Sadiqua Bynum Runs, Jumps and Falls for Sister Night, Blond Man: the Colossal King (The Adrian Veidt Story), Watching the Watchmen, Anatomy of a Fight Scene, Glimpses: The Visual Effects of Watchmen, and the season’s trailer.
Unfortunately, there is still no sign of a physical 4K Ultra HD release in the States (though there is apparently one coming to Germany). [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- HBO
- Watchmen
- 12 Monkeys: The Complete Series BD
- Creepshow: Season One BD
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Shout Factory TV
- Shout! Factory
- The Carol Burnett Show
- The Outsider: The Complete First Season BD
- Castle Rock: Season Two BD
- Cowboy Bebop Steelbook
- Robert Meyer Burnett
- Robservations
- Disney+
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
30 Rock BD coming from Mill Creek, plus Warner Archive teases Tex Avery on Blu-ray, Disney drops the “Fox” name
All right, we’ve got some GREAT Blu-ray release news today to close out the week for you. But first, we have a few more new Blu-ray reviews...
First, Dennis has posted his thoughts on Ernest B. Schoedsack’s Doctor Cyclops (1940) and Fritz Lang’s House by the River (1950), both newly released by Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim has taken a look at Paolo Heusch’s Werewolf in a Girl’s Dormitory (1961) from Severin Films and Lucio Fulci’s The House by the Cemetary (1981) from Blue Underground.
Also, I’m currently working on 4K Ultra HD reviews of Zombieland: Double Tap, Gemini Man, and more which I expect to post soon, so be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- 30 Rock: The Complete Series Bluray
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Tex Avery classic animated shorts
- Tex Avery on Bluray
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Walt Disney Studios
- 20th Century Studios
- 20th Century Fox
- Jerry Beck
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Doctor Cyclops BD review
- House by the River BD review
- The House by the Cemetary BD review
- Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory BD review
- Fleischer Studio's Superman animated shorts
The Criterion Channel launches in April, plus The Favourite, Man on a Ledge 4K, new Blu-ray reviews & more
The big news today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have officially announced the launch date for their forthcoming streaming service, The Criterion Channel. Look for it to debut on 4/8. And those who signed up to be Charter Subscribers can create their accounts today and start watching a new Movie of the Week series until the launch.
Not a day after we hinted at it in our daily column, Lionsgate has officially set Man on a Ledge for release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on 4/9. Look for it to include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite on 3/5, with the Digital release expected on 2/12. Extras will include deleted scenes and The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama featurette.
Fox will also release the Melissa McCarthy drama Can You Ever Forgive Me? on DVD only on 2/19 with Digital due on 2/5. [Read on here...]
- reviews
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Man on a Ledge 4K
- The Favourite
- Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- The Criterion Channel launches in April
- A Fistful of Dollars BD review
- Charly BD review
- The Wife BD review
- Murder by Death BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Giant Behemoth
- The Warner Archive Collection
- The Golem
- The Deadly Mantis
- Mill Creek Entertainment
Criterion’s December, new Warner Archive, Rescue Me & Community BDs, Outer Limits: S2 & Invasion of the Body Snatchers
We’ve got some interesting new announcement news for you today...
We start today with the Criterion Collection, which has just announced its December slate of titles. Look for it to include Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns (Spine #954 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Euzhan Palcy’s A Dry White Season (Spine #953 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/11, followed by Julien Duvivier’s Panique (Spine #955 – Blu-ray and DVD) and an update of Ingmar Bergman’s Sawdust and Tinsel (Spine #412 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/18. We’ve updated the Criterion Spines Project pages here at The Bits accordingly.
Our friends at the Warner Archive Collection have just announced a few new Blu-ray titles, including the Hammer films titles Dracula AD 1972 (1972) and Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974), both starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, along with Bad Ronald (1974), Robert Altman’s Brewster McCloud (1970), and The 100: The Complete Fifth Season (2018). All are coming soon. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Factory
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Criterion Collection December 2018 slate
- The Warner Archive
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Olive Films
- Samuel Fuller
- Forty Guns
- Euzhan Palcy
- A Dry White Season
- Ingmar Bergman
- Sawdust and Tinsel
- Julien Duvivier
- Panique
- Hammer Films
- Dracula AD 1972
- Satanic Rites of Dracula
- Bad Ronald
- Brewster McCloud
- Robert Altman
- The 100: The Complete Fifth Season
- Rescue Me: The Complete Series BD
- Community: The Complete Series BD
- Dan Harmon
- The Outer Limits: Season Two BD
- The Gun Runners
- They Might Be Giants
- Wreck It Ralph 4K
- The Darkest Minds 4K
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Olive Signature Edition BD
Mill Creek sets The Shield: The Complete Series for Blu-ray release in November, plus more news
All right, we’ve got a slow news day for you today, but we do have one great bit of news for you...
Mill Creek Entertainment has announced their October and November release slate and the highlight is that they’ve got The Shield: The Complete Series coming as a Blu-ray box set on 11/6 (SRP $229.98). The 18-disc set will include all 88 episodes remastered in HD from new 4K scans/restorations of the original 16mm film elements “preserving the intentional grit and raw texture that’s unique to this series.”
All of the previous extras will be included, among them deleted scenes, audio commentaries with the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more. The set will also include all-new features exclusive to this set, among them The Shield Reunion, The Shield: A Retrospective, Restoring The Shield, The Critical Response to The Shield, and The Shield Writers Room (a reunion from the ATX Festival Panel). You can see the cover artwork at the left there and also below. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Night Stalker
- The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection Volume 3 BD
- Batman: The Animated Series on Bluray
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- The Shield: The Complete Series BD
- Mission: Impossible Fallout 4K
- Patlabor the Mobile Police Ultimate Collection
- Ocean’s 8
New 4K & BD reviews, LEGO Aquaman, Masters of Sex, Documentary Now!, Junior & more
We’ve got a bit of a slow news day here at The Bits, but we do have a couple items to report...
First though, we’ve got no less than four new disc reviews for you, including my own thoughts on Universal’s The Incredible Hulk, the second installment in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight from Warner, all new to the 4K Ultra HD format. Tim also checks out Scream Factory’s The House that Dripped Blood on regular Blu-ray Disc. All are well worth a look, both the discs and the reviews, so do check them out.
Rest assured, we’re hard at work on several more new Blu-ray and 4K reviews here at the site. We expect to have our hands on Warner’s The Matrix and Fox’s Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition on Ultra HD any day now, so look for those reviews to be posted very soon. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Back the Bits
- 4K Ultra HD
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Tim Salmons
- The House That Dripped Blood BD review
- The Incredible Hulk 4K review
- Batman Begins 4K review
- The Dark Knight 4K review
- Documentary Now! Seasons One and Two BD
- Junior BD
- Casual Sex? BD
- More American Graffiti BD
- Masters of Sex: The Complete Series BD
- Happy Endings: The Complete Series BD
- Kino Lorber
- Release Dates & Artwork with 4K search
- LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes; Aquaman Rage of Atlantis
- Riverdale: The Complete Second Season BD
- The Quick and the Dead 4K
- The Late Great Planet Earth BD
- Mill Creek Entertainment