- 1 Grand Illusion
- 2 Seven Samurai (BD)
- 3 The Lady Vanishes (BD)
- 4 Amarcord (BD)
- 5 The 400 Blows
- 6 Beauty and the Beast
- 7 A Night to Remember
- 8 The Killer
- 9 Hard Boiled
- 10 Walkabout
- 11 The Seventh Seal (BD) (4K)
- 12 This Is Spinal Tap
- 13 The Silence of the Lambs (BD)
- 14 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (BD)
- 15 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (BD)
- 16 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (BD)
- 17 Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
- 18 The Naked Kiss
- 19 Shock Corridor
- 20 Sid & Nancy
- 21 Dead Ringers
- 22 Summertime (BD)
- 23 RoboCop
- 24 High and Low (BD)
- 25 Alphaville
- 26 The Long Good Friday (4K)
- 27 Flesh for Frankenstein
- 28 Blood for Dracula
- 29 Picnic at Hanging Rock
- 30 M (BD)
- 31 Great Expectations
- 32 Oliver Twist
- 33 Nanook of the North
- 34 Andrei Rublev
- 35 Diabolique (BD)
- 36 The Wages of Fear
- 37 Time Bandits (BD) (4K)
- 38 Branded to Kill
- 39 Tokyo Drifter
- 40 Armageddon
- 41 Henry V
- 42 Fishing with John
- 43 Lord of the Flies (BD)
- 44 The Red Shoes (BD) (4K)
- 45 Taste of Cherry
- 46 The Most Dangerous Game
- 47 Insomnia
- 48 Black Orpheus
- 49 Nights of Cabiria
- 50 And the Ship Sails On
- 51 Brazil (BD)
- 52 Yojimbo (BD)
- 53 Sanjuro (BD)
- 54 For All Mankind (BD) (4K)
- 55 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- 56 The 39 Steps
- 57 Charade (BD)
- 58 Peeping Tom (4K)
- 59 The Night Porter
- 60 Autumn Sonata
- 61 Monty Python’s Life of Brian
- 62 The Passion of Joan of Arc
- 63 Carnival of Souls (BD)
- 64 The Third Man
- 65 Rushmore
- 66 The Orphic Trilogy
- 67 The Blood of a Poet
- 68 Orpheus
- 69 Testament of Orpheus
- 70 The Last Temptation of Christ
- 71 The Magic Flute
- 72 Le Million
- 73 Cléo from 5 to 7
- 74 Vagabond
- 75 Chasing Amy
- 76 Brief Encounter
- 77 And God Created Woman
- 78 The Bank Dick
- 79 W. C. Fields: Six Short Films
- 80 The Element of Crime
- 81 Variety Lights
- 82 Hamlet
- 83 The Harder They Come
- 84 Good Morning
- 85 Pygmalion
- 86 Eisenstein: The Sound Years
- 87 Alexander Nevsky
- 88 Ivan the Terrible, Part II
- 89 Sisters
- 90 Kwaidan
- 91 The Blob (BD)
- 92 Fiend Without a Face
- 93 Black Narcissus (BD)
- 94 I Know Where I’m Going!
- 95 All That Heaven Allows
- 96 Written on the Wind (BD)
- 97 Do the Right Thing
- 98 L’avventura
- 99 Gimme Shelter (BD)
- 100 Beastie Boys Video Anthology
- 101 Cries and Whispers
- 102 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- 103 The Lady Eve
- 104 Double Suicide
- 105 Spartacus
- 106 Coup de Torchon
- 115 Mona Lisa (BD)
- 108 The Rock
- 109 The Scarlet Empress
- 110 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
- 111 Mon Oncle
- 112 Play Time
- 113 Big Deal on Madonna Street
- 114 My Man Godfrey
- 115 Rififi (BD)
- 116 The Hidden Fortress
- 117 Diary of a Chambermaid
- 118 Sullivan’s Travels
- 119 Withnail and I
- 120 How to Get Ahead in Advertising
- 121 Billy Liar
- 122 Salesman
- 123 Grey Gardens
- 124 Carl Theodor Dreyer Box Set
- 125 Day of Wrath
- 126 Ordet
- 127 Gertrud
- 128 Carl Theodor Dreyer: My Metier
- 129 Le Trou
- 130 The Shop on Main Street
- 131 Closely Watched Trains
- 132 The Ruling Class
- 133 The Vanishing
- 134 Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
- 135 Rebecca
- 136 Spellbound
- 137 Notorious
- 138 Rashomon (BD)
- 139 Wild Strawberries
- 140 8½
- 141 Children of Paradise
- 142 The Last Wave
- 143 That Obscure Object of Desire
- 144 Loves of a Blonde
- 145 The Firemen’s Ball
- 146 The Cranes Are Flying
- 147 In the Mood for Love
- 148 Ballad of a Soldier
- 149 Juliet of the Spirits
- 150 Bob le flambeur
- 151 Traffic
- 152 George Washington
- 153 General Idi Amin Dada
- 154 The Horse’s Mouth
- 155 Tokyo Olympiad
- 156 Hearts and Minds
- 157 The Royal Tenenbaums (BD)
- 158 The Importance of Being Earnest
- 159 Red Beard
- 160 À Nous la Liberté
- 161 Under the Roofs of Paris
- 162 Ratcatcher
- 163 Hopscotch
- 164 Solaris
- 165 Man Bites Dog
- 166 Down by Law
- 167 The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
- 168 Monterey Pop
- 169 Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey
- 170 Trouble in Paradise
- 171 Contempt
- 172 Pépé le Moko
- 173 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (BD)
- 174 Band of Outsiders
- 175 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 176 The Killers (3 adaptations)
- 177 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
- 178 My Life as a Dog
- 179 I Am Curious... Box Set
- 180 I Am Curious (Yellow)
- 181 I Am Curious (Blue)
- 182 Straw Dogs
- 183 Les dames du Bois de Boulogne
- 184 By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One
- 185 The Adventures of Antoine Doinel
- 186 Stolen Kisses
- 187 Bed and Board
- 188 Love on the Run
- 189 The White Sheik
- 190 Throne of Blood
- 191 Jubilee
- 192 Coup de Grâce
- 193 Quai des Orfèvres
- 194 Il Posto
- 195 I Fidanzati
- 196 Hiroshima mon amour
- 197 Night and Fog
- 198 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- 199 Schizopolis
- 200 The Honeymoon Killers
- 201 Umberto D.
- 202 Indiscretion of an American Wife
- 203 The BRD Trilogy
- 204 The Marriage of Maria Braun
- 205 Veronika Voss
- 206 Lola
- 207 The Pornographers
- 208 A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman
- 209 Through a Glass Darkly
- 210 Winter Light
- 211 The Silence
- 212 Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
- 213 Richard III (BD)
- 214 All That Money Can Buy (aka The Devil and Daniel Webster) (BD)
- 215 Knife in the Water
- 216 The Rules of the Game (4K)
- 217 Tokyo Story
- 218 Le cercle rouge (BD)
- 219 La strada
- 220 Naked Lunch
- 221 Ikiru (BD)
- 222 Diary of a Country Priest
- 223 Maîtresse
- 224 Pickup on South Street (BD)
- 225 Tunes of Glory
- 226 Onibaba
- 227 Le Corbeau
- 228 Salvatore Giuliano
- 229 Scenes from a Marriage
- 230 3 Women
- 231 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
- 232 A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds
- 233 Stray Dog
- 234 The Tin Drum
- 235 The Leopard
- 236 Mamma Roma
- 237 Smiles of a Summer Night (BD)
- 238 A Woman Is a Woman
- 239 The Lower Depths (2 adaptations)
- 240 Early Summer
- 241 Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir
- 242 The Golden Coach
- 243 French Cancan
- 244 Elena and Her Men
- 245 Port of Shadows
- 246 I vitelloni
- 247 Slacker (BD)
- 248 Videodrome (BD)
- 249 The Battle of Algiers
- 250 John Cassavetes: Five Films
- 251 Shadows
- 252 Faces
- 253 A Woman Under the Influence
- 254 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
- 255 Opening Night
- 256 A Constant Forge
- 257 Secret Honor
- 258 Tanner ‘88
- 259 Fat Girl
- 260 Eyes Without a Face (BD)
- 261 Fanny and Alexander Box Set
- 262 Fanny and Alexander: The Television Version
- 263 Fanny and Alexander: The Theatrical Version
- 264 The Making of Fanny and Alexander
- 265 Short Cuts
- 266 The King of Kings
- 267 Kagemusha (BD)
- 268 Youth of the Beast
- 269 Fighting Elegy
- 270 Casque d’or
- 271 Touchez pas au grisbi
- 272 La commare secca
- 273 Thieves’ Highway
- 274 Night and the City
- 275 Tout va bien
- 276 The River
- 277 My Own Private Idaho
- 278 Eclipse
- 279 Young Törless
- 280 The Sword of Doom
- 281 Jules and Jim
- 282 Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films
- 283 A Generation
- 284 Kanal
- 285 Ashes and Diamonds
- 286 Divorce Italian Style
- 287 Burden of Dreams
- 288 F for Fake (BD)
- 289 Hoop Dreams
- 290 The Phantom of Liberty
- 291 Heaven Can Wait
- 292 Unfaithfully Yours
- 293 The Flowers of St. Francis
- 294 The Browning Version
- 295 Crazed Fruit
- 296 Le notti bianche
- 297 Au Hasard Balthazar
- 298 Gate of Flesh
- 299 Story of a Prostitute
- 300 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- 301 An Angel at My Table
- 302 Harakiri
- 303 Bad Timing
- 304 The Man Who Fell to Earth
- 305 Boudu Saved from Drowning
- 306 Le Samouraï
- 307 Naked
- 308 Masculin, féminin
- 309 Ugetsu
- 310 Samurai Rebellion
- 311 Sword of the Beast
- 312 Samurai Spy
- 313 Kill!
- 314 Pickpocket
- 315 Shoot the Piano Player
- 316 Ran
- 317 The Tales of Hoffmann
- 318 Forbidden Games
- 319 The Bad Sleep Well
- 320 Young Mr. Lincoln
- 321 The Virgin Spring
- 322 The Complete Mr. Arkadin
- 323 The Children Are Watching Us
- 324 La Bête humaine
- 325 Kind Hearts and Coronets
- 326 Metropolitan
- 327 3 Films by Louis Malle
- 328 Murmur of the Heart
- 329 Lacombe Lucien
- 330 Au revoir les enfants
- 331 Late Spring
- 332 Viridiana
- 333 Fists in the Pocket
- 334 Harlan County, USA
- 335 Elevator to the Gallows
- 336 Dazed and Confused
- 337 À nos amours
- 338 Equinox
- 339 Yi Yi
- 340 Koko: A Talking Gorilla
- 341 A Canterbury Tale
- 342 Six Moral Tales
- 343 The Bakery Girl of Monceau
- 344 Suzanne’s Career
- 345 My Night at Maud’s
- 346 La collectionneuse
- 347 Claire’s Knee
- 348 Love in the Afternoon
- 349 Kicking and Screaming
- 350 Seduced and Abandoned
- 351 The Spirit of the Beehive
- 352 Jigoku
- 353 Sólo con tu pareja
- 354 Clean, Shaven
- 355 Hands Over the City
- 356 Sweetie
- 357 The Fallen Idol
- 358 Pandora’s Box
- 359 The Double Life of Véronique
- 360 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes
- 361 The Beales of Grey Gardens
- 362 Border Radio
- 363 Mouchette
- 364 Monsters and Madmen
- 365 First Man into Space
- 366 The Atomic Submarine
- 367 The Haunted Strangler
- 368 Corridors of Blood
- 369 Paul Robeson: Portraits of an Artist
- 370 The Emperor Jones
- 371 Body and Soul
- 372 Sanders of the River
- 373 The Proud Valley
- 374 Bicycle Thieves
- 375 Green for Danger
- 376 49th Parallel
- 377 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
- 378 Fires on the Plain
- 379 The Burmese Harp
- 380 The Naked City
- 381 La Haine
- 382 Overlord
- 383 Brute Force
- 384 Vengeance Is Mine
- 385 Army of Shadows (BD)
- 386 Sansho the Bailiff
- 387 La jetée / Sans Soleil
- 388 The Two of Us
- 389 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
- 390 Sweet Movie
- 391 If....
- 392 Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- 393 Pitfall
- 394 The Woman in the Dunes
- 395 The Face of Another
- 396 Ace in the Hole
- 397 Ivan’s Childhood
- 398 Les Enfants terribles
- 399 House of Games
- 400 Stranger Than Paradise
- 401 Night on Earth
- 402 The Milky Way
- 403 Cría cuervos
- 404 Robinson Crusoe on Mars (BD)
- 405 The Threepenny Opera
- 406 Martha Graham: Dance on Film
- 407 Mala Noche
- 408 Breathless (BD)
- 409 Days of Heaven
- 410 Under the Volcano
- 411 Berlin Alexanderplatz
- 412 Sawdust and Tinsel
- 413 Drunken Angel
- 414 Two-Lane Blacktop
- 415 The Naked Prey
- 416 Miss Julie
- 417 This Sporting Life
- 418 4 by Agnès Varda
- 419 La Pointe Courte
- 420 Le Bonheur
- 421 Pierrot le fou
- 422 The Last Emperor (BD)
- 423 Walker
- 424 Mafioso
- 425 Antonio Gaudi
- 426 The Ice Storm
- 427 Death of a Cyclist
- 428 Blast of Silence (BD)
- 429 The Lovers
- 430 The Fire Within
- 431 The Thief of Bagdad
- 432 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
- 433 Patriotism
- 434 Classe tous risques
- 435 The Furies
- 436 Before the Rain
- 437 Vampyr (BD)
- 438 Mon oncle Antoine
- 439 Trafic
- 440 Brand Upon the Brain!
- 441 The Small Back Room
- 442 Twenty-four Eyes
- 443 La ronde
- 444 Le Plaisir
- 445 The Earrings of Madame de... (BD)
- 446 An Autumn Afternoon
- 447 Le Doulos
- 448 Le deuxième souffle
- 449 Missing
- 450 Bottle Rocket
- 451 Fanfan la Tulipe
- 452 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- 453 Chungking Express (BD)
- 454 Europa
- 455 White Dog
- 456 The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
- 457 Magnificent Obsession
- 458 El Norte
- 459 The Exterminating Angel
- 460 Simon of the Desert
- 461 Hobson’s Choice
- 462 The Last Metro
- 463 Il Generale Della Rovere
- 464 Danton
- 465 Dodes’ka-den
- 466 In the Realm of the Senses (BD)
- 467 Empire of Passion
- 468 Science is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé
- 469 The Hit
- 470 Wise Blood
- 471 Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes: 3 Films by Shohei Imamura
- 472 Pigs and Battleships
- 473 The Insect Woman
- 474 Intentions of Murder
- 475 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- 476 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 477 Bergman Island
- 478 Last Year at Marienbad
- 479 My Dinner with André
- 480 The Human Condition
- 481 Made In USA
- 482 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
- 483 Repulsion (BD)
- 484 Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- 485 The Last Days of Disco
- 486 Homicide
- 487 That Hamilton Woman
- 488 Howards End (BD)
- 489 Monsoon Wedding
- 490 Wings of Desire (BD)
- 491 Z
- 492 A Christmas Tale
- 493 Gomorrah
- 494 Downhill Racer
- 495 The Golden Age of Television
- 496 Che
- 497 Rome, Open City
- 498 Paisà
- 499 Germany, Year Zero
- 500 Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy
- 501 Paris, Texas
- 502 Revanche
- 503 Lola Montès
- 504 Hunger
- 505 Make Way for Tomorrow
- 506 Dillinger Is Dead
- 507 Bigger Than Life
- 508 Letters From Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa
- 509 Ossos
- 510 In Vanda’s Room
- 511 Colossal Youth
- 512 Vivre sa vie
- 513 Summer Hours
- 514 Ride with the Devil
- 515 The Fugitive Kind
- 516 Stagecoach
- 517 By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume Two
- 518 By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two
- 519 Close-Up
- 520 Everlasting Moments
- 521 Mystery Train
- 522 Red Desert
- 523 Night Train to Munich
- 524 Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu
- 525 The Only Son
- 526 There Was a Father
- 527 The Secret of the Grain
- 528 Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg
- 529 Underworld
- 530 The Last Command
- 531 The Docks of New York
- 532 Louie Bluie
- 533 Crumb
- 534 L’Enfance Nue
- 535 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- 536 The Thin Red Line
- 537 The Magician (BD)
- 538 Paths of Glory (BD)
- 539 House (BD)
- 540 The Darjeeling Limited (BD)
- 541 The Night of the Hunter (BD)
- 542 Antichrist (BD)
- 543 Modern Times (BD)
- 544 Head
- 545 Easy Rider
- 546 Five Easy Pieces
- 547 Drive, He Said
- 548 A Safe Place
- 549 The Last Picture Show
- 550 The King of Marvin Gardens
- 551 Cronos (BD)
- 552 Broadcast News
- 553 Fish Tank
- 554 Still Walking
- 555 Sweet Smell of Success
- 556 Senso
- 557 The Times of Harvey Milk
- 558 Topsy-Turvy
- 559 The Mikado (BD)
- 560 White Material
- 561 Kes
- 562 Blow Out (BD) (4K)
- 563 Something Wild
- 564 Pale Flower
- 565 The Great Dictator (BD)
- 566 Insignificance
- 567 The Makioka Sisters
- 568 Kiss Me Deadly
- 569 People on Sunday
- 570 Zazie dans le Métro
- 571 Black Moon
- 572 Léon Morin, Priest
- 573 The Music Room
- 574 Life During Wartime
- 575 The Killing (with Killer’s Kiss) (BD)
- 576 Secret Sunshine
- 577 Cul-de-sac
- 578 The Complete Jean Vigo
- 579 The Phantom Carriage
- 580 Le Beau Serge
- 581 Les Cousins
- 582 Carlos
- 583 The Four Feathers
- 584 Kuroneko (BD)
- 585 Identification of a Woman
- 586 Island of Lost Souls (BD)
- 587 The Three Colors Trilogy
- 588 Three Colors: Blue
- 589 Three Colors: White
- 590 Three Colors: Red
- 591 12 Angry Men (BD)
- 592 Design for Living
- 593 Belle de Jour (BD)
- 594 Godzilla (BD)
- 595 The Moment of Truth
- 596 Three Outlaw Samurai
- 597 Tiny Furniture
- 598 World on a Wire
- 599 Vanya on 42nd Street
- 600 Anatomy of a Murder (BD)
- 601 Letter Never Sent
- 602 The War Room
- 603 David Lean Directs Noël Coward
- 604 In Which We Serve
- 605 This Happy Breed
- 606 Blithe Spirit
- 607 A Hollis Frampton Odyssey
- 608 Harold and Maude (BD)
- 609 ¡Alambrista!
- 610 The Organizer
- 611 Being John Malkovich (BD)
- 612 Certified Copy
- 613 Summer Interlude
- 614 Summer with Monika
- 615 The Gold Rush (BD)
- 616 Shallow Grave (BD)
- 617 And Everything Is Going Fine
- 618 Gray’s Anatomy
- 619 Le Havre
- 620 La promesse
- 621 Rosetta
- 622 Weekend
- 623 Lonesome (BD)
- 624 Quadrophenia
- 625 Eating Raoul
- 626 Les Visiteurs du Soir
- 627 The Game (BD)
- 628 The Forgiveness of Blood
- 629 Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 630 Rosemary’s Baby (BD)
- 631 Trilogy of Life
- 632 The Decameron
- 633 The Canterbury Tales
- 634 Arabian Nights
- 635 Weekend
- 636 Heaven’s Gate (BD)
- 637 Purple Noon
- 638 Following (BD)
- 639 The Qatsi Trilogy
- 640 Koyaanisqatsi
- 641 Powaqqatsi
- 642 Naqoyqatsi
- 643 The Man Who Knew Too Much
- 644 Pina
- 645 The Ballad of Narayama
- 646 The Kid with a Bike
- 647 On the Waterfront (BD)
- 648 Chronicle of a Summer
- 649 Ministry of Fear (BD)
- 650 A Man Escaped
- 651 Badlands (BD)
- 652 Monsieur Verdoux (BD)
- 653 Gate of Hell
- 654 Repo Man (BD)
- 655 Pierre Étaix
- 656 Jubal
- 657 3:10 to Yuma
- 658 Medium Cool (BD)
- 659 Life Is Sweet (BD)
- 660 Things to Come (BD)
- 661 Marketa Lazarová
- 662 Safety Last! (BD)
- 663 Shoah
- 664 The Life of Oharu
- 665 Babette’s Feast
- 666 The Devil’s Backbone (BD)
- 667 Seconds (BD)
- 668 The Big City
- 669 Charulata
- 670 To Be or Not to Be (BD)
- 671 La Cage aux Folles (BD)
- 672 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman
- 673 Stromboli
- 674 Europe ’51
- 675 Journey to Italy
- 676 I Married a Witch (BD)
- 677 The Uninvited (BD)
- 678 La notte
- 679 Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (BD)
- 680 City Lights (BD)
- 681 Frances Ha
- 682 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
- 683 Nashville (BD)
- 684 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project (box set)
- 685 Touki bouki (World Cinema Project)
- 686 Redes (World Cinema Project)
- 687 A River Called Titas (World Cinema Project)
- 688 Dry Summer (World Cinema Project)
- 689 Trances (World Cinema Project)
- 690 The Housemaid (World Cinema Project)
- 691 Thief (BD)
- 692 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (BD)
- 693 La vie de bohème
- 694 The Long Day Closes
- 695 Blue Is the Warmest Color
- 696 Foreign Correspondent (BD)
- 697 Tess
- 698 King of the Hill
- 699 A Brief History of Time (BD)
- 700 Fantastic Mr. Fox (BD)
What the hell is Gripe Soda – besides sounding utterly delicious and featuring the Kirby-est banner ever made? It’s me rebranding myself because I was bored with my old Doogan’s Views column. So yeah. Is it any different? Probably not. It will most likely be updated about as much, honestly. But Bill is a stubborn man and he’s a master at Jewish Guilt-Fu, so he’s likely to make me write something here at least once a month, if not more.
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by Bill HuntAll right, we’re kicking things off today here at The Bits with a review from our own Jeff Kleist of Universal’s new Battlestar Galactica (1978) on Blu-ray Disc. The title is currently a Best Buy exclusive, but should go wide in a few weeks.
Also this afternoon, Russell Hammond has posted the weekly update of the Release Dates and Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and Video Game cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, a portion of anything you order from Amazon after clicking through our links goes to help support our work here at The Bits and we surely do appreciate it.
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