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Trick or Treat (1986) is coming to 4K, plus Scream VI, All Quiet on the Western Front on Blu-ray, The Misfits 4K in the UK & more
Afternoon, Bits readers! Thanks for your patience with the lack of a news update yesterday. Sarah and I took the opportunity this past weekend to drive up the Central Coast of California to visit some friends there. And we packed so much in over a couple days that we needed most of Monday to recoup. But we saw elephant seals, otters, and Hearst Castle, so the trip was worth it.
Now then, we’ve got a pair of new disc reviews for you today...
Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Matthew Bright’s Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.
And Dennis has offered his take on George Archainbaud’s Thanks for the Memory (1938) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The film stars Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
In announcement news today, Paramount has officially announced Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin’s Scream VI for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K UHD Steelbook release on 7/11, with the Digital release available today (4/25). Extras will include audio commentary with the filmmakers and 6 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Death Comes to the City, The Faces of Death, More Meta than Meta, Bloodbath at a Bodega, An Apartment to Die For, The Night Train to Terror, and Theater of Blood). A Gag Reel is also included as a Digital exclusive. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Paramount
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Dennis Seuling
- Stephen Bjork
- Freeway II 4K review
- Thanks for the Memory BD review
- Scream VI
- All Quiet on the Western Front BD
- Capelight Pictures
- Netflix
- The Misfits 4K
- One Ranger BD
- Lionsgate
- The Walking Dead: The Complete Series Digital
- Somewhere in Queens
- V/H/S/99
- Champions
- Universal
- Kino Lorber
- On the Edge BD
- Richard Pryor Double Feature
- Which Way Is Up?
- The Bingo Long Traveling AllStars & Motor Kings
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 4K
- Leonine Studios
- White Noise
- White Noise 2
- The Wounded Man
- Trick of Treat (1986) 4K
- Synapse Films
- Red Shirt Pictures
- Money from Home BD 3D
- 3D Film Archive
- Will Penny BD
Imprint’s July slate forthcoming, plus new Kino Lorber titles, and other announcement & release news
We have new reviews for you today, as always...
Stephen has checked in with his thoughts on Sarah Polley’s Oscar-nominated Women Talking (2022) on Blu-ray from Universal.
Dennis has offered his take on Fritz Lang’s You and Me (1938) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And Tim has posted his review of John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man (1976) in 4K Ultra HD from KL Studio Classics, as well as Norman Taurog’s Blue Hawaii (1961) on 4K Ultra HD from Paramount, and two more films on Blu-ray from Arrow Video’s excellent Shawscope: Volume One box set—Lau Kar-leung’s Challenge of the Masters (1976) and Executioners of Shaolin (1977). Enjoy!
More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back for them.
In announcement news today, Imprint Films has revealed that they’re announcing their July Blu-ray slate on Friday. Our intel suggests three Blu-ray box sets, two featuring filmmakers Walter Hill and Sidney J. Furie, along with another that looks at several films starring actor Gene Hackman. We’ll let Imprint announce the specific films officially and then bring you the news here when they do. [Read on here...]
- Rescued
- Foo Fighters: But Here We Are
- The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
- Walker: Season Two BD
- NCIS Hawaii: Season One BD
- Lionsgate
- Fear the Walking Dead: Seasons 1 to 7 DVD
- Last Sentinel
- Assassin Club
- Absolute Beginners: The Musical
- The Fantasticks
- Violent Streets
- Samurai Wolf 2: Hell Cut
- Samurai Wolf 1
- Hideo Gosha
- Film Movement
- 3D Film Archive
- Prison Girls BD 3D
- Mr Wong Collection
- The Ernst Lubitsch Collection
- Rin Tin Tin
- Chucky: Complete 7 Movie Collection
- Executioners of Shaolin BD review
- Challenge of the Masters BD review
- Shawscope: Volume One BD review
- Blue Hawaii 4K review
- Marathon Man 4K review
- You and Me BD review
- Women Talking BD review
- Kino Lorber
- Imprint's July 2023 slate
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Stephen Bjork
- Paramount
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Criterion’s May slate includes Thelma & Louise, plus Paramount bows Flashdance in 4K, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Robot Monster 3D & more!
We’ve got several new disc reviews for you to kick things off this morning...
Tim has taken a look at Daniel Haller’s HP Lovecraft adaptation The Dunwich Horror (1970), which is new on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Stuart has checked out Hugo Fregonese and Piero Pierotti’s Marco Polo (1962) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Dennis has reviewed Richard Wilson’s Raw Wind in Eden (1958) on Blu-ray, also from KLSC.
And Stephen has offered his thoughts on Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges (2008) on 4K Ultra HD from KLSC, as well as Robert Eggers’ The Northman (2022) in 4K UHD from Universal.
We’ve also got some great release news for you today, starting with this: The good folks at the Criterion Collection have just unveiled their May release slate, which is set to include upgrades of Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (Spine #490 – 4K UHD) on 5/2 and Seijun Suzuki’s Branded to Kill (Spine #39 – 4K UHD) on 5/9, Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets (Spine #1179 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 5/18, Céline Sciamma’s Petite maman (Spine #1181 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 5/23, and Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise (Spine #1180 – 4K UHD and Blu-ray) on 5/30.
You can read more about all these here, and you can see the cover art below. Our Criterion Spines Project pages here at The Bits have been updated accordingly. [Read on here...]
- Bill's Star Trek: Picard Season Three review
- Superman: The Movie 4K remaster
- Caped Wonder
- Jim Bowers
- Star Trek: The Next Generation 4 Movie Collection 4K
- Superman: 5 Film Collection 4K
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 12 Angry Men 4K
- Phenomena 4K
- Synapse Films
- 3D Film Archive
- Bayview Entertainment
- Robot Monster BD3D
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Universal
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 4K
- Second Sight Films UK
- Picnic at Hanging Rock 4K
- Seriously Red BD
- Plane 4K
- Flashdance 4K
- Thelma & Louise 4K
- Petite Maman BD
- Targets BD
- Branded to Kill 4K
- Wings of Desire 4K
- Criterion's May 2023 slate
- The Northman 4K review
- In Bruges 4K review
- Raw Wind in Eden BD review
- Marco Polo BD review
- The Dunwich Horror BD review
- Stephen Bjork
- Dennis Seuling
- Stuart Galbraith IV
- Tim Salmons
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
Raiders, Bridge & Lawrence reviewed in Steelbook 4K, plus new Blu-ray reviews & KLSC reveals Escape from Alcatraz in Ultra HD
Morning, folks! We’re checking in early here at The Bits today with some new disc reviews.
Over the weekend, I managed to turn out reviews of three new 4K Ultra HD Steelbook releases, including Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) from Paramount, and David Lean’s Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
It should be noted that the 4K Steelbook edition of Bridge on the River Kwai now includes Dolby Vision HDR and the original theatrical mono mix, both of which were missing from the 2017 4K release.
And this marks the first time Lawrence of Arabia has been available in 4K outside of Sony’s expensive (and long out-of-print) Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 1 box set from 2020, so this will likely be the first time many of you get to experience the film in 4K UHD at home (and let me tell you, that experience is terrific). [Read on here...]
- Imprint Films
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Stephen Bjork
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K Steelbook review
- Bridge on the River Kwai 4K Steelbook review
- Lawrence of Arabia 4K Steelbook review
- Treasure of the Four Crowns 3D review
- Across 110th Street BD review
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- David Lean
- Steven Spielberg
- 3D Film Archive
- Escape from Alcatraz 4K
- Don Siegel
Flesh for Frankenstein 4K reviewed, plus new Ghostbusters: Afterlife & Collection details, and Godfather Trilogy, Constantine & Edge of Tomorrow are coming in UHD!
We’re taking it a little easy here at The Bits this week, especially in this stretch between the holidays, so that our whole team can relax, unwind, and focus on family and whatnot. But we do have a good post today with release news, a new disc review, and a bit of a look ahead at a few new 4K UHD catalog titles that we expect to arrive sometime in the new year. As always, let’s start with the review first...
Stephen has given Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) an in-depth review in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome. The disc includes both 4K, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D in both polarized and anaglyph form (thanks to a restoration via the 3-D Film Archive). Sounds like it’s a nice set, but there’s a problem with the 4K disc in the package that’s being corrected (replacement discs will be issued in January sometime). The disc will be available for sale again on the company’s website early next year.
Now then, the big news we have is that Sony has finally officially announced both Ghostbusters: Afterlife for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 2/1, as well as the Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection 4K UHD/Blu-ray box set (including Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters Afterlife) that same day. Note that the Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection will also include Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call in 4K Digital, along with 4K Digital versions of the other films as well. All of these 4K UHD discs will include Dolby Atmos audio and both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection 4K box set
- Stephen Bjork
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Flesh for Frankenstein 4K review
- 3D Film Archive
- Ghostbusters: Behind Closed Doors
- Reitman Squared
- Preview Cut
- TV Cut
- Dana’s Lost Auditions
- The Godfather Trilogy 4K
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- In the Heat of the Night 4K
- Belladonna of Sadness 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Constantine 4K
- Edge of Tomorrow 4K
- Live Die Repeat 4K
- The Green Mile 4K
- The Lost Boys 4K
- Singin' in the Rain: 70th Anniversary 4K
- Poltergeist 4K
- Casablanca 4K
New reviews, Fiddler on the Roof, Shooter in 4K & more release news, plus a modest Abyss update from Cameron & Matrix Resurrections hits tomorrow
We’ve got more disc reviews for you today, along with another great film retrospective column, a bit more release news, and some news that... well, I’m not sure what to think of it. But you’ll understand what I mean in a minute. First, those disc reviews...
Tim has checked in over the last couple of days with no less than four new reviews, starting with his thoughts on Mei-Chun Chang’s Revenge of the Shogun Women (1982) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, a disc that includes both polarized 3D and anaglyph 3D presentations (as well 2D) thanks to our friends at The 3-D Film Archive. It’s a good disc and a rare 3D treat for those who love that format, so do give it a look.
Tim has also reviewed Arrow Video’s Giallo Essentials: Red Edition – Volume One and Yellow Edition – Volume Two, each of which includes three classics of the genre on Blu-ray.
And Tim has posted his thoughts on Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Stunt Rock (1978) on Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment (#8 in their Ozploitation Classics line-up) ad well. All are worth your time. [Read on here...]
- The Digital Bits 25th Anniversary in 2022
- Back the Bits via PayPal
- The Digital Bits site upgrade
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- James Cameron
- Tim Salmons
- The Abyss
- The Matrix Resurrections
- Lana Wachowski
- Michael Coate
- Fiddler on the Roof: 50th anniversary
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Revenge of the Shogun Women 3D review
- Giallo Essentials Red Edition Volume One BD review
- Giallo Essentials Yellow Edition Volume Two BD review
- Stunt Rock BD review
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 3D Film Archive
- Shooter 4K
- Paramount
- Lionsgate
- La La Land 4K Steelbook
- Red Angel
- Shock
- Sleep
- Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron book
Chaos Walking on BD & 4K, plus Wolfwalkers, big changes for Google Play Movies & TV, goodbye Harmony remotes & more
We start today with another Blu-ray review from Tim. This time he’s taken a look at Mei-Chun Chang’s Dynasty (1977 – aka Qian dao wan li zhu), new on Blu-ray 3D from Kino Lorber Studio Classics with an assist by our friends at the 3-D Film Archive. It’s fun little 3D martial arts actioner and well worth checking out if you’re a fan of the Blu-ray 3D format in particular. Don’t miss it.
Now then, Lionsgate has set Minari for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 5/18. Extras will include deleted scenes, a making of featurette, and audio commentary with director Lee Isaac Chung and star Yuh-jung Youn.
The company has also set Endangered Species for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/1, with the Digital release expected on 5/28.
And Lionsgate will release Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 5/25. The film stars Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, and David Oyelowo. We don’t have A/V specs or extras details yet, but it was shot in 6.5K using the Arri Alexa 65, was finished as a native 4K digital intermediate, and it has an Atmos sound mix, so one assumes Lionsgate will go all out on the UHD release. The title is already available for pre-order on Amazon (click here for the link) you can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD
- Chaos Walking 4K
- Lionsgate
- Wolfwalkers BD from GKids
- Google Play Movies & TV
- Harmony remotes
- MInari BD
- Dynasty BD 3D review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 3D Film Archive
- Senior Moment BD
- William Shatner
- Heartworn Highways BD
- Heartworn Highways Revisited BD
- Cartoon Brew
- The Screening Room AV
- Dead & Buried 4K
- Indiana Jones 4 Movie Collection 4K
- Sony and Kaleidescape deal
Smokey and the Bandit 4K, plus Cool World, Revenge of the Shogun Women in 3D, Zavvi buys Arrow Films & more
We start things off today here at The Bits with a pair of new Blu-ray Disc reviews...
Tim has taken a look at Marty Feldman’s The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), new on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. It comes with a terrific audio commentary by our friend Alan Spencer—the longtime writer, executive producer of TV’s Sledge Hammer, and personal friend of Feldman—that’s worth the purchase price of the disc all by itself. Don’t miss it.
Also, Dennis has offered his thoughts on Elia Kazan’s Baby Doll (1956) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection. Do give that a look as well.
Speaking of the Warner Archive Collection, we want to take a moment to remind everyone that even though WB Shop has officially closed, Warner Archive Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K titles can now be purchased from their brand store on Amazon.com (click here for that). Warner Archive has just revealed more new upcoming titles (see our post yesterday) and we have word that they’ll have new titles through the end of 2021 at least. It’s likely that the label will continue indefinitely, just run by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment itself, rather than its former, dedicated team. [Read on here...]
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
- Smokey and the Bandit 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- 4K Ultra HD
- Tim Salmons
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Dennis Seuling
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Marty Feldman
- Alan Spencer audio commentary
- Baby Doll BD review
- WB Shop
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Elia Kazan
- Nobody 4K
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 50th Anniversary 4K
- Space Jam: 25th Anniversary 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Ralph Bakshi
- Cool World BD
- Take This Job and Shove It
- 3D Film Archive
- Bob Furmanek
- Revenge of the Shogun Women BD 3D Kickstarter
- Above Suspicion
- The Umbrella Academy: Season One BD
- Netflix Original
- Supernatural: The Complete Series BD
- Zavvi purchases Arrow Films
- Years of Lead BD
- Major Dundee BD
Arrow’s January slate includes Oldboy 4K (in the UK), plus Mill Creek’s Jan, Abbott and Costello Kickstarter & more
We have a little bit more interesting release news for you to check out today (by way of closing out the week)...
First of all, our friends at Arrow Video have just announced their January 2021 slate of home video titles, and it’s pretty terrific. It starts with UK only Blu-ray releases of Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza’s [Rec] and Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy. Oldboy will also be released on 4K Ultra HD (in the UK only), but remember that 4K discs are not region locked.
Next up, Arrow is releasing Park Chan-wook’s JSA: Joint Security Area and Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales on Blu-ray Disc in the UK, US, and Canada.
Finally, those of you who missed out of Arrow’s recent (and fast selling) Gamera box set (reviewed here on The Bits) will be pleased to know that its films are being reissued on Blu-ray (again in the UK, US, and Canada) in a more wide-release configuration. Three SKUs will be available: Gamera: The Heisei Era (3 films plus a documentary and the Gamera the Brave film as a bonus) as both a wide-release box set and as a Steelbook, and Gamera: The Showa Era (8 films) as a wide-release box set. Obviously, you won’t get all the swag their original big box included, but at least this gives more of you access to the films in HD. [Read on here...]
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Scream Factory
- Arrow Video January 2021 BD slate
- Mill Creek Entertainment January BD slate
- 3D Film Archive
- Bob Furmanek
- Abbot and Costello
- Kickstarter
- ClassicFlix
- [Rec]
- Park Chan wook
- Oldboy 4K
- JSA: Joint Security Area
- Southland Tales
- Gamera: The Heisei Era
- Steelbook exclusive
- Zavvi
- Gamera the Brave
- Gamera: The Showa Era
- Ultraman Taro: The Complete Series
- No Time to Die
- Apple TV+
- MGM
- Accepted BD
- Your Highness BD
- Blind Fury
- Like Father Like Son
- Crossroads
- The Freshman
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) film restoration
More 4K news including a surprise Midsommar: Director’s Cut, plus 3-D Film Archive’s Dynasty Kickstarter
We’re rounding out the last weekday before the 4th of July holiday here in the States with just a little bit more release news.
First, an update: Lionsgate’s Ghost in the Shell (1995) 4K Ultra HD release is officially due on 9/2 (SRP $22.99). And it will include Dolby Vision HDR (along with regular HDR10) and Dolby Atmos audio. Pre-orders are just starting to appear around the Net, so we’ll update you here when we have an Amazon.com link and also final cover artwork.
Also, Blue Underground has announced that they plan to release Harry Kümel’s 1971 erotic vampire film Daughters of Darkness on 4K Ultra HD sometime this fall. The package will include the film in 4K and Blu-ray, along with a soundtrack CD. [Read on here...]
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