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Arrow’s July has Cobra & Zombi 2, plus Fabulous Films’ Dark Star 4K, the Looney Tunes Platinum BDs are returning & the 2025 Projector Shootout results are in!
We have some good title announcement news to close out the week here at The Bits.
The big news is that our friends at Arrow Video have just unveiled their July slate of 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray titles. It starts out with a pair of tiles available in the UK only: Joe Carnahan’s Narc (2002) (4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 7/7 and Lucio Fulci’s Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979, aka Zombi 2) (4K UHD + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 7/28, each will include both Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio (plus legacy audio mixes).
In the UK and US, look for The Nightwatch Collection (Blu-ray)—which includes Ole Bornedal’s Nightwatch (1994) and Nightwatch: Demons are Forever (2023)—on 7/22.
And in the UK, US, and Canada, look for Chris Skotchdopole’s Crumb Catcher (2023) (Blu-ray) on 7/15, George P. Cosmatos’ Cobra (1986) (4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 7/22, and Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985) (4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 7/22. Both Cobra and The Stuff will include Dolby Vision HDR.
You can see what the packaging looks like for all of these below the break. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bluray Disc
- Back the Bits
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video July 2025 slate
- Narc
- Zombie Flesh Eaters
- Zombi 2
- The Nightwatch Collection
- Crumb Catcher
- Cobra
- The Stuff
- Lucio Fulci
- Sylvester Stallone
- Larry Cohen
- Dan O'Bannon
- Dark Star 4K
- Fabulous Films
- Curzon Film UK
- Lars von Trier
- Dogville
- Flow 4K
- George Feltenstein
- Tim Millard
- The Extras podcast
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collections
- I Madman
- The Screening Room AV
- 2025 Projector Shootout
- Oliver! 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Thor: Love and Thunder hits Blu-ray & 4K on 9/27, plus Return of the Living Dead, Shout! Factory’s Army of Darkness 4K statement & more
We’ve got only a quick news update for you today, as we’re busy working on more new disc reviews. Speaking of which...
Stephen has just posted his thoughts on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll (2009) on Blu-ray from Dekanalog via Vinegar Syndrome.
More Blu-ray and 4K UHD reviews are definitely on the way.
Now then, the big news this afternoon is that Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution has officially announced that Taika Waititi’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, Thor: Love and Thunder, will arrive on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 9/27. The Digital and Disney+ streaming release is set for 9/8. As always, the 4K will feature Dolby Atmos audio and HDR10 high dynamic range. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Thor: Love and Thunder 4K
- Stephen Bjork
- Air Doll BD review
- The Return of the Living Dead 4K
- Army of Darkness 4K
- Sam Raimi
- Dan O'Bannon
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Marvel
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Taika Waititi
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Elf 4K
- Casablanca 4K
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 4K
- The Polar Express 4K
- 8 Mile 4K
- Shrek 2 4K
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- Puss in Boots 4K
- A Christmas Story 4K
- Cannibal Holocaust 4K
- 88 Films
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Game of Thrones: The Complete Series 4K sale on Amazon
- HBO
- House of the Dragon
- Bel Air: Season One BD
- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
- Minions: Rise of Gru 4K
Pick-Ups for the Week of July 5, 2016
Welcome to a new edition of Pick-Ups!
I hope all of you had a nice 4th of July celebration this weekend and saw some new movies. I’ve been in binge mode lately, watching anything and everything as much as possible on top of doing other things. As Bill always says, there just isn’t enough time in the day. That won’t stop me from trying though. [Read on here...]