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Almost Famous & True Romance reviewed in 4K, plus new Ultra HD titles, and a peek at the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture theatrical remaster on iTunes
Today’s post here at The Bits is a quick one, as we have family visiting this week. However, we do have a little bit of release news and a couple more new reviews for you as well...
First up, I’ve given Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical love letter to rock music, Almost Famous, a look in a fantastic new 2-disc 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition from Paramount. The remaster is gorgeous, the set includes two UHD discs—one each for the different versions of the film—it carries over all of the legacy extras, and it adds some new ones too. It’s a great set, so do give it a look if you’re a fan of the film.
Also, Stephen has reviewed Tony Scott’s True Romance as newly-released on 4K Ultra HD by Arrow Video, a UK import title that’s also apparently a pretty great remaster and worth considering.
And if you check back tomorrow, I’ll have a review of another 4K import title: Rian Johnson’s Looper from Entertainment One. [Read on here...]
- Stephen Bjork
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Almost Famous 4K review
- True Romance 4K review
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Arrow Video
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- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Robert Wise
- iTunes
- Tony Scott
- Cameron Crowe
- Resident Alien: Season One BD
- The Blacklist: Season Eight BD
- Jeff Bond
- Gene Kozicki
- Castle Rock: The Complete Series BD
- The Guns of Navarone 4K
- The Wolf of Wall Street 4K
- Downton Abbey: The Movie 4K
- Drew Stewart
Bueller…? Bueller…? Bueller…?: Remembering “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” on its 30th Anniversary
“Leisure rules”
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective article commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the popular teen comedy starring Matthew Broderick.
Ferris, directed by John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) and also starring Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, and Jeffrey Jones, opened 30 years ago this week, and for the occasion The Bits features a Q&A with author, film historian and John Hughes authority Thomas A. Christie. [Read on here...]
Mighty Wings: Remembering “Top Gun” on its 30th Anniversary
“Up there with the best of the best.”
The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective article commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of Top Gun, the popular military action-drama starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards.
Top Gun, directed by Tony Scott (The Hunger, Crimson Tide) and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop), opened 30 years ago this week.
To mark the occasion, The Bits features a compilation of box-office data that places the movie’s performance in context, passages from vintage film reviews, a list of the 70-millimeter “showcase” presentations, and, finally, an interview segment with documentarian and Tony Scott associate, Charles de Lauzirika. [Read on here...]