Displaying items by tag: Michael Mann
Mann’s Ferrari is official for Bluray, plus One from the Heart: Reprise & Kung Fu Panda in 4K, new KLSC catalog titles, Umbrella delays Super Mario & more
More new disc reviews and more release news—that’s the order of business for today here at The Bits!
We start with Tim’s look at S.S. Wilson’s Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) in 4K Ultra HD from our good friends over at Arrow Video. Looks like they’ve done a nice job on this title, so do check it out.
Speaking of which, we’ve gotten a look at Arrow’s new Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984) 4K Ultra HDs, and—by Crom—they’re fantastic! Watch for our in-depth reviews over the next few days here at the site.
Also today, we have another Toho Japanese kaiju 4K review from Stephen, who takes a look at Ishirō Honda’s Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) on Ultra HD. Keep in mind, these titles do not include English subtitles, but there’s a workaround for that with certain models of UHD player. Stephen explains it all in the review.
In announcement news this morning, Neon has finally officially set the Blu-ray and DVD release of Michael Mann’s Ferrari (2023) for 3/12, with the 4K Digital release expected to drop tomorrow. Extras will include 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes, among them Michael Mann: Building the World, Building Perfection, The Mille Miglia, Adam Driver on Enzo Ferrari, and Penélope Cruz on Laura Ferrari. The Blu-ray will include Dolby Atmos audio. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]
- IGN
- Christopher Nolan on physical media
- Secret Beyond the Door
- Target
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Super Mario Bros (1993) 4K
- A Fistful of Dynamite 4K
- In & Out 4K
- Severing Films
- Burial Ground 4K
- Kung Fu Panda 4K
- Wages of Fear (1953) 4K
- BFI
- Peeping Tom 4K
- One from the Heart: Reprise 4K
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Paramount
- StudioCanal
- King Kong (1976) 4K
- Neon
- Michael Mann
- Toho
- Conan the Destroyer 4K
- Conan the Barbarian 4K
- Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 4K review
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks 4K review
- Stephen Bjork
- Arrow Video
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- Powerhouse Films
- Indicator
- Tim Salmons
- The Nude Vampire 4K
- The Demoniacs 4K
- Ferrari BD
Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, plus The Abyss: SE in 4K on Apple TV, Ferrari, Se7en & lots more Blu-ray & UHD announcement news!
Well, folks... it’s a new year and time to get right back into the thick of things in terms of physical media news. And we have a bunch to catch you up on here at The Bits today.
Before we get started though, I wanted to call your attention to Michael Coate’s latest History, Legacy & Showmanship column here at The Bits, which we posted on New Year’s Eve. It features a great retrospective and roundtable interview with film historians celebrating the 50th anniversary of George Lucas’ classic American Graffiti (1973). Its 9 pages and 17 chapters are packed with great reading, so do be sure to check it out.
I’d also like to start the new year by with another quick Patreon pitch: If you believe in the work we do here at The Bits in support of physical media, we’d like to ask you to consider becoming a supporter of the site on Patreon. I’ve been sharing exclusive blog posts there, and it’s becoming a great little community—a fun and welcoming place to share your love of Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD with fellow enthusiasts. You can join for as low as $6 a month (or as much as you’d like to contribute) and it really makes a difference in helping us to grow and continue our work here at the site. So thank you!
Now then, the big news item this afternoon is that Lionsgate has just officially set Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 2/13, with the Digital release due on 1/30. There will also be a Walmart-exclusive 4K Steelbook release on 2/13. The 4K and Blu-ray will include the following special features: audio commentary with Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson, the 8-part Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes documentary (note that both the commentary and documentary are exclusive to the physical release), Rachel Zegler’s The Hanging Tree music video, the A Letter to the Fans featurette, and the theatrical trailer. You can see the 4K cover art at left and also below.
FYI, Lionsgate is also releasing John Woo’s Silent Night (2023) on Blu-ray and DVD on 1/30. The film stars Joel Kinnaman (of For All Mankind fame). [Read on here...]
- Impulse
- Grindhouse Releasing
- Stir
- Night of the Blood Monster 4K
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1 & 2
- Suzume
- Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
- Faithless
- Joe's Apartment
- A Day at the Races
- The Prince and the Pauper
- Cabin in the Sky
- Rover Dangerfield
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
- Orphan Black: The Complete Series
- Smallville: The Complete Series
- Drugstore Cowboy
- Black Sunday
- Day of the Locust
- The Gambler
- Conquest of Space
- Children of HEaven
- I'm Not Scared
- A Man in Love
- Mountains of the Moon
- The Dresser
- Face to Face
- Dead End Drive In
- Bully
- Them (Ils)
- The Chaser
- Blue Beard
- Phantom of the Opera (1962)
- Night Creatures
- Shadow of the Cat
- Hammer Horror: Volume 2
- Audition
- Dr Crippen
- Flesh & Blood
- Red Corner
- The Hitcher
- Eddie Murphy: Raw
- Gomer Pyle USMC: The Complete Series
- CBS
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Imprint
- Lionsgate
- Silent Night (2023) 4K
- American Graffiti at 50
- George Lucas
- Michael Mann
- David Fincher
- Se7en 4K
- Ferrari
- The Abyss: Special Edition 4K Digital
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Support The Digital Bits via Patreon
- Back the Bits
- James Cameron
- Kino Lorber
- Warner Archive Collection
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Walmart
- Aces High
- Gas Oil
- Rampage
Disney & Marvel set Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for Blu-ray & 4K on 7/26, plus Flatliners, Paths of Glory & more
I’m about to dive back into disc reviewing here this afternoon, but before I do we have two new reviews for you this morning and a major piece of release news as well. First those reviews...
Stephen has checked in with his thoughts on a fascinating Russian fantasy film from 1956, Aleksandr Ptushko’s Ilya Muromets, which also happens to be the first Russian film in both anamorphic widescreen and color. Russian cinema is fascinating, and this film is no exception, so it’s definitely worth a look on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.
Stephen has also given Cy Endfield, Roger Corman, and Gordon Hessler’s De Sade (1969) a look on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, also a fascinating film from American International Pictures.
Now for that news... Marvel and Disney have just officially set Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 7/26, with the Digital release anticipated for 6/22. [Read on here...]
- Adventures of Don Juan BD
- The Frisco Kid BD
- The Warner Archive Collection
- Stephen Bjork
- Heat 4K
- Disney
- Michael Mann
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Ilya Muromets BD review
- De Sade BD review
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 4K
- Marvel Studios
- 20th Century Studios
- James Cameron
- The Abyss 4K
- Avatar 4K
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Quiet Days in Clichy 4K
- Blue Underground
- Paths of Glory 4K
- Flatliners 4K
- Arrow Video
- When Tomorrow Comes BD
- Mercenary Fighters BD
- The A Team: The Complete Series BD
Disney finally makes Heat official for 4K Ultra HD in August, plus Everything Everywhere All at Once, Lost Highway, Firestarter (2022) and more!
We’ve got a pair of new disc reviews for you to enjoy this afternon, starting with Stephen’s look at Makoto Shinkai’s The Place Promised n Our Early Days (2004) on Blu-ray from GKids via Shout! Factory
Also, Dennis has delivered his thoughts on Sony’s standard Blu-ray release of Jon Watts’ recent Spider-Man: No Way Home.
More reviews are on the way this week, so be sure to stay tuned for them.
Speaking of which, I wanted to take a moment to address the lack of reviews from yours truly in recent weeks. The reason is two-fold. First, I’ve been very focused on the upgrade to the Bits website, which has been long overdue and much needed. There’s a little more of that to go, but what’s been done already has resulted in a significant improvement in the site’s speed and functionality. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Michael Mann
- Disney
- Heat 4K
- Everything Everywhere All at Once 4K
- Lost Highway 4K
- Criterion
- David Lynch
- Stephen Bjork
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- Dennis Seuling
- Spider Man: No Way Home BD review
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days BD review
- Lionsgate
- The Kid 4K
- Gamer 4K
- Primal 4K
- Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar 4K
- Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World BD
- Mata Hari BD
- Summer Heat BD
- The Tenth Man BD
- The Warner Archive Collection
- The Frisco Kid BD
- Adventures of Don Juan BD
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 DVD
- Firestarter (2022) BD
In the Heat of the Night hits 4K on 4/19, plus The Untouchables, The Sleeper Must Awaken, Peter Robbins RIP & more
We’ve got another new review for you today: Stephen has taken a look at Lewis Gilbert’s The 7th Dawn (1964), which stars William Holden and Susannah York. It’s now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Stephen has also posted a first for The Bits—A Blu-ray Review Supplemental—this one for his review from yesterday of Allan Arkush’s Get Crazy on Blu-ray, also from KLSC. After reading Stephen’s review, Arkush himself was generous enough to provide some additional background information on the remastering work and the making of the disc and its special features. If you’re a fan of the film, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
Now then... some release news: Kino Lorber Studio Classics has officially set their 4K Ultra HD of In the Heat of the Night for release on 4/19. You can see the cover artwork on the left. Note that this is one of KLSC’s 4K titles that will have SDR only, along with 5.1 and the original 2.0 mono audio. Extras on the UHD disc will include a new audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, along with Robert Mirisch (nephew of Walter Mirisch, and son of the Mirisch Company founder Harold Mirisch). You’ll also get the existing commentary with director Norman Jewison, cinematographer Haskell Wexler, and actors Rod Steiger and Lee Grant. [Read on here...]
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Stephen Bjork
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- In the Heat of the Night 4K
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- The Sleeper Must Awaken
- Arrow
- Peter Robbins RIP
- Charlie Brown
- The Untouchables 4K 35th anniversary
- Trek Movie
- Robert Wise
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Director's Edition 4K
- Michael Mann
- Heat
- Heat 2: A Novel
- The 7th Dawn BD review
- Get Crazy: BD Review Supplemental
- Allan Arkush
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
- The Organization
- The Sword and the Sorcerer 4K
- Scream Factory
- Best Buy exclusive Steelbook
- The Hunger Games Collection 4K
- Happy Death Day 4K
- Happy Death Day 2 U 4K
- Classic Flix
- The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations Volume 5 BD
- Imprint Films
- The Wicker Man BD
- Daniel Griffith
- Brian De Palma
UPDATE: We’ve got the official A/V specs for Jan de Bont’s SPEED in 4K Ultra HD confirmed by Disney
All right, we’ve got a brief update for you this morning here at The Bits, but it’s an important one.
In the wake of Disney’s announcement Wednesday of their plans to release Jan de Bont’s Speed (1994) in 4K Ultra HD on 5/4, which is a 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) catalog title, there have been a number of questions raised.
The official press release seemed to indicate that the Digital version of the film in 4K would include object-based Dolby Atmos audio, but the actual physical 4K Ultra HD disc would not.
There have also been rumors that the title would not include HDR, or that the studio would only include HDR on the Digital release.
As you can imagine, I decided to cut through the confusion to ask the studio about this directly. I’ve now heard back, so here are the official confirmed details on this release… [Read on here...]
- Speed: Five Star Collection DVD
- 20th Century Studios
- 20th Century Fox
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment
- Jan de Bont
- Speed 4K
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Heat 4K
- Michael Mann
- Best Buy exclusive Steelbook
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 50th Anniversary 4K
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Soul 4K review
- Spaceballs 4K review
- News of the World 4K review
Collateral is officially set for 4K on 12/8, plus new Imprint Films catalog Blu-rays for December & more
Afternoon, folks! Hope you all had a lovely weekend.
We’ve got some new disc reviews for you to enjoy today...
I’ve taken a look at Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009) on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It’s a nice (if modest) image upgrade on the format that fans of the film especially should appreciate. HDR gives the proceedings a nice boost.
Also, Dennis has taken a look at David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, which is now available on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection. Sounds like it’s a very worthy upgrade, mastered from the new StudioCanal 4K transfer. And for those of you wondering, the “missing” fade from the StudioCanal 4K is also missing here. But do keep in mind that Lynch approved the remaster, so it’s possible he made the change himself (meaning it might not be an error).
Now then, we’ve got more reviews coming over the next few days. Two are already to go for tomorrow and more should follow. So stay tuned for that. [Read on here...]
- Collateral 4K
- Michael Mann
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Scream Factory
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Dennis Seuling
- The Elephant Man BD review
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) 4K review
- Imprint Films
- Via Vision Entertainment
- Guy Ritchie
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- The Criterion Collection
- Dead Again BD
- At Close Range BD
- Fire in the Sky BD
- The Deep BD
- Year of the Dragon BD
- Rage BD
- Top Gun 4K steelbook
- Vinegar Syndrome
- The Beastmaster 4K
- Fade to Black BD
- Akira 4K
- Friday the 13th Collection: Deluxe Edition
Breaking 4K news: Tremors, Army of Darkness, Collateral, Final Countdown, Beastmaster, Ladykillers, Ip Man & more!
All right Bits readers, we’ve got a pretty significant news update for you today...
We’ve been tracking many of these titles, but a few of the 4K catalog titles we’re going to talk about today are breaking news, thanks to our old friends over at Media Play News.
They’ve just issued the September 2020 Digital edition of their magazine, which features an extensive look at the recent surge of 4K Ultra HD catalog releases. The publication’s editor, Stephanie Prange (who, full disclosure, I’ve known for many years), wrote a great longform piece for the issue called 4K Ultra HD: Into the Vaults about the process of preparing classic catalog films for release on the format.
Not only is it informative (and I should note that I was among the people interviewed therein), it includes some great news about forthcoming titles. [Read on here...]
- Arrow Video December 2020 slate
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- 4K Ultra HD
- Tim Salmons
- The Mask of Zorro 4K review
- Media Play News
- 4K Ultra HD: Into the Vaults
- Stephanie Prange
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Army of Darkness 4K
- Sam Raimi
- Universal
- Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
- Michael Mann
- Collateral 4K
- Well Go USA
- Ip Man: The Complete Collection 4K
- Maniac Cop 2 4K
- Maniac Cop 3 4K
- Fire and Ice 4K
- The Final Countdown 4K
- Dead & Buried 4K
- Blue Underground
- The Lord of the Rings 4K
- The Hobbit 4K
- StudioCanal
- The Ladykillers 4K
- Tremors 4K
- Arrow Video
- Versus BD
- The Beastmaster 4K
- Ron Underwood
- Ryûhei Kitamura
- Don Coscarelli
- Dial Code Santa Claus 4K
- Fade to Black BD
- The New Mutants 4K
- Disney
- Fox
- Marvel
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Drive 4K
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Second Sight
- George Romero
- Dawn of the Dead 4K
- 4K Ultra HD Release List update
Big Trouble reviewed, Christmas Vacation at 30, Twilight Zone, Shout!/Scream going out of print, new Kino & more
All right, we’re rounding out the week with a couple things here at The Bits.
First up, Tim has posed two new Blu-ray reviews featuring John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, now available on Blu-ray from Scream Factory. Tim covers both the regular version and the limited edition Steelbook as well, so do give them a look. Whichever version you pick, it’s a great Collector’s Edition.
It’s a great piece, with much for fans of the film to enjoy, so you’ll find that here. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Via Vision Entertainment
- The Keep
- Michael Mann
- The Twilight Zone: Season One
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Thomas A Christie
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- Big Trouble in Little China BD review
- Tim Salmons
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
Gladiator 4K reviewed, plus Rick and Morty, new Shout!/Scream, Quick and the Dead 4K & more
First things first today... some of you may have seen my reviews of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator on 4K Ultra HD when I posted them late on Friday night, but if not... there you go. Both are coming out on 5/15 from Paramount in reference quality (or very close to it) and they’re certainly the best way to see these films yet bar none.
Also today, Tim has just posted reviews of Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ outstanding new The Outer Limits: Season One box set, along with Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty: Season 1 and Season 2, all on Blu-ray. Each of these titles are well worth a look.
In 4K Ultra HD catalog news, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just set The Quick and the Dead for release on the format on 7/17. The 4K disc will feature Dolby Atmos audio and HDR10. It will also include the previous Blu-ray extras and will add 7 never-before-seen deleted scenes for this release. We’ve updated the 4K Ultra HD Release List here at The Bits accordingly. [Read on here...]
- Braveheart 4K review
- Gladiator 4K review
- Thank you from all of us here at The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Back the Bits
- Save Physical Media
- Bluray Disc
- Bluray 3D
- DVD
- digital
- 4K Ultra HD
- The Quick and the Dead 4K
- Rick and Morty: Season 1 BD review
- Rick and Morty: Season 2 BD review
- Tim Salmons
- The Outer Limits: Season One BD review
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Mac and Me
- Brainscan
- Return of the Living Dead Part II
- The High Chaparral DVD
- 7 Days in Entebbe
- Beirut
- The Jericho Mile BD
- Michael Mann
- Prefontaine
- The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey BD
- Arrow Video
- Game of Thrones: Season One 4K
- Hurricane Heist 4K
- Forrest Gump 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- The Tingler BD
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