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Crazy Rich Asians, Christopher Robin, Cliffhanger 4K, new catalog titles, new reviews & more
Let’s dive right into today’s announcement news, shall we?
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just set Crazy Rich Asians on Blu-ray and DVD on 11/20, with the Digital release set for 11/6. No 4K Ultra HD is planned. Extras will include audio commentary by director Jon M. Chu and novelist Kevin Kwan, the Crazy Rich Fun featurette, a gag reel, and deleted scenes.
Walt Disney Studios has set Christopher Robin for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on 11/6. Again, no 4K Ultra HD is planned. Extras will include 4 featurettes (In Which... A Movie Is Made for Pooh, In Which... Pooh Finds His Voice, In Which... Pooh and Walt Become Friends, and In Which... Pooh and Friends Come to Life). [Read on here...]
- Shout! Factory
- The Handmaid's Tale: Season Two BD
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Christopher Robin
- Cliffhanger 4K
- Fuller House: The Complete Third Season
- Blindspotting
- Candyman: Collector’s Edition
- The Last Command
- El Paso
- Wild Women
- Death Ship
- The Man Who Cheated Himself BD review
- The Escape DVD review
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Lost and Found Collection DVD review
Kin on BD/4K, plus Handmaid’s Tale: S2, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, new reviews & Bud Elder on Burt Reynolds
Let’s start today with some new announcement news...
Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment have just officially set Kin for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on 11/20, with the Digital release expected on 11/6. The 4K Ultra HD version will include both Dolby Vision HDR and DTS:X object-based audio. The Blu-ray will also feature DTS:X.
Extras will include audio commentary with co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker and screenwriter Daniel Casey, the Thicker Than Water: The Making of Kin 8-Part documentary, an Enhanced Visual FX Breakdown featurette, the Bag Man: Original Short (with optional audio commentary by Jonathan and Josh Baker), 10 deleted scenes, and the Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work hour-long round table discussion (with Jonathan and Josh Baker, Dan Trachtenberg, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Laurent Bouzereau, and Kevin Smith). You can see the cover artwork at left. [Read on here...]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Kin 4K
- The Handmaid's Tale: Season Two BD
- GKids
- Shout! Factory
- The Night Is Short Walk on Girl anime
- Bud Elder
- View from the Cheap Seats
- Burt Reynolds
- Starman: Collector's Edition BD
- The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Special DVD review
- Rapid Fire BD review
- Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead BD review
- The Last Waltz Eureka!
- Foxfire
- Female on the Beach
- Pat Boone and Family: Christmas & Thanksgiving Specials
Bud on Burt, plus New on Blu-ray
[What follows is a feature I wrote for The Daily Oklahoman about one of the greatest movie stars and human beings ever… Burt Reynolds]
Maybe it was the mustache. Or the unscripted quips. Or the genteel Southern manner.
Or just maybe it was that laugh, a cackle delivered by one comfortable in his own skin – inviting his audience gut bust with him, as though they were all in a private joke.
That’s our Burt. And he’s, unbelievably, gone.
Fame, according to Jeanine Bissinger, is “often conferred or withheld just as is love, for reasons and on grounds other than merits.” Burt Reynolds earned his fame with raw boned talent and insight into the business of filmed diversion. [Read on here...]
Castle Rock, The Lion King, Wreck-It Ralph 4K, Doctor Who: S11, Suburbia, Cobra, Happytime Murders & more
First up today, in honor of Global Bond Day, our own Michael Coate has posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship retrospective, looking back at Sean Connery’s last turn as 007 in Never Say Never Again. The piece features another great roundtable discussion with film historians, so enjoy!
We also have four more Blu-ray reviews for you to check out today, including Tim’s take on Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984) from Umbrella Entertainment, David’s look at Sunset Society (2018) from MVD Visual and John Cassavetes’s Gloria (1980) from Twilight Time, and Dennis’ thoughts on Television’s Lost Classics: Volume One from VCI. More reviews are on the way, so be sure to watch for them.
In news today, we have more word from retailers that Disney is going to be bringing The Lion King to 4K UHD by the end of the year. Meanwhile, Wreck-It Ralph has now appeared for 4K UHD pre-order on Best Buy with a street date of 11/6, the same day as The Incredibles 2. [Read on here...]
- David Steigman
- Dennis Seuling
- Tim Salmons
- Castle Rock: The Complete First Season 4K
- The Meg 4K
- Scream Factory
- Shout! Factory
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Lion King 4K
- Wreck It Ralph 4K
- Doctor Who: The Complete Season Eleven
- Suburbia
- Cobra
- The Happytime Murders
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Michael Coate
- Never Say Never Again: 35th Anniversary
- Sean Connery
- Global Bond Day
- Razorback BD review
- Sunset Society BD review
- Gloria BD review
- Television's Lost Classics: Volume One BD review
M:I – Fallout, The Meg & Castle Rock: S1 official, plus Black Hawk Down 4K, new Shout/Scream & a rare Empire Strikes Back documentary
All right, we’re starting today with four new disc reviews for you here at The Bits...
Tim has checked in with a look at Flavio Mogherini’s The Pyjama Girl Case (1977) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Also from Arrow, Dennis has offered his thoughts on Fred Zinnemann’s The Day of the Jackal (1973) on Blu-ray.
David has turned in a look at William Whitney’s A Strange Adventure (1956) on Blu-ray from our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
And we have another review addition to The Bits’ review staff today, Matthew Weflen, who’s got a look at Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006) on 4K Ultra HD. You can find that in the Christopher Nolan Collection 4K box set.
Many more Blu-ray and DVD reviews are coming; I’m personally working on 4K reviews of Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Evil Dead, and Hook, with more on the way. So watch for those over the next few days. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Black Hawk Down 4K
- Empire Strikes Back documentary
- Adywan
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Mission: Impossible Fallout 4K
- The Meg 4K
- Castle Rock: The Complete First Season 4K
- Tim Salmons
- The Pyjama Girl Case BD review
- Dennis Seuling
- The Day of the Jackal BD review
- A Strange Adventure BD review
- David Steigman
- Matthew Weflen
- The Prestige 4K review
- Papillon
- Michel Parbot
Criterion’s December, new Warner Archive, Rescue Me & Community BDs, Outer Limits: S2 & Invasion of the Body Snatchers
We’ve got some interesting new announcement news for you today...
We start today with the Criterion Collection, which has just announced its December slate of titles. Look for it to include Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns (Spine #954 – Blu-ray and DVD) and Euzhan Palcy’s A Dry White Season (Spine #953 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/11, followed by Julien Duvivier’s Panique (Spine #955 – Blu-ray and DVD) and an update of Ingmar Bergman’s Sawdust and Tinsel (Spine #412 – Blu-ray and DVD) on 12/18. We’ve updated the Criterion Spines Project pages here at The Bits accordingly.
Our friends at the Warner Archive Collection have just announced a few new Blu-ray titles, including the Hammer films titles Dracula AD 1972 (1972) and Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974), both starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, along with Bad Ronald (1974), Robert Altman’s Brewster McCloud (1970), and The 100: The Complete Fifth Season (2018). All are coming soon. [Read on here...]
- Shout! Factory
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- The Criterion Collection December 2018 slate
- The Warner Archive
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Olive Films
- Samuel Fuller
- Forty Guns
- Euzhan Palcy
- A Dry White Season
- Ingmar Bergman
- Sawdust and Tinsel
- Julien Duvivier
- Panique
- Hammer Films
- Dracula AD 1972
- Satanic Rites of Dracula
- Bad Ronald
- Brewster McCloud
- Robert Altman
- The 100: The Complete Fifth Season
- Rescue Me: The Complete Series BD
- Community: The Complete Series BD
- Dan Harmon
- The Outer Limits: Season Two BD
- The Gun Runners
- They Might Be Giants
- Wreck It Ralph 4K
- The Darkest Minds 4K
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Olive Signature Edition BD
Celebrating Mickey, remembering Battlestar on its 40th, new announcements, Andre Blay RIP & digital streaming follow-up
Before we get to the news, we begin the week with four new Blu-ray reviews, including…
Tim Salmons’ look at Terry Gilliam’s Tideland (2005) from Arrow Video.
David Steigman’s take on The French Way (1945) from MVD.
And Dennis Seuling’s look at Bram Stoker’s Shadowbuilder (1998) from the MVD Rewind Collection and That Summer (2017) on DVD from IFC Independent Film. Fans of the 1975 Albert and David Maysles documentary Grey Gardens will find That Summer of interest, as it contains raw footage from an earlier project starring the two Edies.
Also, we’ve posted the latest update of the Release Dates & Artwork section featuring new Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, when you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through our links (like this one), you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we greatly appreciate it. [Read on here...]
- Dennis Seuling
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Shout! Factory
- Tim Salmons
- David Steigman
- Andrew Blay RIP
- Celebrating Mickey
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Battlestar Galactica 40th anniversary
- iTunes digital streaming editorial follow up
- Tideland BD review
- Shadowbuilder BD review
- The French Way BD review
- That Summer DVD review
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Bruce Lee Definitive Edition 4K Ultra HD
Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K review, plus Zatoichi, Ash v Evil Dead: Complete, Man in the Iron Mask, Panic Room 4K update & more
All right, first up today, we have more new disc reviews for you...
I’ve just posted my in-depth look at Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story in 4K Ultra HD from Disney and Lucasfilm. The three-disc set has nearly two hours of extras on the bonus Blu-ray and they’re pretty great. The title looks and sounds very nice in 4K Ultra HD as well. You can find the review here.
Meanwhile, I’ve also reviewed Shintao Katsu’s Zatoichi (1989), aka Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally, now available on Blu-ray at long last from Media Blasters and Tokyo Shock. If you’re a Zatoichi fan, it’s a perfect match to the amazing Criterion Blu-ray box set and completes the long-running Japanese film saga on Blu-ray.
Also, Dennis Seuling has checked in with his thoughts on Focus Films and Universal’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? documentary about Fred Rogers on Blu-ray.
We have more new Blu-ray and 4K reviews on the way, so be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Panic Room 4K
- Shout! Factory
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Dennis Seuling
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? BD review
- Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K review
- Zatoichi 1989 BD review
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 4K
- Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Series BD
- The Man in the Iron Mask: 20th Anniversary Edition
Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2, X-Men Trilogy, Pixar Short Films 3, Carpenter 4K, Sharp Objects, Space: 1999 & more
All right, we have a bunch of news to catch you all up on. But first, we have a bunch of new and recent reviews to catch you up on as well...
First up, I’ve taken an in-depth look at J.A. Bayona’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The disc streets on 9/18 from Universal.
Also, David has looked at a few recent Sony MOD Blu-ray titles, including George Schaefer’s Pendulum (1969), Brian De Palma’s Casualties of War (1989), and Michael Haneke’s Happy End (2017).
And Dennis has reviewed Gary Ross’ new Ocean’s 8 on Blu-ray from Warner Bros, along with Peter Markle’s Bat*21 on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. He’s also updated his review of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life on Blu-ray from Criterion with details on the new longer cut of the film, so be sure to take a look.
We have LOTS more Blu-ray and 4K reviews on the way for you guys this week, including my review of Solo: A Star Wars Story on 4K Ultra HD. So be sure to watch for them. [Read on here...]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Incredibles 2 4K
- Dennis Seuling
- David Steigman
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Ant Man and the Wasp 4K
- X Men Trilogy 4K
- Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 3
- Sharp Objects
- John Carpenter 4K
- Space: 1999 streaming
- UFO streaming
- Gerry Anderson
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K review
- Pendulum BD review
- Casualties of War BD review
- Happy End BD review
- Ocean's 8 BD review
- Bat 21 BD review
- The Tree of Life BD review
- They Live 4K
- The Fog 4K
- Escape from New York 4K
- Prince of Darkness 4K
- The Spy Who Dumped Me 4K
- Dances with Wolves: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Hang 'Em High
- Murder by Death
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- The Midnight Man
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Stick
- Far from Heaven
- Panic Room 4K
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 4K
- Bert Reynolds RIP
- Bill Daily RIP
DreamWorks’ Prince of Egypt & Antz finally going Blu, plus Superman 4K & Dances with Wolves
All right, we’re working to smooth out some server issues here at The Bits, so today’s post will be brief. But we do have a couple of quick things to report for you today...
First, we’ve gotten a ton of requests over the years from readers wondering when DreamWorks’ Prince of Egypt and Antz were going to be released on Blu-ray. And the answer, finally, is October 16.
You can pre-order them here and here on Amazon and you can see the cover artwork for Prince of Egypt on the left there (and also below).
Each will feature 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and it appears that the previous DVD extras will carry over. Thanks to Bits reader Chris C. for the heads-up on this. [Read on here...]