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We have several new disc reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s look at multiple versions of Kevin Smith’s Dogma (1999) on 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate Limited, Lionsgate (the wide release SKU), and Umbrella Entertainment.

Dennis’ reviews of Curtis Bernhardt’s Interrupted Melody (1955) and Archie Mayo’s It’s Love I’m After (1937) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stephen’s thoughts on Andres Veiel’s Riefenstahl (2024) documentary on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber and Dario Argento’s The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

And finally, Stuart’s look at Romolo Guerrieri’s Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976) on Blu-ray from Raro Video via Kino Lorber.

More reviews are on the way, so be sure to keep checking back!

Now then… in announcement news today, our friends at Lionsgate Limited have just set Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1991) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 2/24. They’ve also got Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever (2002) available in 4K Ultra HD and VHS format—no kidding! Those are now available, as is the latest Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray, which is none other than Derrick Comedy and director Dan Eckman’s Mystery Team (2009). [Read on here...]

We’re going to do a bit of an early 2026 4K new round-up here at The Bits today, catching you all up on the latest announcements and release news from our industry sources.

First though, a few more new disc reviews…

Stuart has taken a look at the BBC’s Death Valley: Season One on DVD from Warner Bros.

Dennis has given William Keighley’s The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen has offered his thoughts on Neil Marshall’s The Descent (2005) as found in a new 20th Anniversary 4K Steelbook from Lionsgate Limited.

As always, more new disc reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them.

Now then, just as a quick reminder, we recently revealed here on The Bits (see this link) that Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is planning a very nice slate of 4K catalog releases for 2026, including William Wyler’s Ben-Hur (1959) and Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men (1976)—already set for release on 2/17—as well as Chuck Russell’s Eraser (1996), Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (2013), Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! (1996), Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire (1994), Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939), and P. T. Anderson’s Magnolia (1999) which are all TBA for later this year.

Then on New Year’s Eve, we broke the news (see this link) that Warner is also planning a new 4K Ultra HD release of the Wachowski’s Speed Racer (2008) this year as well. [Read on here...]

Happy Holidays, Bits readers!

It’s a slow week in the home entertainment industry, what with Christmas fast approaching, Hanukkah having just concluded and other holidays well underway—hey, folks even gathered at Stonehenge in the UK to celebrate yesterday’s Winter Solstice, aka the shortest day of the year. So it’s all sun and games from here on out, and New Year’s is right around the corner!

We’ve got a couple of recent disc reviews to share with you today, though most of The Bits review team is throttling down a bit just to relax and enjoy some well earned holiday time family friends. Nevertheless, today we have...

Stephen’s reviews of Dezső Ákos Hamza’s Sirius (1942) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films, as well as Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil (1992) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Umbrella Entertainment.

And Dennis’ take on Paul Auster’s Lulu on the Bridge (1998) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

We may have another review of two this week, but if not we’ll definitely have more for you next week after Christmas.

In the meantime, we do have some good new and recent disc announcements to cover here this afternoon...

First, the good folks at the Warner Archive Collection have the 2-disc Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault: Volume 2 for release on 3/24, including “over fifty classic cartoons each marking their first time as part of a remastered Blu-ray WB cartoon collection, with some unseen in decades.” Select shorts will also include audio commentaries. [Read on here...]

All right, let’s start catching up on some of the recent Blu-ray and 4K announcement news of recent days…

Just today, our friends at Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of P.T. Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) on 12/16. The 4K package (available in both Amaray and Steelbook packaging) will include the film in 4K only, plus a Digital Code. But you’ll also get both new and legacy extras.

New extras include a pair of American Cinematheque discussion panels, one with the director and actor John C. Reilly, and one with just Anderson separately. You’ll also get the original P.T. Anderson commentary, the actors commentary (with Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Mark Wahlberg, and Melora Walters), some 30-minutes worth of deleted scenes, The John C. Reilly Files (another 30 minutes of outtakes and extended sequences), and Michael Penn’s Try music video.

Speaking of Warner and P.T. Anderson, the studio has also announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD of Anderson’s new film One Battle After Another (2025). Look for it to street on 1/20/26, with the Digital version now available. The press release also indicates that a collectible Steelbook version will also be available sometime in “Spring 2026” featuring a host of special features newly-created by Anderson that are yet to be revealed. [Read on here...]

Welcome to a new week, Bits readers!

We have a couple of new disc reviews for you all this afternoon, plus some great release news as well. First, those reviews…

Dennis has taken a look at Dan Curtis’ Late-Night Mysteries (1974) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, featuring four films from ABC’s 1970s late night-anthology series The Wide World of Mystery.

Dennis has also offered his thoughts on Lisa D’Apolito’s Shari & Lamb Chop (2023) documentary on DVD from Kino Lorber.

More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!

Now then, the big news today is that director Kevin Smith’s Dogma (1999) finally appears on the Lionsgate Limited website today (if it’s not up by the time you read this, it should be up soon). [Editor’s Note: It’s up now.] There will be a Lionsgate Limited exclusive Steelbook as well as a wide release Amaray version, both of them 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital. The official street date is 12/9. Pre-orders on the Lionsgate Limited website will open on 11/11. [Read on here...]

We have two more significant reviews for you to enjoy today, including…

Tim’s look at the A Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Collection in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

And Stephen’s thoughts on David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows: 10th Anniversary Steelbook (2014) in 4K UHD from Lionsgate Limited.

Speaking of Lionsgate, the studio has indeed revealed their November slate of physical media releases today as expected. It officially includes Neil Marshall’s The Descent: 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Steelbook (featuring both versions via seamless branching as well as both new and legacy special features) as a Lionsgate Limited exclusive.

It also offers a surprise title that we’ve recently talked about on our Digital Bits Patreon page for subscribers: An American Psycho: 25th Anniversary Collection 4K UHD box set with swag items—featuring Mary Harron’s American Psycho (2000) as well as Morgan J. Freeman’s direct to video sequel American Psycho 2 (2002). You can see the artwork below the break. [Read on here...]

We’ve got some great release news for you today, but also more new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s thoughts on Ringo Lam’s HK police actioner City on Fire (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory.

Dennis’ take on Raoul Walsh’s war film They Died with Their Boots On (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s look at Seijun Suzuki’s Underworld Beauty (1958) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

And over the weekend, we also posted a few more, including…

Stuart’s look at Cy Endfield’s Sands of the Kalahari (1965) on Blu-ray from KLSC.

Dennis’ review of Jess Franco’s The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972) on Blu-ray also from Kino.

And Tim’s review of Kuei Chih-Hung’s The Boxer’s Omen (1983) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Two box set.

More reviews are definitely forthcoming from The Bits’ review team, so be sure to keep checking back all week.

In terms of announcement news today, we do have some great breaking news for you: Lionsgate is getting ready to announce their November slate of 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray titles, which will include Neil Marshall’s The Descent: 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) 4K + BD Steelbook (including both versions via seamless branching as well as both new and legacy special features)—that’s a Lionsgate Limited exclusive. You’ll also get Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk (2025) on 4K + Blu-ray Steelbook as an Amazon exclusive, with the Blu-ray + DVD version available via Walmart. [Read on here...]

Morning, Bits readers! We’ve got some big release news for you today, which we’ll get to in just a moment. First though, we’ve got more new disc reviews for you, including…

Stephen’s thoughts on Dennis Dugan’s Happy Gilmore (1996) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, George A. Romero’s The Dark Half (1993) in 4K from Vinegar Syndrome, and Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado (1985) in 4K Steelbook from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Stuart’s look at John Avildsen’s Save the Tiger (1973) and Edward Sedgwick’s Father Brown, Detective (1934) on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics, and Michael Curtiz’s Bright Leaf (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Dennis’ take on Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia (2024) on Blu-ray from Criterion’s Premieres line.

And finally, Tim’s look at Monk: Season Eight (2009) on Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics, along with Wong Jing’s (aka Wang Tsing) Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) from Arrow Video’s Shawscope: Volume Two Blu-ray box set.

And even more reviews are on the way for next week, so be sure to check back then!

All right, let’s get right to today’s big news, which we’re reporting here exclusively on The Digital Bits: Lionsgate will finally release Kevin Smith’s Dogma (1999) in 4K Ultra HD in December! [Read on here...]

We have sort of a big day on the release news front, both good and bad, so I’ll get into that in just a minute.

But first as always, we have a couple more new disc reviews, including…

Stuart’s look at William Conrad’s Brainstorm (1965) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen’s thoughts on Wim Verstappen’s Dakota (1974) on Blu-ray from Cult Epics.

Now then, the first piece of big news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the 4K Ultra HD release of the Apple TV+ original series Ted Lasso on 11/11! This is indeed the complete series, which is officially titled Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way. All 34 episodes will be includes with Dolby Vision HDR.

Meanwhile, Marvel Studios and Disney have officially set Matt Shakman’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 10/14, with the Digital release due on 9/23. Note that the 4K Ultra HD release will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got a bunch of great announcement news to start the week, but as always we begin first with new disc reviews. Today we have for you…

My reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low (1953) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion, as well as Steve Lisberger’s TRON (1982) and Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: Legacy (2010) in 4K Steelbook from Disney via Sony.

Tim’s review of DC Studios and HBO Max’s The Penguin (2024) spin-off limited series in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Dennis’ look at John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser’s Hellbender (2021) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video and Sydney Pollack’s This Property is Condemned (1966) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Stuart’s thoughts on Elliott Nugent’s The Great Gatsby (1949) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Stephen’s take on Savage Steve Holland’s Better of Dead: 40th Anniversary Edition (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount.

As always, more disc reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to stay tuned for them!

Now then, the big news today is that our friends at The Criterion Collection have officially announced their complete December slate, which is set to include Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray (2023) (Spine #2191 – Blu-ray only) and Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940) (Spine #849 – 4K + Blu-ray) on 12/2, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988) (Spine #1292 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s I Know Where I’m Going (1945) (Spine #94 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) on 12/9, and Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) (Spine #1293 – 4K + Blu-ray and Blu-ray) and Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) (Spine #1294 – 4K + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD). [Read on here...]