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We’ve got lots of new disc reviews for you to enjoy here at The Bits today, including…

Tim’s look at John Guillerman’s King Kong (1976) in 4K UHD from Paramount, Charles Lamont’s Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Mikael Håfström’s 1408 (2007) in 4K UHD from Via Vision, and Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night (1967) in 4K UHD from Criterion.

Stuart’s thoughts on John Ford’s Sergeant Rutledge (1960) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and the Tales of the Wild West: Collection Two Blu-ray box set from Imprint.

Dennis’ take on William Keighley’s Torrid Zone (1940) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, Mario Caiano’s Weapons of Death (1977) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Bret Wood’s Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) on Blu-ray from Kino Cult.

And finally, Todd’s review of Tulsi and Shyam Ramsay’s Veerana: Vengeance of the Vampire (1988) on Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro.

Stephen has been on vacation for the last week, but he’ll be back to reviewing in a few more days, and of course we have lots more reviews forthcoming from the rest of the team.

Also today here, our own Russell Hammond has posted the latest update of our Release Dates & Cover Art section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, whenever you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking to them through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we greatly appreciate it! [Read on here...]

We’re starting the new week, after the long holiday weekend here in the States, with more new disc reviews from The Bits’ team, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Gary Goddard’s Masters of the Universe (1987) in 4K Ultra HD from Arrow’s new Toy Robot Video sub label, as his thoughts on Kevin Reynolds’ Robin Hood: Price of Thieves (1991) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video proper.

Dennis’ look at Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) in 4K Ultra HD from the Criterion Collection (with an assist by Tim), his take on Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Death Ship/Terror Train Double Feature DVD (1980) (again, with an assist by Tim), and Burt Kennedy’s The War Wagon (1967) on Blu-ray also from KLSC.

And Todd’s take on Paul Wendkos’ Cannon for Cordoba (1970) on Blu-ray from Imprint, Nicanor Loreti, Fabián Forte, and Luca Castello’s Portraits of the Apocalypse (2024) on DVD from Cleopatra Entertainment, and John Williams’ Watch Me Sleep (2023) on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing.

Watch for more reviews all this week!

Now then… we’ve got a couple of things to talk about today…

First, Amazon MGM Studios and Alliance Home Entertainment have officially set The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Seasons One and Two for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 11/3. There will also be an Amazon-exclusive Limited Edition 4K Steelbook release on 12/1. [Read on here...]

As always, we start the week with more new disc reviews for you to enjoy, including…

Stuart’s look at Cedric Gibbons’ Tarzan and his Mate (1934) and Boris Ingster’s Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Dennis’ look at Herbert Ross’ True Colors (1991) on Blu-ray from Imprint and Via Vision.

Watch for more reviews here at the site all this week.

In announcement news today, our friends at Shout! and Scream Factory have revealed their July slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles, which is set to include Ringo Lam’s Full Contact (1992) in 4K on 7/14 as part of the HK Cinema Classics line, followed by Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) in 4K Steelbook, Jonathan Kaplan’s Unlawful Entry (1992) in 4K, Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs (1991) in 4K Steelbook, John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) in 4K Steelbook, and Gary Ross’ Pleasantville (1998) 4K as a Shout Select title on 7/21, and finally David Ayer’s End of Watch (2012) 4K as another Shout Select title on 7/28.

Also, Shout and GKids are releasing Kenichiro Akimoto’s animated All You Need Is Kill (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/7, followed by Dan da Dan: Season Two (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/14, and Takeshi Koike’s Lupin the IIIrd: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline (2025) on Blu-ray on 7/28. [Read on here...]

All right, I want to start today by summarizing all of the new disc reviews The Bits review team has shared here in the last week or so, since my last My Two Cents news update…

Tim has shared his thoughts on Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) in 4K Ultra HD and also Ho Meng-Hua’s The Lady Hermit (1971) on Blu-ray, both from Imprint & Via Vision, as well as Peter Medak’s Negatives (1968) on Blu-ray from Severin Films, Hanna Barbera’s Touché Turtle and Dum Dum: The Complete Series (1962-63) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, and Chor Yuen’s Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972 ) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three box set.

Stuart has taken a look at José Giovanni's Boomerang (1976) and Georges Lautner’s Cop or Hood (1979) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis has reviewed Howard Hughes and James Whale’s Hell’s Angels (1930) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, Joseph Losey’s King and Country (1964) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Dick Richards’ Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

And Stephen have offers his take on Ti West’s X Trilogy (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) in 4K Ultra HD from A24, John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992) in 4K from Shout! Studios, Walter Hill’s Undisputed (2002) in 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Timo Tjahjanto’s Nobody 2 (2005) in 4K from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

More reviews are on the way all this week, so be sure to keep checking back for them!

And I’ll be back here again shortly with a new My Two Cents release news update.

Stay tuned…

- Bill Hunt

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We’re starting as always with new disc reviews today, including…

My review of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958) in 4K Ultra HD from the British Film Institute.

Tim’s thoughts on Tibor Takács’ I, Madman (1989) on Blu-ray from Kino Cult, Imprint’s Flesh and Fantasy / Dead of Night Blu-ray box set, Brett Ratner’s Money Talks (1997) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, and Joel Schumacher’s St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony.

Dennis’ take on Roy Rowland’s Two Weeks with Love (1950) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and Cy Endfield’s Jet Storm (1959) on Blu-ray from Imprint.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Basil Dearden’s Out of the Clouds (1955) on Blu-ray from Indicator.

All right, first things first today: I did indeed receive my Superman: 5-Film Collection 4K check discs yesterday from Warner Bros. Customer Service. The four discs—Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, and Superman IV—came in paper sleeves, wrapped in a layer of bubble wrap in a padded envelope (they shipped from Technicolor Valencia in Valencia CA). For the record, they look and sound great—it does indeed appear that all of the A/V issues that needed fixing have been fixed. I’ll post a review of a couple of the discs soon. So they are shipping out, and again: contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Make sure you include your mailing address and some kind of proof of purchase (an order screenshot, a product/packaging photo, etc). [Editor’s Note: Per Bits reader/filmmaker Oliver H, UK customers who need replacement discs can contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]

Also today, it does seem that in addition the Amazon-exclusive Superman: 5-Film Collection 4K Steelbook set, Warner will be re-issuing a wide-release version of the Collection on 10/21, along with a new re-issue of Superman: The Movie in 4K. And these should also be the new fixed discs. You can find the pre-order pages here and here. [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, Bits readers! We’re kicking things off this week with a number of new disc reviews, including…

My thoughts on Stephen Soderbergh’s Black Bag (2025) in 4K UHD from Focus Films and Universal as well as the recent stand-alone 4K release of Carol Reed’s Oliver! (1968) from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Stephen’s reviews of Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) in 4K UHD from Universal and John Hancock’s Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) in 4K from Vinegar Syndrome.

And Stuart’s look at William A. Wellman’s Track of the Cat (1954) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

More reviews are definitely on the way this week, including (tomorrow) my take on the BFI’s new 4K release of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958). So be sure to check back for them!

In announcement news today, we’ve got some great titles to share with you!

First, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have just revealed that they’re working on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray editions of Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther films—including The Pink Panther (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)—all in honor of Peter Sellers’ centennial! The street date are TBA, but consider them all “coming soon.” [Read on here...]

We’re starting things off today with three more new disc reviews, including…

Stephen’s look at Phil Alden Robinson’s Sneakers (1992) in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Dennis’ thoughts on Edward Dmytryk’s The Juggler (1953) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

And Stuart’s take on Norman Jewison’s …And Justice for All (1979) on Blu-ray from Indicator and Powerhouse Films.

Watch for more reviews here in the coming days.

Now then, the big news is that Disney, 20th Century Studios, and Sony have just announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Robert Wise’s The Sound of Music (1965) on 9/23, in honor of the film’s 60th anniversary. Once again, the studio has waited until product was well into replication before announcing, in order to help ensure sufficient stock to meet demand when pre-orders begin (which should happen in the next few days). [Read on here...]

We have three new reviews for you to enjoy today…

Stephen’s look at Michael Mann’s Thief (1981) in 4K UHD from Arrow Video in the UK.

And Stuart’s thoughts on Valerio Zurlini’s Girl with a Suitcase (1961) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films, as well as Yasuzô Masumura’s Play It Cool (1970) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

More reviews are forthcoming in the days ahead, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

All right, in announcements today, the big news is something we broke on Saturday: Disney has officially set Steven Lisberger’s TRON (1980) and Joseph Kosinski’s TRON: Legacy (2010) for 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release on 9/16. Both gave been carefully remastered under the filmmakers’ supervision by The Walt Disney Film Restoration team to include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Our sources are telling us that some of the early “de-aging” VFX in the latter film have been redone to modern standards. [Read on here...]

We’ve got one last review for you to enjoy this week…

Dennis has offered his thoughts on Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

More reviews are forthcoming here at The Bits next week, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then, in announcement news today, our friends at Arrow Video have finally officially announced their November Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD slate, so let’s get into all the details!

As expected, look for Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil (2022) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/3, followed by Peter Hyams’ Outland (1981) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/4 (11/3 in the UK), Chuck Russell’s The Mask (1994) on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/11 (11/10 in the UK), Wes Craven’s Deadly Friend (1986) on Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/17, Antony’s Hoffman’s Red Planet (2000) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the US, UK, and Canada) on 11/18 (11/17 in the UK), and finally Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960) on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (in the UK only) on 11/24. [Read on here...]

Cheers, Bits readers! Here’s our latest batch of new disc reviews for today…

Stephen has taken a look at Michael Mann’s The Keep (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

Dennis has reviewed Robert Florey’s The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) and Anthony Mann’s The Tall Target (1951), both on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart has offered his thoughts on Zoltán Korda’s Sahara (1943) on Blu-ray from Indicator and George Seaton’s The Proud and Profane (1956) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And not to be outdone, Tim has shared his look at Russ Meyer’s Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens (1979) on Blu-ray from Severn Films.

More reviews are forthcoming, as always, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them!

Now then, the big release news today is that Universal has officially set Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and 4K Steelbook on 2/18. The Digital version is now available. You can see the cover artwork at left and also below. [Read on here...]