Begin Again, Let’s Be Cops, Cowboy Bebop: Complete details, Merv Griffin Show & more
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
It’s a new week and we’re kicking things off here at The Bits with a new review from our own Tim Salmons… Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and released on Blu-ray by Lionsgate. Enjoy! [Read on here…]
War & Peace (1956), Timeless Media October, Time Tunnel BD (in the UK) & Criterion’s The Fisher King
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
We’ve just a quick one for you today, as there’s not a lot of announcement news to report. But let’s clear the decks on what there is first…
Lionsgate has announced the 10/28 release of Life of Crime and The Prince on Blu-ray, DVD and digital.
Shout! Factory will release the animated Thunder and the House of Magic on Blu-ray 3D Combo and DVD on 9/30. [Read on here…]
Hercules, Into the Storm, Guardians of the Galaxy street date, Moontrap & a new UK all-region classic Battlestar BD set!
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
We’ve got some nifty bits of announcement news for you today, so let’s get to it…
First up, Paramount will release Hercules on Blu-ray Combo and Blu-ray 3D Combo on 11/4. Each will include both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film, along with audio commentary by director Brett Ratner and producer Beau Flynn, 15 deleted/extended scenes, and 5 featurettes (including Brett Ratner and Dwayne Johnson: An Introduction, Hercules and his Mercenaries, Weapons!, The Bessi Battle, and The Effects of Hercules). [Read on here…]
Kingdom of Heaven details, new Kino catalog, 5757, Some Kind of Monster: 10th & Eraserhead BD issue & replacement
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
We’ve a couple of quick items for you here at The Bits today. Tim has just turned in a review of Kino Lorber’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a 1966 film by director Richard Lester. Also, our own Russell Hammond has updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Remember that any time you order virtually anything from Amazon after clicking through our links here at The Bits, you’re helping to support our work and we really do appreciate it. [Read on here…]
Stanley Kubrick: Masterpiece update, Mad Man: Final Season, Guardians of the Galaxy pre-orders, Annie Oakley & more
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
Here at The Bits today, we’re pleased to offer the column stylings of Doogan & Jahnke. Todd has turned in his regular weekly Doogan’s Queue, running down all the latest Blu-ray and DVD releases new in stores this week. And Adam presents his weekly Burnt Offerings: MOD DVD column detailing the latest in made-to-order DVD and Blu-rays, as well as new classic film and TV streaming offerings. Don’t miss them! [Read on here…]
Fall is here officially in the US, so I guess the heat wave attacking California can shut the eff up now. Let’s all hope for small miracles, huh?
This week is all about the Blu upgrade re-releases and horror titles. Lots of good stuff, couple of “eh” – so let’s take a look at what I think you should look at this week. [Read on here…]
If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium. Belgium, of course, being code for our weekly look at new MOD DVD releases and interesting titles currently available on various streaming services. You see, it’s wordy. You can understand why we shortened it to “Belgium”. Anyhoo, clicking on the banners below whisks you away to a glorious world of e-commerce. Shop and support and we thank you most sincerely. [Read on here...]
Halloween: Complete Deluxe BD review, plus A Most Wanted Man, Newsroom: S2 & more
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
Let’s get right to the star of today’s update here in The Bits, shall we?
Our very own Dr. Adam Jahnke has just posted his overall review of Scream Factory and Anchor Bay’s terrific new Halloween: The Complete Collection – Deluxe Edition Blu-ray box set! Jahnke talks overall quality and content, and reviews the first three films in the set. You can also look at this review as a preview of this year’s Hell Plaza Oktoberfest (which kicks off on 10/1), for which he’ll review all the rest of the films in the set plus a whole lot more. The good news is: This is finally the Halloween set you’ve been waiting for. Enjoy! [Read on here…]
Intruders, Extant, Diamond Luxe delay, Supermensch, new Kino & TVD, plus Clone Wars: Lost Missions
by Bill Hunt[Editor’s Note: Be sure to like TheDigitalBits.com page on Facebook for great Blu-ray, DVD and film discussion with other readers and for live updates on your mobile device when new content is posted here!]
We’ve got just a few quick-but-good pieces of announcement news for you today, before we send you off to your weekend activities of choice.
First, our own Dr. Adam Jahnke has just posed another installment of A Honor to Be Nominated in his Jahnke’s Electric Theatre column, this one looking back at Melvin Frank’s 1973 film A Touch of Class, starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. Hey, it was good enough for Best Picture consideration, so do check it out. [Read on here…]
(If it can be difficult to remember who won the Academy Award for Best Picture, it’s downright mindbending trying to remember everything else it was up against. In An Honor To Be Nominated, I’ll be taking a look back at some of the movies the Oscar didn’t go to and trying to determine if they were robbed, if the Academy got it right, or if they should ever have been nominated in the first place.) [Read on here...]