My Two Cents
All right, folks—we have major breaking news for you today!
Some of you may have read the report this afternoon, by our friends over at Media Play News, to the effect that Amazon MGM Studios has just signed a new exclusive packaged media distribution deal with Alliance Entertainment.
So yes… Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is no longer distributing Amazon MGM titles through Studio Distribution Services.
The new Alliance deal covers both new releases and catalog titles on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc, and it includes TV titles as well as feature films.
So for example, under the terms of this deal, future Bond 4K Ultra HD releases (which are already in the works) will be released and distributed by Alliance.
This certainly opens up the possibility that a great deal of as-yet-unreleased 4K catalog titles could finally happen in the months ahead—think titles like Dances with Wolves, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Stargate, and more.
But what you probably aren’t seeing reported elsewhere, is that it’s also good news for more than just Amazon MGM titles! [Read on here...]
We’ve got four new disc reviews for you all to enjoy today, including…
Dennis’ review of Harold S. Bucquet’s On Borrowed Time (1939) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Stuart’s look at Irving Rapper’s The Miracle (1959), also on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
Stephen’s thoughts on John Woo’s Bullet in the Head (1990) in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios via their Hong Kong Cinema Classics line.
And finally Tim’s take on Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) in 4K Ultra HD from Criterion’s The Wes Anderson Archive box set.
More reviews are forthcoming all this week, so be sure to keep checking back!
In release news today, it’s finally official: Warner Bros. Discover Home Entertainment has just sent out their press release announcing William Wyler’s Ben-Hur (1959) and Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men (1976) for 4K Ultra and 4K Steelbook release on 2/17! Both films will include Dolby Vision HDR. Ben-Hur is an 8K restoration of the original 65mm camera negative and will have Dolby Vision HDR. It will also include Dolby Atmos audio, while both titles will include DTS-HD MA tracks representing the original theatrical audio. (Ben-Hur will have its original theatrical audio in 5.0, representing the original 6-track stereo experience). [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...]
All right, let’s get a little routine site business out of the way first this afternoon…
Our final new disc review of 2025 is Dennis’ look at Iain Softley’s K-Pax (2001) on Blu-ray from our friends at Imprint Films and Via Vision.
Also, we’ve just posted an update of the Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Bits with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links.
As always, anytime 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 site and we appreciate it!
Now then… today is the final day of 2025, so tonight humans the world over will celebrate New Year’s Eve.
With that in mind, I wanted to give you readers one last exclusive for this year—one last piece of 4K Ultra HD catalog news to get you all excited for what’s to come on the format in 2026. So here it is…
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is finally bringing the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer (2008) to 4K Ultra HD in the coming year! [Read on here...]
This is a quick post to let you all know that our Release Dates & Cover Artwork section here at The Digital Bits has just been updated with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. Don’t forget that you can select to see just the Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, or even Criterion titles seperately if you like, to help you find exactly the ones you’re looking for. Just click on RELEASE DATES & ART on the menu bar above to visit the page, and use the search options in the red bar (at the top) to sort by format and date. Once you find a title you like, just click on the cover art and you’ll be taken right to the Amazon.com pre-order page. Thank you for shopping through our links and don’t forget that anytime you order from Amazon through our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really appreciate it! And thanks to our own Russell Hammond for the update work!
- Bill Hunt