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Afternoon, everyone! We hope you all had a great weekend, and that those of you here in the States enjoyed a great 4th of July weekend as America celebrated its 250th anniversary.

We’ve got a couple of things to share with you today, but first as always we have a few new disc reviews for you…

Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Val Guest’s Toomorrow (1970) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile Films, Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio (1988) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker (1990) on Blu-ray from Refuse Films.

Tim’s look at The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee: Collection 2 Blu-ray box set from Severin Films, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, Ringo Lam’s The Adventurers (1995) on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment, and Tobe Hooper’s The Mangler (1995) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome.

Stuart’s take on Michael Winner’s You Must Be Joking! (1965) on Blu-ray from Indicator Films.

And finally, Dennis’ reviews of Howard Zieff’s Private Benjamin (1980) and Victor Fleming’s Captains Courageous (1937) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as Robert Alan Aurthur’s The Lost Man (1969) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

As always, lots more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then, the big release news today is that Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves: Extended Edition (1990) is premiering at the Locarno Film Festival in August (in Locarno Switzerland) in a new 4K restoration completed by the Zurich-based Cinegrell! [Read on here...]

We’ve got a few great new disc reviews for you to enjoy here at the site today as we continue our efforts to get things back to normal here. And a couple of them are significant titles…

First, Stephen has turned in his thoughts on David Fincher’s newly remastered Fight Club (1999) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios via Disney and Sony. Stephen has also taken a look at Luis Llosa’s Anaconda (1997) in 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Next, Tim has offered his take on Ralph Bakshi’s animated Fire and Ice (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground.

And Dennis has shared his look at Jack Conway’s Honky Tonk (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

More reviews are forthcoming, and again there should be a lot more over the next week or so as we return to something like normal operations here at The Bits after our efforts to stabilize the first from intensive AI bot scraping and higher-than-ever site traffic.

Also, we’ve got a new update of the Release Dates and Artwork section for you all to enjoy as well.

So we really appreciate your patience as we’ve dealt with that over the last 6-8 weeks or so.

In terms of announcement news this week, our friends at the Criterion Collection have revealed their August slate, which includes Todd Haynes’ Safe (1995) (Spine #739 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 8/4, Bertrand Tavernier’s Coup de torchon (1981) (Spine #106 – Blu-ray) on 8/11, and Barbara Koppe’s Harlan County USA (1976) (Spine #334 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) and American Dream (1990) (Spine #1324 – Blu-ray), and James Gray’s Little Odessa (1994) (Spine #1323 – 4K UHD + Blu-ray) on 8/25. Also coming on 8/25 is Eclipse Series 49: Five Radical Documentaries by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi (1972-2016) on Blu-ray. [Read on here...]

We’ve got a few more reviews for you today, and a few more great bits of announcement news to round out the week here…

First, Stuart has turned in his thoughts on Howard Zieff’s House Calls (1978) and Gilles Grangier’s Maigret Sees Red (1963) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis has offered his take on John Binder’s UFOria (1985), also on Blu-ray from KLSC.

Now then, here’s something fun: Our friends at Vinegar Syndrome have revealed they’ve licensed Joe Dante’s Explorers (1985) from Paramount and they’ve about to release a new 4K Ultra HD edition! Limited to 8,000 units, it will ship following their next Halfway to Black Friday sale that runs from May 22nd to 25th! And in addition to legacy extras, you’ll get a 40-page book and a new 77-minute documentary on the making of the film by Elijah Drenner! [Read on here...]

All right, we have a few more new disc reviews to share with you this morning, including…

Tim’s thoughts on Guy Magar’s Lookin’ Italian (1994) on Blu-ray from Severin Films.

Dennis’ take on William Richert’s A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Shane Meadows’ TwentyFourSeven (1997) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Stephen’s look at Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far (1977) in Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, as well as Ivan Passer’s Cutter’s Way (1981) in 4K Ultra HD from Radiance Films.

And Stuart’s review of the Warner Archive’s Fred Astaire Collection on Blu-ray, which includes Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Silk Stockings (1957), and Finian’s Rainbow (1968). Stuart has also reviewed Peter Yates’ Summer Holiday (1963) on Blu-ray from Indicator’s Cliff in Color! box set.

Now then, the big news we want to share with you today is that pre-orders have finally begin for Disney’s Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release of James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash (2026), all of which are set to street on 5/19. [Read on here...]

All right, folks… we’ve got a big day today for a bunch of reasons, so let’s get right into them!

First up, 20th Century Studios has just launched retail pre-orders for Fight Club (1999) in 4K Ultra HD, with a new remaster personally restored by director David Fincher! The disc will include HDR10 high dynamic range, lossless 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio, and it will be encoded for a 100GB disc. The legacy special features will also be included. Here’s the US Amazon link (click here) but you’ll find it elsewhere too, including DiabolkDVD, Orbit DVD & more.

Our friends at Lionsgate Limited have set Wes Craven’s Scream 4 (2011) for 4K Steelbook release on 6/9! The disc will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Exclusive new extras include The Meta of Scream, Rebooting the Franchise: Scream 4 Revisited, Ghostface Revealed! and Wes Craven: The Maestro of Scream. Legacy extras will carry over too, including the commentary with Craven, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Neve Campbell, deleted and extended scenes, the alternate opening and extended ending, a gag reel, B-roll clips, press junket interviews, and trailers and TV spots. You can pre-order the title here and you can see the cover artwork at left.

And guess what: Scream 4 will also be available from Lionsgate Limited on VHS! Click here for that. The site currently said they’re out of stock, but don’t worry: Lionsgate is making more! So keep checking back.

While we’re talking Scream 4, my friend Alvaro Zinos-Amaro has written a great blog for the Lionsgate Limited website on the film: Plagiarizing Victimhood: How SCRE4M Skewered the Remake. It’s definitely worth your time.

Oh, but we’re not done yet with Lionsgate—they’re also releasing a 6-disc Amazon-exclusive Stallone Rambo 4K Collection on 5/26! [Read on here...]

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Return to Pandora When Avatar: Fire and Ash Arrives on Digital March 31 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD May 19

Featuring Over 3 Hours of Never-Before-Seen Extras

BURBANK, CA (March 24, 2026) – Visionary filmmaker James Cameron invites audiences to return to the breathtaking world of Pandora when 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives on Digital March 31, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. The cinematic event continues as the film becomes available to own on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD May 19, featuring stunning Dolby Vision picture quality and immersive Dolby Atmos audio that bring the visually spectacular, action-packed adventure home in breathtaking fashion.

Avatar: Fire and Ash continues the franchise’s extraordinary box office momentum, earning $1.5 billion worldwide and ranking among the Motion Picture Association’s top-grossing films of all time. That global success is matched by powerful audience enthusiasm, including a 90% Verified Hot Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes, alongside major honors for Best Visual Effects from the Academy Awards, BAFTA, and the American Cinematheque, among others. Critics have hailed the film as “a movie event unlike any other” (Ross Bonaime, Collider), with some declaring it “the best Avatar yet” (Matt Hambidge, FandomWire), praising its masterful blend of natural wonder, breathtaking action, and emotional storytelling.

Fans can explore the world of Avatar: Fire and Ash on a deeper level with more than three hours of never-before-seen bonus content, offering an expansive look at the creation of Pandora. The extras dive into the development of Na’vi culture, including the language, design, costumes, and environments, while also taking viewers behind the scenes of the filmmaking process with in-depth looks at performance capture, visual effects, and groundbreaking 3D technology that bring the immersive experience to life. [Read on here...]

All right, we have one new disc review for you today, with more coming later this week...

My look at Dan Trachtenberg’s audacious Predator: Badlands (2025) in 4K Ultra HD from 20th Century Studios.

Turns out, it’s pretty damn good! And the 4K disc has a blisteringly excellent Dolby Atmos mix that’s well worth your time.

Now then... we’ve got some new release information for you here at The Bits today, and then we’re going to talk a little bit about that Warner-Paramount-Netflix news from last week.

We’ll start with Warner Bros... the Wachowski’s Speed Racer (2008) is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and pretty much everywhere else. The street date is expected to be 5/19. And I’ve been able to confirm that the disc will include Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio! The official announcement hasn’t yet been made, so we don’t have the final cover art, but I expect that to happen in the next couple of weeks. I also do believe that there will be a regular 4K SKU in addition to the 4K Steelbook, and obviously there’s an even more elaborate 4K version in the UK with swag. Anyway, here’s the US Amazon link.

Also today, our friends at Arrow Video have announced their May Blu-ray and 4K slate, which includes multiple titles that should make catalog fans happy. [Read on here...]

All right, we’ve got some big—and excellent—4K Ultra HD catalog news for you here at The Bits today, but first let’s knock out a few new disc reviews…

Stephen has taken a look at Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Diva (1981) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stuart has offered his thoughts on W.S. Van Dyke’s I Love You Again (1940) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, Garry Marshall’s Frankie and Johnny (1991) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films and Via Vision, and Howard Bretherton’s Hopalong Cassidy: The Legacy Collection – Volume 1 (1935) on Blu-ray from Paramount via ClassicFlix.

And Dennis has shared his take on Blake Edwards’ A Shot in the Dark (1964) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Don Weis’ I Love Melvin (1953) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

More reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to check back for them!

Now then, let’s get right to the good stuff… 20th Century Studios has finally announced the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release of David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999) on 5/12! [Read on here...]

We’ve got a few more great new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release announcements for you here today to close out the week…

First up, we’ve confirmed that Lionsgate will be dropping both Ric Roman Waugh’s Greenland (2020) and Greenland 2: Migration (2026) in 4K Ultra HD on 3/31. The Greenland 4K release is a US first, and of course the sequel will also be released on Blu-ray.

Imprint Films has announced three new Limited Edition Blu-ray box sets for release in April, including Essential Film Noir: Collection 6—with Naked Alibi (1954), Ring of Fear (1954), Hell’s Island (1955), and Flame of the Islands (1956)—Tales of Adventure Collection 10—featuring The Magic Carpet (1951), Sudan (1945), Salome (1953), The Sword of Ali Baba (1965), and the bonus film 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)—and Tales of the Wild West Collection 2—with 5 Card Stud (1968), Will Penny (1968), Something Big (1971), The Revengers (1972), and Posse (1975). The street date for all three is 4/29, and they’re limited to 1500 copies each.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics has set the Abbott and Costello film Hold That Ghost (1941) for release on 4K Ultra HD on 3/28.

Also coming from KLSC in 4K UHD for their Kino Cult label is Paul Harrison’s The House of Seven Corpses (1973). This is in conjunction with Dark Force Entertainment. Look for that on 4/21.

Speaking of which, the other day we mentioned Deaf Crocodile’s 4/21 release of Marcell Jankovics’ Song of the Miraculous Hind (2002) on Blu-ray—it’s actually a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release, which is even better! [Read on here...]

All right… we hope you guys all had a good weekend, inclement weather and other current events aside.

As you might expect, we have a few new disc reviews for you to enjoy today…

First, Stephen has taken a look at Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Imprint Films.

Tim has offered his thoughts on Mark A.Z. Dippé’s Spawn (1997) in 4K from Arrow Video.

And Stuart has shared his take on Vincente Minnelli’s The Cobweb (1955) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

More reviews are definitely forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back all week.

Now then, we’ve got a couple news items that need to be covered today, but we’re going to start with a new Disney announcement…

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially set the CG-animated Zootopia 2 (2025) for Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD release on 3/3, with the Digital release expected tomorrow on 1/27. [Read on here...]