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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 big post for you here at The Bits today, and per usual we start with new disc reviews. Today, we offer…

Tim’s look at Charles Lamont’s Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Tinto Brass’ The Key (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Cult Epics.

Stephen’s thoughts on Vincent Ward’s What Dreams May Come (1998) and Gordon Douglas’ Them! (1954) both in 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Studios.

Todd’s take on Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Icefall (2025) on Blu-ray from Decal, Brewce Longo’s Coven of the Black Cube (2024) on Blu-ray from Blood Sick, and Michel Franco’s Dreams (2025) on Blu-ray from Greenwich and Kino Lorber.

Stuart’s look at Irving Reis’ All My Sons (1948) and John Gilling’s The Man Inside (1958) both on Blu-ray from Indicator.

And finally, Dennis’ take on Leon Prudovsky’s My Neighbor Adolf (2022) on Blu-ray from Cohen Media and Kino Lorber.

More reviews for forthcoming, as always, so be sure to keep checking back.

Now then… let’s have some recent announcement news…

First, Warner Bros. officially announced the 8/11 4K Ultra HD release of Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! (1996) in honor of the film’s 30th anniversary. The 4K disc will include a pair of new features: Looking Back on Mars Attacks! and Ack! Ack! Aesthetic. As is already well known, because pre-orders have been open for a while now, there will be wide release and Steelbook versions [Read on here...]

We’re closing out the week here at The Bits with more new disc reviews today, including…

Stephen’s in-depth look at George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream and Shout! Factory.

Tim’s review of Chin-Ku Lu and Chang Cheh’s Bastard Swordsman (1983) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video’s Shawscope: Volume Three box set.

And Stuart’s take on Ken Hughes’ Jazz Boat (1960) on Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films and Indicator, as well as Ralph Thomas’ Hot Enough for June (1964) on Blu-ray from Via Vision’s Imprint Films.

More reviews are forthcoming, as always, so be sure to keep checking back!

Now then… Arrow Video’s Toy Robot Video sub-label has just revealed its September slate of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles—it’s first official announcements ever. And it’s pretty great for fans of a certain kind of deep genre titles. [Read on here...]

All right, we've had another bout with AI scraping and other AI-related shenanigans here at The Bits website this week, but our meat-brain team has fought back valiantly and all is well here at the site again.

As such, we've got a bunch of news to catch you all up on here today and we have lots more new disc reviews to share with you, including...

Tim’s take on Hal Ashby’s Let’s Spend the Night Together (1983) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Jess Franco’s Vampyros Lesbos (1971) in 4K UHD from Severin Films.

Stephen’s look at Huang Chiang-hua’s Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000) on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile, Lucio Fulci’s Conquest (1983) in 4K UHD from Cauldron Films, and William Dear’s Harry and the Hendersons (1987) in 4K UHD from Kino Lober Studio Classics.

Todd thoughts on Imprint’s Directed by John Mackenzie (1980-92) Blu-ray box set, and Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler’s Charli XCX: Alone Together (2021) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Stuart’s take on Lewis Allen’s Another Time, Another Place (1958) and the Directed by David Lean: Volume II (1949-55) box set both on Blu-ray from Imprint.

And finally, Dennis’ look at Brian Levant’s Beethoven (1992) and Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman (2017) both on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

As always, more reviews are forthcoming, so be sure to keep checking back!

Now then, we have a few pieces of great title announcement news for you today. First, Sony has officially set Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy (1996) for 30th anniversary 4K UHD release on 10/6—something we first revealed was coming to our Patreon subscribers several weeks ago! The disc will include a new 4K Dolby Vision presentation restored from the original camera negative, with both a new Dolby Atmos mix and the original English 5.1 audio mix. The package will also include legacy extras as well as a new feature: A 30th Anniversary Conversation with Ben Stiller and Matthew Broderick, from the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival. Great news indeed! [Read on here...]

We’ve got more new disc reviews for you to close out the week here at The Bits, including…

Stephen’s reviews of Rango Lam’s City on Fire (1987) and John Woo’s The Killer (1989) in 4K Ultra HD from Imprint.

Stuart’s thoughts on John Guillermin’s House of Cards (1968) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, the Spencer Tracy Collection on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection—which includes Bad Day on Black Rock (1955), Fury (1936), Libeled Lady (1936), and Northwest Passage (1941)—and the Directed by David Lean: Volume II box set on Blu-ray from Imprint—which includes The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), The Sound Barrier (1952), Hobson’s Choice (1954), and Summertime (1955).

Tim’s look at Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot (1979) in 4K Ultra HD from our friends at Arrow Video.

And Dennis’ take on Brian Levant’s Beethoven (1992) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

More reviews are in the works for release here all next week, so be sure to keep checking back for them.

Now then… the first thing to be said today is that Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Project Hail Mary (2026) is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com in Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD (click here for the link). This is an Amazon MGM Studios release. The street date isn’t yet official, but we believe it will be on or about 8/11. Look for the disc to include audio commentary with the directors, deleted scenes, and the Earth’s Favorite Eridian featurette. You can see the cover artwork above left. [Read on here...]

Morning, folks!

I’ve got some good Lionsgate news for you today. But first as always, we have more new disc reviews for you to enjoy, including…

Stephen’s look at Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) and John Woo’s Hard Boiled (1992) in 4K Ultra HD from Imprint, and Damiano Damiani’s Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) on Blu-ray from Radiance.

Tim’s review of James Melkonian’s The Stoned Age (1994) on Blu-ray from the Vestron Video Collector’s Series via Lionsgate Limited, Cesare Canevari’s A Hyena in the Safe (1968) on Blu-ray from Celluloid Dreams, and Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night (1967) in 4K from Imprint.

Todd’s thoughts on Alex Russell’s Lurker (2025) on Blu-ray from Mubi, Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls (2025) on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, and Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead (2024) on Blu-ray from Vertical Entertainment, Kansas Bowling’s Cuddly Toys (2022) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome, and Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive Presents: Reviver 2 on Blu-ray.

And finally, Stuart’s look at Ralph Thomas’ Some Girls Do (1969) on Blu-ray from Imprint and Louis Soulanes, Léonard Keigel, Robert Enrico, and Serge Moati’s Ténèbres Françaises (1970-77) on Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.

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

Now then… as promised, we have the complete list of 245 titles that are hitting Movies Anywhere tomorrow, on Tuesday (June 9)!

The thing to know is that if you’ve redeemed codes for any of these films previously from Lionsgate 4K or Blu-ray titles, they should start appearing in your MA library shortly.

And the way it’s going to work thereafter, is that every month new titles will follow (including a 100 more titles in July, which we’ll share with you next month). [Read on here...]

We’ve got a bunch of new disc reviews for you to check out today, including…

Tim’s take on Charlie Chaplin’s A Woman of Paris (1923) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, Taylor Wong’s Buddha’s Palm (1982) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume Three box, and J. Lee Thompson’s 10 to Midnight (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Stephen’s thoughts on Robert Wise’s The Haunting (1963) in 4K Ultra HD from Scream Factory, John “Bud” Cardos’ Mutant (1984) in 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome, and Clive Barker’s Nightbreed (1990) in 4K from Arrow Video.

Todd’s review of Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025) on Blu-ray from A24, Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy (2026) on Blu-ray from Amazon MGM, and Tony Scott’s The Fan (1996) and David Greene’s Hard Country (1981) on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

Stuart’s look at Hobart Henley’s Night World (1932), Anthony Mann’s Bend of the River (1952), Allen Smithee’s Death of a Gunfighter (1969 – actually directed by Robert Totten and Don Siegel), and Christian-Jaque’s The Second Twin (1966) all on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

And Dennis’ thoughts on William Keighley’s The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Also today, be sure to check out my recent special feature articles on Apple TV’s For All Mankind and Star City series, as well as Warner’s remastering the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer (2008) in 4K Ultra HD! [Read on here...]

Good afternoon, disc fans!

After yesterday’s big release news of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in 4K from Lionsgate, it’s time to start catching up on news that dropped while we were grappling with our AI bot-scraping issue.

To start with today, we’ve got a number of new disc reviews to share with you, and—on that very note—we also have a nice surprise announcement as well…

Our old friend Todd Doogan is returning to The Digital Bits as a review contributor!

Longtime Bits readers will know that Doogan was a founding member of The Bits team, not only reviewing DVD and Blu-ray discs here for many years, but also writing his own Doogan’s Views and Gripe Soda columns here at the site.

Since we have so many great disc releases that need covering, Doogan has offered to revive Doogan’s Views as a new “quick” review format—these will feature the Doogan’s Views banner at the top of the review. And while the reviews won’t be as detailed as our regular review work, they’ll include enough information to highlight discs worth your attention and help you make buying decisions. These are the kinds of titles that would otherwise fall through the cracks, but that deserve some love from fans—indie and boutique deep cuts, genre oddballs, and more.

Todd’s first new Doogan’s Views reviews this afternoon include Chris Stuckmann’s Shelby Oaks (2025) on Blu-ray from Decal Releasing and Johannes Roberts’ Primate (2025) on Blu-ray from Paramount via Alliance.

We’re all thrilled here to have Todd on The Bits team again, and I’m personally very happy to have my friend calling videodisc balls and strikes once more as only he can.

So welcome back, Todd, and watch for more Doogan’s Views reviews in the days and weeks ahead!

Meanwhile today, we have a bunch of new disc reviews from the rest of The Bits review team too, including... [Read on here...]

All right, I wanted to check in here today with one more update.

I believe we finally have the site stable, but just quick note: If you see a message that says “Performing Security Verification…” that is 100% normal. We’re using Cloudflare to verify actual human Bits readers from AI bots trying to scrape the site.

The good news is that it’s definitely helping—the site is much more stable now.

And we have a couple things to share with you all here today.

First, we have more new disc reviews, including…

My take on the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer (2008) in 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. as well as Ric Roman Waugh’s Greenland (2020) in 4K Ultra HD from Lionsgate.

Tim’s looks at Richard Fleischer’s Red Sonja (1985) in 4K from Arrow Video, as well as John Binder’s UFOria (1983) in 4K Ultra HD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, and Kuei Chih-Hung’s Killer Constable (1980) on Blu-ray from Arrow’s Shawscope: Volume 3 box set.

Dennis’ take on Ira Sachs’ The Delta (1996) on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection and Vincente Minnelli’s Tea and Sympathy (1956) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Stuart’s look at The Magnificent Seven Collection on Blu-ray from Imprint Films.

And Stephen’s thoughts on John Woo and Tsui Hark’s A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (1986-1989) in 4K Ultra HD from both Shout! Studios and also Imprint Films!

More reviews are also on the way next week, including our review of David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999) in 4K and more! So be sure to check back then. [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...]