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The Minecraft Movie on Blu-ray & 4K, plus new Imprint, KLSC, and BFI announcements & Tron screens in 4K with Dolby Vision at the Academy Museum on 7/3!

6 days ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

Our friends at Via Vision have unveiled their next batch of Imprint Films Blu-ray titles for July, which are set to include a double feature of Silvio Narizzano’s Blue (1968) and Alan Smithee’s (aka Jud Taylor’s) Fade In (1973)—it also comes with a feature-length documentary Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024)—Martin Ritt’s Hud (1963), Sydney Pollack’s This Property Is Condemned (1966), William A.
Lethal Weapon 4K is finally official, plus Snow White (2025), A24’s A Different Man, Murder, She Wrote Blu-ray follow-up & the new Split-Reel label!

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

As we’ve reported previously, there will be wide release and Steelbook packaging options. Note that the 4K disc includes both the 1987 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Director’s Cut, which is 7 minutes longer, plus you get a pair of featurettes: A Legacy of Inspiration: Remembering Richard Donner and “I’m Too Old for This...”. The 4K discs will also feature HDR10 high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos audio (along with the original 2.0 theatrical mix in DTS-HD MA format).
Fury, The Phantom, official 007: Sean Connery & Jurassic Park Trilogy remastering details, Murder, She Wrote & the Kingdom of Heaven: DC looks fantastic!

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

Here’s something fun: Our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have just revealed that Simon Wincer’s The Phantom (1996) is “coming soon” to 4K Ultra HD. This is a Paramount title, and you can bet that other such 4K catalog films will follow. It’s worth pointing out that there are a number of Paramount films already available in 4K Digital but not yet on 4K disc, and it’s our belief that KLSC is going to eventually release a number of them.
Blaxploitation (1972-1973) (Blu-ray Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Tim Salmons

Review Date: May 05, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc Martin Goldman/Larry Spangler/Ron O’Neal/Arthur Marks 1972-1973 (January 25, 2025) Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros./General Film Corporation (Imprint Films/Via Vision Entertainment) Film/Program Grade: See Below Video Grade: See Below Audio Grade: See Below Extras Grade: B- Overall Grade: B [Editor's Note: This is a Region-Free Australian Blu-ray import.] The use of the portmanteau term “blaxploitation” has meant many things: a source of income...
In the Bedroom (Blu-ray Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Dennis Seuling

Review Date: May 05, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc Todd Field 2001 (March 26, 2025) Miramax Films (Imprint Films/Via Vision Entertainment) Film/Program Grade: B Video Grade: A Audio Grade: A Extras Grade: B+ [Editor's Note: This a Region-Free Australian Blu-ray import.] In the Bedroom defies pigeonholing.
The Betsy (Blu-ray Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Stuart Galbraith IV

Review Date: May 05, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc Daniel Petrie 1978 (February 26, 2025) Harold Robbins International Company/Allied Artists/United Artists (Imprint Films/Via Vision Entertainment) Film/Program Grade: B- Video Grade: A- Audio Grade: A- Extras Grade: B- [Editor’s Note: This is a Region-Free Australian Blu-ray import.] Calling The Betsy (1978) the best adaptation of a Harold Robbins novel isn’t saying much, yet beyond Robbins’s emblematic trashiness and steamy sex scenes, the film...
Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe (Blu-ray Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Tim Salmons

Review Date: May 02, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc José Mojica Marins 1964-2008 (March 11, 2025) Indústria Cinematográfica Apolo/Olhos de Cão/Gullane Filmes (Arrow Video) Film/Program Grade: See Below Video Grade: See Below Audio Grade: See Below Extras Grade: A- Overall Grade: A- José Mojica Marins invented the persona of Zé do Caixão (Coffin Joe) in 1964, co-writing, directing, and starring in the first Brazilian horror film, At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul. Achieving immediate success, he...
Shane (1953) hits 4K on 7/15, Plus The Golden Child, Jade, Sunset Boulevard, Better off Dead, Apple’s See: The Complete Series & more!

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Bill Hunt

KLSC has also set Hugh Wilson’s Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) and Paul Maslansky’s Sugar Hill (1974) for Blu-ray release on 6/24. Speaking of Paramount, we finally have an official street date for Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950) in 4K Ultra HD from Paramount Home Entertainment—look for it on 8/5, with Dolby Vision HDR. Also coming from Paramount that day is Savage Steve Holland’s Better Off Dead (1985) in 4K Ultra HD.
Pale Rider (4K UHD Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Stephen Bjork

Review Date: May 01, 2025 Format: 4K Ultra HD Clint Eastwood 1985 (April 29, 2025) The Malpaso Company (Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment) Film/Program Grade: B+ Video Grade: A- Audio Grade: A- Extras Grade: B+ A group of settlers are in crisis.
Posse (Blu-ray Review)

1 week ago | thedigitalbits.com | Dennis Seuling

Review Date: May 01, 2025 Format: Blu-ray Disc Kirk Douglas 1975 (April 29, 2025) The Bryna Company/Paramount Pictures (Kino Lorber Studio Classics) Film/Program Grade: B+ Video Grade: A Audio Grade: A Extras Grade: B Made in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Posse is a Western with a cautionary tale about men whose aspirations mask an ulterior motive. The film follows a lawman as he attempts to capture a notorious criminal, not only to protect the populace but primarily to assure his...