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Prepare for the scares! Hammer’s “Scars of Dracula” on 4K

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The legendary actor Christopher Lee stars as Count Dracula, and Patrick Troughton plays his creepy assistant Klove. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of KL Studio Classics/StudioCanal - Click for an Amazon purchase “SCARS OF DRACULA” 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray; 1970; R for violence and nudity Best extra: Archival commentary by director Roy Ward Baker, star Christopher Lee, and Hammer films historian Marcus

Peggy Earle

2 hours ago6 min read

Just try looking away: ‘Nightcrawler’ gets under your skin and stays there

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Jake Gyllenhaal gives one of his finest performances as Louis Bloom, who sells graphic, overnight news footage to a struggling Los Angeles TV station. (2) Rene Russo, center, is Nina Romina, the news director at KWLA. She sees a ratings bonanza in Bloom’s videos.   (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Shout! Studios - Click the steelbook for an Amazon purchase “NIGHTCRAWLER”  4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray,

Craig Shapiro

Mar 216 min read