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War and love, faith and truth highlight “A Journal for Jordan”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Michael B. Jordan stars as First Sergeant Charles Monroe King and Chanté Adams as journalist...
Peggy Earle
Apr 1, 20224 min read
Kenneth Branagh triumphs with memorable and moving “Belfast”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Newcomer Jude Hill plays 9-year-old Buddy. (2) Buddy’s parents Pa (Jamie Dornan) and Ma...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 25, 20225 min read
Big drama, big stars dazzle in Scott’s “House of Gucci”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Stefani Germanotta, or Lady Gaga as she’s known to the world plays Patrizia Reggiani Gucci. (Click...
Peggy Earle
Mar 2, 20225 min read
“La Dolce Vita” – a Fellini classic – returns on Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni stars as litterateur-turned-gossip columnist Marcello Rubini. (Click on...
Peggy Earle
Feb 22, 20224 min read
Fritz Lang’s first American film – “Fury” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Spencer Tracy stars as mechanic Joe Wilson and Sylvia Sidney plays his fiancée, Katherine Grant, who leaves...
Mike Reynolds
Feb 13, 20224 min read
“The Long Goodbye,” one of 1973s 10 Best, on Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Elliott Gould stars as 1970s Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. (Click on an image to scroll through...
Peggy Earle
Feb 6, 20225 min read
“The Dry” – Gripping mystery, excellent cast!
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Eric Bana plays Australian federal agent Aaron Falk, who helps in the investigation of a shocking...
Peggy Earle
Feb 3, 20224 min read
Politics and romance mix in Paramount’s 4K restoration of “Reds: 40th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, who co-wrote, directed, co-produced, and stars as American journalist John “Jack” Reed, who...
Peggy Earle
Jan 13, 20225 min read
Blending truth and fiction, “Ragtime” – Paramount Presents, stands up today
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Howard Rollins Jr. received an Oscar nomination as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a piano player, harassed by racist...
Peggy Earle
Dec 22, 20215 min read
It’s all fun and games until someone dies – “The Last of Sheila” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Movie producer Clinton Green (James Coburn) invites six of his movie world acquaintances – Philip (James...
Peggy Earle
Dec 8, 20214 min read
The love’s still there – “L.A. Story: 30th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Steve Martin stars as “wacky” TV weatherman Harris K. Telemacher and his love interest British writer Sarah...
Peggy Earle
Nov 19, 20215 min read
Cool cast and gothic thrills – “Eye of the Devil” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Legendary British stars Deborah Kerr and David Niven play the wealthy French couple Catherine and Philippe...
Peggy Earle
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Madcap comedy at its best – “A Night at the Opera”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Right, Groucho Marx plays Otis B. Driftwood, who has dinner with the venerable Mrs. Claypool (Margaret...
Mike Reynolds
Oct 11, 20215 min read
Fun ‘60s thriller – “Arabesque” Special Edition
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck stars as American hieroglyph expert Dr. David Pollock and Sophia Loren as Persian knock-out...
Mike Reynolds
Sep 26, 20214 min read
Follow the dogged chase of “The Truffle Hunters”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) 84-year-old truffle hunter Aurelio Conterno finds a prized truffle in the Piedmont forests of Italy. (2)...
Peggy Earle
Sep 7, 20214 min read
“A Place in The Sun” shines on Paramount Presents Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, nephew of Charles Eastman president of a swimsuit company. And,...
Peggy Earle
Aug 23, 20215 min read
James Stewart stars in “Shenandoah” from Kino Lorber
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS James Stewart in one of his last great performances as farmer and family man Charlie Anderson welcoming his...
Mike Reynolds
Aug 15, 20215 min read
Classic Jackie Chan gets an upgrade in “Drunken Master II” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung, trained in the martial art of “drunken boxing.” (Click on an image to scroll...
Mike Reynolds
Aug 9, 20215 min read
Ride Paramount Present’s “Last Train from Gun Hill” for Western action
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Toward the climax, Marshal Matt Morgan, (Kirk Douglas) brings the man who killed his wife, Rick Belden,...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 25, 20216 min read
Criterion Collection upgrades screwball classic “Bringing Up Baby”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant as David Huxley, a clueless bespectacled paleontologist, and his dog George, with Katharine...
Peggy Earle
Jul 23, 20215 min read
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