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Great cast and story drive “The Yearling” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck plays homesteader Ezra “Penny” Baxter and his son Jody, played by newcomer Claude Jarman Jr.,...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 10, 20215 min read
In bed with the reds – “Pickup on South Street” – The Criterion Collection”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Pickpocket artist Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) eyes his next mark, Candy (Jean Peters), and steals her...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 1, 20216 min read
Robert Young goes film noir in “They Won’t Believe Me”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Young plays Wall Street broker Larry Ballentine, who meets his wife’s friend Janice Bell (Jane Greer)...
Peggy Earle
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Hopkins’ genius on display – “The Father”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Anthony Hopkins won his second Best Actor Academy Award as Anthony, a man who has been slowly losing...
Peggy Earle
Jun 9, 20214 min read
Cary Grant is right at home in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant stars as advertising man Jim Blandings and Myrna Loy as Muriel, Jim’s wife/foil. Their Manhattan...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 1, 20215 min read
The family film you need to see – “Minari”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) and his wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) are shocked by the latest medical update on...
Peggy Earle
May 28, 20216 min read
“Nomadland” explores life on the road in modern-day America
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Frances McDormand won her third Best Actress Academy Award as 61-year-old Fern, a widow who lost her...
Peggy Earle
May 23, 20216 min read
Modern noir lives in “The Little Things”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington stars as the aging Kern County Deputy Joe Deacon, a former Los Angeles County...
Peggy Earle
May 14, 20215 min read
Free Blu-ray giveaway – “The Marksman”
HOT RELEASE NEWS / MINI-REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Liam Neeson plays ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson, who takes aim at a...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20212 min read
Catch early horror flick “Doctor X” from Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Six strange murders involving cannibalism have taken place during a full moon and in the vicinity of a...
Peggy Earle
May 6, 20215 min read
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell light up the screen in “Broadway Melody of 1940”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Eleanor Powell “The Queen of Tap” plays Broadway star Clare Bennett and Fred Astaire plays hoofer Johnny...
Craig Shapiro
May 2, 20215 min read
“The Furies” – classic Western-noir – now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS In his final role, Walter Huston plays T.C. Jeffords, A New Mexico Territory cattle and land baron, and his...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 22, 20216 min read
Gable stars – with the 1906 earthquake – in “San Francisco”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable stars as nightclub owner Blackie Norton, and soprano Jeanette MacDonald as his songbird...
Peggy Earle
Apr 8, 20214 min read
If you like your horror movies nuanced and moody, cue up “Isle of the Dead”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff, right, gives a memorable performance as the tragic Greek Gen. Nikolas Pherides, who...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 6, 20214 min read
“Crossfire” serves up a solid mystery and a more powerful message
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Police Capt. Finlay (Robert Young, right) tries to convince Army soldier Leroy (William Phipps) to help in...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 28, 20214 min read
Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Carey Mulligan received an Oscar nomination for her role as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, who dropped...
Peggy Earle
Mar 22, 20216 min read
Love and revenge take the lead in “A Tale of Two Cities” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Lucie Manette-Darnay (Elizabeth Allan) and longtime friend Jarvis Lowry (Claude Gillingwater), watch her...
Peggy Earle
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Brilliant color rules “The Pajama Game” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Day One: the new floor manager Sid Sorokin (John Raitt) meets the factory grievance committee and Union...
Kay Reynolds
Mar 2, 20215 min read
“After the Thin Man” – Warner Archive Collection – blends mystery and martinis
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) are back in San Francisco and find themselves drawn into...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Paranoia runs deep in Alan J. Pakula’s gripping thriller, “The Parallax View”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, left, stars as journalist Joe Frady. While investigating a series of deaths and their ties to...
Craig Shapiro
Feb 25, 20214 min read
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