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Peggy Earle
Sep 17, 20204 min read
“First Cow” – a kinder, gentler, frontier tale
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Skilled cook “Cookie” (John Magaro) and his fried biscuit partner “King-Lu” (Orion Lee) a Chinese...
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Kay Reynolds
Sep 8, 20205 min read
Sports and comedy mix it up in “Pat and Mike”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Spencer Tracy plays sports manager Mike Conovan and Katharine Hepburn plays college coach Pat Pemberton,...
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Peggy Earle
Sep 7, 20204 min read
The twists and turns of “The Burnt Orange Heresy”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Danish actor Claes Bang plays the mysterious art critic James Figueras and Australian actress Elizabeth...
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Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20203 min read
UPDATED: Warner Archive gives Sam Peckinpah’s “Ride the High Country” its due
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Joel McCrea (right) plays Steve Judd, an aging lawman who hires his former cohort, Gil Westrum, played by...
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Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Gripping and involving, “Shanghai Triad” is set in the 1930s, but still speaks to today
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Gong Li plays Jinbao, a nightclub star in 1930s Shanghai and the mistress of a mob boss. “Shanghai...
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Peggy Earle
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Sexy, smart and comic, “The Lady Eve” arrives on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck plays the seductive Jean Harrington and Henry Fonda as the wealthy snake enthusiast Charles...
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Kay Reynolds
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Get in the swim with restored “Million Dollar Mermaid”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS With the biggest smile in Hollywood, Esther Williams plays champion Australian swimmer, vaudeville, and film...
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Peggy Earle
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Classic 1940 romance “Pride and Prejudice” remastered
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Elizabeth Bennet (Greer Garson) is taken back by Fitzwilliam Darcy's (Laurence Olivier) proposal. (Click an...
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Bill Kelley III
Aug 12, 20205 min read
Buster Keaton fans will want to focus on Criterion’s “The Cameraman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Silent superstar Buster Keaton plays an aspiring newsreel cameraman. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
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Craig Shapiro
Aug 3, 20204 min read
“Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations” delivers in every possible way
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Laurel & Hardy perform the soft-shoe routine “At the Ball, That's All” with The Avalon Boys as singing...
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Toni Guagenti
Jul 30, 20208 min read
Arrow Video examines the Not-So-PC complexities of “Sixteen Candles”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Molly Ringwald plays sophomore Samantha 'Sam' Baker who still rides the school bus home and Anthony Michael...
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Bill Kelley III
Jul 26, 20208 min read
Rooney & Garland still have it: “Strike Up the Band” & “Girl Crazy”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland as high schooler Mary Holden and Mickey Rooney as senior Jimmy Connors provides hot Latin...
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Craig Shapiro
Jul 13, 20204 min read
Fans of The Band (and who isn’t?) will find a lot to like with “Once Were Brothers”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Founder/guitarist/songwriter Robbie Robertson of The Band, remembers how he came up with the lyrics for the...
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Kay Reynolds
Jul 6, 20206 min read
Doris Day debuts in “Romance on the High Seas”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Band singer Doris Day made her Hollywood debut in the musical comedy “Romance on the High Seas.” (Click an...
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Craig Shapiro
Jun 20, 20204 min read
Warner Archive delivers the goods with unconventional Western “Blood on the Moon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Mitchum plays drifter Jim Garry, who’s planning to work with old friend Tate Riling (Robert Preston)....
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Kay Reynolds
Jun 19, 20204 min read
Find charm and romance in “Rachel and the Stranger” – The Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Hunter and balladeer Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum) provides after-dinner entertainment for young Davey (Gary...
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Bill Kelley III
Jun 11, 20206 min read
Criterion excels with “The Great Escape”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Natural film grain dances across the German countryside as Steve McQueen stars as Captain Virgil Hilts “The...
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Kay Reynolds
May 26, 20204 min read
“The Good Place” Complete Series is good!
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kristen Bell stars as Eleanor Shellstrop and Ted Danson as Eternal Architect and Guide Michael, who shows...
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Bill Kelley III
May 18, 20206 min read
Kirk Douglas shines in little-known Western – “Lonely are the Brave”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas stars as loner cowboy Jack Burns, who plans to get his buddy Paul Bondi out of jail. (Click an...
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Bill Kelley III
May 5, 20205 min read
Elvis’ best screen performance – “King Creole” gets a 4K restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Elvis Presley as Danny Fisher, a busboy who quickly becomes an overnight success at the Blue Shade...
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