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Bette Davis delivers the best – “All About Eve” Criterion Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Margo, let's make peace," says Director Bill Simpson, played by Gary Merrill. Actress Margo Channing played...
Peggy Earle
Dec 2, 20195 min read
Divided Berlin is the backdrop for Carol Reed’s “The Man Between”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Claire Bloom stars as Susanne Mallison, on a three-week vacation in Berlin visiting her...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 1, 20197 min read
Howling in a delicious new Collector’s Edition: “An American Werewolf in London”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The full moon rises over London and American David Kessler (David Naughton) begins his first transformation...
Peggy Earle
Nov 27, 20195 min read
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” delivers a heartwarming drama
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) a scruffy fisherman who's on the run with Zak (Zack Gottsagen) a young man with Down...
Peggy Earle
Nov 21, 20194 min read
Warner Archive’s remastered “The Set-Up,” earns a spot with the classics
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) The violent exchange between Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) and Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor) during...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 19, 20197 min read
“The Farewell” is a heart-warming must-see
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen) shows her granddaughter Billi (Awkwafina) a breathing exercise that involves shouting...
Peggy Earle
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Thirty years later, John Sayles’ masterful “Matewan” has lost none of its urgency
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Mingo County coal miners vote to keep scab workes out of the Stone Mountain mines in southern West Virginia....
Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20195 min read
Talented, messy and honest: “David Crosby: Remember My Name”
BLU-RAY REVIEW /FRAME SHOTS David Crosby is still writing songs, recording albums, and keeping a grueling concert schedule. (Click an...
Peggy Earle
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Grit and hope turn “Maiden” into a winner
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MAIDEN” Blu-ray; 2018; PG for profanity and thematic elements; streaming via Amazon Prime Video, Apple, FandangoNOW,...
Peggy Earle
Oct 26, 20193 min read
Mike Flanagan sets the standard for scares – “The Haunting of Hill House” Extended Director’s Cut
BLU-RAY REVIEW Episode 1 - "Steven Sees a Ghost" expanded with optional commentary from creator Mike Flanagan. Little Nell Crain (Violet...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 24, 20198 min read
The “Lubitsch touch” shines in Criterion’s new “Cluny Brown”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Charles Boyer and Jennifer Jones star as Adam Belinski and Cluny Brown in the last film directed by Ernst...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 15, 20197 min read
Bette Davis and William Wyler – together again for “The Letter” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Crosbie (Herbert Marshall) comforts his wife Leslie (Bette Davis) after she's killed a man she says...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 10, 20197 min read
Singer, lover, philanthropist, “Pavarotti” was all that and more
BLU-RAY REVIEW Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) “PAVAROTTI” Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2019; PG-13 for profanity and a...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 7, 20193 min read
Relive the California sound – some of it – in “Echo in the Canyon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ECHO IN THE CANYON” Blu-ray; 2018; PG-13 for drug references and suggestive content; streaming via Amazon Video Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Bette Davis’ “Jezebel” – Warner Archive Collection – sparkles in new remaster
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Henry Fonda and Bette Davis star in "Jezebel" as banker Preston "Pres" Dillard and Julie Marsden. David...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 27, 20196 min read
Remembering 9/11 - Updated Review: “World Trade Center”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS 2,753 people died at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan - 2,192 civilians, 343 firefighters, 71 law...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 11, 20196 min read
John Ford’s “Wagon Master” – Warner Archive Collection – takes a different path
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) "Wagon Master" Elder Wiggs (Ward Bond) is confronted by Uncle Shiloh (Charles Kemper), leader of the...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 8, 20197 min read
Brando’s “One-Eyed Jacks” rides to Criterion perfection
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "One-Eyed Jacks" is a story of betrayal and revenge. Brando gives untypical passion in the role of...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 16, 20195 min read
“The Thin Man” gets classy restoration from Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick and Nora Charles, played by William Powell and Myrna Loy, star in "The Thin Man" adapted from Dashiell...
Kay Reynolds
Aug 11, 20195 min read
Ghost citizens await their chance in Petzold’s “Transit”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “TRANSIT” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; Not Rated; streaming via Amazon Prime, FrandangoNOW, Google Play, iTunes,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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