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“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
Spike Lee’s masterful “Do the Right Thing” + Criterion’s practiced hand = required viewing
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “DO THE RIGHT THING: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD; 1989; R for violence, language, sexual...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 5, 20193 min read
All singing, all dancing AND Cagney, too! “Footlight Parade” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “FOOTLIGHT PARADE” – WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION Blu-ray, DVD; 1933; Not Rated; streaming via Amazon...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 2, 20196 min read
Celebrating America’s lunar landing – “Chasing the Moon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CHASING THE MOON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019: Not Rated; streaming via Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 20, 20194 min read
Some films have a life of their own – “Gaslight” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Ingrid Bergman stars with Charles Boyer in “Gaslight,” directed by George Cukor. She won a Best Actress...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Beautifully chilling – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Warner Archive Collection
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Dorian Gray, played by Hurd Hatfield, gazes at his portrait: "If only it was the picture who was to...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Adventure takes flight in “Lost in Space: Season 1 – 2018”
BLU-RAY REVIEW (1) The Robot (Brian Steele) and Will Robinson (Maxwell Jenkins) connect after the boy rescues it. The Robot's message is...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 28, 20194 min read
Fred, Ginger and The Criterion Collection go full “Swing Time”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Fred Astaire stars as hoofer/gambler John “Lucky” Garnett and Ginger Rogers as dance instructor Penny...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 22, 20196 min read
“The Heiress: The Criterion Collection” – Brilliant classic receives a brilliant restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE HEIRESS: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD; 1949; Not Rated Best extra: 2018 conversation...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Love persists in “A Patch of Blue” – A brand new restoration from the Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A PATCH OF BLUE” – WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION Blu-ray; 1965; Not Rated Best extra: Commentary by...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 9, 20195 min read
PBS “Les Misèrables” shines in a six-part series
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MASTERPIECE: LES MISÈRABLES” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; TV-MA for mature subject matter, violence, gore, mild profanity and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 9, 20193 min read
“Earthquake – Collector’s Edition” rumbles in with a new 2K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Earthquake" was nominated for five Oscars and won for its Sensurround audio experience and the Visual...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 2, 20194 min read
A little film noir, a little comedy moves “The Big Clock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE BIG CLOCK” Blu-ray and DVD; 1948; Not Rated Best extra: “A Difficult Actor” interview with Charles...
Peggy Earle
May 24, 20194 min read
Art reveals reality in “Never Look Away”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “NEVER LOOK AWAY” Blu-ray and DVD; 2018; R for graphic nudity, sexuality, and brief violent images; streaming via Amazon...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 22, 20193 min read
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly team up – off and on screen – for “Summer Stock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland stars with Gene Kelly in "Summer Stock," the last musical she made for MGM after a long career...
Kay Reynolds
May 6, 20196 min read
Exciting and elegant, “Victoria” still wows in Season Three
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICTORIA: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019; PG; streaming via Amazon Prime, iTunes and PBSNow Best extra: 11...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 2, 20193 min read
Still relevant – Elia Kazan’s “A Face in the Crowd,” now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A FACE IN THE CROWD: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD, 1957, unrated Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 30, 20193 min read
“The Great Buster” celebrates the life and career of a Hollywood visionary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Buster Keaton’s greatest gag - “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) “The General” (1927) - No. 18 in the American...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 29, 20193 min read
“The Quake” rumbles beyond Hollywood disaster porn
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geologist Kristian Eikjor (Kristoffer Joner) tries to rescue his daughter Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20194 min read
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