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Please fasten your seatbelts: ‘Airport’ takes off in 4K Ultra-HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Bombs away! Veteran pilot Vern Demerest (Dean Martin) tries to talk down-on-his-luck passenger D.O. Guerrero (Van Heflin) into handing over his briefcase. Why? Its packed with dynamite. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of KL Studio Classics/Universal Pictures - Click the jacket for an Amazon purchase “AIRPORT” 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray, 1970, rated G Best extra: The commentary by authors Julie Kirgo

Craig Shapiro
1 day ago5 min read


The original holiday nightmare – “How the Grinch Stole Christmas: 25th Anniversary Edition” gets an upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Jim Carrey stars as the anti-social and bad-tempered The Grinch, who lives in a cave on Mount Crumpit, overlooking the town of Whoville. He visits the town during a Christmas celebration. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Universal Pictures - Click for an Amazon purchase “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray; 2000; PG for crude humor; Digital copy via Amazon

Bill Kelley III
5 days ago6 min read


“The Mask” in 4K UHD – Still “S-ssss-ssss-sssss-smokin'!”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Jim Carrey became a Hollywood superstar in 1994 through his roles in “The Mask,” “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and “Dumb and Dumber.” Here, he plays nerdy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who finds a mysterious wooden mask that changes his life! (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Arrow Video and New Line Cinema - Click for an Amazon purchase “THE MASK” 4K Ultra HD; 1994; PG-13 for stylized violence Best ext

Bill Kelley III
Nov 107 min read


Sixty-five years on, the power and poetry of ‘Eyes Without a Face’ are undeniable
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Her face horribly disfigured in a car accident caused by her father, Christiane (Edith Scob) must wear a mask as he tries to perfect a transplant.
(Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of The Criterion Collection via Filmmaker Mode - Click for Amazon purchase “EYES WITHOUT A FACE: THE CRITERION COLLECTION”
4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray, 1960, unrated, graphic surgery, violence
Best extra: “The Unreal Real

Craig Shapiro
Oct 295 min read


An unforgettable new horror-mystery: Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS 2:17 A.M., and 17 third-graders from the same Maybrook Elementary classroom mysteriously run from their homes. (2) Amy Madigan plays the creepy Aunt Gladys, as 3rd-grade teacher Justine (Julia Garner) is attacked by her ex, Paul Morgan (Alden Ehrenreich), who’s under a witchcraft spell. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Warner Bros Discovery Entertainment via Filmmaker Mode - Click for an Amazon pur

Peggy Earle
Oct 275 min read


Choosing between perfect or less-than lessons from Celine Song’s “Materialists”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Dakota Johnson plays Lucy, an upscale matchmaker, and Chris Evans plays her ex-boyfriend John, a struggling actor in New York City. (2) The film opens with a caveman and his female love, and he twists a small flower into a ring. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) Screenshots courtesy of A24 - Click for an Amazon purchase “MATERIALISTS” Blu-ray; 2025; R for profanity, nudity, adult situations, smoking Best extra: Commentary b

Peggy Earle
Oct 226 min read


More deadly, more fun – “The Quick and the Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sharon Stone as Ellen “ The Lady, ” a vengeance-seeking gunslinger. (2) Right, Gene Hackman as Mayor John Herod, who gets 50 cents for every dollar in the Texas border town. He tries to entice Russell Crowe as Cort, a former gunfighter turned preacher, to take part in the four-day quick-draw shooting contest. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots from the Filmmaker Mode courtesy of Sony Pictures - Click for an Amaz

Kay Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Oct 216 min read


Time again to “Do-Re-Mi” – “The Sound of Music: 60th Anniversary” comes alive in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Julie Andrews plays the free-spirited young postulant Maria, who loves to sing and the mountains. The Mother Abbess sends Maria to the home of retired naval officer Captain Georg von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer, to be the governess to his seven children. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of 20th Century Studios via Filmmaker Mode - Click for an Amazon purchase “THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 60th ANNIVER

Bill Kelley III
Oct 167 min read


Highly praised “Sense and Sensibility” gets an anniversary upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Suitor John Willoughby (Greg Wise) escorts Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) on a countryside walk near Barton Cottage, a small home where Mrs. Dashwood lives after being evicted from their home, Norland Park. (2) Mrs. Dashwood (Gemma Jones) and her daughters and her daughters, Elinor (Emma Thompson), Margaret (Emilie Francois) and Marianne, arrive at their new home. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of

Bill Kelley III
Oct 95 min read


Welcome to the jungle! “The Rundown” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson became a major action star after playing Beck, a “retrieval specialist”...

Kay Reynolds
Oct 27 min read


Making a list? Add Akira Kurosawa’s masterful ‘High and Low’ to it
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Toshiro Mifune, left, is King Gondo, a shoe company executive whose son is apparently kidnapped and...

Craig Shapiro
Sep 296 min read


The three who returned – “Little Buddha” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Three young children, right, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger) from the U.S., Gita (Greishma Makar Singh),...

Peggy Earle
Sep 277 min read


Saddle up for the ride of your life! “Silverado” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Lawrence Kasdan’s “Silverado” was filmed during the dead of winter in the high desert country of New...

Bill Kelley III
Sep 235 min read


A Shout! shout-out: Ringo Lam’s classic ‘City on Fire’ rocks in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Chow Yun-Fat’s star was on the rise when he took on the role of Ko Chow, a Hong Kong undercover...

Craig Shapiro
Sep 175 min read


Scares at their very best – “The Conjuring” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Carolyn Perron (Lili Taylor), mother of five daughters, is overcome by demonic forces in their...

Kay Reynolds
Sep 157 min read


A drama for uncertain times – “Save the Tiger”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Legendary actor Jack Lemmon won his second Academy Award as Harry Stoner, co-owner of a women’s clothing...

Peggy Earle
Sep 86 min read


Arrow Video’s “Poseidon” surfaces on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Josh Lucas plays professional gambler Dylan Johns, who tries to save architect Richard...

Kay Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Aug 306 min read


John Lee Hancock’s modern noir “The Little Things” upgrades to 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Denzel Washington stars as the aging Kern County Deputy Joe Deacon, a former Los Angeles Sheriff...

Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Aug 275 min read


Looking for ghoulish fun? Try “Final Destination: Bloodlines”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS College student Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) has been plagued by a recurring nightmare of her...

Peggy Earle
Aug 206 min read


“Sunset Boulevard” – This picture is BIG, especially in 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Gloria Swanson plays the aging silent screen legend Norma Desmond, who comes to life during a...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 158 min read
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