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Kino Lorber delivers definitive edition of WWII epic, “The Great Escape”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Steve McQueen plays U.S. pilot Captain Virgil Hilts, who finds a blind spot between the German guard...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 9, 20227 min read
Top 10: 4K UHDs of 2021
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR FRAME SHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 6, 202216 min read
A masterpiece restored: “The Red Shoes” – The Criterion Collection
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Australian dancer Sir Robert Helpmann plays Russian dancer Ivan Boleslawsky and Scottish dancer...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 26, 20215 min read
Blending truth and fiction, “Ragtime” – Paramount Presents, stands up today
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Howard Rollins Jr. received an Oscar nomination as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a piano player, harassed by racist...
Peggy Earle
Dec 22, 20215 min read
Daniel Craig bids farewell to Bond in “No Time to Die”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Daniel Craig returns for his fifth and final appearance as James Bond. (Click an image to scroll...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 20, 20218 min read
Van Damme’s and Woo’s “Hard Target” gets a major kick on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS International action star Jean-Claude Van Damme sports a mullet as Chance Boudreaux, a merchant...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 13, 20217 min read
A lost man, a missing woman – “Reminiscence”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson play star-crossed lovers, Nick Bannister and Mae in the noir...
Mike Reynolds
Dec 9, 20215 min read
It’s all fun and games until someone dies – “The Last of Sheila” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Movie producer Clinton Green (James Coburn) invites six of his movie world acquaintances – Philip (James...
Peggy Earle
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Fantasy, action and heart rule “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Prepared to conquer the ancient village of Ta Lo, Xu Wenwu (Tony Chiu-Wai Leung) of the Ten...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 2, 20216 min read
“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” grips you even tighter with Kino Lorber’s 4K makeover
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) San Francisco public health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) and lab technician...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 30, 20217 min read
Criterion breathes new life into “Citizen Kane” with a 4K do-over and tons of extras
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Writer/director/producer/star Orson Welles plays newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane, who takes a...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 26, 20218 min read
The love’s still there – “L.A. Story: 30th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Steve Martin stars as “wacky” TV weatherman Harris K. Telemacher and his love interest British writer Sarah...
Peggy Earle
Nov 19, 20215 min read
A personal film from a personal book on 4K – “The Outsiders” & “The Outsiders: The Complete Novel”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Patrick Swayze plays Darrel the oldest Curtis brother, as he and other greasers prepare to battle...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 15, 20217 min read
WWII adventure “The Guns of Navarone: 60th Anniversary Edition” now in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck plays New Zealand world-class mountain climber Captain Keith Mallory. He and the rest...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 7, 20217 min read
Cool cast and gothic thrills – “Eye of the Devil” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Legendary British stars Deborah Kerr and David Niven play the wealthy French couple Catherine and Philippe...
Peggy Earle
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Made by fans for fans – “Scream: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Drew Barrymore plays high school senior Casey, who received a series of threatening phone...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 31, 20215 min read
Universal’s classic monster movies scare up a good time in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula and Boris Karloff as “The Monster.” (Click on an image...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 25, 20218 min read
Dynamic courtroom case now on 4K – “Anatomy of a Murder” Columbia Classics Vol. 2
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Right, legendary actor James Stewart as the easy-going small town attorney Paul Biegler and District...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 18, 20217 min read
Fincher’s “The Social Network” makes the cut – Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 2
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) celebrates the selection of the first three Facebook summer...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 13, 20217 min read
Madcap comedy at its best – “A Night at the Opera”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Right, Groucho Marx plays Otis B. Driftwood, who has dinner with the venerable Mrs. Claypool (Margaret...
Mike Reynolds
Oct 11, 20215 min read
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