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Gable stars – with the 1906 earthquake – in “San Francisco”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable stars as nightclub owner Blackie Norton, and soprano Jeanette MacDonald as his songbird...
Peggy Earle
Apr 8, 20214 min read
If you like your horror movies nuanced and moody, cue up “Isle of the Dead”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff, right, gives a memorable performance as the tragic Greek Gen. Nikolas Pherides, who...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 6, 20214 min read
For all of its epic pageantry, “The Ten Commandments” still has its shortcomings in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Charlton Heston was 30 when he began the portrayal of Moses - Prince of Egypt for producer/director...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 20218 min read
“Crossfire” serves up a solid mystery and a more powerful message
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Police Capt. Finlay (Robert Young, right) tries to convince Army soldier Leroy (William Phipps) to help in...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 28, 20214 min read
Sony’s 4K upgrade of the futuristic thriller “Gattaca” is picture-perfect
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ethan Hawke as Vincent Freeman an “In-Valid” who has a heart condition. But, he’s taken the...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Carey Mulligan received an Oscar nomination for her role as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, who dropped...
Peggy Earle
Mar 22, 20216 min read
If you’re a fan of Westerns, “News of the World” should be at the top of your list
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Hanks stars as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a newsreader who travels from town to town giving...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 20216 min read
Love and revenge take the lead in “A Tale of Two Cities” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Lucie Manette-Darnay (Elizabeth Allan) and longtime friend Jarvis Lowry (Claude Gillingwater), watch her...
Peggy Earle
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Brilliant color rules “The Pajama Game” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Day One: the new floor manager Sid Sorokin (John Raitt) meets the factory grievance committee and Union...
Kay Reynolds
Mar 2, 20215 min read
“After the Thin Man” – Warner Archive Collection – blends mystery and martinis
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) are back in San Francisco and find themselves drawn into...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Paranoia runs deep in Alan J. Pakula’s gripping thriller, “The Parallax View”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, left, stars as journalist Joe Frady. While investigating a series of deaths and their ties to...
Craig Shapiro
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Kazan’s controversial “Baby Doll” remains a shocker
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Carroll Baker plays 19-year-old Baby Doll Meighan and Eli Wallach in his first major role as the seductive...
Peggy Earle
Feb 24, 20215 min read
Free 4K Ultra HD giveaway – “The Croods: A New Age”
HOT 4K NEWS / 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Rich bold 4K/HDR colors are featured throughout “A New Age.” Guy and Eep continue to...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 20, 20214 min read
“Freaky” delivers a lot of horror, and a chunk of heart
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Vince Vaughn plays serial killer “The Blissfield Butcher,” while Kathryn Newton as high school...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 17, 20216 min read
“Ammonite” swims in risk and romance
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kate Winslet plays Mary Anning a lifelong fossil-collector and paleontologist and Saoirse Ronan plays...
Peggy Earle
Feb 17, 20214 min read
Kevin Costner and Diane Lane propel the redemptive drama “Let Him Go”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Diane Lane gives a powerful performance as Margaret Blackledge, grandmother to little Jimmy. She...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Feb 15, 20215 min read
Paramount Presents a handsome “Love Story” for Valentine’s Day
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw became instant stars after “Love Story,” the biggest box office movie of 1971....
Bill Kelley III
Feb 13, 20216 min read
The future is grim – again – on “Elysium” 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Matt Damon plays ex-con Max DeCosta, who works on the assembly line at a robot plant in 2154 Los...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 8, 20216 min read
Danny Kaye rules in “The Court Jester” – Paramount Presents
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Danny Kaye in one of his best onscreen performances as Hubert Hawkins, an ex-carnival performer. "The Court...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 6, 20216 min read
John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness” Collector’s Edition has arrived on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS One by one, the mentors and graduate students who were monitoring the canister of swirling green...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 4, 20216 min read
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