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Oscar-winner “Rain Man” gets a shiny new 4K upgrade!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt, who just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond,...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 14, 20237 min read
Kino Lorber notches another winner with Charles Laughton’s masterful ‘The Night of the Hunter’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In arguably the best performances of his career, Robert Mitchum stepped away from his tough-guy...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Fierce and fun, “The Longest Yard” scores on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Burt Reynolds plays ex-NFL quarterback Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, serving an 18-month sentence for...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 min read
Subtle, moving fantasy “Wings of Desire” on Criterion 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Swiss actor Bruno Ganz plays the invisible angel Damiel, who comforts a critically injured...
Bill Kelley III
May 22, 20236 min read
Groundbreaker “Rebel Without a Cause” wins on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS James Dean plays high school student Jim Stark, who’s alienated from his parents Frank (Jim Backus)...
Peggy Earle
May 13, 20236 min read
Up, up and away on 4K – “Superman: The Movie”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Superman races to stop an ICBM missile from hitting its target after it was redirected by Lex...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20239 min read
Criterion’s 4K remaster of Terry Gilliam’s brilliant ‘Fisher King’ is phenomenal
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robin Williams received a Best Actor Oscar nomination as Parry, a homeless man who recruits fallen...
Craig Shapiro
May 5, 20235 min read
“Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary Edition” lands onto 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS MSNBC producer/reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni) holds onto her father Jason Lerner (Maximilian...
Bill Kelley III
May 1, 20237 min read
Seeking Justice – “12 Angry Men” – 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Inside the New York City Jury Room, Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda) and Juror No. 3 (Lee J. Cobb) recreate...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 21, 20235 min read
Warner Bros.’ 4K remastering of Paul Newman’s iconic ‘Cool Hand Luke’ isn’t so hot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman, one of filmdom’s great non-conformists plays Luke Jackson, who was arrested and...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 17, 20234 min read
4K gold and Oscar winner – “All Quiet on the Western Front”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Austrian Felix Kammerer was cast as the lead character, the idealistic German teen Paul Bäumer, in...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 14, 20236 min read
“The Crimson Rivers” – French thriller hits all the noir notes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS French actors Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel play Detective Commissioner Pierre Niemans from Paris and local...
Mike Reynolds
Apr 12, 20233 min read
Warner’s “The Maltese Falcon” in 4K Ultra HD – ‘The stuff that dreams are made of’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The package is quickly opened and everyone touches the statue of the Maltese falcon. (2)...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 6, 20236 min read
A dream comes true: “Cinderella: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods) arrives at the ball in a carriage transformed from a pumpkin....
Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 20235 min read
“Red Eye” climbs to 4K from Paramount Presents
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is attacked at 30,000 feet during her red-eye flight to Miami by...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20236 min read
Blending film noir & melodrama, “Mildred Pierce: Criterion Collection” gets the 4K treatment
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Joan Crawford won an Oscar for Best Actress as Mildred Pierce, a businesswoman, mother, and wife....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 20236 min read
UPDATED: Banderas, Hopkins and Zeta-Jones shine in “The Mask of Zorro: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Zorro (Antonio Banderas) is not just a great swordsman but has amazing acrobatic skills,...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 16, 20237 min read
“Rocky: Knockout Collection” – A contender in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Writer/actor Sylvester Stallone plays Rocky Balboa, an over-the-hill boxer who gets the chance...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 10, 20238 min read
Sony gives Petersen’s “Air Force One” new 4K wings
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Harrison Ford plays President James Marshall in “Air Force One” the No. 4 box office film of 1997....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 6, 20236 min read
“Boom!” - Fuqua’s classic “Training Day” is now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hawke stars as rookie detective Jake Hoyt and Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, the meanest...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 3, 20236 min read
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