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FREE 4K Ultra HD giveaway – “Last Night in Soho”
HOT 4K NEWS / ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Center, Anya Taylor-Joy stars as 1960s dazzling wannabe singer Sandie, left, Matt Smith...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 30, 20226 min read
Criterion addresses “A Hard Day’s Night” 4K UHD issues
4K ULTRA HD UPDATE / EDITING ERROR The three missing shots from the 4K Ultra HD version of “A Hard Day’s Night.” (Click an image to...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 27, 20223 min read
“A Hard Day’s Night” in 4K Ultra HD? It just doesn’t get any better
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Beatles rehearse “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You,” before the TV Variety Show broadcast, which...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Jan 17, 20226 min read
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “The Godfather” with 4K Ultra HD Trilogy box set – March 22
HOT 4K NEWS PARAMOUNT PICTURES celebrates the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning masterpiece “The...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Politics and romance mix in Paramount’s 4K restoration of “Reds: 40th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, who co-wrote, directed, co-produced, and stars as American journalist John “Jack” Reed, who...
Peggy Earle
Jan 13, 20225 min read
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
The critically-acclaimed “The Green Mile” arrives on Warner Bros. 4K Ultra HD – Feb. 22
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment will release the critically acclaimed “The Green Mile” based on Stephen King’s novel on 4K...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Oscar-winner “The Hurt Locker” finally arrives on physical 4K Ultra HD – Feb. 22
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER premiering on 4K digital in December 2019, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is finally releasing the physical 4K disc of...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 4, 20221 min read
The inspiring story of “King Richard” swings onto 4K (digital) Jan. 4 & Feb. 8 (disc)
HOT 4K NEWS DON’T MISS Will Smith in his Oscar-worthy performance as Richard Williams, as he’s determined to write his daughters, Venus...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” makes a 4K arrival Jan. 4 (digital) & Feb. 1 (disc)
HOT 4K NEWS ORIGINALLY scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020, by Sony Pictures “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was delayed to October 2021,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 27, 20211 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
Criterion slots two 4K titles for March: “Le Cercle Rouge” 3/15 & “The Last Waltz” 3/29
HOT 4K NEWS THE CRITERION Collection continues its commitment to release 4K Ultra HD titles on physical discs and will provide the French...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 16, 20212 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
Rian Johnson’s sci-fi thriller “Looper” finally arrives stateside on 4K – Feb. 15
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER GETTING a 4K Ultra HD release in the U.K. earlier this year, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has scheduled the 10th...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 6, 20211 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 29, 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
Denis Villeneuve’s highly praised “Dune” comes to 4K Ultra HD (digital) Dec. 3 and (disc) Jan. 11
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment launches Denis Villeneuve’s (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) highly praised sci-fi spectacle...
High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 22, 20211 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
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