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Arrow Video scores again with Dario Argento’s “The Bird With the Crystal Plumage”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS After witnessing an assault at an art gallery during which co-owner Monica Ranieri (Eva Renzi) is...

Craig Shapiro
Sep 17, 20215 min read


Shyamalan’s latest thriller “Old” lands on 4K Ultra HD (digital) 10/9 and (disc) 10/19
HOT 4K NEWS TAKE a thrilling summer trip with writer/director M. Night Shyamalan and experience his latest “Old,” which will be available...

High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 14, 20212 min read


King’s best – “The Shawshank Redemption” – gets 4K upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tim Robbins plays Maine banker Andy Dufresne. Sentenced to two life terms for the murder of his wife...

Bill Kelley III
Sep 13, 20217 min read


Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” delivers on 4K Ultra HD – Dec. 14
HOT 4K NEWS MARTIN SCORSESE’S electrifying story of American excess “The Wolf of Wall Street” gets a new 4K remastering from Paramount...

High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 13, 20211 min read


James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” arrives on 4K (digital) 9/17 and (physical) 4K 10/26
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment will release “The Suicide Squad,” the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup on...

High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 8, 20211 min read


Follow the dogged chase of “The Truffle Hunters”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) 84-year-old truffle hunter Aurelio Conterno finds a prized truffle in the Piedmont forests of Italy. (2)...

Peggy Earle
Sep 7, 20214 min read


The best of the best – “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ricardo Montalban is excellent as villain Khan Noonien Singh. He and his crew have commandeered the...

Bill Kelley III
Sep 5, 20217 min read


Criterion gives “Uncut Gems” a 4K Ultra HD upgrade – Nov. 23
HOT 4K NEWS ORIGINALLY announced for an October 2021 Criterion Collection release, the Safdie Brothers “Uncut Gems” starring Adam Sandler...

High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 31, 20212 min read


Another scary chapter from the Warren’s casebook: “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) carries young David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard) from his bedroom to the...

Mike Reynolds
Aug 28, 20216 min read


Humans and bunnies bring the fun in “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Center, Peter Rabbit (James Corden) left, Cottontail (Aimee Horne), Benjamin (Colin Moody), Flopsy...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 26, 20214 min read


OFFICIAL: Coppola’s “The Outsiders” coming to 4K Ultra HD – Nov. 9
HOT 4K NEWS THREE STUDIOS: Warner Bros., STUDIOCANAL, and American Zoetrope have joined forces to present the 4K restoration of Francis...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 24, 20212 min read


“A Place in The Sun” shines on Paramount Presents Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, nephew of Charles Eastman president of a swimsuit company. And,...

Peggy Earle
Aug 22, 20215 min read


OFFICIAL: Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” journeys to 4K Ultra HD - Aug. 31 (digital) and 4K (disc) 11/16
HOT 4K NEWS SCHEDULED for a theatrical release in July of 2020, Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” was shelved for 367 days because of the global...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 22, 20212 min read


OFFICIAL: John Carpenter’s “The Thing” premieres on 4K Ultra HD – Sept. 7
HOT 4K NEWS Click for Amazon preorder UNIVERSAL PICTURES Home Entertainment will release director John Carpenter’s horror classic “The...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 20, 20211 min read


OFFICIAL: Universal’s “F9: The Fast Saga” premieres Director’s Cut on 4K Ultra HD – 9/7 & 9/21
HOT 4K NEWS UNIVERSAL PICTURES Home Entertainment will release the ninth installment “F9: The Fast Saga,” which will include the...

High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 17, 20213 min read


Sony’s “Labyrinth: 35th Anniversary Edition” gets a new 4K makeover
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS 16-year-old Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is on a quest to find her baby brother Toby with...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 16, 20215 min read


OFFICIAL: Criterion’s first B&W 4K Ultra HD “Citizen Kane” 4-disc set – Nov. 23
HOT 4K NEWS MANY CONSIDER “Citizen Kane” the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old...

High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 16, 20212 min read


OFFICIAL: Criterion’s first 4K release David Lynch’s “Mulholland Dr.” – Nov. 16
HOT 4K NEWS IT'S A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a...

High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 16, 20212 min read


James Stewart stars in “Shenandoah” from Kino Lorber
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS James Stewart in one of his last great performances as farmer and family man Charlie Anderson welcoming his...

Mike Reynolds
Aug 15, 20215 min read


OFFICIAL: Criterion finally joins 4K Ultra HD starting November - Six films announced
HOT 4K NEWS Orson Welles's masterpiece “Citizen Kane” consider the greatest film in American cinema, highlights the first six films to be...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 11, 20211 min read


OFFICIAL: Tarantino’s WWII revenge fantasy “Inglourious Basterds” jumps to 4K Ultra HD – Oct. 12
HOT 4K NEWS UNIVERSAL PICTURES Home Entertainment will release Quentin Tarantino’s second film to make the jump to the high-resolution 4K...

High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 10, 20211 min read


Classic Jackie Chan gets an upgrade in “Drunken Master II” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung, trained in the martial art of “drunken boxing.” (Click on an image to scroll...

Mike Reynolds
Aug 9, 20215 min read


OFFICIAL: WWII classic “The Guns of Navarone: 60th Anniversary” arrives on 4K Ultra HD – Oct. 12
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES celebrates the 60th Anniversary of “The Guns of the Navarone” with its 4K Ultra HD release (disc & digital) on...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 4, 20211 min read


Summer friends unite in Pixar’s “Luca”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS New best friends Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer) and Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) finally get...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 3, 20215 min read
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