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Kurosawa’s “Ran” 4K Ultra HD arrives in an exclusive Best Buy Steelbook – Nov. 16
HOT 4K NEWS The Best Buy exclusive Steelbook release AKIRA KUROSAWA’S sweeping action epic “Ran” will arrive in the U.S. from Lionsgate...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 28, 20211 min read
Fun ‘60s thriller – “Arabesque” Special Edition
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck stars as American hieroglyph expert Dr. David Pollock and Sophia Loren as Persian knock-out...
Mike Reynolds
Sep 26, 20214 min read
Warner Bros. gives Stanley Kubrick’s still controversial “A Clockwork Orange” a must-see 4K upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In a career-defining performance, Malcolm McDowell plays Alex, the leader of a gang of remorseless...
Craig Shapiro
Sep 26, 20216 min read
Who can you trust? John Carpenter’s “The Thing” on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Something is amiss with the sled dogs, as Dr. Cooper (Richard Dysart) and Dr. Blair (Wilford...
Mike Reynolds
Sep 22, 20216 min read
Warner’s “Reminiscence” gets a surprise 4K Ultra HD release -(digital) 10/1 (disc) 11/9
HOT 4K NEWS WRITER/DIRECTOR Lisa Joy’s (“Westworld” TV) feature debut “Reminiscence” gets a welcome 4K Ultra HD release from Warner Bros....
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 20, 20211 min read
FREE 4K Ultra HD giveaway – “F9: The Fast Saga”
HOT 4K NEWS / 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Helicopters and explosions dominate much of the “F9: The Fast Saga” action sequence...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 18, 20216 min read
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 27, 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 25, 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 23, 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 21, 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 17, 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
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