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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


Feb. 2021 4K Ultra HD releases
HOT 4K News THE MONTHLY list of 4K discs available around the globe and Germany leads the way. CLICK TITLE INFO. FOR AMAZON PURCHASE U.S....

High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 6, 20211 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


Disney opening the vaults? “Heat” & “Speed” targeted for 4K Ultra HD - May 25
HOT 4K NEWS Possible jackets for the U.S. and Germany release RUMORS ARE running through Hollywood that Disney may be opening the vaults...

Bill Kelley III
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Highly requested “Godzilla” (2014) finally arrives on 4K Ultra HD – March 23
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment will release the much-requested 4K Ultra HD version “Godzilla” (2014) on March 23. The epic...

Bill Kelley III
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Video game turned action flick – “Monster Hunter” jumps to 4K Ultra HD – March 2
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release the 4K Ultra HD of the sci-fi adventure “Monster Hunter” on March 2. Based on...

Bill Kelley III
Feb 2, 20211 min read


DreamWorks & Universal make it official: “The Croods: A New Age” 4K Ultra HD – Feb. 23
HOT 4K NEWS DREAMWORKS ANIMATION presents “The Croods: A New Age,” as Grug, Eep, Guy and the rest of the Croods face off against the...

Bill Kelley III
Feb 2, 20212 min read


Arrow Video continues its commitment to 4K Ultra HD – “Donnie Darko” - April 26
HOT 4K NEWS ARROW VIDEO based in the U.K. will release Richard Kelly's pop classic of American suburban paranoia with the ultimate 4K...

Bill Kelley III
Jan 29, 20212 min read


Master of Disaster’s “2012” crashes onto 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) From Times Square, thousands watch President Wilson (Danny Glover) address the country, as the...

Bill Kelley III
Jan 26, 20218 min read


UPDATED: “Independence Day: 20th Anniversary Edition” is a 4K blast
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS July 3 - Hostile alien fighters attack a U.S. military base after a failed counterattack...

Bill Kelley III
Jan 25, 20216 min read


Cecil B. DeMille’s Biblical epic “The Ten Commandments” - 4K Ultra HD - March 30
HOT 4K NEWS TO CELEBRATE the 65th-anniversary of Cecil B. DeMille’s Biblical epic “The Ten Commandments,” Paramount Home Entertainment...

Bill Kelley III
Jan 21, 20212 min read


“The Lost Weekend,” Billy Wilder’s sobering Oscar winner, gets terrific upgrade
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Welsh actor Ray Milland won an Academy Award for Best Actor as alcoholic New York writer Don Birnam. (Click...

Peggy Earle
Jan 20, 20214 min read


Ode to movies, “Cinema Paradiso,” sparkles in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The charming Salvatore Cascio plays little Toto, a young apprentice to movie projectionist Alfredo...

Peggy Earle
Jan 13, 20215 min read


Heart, hope and 4K make “Love and Monsters” a win!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien) tries to keep his best friend “Boy” quiet as a giant monster tries to...

Bill Kelley III
Jan 8, 20216 min read


All hands on deck for Warner Brothers’ “Mister Roberts”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Henry Fonda, right, reprising his Broadway role as Lt. JG Douglas Roberts. James Cagney plays the psycho...

Kay Reynolds
Jan 5, 20214 min read


Top 10: 4K Ultra HD’s of 2020
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
Dec 31, 202014 min read


“Rio Grande” rides on in Olive Signature Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Wayne teams up with Maureen O’Hara for the first of their five films together. As Lieutenant Colonel...

Kay Reynolds
Dec 25, 20206 min read


Buckle up: “Mad Max” thunders out of the gate with a lively 4K makeover
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In his breakout role, 23-year-old Mel Gibson plays Max Rockatansky, the Federal police officer who...

Craig Shapiro
Dec 24, 20204 min read


Juicier than ever – “Blade” in 4K UHD!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Wesley Snipes gives an all-out performance as half-human/half-vampire Daywalker Blade. (Click an...

Kay Reynolds
Dec 22, 20205 min read


‘90s Futuristic tale “Gattaca” lands on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook – March 23
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller “Gattaca” on 4K Ultra HD, and packaged in a...

Bill Kelley III
Dec 21, 20201 min read


Beautifully remastered “The Shop Around the Corner” still has holiday charm
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan play co-workers, Alfred Kralik and Klara Novak. Both have an anonymous...

Peggy Earle
Dec 20, 20204 min read


“Weathering with You” Limited Collector’s Edition anime a winner!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “Sunshine Girl” Hina Amano (Nana Mori) has mysterious abilities to clear the sky, and she meets...

Kay Reynolds
Dec 19, 20206 min read


Dazzling visuals rule Nolan’s complex spy-thriller “Tenet”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Former professional football player John David Washington, plays the nameless CIA secret agent “The...

Bill Kelley III
Dec 17, 20209 min read
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