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Warner Archive brings Hammer’s game-changing “The Curse of Frankenstein” back to life
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Christopher Lee, a fixture of Hammer horror films, brought a real sense of pathos to his memorable...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 15, 20205 min read
HBO’s retelling of the true-life “Chernobyl” horror story in striking 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Pripyat firefighters were the first responders at the Chernobyl nuclear site and within hours...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 12, 20208 min read
UPDATED: It’s Grand, it’s Bold – it’s the 60th Anniversary Edition of “The Big Country”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / NEW FRAME SHOTS (1) Gregory Peck as Jim McKay the ex-ship captain who traveled to Texas to marry Pat Terrill played by...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 9, 20206 min read
Criterion’s exceptionally remastered “Brute Force” has lost none of its punch
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Already a leading man in his second role, the great Burt Lancaster stars as Joe Collins, who plots an escape...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 6, 20204 min read
Mementoes are the right recipe for “The Broken Hearts Gallery”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geraldine Viswanathan plays the witty Lucy and Dacre Montgomery as Nick, a dreamer who’s converting a...
Toni Guagenti
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Highly praised “Love and Monsters” gets a 4K Ultra HD release – Jan. 5
HOT 4K NEWS PARAMOUNT’S HIGHLY praised (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) adventure comedy “Love and Monsters” get a 4K Ultra HD disc release on...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 3, 20201 min read
“The Return of the King” gets a first-class 4K remaster
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) prepares to cast The Ring into the volcanic fires of the Crack of Doom....
Bill Kelley III
Dec 2, 20205 min read
“The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy” has never looked better – “The Fellowship of the Ring” 4K review
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Peter Jackson’s masterful fantasy based on Tolkien’s beloved novel, as the first chapter begins...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 30, 20206 min read
“Train To Busan presents: Peninsula” – Race to survive!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Jung-hyun Lee as Min Jung and Dong-Won Gang as former Marine Captain Jung Seok attempt to...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 27, 20205 min read
Scorsese trades sentimentality for poignancy in rich, rewarding “The Irishman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Frank Sheeran, the mob hit man and Teamsters leader whose memoir, “I Heard You Paint...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 27, 20208 min read
The rise of Nazi Germany infuses the little-known “The Mortal Storm”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Martin Breitner (James Stewart) and Freya Roth (Margaret Sullavan) are shocked at how quickly Nazism has...
Peggy Earle
Nov 17, 20204 min read
Cue up “Two Mules for Sister Sara” and watch the stars come out
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Shirley MacLaine is Sister Sara, a nun – maybe – who is helping the Mexicans in their fight against the...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Sci-fi thriller “Elysium” lands on 4K Ultra HD – Feb. 9
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release the sci-fi thriller “Elysium,” the follow-up to director Neill Blomkamp’s...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Celebrating a hero: “Sergeant York” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gary Cooper won an Academy Award as Sergeant Alvin York, the most decorated United States Army hero of World...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 11, 20206 min read
A binge-worthy bounty for 4K lovers - “Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Season One - Episode Nine: The close-up shots are excellent with fine detail even though the series...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 10, 20206 min read
NYC lives and breathes in Criterion’s 4K remastering of “The Naked City”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Homicide Detective Jimmy Halloran (Don Taylor, left) and Lt. Dan Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald, center) pursue a...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20205 min read
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” arrives on 4K Ultra for the Holiday Season – Dec. 15
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER ITS theatrical release was delayed by COVID-19, Christopher Nolan’s action-thriller “Tenet,” still grossed over $350...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Tragic love story still touches the heart in “Waterloo Bridge”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS After the success of “Gone with the Wind” (1939), British actress Vivien Leigh was given top billing as...
Peggy Earle
Nov 5, 20204 min read
“Dr. No” started it all for Sean Connery
1930 - 2020 4K frame shots courtesy of Apple - “Bond. James Bond,” as agent 007 announces himself to Syliva Trench during “Dr. No.” The...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 31, 20203 min read
Michael Caine’s “The Ipcress File” is overdue for a 4K do-over, but don’t let 2K stop you
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Michael Caine is the unconventional spy Harry Palmer, one of the defining roles in his long and...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 28, 20206 min read
“El Camino” polishes “Breaking Bad” finale
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Aaron Paul returns as Jesse Pinkman and offers $125,000 to the Disappearer, Ed Galbraith for a new life....
Peggy Earle
Oct 25, 20204 min read
“Back to the Future: 35th Anniversary Edition” jumps to 4K with striking results
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Michael J. Fox plays 17-year-old high school senior Marty McFly, who discovers he’s seated beside...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 24, 20206 min read
Emmerich’s disaster flick “2012” makes a 4K appearance - Jan. 19
HOT 4K NEWS THERE’S NO denying Roland Emmerich is the king of the disaster flick. After “Independence Day” (1996), “Godzilla” (1998),...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 21, 20201 min read
A true warrior queen arrives in “The Legend of Tomiris”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Almira Tursyn, 26, of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, plays warrior queen Tomiris. (Click an image to scroll the...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 20, 20204 min read
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