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Schwarzenegger’s “Total Recall: 30th Anniv.” gets a complete 4K Ultra HD restoration - Dec. 8
HOT 4K NEWS PAUL VERHOEVEN’S sci-fi classic gets the ultimate treatment when “Total Recall” arrives as a three-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Davidson delivers a courageous & hilarious performance in “The King of Staten Island”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Actor/comedian/co-producer and co-writer Pete Davidson plays Scott Carlin, who still suffers from...
Peggy Earle
Sep 1, 20206 min read
“The Goonies” – Childhood favorite gets a 4K boost from Warner Bros.
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Goonies: Andy (Kerri Green), Brand (Josh Brolin), Mouth (Corey Feldman), Mikey (Sean Astin),...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 30, 20206 min read
UPDATED: Warner Archive gives Sam Peckinpah’s “Ride the High Country” its due
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Joel McCrea (right) plays Steve Judd, an aging lawman who hires his former cohort, Gil Westrum, played by...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20203 min read
Gripping and involving, “Shanghai Triad” is set in the 1930s, but still speaks to today
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Gong Li plays Jinbao, a nightclub star in 1930s Shanghai and the mistress of a mob boss. “Shanghai...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20204 min read
“The High Note” hits all of the notes and more in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tracee Ellis Ross the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross plays songstress/diva Grace Davis,...
Toni Guagenti
Aug 19, 20205 min read
Sexy, smart and comic, “The Lady Eve” arrives on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck plays the seductive Jean Harrington and Henry Fonda as the wealthy snake enthusiast Charles...
Peggy Earle
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Get in the swim with restored “Million Dollar Mermaid”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS With the biggest smile in Hollywood, Esther Williams plays champion Australian swimmer, vaudeville, and film...
Kay Reynolds
Aug 14, 20204 min read
OFFICIAL: Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” makes the jump to 4K - Sept. 22
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment will release the 4K Ultra HD version of Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed 1987 Vietnam War film...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Sony wants your picks: Columbia Classics 4K Vol. 2
HOT 4K NEWS LAST SUMMER Sony Pictures Home Entertainment asked 4K Ultra HD lovers to make selects for an upcoming Columbia Classics...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Classic 1940 romance “Pride and Prejudice” remastered
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Elizabeth Bennet (Greer Garson) is taken back by Fitzwilliam Darcy's (Laurence Olivier) proposal. (Click an...
Peggy Earle
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Buster Keaton fans will want to focus on Criterion’s “The Cameraman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Silent superstar Buster Keaton plays an aspiring newsreel cameraman. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 11, 20205 min read
20th Anniversary Director’s Cut: “Requiem for a Dream” makes a 4K appearance - Oct. 13
HOT 4K NEWS Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the 20th Anniversary Director's Cut of “Requiem for a Dream” on 4K (disc & digital)...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 10, 20201 min read
OFFICIAL: Snyder’s “300” makes the 4K Ultra HD cut - Oct. 6
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment will release Zack Snyder's highly-acclaimed 2007 cutting-edge "300" on 4K Ultra HD on October...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 6, 20201 min read
“Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations” delivers in every possible way
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Laurel & Hardy perform the soft-shoe routine “At the Ball, That's All” with The Avalon Boys as singing...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 2, 20204 min read
Arrow Video examines the Not-So-PC complexities of “Sixteen Candles”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Molly Ringwald plays sophomore Samantha 'Sam' Baker who still rides the school bus home and Anthony Michael...
Toni Guagenti
Jul 30, 20208 min read
OFFICIAL: “Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy” 4K Ultra HD – Oct. 20
4K HOT NEWS UNIVERSAL PICTURES Home Entertainment celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the groundbreaking first film with the “Back to the...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 27, 20203 min read
Rooney & Garland still have it: “Strike Up the Band” & “Girl Crazy”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland as high schooler Mary Holden and Mickey Rooney as senior Jimmy Connors provides hot Latin...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 26, 20208 min read
A job well-done: “Spartacus: 60th Anniversary Edition” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Producer/actor Kirk Douglas plays Roman slave Spartacus, who leads a revolt that eventually spreads...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 23, 20206 min read
“Weathering With You” Collector’s Edition features 4K Ultra HD – Nov. 17
HOT 4K NEWS GKIDS and Shout! Factory will release Makoto Shinkai’s new animated film “Weathering With You” in 4K Ultra HD, part of an...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Audrey Hepburn’s “Roman Holiday” finally arrives on Blu-ray – Sept. 15
HOT BLU-RAY NEWS ONE OF Paramount Studios' all-time favorites "Roman Holiday" is making its way onto Blu-ray September 15. Ranked as the...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 20, 20202 min read
UPDATED 4K disc review: Crime doesn’t pay in “21 Bridges”
Special 4K review - disc from Germany
Kay Reynolds
Jul 15, 20204 min read
4K bonanza from Warner Bros. - Sept 1 (Goonies, Beetlejuice & Sherlock Holmes)
HOT 4K NEWS Click for Amazon purchase “The Goonies” Click for Amazon purchase “Beetlejuice” Click for Amazon purchase “Sherlock Holmes”...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 13, 20201 min read
A wonderful shocker - Hitchcock Classics Collection arrives on 4K Ultra HD - Sept. 8
HOT 4K NEWS Universal Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing "THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS COLLECTION" featuring four iconic films...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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