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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
Fans of The Band (and who isn’t?) will find a lot to like with “Once Were Brothers”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Founder/guitarist/songwriter Robbie Robertson of The Band, remembers how he came up with the lyrics for the...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 12, 20204 min read
John Hughes’ “Pretty in Pink” finally gets a 4K reboot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Molly Ringwald stars in her third John Hughes' film as Andie, a senior at Meadowbrook High School....
Toni Guagenti
Jul 8, 20205 min read
Best Picture nominee “District 9” heading to 4K - Oct. 13
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release the gruesome, funny, and smart sci-fi tale "District 9" from first-time...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Doris Day debuts in “Romance on the High Seas”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Band singer Doris Day made her Hollywood debut in the musical comedy “Romance on the High Seas.” (Click an...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 6, 20206 min read
Crowe’s “Jerry Maguire” inspired the career of another filmmaker – A personal journey
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tom Cruise stars as sports agent Jerry Maguire. (2) Renee Zellweger, as single mother Dorothy...
Josh Boone, producer/writer/director
Jul 2, 20208 min read
Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” gets the right tempo in 4K - Sept. 22
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release Damien Chazelle’s Best Picture Academy Award-nominated film “Whiplash” on 4K...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 1, 20201 min read
From Germany with love – “The Princess Bride” on 4K Ultra Disc
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS British actor Cary Elwes was 23 when he played Westley the farm boy and American actress Robin...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 28, 20205 min read
Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” reveals a new level of clarity in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS James Stewart plays U.S. Senator Jefferson Smith of Montana, who conducts a 24-hour filibuster on...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 24, 20206 min read
UPDATED: 4K review Oscar winner “Parasite”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) "Parasite" follows the lives of two diverse South Korean families. The Parks live in a luxurious...
Peggy Earle
Jun 20, 20205 min read
Warner Archive delivers the goods with unconventional Western “Blood on the Moon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Mitchum plays drifter Jim Garry, who’s planning to work with old friend Tate Riling (Robert Preston)....
Craig Shapiro
Jun 20, 20204 min read
Find charm and romance in “Rachel and the Stranger” – The Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Hunter and balladeer Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum) provides after-dinner entertainment for young Davey (Gary...
Kay Reynolds
Jun 18, 20204 min read
“Lawrence of Arabia” sweeps onto new 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Peter O’Toole was nominated for an Academy Award as British officer T.E. Lawrence, who lead an Arab...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 17, 20207 min read
“SCOOB!” Makes the jump to 4K Ultra HD - July 21
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER BYPASSING a theatrical release and premiering straight to digital platforms on May 15, Warner Bros. is making “SCOOB!”...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 17, 20201 min read
“Gladiator” revisited – 20th Anniversary Steelbook Edition
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 12, 20204 min read
Criterion excels with “The Great Escape”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Natural film grain dances across the German countryside as Steve McQueen stars as Captain Virgil Hilts “The...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 11, 20206 min read
“The Invisible Man” thrills and chills!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) takes a glance back to make sure her abusive partner is still asleep....
Kay Reynolds
Jun 3, 20206 min read
Soldiers remembered in “The Deer Hunter,” now in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The controversial Russian roulette scene between Michael Vronsky (Robert De Niro) and Nick...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 1, 20207 min read
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