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True 4K mastering dominates the 24th Bond – “SPECTRE”
4K UTRA HD REVIEW / FIRST BATCH HDR FRAME SHOTS Daniel Craig plays 007 in his fourth installment of the Bond franchise. He's on a mission...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20195 min read
Look out – “Annabelle Comes Home” to her friends
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as occult investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren in "Annabelle...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 17, 20196 min read
The “Lubitsch touch” shines in Criterion’s new “Cluny Brown”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Charles Boyer and Jennifer Jones star as Adam Belinski and Cluny Brown in the last film directed by Ernst...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 15, 20197 min read
Pixar lands another winner with “Toy Story 4”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo Peep (Annie Potts) reunite at a playground in Grand Basin, U.S.A. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 14, 20198 min read
Bette Davis and William Wyler – together again for “The Letter” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Crosbie (Herbert Marshall) comforts his wife Leslie (Bette Davis) after she's killed a man she says...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 10, 20197 min read
Reference quality 4K shines in “The Shining”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star as Jack and Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 9, 20195 min read
How to kill a good thing – “X-Men: Dark Phoenix”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jean Gray/Dark Phoenix, played by Sophie Turner of "Game of Thrones," is slowly overwhelmed by a...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 8, 20197 min read
“The Dead Don’t Die” dies
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS It's freak-out time in small town Centerville. Police officers Ronnie Peterson (Adam Driver)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 8, 20196 min read
Singer, lover, philanthropist, “Pavarotti” was all that and more
BLU-RAY REVIEW Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) “PAVAROTTI” Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2019; PG-13 for profanity and a...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 7, 20193 min read
De Toro’s Spanish fable “Pan’s Labyrinth” transfers to 4K with a mixed outcome
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Captain Vidal's housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdu) comforts 11-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero),...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 6, 20195 min read
Horror-comedy “Gremlins: 35th Anniversary Edition” in perfect 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Mogwai renamed Gizmo sings in perfect pitch as Billy Peltzer plays a song on his Casio keyboard....
Bill Kelley III
Oct 5, 20196 min read
"Easy Rider: 50th Anniversary" 4K/HDR exclusive for digital platforms - Showing Now!
4K HOT NEWS "Easy Rider: 50th Anniversary" featuring 4K/HDR scanned from the original camera negative premiered on digital platforms...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Sony's "Little Women: 25th Anniversary" jumps exclusively to digital 4K/HDR - Dec. 3
HOT 4K NEWS CELEBRATING the 25th Anniversary of Gillian Armstrong's (1994) adaptation of Little Women," the beloved modern classic is...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Relive the California sound – some of it – in “Echo in the Canyon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ECHO IN THE CANYON” Blu-ray; 2018; PG-13 for drug references and suggestive content; streaming via Amazon Video Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 2, 20192 min read
Forgive or die – “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John Wick - played by Keanu Reeves - takes on bounty hunters. Not that he has any other choice when...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 29, 20198 min read
Guy Ritchie, Will Smith soar in live action “Aladdin”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Will Smith and Mena Massoud, born in Egypt, star as the Genie and Aladdin in the live-action Walt...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 28, 20196 min read
Bette Davis’ “Jezebel” – Warner Archive Collection – sparkles in new remaster
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Henry Fonda and Bette Davis star in "Jezebel" as banker Preston "Pres" Dillard and Julie Marsden. David...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 27, 20196 min read
Love or fame? That’s the question in “Yesterday”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Newcomer Himesh Patel plays singer/songwriter Jack Malik, whose career takes off after a global...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 25, 20197 min read
“Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark” strangely arrives after Halloween on 4K disc - Nov. 5
HOT 4K NEWS LIONSGATE decides to release "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" just before Halloween on Digital October 22, while the 4K...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 24, 20192 min read
It's official: James Bond jumps to 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision - Oct. 22
HOT 4K NEWS Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced "THE DANIEL CRAIG COLLECTION," the complete...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 19, 20191 min read
The fun is in the friendship – “Booksmart”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever). (2) The "in crowd" at the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 19, 20195 min read
Still saving the world – “Men in Black: International”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Chris Hemsworth (Agent H) and Tessa Thompson (Agent M) are the latest MiB team within the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 17, 20196 min read
The Marvel Cinematic Universe re-issues “Iron Man” in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1 & 2) Tony Stark continues to build his Iron Man armors, and eventually heads to Afghanistan to...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 17, 20198 min read
Disney’s reimagined “The Lion King” arrives on 4K Ultra HD - Oct. 22
HOT 4K NEWS “The Lion King,” the worldwide phenomenon that topped $1 billion arrives on Digital October 11 and physical 4K disc on...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 16, 20193 min read
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