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The official Lionsgate announcement of “The Doors: The Final Cut” arrives on 4K Ultra HD - July 23
HOT 4K NEWS LIONSGATE PRESENTS a stunning new 4K restoration — "The Doors: The Final Cut" — supervised by director Oliver Stone and...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 21, 20191 min read
Paramount's redux of "Pet Sematary" arrives on 4K Ultra HD - July 9
HOT 4K NEWS THE CHILLING new adaptation of Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" comes home on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Video-On-Demand...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 21, 20191 min read
Stephen King’s short story classic “Stand By Me” arrives on 4K Ultra HD - August 27
HOT 4K NEWS "STAND BY ME," debuting on 4K Ultra HD August 27 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Rob Reiner and based on...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 20, 20191 min read
“Happy Death Day 2U” loops us in again
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2019; PG-13 for violence,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 18, 20193 min read
Lionsgate’s 4-disc set “Apocalypse Now Final Cut” includes three 4K Ultra HD versions - August 27
HOT 4K NEWS CELEBRATE the 40th Anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s visionary Vietnam War epic with the newly restored "Apocalypse Now...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 17, 20193 min read
Kubrick’s “The Shining” makes the jump to 4K Ultra HD - Oct. 1
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Home Entertainment announces "The Shining," Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying 1980 horror masterpiece, will be...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 16, 20192 min read
“Cold Pursuit” – Even nice guys want revenge
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “COLD PURSUIT” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2019; R for strong violence, drug material,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 13, 20194 min read
Toys still rock “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2019; PG for mild...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 10, 20194 min read
Marvel’s “Captain Marvel” arrives on 4K Ultra HD – June 11
HOT 4K NEWS “CAPTAIN MARVEL” the first female-led franchise film, centered on Carol Danvers a.k.a. Captain Marvel arrives on Digital in...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 9, 20193 min read
Exceptional “Black Hawk Down” jumps onto Ultra 4K loaded with extras
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A high-powered ordinance simulates the explosion of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during the...
Bill Kelley III
May 7, 20197 min read
“Moon: 10th Anniversary Edition” launches onto 4K Ultra HD - July 16
HOT 4K NEWS COMMEMORATING the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and the 10th anniversary of a modern sci-fi classic when Duncan Jones’...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 7, 20192 min read
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly team up – off and on screen – for “Summer Stock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland stars with Gene Kelly in "Summer Stock," the last musical she made for MGM after a long career...
Kay Reynolds
May 6, 20196 min read
Exciting and elegant, “Victoria” still wows in Season Three
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICTORIA: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019; PG; streaming via Amazon Prime, iTunes and PBSNow Best extra: 11...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 2, 20193 min read
Jordan Peele’s “Us” gets a 4K Ultra HD release from Universal - June 18
HOT 4K NEWS JORDAN PEELE follows the success of his Oscar nominated film "Get Out," with the masterfully executed and viscerally...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 1, 20192 min read
Still relevant – Elia Kazan’s “A Face in the Crowd,” now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A FACE IN THE CROWD: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD, 1957, unrated Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 30, 20193 min read
“The Great Buster” celebrates the life and career of a Hollywood visionary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Buster Keaton’s greatest gag - “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) “The General” (1927) - No. 18 in the American...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 29, 20193 min read
“The Quake” rumbles beyond Hollywood disaster porn
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geologist Kristian Eikjor (Kristoffer Joner) tries to rescue his daughter Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20194 min read
New Ultra 4K gives “Alien: 40th Anniversary Edition” extra punch!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Terror. The Violence. The Alien. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) “ALIEN: 40th...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 26, 20196 min read
Arthurian legend returns in “The Kid Who Would Be King”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Alexander "Alex" Elliot, 12, finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur. He's played by Louis Ashbourne...
Kay Reynolds
Apr 23, 20194 min read
30th Anniversary of “Glory” arrives on 4K Ultra HD - July 30
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Academy Award-winning classic directed by Edward...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 17, 20191 min read
“Glass” brings Shyamalan’s trilogy full circle – with more to come?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW /HDR FRAME SHOTS Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) has three days to persuade David Dunn (Bruce Willis), Kevin Wendell...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 17, 20195 min read
“Man on a Ledge” new Ultra 4K updates suspense flick
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) a felon and ex-NYPD cop orchestras a suicide threat on the 21st floor...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 15, 20194 min read
“On the Basis of Sex” – RGB bio-segment – entertaining but sentimental
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ON THE BASIS OF SEX” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some profanity and suggestive content; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Irony, humor and politics fill McKay’s “Vice”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity and some violent images; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 13, 20194 min read
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