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Paramount’s classic “Roman Holiday” gets a 4K update for its 70th Anniversary
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS 4K Ultra HD vs. Blu-ray: (top) The new HDR grading is darker than the 2020 Blu-ray (bottom), and...
Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Aug 11, 20236 min read
Kino Lorber’s remastered ‘Force of Evil’ is a must for your film noir library
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Garfield, left, gives one of his finest performances as Joe Morse, an unscrupulous attorney who tries...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 7, 20235 min read
Warner celebrates one of its best – “Rio Bravo” – on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John Wayne plays Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance in West Texas. He and his two deputies and...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 3, 20237 min read
Friedkin’s supernatural classic “The Exorcist” gets a 50th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD – 9/19
HOT 4K NEWS PART OF the year-long centennial celebration of Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary, the iconic supernatural film “The Exorcist:...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Sony’s second installment of the Sider-Verse saga arrives on 4K Ultra HD – Sept. 5
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES has made it official. Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga (2018,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Fritz Lang’s ‘Human Desire’ checks all the film noir boxes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gloria Grahame and Glenn Ford, who starred in Fritz Lang’s “The Big Heat” in 1953, reunited the next year...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 28, 20234 min read
Criterion goes 3-for-3 with Terry Gilliam’s marvelous, magical ‘Time Bandits’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A history buff of the first order, 11-year-old Kevin (Craig Warnock, third from the left) joins the...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 26, 20235 min read
Yippie-yi-oh – Saddle up for Criterion’s “The Ranown Westerns: Five Films by Budd Boetticher”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The leathered Randolph Scott was in his late 50s when he starred in Budd Boetticher’s “The Tall T.”...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 23, 20239 min read
DC’s “The Flash” gets a 4K Ultra HD release – Aug. 29
HOT 4K NEWS EVEN THOUGH it struggled at the box office domestically and worldwide, DC’s “The Flash” gets a 4K Ultra HD release on...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 12, 20232 min read
The enchanting “Roman Holiday” gets a 4K Ultra HD upgrade for its 70th Anniversary – Aug. 15
HOT 4K NEWS THREE YEARS after its Paramount Presents release on Blu-ray, the classic “Roman Holiday” starring Audrey Hepburn will jump to...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 12, 20232 min read
A war story for adults – “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS William Holden plays Lieutenant Harry Brubaker, a former WWII Navy pilot reactivated for the Korean conflict...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 7, 20235 min read
‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is even more electric thanks to Kino Lorber’s 4K master
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angela Lansbury received a supporting actress Oscar nomination as the ruthless, manipulative Mrs....
Craig Shapiro
Jun 29, 20236 min read
“Reality” exposé gets a solid 4K update: “The Truman Show: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, raised from infancy to adulthood in front of 5,000 television...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 27, 20238 min read
UPDATE: ‘50s classics “East of Eden” & “Rio Bravo” have a new 4K release date - Aug. 1
HOT 4K NEWS Amazon preorder Amazon preorder CONTINUING the celebration of Warner...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 27, 20232 min read
OFFICIAL: Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” gets two 50th Anniv 4K cuts – Aug. 8
HOT 4K NEWS CONTINUING Warner Bros. 100th anniversary celebration, the studio will release the iconic Bruce Lee martial arts classic...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Despite a misfire or two, ‘Max Fleischer’s Superman’ soars
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Superman to the rescue during the eight-minute short “Volcano,” which premiered on July 10, 1942. (Click an...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 19, 20233 min read
Outstanding 4K upgrade on fan favorite “Ronin: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Ex-CIA agent Sam, who joins an elite international crew to get a metal...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 19, 20236 min read
Oscar-winner “Rain Man” gets a shiny new 4K upgrade!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt, who just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond,...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 14, 20237 min read
Kino Lorber notches another winner with Charles Laughton’s masterful ‘The Night of the Hunter’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In arguably the best performances of his career, Robert Mitchum stepped away from his tough-guy...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Danny DeVito’s ‘90s family classic “Matilda” jumps to 4K Ultra HD – Sept. 5
HOT 4K NEWS A NICE surprise from the folks at Sony Pictures, releasing Danny DeVito’s fantasy classic “Matilda” housed in an exclusive...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 6, 20231 min read
OFFICIAL: Hughes’ ‘80s classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” arrives on 4K Ultra HD – Aug. 1
HOT 4K NEWS TODAY is Ferris Bueller Day – the perfect day to announce the 4K Ultra HD release of John Hughes’ 1980s comedy classic...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Fierce and fun, “The Longest Yard” scores on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Burt Reynolds plays ex-NFL quarterback Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, serving an 18-month sentence for...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 min read
Subtle, moving fantasy “Wings of Desire” on Criterion 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Swiss actor Bruno Ganz plays the invisible angel Damiel, who comforts a critically injured...
Bill Kelley III
May 22, 20236 min read
OFFICIAL: Cameron’s Original “Avatar” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” – 4K Ultra HD – 6/20
HOT 4K NEWS Amazon preorder Amazon preorder GREAT NEWS! 20th Century...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 22, 20237 min read
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