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Top 10 and a couple more: 4K UHDs of 2023
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc or streaming. The criteria...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 11, 202416 min read
“These Nazis ain’t kosher!” – Wilder’s “Stalag 17” now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS William Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Sgt. J.J. Sefton. The next morning after an...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Ida Lupino pushes Hays Code envelope with “Outrage”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS 18-year-old Mala Powers, a newcomer to Hollywood plays Ann Walton, who’s raped after a late night at work....
Peggy Earle
Aug 18, 20235 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Groundbreaker “Rebel Without a Cause” wins on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS James Dean plays high school student Jim Stark, who’s alienated from his parents Frank (Jim Backus)...
Peggy Earle
May 12, 20236 min read
Seeking Justice – “12 Angry Men” – 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Inside the New York City Jury Room, Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda) and Juror No. 3 (Lee J. Cobb) recreate...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 21, 20235 min read
A dream comes true: “Cinderella: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods) arrives at the ball in a carriage transformed from a pumpkin....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 31, 20235 min read
1950s taboos drive William Wyler’s “Detective Story”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas plays James McLeod, a hard-edged New York City police detective, who rough-ups Karl Schneider...
Peggy Earle
Dec 23, 20224 min read
You want monsters? Universal serves a second 4K helping in ‘Icons of Horror Collection’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff takes the guise of Egyptian historian Ardeth Bey 10 years after the mummy of...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 13, 20225 min read
Burt Lancaster brings the magic to Kino Lorber’s “The Rainmaker”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Burt Lancaster stars as Bill Starbuck, an itinerant con-man traveling in a painted wagon who sells...
Peggy Earle
Oct 18, 20224 min read
In bed with the reds – “Pickup on South Street” – The Criterion Collection”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Pickpocket artist Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) eyes his next mark, Candy (Jean Peters), and steals her...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 1, 20216 min read
For all of its epic pageantry, “The Ten Commandments” still has its shortcomings in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Charlton Heston was 30 when he began the portrayal of Moses - Prince of Egypt for producer/director...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 20218 min read
Kazan’s controversial “Baby Doll” remains a shocker
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Carroll Baker plays 19-year-old Baby Doll Meighan and Eli Wallach in his first major role as the seductive...
Peggy Earle
Feb 24, 20215 min read
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