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Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 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...
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Bill Kelley III
May 22, 20236 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...
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Peggy Earle
May 13, 20236 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)...
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Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20239 min read
Up, up and away on 4K – “Superman: The Movie”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Superman races to stop an ICBM missile from hitting its target after it was redirected by Lex...
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Craig Shapiro
May 5, 20235 min read
Criterion’s 4K remaster of Terry Gilliam’s brilliant ‘Fisher King’ is phenomenal
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robin Williams received a Best Actor Oscar nomination as Parry, a homeless man who recruits fallen...
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Bill Kelley III
May 1, 20237 min read
“Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary Edition” lands onto 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS MSNBC producer/reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni) holds onto her father Jason Lerner (Maximilian...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 21, 20235 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...
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Craig Shapiro
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Warner Bros.’ 4K remastering of Paul Newman’s iconic ‘Cool Hand Luke’ isn’t so hot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman, one of filmdom’s great non-conformists plays Luke Jackson, who was arrested and...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 14, 20236 min read
4K gold and Oscar winner – “All Quiet on the Western Front”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Austrian Felix Kammerer was cast as the lead character, the idealistic German teen Paul Bäumer, in...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 6, 20236 min read
Warner’s “The Maltese Falcon” in 4K Ultra HD – ‘The stuff that dreams are made of’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The package is quickly opened and everyone touches the statue of the Maltese falcon. (2)...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 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....
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20236 min read
“Red Eye” climbs to 4K from Paramount Presents
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is attacked at 30,000 feet during her red-eye flight to Miami by...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 21, 20236 min read
Blending film noir & melodrama, “Mildred Pierce: Criterion Collection” gets the 4K treatment
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Joan Crawford won an Oscar for Best Actress as Mildred Pierce, a businesswoman, mother, and wife....
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 16, 20237 min read
UPDATED: Banderas, Hopkins and Zeta-Jones shine in “The Mask of Zorro: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Zorro (Antonio Banderas) is not just a great swordsman but has amazing acrobatic skills,...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 10, 20238 min read
“Rocky: Knockout Collection” – A contender in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Writer/actor Sylvester Stallone plays Rocky Balboa, an over-the-hill boxer who gets the chance...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 6, 20236 min read
Sony gives Petersen’s “Air Force One” new 4K wings
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Harrison Ford plays President James Marshall in “Air Force One” the No. 4 box office film of 1997....
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 3, 20236 min read
“Boom!” - Fuqua’s classic “Training Day” is now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hawke stars as rookie detective Jake Hoyt and Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, the meanest...
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Craig Shapiro
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Is it safe? Gripping and propulsive, ‘Marathon Man’ is all that and then some
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Laurence Olivier plays Dr. Christian Szell, a Nazi war criminal who uses the tools of his trade...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 24, 20236 min read
Before “Downton Abbey,” there was Merchant Ivory’s “The Remains of the Day”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Emma Thompson plays housekeeper Miss Kenton and Anthony Hopkins as butler Mr. Stevens. Both are...
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Kay Reynolds
Feb 21, 20236 min read
UPDATED: Heroes ride in Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington stars as Sam Chisolm, a duly sworn warrant officer from Wichita, Kansas. He...
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