Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” arrives with a striking 4K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “Rebecca” is the only Alfred Hitchcock film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The original camera...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Criterion presents comedy classic “Lost in America”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "LOST IN AMERICA: THE CRITERION COLLECTION" Blu-ray, DVD; 1985; R for profanity Best extra: Interview with...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 2, 20173 min read
Attention, Batman fans: “Mask of the Phantasm” is out and you need to own it
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) “BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION”...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 25, 20173 min read
Follow the people and the facts in “Silkwood”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "SILKWOOD" Blu-ray; 1983; R for profanity, brief nudity and sexual contact Best extra: Interview with...
Bill Kelley III
May 10, 20173 min read
Frankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” resonates now more than ever
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Burt Lancaster stars as General James M. Scott and Kirk Douglas as Colonel Martin Casey, who intercepts a...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 20, 20175 min read
Criterion’s “Woman of the Year” finally gets the Blu-ray treatment!
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Spencer Tracy plays sports columnist Sam Craig and Katharine Hepburn the smart political writer Tess...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 22, 20174 min read
Soldiers battle the enemy and the elements in “Battleground”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "BATTLEGROUND: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, 1949, Not Rated Best extra: A short MGM cartoon by Tex...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 12, 20163 min read
"On Dangerous Ground" makes a bold come-back
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "ON DANGEROUS GROUND: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, 1951, black-and-white, Not Rated, contains scenes...
Craig Shapiro
Sep 19, 20162 min read
Samuel Fuller is in vintage form with Korean War drama "Fixed Bayonets!"
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "FIXED BAYONETS!" Blu-ray full-frame, 1951, not rated (combat violence, but not explicit) Best extra: A...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 27, 20162 min read
“The Wave” sweeps us away!
BLU-RAY REVIEW “THE WAVE” Blu-ray, DVD; 2015; R for some profanity and action violence; streaming via Amazon Video, FandangoNow, Google...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 26, 20163 min read
John Ford’s underrated “They Were Expendable” sparkles with new restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "They Were Expendable" was filmed in the steamy inlets and waterways of South Florida. "THEY WERE...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 20, 20162 min read
One of Ford’s best – “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Wayne stars as Nathan Brittles, a silver-haired captain and father figure for the Company C troops....
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 10, 20163 min read
“The Prophet” shines in unique animation
BLU-RAY REVIEW "KAHLIL GIBRAN'S THE PROPHET" Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital copy; 2014; PG for thematic elements including some violence and...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 5, 20155 min read
“Selma” captures a crucial moment in MLK history
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actor David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leading the second march onto the Edmund...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 10, 20142 min read
Liam Neeson takes the action to the air in "Non-Stop"
BLU-RAY REVIEW "NON-STOP" Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy; 2014; PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality...
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