It’s all fun and games until someone dies – “The Last of Sheila” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Movie producer Clinton Green (James Coburn) invites six of his movie world acquaintances – Philip (James...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 19, 20215 min read
The love’s still there – “L.A. Story: 30th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Steve Martin stars as “wacky” TV weatherman Harris K. Telemacher and his love interest British writer Sarah...
Peggy Earle
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Cool cast and gothic thrills – “Eye of the Devil” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Legendary British stars Deborah Kerr and David Niven play the wealthy French couple Catherine and Philippe...
Mike Reynolds
Oct 11, 20215 min read
Madcap comedy at its best – “A Night at the Opera”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Right, Groucho Marx plays Otis B. Driftwood, who has dinner with the venerable Mrs. Claypool (Margaret...
Mike Reynolds
Sep 26, 20214 min read
Fun ‘60s thriller – “Arabesque” Special Edition
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck stars as American hieroglyph expert Dr. David Pollock and Sophia Loren as Persian knock-out...
Peggy Earle
Sep 7, 20214 min read
Follow the dogged chase of “The Truffle Hunters”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) 84-year-old truffle hunter Aurelio Conterno finds a prized truffle in the Piedmont forests of Italy. (2)...
Peggy Earle
Aug 23, 20215 min read
“A Place in The Sun” shines on Paramount Presents Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, nephew of Charles Eastman president of a swimsuit company. And,...
Mike Reynolds
Aug 15, 20215 min read
James Stewart stars in “Shenandoah” from Kino Lorber
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS James Stewart in one of his last great performances as farmer and family man Charlie Anderson welcoming his...
Mike Reynolds
Aug 10, 20215 min read
Classic Jackie Chan gets an upgrade in “Drunken Master II” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung, trained in the martial art of “drunken boxing.” (Click on an image to scroll...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 25, 20216 min read
Ride Paramount Present’s “Last Train from Gun Hill” for Western action
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Toward the climax, Marshal Matt Morgan, (Kirk Douglas) brings the man who killed his wife, Rick Belden,...
Peggy Earle
Jul 23, 20215 min read
Criterion Collection upgrades screwball classic “Bringing Up Baby”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant as David Huxley, a clueless bespectacled paleontologist, and his dog George, with Katharine...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 11, 20215 min read
Great cast and story drive “The Yearling” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gregory Peck plays homesteader Ezra “Penny” Baxter and his son Jody, played by newcomer Claude Jarman Jr.,...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 2, 20216 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...
Peggy Earle
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Robert Young goes film noir in “They Won’t Believe Me”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Young plays Wall Street broker Larry Ballentine, who meets his wife’s friend Janice Bell (Jane Greer)...
Peggy Earle
Jun 10, 20214 min read
Hopkins’ genius on display – “The Father”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Anthony Hopkins won his second Best Actor Academy Award as Anthony, a man who has been slowly losing...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 1, 20215 min read
Cary Grant is right at home in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant stars as advertising man Jim Blandings and Myrna Loy as Muriel, Jim’s wife/foil. Their Manhattan...
Peggy Earle
May 28, 20216 min read
The family film you need to see – “Minari”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) and his wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) are shocked by the latest medical update on...
Peggy Earle
May 23, 20216 min read
“Nomadland” explores life on the road in modern-day America
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Frances McDormand won her third Best Actress Academy Award as 61-year-old Fern, a widow who lost her...
Peggy Earle
May 14, 20215 min read
Modern noir lives in “The Little Things”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington stars as the aging Kern County Deputy Joe Deacon, a former Los Angeles County...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20212 min read
Free Blu-ray giveaway – “The Marksman”
HOT RELEASE NEWS / MINI-REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Liam Neeson plays ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson, who takes aim at a...
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