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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...
Peggy Earle
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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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...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 1, 20215 min read
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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 28, 20216 min read
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“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 23, 20216 min read
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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...
Peggy Earle
May 14, 20215 min read
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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...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20212 min read
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Catch early horror flick “Doctor X” from Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Six strange murders involving cannibalism have taken place during a full moon and in the vicinity of a...
Peggy Earle
May 7, 20215 min read
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Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell light up the screen in “Broadway Melody of 1940”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Eleanor Powell “The Queen of Tap” plays Broadway star Clare Bennett and Fred Astaire plays hoofer Johnny...
Craig Shapiro
May 3, 20215 min read
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“The Furies” – classic Western-noir – now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS In his final role, Walter Huston plays T.C. Jeffords, A New Mexico Territory cattle and land baron, and his...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 23, 20216 min read
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Gable stars – with the 1906 earthquake – in “San Francisco”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable stars as nightclub owner Blackie Norton, and soprano Jeanette MacDonald as his songbird...
Peggy Earle
Apr 8, 20214 min read
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If you like your horror movies nuanced and moody, cue up “Isle of the Dead”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff, right, gives a memorable performance as the tragic Greek Gen. Nikolas Pherides, who...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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“Crossfire” serves up a solid mystery and a more powerful message
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Police Capt. Finlay (Robert Young, right) tries to convince Army soldier Leroy (William Phipps) to help in...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 28, 20214 min read
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Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Carey Mulligan received an Oscar nomination for her role as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, who dropped...
Peggy Earle
Mar 23, 20216 min read
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Love and revenge take the lead in “A Tale of Two Cities” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Lucie Manette-Darnay (Elizabeth Allan) and longtime friend Jarvis Lowry (Claude Gillingwater), watch her...
Peggy Earle
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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Brilliant color rules “The Pajama Game” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Day One: the new floor manager Sid Sorokin (John Raitt) meets the factory grievance committee and Union...
Kay Reynolds
Mar 2, 20215 min read
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“After the Thin Man” – Warner Archive Collection – blends mystery and martinis
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) are back in San Francisco and find themselves drawn into...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Paranoia runs deep in Alan J. Pakula’s gripping thriller, “The Parallax View”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, left, stars as journalist Joe Frady. While investigating a series of deaths and their ties to...
Craig Shapiro
Feb 25, 20214 min read
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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 25, 20215 min read
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“Freaky” delivers a lot of horror, and a chunk of heart
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Vince Vaughn plays serial killer “The Blissfield Butcher,” while Kathryn Newton as high school...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 18, 20216 min read
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“Ammonite” swims in risk and romance
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kate Winslet plays Mary Anning a lifelong fossil-collector and paleontologist and Saoirse Ronan plays...
Peggy Earle
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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