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Bill Kelley III
Jun 22, 20225 min read
Early Kubrick noir on 4K UHD – “Killer’s Kiss”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Washed-up boxer Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith) rescues love interest taxi-dancer Gloria Price (Irene...
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Peggy Earle
Jun 17, 20225 min read
Anderson’s highly personal “Licorice Pizza” is a walk down memory lane
4K ULTRA HD/BLU-RAY REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS First-time actor Cooper Hoffman plays 15-year-old Gary Valentine, who’s smitten by the much...
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Bill Kelley III
Jun 15, 20223 min read
Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” gets an out-of-sight 4K restoration
MINI- 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Jack Foley (George Clooney), Glenn Michaels (Steve Zahn), and Buddy Bragg (Ving Rhames)...
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Craig Shapiro
Jun 12, 20224 min read
Arrow Video hits the mark with 4K restoration of Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Bruce Willis is James Cole, a prisoner in 2035 who is “volunteered” to be sent back in time to find...
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Bill Kelley III
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Sony presents “The Bridge on the River Kwai” 65th Anniversary on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sir Alec Guinness plays British Colonel Nicholson and Sessue Hayakawa plays Japanese camp commander...
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Kay Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20227 min read
Celebrate the birth of America with the 50th anniversary of the musical “1776”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Original Broadway cast members Ken Howard, Howard Da Silva, and William Daniels, revive their roles...
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Bill Kelley III
May 31, 20225 min read
UPDATED: “War for the Planet of the Apes” is a smart, thrilling conclusion to an epic trilogy
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “At least this time...I was able to protect you,” Luca’s final words to Caesar before his death....
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Bill Kelley III
May 29, 20228 min read
Matt Reeves’ Gothic-noir captures “The Batman” in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Actor Robert Pattinson plays Batman/Bruce Wayne in the reboot of the DC Comics character first...
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Peggy Earle
May 26, 20223 min read
History haunts Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers”
4K ULTRA HD & BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS The two unwed mothers Ana (Milena Smit) and Janis (Penélope Cruz) who first met in the...
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Bill Kelley III
May 25, 20225 min read
“The Untouchables: 35th Anniversary Edition” gets a striking 4K Ultra HD restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sean Connery in his Oscar-winning performance as Chicago cop Jim Malone, who teaches federal agent...
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Mike Reynolds & Kay Reynolds
May 20, 20225 min read
Peter Dinklage leads the musical “Cyrano” to the screen
4K ULTRA HD & BLU-RAY REVIEW / HDR & SDR FRAME SHOTS Differences in color grading between 4K Ultra HD (digital) & Blu-ray. Peter Dinklage...
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Bill Kelley III
May 16, 20227 min read
Sergio Leone’s hard-hitting “For a Few Dollars More” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Clint Eastwood returns as the nameless, poncho-draped drifter and bounty hunter to bring a murderous...
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Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
May 13, 20224 min read
“A Fistful of Dollars” rides taller than ever in Kino Lorber’s new 4K Ultra HD restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Clint Eastwood stars as the lone American cowboy who rides into the border town of San Miguel...
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Peggy Earle
May 11, 20224 min read
Oscar-winner “Ordinary People” – Paramount Presents – now on Blu-ray & 4K (digital)
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW/BLU-RAY REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Mary Tyler Moore plays Beth Jarrett, mother of 18-year-old Conrad played by Timothy...
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Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20228 min read
Ford’s classic Western “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” nearly derails on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Lee Marvin stars as savage killer Liberty Valance and John Wayne as the ruff cowboy Tom Doniphon....
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Bill Kelley III
May 4, 20227 min read
The ground-breaking “In the Heat of the Night” gets the 4K treatment it deserves
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS 1960s renowned actor Sidney Poitier stars as the righteous Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 27, 20226 min read
Rip-roaring sci-fi adventure – “Moonfall” – from Emmerich and Kloser
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley) and former astronauts, disgraced Brian Harper...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 24, 20226 min read
Like seeing it for the first time – “Singin’ in the Rain” – 70th Anniversary Edition
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Gene Kelly stars as Don Lockwood a famous silent screen star. In the wee hours, he sings and dances...
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Kay Reynolds
Apr 19, 20226 min read
Open the door to “The Apartment” – KL Studio Classics – in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Jack Lemmon is a perfect fit as C.C. “Bud” Baxter, a “schnook” who works at one of the thousands of...
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Craig Shapiro
Apr 11, 20225 min read
Cronenberg and Mortensen deliver in spades with exceptional “Eastern Promises”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Fans of “The Lord of the Rings” may not recognize Viggo Mortensen, right, as the mysterious,...
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