Sexy, smart and comic, “The Lady Eve” arrives on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck plays the seductive Jean Harrington and Henry Fonda as the wealthy snake enthusiast Charles...
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Kay Reynolds
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Get in the swim with restored “Million Dollar Mermaid”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS With the biggest smile in Hollywood, Esther Williams plays champion Australian swimmer, vaudeville, and film...
Peggy Earle
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Classic 1940 romance “Pride and Prejudice” remastered
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Elizabeth Bennet (Greer Garson) is taken back by Fitzwilliam Darcy's (Laurence Olivier) proposal. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 12, 20205 min read
Buster Keaton fans will want to focus on Criterion’s “The Cameraman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Silent superstar Buster Keaton plays an aspiring newsreel cameraman. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 3, 20204 min read
“Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations” delivers in every possible way
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Laurel & Hardy perform the soft-shoe routine “At the Ball, That's All” with The Avalon Boys as singing...
Toni Guagenti
Jul 30, 20208 min read
Arrow Video examines the Not-So-PC complexities of “Sixteen Candles”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Molly Ringwald plays sophomore Samantha 'Sam' Baker who still rides the school bus home and Anthony Michael...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 26, 20208 min read
Rooney & Garland still have it: “Strike Up the Band” & “Girl Crazy”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland as high schooler Mary Holden and Mickey Rooney as senior Jimmy Connors provides hot Latin...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 23, 20206 min read
A job well-done: “Spartacus: 60th Anniversary Edition” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Producer/actor Kirk Douglas plays Roman slave Spartacus, who leads a revolt that eventually spreads...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 15, 20204 min read
UPDATED 4K disc review: Crime doesn’t pay in “21 Bridges”
Special 4K review - disc from Germany
Craig Shapiro
Jul 13, 20204 min read
Fans of The Band (and who isn’t?) will find a lot to like with “Once Were Brothers”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Founder/guitarist/songwriter Robbie Robertson of The Band, remembers how he came up with the lyrics for the...
Toni Guagenti
Jul 9, 20205 min read
John Hughes’ “Pretty in Pink” finally gets a 4K reboot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Molly Ringwald stars in her third John Hughes' film as Andie, a senior at Meadowbrook High School....
Kay Reynolds
Jul 6, 20206 min read
Doris Day debuts in “Romance on the High Seas”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Band singer Doris Day made her Hollywood debut in the musical comedy “Romance on the High Seas.” (Click an...
Josh Boone, producer/writer/director
Jul 2, 20208 min read
Crowe’s “Jerry Maguire” inspired the career of another filmmaker – A personal journey
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tom Cruise stars as sports agent Jerry Maguire. (2) Renee Zellweger, as single mother Dorothy...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 29, 20205 min read
From Germany with love – “The Princess Bride” on 4K Ultra Disc
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS British actor Cary Elwes was 23 when he played Westley the farm boy and American actress Robin...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 25, 20206 min read
Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” reveals a new level of clarity in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS James Stewart plays U.S. Senator Jefferson Smith of Montana, who conducts a 24-hour filibuster on...
Peggy Earle
Jun 20, 20205 min read
UPDATED: 4K review Oscar winner “Parasite”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) "Parasite" follows the lives of two diverse South Korean families. The Parks live in a luxurious...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 20, 20204 min read
Warner Archive delivers the goods with unconventional Western “Blood on the Moon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Mitchum plays drifter Jim Garry, who’s planning to work with old friend Tate Riling (Robert Preston)....
Kay Reynolds
Jun 19, 20204 min read
Find charm and romance in “Rachel and the Stranger” – The Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Hunter and balladeer Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum) provides after-dinner entertainment for young Davey (Gary...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 18, 20207 min read
“Lawrence of Arabia” sweeps onto new 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Peter O’Toole was nominated for an Academy Award as British officer T.E. Lawrence, who lead an Arab...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 13, 20204 min read
“Gladiator” revisited – 20th Anniversary Steelbook Edition
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix...
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