“Auntie Mame” still a feast for one and all
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “AUNTIE MAME: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray; 1958; Not Rated, family friendly Best extra: Music only...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 26, 20173 min read
Past and present cultures blend in Merchant Ivory’s “Heat and Dust”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “HEAT AND DUST” Blu-ray and DVD; 1983; R for nudity, profanity and drugs; streaming via Amazon Video, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 10, 20173 min read
The price of obsession revealed in “Letter from an Unknown Woman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN: OLIVE SIGNATURE EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1948; Not Rated Best extra: "Passion's...
High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 22, 20175 min read
Results vary on 4K Harry Potter 1-4
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "HARRY POTTER: AND THE SORCERER'S STONE" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Cop; 2001; PG for some scary...
Peggy Earle
Nov 16, 20173 min read
American classic “The Philadelphia Story” gets the Criterion treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Katharine Hepburn stars as Tracy Lord the eldest of two daughters living in an estate on Philadelphia's...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 23, 20175 min read
Celebrate the seasons with “Peanuts: Holiday Collection” in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) Charlie Brown and Linus go looking for a Christmas tree....
Kay Reynolds
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Go home with Warner Archive's “Brigadoon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "BRIGADOON: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray; 1954; PG; streaming via Amazon Video Best extra: "Outtake...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Nothing fishy here: "A Fish Called Wanda" is still tons of fun
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "A FISH CALLED WANDA: SPECIAL EDITION" Blu-ray; 1988; R for brief nudity, sexuality, mild violence,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 9, 20174 min read
Restored picture and footage highlight Sony’s “Lost Horizon: 80th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "LOST HORIZON: 80th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" Blu-ray, Digital HD copy; 1937; Not Rated Best extra: A new 30-page...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 2, 20173 min read
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...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 27, 20174 min read
The stars shine brighter and closer - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 40th Anniversary"
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Three-year-old Barry (Cary Guffey) opens the front door and brilliant orange light from the alien...
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...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 9, 20175 min read
Luc Besson classics – “The Fifth Element” and “Léon: The Professional” – score on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "THE FIFTH ELEMENT: 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital HD copy; 1997; PG-13 for...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 3, 20174 min read
One of TVs best cop shows - “The Streets of San Francisco: The Complete Series”
DVD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Michael Douglas as Inspector Steve Keller and Karl Malden as homicide Detective Lt. Mike Stone, examine a dead...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 21, 20174 min read
“Logan” goes noir in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) "LOGAN" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital Copy, 2017,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 15, 20174 min read
Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" finally gets its due: a hero's welcome on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "UNFORGIVEN: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 1992; R for language,...
Bill Kelley III
May 12, 20174 min read
“3:10 to Yuma” fails the 4K test
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS A zoom-in view shows how the 4K version is missing the finest detail compared to the Blu-ray, after...
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...
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