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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...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 23, 20174 min read
Celebrate the season with “Miracle on 34th Street: 70th Anniv. Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1947; black and white full-screen; Not Rated Best...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 16, 20174 min read
Gru’s family grows in “Despicable Me 3”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "DESPICABLE ME 3" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD copy; 2017; PG for action and rude humor; streaming via...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 11, 20174 min read
Dylan O’Brien steps into CIA agent Mitch Rapp's shoes in "American Assassin"
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "AMERICAN ASSASSIN" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2017; R for strong violence throughout, some torture,...
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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...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 1, 20173 min read
Soderbergh's "Logan Lucky" a smart and witty caper
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "LOGAN LUCKY" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2017; PG-13 for profanity and some crude comments; streaming...
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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...
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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...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 13, 20176 min read
Ultra-violence spurs HBO’s “Westworld” Season One
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "WESTWORLD: SEASON ONE: THE MAZE" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2016; TV-MA for extreme violence, gore,...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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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