Paramount’s classic “Roman Holiday” gets a 4K update for its 70th Anniversary
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS 4K Ultra HD vs. Blu-ray: (top) The new HDR grading is darker than the 2020 Blu-ray (bottom), and...
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Craig Shapiro
Jul 26, 20235 min read
Criterion goes 3-for-3 with Terry Gilliam’s marvelous, magical ‘Time Bandits’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A history buff of the first order, 11-year-old Kevin (Craig Warnock, third from the left) joins the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 12, 20232 min read
The enchanting “Roman Holiday” gets a 4K Ultra HD upgrade for its 70th Anniversary – Aug. 15
HOT 4K NEWS THREE YEARS after its Paramount Presents release on Blu-ray, the classic “Roman Holiday” starring Audrey Hepburn will jump to...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 30, 20236 min read
‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is even more electric thanks to Kino Lorber’s 4K master
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angela Lansbury received a supporting actress Oscar nomination as the ruthless, manipulative Mrs....
Bill Kelley III
Jun 28, 20238 min read
“Reality” exposé gets a solid 4K update: “The Truman Show: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, raised from infancy to adulthood in front of 5,000 television...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 19, 20236 min read
Outstanding 4K upgrade on fan favorite “Ronin: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Ex-CIA agent Sam, who joins an elite international crew to get a metal...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Kino Lorber notches another winner with Charles Laughton’s masterful ‘The Night of the Hunter’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In arguably the best performances of his career, Robert Mitchum stepped away from his tough-guy...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 min read
Fierce and fun, “The Longest Yard” scores on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Burt Reynolds plays ex-NFL quarterback Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, serving an 18-month sentence for...
Bill Kelley III
May 1, 20237 min read
“Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary Edition” lands onto 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS MSNBC producer/reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni) holds onto her father Jason Lerner (Maximilian...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20231 min read
OFFICIAL: Peter Weir’s ‘90s classic “The Truman Show: 25th Anniversary Edition” 4K Ultra HD – 7/4
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER getting a 4K Ultra HD release on digital platforms in 2021, Peter Weir’s 1990s classic “The Truman Show” gets a...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 31, 20231 min read
OFFICIAL: MGM & Warner Bros. release “Creed III” on 4K – 5/23
HOT 4K NEWS MICHAEL B. JORDAN’S directorial debut with “Creed III,” made $249 million worldwide and arrives on physical disc (4K Ultra...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20236 min read
“Red Eye” climbs to 4K from Paramount Presents
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is attacked at 30,000 feet during her red-eye flight to Miami by...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 16, 20237 min read
UPDATED: Banderas, Hopkins and Zeta-Jones shine in “The Mask of Zorro: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Zorro (Antonio Banderas) is not just a great swordsman but has amazing acrobatic skills,...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 6, 20236 min read
Sony gives Petersen’s “Air Force One” new 4K wings
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Harrison Ford plays President James Marshall in “Air Force One” the No. 4 box office film of 1997....
Craig Shapiro
Jun 23, 20225 min read
Remastered in 4K UHD, Criterion’s “Double Indemnity” is one of the year’s top titles
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck stars as the cunning Mrs. Phyllis Dietrichson and Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff,...
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 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...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 23, 20185 min read
Score another hit for Spielberg with “Ready Player One”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) hopes to win the OASIS three Easter egg challenge set up by the late...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20164 min read
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 4K remaster shines
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS An emotional performance by Chow Yun Fat as Master Li Mu Bai. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
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