See it for yourself: “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Kevin Costner spent nearly 35 years trying to get the story of “Horizon: An American Saga –...
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Craig Shapiro
Aug 206 min read
Criterion covers all the bases with Sam Peckinpah’s ‘Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS James Coburn is Pat Garrett, the outlaw-turned-sheriff hired by New Mexico cattle barons to hunt...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 315 min read
American Treasure “Rocky Balboa” - even better on 4K UHD with a new Director’s Cut
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sylvester Stallone credits George Foreman’s comeback in the ring as inspiration for Rocky’s final...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 176 min read
Beat the heat with original “Twister” in restored 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW HDR SCREENSHOTS Helen Hunt stars as meteorologist/storm chaser Dr. Jo Harding, from the fictional Muskogee State...
Peggy Earle
Jul 15 min read
Undeniable talent rocks in 4K – “Purple Rain” 40th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Prince prepares to perform at First Avenue, the main venue for pop music in downtown Minneapolis. It...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 55 min read
Criterion hits the bull’s eye with Raoul Walsh’s ‘The Roaring Twenties’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In one of his finest performances, James Cagney, left, plays Eddie Bartlett, a Prohibition...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 3010 min read
The essential films for Easter & Passover
HERE’S A guide to some of the most powerful stories about the Jewish people and a man called Jesus – now available on disc or streaming....
Bill Kelley III
Feb 295 min read
Prophetic “Contagion” now on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Jude Law plays Alan Krumwiede a conspiracy theorist and blogger in San Francisco, who says...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 268 min read
History lives on Stone’s “JFK: Directors Cut” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Kevin Costner plays Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison, who arrested and charged New...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 1116 min read
Top 10 and a couple more: 4K UHDs of 2023
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc or streaming. The criteria...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 16 min read
Groundbreaking “The Color Purple” shines on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Whoopi Goldberg earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celie, a Southern woman...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 21, 20235 min read
Here she comes again – “The Nun II”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Fallen angel Valak (Bonnie Aarons) returns on a mission of its own. Once again, Sister Irene (Taissa...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 10, 20234 min read
‘Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’ in flawless 4K? Yes, please!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1-2) The late Kevin Conroy, a Juilliard-trained actor grounded in Shakespeare, defined Batman – in...
Josh Boone, producer/writer/director
Sep 29, 20239 min read
There’s nothing like it: “Natural Born Killers: Collector’s Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as star-crossed serial killers Mickey and Mallory Knox. (Click on...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 4, 20237 min read
Warner celebrates one of its best – “Rio Bravo” – on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John Wayne plays Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance in West Texas. He and his two deputies and...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 10, 20231 min read
It’s summertime! “National Lampoon’s Vacation” gets a 40th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD release – 6/27
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. makes it official to announce the 40th Anniversary release of director Harold Ramis’ comedy classic “Nation...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Warner Bros.’ 4K remastering of Paul Newman’s iconic ‘Cool Hand Luke’ isn’t so hot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman, one of filmdom’s great non-conformists plays Luke Jackson, who was arrested and...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 21, 20236 min read
Blending film noir & melodrama, “Mildred Pierce: Criterion Collection” gets the 4K treatment
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Joan Crawford won an Oscar for Best Actress as Mildred Pierce, a businesswoman, mother, and wife....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 3, 20236 min read
“Boom!” - Fuqua’s classic “Training Day” is now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hawke stars as rookie detective Jake Hoyt and Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, the meanest...
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 6, 20232 min read
OFFICIAL: Warner Bros. releases MGM’s “Rocky I-IV – The Knockout Collection” on 4K UHD – Feb. 28
HOT 4K NEWS WARNER BROS. Discovery Home Entertainment with MGM/United Artists provides the “ROCKY I-IV 4-Film Knockout Collection” on 4K...
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