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4K Ultra HD Review – Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

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Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: Director Peter Weir is well-known to film fans for his prodigious output during the 1980s, but 1975’s Picnic at Hanging Rock is the movie that kick-started his career and helped drive the so-called Australian New […]

4K Ultra HD Review – RED: 2-Film Collection

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RED: 2-Film Collection. The action-packed movies RED and RED 2, starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and a bunch of great actors in smaller roles, arrive on 4K Ultra HD in a nice SteelBook edition. You get both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD discs, along with digital copies of the […]

4K Ultra HD Review – First Blood (1982)

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First Blood, 1982. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, and Brian Dennehy. SYNOPSIS: First Blood, the movie that kicked off the Rambo phenomenon, returns to 4K Ultra HD in a new SteelBook edition that’s exclusive to Walmart. Collectors will want to snap this one up, but keep in mind that the transfer […]

Blu-ray Review – North Dallas Forty (1979)

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North Dallas Forty, 1979. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson, John Matuszak, Steve Forrest, G.D. Spradlin, Dabney Coleman, Savannah Smith Boucher. SYNOPSIS: One of the greatest football movies, if not sports movies, of all time, North Dallas Forty returns to Blu-ray with a new 4K scan […]

Blu-ray Review – Fear and Desire (1953)

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Fear and Desire, 1953. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky, Kenneth Harp, Steve Coit, and Virginia Leith. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber has issued Stanley Kubrick’s debut, Fear and Desire, on Blu-ray before, but this time they’ve commissioned a 4K restoration of the film, along with the presentation of the long-lost original version that […]

4K Ultra HD Review – McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 1971. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, and William Devane. SYNOPSIS: Robert Altman’s classic McCabe & Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in what could be called an anti-western movie, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Criterion Collection. The film and nearly all […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Columbia Classics Volume 4

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Columbia Classics Volume 4 In the mood for love? Then check out Sony’s new Columbia Classics Volume 4, which explores the many methods of romance through the classic films His Girl Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch-Drunk Love. All of the films have been remastered in […]

Blu-ray Review – Murphy’s War (1971)

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Murphy’s War, 1971. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Peter O’Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, and Horst Janson. SYNOPSIS: Arrow Video has issued Peter Yates’ 1971 film Murphy’s War, based on the novel by Max Catto, on Blu-ray with a new restoration of the print, a new bonus feature, three archival extras, and a booklet with […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Conan Chronicles

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The Conan Chronicles Directed by John Milius and Robert Fleischer. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gaviola, Gerry Lopez, Mako, Valerie Quennessen, William Smith, Max von Sydow, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter, Olivia d’Abo, and Sarah Douglas. SYNOPSIS: What is best in life? I’d say this new Arrow 4K […]

Blu-ray review – Coming Home (1978)

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Coming Home, 1978. Directed by Hal Ashby. Starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber has reissued Hal Ashby’s classic Coming Home on Blu-ray. The film hasn’t been restored, and the extras are the same as before, but this is still a worthwhile pick-up if you’re a fan and have been meaning […]