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June’s scarcely bustin’ out all over with top titles on Sky’s premium movie channels but among the obscurities to catch in HD are The Call and The Iceman. The Call could have been a quickie B-grade thriller phoned in by director Brad Anderson (The Machinist). But instead it’s riveting and inventive escapism with a great hook: Halle […]

Two HD series that suffered in SD on Prime — Under the Dome and Downton Abbey — get a 1080p spruce-up this week on Blu-ray. “Under the Dome fares well on Blu-ray. The HD video photography delivers a very clean, accurate image. Daytime exteriors are particularly stunning.” “I was simply delighted by the 5.1 DTS-HD […]

Despite sparking reviews and ratings, SoHo subscribers shouldn’t break out the bubbly just yet in anticipation of seeing the Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, on Sky’s premium drama channel. HBO made the Michael Douglas-Matt Damon vehicle and scored its highest original movie ratings in nine years with its cable-TV premiere over the weekend. But outside […]