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Blu-Ray Movie Price Drops Today!

Featured by Kevin Collins

Check out the latest Blu-ray price drops here! » read more

Lady and the Tramp: Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review

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in Official HTF Blu-ray Reviews
started by MattH.

For many baby boomers, Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp was likely the first Disney animated title seen, and what a wonderful film it is to introduce a child to the wonders of Disney animated storytelling! With an original tale, a tuneful song score and with the focus on a veritable host of man’s best friends, Lady and the Tramp makes for truly enchanting entertainment. » read more

Malcolm X Blu-ray Review

Featured by Ken_McAlinden

Spike Lee's Malcolm X arrives on Blu-ray just in time for its 20th Anniversary in classy hardcover book packaging. The high definition video and audio for the feature film are top notch. On-disc extras are identical to the previously released two-disc SD DVD of the film, inclusive of an informative filmmaker commentary, a solid half hour retrospective featurette, a generous sampling of deleted scenes, the film's theatrical trailer, and, best of all, the Oscar nominated feature length documentary from 1972 also entitled Malcolm X. » read more

Drive Blu-ray Review

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in Official HTF Blu-ray Reviews
started by Richard Gallagher

Drive is a stylish, very exciting and extremely violent action film which grabs your attention from the opening shot and never lets go. Driver (Ryan Gosling) is a soft-spoken, nameless Los Angeles loner who is an auto mechanic by day but who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals at night and occasionally as a stunt driver in the movies. Shannon (Bryan Cranston) is Driver's boss at the garage and finds work for him in movies. Shannon has noticed Driver's exceptional skill and he convinces a local crime boss, Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks), to finance the purchase and operation of a stock car for them to race. Drive Studio: Sony Year: 2011 Rated: R Program Length: 100 minutes Aspect... » read more

A few words about...The Apartment on Blu-ray

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in A Few Words About By Robert Harris
started by Robert Harris

Many Blu-ray home theater fans have been patiently waiting to add more Academy Award winning Best Pictures to their libraries, and in the past months, an amazingly pleasant number have been added. If we return to September, the Best Picture of 1959 - Ben-Hur November - West Side Story - 1961, January - Wings - 1927, Rebecca - 1940, The Apartment - 1960 » read more

A few words about...Picnic on Blu-ray

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in A Few Words About By Robert Harris
started by Robert Harris

I couldn't be more thrilled that Columbia (in this case) and Fox are sub-licensing product, and this new release of Joshua Logan's Picnic is a cause for celebration. With a superb cast, and based upon the Pulitzer Price winning play by William Inge, Picnic is a film that bristles with small town Americana, beautifully brought to the screen through the eyes of cinematographer James Wong Howe. 1955, a relatively early year for Eastman's color negative process can be problematic when it comes to preservation and restoration, but » read more

HTF AWARDS 2011: The Best and Worst of 2011

Featured by Ronald Epstein

After a month of voting, the members of Home Theater Forum have picked the winners! Today we announce the very best and worst Blu-ray releases and studios of the past year as nominated and voted upon by the HTF membership. Click here to see the winners and losers! » read more

Weekly RoundUp 1-31-12 Edition DVD and Blu-ray Deals

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in Bargains and Deals
started by Adam Gregorich

Mike is out recuperating this week, so I am taking a stab at this week's update. To Kill a Mockingbird makes it HD debut this week and based on Robert Harris' comments I'll be picking it up. What titles will you be adding to your collection this week? » read more

What is the difference between a $17 and a $150 HDMI cable?

Featured by Kevin Collins

I have always bought high quality audio and video cables. I just purchased a Toshiba DLP 50inch HDTV and want the picture to look the absolute best it can. I was ready to drop $150 on an HDMI cable but from Monster Cable but thought that was a ridiculous price for it. I am about to stick with the HDMI cable that came with my HDTV DirecTV receiver and save some money. What do you guys think? Is there really a difference in quality between a $17 and $150 cable or is it a complete waste of money? » read more