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Official HTF E3 2013 Wrap-Up Coverage

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 10 through June 13, 2013. For the fourth year in a row, I had the pleasure of providing coverage of this massive trade show event for Home Theater Forum. I’ve included hyperlinks to game trailers and complete press conferences, where available. Also, as in previous yea... Read More
Posted Jun 18 2013 10:20 PM by Todd Erwin

Man of Steel Deluxe Edition CD Soundtrack Review

It is impossible to approach Hans Zimmer’s score for Man of Steel, the latest film featuring the messianic superhero Superman, without immediately hearing the opening bars of John Williams’ triumphant theme for the red-caped hero as heard in the 1978 film, Superman: The Movie. For many, William’s noble and resplendent score for director Richard Donner’s superb big screen adventure featuring the... Read More
Posted Jun 15 2013 06:56 PM by Neil Middlemiss

Man of Steel - quick review

May end up combining this thread with the long-running MoS thread, but for now, just to parcel things out, and try to keep things relatively spoiler-free (or at least use spoiler text for this opening weekend). So, given the complaints that "Superman Returns" didn't have a single punch thrown by Superman. Weil, they dispensed with that nitpick in a grand fashion, and often. ... Read More
Posted Jun 13 2013 06:28 PM by Patrick Sun

Roman Polanski's TESS Remastered in 4K from Amazon.de

Roman Polanski's Tess has been remastered in 4K and is currently available from Amazon.de (Germany) for $12 plus postage. This transfer is region-free and looks stunning. It's the best I've seen of this title. The audio is dts-HD Master Audio 5.1 in both English and German. The disc includes 74 minutes of extras including 2 Laurent Bouzereau documentaries, Tess: The Exp... Read More
Posted Jun 12 2013 04:10 PM by bluirv

Anamorphic Bluray?

Something I've been wondering for while, and this seems like the best place to ask it: Why are there no anamorphic Blurays? Why is the standard not even supported by the format? Every Bluray proudly trumpets its 1080P sticker, but unless the film is 16:9, it's not really 1080P...how much data is wasted on encoding the 0's for the black bars on top and bottom? This is the only... Read More
Posted Jun 12 2013 11:54 AM by AstonMartin007

film grain

i was reading a blu-ray review. the following is a comment from it. A fine veneer of grain lends each episode a filmic quality. (this was said in a positive note) this statement reminds me of the audiophiles talking about lps having more of a pure sound. i guess some people like grain in their viewing, like some people prefer pops, cracks, and hisses in their li... Read More
Posted Jun 10 2013 09:28 AM by jimmyjet

Twilight Time Announces Releases Sept/Oct/Nov, 2013

DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) BLU-RAY w/Becoming John Ford (2007) - Sept 10th ALAMO BAY (1985) BLU-RAY - Sept 10th MINDWARP (1992) BLU-RAY - Oct 8th THE OTHER (1972) BLU-RAY - Oct 8th OLIVER! (1968) BLU-RAY - Nov 12th THE WAY WE WERE (1973) BLU-RAY - Nov 12th JANE EYRE (1944) BLU-RAY - Nov 12th Read More
Posted Jun 04 2013 11:25 PM by Ronald Epstein

shows that have been destroyed

what shows do we really have good evidence for, that the only copies have been destroyed ? obviously, they can never be released, if we dont have anything to release them from. Read More
Posted May 12 2013 04:25 PM by jimmyjet