WELCOMING OUR INSIDERS TO HOME THEATER FORUM
Home Theater Forum has always set itself apart from other discussion forums for the fact that we pride ourselves on civil discussion. You never need to wade through pages of arguments to find the information you are looking for. Members of Home Theater Forum communicate on a first-name basis. The atmosphere invites participation because our members feel confident that they will be treated respectfully.
Turns out the studios feel the same way.
Over the past few months we have brought aboard Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Home Entertainment as Studio Insiders. This month we welcome aboard Shout Factory. What does this mean for our membership? Every piece of feedback you post about a particular studio or their product in an appropriately tagged thread gets linked on their insider page for their reps to review. Making sure that your thread is tagged with the relevant product tag (or studio tag if it’s not title specific) increases the chances of your feedback being read. And, if you are very polite with what you have to say, you may be surprised to find a studio representative posting a reply.
It's very important that our members show the studios that they can provide constructive, polite feedback. In doing so, we can encourage the remaining studios to join our Insiders program as well.
We also brought on Home Media Magazine as a Media Insider. Look for their news links throughout the site.
Be sure to talk to our Insiders: Producer Robert Meyer Burnett; Film historian and preservationist Robert Harris; Digital Bits Editor Bill Hunt; Producer Charles de Lauzirika; DVD/Blu-ray Producer Van Ling and Writer, Producer, Director David Prior.
Studio Insider pages:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/Fox
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/Paramount
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/Shout-Factory
Other Insider pages:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/HomeMediaMagazine
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/Emotiva
E3 ENTERTAINMENT EXPO COVERAGE
It's that time of year again for the Electronic Entertainment Expo annual video game conference and show. Todd Erwin brings us editorial, pictorial and video coverage direct from the Los Angeles Convention Center that you won't want to miss. Click her for full coverage.
iPHONE 4 LAUNCH DISCUSSION
This Thursday Apple's iPhone 4 goes on sale. With over 600,000
already preordered this is going to be the biggest phone launch
ever. You can discuss everything iPhone, iPad, iPod and more in our
Apple and Macintosh forum area.
BOX OFFICE WEEKEND
Woody and Buzz return to the screen after a decade in Toy Story 3 and one needn't a psychic to predict that the film would dominate the box-office this weekend. The film grossed $109 million. Join our members as theyreview and discuss Toy Story 3 and other current theatrical films in our movies area.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT......TM
Robert A. Harris is a film historian and preservationist who specializes in restoring the large-format widescreen films of the 1950s.
If you are looking for the bold, unfiltered truth about the transfer quality of the latest releases look no further. This month Robert pours over the latest Blu-ray releases deciding whether they meet his stringent seal of approval or not.
Alice in Wonderland in Blu-ray
A Star is Born (1954) in Blu-ray
SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Neil Middlemiss raves about Paramount's Blu-ray release of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island.
Cameron Yee checks out Fox's recent release of Clint Eastwood westerns in the packaged The Man With No Name Trilogy. Cameron also checks out the post-apocalyptic adventure, The Book of Eli, new to Blu-ray. Finally, you need to read Cameron's review of Warner's remastered, A Star Is Born just released to Blu-ray this week.
Ed Faver weighs in on Lionsgate's Blu-ray of the John Travolta thriller, From Paris With Love.
Matt Hough returns this month with more Criterion Blu-ray reviews that include The Leopard, Red Desert and Close-up. Matt also reviews Criterion DVD titles, Night Train to Munich, Everlasting Moments and Mystery Train.
Monty Python fans may want to read Rich Gallagher's review of Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy).
Three new recent collections to DVD may be worth your purchase. Matt Hough looks at Fox/MGM/UA Cinema Pride Collection and Elvis 75th Birthday Collection. Meanwhile, Ken McAlinden checks out Warner's TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection.
Be sure to check out our official Blu-ray and DVD archive filled with thousands of reviewed titles.
TV SHOWS ON DVD
Home Theater Forum is the official chat forum for our friends(Gord and Dave) over at TVSHOWSONDVD.COM. We are honored to have their readers participating in discussions within our forum. Here are some of the latest TVSHOWSONDVD discussions in progress:
Miami Vice episode recommendations?
Petticoat Junction Season 3 (and beyond) campaign
What do you like about TV on DVD?
Best hopes for TV DVD's in 2011?
SUPPORT HTF WHEN YOU SHOP
When you click on a link on HTF to Amazon, Newegg, or to a variety of other retailers and make a purchase, you're supporting HTF. We now have a dedicated display of all our affiliate stores: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/shop
There are over 70 on-line retailers including some for our membersoverseas. Check it out next time you are planning on making a purchase -- It's an easy way to help us keep HTF going and growing.
HARDWARE REVIEWS AND DISCUSSION
Here are the latest discussions happening in our various Hardware forums. If you think you can add to the dialogue by offering advice we always welcome such participation.
Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital - new blu ray and Yamaha rxv2600
HDMI repeater for home theater system?
Help finding a good home theater
Help with new hdtv and old receiver
Buying a first setup, have some picky TV/receiver questions
Looking for a Good Sub for Marantz SR8002 Receiver
COMING SOON
On June 30th join us as we provide coverage of the Twentieth Century Fox Holiday event. We should have some firm dates for upcoming holiday releases including The Sound of Music and The Alien Quadrilogy. In July be sure to check out our coverage of Comic-Con out of San Diego. It will be our first year attending the event and we hope to bring you the latest news coming out of that show. In September we will be bringing you the latest hardware developments coming out of Cedia in Atlanta. You can rest assured we will be providing a wealth of video content as we have done over the years.
Finally, over the next few weeks look for the unveiling of our brand-new NEWS page which will feature a daily digest of all the latest release announcements and related discussions on the forum.
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