HOME THEATER FORUM AT COMIC-CON 2010

Home Theater Forum has just returned from San Diego after week long coverage of the convention.  We are very proud of the videos and pictures that we have posted for our readers.  Adam Gregorich and Ron Epstein provide some great video coverage of press conferences and panels from upcoming movies, Red and Tron Legacy as well asTV Shows: Community, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Hard Target and Mythbusters.

Meanwhile, Neil Middlemiss and Cameron Yee have posted gorgeous, high-resolution photos from each day of the show.  This is your opportunity to experience the excitement of Comic-Con from your computer while avoiding the monstrous crowds.  You can see links to all our coverage in our official Comic-Con highlights thread located here.

BOX OFFICE WEEKEND

For the second week in a row Christopher Nolan's Inception was the #1 attended film taking in $146 million total to date.  

Join our members as they review and discuss Inception 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.  

Gladiator (redux) in Blu-ray 
Predator (2010 reissue) in Blu-ray 
The Red Shoes in Blu-ray 
Black Narcissus in Blu-ray

JUST ANNOUNCED

Here are a few titles just announced to Blu-ray and/or DVD this week with links to discussions on them:

 The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition on Blu-ray and DVD

 Family Guy: It's A Trap on Blu-ray and DVD

 The Killers on Blu-ray and DVD

SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Here are a few titles just announced to Blu-ray and/or DVD this week with links to discussions on them:

Ken McAlinden leads off with his Blu-ray review of the 2010 Clash of the Titanswhich he refers to as demo material.  Ken also takes a look at Kevin Smith's latest comedy, Cop Out, new to Blu-ray and starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan.

If something more family-orientated is what you are after, perhaps you should check out Leo Kerr's Blu-ray review ofCats and Dogs.

You can really appreciate the amount of time and effort that Neil Middlemiss put into a thorough review of Lionsgate'sRambo: The Collector's Series being released to Blu-ray this week.  

Meanwhile, Richard Gallagher takes a look at Sony's rock 'n' roll biopic, The Runaways, new on Blu-ray.

Michael Reuben reviewed the first Blu-ray released by Music Box Films, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and said thatHome from Lorber Films and Kino International was "a quality presentation" and a "well-produced" Blu-ray.

How much Criterion titles can one man review in a single month?  It seems Matt Hough is out to break the record.  Check out his Blu-ray reviews of The Secret of the Grain, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and Everlasting Moments. His DVD reviews include The Only Son/There Was A Father: Two Films by Yaujiro Ozu,  Louie Bluie and The FIrst Films of Akira Kurosawa: Eclipse Series.  

New TV Shows on DVD reviews this month include several popular and requested TV titles from Shout! Factorylike Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVIII, Leave it to Beaver the Complete Series, and Dragnet (1968) Volume 2.  Some Additional TV titles reviewed this month are Have Gun - Will Travel The Fourth Season, Volume Two, andMatlock The 5th Season.

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:

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 4 Volume 2 (Did an announcement leak out?)
Unreleased SciFi Series on DVD? 
Gunsmoke Season Four coming, and the "lost" show is found 
After Bionics, what should Time-Life do?
Father Know Best Season Five

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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. 

Advice on a new BD Player?
BDP-83 Questions Please
Need help choosing amp
Need help with speakers for plasma TV

COMING SOON

Within the next week or two we will be unveiling our brand-new NEWS page that will feature a daily digest of all the latest release announcements and related discussions on the forum.  In September we will be bringing you the latest hardware developments coming out of Cedia in Atlanta with lots of video podcast coverage you have come to expect.  

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