Starting April 14 MeTV is showing episodes from the first five years of The Carol Burnett Show. From the way the show is scheduled these are not edited down to half-hour versions but are the hour long versions. Now how much has been edited to make room for more commercials […]
New Logitech universal remote takes on Alexa voice control
Logitech has announced the Harmony Express, a universal voice remote that will control a home theater or entertainment system with Amazon Alexa built-in. ‘Press-and-Ask’ is the function which will allow users to watch TV, access streaming apps or change channel. “We designed Harmony Express as an entirely reimagined Harmony […]
HBO and Fender Custom Shop Announce ‘The Game of Thrones Sigil Collection’
FENDER CUSTOM SHOP AND HBO® CELEBRATE THE FINAL SEASON OF THE EPIC SERIES “GAME OF THRONES®” WITH TRIO OF ELABORATE GUITARS The Game of Thrones Sigil Collection by Fender Embodies Series’ Most Iconic Houses with Ornate Features such as Dragon Scale Carvings, Faux Wolf Fur Cases, Custom Inlays and […]
Sony unveils pricing for new AV products
Sony has today revealed pricing and availability for its latest home audio, video and mobile products, and as announced earlier this year at CES 2019. The following descriptions and pricing are direct from Sony: HT-S350 2.1ch Soundbar: Enjoy deeper, richer bass and immersive surround sound with the S350 soundbar, which […]
Pandas 4K Digital Review
One of the highlights of my trips to the San Diego Zoo has always been the Panda exhibit. These large, rather timid-looking adorable fluff balls would always be sitting out watching the humans parade by while munching down on bamboo while the cub would be either sleeping up in the tree or having a jolly time playing within the [...]
Kismet Blu-ray Review
Kismet Blu-ray Review The idea of making a musical which takes place in Baghdad would be a non-starter in the 21st Century, but it made perfect sense when Kismet was released by MGM in 1955. The story had actually been filmed as a drama several times before, the first being a silent […]
Glass Blu-ray Review
M. Night Shyamalan brings his Unbreakable trilogy to an end with Glass, a movie that, unfortunately, does not deliver on its promises.
Yamaha delivers AirPlay 2, streaming and voice control to home audio products
Yamaha is adding a series of upcoming firmware and app updates for existing products. This month, the company’s home audio lines, which include a sound bar, wireless speakers and AV receivers, will start offering Apple AirPlay 2 support, Qobuz high-res streaming services and expanded Spotify Connect capabilities. Additionally, as of […]
A few words about…™ Emmanuelle – in Blu-ray
Just Jaeckin’s Emmanuelle (1974), set a tone for many artful, soft-core, aka “erotic” films that would follow. Beautifully, and lushly photographed in Thailand and Seychelles, it’s a class act. Kino is releasing the first three films in the series, all starring Sylvia Kristel, who was featured in the hit Private […]
Replicas – Bluray Review
In Replicas, Keanu Reeves plays William Foster, a neuroscientist on the brink of the impossible: transferring the memories and consciousness of newly deceased into robotic hosts. Under crushing pressure to get it right after expensive failures, William takes his family on a brief respite from the corporate offices at Aricebo, […]
THX certifies first live music event for Aerosmith
If we thought THX was uniquely a licensing organization aimed at improving the playback of filmed entertainment in both the home and professional theaters, that perception will almost certainly change. Aerosmith has launched a Las Vegas residency for the so-titled extravaganza Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild, at Park Theater at the […]
HTF EXCLUSIVE! Twilight Time June 2019 Release Announcements
Twilight Time has given us an exclusive early look at these June Announcements. Enjoy! If you see these titles posted elsewhere within 8 HOURS without credit being given to HTF, rest assured it came from us first! Note: Moving forward we are going to announce our schedule ONE month at […]
Glass 4K UHD Review
Glass concludes the Unbreakable superhero trilogy of M. Night Shyamalan with the anticipated showdown between the lead characters of Split(2016) and Unbreakable(2000) providing mixed results with a lead in to a spectacular battle that never arrives fully.
The Vengeance of She – Blu-ray Review
In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Hammer Films made a series of films that either dealt with the prehistoric/ancient ages or had elements of them mixed in. Made to capitalize on the success of She (1965), The Vengeance of She was Hammer’s second take on the characters created by […]
T-Mobile starts new TVision Home service
This week, T-Mobile introduced TVision Home, a rebranded and upgraded version of Layer3 TV (the cable provider it bought last year). TVision Home is launching in Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. metro areas, as well as Longmont, CO, on April 14th, […]
A few words about…™ The Glass Bottom Boat – in Blu-ray
As is usually the case, Warner Archive’s new Blu-ray of the 1966 M-G-M film, The Glass Bottom Boat, is a stunner. What it has going for it, is some beautifully photographed scenery around Catalina Island. Other than that, the Frank Tashlin “comedy,” really isn’t much of one. The gags never […]