After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) encounters the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) to whom he’s just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to […]
Screen Innovations Gives Customers a Choice with New Zero Edge Pro Screen
Austin-based screen manufacturer Screen Innovations is breaking ground by giving its customers a choice of bezel options on its new Zero Edge Pro home theater projection screens. According to the company, thirty-six screens are now available with small (1/2-inch), medium (1 1/2-inch) or large (2-inch) bezel options. Both the medium […]
Reach for the Moon
Quebec-born Sima Electronics, now called Simaudio, was founded in 1980, and in the company’s own words, was ‘born of a passion to offer consumers an alternative to mass market audio products.’ Although originally building products for professional applications, the audiophile community started to sit up and take notice of the […]
WAC Release: “Gun Crazy” on Blu-ray!
GUN CRAZY (1949) (BD) NEW 2018 1080p HD MASTER Run Time 87:00 Subtitles English DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 MONO – English ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO – 1.37:1, 4 X 3 STANDARD BD 50 Special Features: Commentary by Author/Film-Noir Specialist Glenn Erickson Feature Length Documentary: “Film-Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light” (2006) Special […]
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S DVD Review
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S is a Disney Channel Original Movie that doesn’t try all that hard to put forth its message on segregation and racism, and instead wants to play it light while singing and dancing.
Tributaries Adds Two More 18Gbps HDMI Cables
Tributaries has announced two more HDMI cables to its 18Gbps line-up, a 40-meter AURORA and a passive five-meter UHDP PRO cable. Both have been certified by DPL Labs and ISF for 18Gbps performance guaranteeing the passing of a 4K/60 HDR signal. The 40 meter AURORA, hybrid fiber optic cable, is […]
Pioneer Introduces New VSX-933 7.2-Channel Network Receiver
Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation has announced the Pioneer VSX-933 7.2-Channel Network AV Receiver, which is available from today with a retail price of $479. With a selection of inputs for high-res audio, the company claims that playback quality of music, movies, TV programs and games is ‘vastly’ improved. The receiver […]
Criterion Press Release: Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood (Blu-ray)
Tasked by studio executives with finding the next great screen siren, visionary Hollywood director Josef von Sternberg joined forces with rising German actor Marlene Dietrich, kicking off what would become one of the most legendary partnerships in cinema history. Over the course of six films produced by Paramount in the […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 11 Blu-ray Review
18 years after the Satellilte of Love fell out of orbit on SyFy at the end of its 10th season, Mystery Science Theater 3000 returned with 14 new episodes and a new cast on Netflix, following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign led by series creator Joel Hodgson and new series […]
Best Buy to Sell Insignia & Toshiba Smart TVs Powered by Amazon FireTV
Starting this summer, shoppers at Best Buy will find a Toshiba-branded smart TV powered by Amazon’s Fire TV, to be followed shortly thereafter by 10 other models and sizes from both Toshiba and Insignia (Best Buy’s in-house brand). Insignia’s smart TV’s were previously powered by Roku (there is no word […]
Scream Factory to release Strait-Jacket and The Tingler on August 21st
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ScreamFactoryDVD/posts/?ref=page_internal Who knows what else they have gotten from Sony but this is exciting news ! Happy times !
Father Figures Blu-ray Review
Father Figures is the directorial debut of Lawrence Sher, who was the cinematographer on several modern comedies including all three of the Hangover films. The bawdy approach to the “Who’s your daddy” premise is certainly in that vein. Owen Wilson and Ed Helms play adult twin brothers who go on […]
MPAA Report: Theatrical and Home Entertainment Markets Expanding On Many Fronts
Each year, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) examines the state of the theatrical entertainment industry, which includes compiling data from various third party sources, analyzing box office numbers from approximately 100 countries, and conducting a survey of moviegoers. Much of the data from 2017, as published in a […]
The Commuter UHD Review
The Commuter is the fourth collaboration between Director Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson and although you might call it Non-Stop but on a train, it is entertaining enough to make you forget about the similarities between the two. It is a perfect movie to shut your brain off to and […]
A few words about…™ Hostiles — in 4k UHD Blu-ray
Leave it to Lionsgate, which has an exemplary reputation with their 4k UHD releases, to give us Scott Cooper’s Hostiles, as photographed by Masanobu Takayanagi… on 35mm Eastman stock, in Panavision, and finished in 4k. Along with its DTS-HD MA 5.1 track, expect a magnificent home theater experience. The other […]
Doctor Detroit – Bluray Review
Clueless professor Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) is caught in two jams. His parents are relying on him to impress potential donor just as he becomes the patsy for Chicago pimp Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman). Smooth is being shaken down by mob boss Mom (Kate Murtagh) and leaves Clifford holding the […]