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Of all the Blu-Ray's that I own these are my favorite Video Transfers, keep in mind that I feel these transfers best replicate the appearance the film had during their theatrical presentations and are not limited to big-budget action spectacles. Batman Begins Any Pixar title currently availible...

This thread is really starting to make me feel like a loser.

Occording the the commentaries by Ridley Scott, James Cameron and Jean-Pierre Juenet on the SE DVD's The 1979 theatrical version of Scott's ALIEN is his actual Director's Cut, depsite the fact that Fox gave his 2003 re-release the "director's cut" moniker. The 1991 Special Edition of ALIENS is...

I friend of mine sent me a link to a blog from a genuine fan of John Hughes. It was posted a few hours after his untimley passing last week. I feel it will give all who ask the query that this thread posits a much better understanding of the late reclusive writer/director...

That's a sweet deal. My local theater chain Carmike Cinemas have 3-D showings and charge $9 for a matinee and $12 for an evening show. Except on "Stimulus Tuesdays" where 3-D tickets are $7 for matinees and $9 for evening shows. I'm pretty sure the "Stimulus Tuesday" special is only availble...

Collecting movies for me is like a drug. About 6 years years ago I took this to a new extreme when a local video store started selling used DVD's for killer prices. This was especially tempting since it would allow me to check out smaller films that never made it to my local theaters. I...

I was 11 years old when I saw THE ABYSS in my local theater in Lexington, KY and I was tremendously swept up by it's underwater visuals and it's then-one-of-a-kind CGI effects. The story and characters hooked me in and during the sequence with Bud and the NTI's I wept and awed at the same time...

I'm quite sure Stone's physic doesn't need that much photoshop./img/vbsmilies/htf/rolleyes.gif"> I need to post some proper pictures of Madonna to quell that disturbing image.

Even though I never had the fortune of experiencing SenseSurround. I vividly remember the first movie that I heard in DTS. The theater I regularly attended in the mid-90's installed it one weekend without any publicity from the owners (not that that was a bad thing on their part, it just made...

Despite the tepid word-of-mouth, I'll be checking out G.I. JOE this weekend. With Sienna Miller as Baroness and Rachel Nichols as Scarlett. https://static.hometheaterforum.com/imgrepo/thumbs/7/79/Rachel%20Nicols%20as%20Scarlett.bmp/1000x800px-LL-Rachel%20Nicols%20as%20Scarlett.bmp Nichols...

Sharon Stone recently shot some electrifying photos for a french publication called Paris Match. Some of the photos she shot are NSFW. But here are a couple that ARE safe (and sexy)./img/vbsmilies/htf/yum.gif">

Once again FRLEV120 & drobbins, I will direct your attention to the Philips Cinema 21:9 HDTV which was made available in the UK back in April. Check it out for yourself at this link: www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/philips-56-inch-cinema-21-9-hdtv-gets-showcased-on-video/

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I had the fortune of attending the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. On the second night I made it to the Premiere of THE MATADOR with Pirece Brosnan & Greg Kinnear (outstanding flick). The auditorium I was in consisted of over 1000 seats and every one of them were filled. The audience was all...

This is horrible. I can't stand Mankewicz, his voice is annoying and his taste in movies jaded and biased. Lyons isn't much better but he at least seems to have a more open interest in different styles of filmmaking. In the 90's I used to watch Siskel & Ebert every week. I even taped their...