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This post has the wholehearted support of HTF owners, past and present as well as the permission of its subject, long-time member Robert ‘Bob’ Grippo (@RobertMG ). Several here are already aware of the difficulties which Bob has been facing. Multiple surgeries in recent years have left him...

Is that how one says it? As simply as that. "Mark Antony is dead. Lord Antony is dead." "The soup is hot; the soup is cold." "Mark Antony is living; Mark Antony is dead." Shake with terror when such words pass your lips… Dying, of such a man, must be shouted, screamed! It must echo back from the...

During such a sad time, the news of the passing of Bill Withers at the age of 81 brings altogether fresh pangs of pain. His music came straight from his heart and so easily penetrated the hearts of his audience. By all accounts a decent and humble man. Thank you for enriching our lives, Bill...

Received an email notification as follows: WEEKEND SALE! Right now at our website, until 23:59 on Monday 16 March (UK time), we are having a weekend sale which includes over 90 items. Please visit our website for full details. Our standard shipping policy applies. For UK addresses: free...

The UK Network label has announced the Aug 12 release of Powell and Pressburger’s CinemaScope movie, Oh...Rosalinda!! Having read some scathing reviews of this work, it’s not one I’ve particularly hankered after. However, Network’s claims of full-scale restoration from the original negatives...

File this under "Just for the hell of it". My daughter was listening to one of her favourite duets, which I also enjoy a lot... Bryan Adams & Mel C - When You're Gone: That prompted me to introduce her to some of my own favourite duets, which while at the time were not obvious pairings (to...

Siodmak, Lancaster, De Carlo, Dureyea... Have been waiting for this to get a Blu-ray release for some time, and happily won't have to wait much longer... and a local release (for me), no less. http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/criss-cross-1949/dp/6179527 Hoping his Spiral Staircase is not too...

Frank Capra's Lost Horizon is in pre-release here in Australia, slated for Sep 7 release. Fantastic news for Capra-loving Aussies like yours truly, but also good news for film nuts everywhere ...as follows: Sony has restored this from a 4K scan (Via Vision/Madman are Sony's distributors here)...

UK label, Network-on-air, specialises in British Film & TV on DVD / Blu-ray, and routinely delivers quality product - albeit region-B locked. Their line-up of forthcoming movie titles includes the following: The Importance of Being Earnest (Blu-ray and DVD) (Starring Margaret Rutherford and...

[Not sure which forum this topic rightly belongs under - perhaps it doesn't belong at HTF at all yet. I'm initially placing it under Blu-ray / UHD and moderators can move it to another forum, or ditch it altogether as appropriate] A new technology called 5D has been developed by scientists at...

As with fellow Aussies here on HTF, I buy many films from US, UK, Germany, France and even Japan. So it seems only right to also inform fellow members about some releases here in Australia that may be of interest. I can personally confirm that all the Blu-rays listed here play on Region-A...

[I've wrestled with posting this as I don't want it to be incorrectly taken as criticism of an active HTF sponsor, which it most certainly is not. Here goes...] I know why I love and collect movies, but what's come as a surprise has been my escalating rate of accumulation. There's been an...

Some simple rules: Use a movie quote (or paraphrase as best you can) to reply to previous post. Optionally, name the movie and character, and/or actor. It's ok to respond with a line from the same film, but only if it's from a different scene. "...more what you call guidelines, than actual...

Twilight Time is releasing 1966 Best Picture - A Man For All Seasons - on Blu-ray for the first time on 12 May. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/338619-htf-exclusive-twilight-time-mayjune-2015-release-announcements/page-4#entry4225677 While awaiting the release, this thread invites...

[Fore-note: This is an attempt at self-satire. No disrespect is intended towards anyone other than the author] Hi, my name is Ramin. I am a discaholic. For the longest time, I’d justify the steady growth of our home library as a cultural investment; but as I survey the dizzy maze of...