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Dolby Atmos: Breaking the Sound Barrier Dolby Atmos passes milestones of 2,000 screens installed and 500 movie titles released San Francisco, December 7, 2016—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the company has exceeded major milestones, including the installation of 2,000...

I see that the Atmos ceiling speakers can be hung from the ceiling or aimed up at the ceiling. I am not a fan of hanging anything from the ceiling, so would I be able to hang the two height Atmos speakers on the wall behind the tv high er up and then aim it off of the ceiling? or maybe put it on...

The Hunger Games, to me, the best YA series in recent memory, is of interest here, as during the few years in which it was in production, technology advanced on both visual as well as aural fronts. The original Blu-rays of the four films (The Hunger Games - 2012, Catching Fire - 2013...

I don't know how many times the importance of script has been discussed toward the creation of a quality motion picture. In Star Trek Beyond, considered "The Best Action Movie of the Year!" by Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood, there almost doesn't seem to be one. The film is a melange of scenes...

I'm a Hugh Hudson fan, and was very appreciative of his 1984 Greystoke, with Christopher Lambert as the lead. That was a film, that re-introduced the Tarzan legend to audiences of the time, in a serious way. Shot by John Alcott, and cut by Anne Coates, it was pure British cinema. Now, three...

It's seldom, especially with huge-budgeted productions, that I'm totally unable to get into a film, at least on some level. Warcraft, a reported 160 million dollar affair, directed by Duncan Jones, seems to be the anomaly. Trying to view this nicely rendered Universal production, via 4k UHD /...

Fox's new 4k UHD release of Bryan Singer's X-Men Apocalypse, may be one of those films for which those not firmly entrenched in the Marvel universe may not be able to identify all the characters, but it's the latest 4k poster child for home theater technical perfection. Accessed via a Panasonic...

Hi, I am looking to buy a home cinema system. I am interested in the Dolby Atmos 5.1.4, 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 setups but have a budget of $800. I'm really looking for the cheapest option that will give me one of these setups, preferably 7.1.4 though. I would also like the system to include a...

Jaume Collet-Serra's The Shallows is anything but your typical man (or in this case, woman) vs. shark production. It's Mr. Collet-Serra's sixth film, as director, and his talents continue on display. If you've not seen his earlier work, time to explore. The Shallows is the fastest 86 minutes...

If a film must rise or fall on the concepts and performance of a single filmmaker, Oblivion in one of them. This is our old auteur theory. In spades. Based upon an unpublished graphic novel by Mr. Kosinski, apparently used to get the project green-lit, Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion, for...

I thought that Now You See Me was terrific fun. Now You See Me 2 is also fun, and in precisely the same vein, but a bit less so, as 2 is in many ways, a re-telling for the first, with a few new characters, and some new hi-jinx. Viewing it, bought to mind the reality of film, vs the illusion of...

The companion piece to Shout Factory's The Last Reef is Wonders of the Arctic. Both hit shelves on September 13th. With the exception of a single shot, during which I noted some banding, Wonders of the Arctic is another perfectly gorgeous 4k, UHD HDR release from Shout. With sequences shot...

To double-dip, or not to double-dip? That is the question. Universal's Blu-ray of Luc Besson's (if you don't know his work, look him up, and start watching) Lucy was a favorite of mine, and now being able to view it in 4k mit HDR, brings back all of the thoughts I tried to contain during the...

This commentary has been edited from its original form, after massaging projector and player settings in cooperation with home video guru, Kevin Miller. And edited further, with Sony's new firmware update. Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (2013), is a terrific film, and highly entertaining. It was...

There may be something wrong with me, but I'm actually beginning to enjoy the Divergent series. Rather than getting worse, things seem to be more entertaining... as long as one places oneself firmly in a YA mindset. Not an unreasonable thing to ask. The interesting thing about Lionsgate's...

Thankfully, Shout Factory continues their series of large format documentaries. Humpback Whales is one of the most recent works from Greg MacGillivray, who to me, is the godfather of Imax productions, beginning with To Fly, back in 1976. Humpback Whales is a superb addition to his work. He's...

I purposefully steered clear of the theatrical version of Batman v Superman on my son's advice, and have now caught the film via the extended version on 4k UHD mit HDR. The storyline, for what it is, works in the longer version, and hangs together, but at least to me, it seems in many ways to...

I seldom read reviews before I see a film, as I hate spoilers, even the tiniest. That mindset has been confirmed after seeing, albeit a bit late to the party, 10 Cloverfield Lane, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who now on my serious follow list. The film might be considered in league with Room...

I can't believe that anyone on the original creative side of Ghostbusters would have thought that three decades later, their film would be taking on a very different look, with ghostly audio being heard from more speakers than ever before. I've spend several hours considering Ghostbusters in...

Louis Leterrier's Now You See Me, is one of those non-stop effects-laden films, that try to keep the story one beat ahead of the audience. Many fail in their efforts. This one succeeds. With Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco playing magicians, involved in...

Those of you who are steeped in the works of Jane Austen, will be aware that although it was her intent that Pride & Prejudice (1813), was meant to be inclusive of zombies, it was considered inappropriate for a young lady of letters to write such things in that era. It was not until 2009, that...

Yamana YSP-5600 MusicCast Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X™, paired with Yamaha NS-SW300 Subwoofer HTF Review http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/digital-sound-projector/ysp-5600_u/ http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/speaker-systems/subwoofers/ns-sw300_w/?mode=model With...

Tim Miller's Deadpool, with the wonderfully self-effacing Ryan Reynolds in the lead, is a delightful piece of entertainment, that never takes itself too seriously. With a myriad of inside jokes, jabs at the Marvel Universe, and a healthy dose of ribald humor, the film is a wonderful way to...