The most recent version of A Star Is Born under the direction of star Bradley Cooper is an affecting, mostly well-told show business story featuring outstanding songs and illuminating performances.
Atlantic Technology ships two new dual-driver subwoofers
Atlantic Technology is now shipping the new flagship SBT Series subwoofers which were previewed at CEDIA 2018. The company says that the units will suit higher-performance large room two-channel or home-theater systems. Two models are available, the 500-watt powered dual 10-inch SBT-500 and 1,000-watt dual 12-inch powered SBT-1000. MSRPs are […]
Stay Tuned Blu-ray Review
Stay Tuned makes its debut on Blu-ray as part of Sony’s MOD program, licensed from Morgan Creek, with an above average transfer.
Recommendations wanted for a vintage half hour western
I’ve been enjoying a lot of the shorter vintage John Wayne b-movies from the 1930s and 1940s lately, and I’m wondering if there are any TV western shows, preferably half hour ones, that you could recommend that might have a similar feel. Maybe something from the 1950s? And preferably on […]
Horror of Dracula – Blu-ray Review
Although established in the 1930’s, Hammer Film Productions didn’t really begin to attract major notice until the mid-1950’s, when they began to release a series of science fiction and Gothic horror films that would soon become synonymous with the company and become known as “Hammer Horror”. Released just a year […]
Donnie Brasco – Bluray Review
Aging street gangster / hit man Lefty (Al Pacino) takes a young hood jeweler Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) under his wing just as he’s passed over for promotion within the Mafia. What he doesn’t know is that Brasco is secretly a long term undercover agent for the FBI sent to […]
Satan Never Sleeps Blu-ray Review (Twilight Time)
Satan Never Sleeps, the final film from Leo McCarey, showcases the kind of fine performances that are a trademark of many of the director’s earlier works. But while McCarey’s direction is solid and the cast is noteworthy, the story concludes on a note so distasteful that all of that work […]
A few words about…™ Bohemian Rhapsody & A Star is Born (2018) — in 4k UHD Blu-ray
It is neither through disrespect, nor negligence, that I combine the comments on two of the major 4k Blu-ray releases from the 2018 season. Each in its own way, defines a specific style, both cinematographically as well as aurally, and both are reproduced on tiny CD-sized discs with immense resolution, […]
Poetic Justice Blu-ray Review
Director John Singleton’s second film, Poetic Justice, finally arrives on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in a nice new transfer.
Samsung unveils 2019 4K and 8K QLED line
Samsung has announced that its 2019 TV line – including new QLED 4K and 8K models – are available for purchase or pre-order on Samsung.com and other retailers now. The new TVs use the company’s ‘Quantum Processor’, and Samsung says the 2019 QLED TV lineup includes more screen size options, […]
The Hate U Give UHD Review
The Hate U Give is a very good film; relevant, emotionally resonant, with impactful and intimate performances. It explores two deep subjects in tandem, the shooting of unarmed black people by the police, and the reality (and often duality) of being black in America as seen through the eyes of […]
HTF EXCLUSIVE! Twilight Time April 2019 Release Announcements
Twilight Time has given us an exclusive early look at these April 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! MELVIN AND HOWARD (1980) BLU-RAY — April 16 THE PAPER CHASE (1973) […]
Popeye The Sailor The 1940s Volume 1 Blu Ray Review
After a decade since the last DVD release of Popeye cartoons, Warner Bros. has released Popeye The Sailor The 1940s Volume 1 on Blu Ray. This is great and unexpected news for fans who had given up hope of any further releases. Warners scanned these cartoons in 4K from original […]
Weekly RoundUp 2-12-2019
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD… The Features – Bohemian Rhapsody – 2018 – La Verite – 1960 – Der Hund von Baskerville – 1929 – The Happy Prince – 2018 – The Front Runner – 2018 – Peppermint […]
UltraViolet is shutting down
I received an email this morning from UV. Details are here: https://www.myuv.com/faq