Mar 9, Samsung LED TVs
Samsung LED 40 is good all ways except the movie effect is missing. The movie frame rate is 24 frames/sec, but in Samsung or others, the movie doesn’t more …
Netflix Gets a Makeover
If you were dependent on friends’ lists to make selections, you may be in for some disappointment, but the new setup makes television streaming much, much simpler. The movie details page on Netflix underwent… more …
Pride & Prejudice [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) newly tagged "blu-ray"
Pride & Prejudice [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)By Brenda Blethyn
Buy new: $17.9915 used and new from $17.49 Customer Rating: First tagged “blu-ray” by Keith O. Harmon Customer tags: romance(5), period movie(2), jane austen, classic [...]
RealNetworks Forced to Stop Selling DVD Copying Software
The movie studios have struck another blow against those consumers that like to make back-up copies of their DVDs. Under pressure, RealNetworks has decided to stop selling its popular, but controversial, RealDVD software program. For all the details, read the official announcement from RealNetworks and a report from Wall Street Journal. For additional background on [...]
Blu-ray Review: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Apparently, ‘Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day’ (yes, that is the movie’s actual name) is the sequel to a phenomenally successful Canadian “comedy” called ‘Trailer Park Boys.’ It is also a continuation… more …
Blu-ray Review: The Final Destination 3-D
Isn’t it amazing how a single film can reshape a movie genre? ‘The Ring’ for instance, is the catalyst that started the whole Asian horror remake craze. The 2003 “reimagining” of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’… more …
Sony’s Dash Personal Internet Viewer will stream Netflix videos. Should the iPad be worried?
When the iPad was announced, I suggested that the tablet could be used in bed (or on your lap in general) as a personal movie viewer, but it does appear to offer a couple of limitations. First, you don’t get a widescreen aspect ratio, and you may be limited to the iTunes monopoly for your [...]
Feb 15, Aspect Ratios Explained: From Cinerama to Pan and Scan and Back
Understanding the different Movie and Video Aspect Ratios:Cinerama: With aspect ratios of 3.0:1, 2.77:1, 2.75:1, and 2.59:1. When transferred to video more …
Korean Movie Theater Chain Shows Avatar in 4D
Avatar is not only the catalyst that is driving the push to bring 3D to your home theater, but in Korea, a movie theater chain is taking it up a notch by presenting Avatar as a 4D movie-going experience. In addition to the visual 3D effect that is now common in movie theaters and about [...]
Blu-ray Review: Hunger
Sometimes people say a movie is “hard to watch.” It’s a weird thing to say. What, exactly, makes a movie “hard to watch?” Is it the film’s emotional or psychological content, or perhaps a muddy or uncomfortable… more …