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HDD Gear Deals: Up to 29% Off Amazon Fire TV Devices[teaser]Amazon's Fire TV products are now on sale.[/teaser] As part of a limited-time offer, Amazon is currently discounting its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Here's a full rundown of the models included in the sale: Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and Alexa Voice Remote - Currently $50 (29% off) Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote - Currently $30 (25% off) Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD (2017 Edition, Pendant) + HD Antenna - Currently $75 (17% off) Amazon's latest Fire TV model offers access to a growing collection of channels, apps, and Alexa skills, including over 500,000 TV episodes and movies from services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Amazon Video, and more. Under the hood, the device is powered by an Amlogic Quad-core 1.5GHz processor and Mali450 MP3 GPU, along with 2GB of memory, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and 8 GB of storage. The player also features a new compact dongle-like design that fits behind a user's TV. In addition, the unit includes support for up to 60fps 4K Ultra HD playback with HDR10 (but not Dolby Vision) and Dolby Atmos audio. An Alexa Voice Remote is included as well. These deals will only be active for a limited time while supplies last. Make sure to stay tuned to High-Def Digest for more sales and special promotions!Posted Mon Apr 9, 2018 at 08:15 AM PDT by: -
New Action-Packed 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Trailer Speeds Full Throttle into Hyperspace[teaser]The iconic smuggler is heading back to theaters in May.[/teaser] Following the release of an initial teaser back in February, Disney and Lucasfilm have now revealed a new full trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film is set to premiere on May 25, 2018. Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. Check out the official trailer below! Though initially directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie), the studio replaced the filmmaking pair with Ron Howard following creative differences during the shoot. Howard then reshot portions of the movie and finished the production based on a script by writers Jon Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan. The movie stars Alden Ehrenreich as a younger version of the iconic smuggler first made famous by Harrison Ford in the original trilogy. Additional cast members include Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Emilia Clarke, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, and Paul Bettany. Beyond Solo: A Star Wars Movie, Disney is set to release Star Wars: Episode IX on December 20, 2019. The final entry in the trilogy will be directed by J.J. Abrams. In addition, filmmaker Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is developing an entirely new trilogy of Star Wars films, and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are also working on new films for the franchise. Source: Star Wars (YouTube)Posted Sun Apr 8, 2018 at 06:45 PM PDT by: -
Coming Soon to Blu-ray: '12 Strong,' 'Orange is the New Black,' and More[teaser]Discs starring Chris Hemsworth, Taylor Schilling, Helen Mirren, and more are all heading to Blu-ray.[/teaser] New info has been revealed for several upcoming Blu-ray releases from Music Box Films, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Well Go USA, Cohen Media, Cindedigm, Paramount. Virgil Films & Entertainment, and AGFA. Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements: First up, Music Box Films is set to release Daniela Thomas' Vazante starring Adriano Carvalho, Luana Nastas, and Sandra Corveloni on April 24. Supplements will include: - Masterclass with director Daniela Thomas at Princeton University's Brazil LAB.- Behind the scenes featurettes with the cast and crew.- Collector's booklet featuring an essay by Professor Pedro Meira Monteiro and a director's interview by Walter Salles Order the Blu-ray Warner Bros. is bringing Nicolai Fuglsig's 12 Strong starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Elsa Pataky, and Trevante Rhodes to Blu-ray on May 1. Supplements will include - 12 Strong: The Making of an Impossible Mission - Featurette- Monumental Effort: Building America's Response Monument - Featurette In addition, the label is prepping TNT's The Last Ship: The Complete Fourth Season starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, and Charles Parnell for Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements will include: - 13-minute documentary taking a look at how season four of the series follows Homer’s The Odyssey with Vincent Farenga, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at University of Southern California, - An interview with Steven Kane, showrunner, executive producer and co-creator of the series - Character featurettes - "Inside Season 4" with behind-the-scenes content Meanwhile, the CW's Black Lightning: Season 1 staring Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams will arrive on Blu-ray on June 26. No other details have been announced at this time. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Lionsgate has announced plans to release Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig's Winchester starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson on May 1. Supplements have not been detailed yet. Meanwhile, Farren Blackburn's Shut In starring Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, and Jacob Tremblay will then follow on May 8. Supplements will include: - NTV Special: Creating Mary and The Witch's Flower- A Special Conversation: Sekai No Owari, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and Yoshiaki Nishimura- Film Completion Press Conference- Theatrical Promotional Movie- Interview with the Filmmakers- Trailers & TV Spots In addition, Roland Joffé's The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Vince Vaughn, and Terry Norton is in the works for May 15. Supplements have not been announced yet. Likewise, Bobby Moresco's Bent starring Karl Urban, Sophia Vergara, and Andy Garcia will hit Blu-ray on May 15 as well. Supplements will include: - Featurette- Interviews Netflix's Orange Is the New Black: The Complete Fifth Season starring Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, and Taryn Manning will then arrive the following month on June 12. Supplements will include: - Gag Reel- "72 Hours In 6 Months: Stories of the Season" Featurette- Audio Commentaries (on Episodes “Tattoo You” and “Storm-y Weather) And rounding out Lionsgate's upcoming lineup will be Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin's I Can Only Imagine starring Brody Rose, Dennis Quaid, Madeline Carroll, Cloris Leachman, and Trace Adkins. Supplements and an exact release date have not been announced yet, but pre-orders are now live. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Well Go USA is prepping Anthony LaMolinara and Xiaoding Zhao's Once Upon a Time starring Yifei Liu, Yang Yang, and Chun Li for Blu-ray on May 1. No supplements are currently listed for the release. Order the Blu-ray Cohen Media Group is bringing Ziad Doueiri's The Insult starring Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam, and Camille Salameh to Blu-ray on May 1. Supplements will include: - Conversations from the Quad with Ziad Doueiri and Richard Pena In addition, the label is prepping Claude Berry's The Two of Us: 50th Anniversary Edition starring Michel Simon, Roger Carel, and Paul Préboist for May 29. No other details have been revealed at this time. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Cinedigm is preparing Sean Patrick O Reilly's The Steam Engines of Oz starring Ron Perlman, William Shatner, and Julianne Hough for Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements have not been announced yet. In addition, the label is bringing the anime series RWBY: Volume 5 starring Amber Lee Connors, Aaron Dismuke, and Barbara Dunkelman to Blu-ray on June 5. No other details have been revealed. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Paramount is bringing South Park: The Complete Twenty-First Season starring Matt Stone and Trey Parker to Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements will include: - Never-before-seen deleted scenes- #SocialCommentary on all episodes- Season commentary by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone In addition, the studio is also prepping John Stevenson's Sherlock Gnomes starring Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, and Emily Blunt for Blu-ray. Supplements and an exact release date have not been announced yet, but pre-orders are now live. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Virgil Films & Entertainment is preparing Janus Metz's Borg vs. McEnroe starring Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, and Stellan Skarsgård for Blu-ray on July 3. Supplements have not been announced yet. Order the Blu-ray AGFA has announced plans to release Fredric Hobbs's Godmonster Of Indian Flats starring Christopher Brooks, Stuart Lancaster, and Peggy Browne on July 10. The disc will feature a new 4K restoration of the film from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print. Supplements will include: - Rampaging monster trailers from the AGFA vaults- Berserker shorts from the Something Weird vaults- Bonus Movie: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT (1975), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.Posted Fri Apr 6, 2018 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Set to Be Most Expensive Show Ever Made[teaser]A trip to Middle-earth isn't cheap.[/teaser] A recent story from The Hollywood Reporter has shed some new light on Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel series for Prime Video. Though plot details remain elusive, the update does offer insights into the streaming show's massive budget and potential ties to director Peter Jackson and his previously released movies. According to the report, Amazon's $250 million agreement with the Tolkien estate, HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema covers the small screen rights to the Lord of the Rings franchise for a five-season commitment. Likewise, the deal also includes the potential for a spin-off series. With that said, in order to be in compliance with the contract, Amazon has to get production rolling on the project within two years. And it's looking like the whole endeavor could end up costing more than Smaug's treasure. All in, the budget estimate for the proposed five-season run is over $1 billion. Meanwhile, New Line's particular involvement in the deal means that Amazon may be planning to use material from Peter Jackon's hit movies, though any kind of direct connection between the upcoming show and the film series has not been confirmed. On that note, it's possible that Jackson himself might join the show as an executive producer if he chooses to become involved. A release date for the new Lord of the Rings series has not been announced yet, but the show will debut exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. A current Amazon Prime subscription costs $99 per year or $11 per month. Likewise, Prime Instant Video is available as a standalone service for $9 per month. Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, /FilmPosted Fri Apr 6, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT by: -
Coming Soon to Blu-ray: 'A Fistful of Dollars' and More from Kino[teaser]Movies from Sergio Leone, Andrei Tarkovsky, and more are all coming to Blu-ray.[/teaser] Kino has announced several new discs that are set to hit Blu-ray over the coming months, including a remastered version of A Fistful of Dollars starring Clint Eastwood. Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements: April 10 Guy Green's Luther starring Stacy Keach and Patrick Magee. Supplements will include: - A Banquet of Behavior" a 16-minute interview with Stacy Keach- Interview with Edie Landau- "Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera," a promotional film for the American Film Theatre- Gallery of trailers for the American Film Theatre Order the Blu-ray April 17 Andreas Prochaska's Maximillian & Marie de Bourgogne starring Jannis Niewöhner, Miriam Fussenegger, and Christa Théret. No other details have been revealed at this time. Order the Blu-ray May 1 Allan Dwan's The Half-Breed / The Good Bad Man starring Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse, and Frank Brownlee. Supplements will include: - Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed (1916) - Audio commentaries for THE HALF-BREED and THE GOOD BAD MAN by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne - Music for THE HALF-BREED and THE GOOD BAD MAN composed and performed by Donald Sosin - Photo Gallery King Hu's Legend of the Mountain starring Chun Shih, Feng Hsu, Sylvia Chang, Feng Tien, and Lin Tung. Supplements will include: - Interview with film critic Tony Rayns- Video essay by film critic Travis Crawford- Trailer- Booklet essay by writer and programmer Grady Hendrix Ron Shelton's Play It to the Bone starring Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas. Supplements will include: -Audio Commentary by director Ron Shelton -Original Theatrical Trailer Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray May 8 Paul Wendkos' Special Delivery starring Bo Svenson, Mel Scott, Cybill Shepherd, and Phillip R. Allen. The disc will feature a new 4K remaster prepared by Paramount Archive, and supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin- Original Theatrical Trailer- Reversible Art Andy Sidaris' Seven starring William Smith, Barbara Leigh, and Guich Koock. The disc will feature the fully uncut presentation of the film, and supplements will include: - Interview with Arlene Sidaris- Audio commentary by Steve Mitchell, producer-director of King Cohen, and film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompsonn- Original Theatrical Trailer- Reversible Blu-ray Art Christopher Menaul's Feast of July starring Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, and James Purefoy. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by director Christopher Menaul and associate producer Jane Cussons- Original Theatrical Trailer Peter Yates' Roommates starring Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, and Ellen Burstyn. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by Star D.B. Sweeney- Original Theatrical Trailer Christopher Miles' The Maids starring Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, and Mark Burns. No other details have been announced at this time. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray May 15 Joshua Brand's A Pyromaniac's Love Story starring William Baldwin, Sadie Frost, John Leguizamo, and Erika Eleniak. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by director Joshua Brand, moderated by filmmaker Heather Buckley- Original Theatrical Trailer Michael Dinner's The Crew starring Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jeremy Piven. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by director Michael Dinner- Original Theatrical Trailer William A. Selter's A Lady Takes a Chance starring John Wayne and Jean Arthur. The disc will feature a new 4K remaster prepared by Paramount Archive, and supplements will include: - KLSC Trailers Michael Gordon's How Do I Love Thee? starring Jackie Gleason and Maureen O'Hara. Supplements will include: - KLSC Trailers Alex March's Mastermind starring Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi, Gawn Grainger, and Bradford Dillman. Supplements will include: - KLSC Trailers Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice starring Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, and Erland Josephson. The disc will feature a brand new 4K restoration of the film, and supplements will include: - Feature audio commentary by Layla Alexander-Garrett, Tarkovsky's translator on the set of The Sacrifice- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky - a documentary on the making of The Sacrifice (102 minutes)- Original Trailer- Interview with Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice and director of Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (32 minutes)- An illustrated booklet with excerpts from Tarkovsky's diaries and an essay by film scholar Robert Bird Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray May 22 Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars starring Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volontè, and Wolfgang Lukschy. The disc will feature a 4K restoration of the film, and supplements will include: - NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas- NEW Interview with Actress Marianne Koch- NEW "Trailers From Hell" with John Badham- NEW Original Outtakes, Re-takes & Hidden Gems- NEW A FISTFUL in Pictures - Animated Image Gallery (14:52)- NEW Promoting A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Animated Image Gallery (15:48)- NEW A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - On the Set - Animated Image Gallery (3:57)- NEW Restored Opening UA Logo- Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling- The Christopher Frayling Archives: A Fistful of Dollars- A New Kind of Hero: Featurette- A Few Weeks in Spain: Clint Eastwood on the Experience of Making the Film- Tre Voci: Three Friends Remember Sergio Leone- Not Ready for Primetime: Renowned Filmmaker Monte Hellman Discusses the Television Broadcast of A Fistful of Dollars- The Network Prologue with Harry Dean Stanton- And more! Order the Blu-ray May 29 J. Lee Thompson's The Reincarnation of Peter Proud starring Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, and Margot Kidder. The disc will feature a brand new HD master from a 4K Scan of the original 35mm negative by Paramount Pictures Archives. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin - Spanish Super 8 Bathtub Scene with Spanish Audio - Spanish Super 8 vs US - Side by Side w English Audio - TV Spot - 30 Second Radio Spot - 60 Second Radio Spot - Animated Image Gallery – International Posters and Lobby Cards (5:38) - Animated Image Gallery – International Promotional Material (1:55) - Animated Image Gallery – International Home Video Releases (0:48) - Animated Image Gallery – Promotional Stills (0:35) - Original Theatrical Trailer - Original German Trailer Haunted: The Complete Series starring Matthew Fox, Lynn Collins, and Russell Hornsby. The 2-Disc set will feature 11 episodes of the show, including 4 previously unreleased installments. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.Posted Thu Apr 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Coming Soon to Streaming: George R. R. Martin's 'Nightflyers' and More[teaser]Check out the latest crop of trailers for upcoming streaming shows and movies. [/teaser] Netflix and Hulu have released new previews for several of their upcoming programs and films. In addition, Criterion has detailed its April lineup of titles set to hit the Criterion Channel on the FilmStruck streaming service. Here's a full rundown of titles scheduled to arrive on each service: Nightflyers (Netflix, Coming Soon) - Based on George R. R. Martin's novella and set in the future on the eve of Earth's destruction, a crew of explorers journey on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, The Nightflyer, to intercept an alien spacecraft. One that might just hold the key to their survival. The series will air first on Syfy in the US and Netflix globally. Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Comedy Special (Netflix, April 6) - Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music into an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. The all-star guest lineup includes Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, John Mulaney, Michael Che, Michael J. Fox, David Chang, Ike Barinholtz, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nick Kroll, Post Malone, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious all star. Troy: Fall Of A City - (Netflix, April 6) - An epic story of love and war, intrigue and betrayal. When Helen and Paris fall in love, they trigger a chain of events that threatens their families and the city of Troy. The myths surrounding the Trojan War are over 3,000 years old but have emotional depths and timeless themes of identity, love, revenge and belonging. Troy: Fall of a City grounds these primal myths in vivid psychological truth and explores the universal questions of human existence- how people battle to retain their love and humanity amidst the chaos and devastation of war. Money Heist - Part 2 (Netflix, April 6) - The biggest money heist in history is in jeopardy: hostages and thieves are growing increasingly tired and nervous, forensic scientists are tracking the house where the heist was planned, and the police are closer to finding out the identity of The Professor. Will they be able to fulfill their plan. Ram Dass, Going Home (Netflix, April 6) - Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s. A psychedelic pioneer, author of Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness, Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end of life. Since suffering a life-changing stroke twenty years ago, he has been living at his home on Maui and deepening his spiritual practice — which is centered on love and his idea of merging with his surroundings and all living things. I Am Not An Easy Man (Netflix, April 13) - He's spent his life ogling women. Now he's at their mercy. To survive in this strange new world where gender roles are reversed, he'll have to grow up fast. A film by Eleonore Pourriat, inspired by her short film "Oppressed Majority". Come Sunday (Netflix, April 13) - From director Joshua Marston, Come Sunday stars Academy Award-nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lakeith Stanfield, Jason Segel, Condola Rashad, and Martin Sheen. It's the moving story of Bishop Carlton Pearson's personal journey from leading a religious congregation to being labeled a heretic. Kodachrome (Netflix, April 20) - From director Mark Raso, Kodachrome stars Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, and Elizabeth Olsen. As the era of Kodachrome film processing comes to an end, a man must reunite with his estranged father on a roadtrip to develop his final rolls of Kodachrome film. 3% - Season 2 (Netflix, April 27) - Process 105 approaches and the interest of the Offshore and the Cause in destroying each other increases. The world has never been so divided and soon you'll have to choose which side you are on. The Rain (Netflix, May 4) - The world as we know it has ended. Six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wipes out almost all humans in Scandinavia, two Danish siblings emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilisation gone. Soon they join a group of young survivors and together set out on a danger-filled quest through an abandoned Scandinavia, searching for any sign of life. Set free from their collective past and societal rules, the group has the freedom to be who they want to be. In their struggle for survival, they discover that even in a post-apocalyptic world there’s still love, jealousy, and many of the coming of age dilemmas they thought they’d left behind with the disappearance of the world they once knew. Who will you be when the rain comes? The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2 (Hulu, April 25) - Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her. Finally, Criterion has revealed its April lineup of films set to hit the Criterion Channel on the FilmStruck streaming service. Here's a full rundown of titles premiering in April: In a Lonely Place (April 1), Nicholas Ray, 1950 Monkey Love Experiments (April 3), Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson, 2014 Metropolitan (April 4), Whit Stillman, 1990 The Summer of Flying Fish (April 9), Marcela Said, 2013 Casus belli (April 17), Yorgos Zois, 2010 - A current Netflix subscription starts at $11 per month for HD streaming and $14 per month for Ultra HD streaming. - A current FilmStruck Subscription starts at $7 per month. In addition, a FilmStruck + The Criterion Channel Subscription costs $11 per month, and customers can also opt for an annual Subscription for $99 per year. - A current Hulu subscription starts at $8 per month with commercials. In addition, ad-free playback is available for $12 per month. Sources: Netflix (YouTube), Hulu (YouTube), FilmStruckPosted Thu Apr 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM PDT by: -
JVC Preps New LX-UH1 DLP 4K HDR Projector for $2,500[teaser]The company's first DLP 4K projector has been detailed.[/teaser] Per a report from AVS Forum, JVC has announced its latest projector model. Serving as a more budget friendly alternative to the company's more expensive D-ILA 4K projectors, the upcoming LX-UH1 is a DLP based model. The LX-UH1 features support for 4K projection via pixel shifting tech dubbed TRP (tilt-and-roll pixels). The process begins with the 4 million pixels achieved by the unit's 0.47" DLP imager and then rapidly shifts each pixel back and forth to double the perceived amount to 8 million pixels. Meanwhile, the projector is rated for a brightness of 2,000 lumens and a dynamic contrast ratio of 100,000:1. In addition, the device uses an RGBRGB color-filter wheel to provide 100% coverage of the standard BT.709 color gamut. Likewise, wide color gamut signals (up to BT.2020) can be accepted as well, but it's not yet clear what amount of coverage the unit actually offers for the P3 color space used for most current 4K HDR content. HDR10 and HLG high dynamic range formats are also supported. Two HDMI inputs are integrated, and one is full 2.0 bandwidth compatible for 4K/60p HDR signals. Manual options for focus, lens shift, and zoom are provided as well. Lens shift range is listed at ±60% vertical and ±23% horizontal. Zoom range is rated for 1.36-2.18:1. The JVC LX-UH1 DLP 4K HDR projector is set to launch in May for an MSRP of $2,500. For comparisons sake, other budget friendly DLP 4K projectors include competing models like the BenQ HT2550 ($1,499) and the Optoma UHD50 ($1,399). Our reviewer Joshua Zyber recently checked out the UHD50 (full review here), however, and came away very underwhelmed by the unit's black levels and poor contrast. Hopefully, JVC's new 4K DLP effort will be able to succeed where other models have come up short. Source: AVS Forum, The VergePosted Thu Apr 5, 2018 at 06:55 AM PDT by: -
Amusing Infographic Ranks the Cost of Rental Apartments in Netflix Shows[teaser]A new infographic has revealed just how much you can expect to pay per month to live in the homes of Kimmy Schmidt and Pablo Escobar.[/teaser] Have you ever wondered how much it costs to live in the Bluth Family's Sudden Valley housing development? Or how about Joyce Byer's home in Hawkins, Indiana? Well, a handy infographic courtesy of ForRent.com has done all the math for you, offering an amusing look at the price of some iconic housing rentals from several popular Netflix Original Shows. The list includes real-world rental estimates for locations from The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Stranger Things, Luke Cage, Arrested Development, House of Cards, BoJack Horseman, Narcos, and Trailer Park Boys, along with fun bits of trivia about each rental and their surrounding neighborhoods. Check out a full rundown of the rental costs below, ranked from the least expensive to the most outrageous by ForRent.com: Trailer Park Boys – $463 The Trailer Park Boys characters live in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park. Located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia near Halifax, the park is in disrepair due to Mr. Lahey’s and Randy's drunkenness and distraction. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – $650 Kimmy is renting a garden-level place in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. It’s a 2-bedroom if you include the closet with a window where Kimmy lives. However, it’s a bit of a dive — the shower is in the kitchen and the floors are painted dirt. Stranger Things – $767 The 3-bedroom, 1-bath is located in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. It's a one story single-family in a wooded area on the outskirts of town. The property also has a shed and dog house. As an added amenity, the place is supernaturally charged. Luke Cage – $2,100 Luke's 1-bedroom Harlem apartment is above Genghis Connie’s Chinese restaurant. But the real-life street corner was filmed in Washington Heights at the corner of 171st Street and Broadway. Arrested Development – $2,470 It's a 3,000-square-foot model home in the fictional Sudden Valley subdivision. The 3-bedroom, 3-bath home has a hidden room to store the family secrets, plus a large attic for hiding parental fugitives. It is the same design that was used for Saddam Hussein's palaces in Iraq. The model home was poorly constructed. There was no foundation poured, and the drain pipes empty under the living room, causing it to sink. House of Cards – $2,300-$5,800 The D.C. home of Francis and Claire Underwood is located at 1609 Far St. NW, Washington, D.C.. It is a modest-sized brownstone townhouse located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, plus a full-size basement with exposed brick as a backdrop for your rowing machine. Currently, it's outfitted with high-end decor, crown molding and other classic touches. BoJack Horseman – $27,500 BoJack's place overlooks the iconic Hollywood sign. Built on the side of a mountain, the modernist architecture includes a wraparound deck and an inground pool. With an abundance of natural light, the open floor plan has a full kitchen with mid-century-styled bar stools for entertaining. What a mess — BoJack's rental is not neat and tidy like in most TV shows. Narcos – Millions Hacienda Napoles is the luxury estate of Escobar. The Spanish-style colonial villa had many amenities, including: an airstrip, helipads, 24 artificial lakes, a swimming pool containing a marble statue of Venus, a go-kart track, a 500-seat bullfighting arena, a classic car collection, a hovercraft, one of the world's largest private zoos (with elephants, giraffes, ostriches, tigers, zebras, exotic birds and hippos), landscaping that features life-size concrete dinosaurs that Escobar built for his son, and a replica of the propeller plane that carried Escobar's first U.S.-bound shipments of cocaine. Source: ForRent.comPosted Wed Apr 4, 2018 at 06:15 PM PDT by: -
Coming Soon to Blu-ray: James Cameron's 'Piranha II' and More from Shout Factory[teaser]The distributor's latest lineup includes James Cameron's feature-length directorial debut.[/teaser] Shout Factory has announced several upcoming Blu-ray releases for April, May, June, July, and August. The lineup includes titles like James Cameron's Piranha II: The Spawning, David Lynch's Wild at Heart, and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements for discs under the Shout Factory, Scream Factory, and Shout Select labels: April 17 Sam Hoffman's Humor Me starring Jemaine Clement, Elliott Gould, and Ingrid Michaelson. Supplements will include: - Audio Commentary- Deleted Scenes- Theatrical Trailer Order the Blu-ray April 23 Albert Pyun's Cyborg: Collector's Edition starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, and Vincent Klyn. The disc will feature a new 4K scan from the original film elements, and supplements will include: - NEW Audio Commentary with writer/director Albert Pyun- NEW A Ravaged Future – The Making of CYBORG - featuring interviews with writer/director Albert Pyun, actors Vincent Klyn, Deborah Richter and Terrie Batson, director of photography Philip Alan Waters and editor Rozanne Zingale- NEW Shoestring Fantasy - The Effects of CYBORG – featuring interviews with visual effects supervisor Gene Warren Jr., Go-Motion technician Christopher Warren and rotoscope artist Bret Mixon- Extended interviews from Mark Hartley’s documentary ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS with writer/director Albert Pyun and Sheldon Lettich- Theatrical Trailer- Still Gallery David Greene's Gray Lady Down starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, and Stephen McHattie. Supplements will include: - Interview with Jesse DaSilva, one of only five men to escape from a submerged U.S. submarine during WWII- Original theatrical trailer- Image gallery Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray May 8 Bill Milling's Caged Fury starring Gregory Scott Cummins, Paul L. Smith, Elena Sahagun, Michael Parks, and Erik Estrada. Extras are in progress and will be announced at a later date. Order the Blu-ray May 15 Sidney J. Furie's Doctor Blood's Coffin starring Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, and Ian Hunter. No other information is currently listed for the release. Order the Blu-ray May 22 David Lynch's Wild at Heart: Collector's Edition starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. The disc will feature a new remaster of the Theatrical Cut taken from a 2K digital intermediate and a new remaster of the Unrated Cut taken from a 2K digital intermediate. Supplements will include: - NEW Interview with novelist Barry Gifford- 76 Minutes of Extended and Deleted Scenes- Love, Death, Elvis And Oz: The Making of Wild At Heart- Dell's Lunch Counter: Extended Interviews- Specific Spontaneity: Focus on David Lynch- Lynch on the DVD process- Original 1990 Making of EPK- Original Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots Renato Polselli's The Vampire and the Ballerina starring Hélène Rémy, Walter Brandi, Isarco Ravaioli, and Tina Gloriani. No other information is currently listed for the release. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray June 5 Hyung-yun Chang's Satellite Girl and Milk Cow starring Daniel J Edwards and Ryan Bartley. Supplements will include: - Coffee Vending Machine And Its Sword Short Film- Trailers Clay Staub's Devil's Gate starring Milo Ventimiglia, Shawn Ashmore, and Amanda Schull. No other information has been detailed. Trudie Styler's Freak Show starring Alex Lawther, Bette Midler, Abigail Breslin, and Laverne Cox. Supplements have not been announced yet. Travis Z's The Midnight Man starring Gabrielle Haugh, Grayson Gabriel, and Robert Englund. There are no special features currently listed. William F. Claxton's Night of the Lepus starring Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, and DeForest Kelley. No other details have been revealed at this time. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray June 12 Uli Edel's Body of Evidence starring Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, and Joe Mantegna. No supplements are currently listed for the release. Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch's The Curse of the Cat People starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, and Jane Randolph. No other info has been revealed at this time. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray June 19 Deran Sarafian's Alien Predators starring Dennis Christopher and Martin Hewitt. No supplements are currently listed for the release. Order the Blu-ray June 26 René Cardona's Survive! starring Hugo Stiglitz. No other info has been detailed at this time. Philippe Mora's A Breed Apart starring Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner, Donald Pleasence, and Brion James. Supplements have not been announced. Order the Blu-ray Order the Blu-ray July 24 Gravity Falls: The Complete Series starring Jason Ritter, Alex Hirsch, and Kristen Schaal. The 6-Disc set will include all 40 episodes of the show. In addition, a Collector's Edition will also be released with an extra bonus disc. Supplements are still in progress and will be detailed at a later date. John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me! starring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, and Adrienne Barbeau. No other info has been announced at this time. John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness: Collector's Edition starring Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, and Julie Carmen. The disc will feature a new remaster of the film and supplements are in progress and will be announced at a later date. John Carpenter's Memoirs of an Invisible Man starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, and Sam Neill. Extras are in progress and will be announced at a later date. July 31 James Cameron's Piranha II: The Spawning starring Lance Henriksen, Ted Richert, and Tricia O'Neil. Extras are in progress for the disc and will be announced at a later date. Order the Blu-ray August 14 Anna Chi, Daniel Chuba, and Mark A.Z. Dippé's The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island starring Martin Sheen and J.K. Simmons. No other details have been announced at this time. Order the Blu-ray You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.Posted Wed Apr 4, 2018 at 05:05 PM PDT by: -
'Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season' Announced for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray[teaser]Winter is coming to 4K Blu-ray in June.[/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, HBO is prepping Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 5. In a land where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime, trouble is brewing. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and the ancient Wall that protects the realm from the darkness beyond, powerful families are engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. As betrayal, lust, intrigue and supernatural forces shake the four corners of the Kingdoms, their bloody struggle for the Iron Throne will have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences. Winter is coming. Let the Game of Thrones begin. The Ultra HD Blu-ray will feature 2160p video with Dolby Vision and HDR10, along with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Access to a Digital HD copy (not 4K) of the season will also be offered, and supplements (all in HD) will include: - Animated Histories: Learn about the mythology of Westeros as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves.- Anatomy of an Episode - an in-episode experience that explores the creative minds and colossal efforts behind episode six, "A Golden Crown."- Cast Auditions: Watch rarely-seen footage of the cast auditioning for Game of Thrones- Making Game of Thrones -an exclusive 30-minute feature including never-before-seen footage from the set and interviews from the cast and crew.- Character Profiles - profiles of 15 major characters as described by the actors portraying them.- Creating the Show Open - an inside look at the creation of the Emmy-winning opening title sequence for Game of Thrones.- From the Book to the Screen - executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss along with author George R.R. Martin talk about the challenges of bringing Martin's epic fantasy novel to life on HBO.- The Night's Watch - an in-depth look at the unique order of men who patrol and protect the Wall, a 700 foot ice structure that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the darkness beyond.- Creating the Dothraki Language - an insightful glance into the comprehensive language created for the Dothraki people in Game of Thrones.- Audio Commentaries - Seven audio commentaries with cast and crew including David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, George R.R. Martin, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Bryan Cogman, Harry Lloyd, Daniel Minahan and Alan Taylor. The current list price for the 4K Ultra HD/Digital HD Copy combo pack is $52.99 on Best Buy. You can find the latest specs for Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season linked from our 4K Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 5. Order the 4K Blu-rayPosted Wed Apr 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM PDT by:
