Each month movie and home entertainment expert Ben Lyons brings us his Digital Entertainment News, highlighting the latest Blu-ray and Digital Releases and the best ways to watch them.
This month studios are starting to release some titles in 4K Ultra HD for the ultimate home viewing experience. Tell us about this new technology and some of the movies available.
“I love this time of year because all the films we’ve been enjoying in hollywood are available for people to enjoy in the comfort of their own home on Blueray on a big 4K Ultra HDTV. MadMax swept up all the technical categories, it was a huge achievement from director George Miller. A great performance from Tom Hardy who had a monster 2015 with the Revenant as well as Legend, another title that is available now on Blueray. Some other Oscar nominated films The Hateful 8 which won for best original score and is available now.” -Ben Lyons, Lead Host of IMDB’s Golden Globes Coverage
Many of us wonder what the best way to watch these films at home are. 4K Ultra HD TV is the best way to re-create the movie-going experience in the comfort of your home. Four times the original resolution as your traditional TV. Available from 43″ all the way up to 75″. The 4K Ultra HD TVs connect to your streaming accounts such as Netflix and Amazon, so you can catch up on all your shows in high quality.
Ben Lyons is the lead host of IMDB’s Golden Globes and Academy Awards coverage, his movie reviews can be heard weekly on Mario Lopez’s internationally syndicated radio
show, and his awards predictions are featured on Elle.com. Over the years Ben has worked as the film correspondent for E!, EXTRA, Oscar.com, and Yahoo!, covering every major awards show and film release. Ben’s latest venture is as chief correspondent and “voice of the fans” at Derek Jeter’s theplayerstribune.com. His duties include hosting the Tribune’s weekly radio show on Sirius/XM, hosting his own video series in partnership with AOL called ‘Real Fan Life’, as well as a podcast of the same name, and moderating live streams and panels at NBA All Star Weekend, SXSW, and The Super Bowl. Born and raised in New York City, Ben is the grandson of legendary New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons, and is the son of film and theater critic Jeffrey Lyons. The Lyons family has been covering pop culture in American media for more than 80 years.
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