A Home Theater Tale: convergence, divergence, and Solaris

Oh, the travails of anyone trying to wrap their mind around the current state of home theater options, whether for the purpose of actually putting together a home theater or of writing a Top 10 Home Theater Components list. The Ars audience's understanding of which gadgets are essential to their home theater setup expands well beyond the typical list of components to include laptops, smartphones ...

Ahwatukee Life: Inventor wary of freeway plans

Songwriter, inventor thinks Ahwatukee's biggest threat is the planned South Mountain Freeway.

Redbox to offer Blu-ray rentals for $1.50

If you thought that Redboxs $1 per night DVD rentals were a good deal, get ready for another one. Those Redbox kiosks are about to start offering Blu-ray discs too, and for just $1.50 per night. It may be 50% more than a DVD rental, but when youre only talking an extra 50 cents theres not [...]

Warren County columnist Ted Slate -- Everything was beautiful...at the movies

Ted Slate I used to love going to the movies. During my years at Newsweek, one of the perks I valued most were the invitations I received from companies such as Sony and Warner Bros. to attend screenings of their...

DVD Review: Film Noir Classic Collection, Volume 5

Give yourself to the Dark Sideof Cinema! Film noir - DVD - Movies - Arts - Critical Essays