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Would you pay $4,000 to solve your streaming movie problems?

Fast Company Tech

How would you go about actually watching movies in it? Most streaming devices are too bogged down with banner ads and obnoxious upsells, and the streaming services themselves compromise on audiovisual quality for the sake of smoother streaming. The absence of distraction stands in sharp contrast to every modern streaming platform.

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Netflix will stream shows and movies in HDR10+ on supported devices

Engadget

Netflix has announced that it's adding support for HDR10+ streaming , on top of the existing HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats that are already offered on the streaming service. After 4K, high dynamic range (HDR) has come to define the look of modern TV and movies, particularly on streaming.

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Your Netflix alternative is here, and it’s only $15 for life

Mashable Tech

Here’s a challenge: cut the cord with your streaming services. You’re likely paying hundreds each year in subscription fees and, chances are, you still can’t find the one movie you want to watch on any of them. All of these reasons are probably why so many people are turning to BitMar, a streaming service alternative.

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Disney+ adds option to edit 'Continue Watching' list

Engadget

Disney is giving Disney+ subscribers the ability to edit their "Continue Watching" lists , a quality-of-life feature that's been oddly missing from the streaming service up until now. You can remove something from Continue Watching in two different ways: directly from the list itself or the Details page of a given show or movie.

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Roku is testing a new type of ad and users are very, very unhappy about it

Mashable Tech

I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku homescreen. SEE ALSO: Subscriptions are for streaming services, not your spreadsheets We've asked Roku for more details about the test, and will update this article when we hear back.

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How ‘The Matrix’ helped build—and break—beleaguered production company Village Roadhouse

Fast Company Tech

Its shimmering, nested “V” of metallic ribbons that taper inward like a cinematic illusion played before dozens of movies that collectively spawned 34 No. True to the companys Australian roots, its first-ever movie, 1989s The Delinquents , was set in the Outback and starred a young Kylie Minogue.

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Hallow Road review: Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys have come to scare you senseless

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SEE ALSO: SXSW: What are the movies and shows you need to know about? Maddie, who is a paramedic, calmly begins by asking clarifying questions of her daughter, like if she's called emergency services for help. The film's lean premise is certainly enough to intrigue. Hallow Road is a story of parents desperate to save their child.

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