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Sorry, We’re Closed

Josh Zyber — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:00:01 +0000

Nothing can last forever, I suppose. Regrettably, after more than 8,000 posts and nearly a decade of writing about all manner of movie, TV, and home theater topics, the Bonus View blog at High-Def Digest must close its doors effective today. In the early days of its life, High-Def Digest was devoted almost exclusively to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best Book-to-Movie Adaptations

Josh Zyber — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:00:51 +0000

Most times, when people think about movies adapted from novels, the inevitable conclusion is that the book was better. Every so often, however, a film will come along that successfully captures, or even improves upon, its source. Deirdre Crimmins One of the better book adaptations to make it on screen has to be Coraline. If...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Podcasts (2019 Edition)

Josh Zyber — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:00:18 +0000

We have a simple question for this week’s Roundtable: Do you enjoy listening to any podcasts? If so, what are your favorites and what do you recommend? We did a Roundtable about podcasts back in 2015, but it’s been a few years and our listening rotations may have changed since then as old shows ended...

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Us Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:00:31 +0000

It had been a while since we held a contest around here and I think we may need more time to get back into the swing of things. Even so, we got some pretty good responses to last week’s contest, one of which will win Jordan Peele’s Us on Blu-ray. As explained in the original...

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Weekend Roundtable: The Toy That Got Away

Josh Zyber — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:00:49 +0000

As both the Toy Story and Child’s Play franchises return to theaters this weekend (brilliant counter-programming on United Artists’ part), this seems like a good time to look back at our own childhoods. When you were a kid, what was the one toy you most coveted but were never lucky enough to actually own? Deirdre...

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Contest: Win Us on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:00:26 +0000

Let’s be clear here. When I say “win us,” I don’t mean you’re going to win this whole web site or the content on it. However, we do have an extra Blu-ray copy of Jordan Peele’s horror thriller Us, and that seems like something worth giving away! To win a copy of the disc, all...

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Roundtable Topic: Collect ‘Em All

Josh Zyber — Fri, 10 May 2019 19:00:43 +0000

Those of us who collect movies tend to have obsessive personalities that compel us to collect other things as well. Beyond Blu-rays or DVDs, what other items do you collect, or have you collected in the past? Deirdre Crimmins I’m not much of a “stuff” or “clutter” person (I’ve done two 500+ mile moves within...

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Weekend Roundtable: Doppelgangers and Evil Twins

Josh Zyber — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:00:39 +0000

With his new horror film Us, Jordan Peele taps into the very primal fear of being threatened or replaced by someone who may look just like you on the outside, but is decidedly different on the inside. This brings to mind some other stories that have dealt with the subject of doppelgängers or evil twins....

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Weekend Roundtable: Xmas Wish List 2018

Josh Zyber — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:00:33 +0000

As we move into the final month of the year, it’s time to finalize those letters to Santa and get them in the mail. What movies, gadgets, or home theater goodies do you hope to find under your tree this Christmas? M. Enois Duarte Dear Santa, I’ve been an especially good boy this year, and...

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Weekend Roundtable: Children’s Books to Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:00:39 +0000

As Dr. Seuss’ dastardly Grinch gets adapted for the third time (once in television and twice in feature films), our Roundtable this week will look at other beloved children’s books that have successfully transitioned from page to screen. Deirdre Crimmins One of my favorite recent adaptations of a children’s book is 2009’s Coraline. The Neil...

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Weekend Roundtable: First Jobs

Josh Zyber — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:00:42 +0000

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, let’s use this week’s Roundtable to reflect back on our very first gainful employment. What was your first job? Deirdre Crimmins Throughout high school and a little into college I worked at a bagelry. Due to the ungodly early starting time (bakers’ hours are brutal), it was one...

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Avengers: Infinity War Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:00:07 +0000

Ready for some avenging? It’s time to give away that UHD Blu-ray copy of Avengers: Infinity War we promised last week. As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions cardpetree: LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!! Adam C: That look when you hear about the Disney/Fox merger,...

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