‘The Finder’ Pilot Recap: Keep Looking
All the promotional materials for Fox’s new sort-of mystery/detective series ‘The Finder’ describe it as a spin-off from the network’s extremely successful crime show ‘Bones’. Well, it’s a...
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Blu-ray Highlights for 1/17/12 – Beware the Ides of January
Welcome back from another long weekend. We needed the extra day to rest up from the Golden Globes live-blog, but we’re ready to get back into the swing of things today with a look at this week’s Blu-ray releases. Unfor...
Golden Globes 2012 Live-Blog (with Contests)!
As threatened, High-Def Digest‘s 2nd Annual Golden Globes Live-Blog commences this Sunday evening, January 15th. The ceremony begins at 8 PM EST on NBC. We’ll start blogging with the pre-show special at 7 PM. There wil...
Weekend Roundtable: Worst Theatrical Experiences
Out-of-focus projection. Lousy sound. Uncomfortable seats. Obscene ticket and concession stand prices. Chattering audiences who won’t shut up. People texting with bright cell phone screens that light up the room. Restless te...
507 Hours
No, I’m not pitching a movie sequel where James Franco gets his other arm trapped behind a rock (though that might be hilarious). The number above reflects how long the lamp in my JVC projector lasted before crapping out on ...
New to VUDU: Week of January 8th, 2012
Maybe I just never noticed it before, but I only recently realized that VUDU has a wishlist feature both on the web site and within VUDU-enabled devices that tie together with each other and your account. Has this been there the w...
‘The Firm’ Pilot Recap: “It’s Happening A
It’s been 21 years since John Grisham’s breakout bestselling novel ‘The Firm’ was published, and 19 since Tom Cruise starred in the blockbuster movie version, yet NBC is just now getting around to adapting ...
Mid-Week Poll: Favorite Critically-Acclaimed Films of 2011
Our poll last week asked you to identify which of 2011’s blockbuster hits was your favorite. To date, the ‘Harry Potter’ finale has taken the lead, followed by ‘X-Men: First Class’ and ‘Rise of ...
‘Chuck’ 5.09 Recap: “Spies That Care”
The pendulum of my feelings for this final season of ‘Chuck’ continues to swing. I don’t know if this Friday’s episode really saw a big increase in quality, or if I was just more receptive to being entertai...
Blu-ray Highlights for 1/10/12 – Play Ball!
As fully expected, this is another slow January week for new Blu-ray releases. Although the list may look reasonably long at first glance, most of the titles are reissues or just plain junk. Fortunately, mixed in with these are at...
VUDU Diaries: ‘Bad Influence’
A couple months ago, I attempted to start a new feature here in the blog where I review titles from the VUDU streaming service that aren’t available on Blu-ray yet, as a complement to our “One from the Vault” fea...
Get Ready – Golden Globes Live-Blog This Sunday!
Consider this your fair warning. When the Golden Globe Awards air this Sunday, January 15th at 8 PM EST on NBC, The Bonus View will live-blog the event with contests where you can win free Blu-ray goodies. Even if you’ve won...