High-Def Digest: The Bonus View50/50 Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/5050/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Acting Performances of 2011 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-best-acting-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-best-acting-2011/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:15 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=29389 Let’s do one more of these prior-year look-back Roundtables before we move on to newer topics. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed both the overrated and underrated films of 2011. This week, we’ll talk about our favorite acting performances of last year. Aaron Peck The best performance from an actor in 2011 was...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-best-acting-2011/feed/ 12 New to VUDU: Week of January 22nd, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-22-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-22-2012/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:23 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=29027 In all the hoopla around this week’s Oscar nominations, several highly-acclaimed films from last year were (perhaps unfairly) ignored and left completely out of the running. One of them hit Blu-ray and streaming this week. Despite its lack of awards recognition, the movie still looks like a very worthy rental. In case anyone happened to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-22-2012/feed/ 0 Blu-ray Highlights for 1/24/12 – “A Lot” Is My Favorite Number https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-24-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-24-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:17 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=28720 After a slow start, the year’s Blu-ray release schedule finally heats up this week. Even if you don’t find the new day-and-date releases too exciting, the studios are unleashing a flood of great catalog titles to keep you busy. Here’s a look at the slate of new discs: ‘50/50‘ (Summit) ‘Annie Hall‘ (MGM/UA) ‘The Apartment...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-24-2012/feed/ 13 Mid-Week Poll: Favorite Critically-Acclaimed Films of 2011 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/critically-acclaimed-films-2011-poll/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/critically-acclaimed-films-2011-poll/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:19 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=28127 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 the Planet of the Apes’. Unfortunately, good movies don’t always manage to become blockbusters. This week, we’ll take a look at...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/critically-acclaimed-films-2011-poll/feed/ 45 Weekend Box Office: A Light Opening for the Newcomers https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-17-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-17-2011/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:00:15 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22834 During this odd weekend, all three major openers either played softly or bombed miserably. Most moviegoers attended older releases, while two-, three- and four-week-old movies dropped no more than 30% from last weekend’s numbers. Perhaps audiences just don’t want to see remakes and fluffy films? Week-old ‘Real Steel‘ retained the #1 spot with $16.3 million....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-17-2011/feed/ 5 Weekend Box Office: Robots Give Clooney a Beating https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-10-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-10-2011/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:10 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22825 It’s little surprise that a big dumb popcorn movie gave the beatdown to a smart and thrilling political drama this weekend, but it’s absolutely astonishing that the three-week-old ‘Dolphin Tale’ has grossed nearly $50 million and is holding on strong in third place. At least ‘Moneyball’ and ’50/50′ are also holding their own by rounding...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-10-2011/feed/ 9 Weekend Box Office: Animal Movies Continue to Surprise https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-3-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-3-2011/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:49 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22158 Much to my surprise and completely against my predictions, two animal movies – one a 3D re-release and the other a painfully formulaic and blandly manipulative family drama – are dominating the box office. In its second weekend, ‘Dolphin Tale’ jumped from third place to first. Meanwhile, ‘The Lion King (in 3D)’, a 17-year-old film...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-oct-3-2011/feed/ 0 Weekend Movies: Another Possible Oscar Contender, Three Questionables and Two Awesome Indies https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-30-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-30-2011/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:00:55 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22154 We’ve got a few more weeks of mostly dud films before we’re off to the busy awards season. Fortunately, nearly all of the next five weekends hold at least one film to help get us through. Although dealing with heavy and depressing themes, this week’s is an unforgettable keeper. Lovable and diverse Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-sept-30-2011/feed/ 0 Now Playing: A Brilliant Cancer Drama with a 100 Percent Chance of Survival https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/50-50-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/50-50-review/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:34 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22147 Films with dark or depressing subject matter are hard to get excited for. In all reality, who gets pumped up to see a movie portraying something absolutely grim? Nobody. However, while the prospect of watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt play a twentysomething given a 50% chance of surviving a rare strain of cancer may not sound like...

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