High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewDouglas Trumbull Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/douglas-trumbull/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Fantasia Fest Journal: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/fantasia-festival-man-who-killed-hitler-and-then-the-bigfoot-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/fantasia-festival-man-who-killed-hitler-and-then-the-bigfoot-movie-review/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:00:11 +0000 Jason Gorber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=92807 There are few things more pleasing than silliness done seriously, what the members of Spinal Tap famously dubbed the thin line between clever and stupid. When a movie falters in this tightrope act, it can be abysmal. It’s a rare film that gets the mashup of tonalities anywhere near as right as The Man Who...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/fantasia-festival-man-who-killed-hitler-and-then-the-bigfoot-movie-review/feed/ 1 Blu-ray Highlights for July 10th, 2012 – Tonight I’m Gonna Party Like It’s 1999 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-10-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-10-2012/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:00:37 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=37580 In the age of Facebook, is there still any point to high school reunions? And in the age of the 90-day turnaround to home video, is there any point to releasing an unneeded four-quel to theaters? These are the questions that come to mind when pondering this week’s Blu-ray release slate. Newsies The first ‘American...

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