High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewEddie Murphy Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View

TIFF Journal: Dolemite Is My Name

Jason Gorber — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:00:25 +0000

Dolemite Is My Name is a delightful deep dive into the world of indie film production and the Blaxploitation genre. The movie feels like a spiritual sequel to Tim Burton’s Ed Wood (also scripted by screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski). Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) helms this bio-pic about a tenacious man, his retinue...

The post TIFF Journal: Dolemite Is My Name appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Roundtable: Actors Who’ve Lost Their Edge

Josh Zyber — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:00:11 +0000

Robert De Niro, once one of the most vital actors of his generation if not all time, has yet another bland, forgettable comedy coming out this week. He’s made a lot of those in the last decade and a half. In this week’s Roundtable, we look at some other sad cases of actors who’ve simply...

The post Weekend Roundtable: Actors Who’ve Lost Their Edge appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Blu-ray Highlights for July 24th, 2012 – To Boldly Split That Infinitive

Josh Zyber — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:00:53 +0000

At least in my opinion, it’s rare that a TV box set would be the best Blu-ray release of the week. Perhaps that’s because I stopped collecting TV shows when I realized that I never made time to rewatch all the episodes. Some series deserve a special exception, however. Television We got a taste of...

The post Blu-ray Highlights for July 24th, 2012 – To Boldly Split That Infinitive appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Roundtable: “Paycheck” Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:00:01 +0000

Back in 1996, director Scott Hicks burst onto the international cinema scene with his art house hit ‘Shine’, which went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Today (literally today), Hicks’ latest movie ‘The Lucky One’ is a generic weepy romance starring Zac Efron that was adapted from a...

The post Weekend Roundtable: “Paycheck” Movies appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Box Office: Hollywood Stays Green, Not Red

Luke Hickman — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:00:45 +0000

Despite some stiff competition, ‘The Lorax’ held off every other opener with a second #1 weekend at $39.1 million, which brings its ten-day total to $121.9 million. Too bad Dr. Seuss isn’t around to see everyone making boatloads of money off him. Disney’s risky March blockbuster hopeful ‘John Carter‘ performed even worse domestically than predicted....

The post Weekend Box Office: Hollywood Stays Green, Not Red appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Movies: A Summer Blockbuster Arrives Early

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:00:50 +0000

Big and expensive blockbusters opening in March scare me. You never know if you’re going to get something awesome like ‘300‘ or a wretched waste of time like ‘Watchmen‘. (Yes, it’s by coincidence that both are Zack Snyder movies.) This weekend, Disney’s $250 million popcorn flick is about to be put to the test. Oh,...

The post Weekend Movies: A Summer Blockbuster Arrives Early appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

The Trailer Park: Was I Supposed to Laugh?

M. Enois Duarte — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:00:13 +0000

Judd Apatow recently mentioned that comedy is a very difficult job. I’m sure that few would disagree that making others laugh is no easy task. It takes quite a bit of talent to be funny. Unfortunately, the following previews seem to prove that such talent is a rare thing indeed. ‘A Thousand Words’ I use...

The post The Trailer Park: Was I Supposed to Laugh? appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Schadenfreude Alert: Brett Ratner Ousted from Oscar Show

Josh Zyber — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:03 +0000

Earlier this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mystified the world with news that hack director Brett Ratner had been hired to produce next year’s Oscars telecast. This seemed like a spectacularly bad idea to just about everyone except, perhaps, AMPAS President Tom Sherak. Ratner quickly announced that once-funny actor Eddie Murphy...

The post Schadenfreude Alert: Brett Ratner Ousted from Oscar Show appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss’ Trumps ‘Tower’

Luke Hickman — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:13 +0000

Surprisingly, ‘Puss in Boots’ held onto the #1 spot at the box office with another $30+ million weekend. The family-friendly ‘Shrek’ spin-off only dropped an unheard-of 3% from its opening weekend, which brings its ten-day total to more than $75 million. Made with a budget of $85 million, ‘Tower Heist‘ underperformed with a $25.1 million...

The post Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss’ Trumps ‘Tower’ appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Weekend Movies: Cops and Robbers… and Stoners

Luke Hickman — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:54 +0000

If you thought the early October releases were weak, I don’t think it gets any worse than this. The pot-smoking deviants Harold and Kumar are back with ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas‘. Six years after escaping Guantanamo Bay, Harold and Kumar are now estranged. When reunited, they set off on a Christmas quest...

The post Weekend Movies: Cops and Robbers… and Stoners appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

Now Playing: ‘Tower Heist’ Doesn’t Fall Completely Flat

Luke Hickman — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:00:17 +0000

Full disclosure: I cannot stand Brett Ratner. ‘Red Dragon‘ is the only of his films that I find worthy of re-watching. Even before learning that ‘Tower Heist’ was a Ratner movie, I dreaded it based on that awful trailer. When news broke that theater owners were up in arms due to the film streaming on-demand...

The post Now Playing: ‘Tower Heist’ Doesn’t Fall Completely Flat appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.

One from the Vault: ‘The Golden Child’

Wayne Rowe — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:28 +0000

It seems like a slew of ’80s flicks are still staggering around looking for the high definition treatment. Thank goodness for Netflix and its HD streaming. Eddie Murphy and ‘The Golden Child’ have never looked better, but is that really saying much? My kingdom for proper Blu-rays of some of these titles! ‘The Golden Child’...

The post One from the Vault: ‘The Golden Child’ appeared first on High-Def Digest: The Bonus View.