High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewHunger Games Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/hunger-games/ 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: Worst Movie Love Stories (Drama) https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-worst-romantic-dramas/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-worst-romantic-dramas/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:00:08 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=83128 Valentine’s Day is coming up and there’s a ‘Fifty Shades’ movie in theaters this weekend. That these two things are related is disheartening. Sadly, Christian and Anastasia’s relationship actually isn’t the worst love story featured in a dramatic film. Let’s look at some other couples who have no business being together. We did one of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-nov-8-2016/feed/ 10 Weekend Roundtable: New Olympic Sports https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-new-olympic-sports/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-new-olympic-sports/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:00:59 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79421 Before each Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee meets to decide which sports will (or will not) be included in the upcoming program. New events for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games, for example, include golf and rugby. Meanwhile, baseball and softball got cut back in 2012. What new sports (real or imaginary) would you...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-new-olympic-sports/feed/ 10 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 20th, 2016: A Bird in the Hand https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-22-2016/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-22-2016/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:00:09 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=76576 It’s time to say goodbye to Katniss and her friends as the finale of their blockbuster franchise comes to Blu-ray this week. After that, geek out and get your freak on with an exciting TV box set. New Releases ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2‘ – In retrospect, splitting Suzanne Collins’ final book in the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-22-2016/feed/ 34 Weekend Box Office: 2016 Off to Great Start https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jan-4-2016/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jan-4-2016/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:00:43 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74932 Look out, ‘Avatar’. The Force is coming for you. For the third consecutive week, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ finished at the top of the box office. Even after falling an estimated 41% in attendance, the film managed to reel in $88.3 million and set some new records. After 17 days, ‘The Force Awakens’ has...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jan-4-2016/feed/ 0 Poll: Favorite Blockbusters of 2015 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-blockbuster-movies-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-blockbuster-movies-2015/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:00:31 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74909 2015 was a year of many blockbuster movies that made lots of money. Many of them did not deserve to make so much money, but a few may have been halfway watchable, and an even smaller number actually “good.” Which of the year’s mega-hits did you see? More importantly, which did you enjoy and which...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-dec-21-2015/feed/ 6 Weekend Box Office: Shipwrecked https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-dec-14-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-dec-14-2015/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:00:49 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74545 The worst November weekend since 1998 also proved to be a bad one for the delayed release of Ron Howard’s latest whale of a tale. With ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ taking the stage this week, ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ only had one weekend to draw an audience before being forgotten. Warner Bros....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-dec-7-2015/feed/ 2 Weekend Movies: Gonna Fly Now https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-nov-30-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-nov-30-2015/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:00:42 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74237 Over the Thanksgiving holiday, ‘The Hunger Games’ claimed the top spot at the box office for a second consecutive week while Pixar’s new family flick and the ‘Rocky’ spin-off opened strongly. Too bad the same can’t be said for the record-setting low of the latest retelling of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-nov-23-2015/feed/ 12 Weekend Movies: Going Hungry https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-nov-20-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-nov-20-2015/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:00:20 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74118 Get ready for another busy weekend at your local cinema. The final ‘Hunger Games’ installment will draw huge crowds, but there’s also a better-than-expected, crude Christmas comedy opening alongside it. The second part of the adaptation of the last ‘Hunger Games’ book finally hits theaters today. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2‘ kicks off on...

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