High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewIdes of March Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/ides-of-march/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:00:19 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=59943 I can’t believe that I have to start the week with such devastating news. The great Philip Seymour Hoffman died over the weekend at the age of only 46. The actor was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday by a friend. The New York Times reports that he had a syringe in...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/philip-seymour-hoffman-obit/feed/ 3 Weekend Roundtable: Most Overrated Movies of 2011 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-overrated-movies-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-overrated-movies-2011/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:25 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=28637 It’s awards season, a time when everyone in movie-land looks back on the previous year to congratulate themselves for all the awesome films they made. The Golden Globes just wrapped up, and Oscar nominations will be announced soon. Amid all this self-satisfied back patting, some movies will inevitably get over-praised with award nominations or placement...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-overrated-movies-2011/feed/ 51 Blu-ray Highlights for 1/17/12 – Beware the Ides of January https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-17-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-17-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:56 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=28388 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. Unfortunately, we’re still stuck in January, which means that the pickings are pretty slim. Here’s the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jan-17-2012/feed/ 8 New to VUDU: Week of January 8th, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-8-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-8-2012/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:58 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=28337 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 whole time, or was this a recent addition? I’m not sure. In any case,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-jan-8-2012/feed/ 0 Weekend Box Office: No Surprise, ‘Twilight’ Still on Top https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-5-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-5-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:00:57 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=26144 Without a single nationwide opener, this weekend’s box office Top 10 isn’t all that far off from last week’s. Some films moved up, some slid down, and some stayed right where they were. When you look at the per-screen averages, a few of the new indie titles proved to be the real winners. Despite dropping...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-5-2011/feed/ 4 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 Movies: Politcal Psyche-Outs, Robot Punch-Outs and Horror Gross-Outs https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-oct-7-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-oct-7-2011/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22816 It’s awesome when the award-contending titles start rolling out. The best time of the year, for film lovers, is upon us. This week we get to see Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman all strut their stuff. ‘The Ides of March‘ is a thrilling political drama about a young campaign manager...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-oct-7-2011/feed/ 1 Now Playing: ‘Ides of March’ Earns Your Vote https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/ides-of-march-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/ides-of-march-review/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:45 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22821 Young campaign staffer Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) wholeheartedly believes in the power of politics and democracy. He believes that if the right candidate can make it to the Oval Office, the power can be restored to the people. And he truly believes that the candidate he represents (George Clooney) is the man to make it...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tiff-2011-winners/feed/ 14 The Trailer Park: An Ensemble Cast Playing a Board Game https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-redtails-battleship/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-redtails-battleship/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:00:24 +0000 M. Enois Duarte http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=19646 The last few weeks have been flooded with new trailers. A good chunk of them feature ensemble casts likely intended to drive up the box-office numbers. In the fall, we’re getting a comedy heist to tickle your funny bone and a drama to remind how much politics suck. We also have a couple teasers for...

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