High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewMichael Crichton Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/michael-crichton/ 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: Smart Sci-Fi https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-intellectual-sci-fi-movies/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-intellectual-sci-fi-movies/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:00:41 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=90067 Most science fiction movies that Hollywood spits out are really just action movies with light sci-fi trappings, providing an excuse to watch spaceships dogfight like fighter jets or giant robots smash each other to bits. Every so often, however, a serious sci-fi movie with some ideas on its mind will still get produced. Here are...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-intellectual-sci-fi-movies/feed/ 31 ‘Westworld’ Pilot Recap: “We’re Miles Beyond a Glitch Here” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/westworld-pilot-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/westworld-pilot-recap/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:00:55 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=80544 Adapted from the 1973 sci-fi thriller written and directed by the late Michael Crichton, ‘Westworld’ is the biggest and most ambitious high-concept event series HBO has launched since ‘Game of Thrones’. The pilot episode leaves me with a lot of questions, not all of which I’m certain the series will be able to answer satisfactorily....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/westworld-pilot-recap/feed/ 14 Weekend Roundable: Underrated Sci-Fi Movies https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundable-underrated-scifi-movies/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundable-underrated-scifi-movies/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:00:29 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=66168 This weekend, after you’ve come back from seeing Christopher Nolan’s new space travel opus ‘Interstellar’ at the theater, perhaps you might be interested in checking out some underrated sci-fi gems you’ve overlooked? From movies that have been unfairly disparaged to those that simply never got the exposure they deserved, we’ll call out our picks in...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundable-underrated-scifi-movies/feed/ 63 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 14th, 2014 – In Heaven, Everything Is Fine https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-14-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-14-2014/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:00:46 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=65020 It’s another big week for Blu-ray, with another huge batch of new titles on the high-def discs. From giant monsters to tiny cult films and lots in between, Hollywood is determined to drain our bank accounts. Will you indulge? New Releases ‘Godzilla‘ – The last attempt to Americanize Japan’s most famous giant monster back in...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-14-2014/feed/ 6 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 3rd, 2013 – Bella + Edward 4eva https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-3-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-3-2013/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:00:49 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=48098 As the year’s movie award season draws to a close, the hugely acclaimed and respected finale to the most beloved film franchise in the entire history of cinema finally comes to Blu-ray. Oh yeah, some black & white thing about people who’ve been dead for seventy years is also available, but that one doesn’t have...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-mar-3-2013/feed/ 7 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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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-10-2012/feed/ 4 Weekend Roundtable: Movies Actually Worth Remaking https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-remakes-needed/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-remakes-needed/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:15 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=23385 We all know how much Hollywood loves remakes. This week alone sees the release of two remakes of ’80s classics. While most remakes are superfluous at best, and downright insulting at worst, rare cases do exist where remakes are justified, and may even offer improvement over a flawed original film. For this week’s Roundtable, we’re...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-remakes-needed/feed/ 32 New to VUDU: Week of October 2nd, 2011 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-oct-2-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/vudu-oct-2-2011/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:00:43 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=22788 This week’s new VUDU additions are an eclectic bunch. A nature documentary, an indie drama, and the fourth entry in a fading horror franchise are all ready to be streamed in 1080p today. The following titles enter the VUDU stream this week: ‘African Cats’ (10/4) ‘Cold Fish’ (Dubbed version, 10/4) ‘Legend of the Millennium Dragon’...

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