High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewMichael Mann Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/michael-mann/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 1st, 2018 – A Cock and Bull Story https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-3-2018/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-3-2018/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:00:04 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=92370 As I see it, this slow holiday week doesn’t offer many interesting new Blu-ray releases to spend money on. However, coinciding with the latest Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection sale (which I’ll write more about tomorrow), that may actually work out nicely. The studios didn’t even bother to put any titles on Ultra HD this...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-3-2018/feed/ 6 ‘Blackhat’ Review: ‘Hackers’ v2.0 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blackhat-review-hackers-v20/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blackhat-review-hackers-v20/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:00:22 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=67538 Back in the 1980s and ’90s, Michael Mann was one of the more interesting filmmakers kicking around Hollywood. His visual style was electric, transforming pulpy subject matter into art through visual sensation. Then he started making movies at a slow Kubrickian rate and his unique style got swallowed up by the studio standard. Now a...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blackhat-review-hackers-v20/feed/ 13 Blu-ray Highlights: Weeks of Jan. 5-18, 2014 – New Year Catch-Up Edition https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blu-ray-highlights-jan-12-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blu-ray-highlights-jan-12-2014/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:00:41 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=59436 Generally, January is a slow time for movie releases, both in theaters and on home video. Uncharacteristically, the first two weeks of 2014 have been surprisingly active on the Blu-ray front. Because I missed doing one of these updates last Monday, this post will consolidate two weeks of disc releases. We’ve got a lot to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/blu-ray-highlights-jan-12-2014/feed/ 0 R.I.P. Dennis Farina https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/dennis-farina-obit/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/dennis-farina-obit/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:00:40 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=53959 We’ve unfortunately lost another celebrity this week. Veteran character actor Dennis Farnia, notable for playing both grizzled cops and charismatic crooks in countless movies and TV shows, passed away on Monday after suffering a blood clot in his lung. Farina knew a thing or two about police work. He started his career as a real...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/dennis-farina-obit/feed/ 3 HBO Runs Out of ‘Luck’ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/hbo-cancels-luck/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/hbo-cancels-luck/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:00:47 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=31634 I have a feeling that poor David Milch wishes he’d chosen a less ironic title for his latest series. The writer/producer hasn’t had a whole lot of luck keeping new shows on the air in recent years. After an incident on set resulted in the death of a third horse, HBO has ceased production and...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/hbo-cancels-luck/feed/ 6 ‘Luck’ Pilot Recap: “Holy Cow, That Horse Run Very Good!” https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/luck-pilot-recap/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/luck-pilot-recap/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:00:57 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=27115 HBO has a pretty simple formula for developing its original programming. When creating a new drama series, throw a whole lot of money at it and attract big name talent. The strategy works more often than not. This past Sunday, the network had a special preview event for the pilot episode of ‘Luck’, which will...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/luck-pilot-recap/feed/ 1 Weekend Roundtable: Great Movies That Oscar Ignored Completely https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-oscar-oversights/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-oscar-oversights/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:00:46 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=12244 It’s time for our final Oscar-themed Roundtable of the season. This week, we want to highlight some movies that the Academy Awards outright ignored. We’re not talking about films that were snubbed by losing their categories to something less deserving. We’re talking about movies that weren’t even on Oscar’s radar at all. These films received...

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