High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewOliver Stone Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/oliver-stone/ 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 February 17th, 2019 – Star Power https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-feb-19-2019/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-feb-19-2019/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:00:25 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=96608 Tell me somethin’, girl. Are you happy in this modern world? Or do you need more? Is there a Blu-ray you’re searchin’ for? New Releases (Blu-ray) A Star Is Born – Who knew Lady Gaga could sing? What a revelation! For his directorial debut, Bradley Cooper plucked this obscure young ingénue off the streets and...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-political-movies/feed/ 14 ‘Snowden’ Review: It’s Not Paranoia If They’re Really Out to Get You https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/snowden-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/snowden-movie-review/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:00:30 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79987 Even though Edward Snowden already got his best possible movie in Laura Poitras’ tense documentary ‘Citizenfour‘, that doesn’t count in Hollywood terms. Unless it’s a bio-pic with a celebrity impersonation, the studio system hasn’t done its job. So now we have the appropriately titled ‘Snowden’, in which none other than Oliver Stone strives to make...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/snowden-movie-review/feed/ 0 The Trailer Park: And So, the Battle Begins https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-trailers-birth-of-a-nation-neon-demon-snowden/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-trailers-birth-of-a-nation-neon-demon-snowden/#comments Wed, 04 May 2016 19:00:24 +0000 M. Enois Duarte http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=77494 Everybody loves a good fight! At least, we do in our movies because they usually make for great drama on the big screen, whether it’s a literal conflict between two opposing forces, an inner struggle against social pressures, or the little guy against the big bad government. The following trailers are for upcoming films that...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/movie-trailers-birth-of-a-nation-neon-demon-snowden/feed/ 4 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 7th, 2014 – From Sea to Shining Sea https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-7-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-7-2014/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:00:48 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=64833 September may have started off slowly, but the month ramps up to speed in a big way this week with a huge batch of new Blu-rays, including one of the year’s biggest blockbusters. New Releases ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘ – I didn’t care for the first ‘Captain America’. Frankly, I thought it was the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-7-2014/feed/ 10 Full Metal Jackets: Monsters from the Id! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbooks-natural-forbidden-killers/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbooks-natural-forbidden-killers/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=56523 Nothing is more frustrating to SteelBook collectors than an exclusive metal case Blu-ray sold only at a foreign retailer that refuses to ship outside of its own country. These are some of the most difficult to obtain if you don’t happen to live in that country. Unfortunately, one such retailer has a trio of interesting...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbooks-natural-forbidden-killers/feed/ 4 Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst Movie Bio-Pics https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-biopics/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-biopics/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:00:27 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=54731 The bio-pic genre is a reliable Hollywood staple. After all, when you run out of original stories to tell, why not just base a movie on a real person’s life and let history write the script for you? The success of a bio-pic usually comes down to casting. At their best, an actor will deliver...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-biopics/feed/ 22 Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Courtroom and Lawyer Movies https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-lawyer-movies/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-lawyer-movies/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:00:18 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=53648 This past week, we were very sadly forced to witness yet again the real-life dysfunction of the American legal system. At times like these, it can be nice to retreat to the idealized world of cinema. We’ve decided to use today’s Roundtable, therefore, to look at some of our favorite movies about courtroom trials and...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-lawyer-movies/feed/ 28 Weekend Roundtable: Most Underrated Movies https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-underrated-movies/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-underrated-movies/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:00:54 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=43632 Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In honor of Turkey Day, let’s talk turkey here in this week’s Roundtable. No, not the bird, as scrumptious as it may be. Today’s topic is about cinematic turkeys. Or, at least, alleged cinematic turkeys. Specifically, we’ll stand up to support a handful of movies that are widely regarded...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-6-2012/feed/ 1 Blu-ray Highlights for July 3rd, 2012 – Amber Waves, Purple Mountains and All That Jazz https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-3-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-jul-3-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:00:21 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=37312 It’s a holiday week here in the United States, but not a gift-giving holiday. The home video studios have cut back the Blu-ray release slate to a minimum. Even within that, however, are a handful of titles to keep your eyes on. New Releases The week only has one notable new release, the appropriately titled...

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