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The Trailer Park: The Magnificence of Remakes & Reboots

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:00:11 +0000

Before anyone starts angrily typing on their keyboards about the lack of originality in Hollywood or how studios no longer take risks, here are some examples where reboots and remakes might prove entertaining. ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016) As a huge fan of the 1960 John Sturges film — and an even bigger fan of the...

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‘The Little Prince’ Review: Imaginative Flights of Fancy

Philip Brown — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:00:06 +0000

Antoine de Saint-Expery’s ‘The Little Prince’ is one of those endlessly endearing and enduring classics of children’s literature more suited to the page than the screen. Surreal, imaginative, satirical and unconventionally structured, it doesn’t really suit the classical three act structure of family friendly cinematic storytelling. Sure, there was a delightfully wacko 1970s adaptation from...

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2016 Golden Globe Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:00:00 +0000

It used to be, in years past, that the big winners at the Golden Globes were often in sync with the Oscars that followed and could be considered a strong predictor. That isn’t necessarily the case anymore. Basically, nobody takes the Globes seriously, least of all master-of-ceremonies Ricky Gervais, who returned for his fourth time...

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‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ Review: When Will This Night End?

Philip Brown — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:00:22 +0000

The ‘Night at the Museum’ series refuses to go away despite being a consistent punching bag. In this third title, the franchise is as charmingly mediocre as ever. These movies aren’t art, nor do they offer particularly interesting entertainment. However, they do what they do fairly effectively, and the cast that has signed onto the...

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‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Review: An Almost Equal Sequel

Philip Brown — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:00:32 +0000

The Muppets had fallen on hard times by the time Disney picked them up and hired Jason Segel and Nick Stoller (based primarily on a single joke in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’) to revive their felty ways. Yet, thanks to assigning folks who genuinely loved the source material, the Muppets’ charming comeback vehicle proved to be...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Ghost Stories

Josh Zyber — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:00:21 +0000

Is August a particularly spooky time of year? Perhaps not, but Warner Bros. and Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment have chosen to release the supernatural thriller ‘The Apparition’ now anyway. This got us to thinking about some of our favorite cinematic ghost stories. Won’t you share some of yours in this week’s Roundtable? Before anyone...

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‘Life’s Too Short’ Pilot Recap: “A Sophisticated Dwarf About Town”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:00:58 +0000

HBO premiered the new comedy series ‘Life’s Too Short’ on Sunday. The show was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and stars famous little person Warwick Davis. Is this the next ‘The Office’ or ‘Extras’, or does the premiere episode come up a little… umm… short? Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself, and...

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Golden Globes 2012 Live-Blog (with Contests)!

Josh Zyber — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:00:47 +0000

As threatened, High-Def Digest‘s 2nd Annual Golden Globes Live-Blog commences this Sunday evening, January 15th. The ceremony begins at 8 PM EST on NBC. We’ll start blogging with the pre-show special at 7 PM. There will be many contests for free Blu-ray goodies. Don’t miss out. We had a lot of fun doing this last...

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Get Ready – Golden Globes Live-Blog This Sunday!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000

Consider this your fair warning. When the Golden Globe Awards air this Sunday, January 15th at 8 PM EST on NBC, The Bonus View will live-blog the event with contests where you can win free Blu-ray goodies. Even if you’ve won any of our other contests within the past year, the normal rules that would...

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‘Curb’ 8.06 Recap: “The Sully Connection”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:09 +0000

It amazes me a little that, even eight seasons in, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ could be having a banner year like this. The show has been consistently hilarious this season (more so than some past seasons). It’s very rare for a sit-com to remain so fresh and funny after this many years. This week’s episode is...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 1/27/11 Recap: “Ain’t No Party Without Drugs!”

Dick Ward — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:45 +0000

Maybe I’m just in some sort of crazy good mood, but I feel like NBC’s comedy shows collectively stepped up this past Thursday. They weren’t perfect, and some were very far from it, but every show was better than the previous week’s episodes. Community I’m incredibly pleased with ‘Celebrity Pharmacology’. It isn’t a crazy episode...

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Golden Globes 2011 Live-Blog!

Josh Zyber — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:50:21 +0000

Welcome to our first attempt at a live-blog here at The Bonus View. The 2011 Golden Globe Awards start at 8 PM EST tonight on NBC. Bear with us as we work out the kinks and figure out what to write about as the event happens. We’ll start our coverage with the red carpet specials...

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