High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewSean Connery Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/sean-connery/ 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: Your First James Bond Movie https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-first-james-bond-movie/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-first-james-bond-movie/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:00:29 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=73742 When a movie franchise has been around as long as James Bond has, the majority of viewers going to see ‘Spectre’ this weekend weren’t even born when the first film, ‘Dr. No‘, was released to theaters back in 1962. I certainly wasn’t. When were you first introduced to Agent 007? This week’s topic has a...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-slumming-actors/feed/ 10 SteelBook Alert: Choose Your Next Witticism Carefully https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/goldfinger-steelbook/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/goldfinger-steelbook/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:00:03 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=63165 To celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary, MGM will release a SteelBook reissue of ‘Goldfinger’ on Blu-ray in the UK this fall. That’s nice and all, but I still have several James Bond movies that I’d rather see prioritized for the metal case treatment. Back when MGM first started releasing the James Bond franchise on Blu-ray...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/goldfinger-steelbook/feed/ 2 Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie & TV Dads https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dads/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dads/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:00:46 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=52082 This Sunday is Father’s Day, the holiday where you show the paternal figure in your life how much you appreciate all he’s done for you with the gift of an ugly tie. While we contemplate the injustice of that, let’s take a look at some of our favorite movie and TV dads in today’s Roundtable....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-tv-dads/feed/ 19 Bond 50 Contest Results! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest-results/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest-results/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41425 I take it that a few of you out there were slightly interested in winning a copy of the terrific ‘Bond 50’ box set? I thought that we had a huge turnout for our ‘Indiana Jones’ contest, but you quickly blew that one out of the water. I’m sorry that it’s taken so long to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest-results/feed/ 6 Bond 50: A Brief History of James Bond Videogames https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/james-bond-videogames/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/james-bond-videogames/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:00:26 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41657 [Editor’s Note: While working on my coverage of the ‘Bond 50’ Blu-ray set, I got to thinking about videogames based on the James Bond franchise – specifically, why there aren’t many good ones. Because Brian is a lot more tuned into these things than I am, I asked him to write up an overview of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/james-bond-videogames/feed/ 12 Incredible Contest Alert: Win the Bond 50 Collection on Blu-ray! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:41 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41416 We usually like to start contests on Mondays around here, but we just received late word that we have an extra copy of the amazing ‘Bond 50‘ box set en route, and we can’t wait to give our readers the chance to take it home. That’s right, we’re giving away the 23-disc collection that includes...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-50-contest/feed/ 876 ‘Indiana Jones’ Contest Results! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/indiana-jones-contest-results/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/indiana-jones-contest-results/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:00:10 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41010 Wow! I think it’s safe to say that you folks out there may have been a slight bit interested in the chance to win a copy of ‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures‘ on Blu-ray. We had a huge turnout for our contest last week. More than that, almost all of the entries were great. I...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/indiana-jones-contest-results/feed/ 10 Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Spy Movies (Not James Bond) https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-spy-movies/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-spy-movies/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:00:56 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41040 We’ve talked about James Bond a lot in the blog this week. While Agent 007 may be cinema’s most famous spy, he’s far from the only (or even necessarily the best) secret agent whose adventures have graced the silver screen. For today’s Roundtable, let’s look at some of our other favorites. WARNING: The following file...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-spy-movies/feed/ 15 Bond 50 Poll: Favorite James Bond Villains https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-james-bond-villains/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bond-james-bond-villains/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:59 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41068 One of the keys to a good James Bond movie is a juicy villain whose diabolical plan the secret agent must foil. In today’s poll, let’s pick our favorites. I would have to say that the definitive Bond villain still remains Auric Goldfinger, the greedy capitalist who attempted to break into Fort Knox in ‘Goldfinger‘....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-worst-james-bond-movies/feed/ 16 Major Contest Alert: Win ‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures’ on Blu-ray! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/indiana-jones-contest/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/indiana-jones-contest/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:34 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41006 Hang on to your fedoras, folks. We have a fantastic contest for you this week. We’re giving away one of the most exciting Blu-ray releases of the year. That’s right, the long-awaited ‘Indiana Jones’ box set can be yours free if you enter our contest. How awesome is that? The ‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures‘...

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