High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewThe Impossible Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/the-impossible/ 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 April 23rd, 2013 – Top of the World, Ma! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-apr-23-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-apr-23-2013/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:51 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=50195 Last week was a pretty stressful time in world events, particularly for those of us who live in Boston. (Rest assured, everything is fine at the Zyber household.) Now we must attempt to return to some sense of normalcy, which for this site means taking a look at this week’s new Blu-ray releases. To that...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-apr-23-2013/feed/ 5 Mid-Week Poll: How Many 2013 Oscar Nominees Have You Seen? https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2013-oscar-nominees-poll/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2013-oscar-nominees-poll/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:47 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=46176 The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has named its picks for the best films of last year. This begs the question: How many of the Oscar-nominated movies have you actually seen? To be clear here, I’m not asking which of these movies you think is the best, or which you believe will win...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/2013-oscar-nominees-poll/feed/ 22 Weekend Box Office: Two Movies Enter, One Movie Leaves https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-jan-7-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-jan-7-2013/#respond Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:00:43 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=45591 The first weekend of January only gave us two new nationwide releases, four noteworthy expansions, and not a single limited opening. Of the two wide releases, only one has had its numbers announced (so far), so this will be a short post. The yet-to-be-announce box office title of the week is Andy Garcia’s ‘A Dark...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-jan-7-2013/feed/ 0 Now Playing: An Overly-Dramatized True Story https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/the-impossible-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/the-impossible-review/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:59 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=45172 When I first saw the trailer for ‘The Impossible’ as I walked into a movie theater, I stopped mid-aisle and watched the whole preview because the on-screen action mixed with Damien Rice’s cover of U2’s “One” was a perfect blend of emotional cinema. Without shame, I’ll admit that my eyes welled up with tears from...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/the-impossible-review/feed/ 0 Weekend Movies: Crappy New Year! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jan-4-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jan-4-2013/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:00:27 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=45585 It’s over. Every good movie that the studios were trying to shovel out in time for Academy Awards consideration has been released. Now we get the leftovers. It’s a good thing that nobody takes the first weekend of a new year’s releases as a sign of the 51 that will follow it. Forgive me for...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jan-4-2013/feed/ 4 Christmas Weekend Box Office: ‘Unexpected’ Disappointments https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-26-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-26-2012/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:00:51 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=45168 The first installment of the ‘Hobbit’ series held onto the top box office spot over the Christmas holiday. However, by falling 56.3% in attendance, the film has failed to maintain the ‘Lord of the Rings’ legacy. Even though the movie has grossed $150 million during its domestic 10-day run, its quick decline suggests that ‘An...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxoffice-dec-26-2012/feed/ 3 Weekend Movies: Awards Season Is Upon Us! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-dec-21-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-dec-21-2012/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:00:21 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=45154 With only two weekends left before the end of the year and, more importantly, the end of awards eligibility, a tidal wave of great movies are opening this week. Ready to run through this weekend’s huge list? Three big titles and one indie film hit screens on Wednesday. Surprisingly, the widest of these was the...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-dec-21-2012/feed/ 0 Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst Movie Trailers https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-trailers/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-trailers/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=43929 In a world… where movies need to be advertised by short 2-3 minute previews that encapsulate all the reasons an audience should run out to see them, movie trailers are both an art form and a necessary evil. When done well, they build a viewer’s excitement. When done really well, a trailer may even be...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-trailers/feed/ 17 The Trailer Park: True Stories of Life & Death https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-impossible-iceman/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-impossible-iceman/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:00:04 +0000 M. Enois Duarte http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=40485 Dramas based on real-life events are usually disappointing. True stories often don’t translate very well to the silver screen without seeming hokey and preachy. Here’s hoping that the following films live up to the potential that their previews promise. ‘The Iceman’ Making its rounds through the film-festival circuit right now is the story of contract...

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