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A Dry White Season (1989) Directed by Euzahn Palcy Country: United States Duration: 106 minutes Language: English Spine #953 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas Five Scenes, a new program featuring Palcy Interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland Excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela Footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Directed by Orson Welles Country: United States Duration: 88 minutes Language: English Spine #952 DVD BONUS FEATURES Two audio commentaries, featuring scholars Robert L. Carringer and James Naremore and critic Jonathan Rosenbaum New interviews with film historians Simon Callow and Joseph McBride New video essay on the film’s cinematographers by scholar François Thomas New video essays by scholars François Thomas and Christopher Husted Director Orson Welles on The Dick Cavett Show in 1970 Segment from a 1925 silent adaptation of The Magnificent Ambersons Audio from a 1978 AFI symposium on Welles, and audio interviews with Welles conducted by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich Two Mercury Theatre radio plays: Seventeen (1938), an adaptation of another Booth Tarkington novel by Welles, and The Magnificent Ambersons (1939) Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Molly Haskell

True Stories (1986) Directed by David Byrne Country: United States Duration: 89 minutes Language: English Spine #951 DVD BONUS FEATURES New documentary about the film’s production, featuring Byrne, Lachman, screenwriter Stephen Tobolowsky, executive producer Edward Pressman, coproducer Karen Murphy, fashion-show costume designer Adelle Lutz, casting director Victoria Thomas, consultant Christina Patoski, actor Jo Harvey Allen, and artist and songwriter Terry Allen Real Life (1986), a short documentary by Pamela Yates and Newton Thomas Sigel made on the set of the film No Time to Look Back, a new homage to Virgil, Texas, the fictional town where True Stories is set New documentary about designer Tibor Kalman and his influence on Byrne and work on the film, featuring Byrne and artist Maira Kalman, Tibor’s widow Deleted scenes Trailer PLUS: Essays by critic Rebecca Bengal and journalist and author Joe Nick Patoski, A 1986 piece by actor Spalding Gray on the film’s production; and a selection of production photography, along with Byrne’s tabloid clippings and writing about the film’s visual motifs

Some Like It Hot (1959) Directed by Billy Wilder Country: United States Duration: 121 minutes Language: English Spine #950 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary from 1989 featuring film scholar Howard Suber New short program on Orry-Kelly’s costumes for the film, featuring costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis and costume historian and archivist Larry McQueen Three behind-the-scenes documentaries Appearances by director Billy Wilder on The Dick Cavett Show from 1982 Conversation from 2001 between actor Tony Curtis and film critic Leonard Maltin French television interview from 1988 with actor Jack Lemmon Radio interview from 1955 with actor Marilyn Monroe Trailer PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson

Richard Jewell with Clint Eastwood and Scott Cooper (Ep. 245) Director Clint Eastwood discusses his new film, Richard Jewell, with fellow director Scott Cooper. The film tells the true story of Jewell, an American security guard who saved thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics. But his life starts to unravel when he becomes the FBI's prime suspect in the bombing attempt and is vilified by press and public alike. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/Feb2020/RichardJewell_QnA_1219.aspx

Just Mercy with Destin Daniel Cretton and Anna Boden (Ep. 244) Director Destin Daniel Cretton discusses his new film, Just Mercy, with fellow director Anna Boden. Based on a true story, the film follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson's effort to overturn the murder conviction of Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to die for the murder of an 18-year-old girl despite ample evidence proving his innocence. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/Feb2020/JustMercy_QnA_1219.aspx

A Story from Chikamatsu (1954) Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi Country: Japan Duration: 102 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #949 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with actor Kyoko Kagawa Mizoguchi: The Auteur Behind the “Metteur-en-scène,” a new illustrated audio essay by film scholar Dudley Andrew PLUS: An essay by film scholar Haden Guest

The Princess Bride (1987) Directed by Rob Reiner Country: United States Duration: 98 minutes Language: English Spine #948 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary from 1996 featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, producer Andrew Scheinman, and actors Billy Crystal and Peter Falk Edited 1987 audiobook reading of Goldman’s novel The Princess Bride by Reiner New program about Goldman’s screenplay New program about Goldman’s tapestry based on his novel Archival interviews with Reiner, Goldman, and actors Crystal, Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, and Robin Wright New interview with art director Richard Holland Programs about makeup, fencing, and fairy tales On-set video diary filmed and narrated by Elwes Five behind-the-scenes videos with commentaries from 1996 by Reiner, Scheinman, and Crystal Trailer PLUS: An essay by author Sloane Crosley and, for the Blu-ray edition, Goldman’s introduction to his Princess Bride script from his collection Four Screenplays, in a lavishly illustrated, clothbound book

Shampoo (1975) Directed by Hal Ashby Country: United States Duration: 110 minutes Language: English Spine #947 DVD BONUS FEATURES New conversation between critics Mark Harris and Frank Rich Excerpt from a 1998 appearance by producer, cowriter, and actor Warren Beatty on The South Bank Show PLUS: An essay by Rich

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972) Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Country: Germany Duration: 495 minutes Language: German Spine #946 DVD BONUS FEATURES “Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day”: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion, a 2017 documentary directed by Juliane Lorenz, featuring interviews with actors Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Wolfgang Schenck, and Hans Hirschmüller New interview with film scholar Jane Shattuc PLUS: An essay by scholar Moira Weigel

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) Directed by Daniel Petrie Country: United States Duration: 128 minutes Language: English Spine #945 DVD BONUS FEATURES Interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry New interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine Episode of Theater Talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Excerpt from Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. New interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier Revisited Interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie Trailer PLUS: An essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin’s 1969 tribute to Hansberry, “Sweet Lorraine”

Cold Water (1994) Directed by Olivier Assayas Country: France Duration: 95 minutes Language: French Spine #944 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with Assayas New interview with cinematographer Denis Lenoir Excerpt from a 1994 French television program on the film featuring Assayas and actors Virginie Ledoyen and Cyprien Fouquet PLUS: An essay by critic Girish Shambu

Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Country: Cuba Duration: 98 minutes Language: Spanish Spine #943 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with film critics B. Ruby Rich and José Antonio Évora New interview with novelist and screenwriter Edmundo Desnoes Titón: From Havana to “Guantanamera,” a 2008 feature-length documentary on director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s life and career Segment from a 1989 audio interview with Gutiérrez Alea Segments from 2017 interviews with actor Daisy Granados and editor Nelson Rodríguez from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Visual History Program collection Trailer Plus: An essay by author Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

The Tree of Life (2011) Directed by Terrence Malick Country: United States Duration: 139 minutes Language: English Spine #942 DVD BONUS FEATURES New extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage Exploring “The Tree of Life,” a 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick’s, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan New interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and senior visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass New video essay by critic Benjamin B about the film’s cinematography and style, featuring audio interviews with Lubezki, production designer Jack Fisk, and other crew members New interview with critic Alex Ross about Malick’s use of classical music Video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and editor Serena Bramble Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and (Blu-ray only) a 2011 piece on the film by critic Roger Ebert

Smithereens (1982) Directed by Susan Seidelman Country: United States Duration: 93 minutes Language: English Spine #941 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary from 2004 featuring Seidelman New interviews with Seidelman and actor Susan Berman And You Act Like One Too (1976) and Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern (1979), two early shorts by Seidelman, with new introductions by the director PLUS: An essay by critic Rebecca Bengal

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) Directed by Robert M. Young Country: United States Duration: 106 minutes Language: English, Spanish Spine #940 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with actor and producer Edward James Olmos New interview with Chon A. Noriega, author of Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Cast-and-crew panel from 2016 including Olmos; director Robert M. Young; producer Moctesuma Esparza; cinematographer Reynaldo Villalobos; and actors Bruce McGill, Tom Bower, Rosanna DeSoto, and Pepe Serna PLUS: An essay by film scholar Charles Ramírez Berg

A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Country: United Kingdom Duration: 104 minutes Language: English Spine #939 DVD BONUS FEATURES Interview from 2008 with filmmaker Martin Scorsese Audio commentary from 2009 featuring film scholar Ian Christie New interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker, director Michael Powell’s widow New short documentary on the film’s special effects featuring film historian Craig Barron and visual-effects artist Harrison Ellenshaw The Colour Merchant, a 1998 short film featuring cinematographer Jack Cardiff The South Bank Show: “Michael Powell,” a 1986 television program featuring Powell Restoration demonstration PLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek

sex, lies, and videotape (1989) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Country: United States Duration: 100 minutes Language: English Spine #938 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary from 1998 featuring Soderbergh in conversation with filmmaker Neil LaBute New introduction by Soderbergh Interviews with Soderbergh from 1990 and 1992 New documentary about the making of the film, featuring actors Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell, and Laura San Giacomo Interview from 1989 with actor James Spader New conversation between sound editor/re-recording mixer Larry Blake and composer Cliff Martinez Deleted scene with commentary by Soderbergh Demonstration of sound restorations through the years Trailers PLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin and (Blu-ray only) excerpts from Soderbergh’s 1990 book about the film

Dragon Inn (1967) Directed by King Hu Country: Taiwan Duration: 111 minutes Language: Mandarin Spine #937 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with actor Shangkuan Ling-fung Interview from 2016 with actor Shih Chun New scene analysis by author and New York Asian Film Festival cofounder Grady Hendrix Newsreel footage of the film’s 1967 premiere in Taipei, Taiwan Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Andrew Chan

Bull Durham (1988) Directed by Ron Shelton Country: United States Duration: 108 minutes Language: English Spine #936 DVD BONUS FEATURES Two audio commentaries, featuring Shelton and actors Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins New conversation between Shelton and film critic Michael Sragow Program from 2001 featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Shelton, Costner, Robbins, and actor Susan Sarandon Appreciation of the film from 2008 featuring former players, broadcasters, and sports-film aficionados NBC Nightly News piece from 1993 on the final season of baseball at Durham Athletic Park, where Bull Durham takes place and was shot Interview with Max Patkin, known as the Clown Prince of Baseball, from a 1991 episode of NBC’s Today Trailer PLUS: Excerpts from a 1989 piece by longtime New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, with new comments from the author

The Devil Is a Woman (1935) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Country: United States Duration: 79 minutes Language: English Spine #935

Blonde Venus (1932) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Country: United States Duration: 94 minutes Language: English Spine #934

Shanghai Express (1932) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Country: United States Duration: 82 minutes Language: English Spine #933

Dishonored (1931) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Country: United States Duration: 91 minutes Language: English Spine #932

Morocco (1930) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Country: United States Duration: 92 minutes Language: English Spine #931