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He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Directed by Victor Sjöström
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The Navigator (1924)
Directed by Donald Crisp, Buster Keaton
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Marriage Story (2019)
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Country: United States
Duration: 137 minutes
Language: English
Spine #1038
DVD BONUS FEATURES
New interview with Baumbach
The Players, a new program featuring interviews with actors Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, and Ray Liotta
The Filmmakers, a new program about the production of the film, featuring interviews with Baumbach, editor Jennifer Lame, production designer Jade Healy, costume designer Mark Bridges, and producer David Heyman
The Making of “Marriage Story,” a new program featuring behind-the-scenes footage
New interviews with composer Randy Newman and Baumbach about the film’s score
New program featuring Baumbach walking the viewer through a key location from the film
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Notes on the film by novelist Linn Ullmann
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The War of the Worlds (1953)
Directed by Byron Haskin
Country: United States
Duration: 85 minutes
Language: English
Spine #1037
DVD BONUS FEATURES
Audio commentary from 2005 featuring filmmaker Joe Dante, film historian Bob Burns, and author Bill Warren
Movie Archaeologists, a new program on the visual and sound effects in the film featuring Burtt and film historian Craig Barron
From the Archive, a new program about the film’s restoration featuring Barron, Burtt, and Paramount Pictures archivist Andrea Kalas
Audio interview with producer George Pal from 1970
The Sky Is Falling, a 2005 documentary about the making of the film
The Mercury Theatre on the Air radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds from 1938, directed and narrated by Orson Welles
Radio program from 1940 featuring a discussion between Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the 1897 novel The War of the Worlds
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film critic J. Hoberman
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Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
Spine #1036
FILMS IN THIS SET
The Big Boss (1971)
Directed by Lo Wei
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 minutes
Language: Mandarin
Fist of Fury (1972)
Directed by Lo Wei
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 minutes
Language: Mandarin
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Directed by Bruce Lee
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 minutes
Language: Mandarin
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Directed by Robert Clouse
Country: Hong Kong, United States
Duration: 99 minutes
Language: English, Cantonese
Game of Death (1978)
Directed by Robert Clouse
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 minutes
Language: English
SEVEN-DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks
New 2K digital restoration of the rarely-seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack
2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition” version of Enter the Dragon
Alternate audio soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks and a 5.1 surround soundtrack for the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon
Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death, and The Way of the Dragon by Hong Kong–film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller
High-definition presentation of Game of Death II, the 1981 sequel to Game of Death
Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee’s original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan
New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly
New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee
New program about English-language dubbing with voice performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee’s Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge
New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers
Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon
Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing
Promotional materials
New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang
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Hillary with Nanette Burstein and Rebecca Cammisa (Ep. 257)
Director Nanette Burstein discusses her new documentary film, Hillary, with fellow director Rebecca Cammisa. Over four episodes, the series uses never-before seen footage from Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic presidential campaign in 2016, weaving together biographical chapters of her life to reveal how she became one of most admired and vilified women in the world.
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The Invisible Man with Leigh Whannell and David F. Sandberg (Ep. 256)
Director Leigh Whannell discusses his new film, The Invisible Man, with fellow director David F. Sandberg. A modern update to the classic sci-fi-thriller, the film tells the story of Cecilia, who begins to suspect that the suicide of her abusive ex - a wealthy and brilliant scientist - was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences begin to threaten the lives of those she loves, Cecilia must convince others that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
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Emma with Autumn de Wilde and Mike Mills (Ep. 255)
Director Autumn de Wilde discusses her new film, Emma, with fellow director Mike Mills. Adapted from the Jane Austen novel, the film tells the story of Emma Woodhouse,a well-meaning but selfish young woman who meddles in the love lives of her friends while venturing through her won romantic missteps in a small town in 1800s England.
https://soundcloud.com/thedirectorscut/emma-with-autumn-de-wilde-and-mike-mills-ep-255
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I did not watch the documentary, because it is too expensive to watch on our spectrum cable service. We will cut off our cable service on April 5.
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He Did and He Didn't (1916)
Directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Directed by Buster Keaton
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Directed by Wallace Worsley
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The Kid (1921)
Directed by Charles Chaplin
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Directed by Robert Wiene
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What do you think of the films from the Criterion Collection?
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Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life (1915)
Directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
Directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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Fantasy Island with Jeff Wadlow and Christopher Landon (Ep. 254)
Director Jeff Wadlow discusses his new film, Fantasy Island, with fellow director Christopher Landon. Set on the mythical tropical resort where dreams can come true, the film shifts into nightmare territory as the guests of the enigmatic Mr. Roarke must solve the island's mystery in order to escape with their lives.
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Come and See (1985)
Directed by Elem Kilmov
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 143 minutes
Language: Russian, German
Spine #1035
DVD BONUS FEATURES
New interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins
New interview with director Elem Klimov’s brother and frequent collaborator German Klimov
Flaming Memory, a three-film documentary series from 1975–77 by filmmaker Viktor Dashuk featuring firsthand accounts of survivors of the genocide in Belorussia during World War II
Interview from 2001 with Elem Klimov
Interviews from 2001 with actor Alexei Kravchenko and production designer Viktor Petrov
How “Come and See” Was Filmed, a 1985 short film about the making of the film featuring interviews with Elem Klimov, Kravchenko, and writer Ales Adamovich
Theatrical rerelease trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: Essays by critic Mark Le Fanu and poet Valzhyna Mort
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Directed by Céline Sciamma
Country: France
Duration: 121 minutes
Language: French
Spine #1034
DVD BONUS FEATURES
New conversation between director Céline Sciamma and film critic Dana Stevens
New interviews with actors Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant
Interview with cinematographer Claire Mathon from the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Interview from 2019 with artist Hélène Delmaire on creating the paintings for the film, along with behind-the-scenes footage
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by film critic Ela Bittencourt
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The Cameraman (1928)
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Country: United States
Duration: 69 minutes
Language: Silent, English
Spine #1033
DVD BONUS FEATURES
New score by composer Timothy Brock, conducted by Brock and performed by the orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 2020
Audio commentary from 2004 featuring Glenn Mitchell, author of A–Z of Silent Film Comedy: An Illustrated Companion
Spite Marriage (1929), Buster Keaton’s next feature for MGM following The Cameraman, in a new 2K restoration, with a 2004 commentary by film historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance
Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with Bengtson and film historian Marc Wanamaker
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM, a 2004 documentary by film historians Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird
New interview with James L. Neibaur, author of The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for MGM, Educational Pictures, and Columbia
PLUS: An essay by film critic Imogen Sara Smith
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An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Country: United States
Duration: 130 minutes
Language: English
Spine# 1032
DVD BONUS FEATURES
Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Paul Mazursky and actor Jill Clayburgh
New interviews with actors Michael Murphy and Lisa Lucas
New interview with author Sam Wasson on Mazursky’s work
Audio recording of Mazursky speaking at the American Film Institute in 1980
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
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Downhill with Nat Faxon & Jim Rash and Jenna Ricker (Ep. 253)
Director Nat Faxon & Jim Rash discusses their new film, Downhill, with fellow director Jenna Ricker. Inspired by Ruben Östlund's 2014 feature Force Majeure, Downhill follows a married couple who are forced to reevaluate their relationship after barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps.
See photos and a summary of this event below:
https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/April2020/Downhill_QnA_0220.aspx
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Premature with Rashaad Ernesto Green and Dawn Wilkinson (Ep. 252)
Director Rashaad Ernesto Green discusses his new film, Premature, with fellow director Dawn Wilkinson. Set in a hot summer in Harlem, Green's film tells the story of 17-year-old poet Ayanna who is drawn into a relationship with Isaiah, a young music producer who moves to the city just as Ayanna is about to leave for college.
See photos and a summary of this event below:
https://www.dga.org/Events/2020/April2020/Premature_QnA_0220.aspx
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Lady of the Night (1925)
Directed by Monta Bell