BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Alphaville (1965) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Country: France Duration: 99 minutes Language: French Spine #25 DVD BONUS FEATURE Essay by critic Andrew Sarris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 The Long Good Friday (1980) Directed by John Mackenzie Country: United Kingdom Duration: 114 minutes Language: English Spine #26 DVD BONUS FEATURE The original British and American theatrical trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) Directed by Paul Morrissey Country: United States Duration: 95 minutes Language: English Spine #27 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by Paul Morrissey, star Udo Kier, and film historian Maurice Yacowar A stills gallery of publicity and production photos featuring excerpts from the Claudio Gizzi musical score in stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Blood for Dracula (1974) Directed by Paul Morrissey Country: United States Duration: 103 minutes Language: English Spine #28 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by Paul Morrissey, star Udo Kier, and film historian Maurice Yacowar A stills gallery of publicity and production photos featuring excerpts from the Claudio Gizzi musical in stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Directed by Peter Weir Country: Australia Duration: 107 minutes Language: English Spine #29 DVD BONUS FEATURES Theatrical trailer 3 page liner notes by Vincent Canby (REISSUE) Extended interview with Peter Weir New piece on the making of the film, featuring interviews from 2003 with executive producer Patricia Lovell, producers Hal McElroy and Jim McElroy, and cast members New introduction by film scholar David Thomson, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film A Recollection...Hanging Rock 1900 (1975), an on-set documentary hosted by Lovell and featuring interviews with Weir, actor Rachel Roberts and source novel author Joan Lindsay Homesdale (1971), an award-winning black comedy by Weir Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Megan Abbott and an excerpt from film scholar Marek Haltof’s 1996 book Peter Weir: When Cultures Collide (dual-format only); a new paperback edition of Lindsay’s novel, previously out of print in the U.S. (dual-format only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 M (1931) Directed by Fritz Lang Country: Germany Duration: 110 minutes Language: German Spine #30 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes, author of the BFI Film Classics volume on M, and Eric Rentschler, author of The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife Conversation with Fritz Lang, a 50 minute film by William Friedkin Claude Chabrol's M le Maudit, a short film inspired by M, plus a video interview with Chabrol about Lang's filmmaking techniques Video interview with Harold Nebenzal, son of M producer Seymour Nebenzal Classroom audiotapes of editor Paul Falkenberg discussing the film and its history, set to clips from the film Documentary on the physical history of M, from production to distribution to digital restoration Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and production sketches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Great Expectations (1946) Directed by David Lean Country: United Kingdom Duration: 118 minutes Language: English Spine #31 DVD BONUS FEATURE The original theatrical trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Oliver Twist (1948) Directed by David Lean Duration: 116 minutes Language: English Spine #32 DVD BONUS FEATURE The original theatrical trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Nanook of the North (1922) Directed by Robert Flaherty Country: United States Duration: 79 minutes Language: English Spine #33 DVD BONUS FEATURES New orchestral score by silent film music specialist Timothy Brock Excerpts from the television documentary Flaherty and Film, featuring interviews with the filmmaker's widow and Nanook co-editor Frances Flaherty Stills gallery of Flaherty's photographs of life in the Arctic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Andrei Rublev (1966) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Country: Soviet Union Duration: 183 minutes Language: Russian Spine #34 DVD BONUS FEATURES Rare film interviews with Tarkovsky, with a general essay on Tarkovsky's work by Professor Petric Audio essays by Harvard film professor Vlada Petric over select scenes A timeline featuring key events in Russian history, plus the lives and works of Andrei Rublev and Andrei Tarkovsky 6-page booklet with liner essay by J. Hoberman (REISSUE) The Passion According to Andrei, the original 205 minute version of the film The Steamroller and the Violin, Tarkovsky's 1961 student thesis film The Three Andreis, a 1966 documentary about the writing of the film's script On the Set of "Andrei Rublev," a 1966 documentary about the making of the film Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev": A Journey, a new documentary by filmmakers Seán Martin and Louise Milne, featuring interviews with actor Nikolai Burlyaev, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, Tarkovsky's assistant Olga Surkova and others New interview with film scholar Robert Bird New video essay by filmmaker Daniel Raim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Les Diaboliques (1955) Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot Country: France Duration: 117 minutes Language: French Spine #35 DVD BONUS FEATURES 4-page liner notes with essay by Danny Peary (REISSUE) Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway New video introduction by Serge Bromberg, co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot's "Inferno" New video interview with novelist and film critic Kim Newman Original theatrical trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 The Wages of Fear (1953) Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot Country: France Duration: 147 minutes Language: French Spine #36 DVD BONUS FEATURES 4-page liner notes with essay by Danny Peary (REISSUE) New video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin Interview with Yves Montand from 1988 Henri-Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director's career Censored, an analysis of cuts to the film made for the 1955 U.S. release PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Time Bandits (1981) Directed by Terry Gilliam Country: United Kingdom Duration: 116 minutes Language: English Spine #37 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by director Terry Gilliam, co-writer and actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner and Craig Warnock Theatrical trailer Time Bandits scrapbook (REISSUE) New piece, narrated by film writer David Morgan, featuring production designer Milly Burns and costume designer James Acheson discussing the creation of the film's various historical periods and fantasy worlds Conversation between Gilliam and film scholar Peter von Bagh, recorded at the 1998 Midnight Sun Film Festival Appearance by actor Shelley Duvall on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show from 1981 Gallery of rare photographs from the set PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Branded to Kill (1967) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Country: Japan Duration: 91 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #38 DVD BONUS FEATURES Seijun Suzuki interview Poster gallery 2 page liner notes by John Zorn (REISSUE) Video piece featuring new interviews with director Seijun Suzuki and assistant director Masami Kuzuu New interview with actor Joe Shishido Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Tokyo Drifter (1966) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Country: Japan Duration: 82 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #39 DVD BONUS FEATURES Seijun Suzuki interview 2-page liner notes by Manhola Dargis (REISSUE) Video piece featuring new interviews with director Seijun Suzuki and assistant director Masami Kuzuu Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Howard Hampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Armageddon (1998) Directed by Michael Bay Country: United States Duration: 153 minutes Language: English Spine #40 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary tracks: One featuring director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, actors Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck; the second featuring cinematographerJohn Schwartzman, NASA consultant Dr. Joe Allen, and asteroid consultant Ivan Bekey Michael Bay's gag reel Deleted scenes compiled by Michael Bay Storyboards and production design drawings Analyses of the special effects by visual effects supervisors Richard Hoover, Pat McClung, and Hoyt Yeatman Production designer Michael White on the look of Armageddon Trailer, teaser, and television spots The Aerosmith music video "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," plus interviews with band members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Henry V (1944) Directed by Laurence Olivier Country: United Kingdom Duration: 137 minutes Language: English Spine #41 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder Theatrical trailer "Shakespearean Royalty": A chronology of England's rulers Stills galleries: the "Book of Hours" and production photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Fishing with John (1992) Directed by John Lurie Country: United States Duration: 147 minutes Language: English Spine #42 DVD BONUS FEATURES All six complete episodes Commentary by writer/director/musician John Lurie "Big Heart" music video by John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Lord of the Flies (1963) Directed by Peter Brook Country: United Kingdom Duration: 90 minutes Language: English Spine #43 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by director Peter Brook, producer Lewis Allen, director of photography Tom Hollyman, and cameraman/editor Gerald Feil Excerpts from the novel, read by author William Golding A deleted scene, with a reading by Golding and commentary Original theatrical trailer, with commentary Production scrapbook, home movies, and outtakes Excerpts from Gerald Feil's 1972 documentary The Empty Space, showing Brook's methods for creating theater Six page liner votes (REISSUE) Interview with Brook from 2008 Excerpt from a 1980 episode of The South Bank Show New interview with Feil Living "Lord of the Flies," a piece composed of never-before-seen footage shot by the boy actors during production, with new voice-over by actor Tom Gaman Trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab and an excerpt from Brook’s autobiography The Shifting Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 The Red Shoes (1948) Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Country: United Kingdom Duration: 133 minutes Languages: French, English Spine #44 DVD BONUS FEATURES Jeremy Irons reads excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of "The Red Shoes" and the original Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale Martin Scorsese's collection of "Red Shoes" memorabilia Publicity and behind-the-scenes production stills The Red Shoes Sketches: animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards, with a comparison to "The Red Shoes" ballet Powell and Pressburger filmography, including film clips and stills Trailer (REISSUE) Introductory restoration demonstration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Scorsese Profile of "The Red Shoes," a documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team Video interview with director Michael Powell's widow, Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, in which she discusses Powell, the film, and the restoration PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Taste of Cherry (1997) Directed by Abbas Kiarostami Country: Iran Duration: 99 minutes Language: Farsi Spine #45 DVD BONUS FEATURES Theatrical trailer Rare interview with filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami by Iranian film scholar Dr. Jamsheed Akrami Kiarostami feature filmography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Directed by Ernest B. Shoedsack and Irving Pichel Country: United States Duration: 63 minutes Language: English Spine #46 DVD BONUS FEATURE Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Insomnia (1997) Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg Country: Norway Duration: 97 minutes Language: Norwegian, Swedish Spine #47 DVD BONUS FEATURES Norwegian trailer and TV spot, both with optional English subtitles 6-page liner notes (REISSUE) New conversation between director Erik Skjoldbjærg and actor Stellan Skarsgård Two short films by Skjoldbjærg: Near Winter (1993) and Close to Home (1994) Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Jonathan Romney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Black Orpheus (1959) Directed by Marcel Camus Country: France Duration: 107 minutes Language: Portugese Spine #48 DVD BONUS FEATURES 6-page liner notes with essay by David Ehrenstein French trailer (REISSUE) Archival interviews with director Marcel Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn New video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro Looking for "Black Orpheus," a French documentary about Black Orpheus' cultural and musical roots and its resonance in Brazil today Theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Nights of Cabiria (1957) Directed by Federico Fellini Country: Italy Duration: 110 minutes Language: Italian Spine #49 DVD BONUS FEATURES Uncut, restored theatrical re-release version features the never-before-seen 7 minute "man with a sack" sequence Exclusive video interview with former Fellini assistant Dominique Delouche Audio interview with producer Dino De Laurentiis The original and re-release theatrical trailers Excerpt from Fellini's The White Sheik, in which Masina makes her first appearance as Cabiria Restoration demonstration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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