BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Lonesome (1928) Directed by Pal Fejos Country: United States Duration: 69 minutes Language: English Spine #623 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring film historian Richard Koszarski The Last Performance, director Paul Fejos’s 1929 silent starring Conrad Veidt, with a new score by composer Donald Sosin Reconstructed sound version of Broadway, Fejos’s 1929 musical Fejos Memorial, a 1963 visual essay produced by Paul Falkenberg in collaboration with Fejos’s wife, Lita Binns Fejos, featuring the filmmaker narrating the story of his life and career Excerpt about the Broadway camera crane from an audio interview with cinematographer Hal Mohr PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by critic Phillip Lopate and film historian Graham Petrie and an excerpt from a 1962 interview with Fejo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Quadrophenia (1979) Directed by Franc Roddam Country: United Kingdom Duration: 120 minutes Language: English Spine #624 DVD BONUS FEATURES New audio commentary featuring director Franc Roddam and Tufano New interview with Bill Curbishley, the film’s coproducer and the Who’s comanager New interview with the Who’s sound engineer, Bob Pridden, featuring a discussion of the new mix as well as a restoration demonstration Segment on the film from a 1979 episode of the BBC series Talking Pictures, featuring interviews and on-set footage Segment from a 1964 episode of the French news program Sept jours du monde, about mods and rockers Seize millions de jeunes: “Mods,” a 1965 episode of the French youth-culture program, featuring early footage of the Who Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Howard Hampton, a 1985 personal history by original mod Irish Jack, and Pete Townshend’s liner notes from the 1973 album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Eating Raoul (1982) Directed by Paul Bartel Country: United States Duration: 83 minutes Language: English Spine #625 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Richard Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan The Secret Cinema (1966) and Naughty Nurse (1969), two short films by director Paul Bartel Cooking Up “Raoul,” a new documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg Gag reel of outtakes from the film Archival interview with Bartel and Woronov Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Ehrenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Les visiteurs du soir (1942) Directed by Marcel Carné Country: France Duration: 121 minutes Language: French Spine #626 DVD BONUS FEATURES L’aventure des “Visiteurs du soir,” a 2009 documentary on the making of the film 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 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Game (1997) Directed by David Fincher Country: United States Duration: 128 minutes Language: English Spine #627 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by director David Fincher, Savides, actor Michael Douglas, screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, digital animation supervisor Richard “Dr.” Baily, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft, and visual effects supervisor Kevin Haug An hour’s worth of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and film-to-storyboard comparisons for four of the film’s major set pieces, with commentary Alternate ending Trailer and teaser, with commentary PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Sterritt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Forgiveness of Blood (2011) Directed by Joshua Marston Country: United States Duration: 109 minutes Language: Albanian Spine #628 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by director and cowriter Joshua Marston Two new video programs: Acting Close to Home, a discussion between Marston and actors Refet Abazi, Tristan Halilaj, and Sindi Laçej, and Truth on the Ground, featuring new and on-set interviews with producer Paul Mezey, Abazi, Halilaj, and Laçej Audition and rehearsal footage Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film writer Oscar Moralde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Directed by John Schlesinger Country: United Kingdom Duration: 110 minutes Language: English Spine #629 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with Williams, actor Murray Head, production designer Luciana Arrighi, John Schlesinger biographer William J. Mann, and Schlesinger’s longtime partner, photographer Michael Childers Illustrated 1975 audio interview with Schlesinger PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by cultural historian Ian Buruma and Penelope Gilliatt’s 1971 introduction to her published screenplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Rosemary's Baby (1968) Directed by Roman Polanski Country: United States Duration: 136 minutes Language: English Spine #630 DVD BONUS FEATURES New documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, actress Mia Farrow, and producer Robert Evans Interview with author Ira Levin from a 1997 broadcast of Leonard Lopate’s public radio program New York and Company, about his 1967 novel, its sequel, and the film Komeda, Komeda, a feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda, who wrote the score for Rosemary’s Baby PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Ed Park; Levin’s afterword to the 2003 New American Library edition of his novel; and Levin’s rare, unpublished character sketches of the Woodhouses and floor plan of their apartment, created in preparation for the novel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Trilogy of Life Spine #631 DVD BOX SET FEATURES New visual essays by film scholars Patrick Rumble and Tony Rayns, on The Decameron and Arabian Nights, respectively New interviews with production designer Dante Ferretti, composer Ennio Morricone, and film scholar Sam Rohdie Introduction to Arabian Nights by director Pier Paolo Pasolini The Lost Body of Alibech (2005), a documentary by Roberto Chiesi about a lost sequence from The Decameron The Secret Humiliation of Chaucer (2006), a documentary by Chiesi about The Canterbury Tales Via Pasolini (2005), a documentary featuring archival footage of Pasolini discussing his views on language, film, and modern society Pasolini and the Form of the City (1974), a documentary by Pasolini and Paolo Brunatto about the Italian cities Orte and Sabaudia Deleted scenes from Arabian Nights Pasolini-approved English-dubbed track for The Canterbury Tales Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by critic Colin MacCabe; Pasolini’s 1975 statement “Trilogy of Life Rejected”; excerpts from Pasolini’s Berlin Film Festival press conference for The Canterbury Tales; and a report from the set of Arabian Nights by critic Gideon Bachmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Decameron (1971) Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Country: Italy Duration: 111 minutes Language: Italian Spine #632 DVD BONUS FEATURES On “The Decameron,” a new visual essay by film scholar Patrick Rumble The Lost Body of Alibech (2005), a forty-five-minute documentary by Roberto Chiesi about a lost sequence from The Decameron Via Pasolini (2005), a twenty-seven-minute documentary featuring archival footage of director Pier Paolo Pasolini discussing his views on language, film, and modern society Trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Canterbury Tales (1972) Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Country: Italy Duration: 111 minutes Language: Italian Spine #633 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with film scholar Sam Rohdie The Secret Humiliation of Chaucer (2006), a forty-seven-minute documentary by Roberto Chiesi about The Canterbury Tales New interviews with art director Dante Ferretti and composer Ennio Morricone Trailers Pasolini-approved English-dubbed track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Arabian Nights (1974) Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Country: Italy Duration: 130 minutes Language: Italian Spine #634 DVD BONUS FEATURES Introduction by director Pier Paolo Pasolini On “Arabian Nights,” a new visual essay by film scholar Tony Rayns Deleted scenes, with transcriptions of the dialogue from the original script Pier Paolo Pasolini and the Form of the City (1974), a sixteen-minute documentary by Pasolini and Paolo Brunatto about the Italian cities Orte and Sabaudia Trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Weekend (1967) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Country: France Duration: 104 minutes Language: French Spine #635 DVD BONUS FEATURES New video essay by writer and filmmaker Kent Jones Archival interviews with actors Mireille Darc and Jean Yanne, cinematographer Raoul Coutard, and assistant director Claude Miller Excerpt from a French television program on director Jean-Luc Godard, featuring on-set footage from Weekend shot by filmmaker Philippe Garrel Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic and novelist Gary Indiana, selections from Alain Bergala’s book Godard au travail: Les années 60, and an excerpt from a 1969 interview with Godard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Heaven's Gate (1980) Directed by Michael Cimino Country: United States Duration: 216 minutes Language: English Spine #636 DVD BONUS FEATURES New illustrated audio interview with Cimino and producer Joann Carelli New interviews with actor Kris Kristofferson, soundtrack arranger and performer David Mansfield, and second assistant director Michael Stevenson Trailer and TV spot PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and a 1980 interview with Cimino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Purple Noon (1960) Directed by René Clément Country: France Duration: 117 minutes Language: French Spine #637 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with René Clément scholar and author Denitza Bantcheva Archival interviews with actor Alain Delon and novelist Patricia Highsmith, on whose book The Talented Mr. Ripley the film is based Original English-language trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien and excerpts from a 1981 interview with Clément Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Following (1999) Directed by Christopher Nolan Country: United Kingdom Duration: 70 minutes Language: English Spine #638 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by Nolan New interview with Nolan Chronological edit of the film Side-by-side comparison of the shooting script with three scenes from the film Doodlebug (1997), a three-minute film by Nolan, starring Following’s Jeremy Theobald Trailers PLUS: A new essay by film critic and programmer Scott Foundas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Qatsi Trilogy Spine #639 DVD BOX SET FEATURES Essence of Life, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi New interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke about Koyaanisqatsi Television spots and a new interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico Early forty-minute demo version of Koyaanisqatsi with a partial scratch soundtrack featuring poet Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio New interview with Reggio about Koyaanisqatsi’s original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage Impact of Progress, an interview program with Reggio and Glass on their collaboration Inspiration and Ideas, a new interview with Reggio about his greatest influences and teachers Public television interview with Reggio from 1989 about the trilogy Anima Mundi (1992), Reggio’s twenty-eight-minute montage of footage of over seventy animal species, scored by Glass New video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy The Making of “Naqoyqatsi,” a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew Panel discussion on Naqoyqatsi from 2003, with Reggio, Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell Interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by film scholar Scott MacDonald, Rockwell, and author and environmentalist Bill McKibben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Directed by Godfrey Reggio Country: United States Duration: 86 minutes Spine #640 DVD BONUS FEATURES Essence of Life, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi New interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke Television spots and a new interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico Early demo version of Koyaanisqatsi with a partial scratch soundtrack featuring poet Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio New interview with Reggio about the film’s original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Powaqqatsi (1988) Directed by Godfrey Reggio Country: United States Duration: 99 minutes Spine #641 DVD BONUS FEATURES Impact of Progress, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on their collaboration Inspiration and Ideas, a new interview with Reggio about his greatest influences and teachers Public television interview with Reggio from 1989 about the trilogy Anima Mundi (1992), Reggio’s twenty-eight-minute montage of footage of over seventy animal species, scored by Glass Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Naqoyqatsi (2002) Directed by Godfrey Reggio Country: United States Duration: 89 minutes Spine #642 DVD BONUS FEATURES New video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy The Making of “Naqoyqatsi,” a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew Panel discussion on the film from 2003, with Reggio, composer Philip Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell Interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Country: United Kingdom Duration: 75 minutes Language: English Spine #643 DVD BONUS FEATURES New audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro The Illustrated Hitchcock, an extensive interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from 1972, conducted by journalist Pia Lindstrom and film historian William K. Everson Audio excerpts from filmmaker François Truffaut’s legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock Restoration demonstration PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Pina (2011) Directed by Wim Wenders Country: Germany Duration: 103 minutes Language: German, English, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Slovene Spine #644 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring Wenders The Making of “Pina” Deleted scenes, with commentary by Wenders Behind-the-scenes footage Interview with Wenders Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt; reprinted pieces by Wenders and Pina Bausch; a guide to the dances featured in the film; and portraits of the dancers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Ballad of Narayama (1958) Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita Country: Japan Duration: 98 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #645 DVD BONUS FEATURES Trailer and teaser PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Philip Kemp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Kid with a Bike (2011) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne Country: Belgium Duration: 87 minutes Language: French Spine #646 DVD BONUS FEATURES New conversation between film critic Kent Jones and directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Interview with actor Cécile de France New interview with actor Thomas Doret Return to Seraing, a half-hour documentary in which the Dardennes revisit five locations from the film Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Geoff Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 On the Waterfront (1954) Directed by Elia Kazan Country: United States Duration: 108 minutes Language: English Spine #647 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary by authors Richard Schickel and Jeff Young New conversation between filmmaker Martin Scorsese and critic Kent Jones Elia Kazan: Outsider (1982), an hour-long documentary New documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with scholar Leo Braudy, critic David Thomson, and others New interview with actor Eva Marie Saint Interview with director Elia Kazan from 2001 Contender: Mastering the Method, a 2001 documentary on the film’s most famous scene New interview with longshoreman Thomas Hanley, an actor in the film New interview with author James T. Fisher about the real-life people and places behind the film Visual essay on Leonard Bernstein’s score Visual essay on the aspect ratio Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda, Kazan’s 1952 defense of his House Un-American Activities Committee testimony, one of the 1948 Malcolm Johnson articles that inspired the film, and a 1953 piece by screenwriter Budd Schulberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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