BLACHEFAN Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 'Round Midnight (1986) Directed by Bertrand Tavernier Country: United States, France Duration: 131 minutes Language: French, English Spine #1122 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with jazz and cultural critic Gary Giddins New conversation with music producer Michael Cuscuna and author Maxine Gordon, widow of musician Dexter Gordon Before Midnight, a 1986 behind-the-scenes documentary Panel discussion from 2014 featuring director Bertrand Tavernier, Cuscuna, Maxine Gordon, and jazz scholar John Szwed, moderated by jazz critic and broadcaster Mark Ruffin Performance from 1969 of “Fried Bananas” by Dexter Gordon, directed by Teit Jørgensen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Mr. Klein (1976) Directed by Joseph Losey Country: France Duration: 123 minutes Language: French Spine #1123 DVD BONUS FEATURES Interviews with critic Michel Ciment and editor Henri Lanoë Interviews from 1976 with director Joseph Losey and actor Alain Delon Story of a Day, a 1986 documentary on the real-life Vél d’Hiv Roundup, a central historical element of Mr. Klein Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Chan Is Missing (1982) Directed by Wayne Wang Country: United States Duration: 75 minutes Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Spine #1124 DVD BONUS FEATURES Is Chan Still Missing?, a making-of documentary directed by Debbie Lum New conversations between Wang and critic Hua Hsu and Wang and filmmaker Ang Lee Conversation between Wang and film programmer Dennis Lim Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 The Funeral (1984) Directed by Juzo Itami Country: Japan Duration: 124 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #1125 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with actors Nobuko Miyamoto and Manpei Ikeuchi Creative Marriages: Juzo Itami & Nobuko Miyamoto, a short program produced by the Criterion Channel Commercials for Ichiroku Tart by director Juzo Itami Trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Double Indemnity (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder Country: United States Duration: 108 minutes Language: English Spine #1126 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring film critic Richard Schickel New interview with film scholar Noah Isenberg, editor of Billy Wilder on Assignment New conversation between film historians Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith Billy, How Did You Do It?, a 1992 film by Volker Schlöndorff and Gisela Grischow featuring interviews with director Billy Wilder Shadows of Suspense, a 2006 documentary on the making of Double Indemnity Audio excerpts from 1971 and 1972 interviews with cinematographer John F. Seitz Radio adaptations from 1945 and 1950 Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Mississippi Masala (1991) Directed by Mira Nair Country: United States, Uganda Duration: 117 minutes Language: English, Swahili Spine #1127 DVD BONUS FEATURES New audio commentary featuring Nair New conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish New interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Farewell Amor (2020) Directed by Ekwa Msangi Country: United States Duration: 102 minutes Language: English Spine #1128 DVD BONUS FEATURES New audio commentary featuring Msangi and cinematographer Bruce Francis Cole Three short films by Msangi: Suspense (2011); The Market King (2014); and Farewell Meu Amor (2016), a prequel to Farewell Amor New interviews with actors Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, and Jayme Lawson Deleted scenes Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Rouge (1987) Directed by Stanley Kwan Country: Hong Kong Duration: 96 minutes Language: Cantonese Spine #1129 DVD BONUS FEATURES New conversation between Kwan and filmmaker Sasha Chuk Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema, a 1997 documentary by Kwan exploring the representation of queerness and LGBT identity in Chinese film Still Love You After All These, a 1997 memoir film by Kwan about his Hong Kong identity Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Shaft (1971) Directed by Gordon Parks Country: United States Duration: 100 minutes Language: English Spine #1130 DVD BONUS FEATURES Shaft’s Big Score!, the 1972 follow-up to Shaft by director Gordon Parks New documentary on the making of Shaft featuring curator Rhea L. Combs, film scholar Racquel J. Gates, filmmaker Nelson George, and music scholar Shana L. Redmond Behind-the-scenes program featuring Parks, actor Richard Roundtree, and musician Isaac Hayes Archival interviews with Hayes, Parks, and Roundtree New interview with costume designer Joseph G. Aulisi New program on the Black detective and the legacy of John Shaft, featuring scholar Kinohi Nishikawa and novelist Walter Mosley A Complicated Man: The “Shaft” Legacy (2019) Behind-the-scenes footage from Shaft’s Big Score! Trailers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Pink Flamingos (1972) Directed by John Waters Country: United States Duration: 92 minutes Language: English Spine #1131 DVD BONUS FEATURES Two audio commentaries featuring Waters, from the 1997 Criterion laserdisc and the 2001 DVD release New conversation between Waters and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch Tour of the film’s Baltimore locations, led by Waters Deleted scenes, alternate takes, and on-set footage Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 The Worst Person in the World (2021) Directed by Joachim Trier Country: Norway Duration: 127 minutes Language: Norwegian Spine #1132 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with director Joachim Trier; coscreenwriter Eskil Vogt; actors Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum; cinematographer Kasper Tuxen; and sound designer Gisle Tveito On-set footage from the creation of the film’s time-freezing sequence Deleted scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Okja (2017) Directed by Bong Joon Ho Country: United States, South Korea Duration: 121 minutes Language: Korean, English Spine #1133 DVD BONUS FEATURES New conversation between Bong and producer Dooho Choi New interviews with actors An Seo Hyun and Byun Heebong New interviews with members of the crew about the film’s cinematography, visual effects, and costume and production design Short programs including a director’s video diary, featuring Bong; actors Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and Steven Yeun; and others Teaser, trailer, and web promos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Raging Bull (1980) Directed by Martin Scorsese Country: United States Duration: 129 minutes Language: English Spine #1134 DVD BONUS FEATURES New video essays by film critics Geoffrey O’Brien and Sheila O’Malley on Scorsese’s mastery of formal techniques and the film’s triumvirate of characters Three audio commentaries, featuring Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker; director of photography Michael Chapman, producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, casting director Cis Corman, music consultant Robbie Robertson, actors Theresa Saldana and John Turturro, and sound-effects supervising editor Frank Warner; and boxer Jake La Motta and screenwriters Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader Fight Night, a making-of program featuring Scorsese and key members of the cast and crew Three short programs highlighting the longtime collaboration between Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro Television interview from 1981 with actor Cathy Moriarty and the real Vikki La Motta Interview with Jake La Motta from 1990 Program from 2004 featuring veteran boxers reminiscing about La Motta Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Directed by Carl Franklin Country: United States Duration: 101 minutes Language: English Spine #1135 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring Franklin New conversation between Franklin and actor Don Cheadle New conversation between Walter Mosley, author of the novel on which the film is based, and novelist and screenwriter Attica Locke On-stage conversation between Franklin and film historian Eddie Muller, recorded at the 2018 Noir City Film Festival in Chicago Screen test for Cheadle Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Drive My Car (2021) Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Country: Japan Duration: 179 minutes Language: Japanese, English, Korean, Korean Sign Language, German, Mandarin, Tagalog, Indonesian, Malay Spine #1136 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with Hamaguchi Program about the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with actors Reika Kirishima, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaki Okada, Yoo-rim Park, Dae-Young Jin, and others Press conference footage from the film’s premiere at the 2021 Cannes International Film Festival Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted Monday at 09:04 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:04 PM Frownland (2007) Directed by Ronald Bronstein Country: United States Duration: 106 minutes Language: English Spine #1137 DVD BONUS FEATURES Introduction by Bronstein Conversation between Bronstein and filmmaker Josh Safdie Deleted scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Daddy Longlegs (2009) Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie Country: United States Duration: 99 minutes Language: English Spine #1138 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with actors Sage and Frey Ranaldo and their parents, photographer Leah Singer and musician Lee Ranaldo Documentary from 2017 about the Safdies Footage of Sage and Frey Ranaldo’s first meeting with actor Ronald Bronstein Making-of program There’s Nothing You Can Do (2008), a short film by the Safdies featuring members of the Daddy Longlegs cast and crew Deleted scenes Promotional films and trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted Monday at 09:13 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:13 PM Hôtel du Nord (1938) Directed by Marcel Carné Country: France Duration: 96 minutes Language: French Spine #1139 DVD BONUS FEATURES New conversation between filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie) and journalist Philippe Morisson Television program from 1972 on the making of the film Documentary from 1994 on the life and career of director Marcel Carné Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted Monday at 09:15 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:15 PM Buck and the Preacher (1972) Directed by Sidney Poitier Country: United States Duration: 103 minutes Language: English Spine #1140 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with Mia Mask, author of Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western Behind-the-scenes footage featuring actor-director Sidney Poitier and actor Harry Belafonte Interviews with Poitier and Belafonte from 1972 episodes of Soul! and The Dick Cavett Show New interview with Gina Belafonte, daughter of Harry Belafonte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACHEFAN Posted Monday at 09:18 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:18 PM Faya dayi (2021) Directed by Jessica Beshir Country: Ethiopia, United States, Qatar Duration: 118 minutes Language: Amharic, Harari, Oromo Spine #1141 DVD BONUS FEATURES Three short films by Beshir: He Who Dances on Wood (2016); Heroin (2017); and Hairat (2017), featuring an introduction by Beshir Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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