Sentences with phrase «commentary about making the movie»

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And here, as in last year's I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Sandler interestingly attempts to blend genuine social commentary with copious gross - out humor in much the same way that Mel Brooks did in Blazing Saddles (a movie that, beyond the beans - around - the - campfire gags, wore its heart so firmly on its sleeve in favor of racial brotherhood that it stopped just short of singing «Kumbaya» to its audience); Sandler, who's admirably never been shy about proudly proclaiming his Jewishness, takes on xenophobia, suggests that Israelis and Palestinians CAN get along and — most controversially of all, perhaps — makes a case that disco music CAN be enjoyable in the right time and place.

The silent version also comes with a great commentary by Timothy Brock, who walks through the main interest points about the making of the movie, and some of how Chaplin made the film, and his later cuts.

Blu - ray Highlight: The audio commentary with directors / producers Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh is filled with a ton of great information about making the movie, including the technical aspects of filming the combat sequences, the real stories that inspired them, and the level of realism that was achieved thanks to the cooperation of the Navy.

Extras include an audio commentary by director Mira Nair, interviews with the cast and crew about making the movie, deleted scenes and Nair's documentary short film, «A Fork, a Spoon and a Knight.»

EXTRAS: The Blu - ray release includes both versions of the film (the 1986 theatrical cut and the 1991 special edition), as well as an audio commentary by director James Cameron and various cast and crew, the making - of documentary «Superior Firepower,» deleted scenes, pre-production galleries and an all - new featurette (only available online) about the movie's origins.

WHY: «Sausage Party» isn't a very subtle movie (the dialogue is laced with so much profanity that it feels like it was written by a bunch of prepubescent boys who just learned about swear words), but what the comedy lacks in maturity it makes up for with some clever commentary on faith, sexual temptation and the Palestine / Israel conflict.

Blu - ray Highlight: The audio commentary with director Joe Dante, star Zach Galligan, writer Charlie Haas and producer Michael Finnell isn't particularly entertaining, but there's enough good information here about the making of the movie to interest fans.

First up is a commentary with writer / director, who provides a solid track, talking about how he was initially uninterested in making it a «found footage» movie until he was brought the real deal.

Everything about it screams «niche,» from the budget ($ 4.5 million, which is what its studio, Universal, spent to make approximately two - and - a-half minutes of The Fate of the Furious), to the first - time director - writer, Jordan Peele, a cable - TV star whose show ended and who was looking to branch out, to the complete lack of movie stars (although now, Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams are nicely on their way), to the genre: horror cut with more than a dash of comedy and of pointed sociopolitical commentary.

EXTRAS: There's an audio commentary by director Rob Marshall, a four - part making - of featurette, interviews with the cast and crew about working on the movie, and a deleted song performed by Meryl Streep.

For a movie that has a silly one - joke premise, Baena finds quite a bit of interesting commentary about humanity, as well as relationships both personal and familial, that makes this a bit deeper underneath the surface than it might outwardly appear.

EXTRAS: In addition to an excellent audio commentary by director Paul Greengrass, there's a three - part featurette running just under an hour long that tells you pretty much everything you'd want to know about the making of the movie.

Blu - ray Highlight: There's some really good supplemental material on the disc — like audio commentaries with the movie's producers, consultants and composer Cliff Martinez, as well as demonstrations on film processing, editing and dialogue editing — but Soderberg and writer Stephen Gaghan's commentary track is jam - packed with so much great information about making the movie that you'll definitely want to start there.

Blu - ray Highlight: Though Joe Carnahan has a tendency to be a bit of a tool when it comes to talking about his movies, the director's commentary with editors Roger Barton and Jason Hellmann is nonetheless an engaging discussion about making the film that covers a range of topics like the cast, special effects and shooting in the Arctic.