Sentences with phrase «film historian»
A "film historian" is someone who studies and knows a lot about movies, exploring their history, different genres, famous directors, actors, and significant events in the film industry. They analyze and interpret films in order to gain a deeper understanding of their cultural significance and impact on society. Full definition
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Extras include audio commentary by film historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros; the theatrical trailer; and an isolated music track.
Special features include an isolated score track, the original theatrical trailer, and audio commentary with film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman.
Features commentary by film historians David Del Valle and Tim Sullivan, an interview with Uta Levka, and a featurette on director Gordon Hessler, along with the trademark isolated score audio track, and booklet with an essay by Julie Kirgo.
Rounding out the package is an isolated score track, the original theatrical trailer, and an essay by film historian Julie Kirgo.
Thanks to this heuristic practice the figure of Albert Capellani was brought back to the attention of film historians with screenings in the program 100 Years Ago.
That includes commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer (an expert on Warner Bros. studio history), the 45 - minute documentary Let Freedom Sing!
Actress Mary Field kept her private life such a well - guarded secret that not even her most devoted fans (including several film historians who've attempted to write biographies of the actress) have ever been able to find out anything about her background.
The Blu - ray debut includes the supplements originally presented with that release: a video introduction by director Ingmar Bergman, a video conversation with film historian Peter Cowie and writer Jorn Donner (who was the executive producer on Bergman's «Fanny and Alexander») and the original Swedish theatrical trailer.
Two extras show up here, and we open with an audio commentary from film historian Richard Schickel.
«The Grand Old Man of Westerns,» as film historian William K. Everson called him, retired in the early»40s after more than three decades of yeoman work opposite every cowboy hero on the Hollywood range, from Franklyn Farnum to Gary Cooper.
In addition to the excellent transfer, the disc comes with phenomenal extras, first and foremost a minutely detailed commentary track from film historian Rudy Behlmer.
This release offers commentary by film historian Lem Dobbs with in - house historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman (who also founded the label), a trio that has done more than a few commentary tracks together, and their ease gives the track an easy - going quality as they dig into the film and offer historical and critical perspective.
A compilation by film historian Leonard Maltin of four episodes from the Disneyland TV anthology series, this 2 - disc set offers a glimpse into the past and a look at the groundbreaking work done by Walt and his «Imagineers» in the early years of the park.
New to this release is commentary by film historians Nick Redman and Jeff Bond, the 22 - minute «Excitement is Go!
Special Features include an isolated track of John Barry's Academy Award - winning score, and audio commentary with film historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman.
As has become Criterion's habit, included are a number of features geared toward the cinephiles who make up its fan base, things like film historian Bruce Eder's audio commentary, experts from Francois Truffaut's 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock, and a gallery of production stills.
In the words of Japanese film historian Donald Ritchie, «With this film, what Ozu called his «darker side» and what we would call his mature style began to emerge.»
New conversation about the film and Altman's career between film historians Cari Beauchamp and Rick Jewell
The new conversation between film historians Cari Beauchamp and Rick Jewell includes an astute discussion of the film's often reductive classification as an «anti-western,» and a variety of older odds and ends round out a diverting package.
Japanese science fiction film historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski provide well - prepared commentary tracks for Battle in Outer Space and Mothra and they keep them humming all the way through in their tag team approach.
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film historian Stephen Prince and a new interview with Nogami
Also today, our own Michael Coate has a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column in which he celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original classic Planet of the Apes with a new roundtable interview of film historians Jeff Bond, John Cork, and Lee Pfeiffer.
Don't miss: Extras include a comparison between the alternate and theatrical versions with an introduction by film historian Robert Gitt.
with an interview of film historian William Scott Wilson, and the film's trailer.
When future film historians look back at the cultural fallout from America's financial collapse, «Take Shelter» will be a key text.
The second commentary features film historian Richard Schickel giving an expectedly historical perspective on things.
From 1930 to 1962, with rare exceptions, the actor projected what film historian Leslie Halliwell once described as a «dignified, heavy presence.»
As the world prepares to bid farewell to George W. Bush following tomorrow's election, I came across an apt article in the new edition of Sight and Sound, in which critic Michael Atkinson evaluates how the Bush presidency affected American film, and how the period might be interpreted by future film historians.
As reported by Pamela Hutchinson at Silent London, silent film historian Jon Mirsalis unexpectedly rediscovered the second reel of Laurel and Hardy's 1927 film The Battle of the Century, lost for 60 years.
The ending in the theatrical release was not well - liked, but a much - better alternate version is included here, along with interviews with director John Boorman and art director Anthony Pratt, as well as an audio commentary with film historians Travis Crawford and Bill Ackerman.
She brought a sophistication to movies in the era when movies grew up and though she shares screen credit with her husband, Phillip Smalley, film historians agree that Weber was the defining creative force.
There is an audio commentary with film historian Drew Casper.
Blu - ray extras consist of audio commentary by film historian Glenn Erickson and the theatrical trailer.
Blu - ray extras include audio commentary by film historian Gregory W. Mank; the half - hour featurette Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters; the theatrical trailer; and two featurettes tied to Universal's 100th anniversary: Unforgettable Characters and The Lot.
Debuts on Blu - ray with commentary featuring film historian Michael Schlesinger with Christa Lang Fuller and Samantha Fuller, the widow and the daughter of Sam Fuller.
An excellent audio commentary and essay by film historian Gene Youngblood are also included, as well as an hour - long documentary on Michelangelo Antonioni from 1966.
Blu - ray extras consist of audio commentary by film historian Eddie Muller and the theatrical trailer.
Blu - ray extras consist of audio commentary by film historian Derek Botello and trailers for The Magnetic Monster, Donovan's Brain (already available from Kino on Blu - ray), Journey to the Seventh Planet (ditto) and Invisible Invaders (due July 12).
We find notes from Reitman, Ramis, Medjuck, writer / actor Dan Aykroyd, film historian Paul M. Sammon, animation supervisor / creature design consultant Terry Windell, visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund, visual effects art director John Bruno, associate producer Michael C. Gross, creature design consultant Bernie Wrightson, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton.
The extras for this release are brief, but there are a couple of items of note, including an excellent audio commentary with film historian Troy Howarth, who goes into plenty of detail about the film's background, all of the main players» careers, and his critical analysis of the film, which is positive and thorough.
«Promoting Pollyanna» (6 minutes) contains interviews from film historians Stacia Martin and Les Perkins.
Director Richard Fleisher and Japanese film historian Stewart Galbraith offer an audio commentary, which supports the amount of factual information contained in the movie.
In 1974 he walked all the way from Munich to Paris to visit the seriously ill film historian Lotte Eisner, believing she would not die if he achieved this pilgrimage.
Hosted by Roy E. Disney, the track's participants include film historians Leonard Maltin, John Canemaker, and Jeff Kurtti, live - action references for animation Kathryn Beaumont and Margaret Kerry, and animators who worked on the film Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Ward Kimball, and Marc Davis.
For Hank and Jim, biographer and film historian Scott Eyman spoke with Fonda's widow and children as well as three of Stewart's children, plus actors and directors who had worked with the men — in addition to doing extensive archival research to get the full details of their time together.