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.
Not exact matches
Composed of field testimonies and hidden camera footage, the
film also features interviews with Haiti's Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Raymond Joseph, the U.S. Department of States» Ambassador John Miller from the Office of Human Trafficking, renowned anthropologist and sugar
historian Sidney Mintz, Carol Pier from Human Rights Watch, Public Interest Attorneys Bill Quigley as well as Greg Schell, and a number of activists from the field
including human rights lawyer Noemi Mendez, Colette Lespinase of G.A.R.R. Haiti [Organization for Refugees and the Repatriated] and missionaries Pierre Ruquoy and Father Christopher Hartley.
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.
Features
include an iolated score, the original theatrical trailer, and audio commentary with
film historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman.
EXTRAS: In addition to an audio commentary by Roy E. Disney and
historian John Canemaker, the Signature Collection edition
includes new featurettes on the
film's iconography and character design, archival recordings of Walt Disney discussing the project, deleted scenes, an alternate sequence and much more.
EXTRAS: The Blu - ray release
includes an audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer, new interviews with actress Angela Lansbury, filmmaker Errol Morris and
historian Susan Carruthers, a 1987 conversation between Frankenheimer, actor Frank Sinatra and writer George Axelrod, and an essay by
film critic Howard Hampton.
Movies on the radio: Phillips and
film historian Desiree Garcia, who played Madeline in Damien Chazelle's «Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,» join «Filmspotting» host Adam Kempenaar for a «La La Land» show
including their favorite musical numbers in movie history.
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.
Blu - ray extras
include audio commentary by producer Pancho Kohner, casting director John Crowther and
film historian David Del Valle; and an isolated track of Robert O. Ragland's score.
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.
Bonus materials on the 4 - disc Blu - ray / DVD Combo Pack
include audio commentary on Smashing the O - Line; Tony Rayns on the Crime and Action Movies, a discussion by the critic and
historian on the background to the
films, their place within Suzuki's career and the talent involved; trailers; stills gallery; reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork; and a 60 - page illustrated collector's book.
Bonus materials on the Blu - ray release
include a Wurlitzer organ score by Gaylord Carter, audio commentary by
film historian Toby Roan, booklet essay by
film scholar Matt Hauske, and the one - reel 1932 spoof, The Pie - Covered Wagon, starring Shirley Temple.
Festival programmer and
film historian Alan K. Rode has selected a great lineup,
including Fritz Lang's «The Big Heat» (1953), starring Glenn Ford, and «Possessed» (1947) by Curtis Bernhardt.
Movie experts,
film historians and the public helped to choose the titles to be
included in the set issued today (May 13), which also
includes more recent releases such as Bend It Like Beckham which starred Keira Knightley.
This is one of the few titles to get an «Encore Edition,» with 3000 more copies, and this edition
includes additional supplements: new commentary by Twilight Time's house team of
film historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman, plus video introductions by Martin Scorsese (6 minutes, carried over from the «Columbia
Film Noir Classics» DVD box set) and Michael Mann (11 minutes).
That
includes commentary by
film historian Rudy Behlmer (an expert on Warner Bros. studio history), the 45 - minute documentary Let Freedom Sing!
Extras: Audio commentary with
film producer and
historian Bruce Block; new appreciation of the
film and select scene commentary by
film historian Philip Kemp; «The Flawed Couple,» a new video essay by filmmaker David Cairns on the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon; «Billy Wilder ABC,» an overview by David Cairns on the life and career of the filmmaker, covering his
films, collaborators and more; new interview with actress Hope Holiday; «Inside the Apartment,» a half - hour «making - of» featurette from 2007
including interviews with Shirley MacLaine, executive producer Walter Mirisch, and others; «Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon,» an archive profile of the actor from 2007; original screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond (BD - ROM content); theatrical trailer; special collector's packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ignatius Fitzpatrick; collector's 150 - page hardcover book featuring new writing by Neil Sinyard, Kat Ellinger, Travis Crawford and Heather Hyche, generously illustrated with rare stills and behind - the - scenes imagery.
Clips from many of Darnell's movies are shared, along with then - new reflections from the actress» older sister Undeen, daughter Lola, biographer Ronald Davis,
film historian James Robert Parish, and fellow actors
including Roddy McDowall, Richard Widmark, and Alice Faye.
This is also newly remastered and
includes the supplements from the earlier DVD special edition: two commentary tracks (on by
film historian Richard Schickel, one by
film historian / screenwriter Lem Dobbs and
film historian Nick Redman), the featurette «Shadows of Suspense,» an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, and the 1973 TV - movie remake starring Richard Crenna in the MacMurray role, Samantha Eggar as the seductive Phyllis, and Lee J. Cobb as the insurance boss Keys.
The four - disc combo release
includes both
films on Blu - ray and DVD plus new video interviews with Peter Bogdanovich (discussing the differences between the two cuts) and
historian Lee Clark Mitchell (on the history of the western novel and the
film's debt to the literary tradition) and a video essay by Molly Haskell.
Don't miss: Extras
include a comparison between the alternate and theatrical versions with an introduction by
film historian Robert Gitt.
In chronological order, it covers the design and evolution of Batman's vehicle in the DC comic books, the early
film serials, the 1960s TV show, the cartoons, and all eight movies, with input from various individuals of importance,
including Christopher Nolan, Joel Schumacher, Adam West, the TV Batmobile's customizer George Barris, Tim Burton (in seemingly old footage), Batman
historians, crew members, stuntmen, comic book artists, Comic - Con attendees, and ventriloquist / Batmobile owner Jeff Dunham.
Most
films in the collection, which
includes shorts by Melies, Lumiere and Edison, are introduced by a
film historian whose comments provide crucial guidance.
It only
includes a commentary track with Sally Field and
film historian Nick Redman, the original theatrical trailer, and an isolated score track (which is a bit confusing, as it is not a very score - heavy
film).
Included is an excellent new audio commentary by the always informative
film historian / author Troy Howarth; an additional audio commentary by director Peter Duffell and author Jonathan Rigsby; a new 10 - minute interview with second assistant director Mike Higgins; A-Rated Horror
Film, a 17 - minute vintage featurette about the
film featuring interviews with director Peter Duffell and actors Geoffrey Bayldon, Ingrid Pitt, and Chloe Franks; the English and Spanish theatrical trailers for the
film, both in HD; 4 radio spots; an animated image gallery with 68 stills containing on - set photos, promotional materials, and advertisements; and a collection of Amicus radio spots and still galleries for Asylum, At the Earth's Core, From Beyond the Grave, Madhouse, Scream and Scream Again, Tales from the Crypt, The Beast Must Die, The Land That Time Forgot, The Mind of Mr. Soames, The People That Time Forgot, and Vault of Horror.
On the commentary track,
film historian Rudy Behlmer offers some nice comparisons between the book and the screenplay, and he highlights a few sections (plus the book's final third) that weren't
included in the script to keep the story lean and smooth).
Other notable
films that will screen at TIFF
include Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals,» with Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams; «Whiplash» director Damien Chazelle «s musical «La La Land,» with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Peter Berg «s «Deepwater Horizon,» a true - life drama about the oil spill, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell; Werner Herzog «s «Salt and Fire,» a drama in which Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal face ecological disaster in South America; Ewan McGregor «s Philip Roth adaptation «American Pastoral,» the actor's directorial debut; Denis Villeneuve «s sci - fi drama «Arrival,» formerly titled «Story of Your Life,» with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner; Juan Antonio Bayona «s «A Monster Calls»; «Denial,» Mick Jackson's drama starring Rachel Weisz as a
historian sued by a Holocaust denier; Irish director Jim Sheridan «s «The Secret Scripture,» with Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara playing two different ages of a woman who keeps a diary of her time in a mental hospital; and «Mascots,» Christopher Guest «s comedy about the world of sports mascots.
This footage, which is longer than the
film itself,
includes excerpts from interviews with presidential adviser George Ball, broadcast journalist David Brinkley, French journalist and
historian Philippe Devillers, and political activist Tony Russo; additional excerpts from General William Westmoreland's interview; additional audio excerpts from presidential adviser Walt Rostow's interview; and scenes from a funeral and a military hospital in South Vietnam.
Blu - ray extras
include audio commentary by
film and music
historian Jeff Bond; a look at the
film's visual effects; and a storyboard - to - scene comparison.
Blu - ray extras
include audio commentary by producer Lawrence Turman and
film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman; separate audio commentary by
film historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros; theatrical trailers; and an isolated score track.
Special materials on the unrated 3D Blu - ray release
include audio commentary by
film historians, interview with star Veronica Hurst, restored three - channel stereophonic sound, and original 3D trailer.
Bonus materials on the widescreen unrated Blu - ray release
include audio commentary by
film historian Troy Howarth and the original theatrical trailer.
Blu - ray extras
include audio commentary by sing - songwriter Suzanne Vega and
film historians Derek Botelho and David Del Valle; separate audio commentary by Carson McCullers biographer Virginia Spencer Carr; a featurette on McCullers; and a discussion of the property by actor Kevin Spacey and Karen Kramer, wife of the
film's producer, Stanley Kramer.
Blu - ray extras
include audio commentary by Geeson and
film historian Nick Redman; on - set footage shot by Geeson; the theatrical trailer; and an isolated track of Dominic Frontiere's score.
Blu - ray extras
include a pair of audio commentaries by
film historians David Del Valle, Steven Peros, Paul Scrabo, Lee Pfeiffer and Hank Reineke; an interview with Lee; Lee reading excerpts from Doyle's story; and an isolated track of James Bernard's score.
To that, it adds red carpet and introductory footage from the
film's premiere (
including encouraging remarks by Yoko Ono) and some perspective and praise from Beatles
historian Martin Lewis.
«John Ottman with
Film Historian» is a visually static but informative Q&A session with
Film Score Monthly's Jeff Bond, who manages to cover several aspects of Ottman's score and career,
including the always contentious issue of a
film's temporary music track; and the current monetary and artistic demands which have affected the
film composer's job.
Bonus materials
include a new conversation between author Herve Dumont, author of Frank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic, and
film historian Peter Cowie; and a critical essay.
Don't miss: Extras
include an interview with cinematographer John Bailey about Conrad Hall, the movie's cinematographer, an interview with
film historian Bobbie O'Steen about the
film's editing, an interview with
film critic and jazz
historian Gary Giddens about Quincy Jones» score for the movie, a 1988 French TV interview with Brooks, a short 1966 documentary about Capote, interviews with Capote from 1966 and 1967, an interview with writer Douglas K. Daniel about Brooks and an essay about the movie.
The reason why it hasn't is simple: Emmet is a completely fictional character, and the documentary - style talking head introductions to the
film's individual vignettes (by jazz
historians and enthusiasts,
including Allen himself) go a long way in convincing the audience of the
film's truth.
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.
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.
More extra features in this handsome package
include a new feature - length audio commentary by
film historian Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa and a documentary from 2003 on the making of the
film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create.
The disc
includes Jerry Goldsmith's isolated score track and audio commentary with
film historians David Del Valle, Lem Dobbs, and Nick Redman.
These
include an introduction by Martin Scorsese, a commentary with
film composer David Newman and
film historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman, a making - of featurette, a look at the music of The Robe (the Alfred Newman's score has an isolated music track), still galleries and an interactive press book.
Extras
include an isolated score track in 2.0 mono DTS - HD; an audio commentary with
film historians Eddy Friedfeld, Paul Scrabo, and Lee Pfeiffer, which is quite good and provides plenty of insight into the making of the
film and its status as a New Hollywood
film that's been forgotten and worth rediscovery (I concur); the
film's original theatrical trailer, presented in HD; a scroll - through of the current Twilight Time catalogue; and as always, an excellent 8 - page insert booklet with an essay by the great Julie Kirgo.
Special features (available on all the editions)
include commentary by
film historian and critic Richard Schickel, and a making - of documentary, «Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone.»
This spellbinding
film, a moving tribute to Alabama native Nelle Harper Lee, is packed with vintage stills, footage, movie clips, radio bits, lovingly read excerpts, and interviews with more than 25 actors, novelists, celebrities,
historians, friends, and family,
including Lee's 99 - year - old outspoken sister.
Craycroft's residency also
includes a series of public programs: a panel discussion exploring the legal and ethical implications of expanded definitions of personhood, a choreographic response by artist Will Rawls, and the premiere of Craycroft's
film followed by a conversation with art
historian Gloria Sutton.
The
films included, which date from the 1990s to the present, are accompanied by essays by art
historian and theorist Briony Fer, and Miami Art Central Chief Curator Rina Carvajal.