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SPECIAL SECTION: 50 YEARS OF FILM COMMENT Born in 1962 and still going strong, Film Comment looks back on five decades of film commentary and how we got from there to here

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Disaster films nearly always contain some not - so - subtle commentary on our mistreatment of the environment, but this one was so topical upon its release that it could have been shown as a double - feature with An Inconvenient Truth.

NEW YORK (AP)-- George Romero, whose classic «Night of the Living Dead» and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died.

All of his commentary on the deleted scenes gave great insight into the making of the film.

The film is a social commentary on the lengths that humans will allow fear and misunderstanding to lead to the mistreatment of another race.

The A / V Geeks» Skip Elsheimer will guide a fun night of trivia and tongue - in - cheek commentary on popular science - themed movies as well as samples from his vault of 24,000 + short films.

From engaging histories and research - driven treatises, to provocative exhibitions and popular films, to mobile applications and podcasts, Science book and media reviews feature smart commentary on a wide range of timely scientific topics.

He gives running commentary through the film and we also catch a glimpse of an active support group in session, led by him and his wife Rachael.

This idea, of social commentary illuminating an absurd aspect of modern life, is precisely what director George Romero was stating with his pivotal film, Dawn of the Dead.

A tragically beautiful horror film that works not only as a supernatural thriller but also as a commentary on the failure of man.

Brit Movie Tours offer a variety of different guided tours with commentary, trivia and insider secrets from films such as The Da Vinci Code, Sherlock Holmes, The Bourne Ultimatum and many of the James Bond movies.

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There's an audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin experts Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran; the documentary The Tramp and the Dictator, which parallels the lives between Chaplin and Hitler; two visual essays; color production footage; the barbershop sequence from Sydney Chaplin's 1921 film King, Queen, Joker; the deleted barbershop sequence from Chaplin's 1919 film Sunnyside; the re-release trailer; and finally, a 30 page - booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin's 1940 New York Times defense of the film, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film's final speech, and Al Hirschfeld's original press book illustrations.

With Beatriz at Dinner, the prolific duo confirm their talent for social commentary and incisive wit after more than a decade of close collaborations, including indie films (Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl) and TV series (Freaks and Geeks and HBO's Enlightened).

Commentary Track: Director Anton Corbijn does spend a fair bit of time explaining the more nuts - and - bolts side of the film — how this scene was film, and where, and so on.

A commentary featuring producer Jeremy Thomas and Ben Kingsley is your usual run - of - the - mill back - patting session, though the pair does intermittently provide deeper insight into the making of the film, and it's admittedly fascinating to hear the soft - spoken and eloquent Kingsley articulate the process by which he gave life to Don Logan while he observes the sheer cruelty of the character on screen.

There's an amusing love triangle (certainly more involving than what was witnessed in the recent «Twilight» saga), commentary on waning humanism through tyrannical rule, and an unveiling of the supremely negative influences of politically slanted media, primarily as it defines celebrity — but it's all buried deep beneath basic adventures of wilderness survival that are curiously manipulated back into the script for a twist and return to the first film's plot.

The first disc contains the definitive version of the film, no matter what Scott says, along with the excellent commentary.

Such a film as this quite obviously has a number of layers, layers that could easily have been traversed via the DVD release; a film like Into the Wild is practically screaming for commentary, so that we, as viewers, could have some idea of the intent of specific shots.

IMDB Link: American Wedding DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 DVD Extras: commentary, outtakes, deleted scenes, unrated version of the film, kooky «unrated» extras, and a bar of soap to wash that mouth out with.

On the negative side there's Barry Braverman's pointless documentary «The Making of The Darjeeling Limited,» an unstructured 40 - minute slog of on - set footage where Anderson directs, the stars of the film wait around Indian locations, and the crew builds sets and manages local extras, all devoid of interviews or commentaries.

The joint audio commentary by Anderson, co-writer and star Jason Schwartzman, and co-writer Roman Coppola is more contrived and rambling, but does provide some interesting insight into the writing process and production of the film.

Paramount has chosen quality over quantity for the Blu - ray release of «The Fighter,» with a strong collection of bonus material headlined by an audio commentary with director David O. Russell where he discusses the filming of the movie and how it compares to its real - life subjects.

Commentary 3 — The Picture - Director of Photography Darius Khondji, Prodcution Designer Arthur Max, Editor Richard Francis - Bruce, Richard Dyer and David Fincher talk about the look of the film itself, the color processes used on the print, the locations scouted for the various shots, the detail used in the studio backlot constructions, the style David wanted to achieve and succeeded in doing, the clothing, the grittiness, the absolute black Fincher always wanted in Alien 3 but could achieve until now and more.

An intelligent and scary horror film that makes a more than welcome commentary on the horrors of war and gender oppression in Iran, using a lot of symbolism and keeping us in an increasing state of anxiety as it moves in a deliberate, slow - burning pace towards a terrifying climax.

Finally, we have three scenes from the movie, each with commentary by a different person (Satrapi, Paronnaud, and Mastroianni, who played the title role), and 11 minutes of storyboard - to - film comparisons with commentary by Satrapi.

Many of the scenes throughout the film contribute little to the overall narrative, but were obviously kept in for a reason, and a commentary or two could well have been a fascinating supplement to the movie proper.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a brilliant directed film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, who manipulates the camera to give the illusion that the film is one continuous long take (which can get dizzying at times) giving a film that is resonate to a modern day audience as it examins these fictitious characters and their commentary on what it means to stay relevant.

But while the sequel benefits from Reynolds» superhuman charisma as the charmingly annoying, katana - wielding protagonist, the film nevertheless feels too much like more of the same: more of the same gross - out gags, more of the same irreverent jokes, more bits where Deadpool has to regrow severed limbs to the disgust of everyone around him, more running commentary on the movie he's in....

Each of the three films (Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King) takes two discs each and features a DTS - HDMaster Audio 6.1 channel soundtrack, along with multiple audio commentaries for each film.

If you like commentaries, director Guillermo del Toro provides detailed insight into the film that is still entertaining to listen to, and the rest of bonus features go into even more detail on how the film was put together.

The film, by seasoned cinematographer Dror Moreh, is a feat — of access and of passionate and appropriately unsettling political commentary.

Set in Cyprus and following the down - on - his - luck Yiannis as he tries to smuggle his dog Jimi across the buffer zone separating the Greek and Turkish sides of the island, the film is a «laidback charmer» with «droll comedy, understated political commentary and an adorable scene - stealing canine,» according to Allan Hunter of Screen Daily.

But unlike the rigorous skepticism of films like Blood Simple, Fargo, and Burn After Reading, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore uses its allegorical narrative to further a simplistic political message meant to give it an aura of timely social commentary.

Feature Commentary: Unkrich, Molina and Anderson offer a friendly and informative commentary that covers all the different iterations of the story (starting from several scrapped openings to Commentary: Unkrich, Molina and Anderson offer a friendly and informative commentary that covers all the different iterations of the story (starting from several scrapped openings to commentary that covers all the different iterations of the story (starting from several scrapped openings to the film).

Apatow's film overflows with great, smart commentary on who Shandling was and how much of an enigma he remained all his life.

The aliens who created this environment are not shown as the film ends on this very mysterious note, which has been a source of much commentary and has inspired meanings ranging from: it's all rubbish to something divine has happened.

Peaking early, Swift never quite matched his earlier accomplishments in later years, although glimmers of his low - key social commentary could be seen in such films as Candleshoe (1977) and the short - lived TV series Grindl (1963).

Sure, there was some commentary about war profiteering early on in the Iron Man films, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier glanced upon the idea of selling out privacy and freedom in the name of security.

Various Clarke, Kubrick, and science fiction authorities are interviewed throughout the video, providing interesting commentary on their favorite scenes in the movie, as well as insights into the specific personalities of the creators of the film and the book.

The features start out with a wonderful feature commentary from Coogler and production designer Hannah Beachler which goes into not only the look and action of the film, but also a lot of the themes and motivations of the characters.

Unlike 12 Rounds, CutThroat Island's audio commentary with Renny Harlin is very interesting to listen to as you get a lot of background on the trials involved with filming a production of this magnitude.

Music by Questlove and Om «Mas Keith, and commentary from prominent African - American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle — including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles — give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.

Maybe then, if some of them become become directors, they won't just be ripping off Tarantino and P.T. Anderson and causing Roger Ebert to write worried commentaries about the state of modern film, but will know the source that it all comes from

Spielberg starts off the discussion with commentary about he didn't want to create just another «War Is Hell» film, and the featurette continues with a look at the creation of the film, from location scouting to on - set direction to costuming.

Rodriguez is always a welcome figure for any commentary for behind - the - scenes documentary and he helps keeps the discussion going covering numerous aspects of the film.

You're not going to learn much about the making of the film, because this commentary is all about the cast enjoying themselves and reliving favourite moments in the film.

The best of the odd - numbered Star Trek films, Insurrection doesn't boast nasty villains or terrible dangers but plays like a great extended TV episode, with a compelling plot that works as a smart political commentary on Western imperialism.

This runs for ten scenes of the full commentary and includes the footage of the film playing in a smaller window.