Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
Empire of Dreams is my favorite
Empire of Dreams is my favorite
movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVDs
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Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
I'll bow out with the obvious pick of Dangerous Days, from the last Blade Runner release.
It really is. It's kind of an interesting snapshot into a counter-Hollywood that, given THX-1138's tepid box office response, sort of wasn't (although given the amount of people in that who went on to do well, it also was?)
I'll bow out with the obvious pick of Dangerous Days, from the last Blade Runner release.
It really is. It's kind of an interesting snapshot into a counter-Hollywood that, given THX-1138's tepid box office response, sort of wasn't (although given the amount of people in that who went on to do well, it also was?)
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
There is a four hour documentary on Rob Zombie's Halloween that is just awesome. It made me fall in love with the movie.
There is a four hour documentary on Rob Zombie's Halloween that is just awesome. It made me fall in love with the movie.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
Some of my favorites:
The 2009 two-disc release of An American Werewolf In London had a 100 minute retrospective called "Beware The Moon."
The two-disc release of Ralph Bakshi's Fire And Ice from 2005 included a feature-length documentary called "Frazetta: Painting With Fire." Although it's about the artist's career, it does have a section dealing with Frazetta's contributions to Bakshi's film.
The Abyss' 2000 DVD had an hour-long feature about the making of the film, "Under Pressure." This one wasn't new; I first saw it on the 1993 laserdisc release of the Special Edition.
Two others I like were originally shown on cable networks. TCM's "Watch The Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s And Us" was included on the 50th anniversary edition of Forbidden Planet. The box set I have of the original Planet Of The Apes films included an extra disc with the "Behind The Planet Of The Apes" documentary first aired on AMC. That one's a little poignant to watch, since I think it's the last on-screen appearance Roddy McDowall made before he died.
Some of my favorites:
The 2009 two-disc release of An American Werewolf In London had a 100 minute retrospective called "Beware The Moon."
The two-disc release of Ralph Bakshi's Fire And Ice from 2005 included a feature-length documentary called "Frazetta: Painting With Fire." Although it's about the artist's career, it does have a section dealing with Frazetta's contributions to Bakshi's film.
The Abyss' 2000 DVD had an hour-long feature about the making of the film, "Under Pressure." This one wasn't new; I first saw it on the 1993 laserdisc release of the Special Edition.
Two others I like were originally shown on cable networks. TCM's "Watch The Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s And Us" was included on the 50th anniversary edition of Forbidden Planet. The box set I have of the original Planet Of The Apes films included an extra disc with the "Behind The Planet Of The Apes" documentary first aired on AMC. That one's a little poignant to watch, since I think it's the last on-screen appearance Roddy McDowall made before he died.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
Has anyone seen
special feature: 'Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
(HD, 92 min.) from the The Expendables: Extended Director's Cut (Blu-ray) that came out last week?
from the HighDef Digest review –
Has anyone seen
special feature: 'Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
(HD, 92 min.) from the The Expendables: Extended Director's Cut (Blu-ray) that came out last week?
from the HighDef Digest review –
Sounds pretty good.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
Yep, I love these too. I watch those more often than I do the actual movie.
I also really like Star Wars: Empire of Dreams. But, as good as that was, I wish it had encompassed the entire history on all six movies, not the the OT.
Yep, I love these too. I watch those more often than I do the actual movie.
I also really like Star Wars: Empire of Dreams. But, as good as that was, I wish it had encompassed the entire history on all six movies, not the the OT.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
I saw it at a screening at PIXAR a while back. It starts off kinda cool and has some rare footage, but it gets muddy and fanboyish at the end, especially when it gets into the subject of merchandise and "fine art" based on the movie.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
As much as I love Heart of Darkness, my favorite behind-the-scenes documentary is Dangerous Days. The 3-hour, 8-chapter long documentary is an hour longer than the film itself, but it presents an incredible story of how the film was made, all the way up to The Final cut. What makes it all the more special is that every major person who was involved in the production (even Harrison Ford) participated in interviews for the documentary and even has stock footage from Philip K. Dick himself.
As much as I love Heart of Darkness, my favorite behind-the-scenes documentary is Dangerous Days. The 3-hour, 8-chapter long documentary is an hour longer than the film itself, but it presents an incredible story of how the film was made, all the way up to The Final cut. What makes it all the more special is that every major person who was involved in the production (even Harrison Ford) participated in interviews for the documentary and even has stock footage from Philip K. Dick himself.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
This was pretty good. As was the Indiana Jones documentary on the then-trilogy box set from 2003. I was really happy that Indy 4 had a similar feature on its DVD release that complimented the earlier doc.
This was pretty good. As was the Indiana Jones documentary on the then-trilogy box set from 2003. I was really happy that Indy 4 had a similar feature on its DVD release that complimented the earlier doc.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
I always find it weird to encounter these "revived from the grave" threads, especially when I see something I posted ages ago!
Anyway, I have a couple other feature-lengths that I've quite enjoyed watching. The one that was made for Superman Returns (and was about a half hour longer than the movie) was quite interesting and capped off with a blooper reel. I also just watched the making-of for Iron Man 2 which is worth seeing for, among other things, a hilarious sequence in which director/co-star Jon Favreau keeps making Scarlett Johannson reshoot part of the Black Widow fight scene and (hopefully for show) she seems to be going slowly insane from having to do it over and over!
The Harry Potter Ultimate Editions (the box sets with the art books) come with exclusive one-hour documentaries - different topics for each movie - and so when the final two are released (in 2013 it now seems - thanks to Warners' decision to vault the films later this week) it'll add up to an 8-hour documentary. Quite fascinating, though.
The Citizen Kane DVD sets (the one from a few years back and the one that came out last summer) include a PBS documentary "The Battle for Citizen Kane" which is fascinating for those interested in how studio and media politics worked in the early 1940s. The 2011 set ups the ante by also including a movie that was made based upon the documentary!
As far as TV-based featurettes, it's not a documentary but one of the Doctor Who revival sets - either Series 2 or 3 (I don't have them handy to check) features well over an hour's worth of video diaries recorded by David Tennant, which are fascinating to watch.
Alex
I always find it weird to encounter these "revived from the grave" threads, especially when I see something I posted ages ago!
Anyway, I have a couple other feature-lengths that I've quite enjoyed watching. The one that was made for Superman Returns (and was about a half hour longer than the movie) was quite interesting and capped off with a blooper reel. I also just watched the making-of for Iron Man 2 which is worth seeing for, among other things, a hilarious sequence in which director/co-star Jon Favreau keeps making Scarlett Johannson reshoot part of the Black Widow fight scene and (hopefully for show) she seems to be going slowly insane from having to do it over and over!
The Harry Potter Ultimate Editions (the box sets with the art books) come with exclusive one-hour documentaries - different topics for each movie - and so when the final two are released (in 2013 it now seems - thanks to Warners' decision to vault the films later this week) it'll add up to an 8-hour documentary. Quite fascinating, though.
The Citizen Kane DVD sets (the one from a few years back and the one that came out last summer) include a PBS documentary "The Battle for Citizen Kane" which is fascinating for those interested in how studio and media politics worked in the early 1940s. The 2011 set ups the ante by also including a movie that was made based upon the documentary!
As far as TV-based featurettes, it's not a documentary but one of the Doctor Who revival sets - either Series 2 or 3 (I don't have them handy to check) features well over an hour's worth of video diaries recorded by David Tennant, which are fascinating to watch.
Alex
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There is also the documentary on John Carpenter's The Thing.
The Making of the Thing - Terror Takes Shape (82mins)
Again another really good in depth documentary.
There is also the documentary on John Carpenter's The Thing.
The Making of the Thing - Terror Takes Shape (82mins)
Again another really good in depth documentary.
Re: movie behind the scenes - best feature-length documentaries on DVD
One I forgot to mention in my post was the documentary on the making of Daredevil. Aside from some Grade A eye candy behind the scenes images of Jennifer Garner as Elektra, and some pretty clear indication of sparks between her and Ben Affleck (who she'd marry a few years later), there's also some hysterical moments with Michael Clarke Duncan poking fun at Affleck for a stunt gone awry and another bit where Affleck is attacked by a pigeon while in full Daredevil regalia.
Sadly the Blu-ray version omits the blooper reel included on the DVD version (why they do that I don't understand). It's more entertaining than the movie.
Alex
One I forgot to mention in my post was the documentary on the making of Daredevil. Aside from some Grade A eye candy behind the scenes images of Jennifer Garner as Elektra, and some pretty clear indication of sparks between her and Ben Affleck (who she'd marry a few years later), there's also some hysterical moments with Michael Clarke Duncan poking fun at Affleck for a stunt gone awry and another bit where Affleck is attacked by a pigeon while in full Daredevil regalia.
Sadly the Blu-ray version omits the blooper reel included on the DVD version (why they do that I don't understand). It's more entertaining than the movie.
Alex
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Well, like most making-of docs that cover multiple films in a series, you see diminishing returns regarding the coverage of each passing sequel. But then, I suspect the making of A New Hope was the most dramatic anyway because everything was such an unknown quality at that point. Once they'd gotten the jist of how to do it, the following entries would be easier. There was some conflict during Return of the Jedi, but you can't really get into that without bad-mouthing the late Richard Marquand.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wrIVoHs_E[/yt]
I love the way the trailer teases you with Olmos & Ford around the 1:10 mark.
Well, like most making-of docs that cover multiple films in a series, you see diminishing returns regarding the coverage of each passing sequel. But then, I suspect the making of A New Hope was the most dramatic anyway because everything was such an unknown quality at that point. Once they'd gotten the jist of how to do it, the following entries would be easier. There was some conflict during Return of the Jedi, but you can't really get into that without bad-mouthing the late Richard Marquand.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wrIVoHs_E[/yt]
I love the way the trailer teases you with Olmos & Ford around the 1:10 mark.