Star Trek (2009) - Deleted Scenes Paramount Available on Blu-ray and DVD It proves a humorous blend of heartfelt, insightful and hilarious as Crowe and crew explore the production while Crowe's mother nervously dissects her own on-screen persona (played by Frances McDormand, who scored an Oscar nod for the role). And what better way to examine that than a commentary between Cameron Crowe and his hilariously overbearing mother, Alice? The track also features a few producers and family friend Ivan Carona. It's a semi-autobiopic that places his bizarre family and unique adolescence under the microscope. And yes, it wholly succeeds in doing just that.Īlmost Famous - Commentary Dreamworks Available on Blu-ray and DVDĪlmost Famous is a very personal story for director Cameron Crowe. But this documentary also tries, as best it can, to help us understand and respect the production for what it is. It's probably one of the most cathartic moments in behind-the-scenes history when director Joel Schumacher apologizes for the film. But the best documentary of the bunch is Batman Unbound, a documentary about what went wrong with Batman and Robin. And, to be frank, it's all worthy of this list. ![]() Then there's Superman – that series got an incredible collection of alternate cuts, documentaries, commentaries – you name it. Pretty much every documentary produced for a Batman film is pretty incredible, from The Dark Knight all the way back to Tim Burton's Batman. His enthusiasm, knowledge and deep affection for the film is genuinely intoxicating.īatman and Robin – Batman Unbound Documentary Warner Home Video Available on Blu-ray and DVD. Romano will make you fall in love with Star Crash. And these are two of the best commentary tracks ever produced focusing on such an obscure film. When Shout! Factory released the Star Crash special edition Blu-ray, they utilized much of Romano's findings, and allowed him to record two commentary tracks, one that details the making of the film and its impact on sci-fi and '70s fantastic cinema and another that provides scene-by-scene trivia. It's a film so brazenly insane, exciting and hilarious – how had no one written about it? Turns out writer Stephen Romano was obsessed with the film, too. Star Crash – Audio Commentaries Shout! Factory Available on Blu-ray and DVDįor a brief time, I wondered if I was the only person obsessed with this ridiculous sci-fi actioner. So now, without further ado – The Top 25 Bonus Features: Quantifying the whole spectrum of DVD and Blu-ray special features proved quite a daunting task, so there are quite a few gems we likely missed. ![]() As always, if you've got a few more suggestions, perhaps a favorite bonus feature of your own, feel free to let us know in the forums below. So, in honor of the possible passing of the behind-the-scenes production industry, we've collected 25 of our very favorite bonus features, encompassing both classic goodies from the LaserDisc and DVD era, all the way up to Blu-ray era, where special features have occasionally evolved into a hybrid of social media diversity and production insight. But for us non-average film lovers (see, you can label yourself as special), this is a pretty big disappointment, a reflection of tougher economic times and an evolving trend toward supplement-less digital downloads and online movie and television streaming. Most consumers just watch the movie, forgetting to even navigate over to the special-features menu. After all, most average consumers don't give a rat's behind about bonus materials (hint: if you read a Blu-ray/DVD review site, you're not an average consumer). While this decision to nix most extras might not sit well with some (myself included), I can also understand the logic. By the end of the supplemental package, regardless, you'd have a newfound respect and admiration for the film, even if you didn't before delving into the goodies. Or there might even be a commentary from the original novelist or the priest who inspired the tale. There would perhaps be a director commentary revealing flaws of the film or pointing out a narrative metaphor we didn't even consider. A production diary would uncover just how much detail, time, effort and love went into making the film. A revealing documentary would examine possessions, perhaps even showing us clips (audio or video) of real exorcisms taking place. ![]() In another era, home video would have been the perfect place for this misfire to state its case. ![]() The disc comes with some extras (deleted material, a featurette), but it's a thin special edition. Take, for example, the recent release of Warner/New Line's The Rite, a critical flop and a film that barely ignited at the box office.
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