I will happily second the recommendations for the excellent commentaries

on the CITIZEN KANE and TABU DVDs (also there's much of interest in

Criterion's FLOATING WEEDS/STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS package and TESTAMENT

OF DR. MABUSE). For analysis of mise-en-scene, my favorite is Stephen

Prince's marathon three-hour commentary on Criterion's RED BEARD. For

nuts-and-bolts information about filmmaking, John Sayles's commentaries

on SECRET OF ROAN INISH and SUNSHINE STATE are full of interesting

advice about directorial problems (what to do when the floorboards at

your location creak, for example, or how to maximize production values

at no extra cost: shoot at public events like music festivals and big

community picnics).



Robert Keser

Fine Arts Department

National-Louis University

Chicago



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Subject: [SCREEN-L] DVD Special Editions



After some initial experiences with shallow or just plain silly

commentaries on DVD "Special Editions," I wonder whether anyone has

positive recommendations regarding DVD releases that have additional

materials which in some way illuminate the film, the process of film

making, or the art of cinema. Recommendations, please?



Thanks,



Henry Breitrose

Department of Communication

Stanford



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