THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19th 2010
GROUP EDITED by: TROY ANDERSON
SECTION by: Troy Anderson
APOCALYPSE NOW: FULL DISCLOSURE EDITION
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
LionsGate/American Zoetrope
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Special Features
• Apocalypse Now – The 1979 Cut and Apocalypse Now Redux are presented for the first time in Hi-Def!
• New 1080p transfers supervised by Francis Ford Coppola – first time
ever in original theatrical aspect ratio (2.35:1) in home entertainment
release!
• Exclusive to Full Disclosure edition: Hearts of
Darkness, the feature-length making-of documentary with optional audio
commentary from Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola
• Exclusive to
Full Disclosure edition: 48-page printed collectible booklet with letter
from Francis Ford Coppola, never-before-seen archives from the set,
behind-the-scenes photos and more!
• Exclusive to Full Disclosure
edition: 52-page John Milius script excerpt (onscreen) with handwritten
notes from Francis Ford Coppola
• Exclusive to Full Disclosure edition: Storyboard Gallery
• Exclusive to Full Disclosure edition: Marketing Archives
• New “A Converation with Martin Sheen” interview by Francis Ford Coppola
• New “An Interview with John Milius” by Francis Ford Coppola
• Never-before-included Complete 2001 Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Coppola interview by Roger Ebert
• Audio Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
• Monkey Sampan “lost scene”
• Additional Scenes
• “Destruction of the Kurtz Compound” – with audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
• “Heart of Darkness” – 1938 Mercury Theatre audio recording with Orson Welles
• “The Hollow Men” – video of Marlon Brando reading T.S. Eliot’s poem
• “The Birth of 5.1 Sound” featurette
• “Ghost Helicopter Flyover” sound effects demonstration
• “A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now” featurette
• “The Music of Apocalypse Now” featurette
• “The Synthesizer Soundtrack” article by Bob Moog
• “Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now” featurette
• “The Final Mix” featurette
• “Apocalypse Then and Now” featurette
• “PBR Streetgang” interviews with the boat crew actors
• “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
Apocalypse Now is one of the greatest films ever made. Some of the female readers would argue the point with me, but most CHUD female readers don’t read my stuff. I tend to write for the cock ‘n’ glock crowd, so I feel that I’m preaching to the choir. LionsGate has managed to wrestle the Zoetrope releases away from Paramount and the result is some amazing stuff. Both cuts of the film, the third disc sports Hearts of Darkness and the package screams Criterion knock-off. But, it’s the best Criterion knock-off that I’ve seen. Worlds above their Studio Canal Collection efforts, LionsGate is offering viewers the only way to properly view Apocalypse Now. There’s 1080p picture quality, pristine audio and enough featurettes that I feel Coppola’s brain has officially been plucked of every bit of info juice. The only thing that could make it better is if someone found a tape of Harvey Keitel screaming I AM WILLARD.
PREDATORS
Director: Nimrod Antal
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Special Features
Predators is
a solid attempt at rebooting a franchise. Screw the AVP crap and keep the memories of Danny Glover in the past. This flick had Danny Trejo, the weird chin guy from King Kong, That 70s Venom and that guy from The Shield. Laurence Fishburne shows up, as he has now gone crazy after seeing his daughter’s pimpled ass doing porn. There’s a lot of moments in the film that feel right, but you don’t get that overall complete feeling that the first two Predators brought. By the end of the film, you’re left hoping that a sequel actually answers some questions.
MOULIN ROUGE
director: Baz Luhrmann
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SPECIAL FEATURES
- Featurettes
- Picture-in-Picture Commentary
- and more!
Moulin Rouge
is one of the better Best Picture nominees of the last decade. I love Baz Luhrmann’s energy and I feel that the man has a truly amazing film in him. This is yet another case of a film that gets close to that edge, but then drops the balls. Everything feels predictable when it’s not busy trying to throw pop culture stained curveballs to warm their heart and boggle the mind. The film has built up a sizeable fanbase over the last few years. I consider myself a fan, as I appreciate trying to hyper-kinetically tell stories that modern youth would ignore. The film also offered up Rufus Wainwright’s version of La Complainte De La Butte. That’s enough to warrant a purchase from me.
PSYCHO