Extras or commentaries started with Laser Discs. I have an old collection of them.
Sometimes extras can be gratuitous and commentaries nothing but gratuitous praise about how wonderful some actor was to work with and little substance. I like to rent DVD of some of the small independent movies to see how they made them. Richard Rodriguez's "El Mariachi" and "Desperado" duel DVD has some nice 10-minute film school extras. So does "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" which even includes an extra with Rodriguez showing how to make the pork dish that the Johnny Depp character killed for. :) shempmcgurk wrote: >Speaking of movies, I've gotten into "extras" and "special features" >on DVDs as of late. > >If I love a particular movie, I can't get enough of it...and >anything in addition to "just" the movie satisfies that hunger. So >whether it's a "director's commentary" over the film or a "Making >of" documentary or interviews with principals, I will order it from >Netflix. > >Now, that doesn't mean it's always good. I find that sometimes >whomever is putting together the extras does it in a way just to get >out product and, like movies in general, extras can suck, too. > >Recent "extras" DVDs I've recently seen are: > >- Raging Bull >- Casino >- Goodfellas > >...and over the last few days I've just completed the two-disc DVD >of "The man who fell to earth", by Nicholas Roeg. > > > > > > >To subscribe, send a message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Or go to: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ >and click 'Join This Group!' >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
