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Ebert did a commentary track on the DVD of Dark City that could be used to teach film school. Absolutely illuminating.
by xoxxala 5y ago
Ebert did a commentary track on the DVD of Dark City that could be used to teach film school. Absolutely illuminating.
- axxl 5y agoThis commentary track single handedly made me appreciate film critics.
- 7thaccount 5y agoI think I have that DVD somewhere. I didn't see it when it came out, but saw it on TV years later. I guess the Matrix overshadowed nearly all Sci-fi that year?
- jacquesm 5y agoI loved that movie. 'Shut it down'. It's one of the few where I could not figure out the rest from halfway into the movie.
- garren 5y agoThere was a bonus track or something on an anime called “Grave of the Firefires.” It’s been forever since I saw it, but it was a discussion about post WWII Japan and how the anime industry came to be - Disney influence, why so many characters have a distinctly Western appearance, etc. It really was fascinating to watch. (Edit: grave, not graveyard. Added link to his review of the film.) [0] https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-grave-of-the-fireflies-1988 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-grave-of-the-...
- senko 5y agoGoing off the tangent here, Grave of the fireflies was the most depressing movie I ever saw. Number two on my list, Requiem for a dream, is a distant second. As a rule, I avoid depressing content and was wholly unprepared for the emotional pounding I got. Watch (both) if you haven't, they're great movies, but brace yourself.
- pdpi 5y agoI first watched it as part of a double feature with My Neighbour Totoro, which is apparently how the film was first shown. Mercifully, Totoro is an incredibly sweet, gentle film, and provided some relief from Fireflies.