Danielle Solzman
The Focus Features: 10-Movie Spotlight Collection is among four Blu-ray box sets now available from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
This is an impressive collection that combines for 11 Academy Award wins and countless nominations. Honestly, you really can’t go wrong with any film in this collection. I may be biased to the Coen Brothers’ Burn After Reading but that’s just me. In addition to Focus Features, Universal released collections for DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and Blumhouse on Tuesday. Not only do you get a Blu-ray copy but each film comes with a digital copy that viewers can watch via Movies Anywhere. Moreover, in an era where films move from one streaming provider to another if at all, you really cannot go wrong with physical media. My cap is tipped to the Universal team for this set. I’d be curious if they are putting together a 4K UHD collection outside of the recently released Alfred Hitchcock Classic Collection.
Lost in Translation
- A Conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola
- “Lost” On Location
- Matthew’s Best Hit TV
- On The Set of Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere
- Kevin Shield’s “City Girl” Music Video
- Theatrical Trailer
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sofia Coppola
CAST: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry
- Inside The Mind Of Michel Gondry
- Anatomy Of A Scene: Saratoga Avenue
- A Conversation With Kate Winslet And Director Michel Gondry
- The Polyphonic Spree “Light & Day” Music Video
- Lacuna Infomercial
- Easter Egg
- Feature Commentary With Michel Gondry And Writer Charlie Kaufman
DIRECTOR: Michel Gondry
SCREENWRITER: Charlie Kaufman
CAST: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson
Pride & Prejudice
- Feature Commentary With Director Joe Wright
- Conversations With The Cast
- Jane Austen: Ahead Of Her Time
- A Bennet Family Portrait
- HBO First Look: Pride & Prejudice
- The Politics Of 18th Century Dating
- The Stately Homes Of Pride & Prejudice
DIRECTOR: Joe Wright
SCREENWRITER: Deborah Moggach
CAST: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, and Judi Dench
Brokeback Mountain
- A Groundbreaking Success
- Music From the Mountain
- Impressions From the Film
- On Being a Cowboy
- Directing from the Heart: Ang Lee
- From Script to Screen: Interviews with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
- Sharing the Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain
DIRECTOR: Ang Lee
SCREENWRITERS: Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
CAST: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, and Randy Quaid
Atonement
- Deleted Scenes with Commentary By Director Joe Wright
- Feature Commentary With Director Joe Wright
- Bringing The Past to Life: The Making Of Atonement
- From Novel to Screen: Adapting A Classic
DIRECTOR: Joe Wright
SCREENWRITER: Christopher Hampton
CAST: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Vanessa Redgrave
Burn After Reading
- Finding the Burn
- DC Insiders Run Amuck
- Welcome Back George
DIRECTORS/SCREENWRITERS: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
CAST: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, and Brad Pitt
Moonrise Kingdom
- A Look Inside Moonrise Kingdom
- Welcome to the Island of New Penzance
- Set Tour with Bill Murray
DIRECTOR: Wes Anderson
SCREENWRITER: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
CAST: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Harvey Keitel, and introducing Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward
The Theory of Everything
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director James Marsh
- Becoming the Hawkings
- Feature Commentary with Director James Marsh
DIRECTOR: James Marsh
SCREENWRITERS: Anthony McCarten
CAST: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay, Harry Lloyd, and David Thewlis
On the Basis of Sex
- A Supreme Team: Making On the Basis of Sex
- Legacy of Justice
- Martin and Ruth: A Loving Partnership
DIRECTOR: Mimi Leder
SCREENWRITER: Daniel Stiepleman
CAST: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen Root, with Sam Waterston and Kathy Bates
Harriet
- Her Story
- Becoming Harriet
- Feature Commentary with Director/Co-writer Kasi Lemmons
DIRECTOR: Kasi Lemmons
SCREENWRITERS: Gregory Allen Howard and Kasi Lemmons
CAST: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles, Clarke Peters, and Janelle Monáe
