Not to be confused with commentaries by people related with the film. Michael Jeck's (I think it's Jeck) commentary on Se7en Samurai (had to do that :P ) is really friggin good and I remember enjoying the one he did for Throne of Blood. Roger Ebert's is great for Citizen Kane. Who else?
I was just mentioning this earlier in a different thread:
Laura Mulvey's Peeping Tom commentary is very enlightening and revelatory.
anything by Peter Cowie (only heard his commentaries for Grand Illusion and The Seventh Seal; found both of them fascinating)
Quote from: samsonganything by Peter Cowie (only heard his commentaries for Grand Illusion and The Seventh Seal; found both of them fascinating)
Agreed. Some nice introductions to
Through a Glass Darkly,
Winter Light, and
The Silence. He's all over the Criterion discs, esp. the Bergmans.
Professor Carrot Top, Rules of Attraction.
I always liked Julie Jones's commentary on "Belle de Jour." Not only is she a film scholar, but you can tell she is a huge fan of Bunuel and his work.
For anybody who's going to the University of New Orleans, she is still teaching classes. More info here (http://www.uno.edu/lowres/madrid/courses.htm#jj).
I also second the guy who did the Seven Samurai commentary. That guy is a fountain of knowledge.
Anything with Bruce Eder; did some work for Criterion
Peter Bogdanovich's commentary for Citizen Kane was truly illuminating. Bogdanovich is one of the foremost film scholars in the world, he's also directed a bunch of films, and he was a close friend of Orson Welles.
On the Ebert tip, his tracks on Dark City and Casablanca kick ass as well.
Roger Avary on Day of the Dead
He ain't no goddamn historian!
Quote from: Gamblour. on October 20, 2003, 08:52:47 PM
Roger Ebert's is great for Citizen Kane.
That's the only one I really know. Shouldn't have given my Dark City Dvd away before listening to his on that. Looking forward to Richard Schickel's on Dirty Harry.
Does the other Steven Soderbergh on the Schizopolis commentary count?