Juice - 25th Aniversary

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"You've Got The Juice Now" 19:20

A look back at the making of the film featuring brand new interviews with director Ernest R. Dickerson, producer David Heyman and actors Omar Epps, Khalil Kain and Jermaine Hopkins. The piece details Dickerson’s struggle to remain true to his original vision, his desire to cast fresh new talent, the challenges of shooting on location in Harlem, and the reasons why the film’s ending was changed.

Blair Witch

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"P.O.V.: On Location" 29:29

Neverending Night: The Making of 'Blair Witch' – This hearty making-of documentary can be viewed collectively or in its six individual parts: "Primal Fear: Story Origins," "Ambiguous Loss: The Cast," "P.O.V.: On Location," "Trapped in the Time Loop: Editing," "Distorted Reality: Music & Sound Design" and "The Reveal." The well-crafted all-inclusive behind the scenes look at 'Blair Witch' covers absolutely every aspect of the production and even alludes to answers to some of the movie's unanswered questions. [highdefdigest.com]

Bon Voyage Charlie Brown

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"Travels with Charlie" 20:21

"Travels with Charlie: The Making of Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown", a brand new retrospective featurette. It gathers insight into the film with interviews of Charles Schulz himself (via archival clips), his widow Jean Schulz, producer Lee Mendelson, director's son Steven Melendez, and Peanuts historians Charles Solomon and Nat Gertler. They discuss the real experiences that Schulz drew from for this movie and certain features that distinguish this production from other Peanuts works and other entertainment. It's a really solid inclusion. [dvdizzy.com]

Ex Machina

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"Through The Looking Glass" 39:54

"Through the Looking Glass: Making Ex Machina" is a step up from your average behind-the-scenes documentary: featuring interviews with director Alex Garland, producer Andrew Macdonald, all the key actors (Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno, and Oscar Isaac) and more, this is a lively and informative piece that goes into modest depth about the story's development, the on-set experience, digital effects, and the movie's themes. It's also shot outdoors during most of the cast interviews, which gives this enjoyable documentary a pleasing atmosphere. [DVD Talk]

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

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"The Voyage Continues" 41:20

Elucidates how this new series for Fox was built upon the foundation forged by Carl Sagan, while offering some fun behind the scenes looks at how things were filmed with new host, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

After Earth

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"Building A World" 12:00

Cast and crew discuss envisioning the future, constructing it for the screen, and the importance of creating a fully realized future history.

Homeland

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"Return to the Homeland" 7:52

A look at the Israeli locations that stood in for Beirut in the opening arc of Showtime's Homeland season 2.

The Last Stand

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"Not In My Town: Making The Last Stand" 28:09

Arnold Schwarzenegger's first staring return to action film. Director, Kim Jee-Woon's first US based film. An EPK-fest with interviews and behind the scenes footage.

Dredd 3D

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"Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of Dredd" 15:21

A look at the cool VFX featured in Dredd 3D. Use of a new handheld 3D camera that was utilized for the film's extreme close-ups, as well as the highspeed that did the slo-mo effects.

Life of Pi

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"Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" 8:35

This featurette discusses the extraordinary CG work that went into fashioning a photo-realistic tiger to play Richard Parker in the movie. With lots of side-by-side comparisons between the the fine points of live tiger training used for reference in the lifeboat set with the computer-generated one that appears in the frame with actor Suraj Sharma.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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"Surviving The Game" 2:24:55

(14:28 segment)

An incredibly in depth and informative compendium of nine featurettes that address virtually every aspect of the film, from the adaptive process through the special effects, stunts and production design.

For the “Jungle” sequence, the production moved to Hawaii where the actual “Hunger Games” part was filmed. Hawaii was perfect due to its exotic locale, yet industrialized enough where they could transport in film equipment, etc. www.hometheaterforum.comwww.dvdtalk.com

The Shield

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"Delivering The Baby" 88:29

This feature-length documentary closely explores the creation of the season's finale. A good portion involves actors’ responses to Lem’s death, which inspired them creatively but saddened them emotionally. We learn plenty about the creative implications of killing Lem and where it may take the show in the future. It’s also great to hear Forrest Whitaker discuss his opinion of Kavanaugh, which varies considerably from the typical fan hatred. This wonderful feature concludes with a moving goodbye to Johnson on the set, which showcases the series’ familial environment. www.digitallyobsessed.com

Warrior

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"Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life" 31:57

This features director Gavin O’Connor, writer Anthony Tambakis, stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy, and Joel Edgerton, stunt coordinator J.J. Perry, and advisor Greg Jackson all describing the amount of work which went into the making of the movie. With neither Edgerton and especially Hardy an experienced athlete in the sport, much time is spent showing their training and routine.

The Cabin in the Woods

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"We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods" 28:33

Unlike other discs that pass off EPK and promotional footage for "making-of" featurettes, this meaty special feature truly takes you through the production process. Goddard and Whedon explain how they locked themselves in a hotel room for days while they cranked out a full first draft of the screenplay. They explain casting, what made it so hard and how they ultimately benefited from having "The God of Thunder" in their film. Follow the crew through the foibles of the shoot and catch some awesome unused footage from the "chaos on every screen" climax. For those Whedonites who despise his desire to kill off beloved characters, hear Mr. Whedon himself confront the issue and complaints. www.highdefdigest.com

X-Men: First Class

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"Children of the Atom" 69:48

(10:01 segment)

[An] incredibly well made feature-length documentary covering the making of X-Men: First Class. It is broken down into several segments (much like the X Marks the Spot) with decent length coverage of various production elements. It covers a lot of ground ... It's reasonably comprehensive and it is never boring. Not even for a second. Any fan of X-Men: First Class will want to watch the documentary and that's an impressive accomplishment. www.dvdtalk.com

House

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"Anatomy of an Episode: 'The Jerk" 21:24

An in-depth look into the making of an episode for Season 5 of House.

Dark Skies

EPK 5:53

"Dark Skies: You Have Been Chosen" 5:53

Plush

EPK 5:53

"Close Enough to Kill: The Making of Plush" 15:49

The Fighter

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"The Warrior’s Code: Filming The Fighter" 29:57

[This] isn't so much a making-of featurette, but a true exploration of the Eklund family, and how that combustible interplay was fitted for the big screen. Interviews with cast and crew describe emotions and ambitions, but the real power here is found in the BTS footage, where the real Eklund brothers are revealed in full, making the final film performances all the more miraculous. This is a textured, communicative exploration of the moviemaking effort. A gem of a BTS featurette.www.dvdtalk.com