BLU-RAY COMMENTARIES
Blackhat (2015)
Dir: Michael Mann
(ARROW VIDEO)
"Alongside the 'International Version,' we find an audio commentary from film historians Bryan Reesman and Max Evry. Both sit together for this running, screen-specific look at story and characters, cast and performances, sets, locations and production design, cinematography and editing, music and audio, stunts/action, and their thoughts about the movie. With this chat, we get a mix of production details, background and general opinions of the film. The guys combine these domains in a positive manner and make this a pretty engaging and informative track."
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Flatliners (1990)
Dir: Joel Schumacher
(ARROW VIDEO)
"The audio commentary features entertainment journalists Bryan Reesman and Max Evry. They consistently discuss the film while watching it together, with Reesman primarily providing real-life factoids about filming locations and the cast and crew, while Evry focuses a little more on the cinematography and the content of the film. They definitely rolled up their sleeves on this one."
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Marty (1955)
Dir: Delbert Mann
(KINO LORBER)
"Of laudable note is a new commentary recorded by New York-based film journalists Bryan Reesman and Max Evry, who offer historical context, observations, and insights on topics ranging from the film version’s comparison to the original TV broadcast, to a frankly astonishing uncovering of the movie production’s genesis as a tax write-off for producer Harold Hecht(!), alongside a fairly persuasive case that this big screen Marty remains the best possible presentation of Chayefsky’s still resonant early material."
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Love Slaves of the Amazons (1957)
Dir: Curt Siodmak
(KINO LORBER)
"Entertainment journalists Bryan Reesman and Max Evry provide a commentary with background information and quotes from reviews, interviews, PR squibs and memoirs. Reesman and Evry are perfectly aware of which elements in 'Love Slaves of the Amazons' are worthwhile, including color and set design, and which not so much, and they make no outsized claims for this modest entertainment. Instead, they quote Edgar Wright’s opinion that watching many cult films is like hunting for truffles. You sift through them for the good stuff."
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Georgia (1995)
Dir: Ulu Grosbard
(IMPRINT)
"Max Evry points out so many interesting things about family dynamics, psychology and the roles of the two. He is also modulated in his pacing. This very underrated film deserves this kind of breathe in and out treatment."
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Love Letters (1945)
Dir: William Dieterle
(KINO LORBER)
"Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry deliver a really entertaining commentary track in which they talk about where this fits into the careers of the performers, the background of the ensemble players, the music in the picture, the themes on display and many other topics. This is a lively and well-researched track that is worth checking out."
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More Blu-ray Work
Here are several more discs I contributed to with a commentary track or feature.
Spookies (1987)
VINEGAR SYNDROME
Talking head/expert in Michael Gingold's Rondo Award-winning documentary "Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies."
Anna May Wong Collection
KINO LORBER
Provided commentary for the 1939 jungle adventure movie "Island of Lost Men" starring Asian American icon Anna May Wong.
The Prophecy Collection (1995-2005)
VIA VISION
Provided commentaries for the first three films in the cult classic renegade angel horror series starring Christopher Walken.
Inherit the Wind (1999)
KINO LORBER
Provided commentary on made-for-TV adaptation of the famed play starring Jack Lemmon & George C. Scott.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIII
KINO LORBER
Provided audio commentaries on two films in this box set: 1950's "Spy Hunt" & 1958's "Step Down to Terror."
Universal Noir #2
INDICATOR
Provided commentary on the 1948 noir drama "An Act of Murder" for the Region B box set.