Friday, August 25, 2006:
Well, it took me nearly three hours to type this all out, so I hope someone actually reads and appreciates it...
The Black Hole: Three-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
(Image from OOP Anchor Bay 1999 DVD release)
Technical Specs:
Digitally Restored and Remastered 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS
English 5.1 Dolby Digital EX
English 2.0 Dolby Digital
French 2.0 Dolby Digital
Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
English Closed Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Scene Selection with 40 Chapter Stops
Full-Motion Interactive 16x9 Menus
Bonus Materials:
Disc One:
Audio Bonus Materials:
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Audio Commentary - with Director Gary Nelson and Harrison Ellenshaw
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Audio Commentary - with Writers Jeb Rosebrook and Gerry Day
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Audio Commentary - with Actors Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Bottoms, Robert Forster, Yvette Mimieux, and Maximilian Schell
Isolated Music Track - including the Overture, John Barry's complete score for the film
Isolated Effects Track
Video Bonus Materials:
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Multi-Angle Feature Option - View Storyboards and CGI Tests for Key Scenes. Available in multi-angle option or picture-in-picture option.
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Introduction - An introduction to the DVD by Gary Nelson and Harrison Ellenshaw
Sneak Peeks:
-Tarzan: Two-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition DVD and Blu-Ray
-Walt Disney's Legacy Collection: Wave Four DVD and Blu-Ray
-The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Four-Disc Extended Edition DVD and Blu-Ray
-Finding Nemo 2: Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-Ray
-"Rapunzel" Theatrical Trailer (Animated Classic due summer 2009)
-"The Chronicles of Prydain: The Book of Three" Theatrical Trailer (new live-action movie series)
-"Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" Theatrical Trailer (adapted from novel of the same name)
-"An American Original" Theatrical Trailer (live-action biopic about Walt Disney)
Menu Screens for Disc One
Disc Two:
Documentary and Featurettes: (shot and presented in 16:9, with pillars on 4:3 material) Complete Runtime: 2 hours and 55 minutes (175 minutes)
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Within The Black Hole - a new 95 minute documentary on the making of the film, from pre-production to its controversial release as Disney's first PG film. Contains 12 chapter stops and a chapter listings menu
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Out of The Black Hole - a new 15 minute cast retrospective as they share anecdotes on the making of the film.
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Life in The Black Hole - a 15 minute featurette about bringing these robots, along with the Humanoids and Sentry robots, to life.
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The Ethics of The Black Hole - a 15 minute featurette discussing the themes presented in the film.
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The Music of The Black Hole - a 15 minute featurette with John Barry discussing his score for the film.
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Restoring The Black Hole - a 10 minute featurette at the digital restoration of the film
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The Reality of The Black Hole - a 10 minute featurette about the scientific fact, fiction, and inaccuracies within the film.
Art and Design Galleries:
-Storyboards Gallery
-Matte Paintings Gallery
-Production Photos Gallery
-Behind the Scenes Gallery
-Conceptual Drawings and Character Design Gallery
-VFX, Animation, and CGI Tests - a progressive look at the visual effects, from drawing, to rough animation tests, to the final product
Deleted Materials:
-Introduction and optional commentary by director Gary Nelson
-Deleted Scenes
-Alternate Takes
-Alternate and Unused Effects
-Alternate Ending
-Script for Unfilmed Alternate Ending with notes by director Gary Nelson
-Outtakes Reel
DVD-ROM Text-Based Materials:
-Shooting Script with notes by Gary Nelson (circa October 1978 to April 1979)
-Archive of News Articles and Movie Reviews
-Original Press Releases and Pressbooks
Disc Three:
Featurettes: Complete Runtime: 1 hour and 56 minutes (116 minutes)
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Through The Black Hole - the 16 minute featurette about the show's visual effects, from the first Disney DVD release.
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Preparing The Black Hole - a 20 minute featurette on the making of the anniversary DVD set with DVD bonus features master, Charles de Lauzirika
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Vintage Interviews from 1979 - 40 minutes of various cast and crew interviews taken on-set during production of the film.
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Screen Tests - 20 minutes of screen tests for actors who did and didn't make it into the film.
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Disney Time Capsule: 1979 - a 10 minute featurette showing achievements in film, television, and parks for The Walt Disney Company
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Another Black Hole - exclusive 10 minute preview of the remake, co-produced between Disney and Warner Brothers, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring John Rhys-Davies (Dr. Reinhardt), Mark Wahlberg (Captain Dan Holland), Famke Janssen (Dr. Kate Holland), John Barrowman (Dr. Alex Durant), Michael Chiklis (Harry Booth), Rachel McAdams (Sarah Booth), Kevin Zegers (Lt. Charlie Pizer), Richard Belzer (voice of V.I.N.C.E.N.T.), and Isabella Rossellini (Maximilia)
Publicity Materials:
-Theatrical Teaser
-Theatrical Trailer
-Extended Theatrical Trailer
-TV Spots
-Promotional Posters Gallery
-Archive of News Articles and Movie Reviews
-Archive of Merchandise Advertisements, including the Mego action figure series (more information
here)
DVD-ROM Text-Based Materials:
-Bob Barbash and Richard Landau Original Story Outline "Space Station One" (circa February 1974)
-Bob Barbash and Richard Landau First Draft Screenplay "Probe One" (circa May 1975)
-William Wood Screenplay "Probe One" (circa September 1975)
-Sumner Arthur Long Screenplay "Space Station One" (circa October 1976)
-Ed Coffey Screenplay "Space Station One" (circa January 1977)
-Jeb Rosebrook New Outline "Space Station One" (circa July 1977)
-Jeb Rosebrook Final Screenplay "Space Probe One" (circa March 1978)
-Gerry Day Final Screenplay "The Black Hole" (circa October 1978)
Easter Eggs: (can be found within all three discs)
-Early camera tests for V.I.N.C.E.N.T.
-Disney Channel TV Spots and Introductions
-TV Spots for The Black Hole merchandise
-Extra interview clips not used in featurettes
-Complete novelization (by Alan Dean Foster) as text-based screen stills
-Complete storybook (by Shep Steneman) as text-based screen stills
-The Black Hole Read-Along and Story of The Black Hole - both sourced from original 33 1/3 record/storybook compilations, presented as screen stills with accompanying audio.
Packaging and Disc Art:
-Full-Color Cardboard Three-Tray Digipak featuring pocket for booklet
-16-page collectible booklet with Production Notes, Cast/Crew Bios, Scene Listing, and Bonus Materials Listing
-Disc One: Kate, Harry, Pizer, Holland, and Durant
-Disc Two: Dr. Reinhardt, Maximilian, and S.T.A.R
-Disc Three: V.I.N.C.E.N.T. and Old B.O.B.
Limited Edition Tin (125,000) - Special Tin Box holds the 3-disc release, as well as the following bonus materials
Limited Edition Bonus Materials:
-Bonus
Soundtrack CD with the complete score, unused score, alternate takes, and demo tapes
-9 Full Size
Lobby Cards
-Cast Photograph signed by surviving castmembers
-Original Senitype Film Cel Reproduction
-Reproduction of
"The Black Hole" comic series (four issues)
-Reproduction of
"American Cinematographer" January 1980 issue (devoted entirely to film)
-Reproduction of
"Cinemafantastique" Vol 9 #3&4 - Double Issue (devoted entirely to film)
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The Black Hole: Companion - Hardcover Collector's Book with rare photos, essays, interviews, and more material not covered in the already packed DVD set.
SRP $29.99 (Three-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition, Standard Release)
SRP $49.99 (Three-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition, Limited Edition Tin)
Monday, February 5, 2007:
"Doctor Gulley and the Dalmatians of Doom" has become "Happy the Dancing Elf of Phrooflington" and I don't care anymore.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007:
I hope I will not regret returning to this thread later on and that some people have learned their lesson. I hope that any future posts after mine will not contain anything remotely similar to descriptions and names for bonus features, packaging, banner names, etc. From now on, if any of my new descriptions or featurettes are copied and slightly modified for someone else's set, I will pull out once again, and simply ignore that user's messages on the boards. It's not my thread, but I'll ask Sequel to once again ask for it to be closed, to further prevent more acts of plagiarism.
Escapay
