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Memento The best film of 2001 has already been released on DVD, but this two-disc Limited Edition is for the hardcore fans. As befits this twisty drama about a man (Guy Pearce) whose inability to form new memories complicates his search for his wife's killer, this edition showcases a number of menus that must be figured out before access can be gained to the various features (if you have trouble, there are several online film sites that offer detailed instructions on how to find everything). Among the hidden extras are audio commentary by writer-director Christopher Nolan, a Sundance Channel documentary, and the text of the original story by Jonathan Nolan.
S.O.B. Blake Edwards' outrageous 1981 comedy may never be held in the same regard as Sunset Boulevard or The Player, but as a searing satire about the underbelly of the Hollywood lifestyle, it still ranks as one of the best. William Holden (in his final film) and Julie Andrews head an all-star cast that gamely throws itself into the vicious story of a producer (Richard Mulligan) who decides the only way to turn his mega-flop into a mega-hit is by juicing it up with pornographic sequences. Robert Preston's performance as a cynical doctor who's never caught off-guard still ranks as one of my favorite comic turns in movie history. The barebones DVD includes only the theatrical trailer and filmographies.
Traffic Like Memento, Steven Soderbergh's multiple Oscar winner has already been released in an adequate DVD edition, but Criterion has elected to honor the film with their renowned deluxe treatment. Thus, this multi-faceted, multi-character drama about the drug trade comes equipped with a plethora of bonuses, including audio commentary by Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan, 25 deleted scenes, a demonstration on how the gritty look was achieved for the Mexican sequences, and much more. *
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