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DISC ONE: 4K UHD
- NEW Audio Commentary with Film Critic Meagan Navarro - this is primarily a scene-by-scene commentary with Navarro delivering her readings and interpretations of the onscreen action. She also makes references to Raimi's other films where she feels they're needed. The best part of Navarro's commentary is her take on The Gift's climax and its aftermath. Navarro reads from prepared notes but it became distracting when I could hear paper crackling as she flips the papers over. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Audio Commentary with Film Critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson - a great commentary full of breadth and depth about The Gift and its creators. Heller-Nicholas and Nelson share their initial memories of the film, the cast, and Billy Bob Thornton's involvement in its genesis. They deliver a sociocultural critique of violence portrayed in the film and beyond (including a number of genre films). Their discussion of the historical portrayals of spiritualists/witches provides some extratextual background. Unlike Navarro's track, this one is not often screen specific. In English, not subtitled.
DISC TWO: Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary with Film Critic Meagan Navarro - see above for details.
- NEW Audio Commentary with Film Critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson - see above for details.
- NEW Savage Waters: Editors Arthur Coburn & Bob Murawski on The Gift (12:55, 1080p) - Co-editors Coburn and Murawski are interviewed in separate locales for this program. Murawski delves into Raimi's process for editing his films and The Gift's visual motifs, which he identified to helped the editors cut the picture. Especially interesting is Murawski explaining the temporary scores he and Coburn inserted into early cuts of The Gift. Coburn's comments are briefer. Murawski is quite detailed. Both editors speak in English, not subtitled.
- NEW Southern Gothic: Composer Christopher Young on The Gift (2024) (8:07, 1080p) - this recent interview has Young explaining how he came on board to score The Gift, his prior aspirations to work with Raimi, the discussions he had with Raimi on scoring certain scenes, and some of the unconventional instruments he chose. In English, not subtitled. Note: this is a different interview with Young than the ten-minute remote interview Daniel Griffith conducted with the composer for the Via Vision disc. The Imprint interview covers a few more topics.
- NEW Haunting Visions: Actor Chelcie Ross on The Gift (6:40, 1080p) - this recent interview with the veteran actor covers the script and a fairly detailed discussion of Kenneth King's scenes. Ross also talks about working with Katie Holmes, Cate Blanchett, and Keanu Reeves (who he's collaborated with on multiple films). In English, not subtitled.
- Original EPK Featurette (7:20, 480i)
- Sam Raimi about the Cast (5:16, 480i)
- The Cast about Sam Raimi (3:39, 480i)
- World Premiere (4:45, 480i)
- Cate Blanchett Interview (3:39, 480i)
- Keanu Reeves Interview (2:42, 480i)
- Giovanni Ribisi Interview (2:19, 480i)
- Sam Raimi Interview (5:58, 480i)
- US TV Spots (1:49, 480i) - four spots presented in 1.85:1 non-anamorphic widescreen and with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (224 kbps).
- UK TV Spots (1:25, 480i) - three spots presented in letterboxed 1.85:1 and with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (192 kbps).
- UK Radio Spots (0:25) - two spots.
- "The Gift: A Look Inside" - Cast & Crew Interviews (10:43, 1080i)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:21, upconverted to 1080p) - an unrestored theatrical trailer for The Gift, which appears in 1.78:1 16x9 widescreen and with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (192 kbps). This is sourced from Paramount's 2006 R1 DVD.
- Neko Case & Her Boyfriends: "Furnace Room Lullaby" (2:54, 480i) - a music video letterboxed with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (192 kbps).
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