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INCOMING... ON THE BEACH (BFI) BLU-RAY

 


For anyone who didn't catch it, the BFI released Stanley Kramer's 1959 excellent apocalyptic drama On the Beach on blu-ray a few weeks back, featuring an audio commentary by me! The reviews have already started to appear online - you can find links to a few of them below.

Here's the specs...

Special features:

  • Presented in High Definition
  • Audio commentary written by Dr Philip Davey, author of When Hollywood Came to Melbourne
  • Newly commissioned audio commentary by Scott Harrison
  • Making On the Beach (1959, 9 mins): rare 8mm footage shot by amateur filmmaker Richard Goslin
  • Interview with Donna Anderson (2015, 19 mins): the actor discusses her time working with the cast and crew of On the Beach
  • Kim Newman on Apocalypse Cinema (2022, 22 mins): the film critic deconstructs On the Beach and discusses the socio-political environment in which the film emerged
  • Clothes to Die For: The Costumes of Ava Gardner (2022, 16 mins): costume historian Elissa Rose explores Ava Gardner’s impressive wardrobe in the film
  • A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004, 14 mins): a celebration of Stanley Kramer’s life and career, featuring interviews with screenwriter Abby Mann and Karen Sharpe, Kramer’s widow
  • Operation Hurricane (1952, 33 mins): after the first Soviet atomic weapon was detonated in 1949, the British accelerated the development of their own nuclear deterrent. This haunting film documents the first atom bomb test on the Monte Bello Islands
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Galleries
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Dr Christina Brennan and Barry Forshaw and a biography of Stanley Kramer by Jennifer Frost. Also includes writing on Operation Hurricane by the BFI’s Vic Pratt, notes on the special features and film credits







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