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DISC ONE: 4K ULTRA HD — DIRECTOR'S CUT (3:25:30, 2160p)
- Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, & Co-Writer Oliver Stone - this feature-length commentary track was first included on the 2001 Warner Home Video DVD of JFK. Stone covers a great many topics throughout. Definitely worth at least one listen. In English, not subtitled.
DISC TWO: BLU-RAY — DIRECTOR'S CUT (3:25:30, 1080p)
- Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, & Co-Writer Oliver Stone - this feature-length commentary track was first included on the 2001 Warner Home Video DVD of JFK. Stone covers a great many topics throughout. Definitely worth at least one listen. In English, not subtitled.
DISC THREE: BLU-RAY — THEATRICAL CUT (3:08:42, 1080p)
- Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, & Co-Writer Oliver Stone - this is very much the same commentary track that's on the DC. Only difference is it has been edited to match the 188 minutes of the TC. In English, not subtitled.
DISC FOUR: SPECIAL FEATURES
- NEW One Person Can Make a Difference – Oliver Stone on JFK (8:29, 1080p) - in this recent interview, Stone looks back at the legacy of JFK, how it affected his career, the JFK Records Act, the Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), and his views of President Kennedy. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Stone Bold – Cinematographer Robert Richardson on JFK (7:18, 1080p) - Richardson talks about the communication methods he shares with Stone on their various films, how and what he learned about JFK's assassination, his impressions of the Zapruder Film, and cinematographic formats and processes for JFK. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Brave New Worlds – Editor Hank Corwin on JFK (9:29, 1080p) - Corwin spends the first part of the interview talking about working with Robert Richardson early in his career, meeting Stone during post-production of The Doors (1991), and working on U-Turn (1997). In the second part, he very briefly describes what he found at the UCLA Film & Television Archive for inclusion in JFK, among other subtopics. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Supporting the Vision – Co-Producer Clayton Townsend on JFK (8:33, 1080p) - Townsend remembers meeting Stone during the making of Year of the Dragon (1985) and discusses some of their subsequent collaborations. He details some of the research for the JFK production and a trip with Stone to interview Dallas eyewitnesses. Townsend also shares stories about the location shoot, including lending a helping hand at the TSBD. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Re-Creating the Unthinkable – Special Makeup Effects Artist Gordon J. Smith on JFK (7:44, 1080p) - Smith explains the big challenge of recreating JFK's body in Parkland Hospital, his research, and a realist sculptor he hired. Smith also shares some great stories. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW The Delicate Hands of Time – Dallas Location Manager Patty Doherty Hesson on JFK (9:50, 1080p) - Hesson describes the logistical challenges of filming in Dealey Plaza. She tells of a frantic call she received from Richardson before filming some big scenes there. In English, not subtitled.
- Deleted/Extended Scenes and Alternate Ending (54:46, upconverted to 1080p) - twelve excised and extended scenes. Each is prefaced with a description from Stone and Sklar's screenplay. All are shown in 2.39:1. A few are displayed in the non-anamorphic Scope ratio. Most of the scenes appear horizontally stretched. There is a timestamp on each scene. Scenes can be viewed with or without commentary from Stone. In English, not subtitled.
- Assassination Update - The New Documents (29:40, upconverted to 1080i) - this multimedia presentation narrated by Jim DiEugenio first appeared on the 2001 DVD of JFK, which is part of the 10-disc Oliver Stone Collection. DiEugenio offers a very cogent summary of the disclosures the declassified files revealed in the '90s by the ARRB. He connects the findings from these documents with persons and events featured in JFK. In English, not subtitled.
- Meet Mr. X: The Personality and Thoughts of Fletcher Prouty (11:00, upconverted to 1080i) - another holdover from the 2001 DVD that later reappeared on the BD editions. It was shot on videotape in the early '90s. I believe the interviewer is author Vince Palamara, a JFK Secret Service expert. In English, not subtitled.
- NEW Still Gallery (3:22, 1080p) - this slide show comprises thirty-nine images, which are mostly of the JFK production. They include on-set photographs and a few at the end which show the one-sheet poster.
- Theatrical Trailer (2:22, upconverted to 1080i) - Warners' official trailer for JFK presented in (cropped) 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen. While the trailer is in decent shape, it hasn't been restored as it displays some film artifacts. Accompanied by Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (192 kbps).
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