Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD; Building an Essential Movie Collection-With Information on the Best DVD Extras, Supplements and Special Features-and the Best DVDs for Kids

Citizen Kane Boogie Nights Sunset Boulevard My Fair Lady Almost Famous Jaws A Hard Day's Night Lord of the Rings Monsoon Wedding Apocalypse Now Redux Moulin Rouge Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid A Beautiful Mind Shakespeare in LoveTHEY'RE NOT JUST MOVIES ANYMORE.THEY'RE DVDs.Supplements...special collector's edition...extras...Words that set the heart pounding of every DVD lover. But how do you decide which DVDs to buy? Where do you begin collecting? Which special features are really special? What commentaries are informative or entertaining? Which disks are worth your time and money? Here at last is the portable, one-of-a-kind DVD buyer's guide -- from veteran film and television critics Steven H. Scheuer and Alida Brill-Scheuer.Director/star/crew audio commentaries Outtakes Filmographies and biographies Alternate takes, music, and endings Celebrity interviews Deleted scenes Trailers Lost footage Hidden features and Easter eggs Animated menus Production notes Storyboards Promotional art DVD-rom extras Behind-the-scenes footage Screenplays Souvenir booklets and a special afterword on the best DVDs for kids

Steven H. Scheuer is a distinguished film and television critic, and a syndicated columnist. He is the author of several books, including The Complete Guide to Videocassette Movies and Movies on TV and Videocassette. A renowned lecturer, he has also hosted the television series All About TV and the new series Television in America: An Autobiography.