Finding all DVD commentaries by a particular person
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Finding all DVD commentaries by a particular person
Here's a cool search feature that other DVD aficionados might be interested in. I was looking for an efficient way to find all DVDs that contain commentaries by a particular person. After giving up finding compiled lists on the internet, I looked into the search features at the Internet Movie Database and was pleasantly surprised. The Word Search section on the advanced search page at http://www.imdb.com/search does the trick: just type in the person's name and select the "DVD" category from the drop down list, and it returns all the movies that contain DVD commentaries or DVD supplementary material by that person.
For example, a "Word Search" for "Jodie Foster" in "DVD" returns:
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Here are the entries containing jodie foster
Contact (1997)
Supplements: Audio commentary (English) by actress Foster, Jodie
Everest: The Death Zone (1998) (TV)
Additional Information: Narrated by Foster, Jodie.
Freaky Friday (1976)
Supplements: A look back with Foster, Jodie
Freaky Friday (2003)
Supplements: A look back with Foster, Jodie
Little Man Tate (1991)
Supplements: Audio commentary by director/star Foster, Jodie
Outbreak (1995)
Supplements: Audio commentary (English) by actress Foster, Jodie
Panic Room (2002)
Supplements: Audio commentary by Foster, Jodie, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam;Aduio commentary by writer David Koepp and special guest
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Supplements: Audio commentary by director Jonathan Demme, actors Foster, Jodie and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and FBI agent "John Douglas"
For example, a "Word Search" for "Jodie Foster" in "DVD" returns:
DVD Searcher
Here are the entries containing jodie foster
Contact (1997)
Supplements: Audio commentary (English) by actress Foster, Jodie
Everest: The Death Zone (1998) (TV)
Additional Information: Narrated by Foster, Jodie.
Freaky Friday (1976)
Supplements: A look back with Foster, Jodie
Freaky Friday (2003)
Supplements: A look back with Foster, Jodie
Little Man Tate (1991)
Supplements: Audio commentary by director/star Foster, Jodie
Outbreak (1995)
Supplements: Audio commentary (English) by actress Foster, Jodie
Panic Room (2002)
Supplements: Audio commentary by Foster, Jodie, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam;Aduio commentary by writer David Koepp and special guest
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Supplements: Audio commentary by director Jonathan Demme, actors Foster, Jodie and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and FBI agent "John Douglas"
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
Outbreak?! Wtf?!
# Audio commentary (English) by actress Jodie Foster
# Audio commentary (English) by director Robert Zemeckis and producer Steve Starkey
# Audio commentary (English) by Ken Ralston and Stephen Rosenbaum
# Computer animation concepts and tests
# Special effects designs
Which is the same as the listing for "Contact".
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I'll try it. Two commentary participants I love are: Roger Ebert and Joe Bob Briggs