Modus Operandi (2009)

Joe Allonby joeallonby at gmail.com
Tue Apr 3 14:55:58 CDT 2012


Hey, none of these links give us Dave's commentary!

Usually the netflix copies don't include the commentary. Am I going to
have to buy this now?


On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> I will remind you that TVGuide.com lists my occupation as "celebrity".
> IMDB, on the other hand, doesn't know that I exist. Kudus to you, Dave.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Michael Bailey
> <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dave's a star!
>> "a Milwaukee film buff of some sort"
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Audio Commentary by Mark Borchardt and Dave Monroe
>>>
>>> This is the most substantial extra, and involves actor Mark Borchardt,
>>> who plays the Dallas character, and Dave Monroe, who seems to be a
>>> Milwaukee film buff of some sort, but whose connection to Modus
>>> Operandi is unclear. (I couldn't find him credited as working on the
>>> film on IMDB.) Regardless, the commentary is very engaging. Monroe
>>> does most of the talking, though Borchardt definitely makes his
>>> contribution. Both are intimately familiar with the film, and point
>>> out most of the locations, and the dozens of local filmmakers that are
>>> in the cast. There are lots of interesting tidbits of information as
>>> well, such as that there is no stock footage used, i.e. every shot was
>>> filmed specifically for Modus Operandi. The mark of a good commentary
>>> is that it changes the listener's perspective on the film, and this
>>> one definitely does that.
>>>
>>> http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/53492/modus-operandi/
>>>
>>> Modus Operandi (2009)
>>>
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972855/
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAodGHstp_k
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MYFhQaxzKw
>>> http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=1240
>>> http://www.frankielatina.com/modus_operandi.html
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_Operandi_(film)
>>> http://www.reign-supreme.com/modus_operandi.html
>>> http://www.specialentertainment.com/modus-operandi/
>>> http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101020/REVIEWS/101029996/1023
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Strength you will acquire naturally, if you do plenty of work; and
>> dexterity you will acquire unconsciously with practice; but style you
>> can only acquire by constant attention, and then only if you have a
>> clear idea of what to aim at." - A. F. Jenkin



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