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A SERIOUS DISC AGREEMENT: IMPRINT FILMS - AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997) + CHINESE BOX (1997)

A Serious Disc Agreement is the only "serious" podcast on the Australian Internet about "Movie Disc Culture."

Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. This is the second episode of the September 2021 Imprint Films drop, and we're talking: As Good As It Gets (1997) & Chinese Box (1997).

As Good As It Gets (1997)

Curmudgeon Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is a neurotic romantic writer who enjoys insulting his neighbour, artist Simon Bishop (Greg Kinnear), and being rude to waitress Carol (Helen Hunt) at his local restaurant. However, when Simon is hospitalised, it falls to Melvin to look after his pet dog, Verdell. An emotional thaw begins to set in, and when Carol misses stints at the restaurant due to her son’s asthma, Melvin pays for him to have proper medical attention. A budding romance with Carol is threatened, however, by Melvin’s obsessive neuroses.

Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt each won Oscars for their performances in this prickly comedy directed by James L. Brooks.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

1080p High definition presentation
Audio commentary with director James L. Brooks and actors Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, and Greg Kinnear
New featurette on Director James L Brooks (2021)
New actor featurette (2021)
New Visual Essay by filmmaker, writer and programmer Ian Mantgani (2021)

Imprint Collection # 65

Chinese Box (1997)

Jeremy Irons stars as John, a British journalist living in Hong Kong. John has fallen in love with Vivian (Li), a bartender with a jaded past. Vivian is eager to secure her position in Hong Kong society and wants her successful boyfriend Chang to marry her. When Chang proves to be indecisive about their relationship, Vivian turns to John. Giving into their feelings for a brief but passionate affair, they now face inevitable change and unexpected obstacles in this touching and compelling film.

Director Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club) creates a cinematic “love letter” to his native island Hong Kong.

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