As you may have figured out from context clues provided in past blog entries, I’m something of a DVD snob. When my favorite films are released, God forbid they should ever come in some sort of two-disc special edition or come with some sort of gimmicky promotional schwag, as I will be helpless but to purchase it. A perfect example being Warner’s heavily expanded recent release of the film “Blade Runner.” The edition I bought ended up costing quite a bit extra due in large part to the strange brief case-esque packaging and the presence of an origami unicorn (and yes maybe it’s a bit emasculating but they had me at the origami unicorn). But even more impressive an extra feature than a fancifully folded mythical creature is the set’s more than two-hour documentary that focuses on the making of Ridley Scott’s landmark film.

This is the sort of thing that sends my inner geek over the moon. I live for making of docs, and as many as I’ve seen, it never fails to be fascinating to grab yet another glimpse into the creation of any of my favorite films. With multi-disc special editions of DVDs still very much being in vogue, there is no shortage of behind-the-scenes docs for me to indulge in, and I often surprise myself by watching these more often than the film they happen to be chronicling.