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Commentary by Linda Ehrlich is consistently interesting, offering insights into everything from color schemes that identify different sections of the film to the use of dialects which "locate" certain characters. Ehrlich does have a tendency to speak for a minute and then not say anything for a while, so it's best to "stay tuned", so to speak.

FrauBlucher wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 2:42 pm I listened to Linda C Ehrlich commentary track for After Life. First time I’ve heard her. It’s terrific. A very easy listen. She never talked too much. Her transitions between what was going on on screen and her knowledgeable anecdotal comments were a smooth follow.

What else has she done?

okcmaxk wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 1:50 am Banking off a mention in the Lenny thread—what’s the consensus on Kremer’s commentaries? His tendency to bank on anecdotes involving someone from the film he met/became friends with has me hesitating to get new Imprint releases that he’s on. Are his tracks with cast and crew (Sydney Furie, etc) any better?

Maltic wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 3:39 pm

Commentary by Linda Ehrlich is consistently interesting, offering insights into everything from color schemes that identify different sections of the film to the use of dialects which "locate" certain characters. Ehrlich does have a tendency to speak for a minute and then not say anything for a while, so it's best to "stay tuned", so to speak.

For the 2018 Milestone bluray release of Maborosi.

She wrote a book on Koreeda and edited one on Erice, so maybe she only talks about stuff she knows something about...