JFK

(Note: This review refers to the Blu-ray version of the DVD.)

Say what you want about Oliver Stone, America's pop historian auteur knows how to court controversy. His 1991 epic conspiracy drama tosses plenty of theories around as facts and turns one man's conspiracy theory into "the answer" with such assuredness that it may have convinced an entire generation. It is an entertaining theory, to be sure, and he makes an entertaining film of it with the help of a massive cast (Kevin Costner as Texas DA Jim Garrison and Sissy Spacek as his wife, along with Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, Walter Matthau, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Rooker, John Candy, Sally Kirkland, Ed Asner, Laurie Metcalf and Tomas Milian), many delivering sideshow-style performances. The director's cut is 17 minutes longer than the theatrical version and features new characters, including one played by John Larroquette.

The Blu-ray debut features commentary by director Stone, 12 extended/deleted scenes, and an alternate ending (with optional commentary by Stone), the feature length 1992 documentary "Beyond JFK: A Question of Conspiracy" (co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple) and multimedia essays among the supplements, and comes in a small hardback booklet featuring production notes and stills with the disc tray on the inside back cover.