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Since the basic problem is "...both features are on the same side of a single disc so that can't be done."

How might the rules be simply updated or amended so that it can be done?

IMO the rules should not be amended so that the cast/crew of a bonus feature film can be added below the cast/crew of the main feature. This data simply does not belong there.

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Quoting RHo:

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Quoting Kathy:

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Since the basic problem is "...both features are on the same side of a single disc so that can't be done."

How might the rules be simply updated or amended so that it can be done?

IMO the rules should not be amended so that the cast/crew of a bonus feature film can be added below the cast/crew of the main feature. This data simply does not belong there.

As things are currently set up, I completely agree. However, if we could have a new bonus feature divider that would then show those people under that title in the CLT rather than the main feature, I'd be in favour of it.

I'd say, if we could describe bonus material better, I'd welcome it. But I'm not talking only about cast/crew of bonus material. I'm talking also about titles, audio, subtitles, run times, and video formats.

Shoehorning cast/crew of bonus materials into the main feature fields but leaving out the rest of the bonus materials info doesn't make sense IMO.

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I'd say, if we could describe bonus material better, I'd welcome it. But I'm not talking only about cast/crew of bonus material. I'm talking also about titles, audio, subtitles, run times, and video formats.

This could be fun. I'm thinking of my Bride of Chucky R2 dvd, where the movie is letterbox but some of the extras are anamorphic. Great job on that disc!
I'd love to see a little check-box next to every feature that had at least anamorphic or not for the video. Runtimes would be great as well. Since my BD player hooked with HDMI doesn't offer zoom 1 (to make non anamorphic fill the screen like anamorphic), this would be good to know what player to use when watching extras.

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Rho - I think that the basic disagreement I have with your stance is the use of the term "bonus material". I am not just addressing this particular DVD but this one and any others that are similar.

Me too, I'm not talking about this particular DVD only.

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I don't see "Bonus Materials" and "Short Films" as the same thing. Bonus materials are extras related to a film, not a film itself. The length of film is irrelevant. For example, one of the DVDs in my collection is Peep Show and its running time is 9 minutes.

If you insist on making a difference between bonus materials and bonus films (short or feature length), I have no problem with that. But I'd like to insist on making a difference between a double feature and a film with a bonus film thrown in. The difference is mainly how the combo is marketed. For example are both titles shown adequately on the front cover?

If we deal with a double feature (on a single disc), not only should both cast/crew lists be profiled, but also should both titles be listed in the title field and the run time should be the sum of both run times.

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I do agree that if the rules are updated to include these bonus films then they should be treated as any other film in the database.

I clearly wouldn't want a bonus film be treated like a double feature.