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The additional features on all three Blu-rays are carried over from past DVD editions. Extras on Some Like It Hot include audio commentary by Paul Diamond (son of scripter I.A.L. Diamond) and scripters Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel (Splash, Parenthood), featuring an interview with Curtis and an archived interview with Lemmon; a 26-minute making-of featurette; a 20-minute featurette on the film's legacy, including interviews with writer-director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential), Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, and others; a 30-minute interview with Curtis, conducted by film critic Leonard Maltin; and a Virtual Hall of Memories. Extras on The Manchurian Candidate include audio commentary by Frankenheimer; an 8-minute interview with Sinatra, Frankenheimer and screenwriter George Axelrod; a 15-minute interview with Lansbury; and a 13-minute interview with director William Friedkin. And extras on The Terminator include a 20-minute discussion between Cameron and Schwarzenegger; seven deleted scenes; and a 13-minute piece on the visual effects and the music.

All Three Movies: ****

Some Like It Hot extras: ***1/2

The Manchurian Candidate extras: **1/2

The Terminator extras: **