Movies on DVD and Blu-ray

Sunday 15 March 2015

THX 1138 (1971)

Directed by George Lucas and starring Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance and Don Pedro Colley.

2-disc Director's Cut DVD bought in 2006

88mins

Audio commentary by writer/director George Lucas and co-writer/sound designer Walter Murch
Theater of Noise" sound effects only track
"Master Sessions" scene-specific video featurettes with Walter Murch (30mins)
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (64mins)
Artifact from the Future: The Making of THX 1138 (31mins)
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB" George Lucas' 1968 student film (15mins)
"BALD" classic production featurette (8mins)
Theatrical Trailers

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri.

DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007

Blu-ray bought in 2011

136mins

Part of the 8-disc Stanley Kubrick Visionary Filmmaker Collection

2-disc DVD

2-disc DVD extras -

Commentary by actor Malcolm McDowell and film historian Nick Redman.
Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange (44mins)
'O Lucky Malcolm!', a career profile of Malcolm McDowell (86mins)
'Great Bolshi Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange (28mins)
Theatrical Trailer

A Bay of Blood (1971)

Also known as Twitch of the Death Nerve - Directed by Mario Bava and starring Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli and Claudio Camaso.

Blu-ray bought in 2014

84mins

Audio commentary by Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas
The Giallo Gems of Dardano Sachetti (33mins)
Joe Dante remembers 'Twitch of the Death Nerve'"
Shooting a Spaghetti Splatter Classic (22mins)
Carnage" theatrical trailer (audio commentary by Edgar Wright)
Twitch of the Death Nerve" theatrical trailer (audio commentary by Edgar Wright)
8-page booklet and a reversible foldout poster.
Theatrical Trailer

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Directed by Piers Haggard and starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews.

DVD bought in 2004

93mins

Audio commentary by Piers Haggard, Robert Wynne-Simmons, and Linda Hayden, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott
Linda Hayden: An Angel for Satan” -interview
Photo gallery
Liner notes by Jonathan Sothcott
Theatrical Trailer

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

Directed by Robert Fuest and starring Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Peter Jeffrey, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North and Caroline Munro.

DVD bought in 2004

94m 43s

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) Directed by Robert Fuest and starring Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Jeffrey, Fiona Lewis, Valli Kemp and Peter Cushing.

DVD bought in 2004

88mins