Tuesday 21 July 2015

New Police Story (2004)

Directed by Benny Chan and starring Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung and Daniel Wu.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2008
118mins







Interview Galleries (38mins)
The Making of New Police Story (16mins)
Behind the Scenes featurettes (57mins)

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Directed by Stephen Chow, starring Stephen Chow, Danny Chan, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu & Eva Huang


DVD bought in 2005
98mins






Audio commentary with Stephen Chow, Chi Chung Lam, Kwok Kuen Chan and Kai Man Tin
Behind the Scenes of Kung Fu Hustle (42mins)
Deleted Scenes
Ric Meyers Interview with Stephen Chow (28mins)
Outtakes and Bloopers
International Poster Exploration Gallery

House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2005
Blu-ray bought in 2012
119m 18s





 DVD






Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director Zhang Yimou and actress Zhang Ziyi
Making of Flying Daggers (45mins)
Visual Effects
Filming Locations
Storyboard to Film comparisons
Lovers - music video
Photo slideshows
Theatrical trailer

King Arthur (2004)

Directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Joel Edgerton, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stellan Skarsgard and Stephen Dillane


Director's Cut DVD bought in 2005
Director's Cut Blu-ray bought in 2014
141m 38s





DVD





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director Antoine Fuqua
Blood on the Land: Forging King Arthur (18mins)
Cast and Filmmakers Roundtable (15mins)
Alternate Ending
Producer's photo gallery
Knight Vision - trivia track

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern 
and Hristo Shopov.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007
126mins (122mins)







Two cuts of the film with Enhanced viewing mode and biblical footnotes

Audio commentary by Mel Gibson, editor John Wright, & cinematographer Celab Dechanel
Audio commentary by producer Stephen McEveety, visual effects supervisor/second unit director 
Ted Rae, special make up effects designer Keith Vanderlan
Audio commentary by composer John Debney (on selected scenes)
Audio commentary by Mel Gibson, language consultant and Aramaic/Latin translator 
Father William Fulco, theologians Gerry Matatics and Father John Bartunek

By His Wounds We Are Healed: The Making of The Passion of the Christ (101mins)
Below the Line Panel Discussion (14mins)
Through the Ages (12mins)
Paths of a Journey (9mins)
On Language (13mins)
Crucifixion: Punishment in the Ancient World (17mins)
Anno Domini (10mins)
Deleted Scenes
Stills Galleries
Storyboards
Historical Texts
Art Images
Unit Photography
Theatrical Trailers

Troy (2004)

Directed by Wolfgang Peterson and starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom. Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne and Peter O'Toole.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
2-disc Director's Cut DVD bought in 2008
Director's Cut Blu-ray bought in 2010
162mins (196mins)





 DVD






 DVD






Blu-ray extras -

Introduction by Wolfgang Petersen
Troy in Focus (23mins)
In the Thick of the Battle (17mins)
From Ruins to Reality (14mins)
Troy: An Effects Odyssey (11mins)
Attacking Troy (15mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Alexander (2004)

Directed by Oliver Stone and starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, 
Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005
Director's Cut DVD bought in 2006
2-disc Final Cut DVD bought in 2008
175mins (167mins) (214mins)






Director's Cut DVD




 Final Cut DVD





Special Edition DVD extras -

Audio Commentary by director Oliver Stone and historian Robin Lane Fox
Behind The Scenes of  Alexander (85 min)