Friday 13 February 2015

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim and Nancy Olson.


DVD bought in 2005
110mins






Audio commentary with author of "The Life And Times Of Billy Wilder" Ed Sikov
"The Making Of Sunset Boulevard" featurette
"The Music Of Sunset Boulevard" featurette
"Edith Head: The Paramount Years" featurette
Morgue prologue
"Hollywood Location" map
Photo galleries:

All About Eve (1950)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm and Marilyn Monroe.


Steelbook DVD bought in 2008
132m 37s







Audio commentary by Christopher Mankiewicz and Celeste Holm joined by author Kenneth Geist.
Audio commentary by author Sam Staggs
AMC Backstory: All About Eve featurette
Bette Davis promotion
Anne Baxter promotion
Fox Movietone News:
Academy Awards Honor Best Films Achievements
Hollywood Attends Gala Premiere Of All About Eve
Holiday Magazine Awards
Look Magazine Awards

Wednesday 11 February 2015

The Third Man (1949)

Directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007
100m







'Shadowing The Third Man': a retrospective documentary (90mins)
The Third Man On The Radio':
'The Lives Of Harry Lime' radio series
Featurette:' Composer Anton Karas At London´s Empress Club
Two original trailers.
Image gallery

White Heat (1949)

Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien.


DVD bought in 2005
Part of the 'James Cagney Collection'
114mins






Commentary by film historian Dr Drew Casper.
Warner Night at the Movies -
Introduction by Leonard Maltin
Newsreel
So You Think You're Not Guilty" comedy short
"Homeless Hare" cartoon
"White Heat: Top of the World" featurette
Theatrical trailer

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson and Victor McLaglen.


DVD bought in 2006
103mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

Produced by Walt Disney and starring Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone.


DVD bought in 2007
65m 20s






Bonus cartoon - Lonesome Ghosts

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Directed by Charles Walters and starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Oscar Levant.


DVD bought in 2007
108m 54s






New featurette: Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Vintage short: Annie Was a Wonder
Classic Droopy cartoon: Wags to Riches
Theatrical trailer