Monday, 30 March 2015

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, 
Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2008

Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2014
115m 36s







 Blu-ray







Audio commentary with director Philip Kaufman
Discussing the Pod (52mins)
Dissecting the Pod (17mins)
Writing the Pod (11mins)
Re-Visitors From Outer Space (16mins)
The Man Behind the Scream (13mins)
The Invasion Will be Televised
Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod
Theatrical Trailer
Collector's booklet
Reversible Sleeve

Jaws 2 (1978)

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton.


DVD bought in 2003
116mins






The Making of Jaws 2 (45mins)
Jaws 2: A Portrait By Actor Keith Gordon
John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2
The French Joke Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailers

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Halloween (1978)

Directed by John Carpenter and starring Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles and Nick Castle.


4-disc Definitive Edition DVD bought in 2008
92mins









Extras include -

Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest (87mins)
25 Years of Terror (83mins)
On Location: 25 Years Later (10mins)
Halloween Unmasked 2000
Horror's Hallowed Grounds (18mins)
Halloween Panel Discussons
Celebrity Interviews
Behind the Scenes Gallery
Theatrical Trailers
Halloween Autopsis Comic Book

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Directed by George A. Romero and starring David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross


DVD bought in 2003
Uncut Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
3-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010
139m 25s





 DVD





 Blu-ray












Blu-ray extras -

Disc One
Theatrical Version (127mins)
Audio Commentary by George A. Romero, Christine Romero, and Tom Savini
Audio Commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein
Document of the Dead- Documentary (84mins)
Document of the Dead- Deleted Scenes
Document of the Dead- The Lost Interview
Fan of the Dead- Documentary (52mins)

Disc Two
Director's Cut (139mins)
The Dead Will Walk- Documentary (75mins)

Disc Three
Dario Argento Cut (119mins)
Tom Savini's Scream Greats- Documentary (56mins)
Theatrical Trailers
16 page booklet

The Manitou (1978)

Directed by William Girdler and starring Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Burgess Meredith and Michael Ansara.


DVD bought in 2005
104mins






No extras

The Fury (1978)

Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, 
Charles Durning and Andrew Stevens.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
118mins










Isolated John Williams music score
The Fury: A Location Journal (50mins)
Blood on the Lens (27mins)
Spinning Tales (14mins)
Original Interviews
Double Negative- short film (18mins)
Photo Gallery
Trailer
Reversible cover
40-page Booklet

The Swarm (1978)

Directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, 
Richard Chamberlain, Olivia De Havilland and Henry Fonda.


DVD bought in 2003
149mins






Inside The Swarm
Theatrical Trailer