Monday, 16 February 2015

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings 
and John Williams.



DVD bought in 2009
3D Blu-ray bought in 2015
101mins





3D Blu-ray





DVD extras -

Hitchcock and Dial M (22mins)
3D: A Brief History (7mins)
Theatrical trailer

On the Waterfront (1954)

Directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger and Lee J. Cobb.


DVD bought in 2006
108mins







Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel and Jeff Young
Contender: Mastering the Method
Interview with director Elia Kazan
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Seven Samurai (1954)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
207mins
Part of the 'Kurosawa Samurai Collection'







Digitally re-mastered in High Definition
The Art of Akira Kurosawa (49 mins)
Original Japanese theatrical trailer
Fully illustrated booklet with essays and credits

Godzilla (1954)

Directed by Ishiro Honda and starring Akira Takarada and Momoko Kōchi.

Contains the original uncut Japanese version - Gojira (1954) - 95m 48s
And the re-edited US version - Godzilla - King of the Monsters (1956) - 80m 23s


2-disc DVD bought in 2007









Audio Commentary By Three American Godzilla Experts
The Making Of The Godzilla Suit
The Adaptation From Original Short Story To Finished Film
Original Japanese Trailer
16-page booklet 


20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2003
127mins







Audio commentary by Richard Fleischer and Rudy Behlmer.
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (88 mins)
Jules Verne and Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination
The Humboldt Squid: A Real Sea Monster
Production Gallery
The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith
Touring the Nautilus
Storyboard-to-Scene Comparison
Monsters of the Deep
Unused animation
Donald Duck cartoon: Grand Canyonscope
Theatrical Trailer

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray.


Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2014
124m 35s






Audio Commentary by Richard Peña and Ken Bowser.
Documentary: Behind The Caine Mutiny
Theatrical Trailers

Saturday, 14 February 2015

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

Directed by Delmer Daves and starring Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, William Marshall, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Egan and Jay Robinson as Caligula.



3-disc 3-film DVD Collection bought in 2004
101mins






Theatrical Trailer.