Tuesday, 17 February 2015

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish.



Blu-ray bought in 2014
93m 15s
Arrow Academy Series








New digital transfer made from 35mm film elements
Optional original uncompressed Mono PCM audio & 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Isolated Music and Effects Soundtrack
Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter - A two-and-a-half-hour documentary on the making of the film featuring outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage
Archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez
Original theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly artwork by Graham Humphreys
Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and filmmaker David Thompson

Monday, 16 February 2015

This Island Earth (1955)

Directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason.


DVD bought in 2006
86mins






No extras

Conquest of Space (1955)

Directed by Byron Haskin and starring Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming and Mickey Shaughnessy.


DVD bought in 2005
80m 30s






No extras

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

Directed by Robert Gordon and starring Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue and Donald Curtis.


2-disc DVD bought in 2008
76mins







Includes colorized version of the film
Audio Commentary with Ray Harryhausen, Randell William Cook, John Bruno and  Arnold Kunert
Remembering It Came From Beneath The Sea
Tim Burton sits down with Ray Harryhausen
David Schecter on Film Music's Unsung Hero
A present day look at stop motion
Video Photo Gallery

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Directed by Motoyoshi Oda starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama and Minoru Chiaki. 

Contains the original Japanese version - Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - 81m 34s
And the US version - Gigantis, The Fire Monster (1959) - 79m
 
 
DVD bought in 2013
 
 


 
 
Audio commentary with Steve Ryfie and Friends
The Art of Suit Acting Featurette
Poster Slide Show

Them! (1954)

Directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon and James Arness.


DVD bought in 2009
88m 43s






Behind-the-scenes archive footage
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer

Tarantula (1955)

Directed by Jack Arnold and starring John Agar, Mara Corday and Leo G. Carroll.


DVD bought in 2006
81mins






No extras