Tuesday, 17 February 2015

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jesse Royce Landis and John Williams.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
106m 31s






Audio Commentary by Hitchcock film historian, Dr. Drew Casper
A Night with the Hitchcocks
Unaccpetable Under the Code: Film Censorship in America
Writing and Casting To Catch a Thief
The Making of To Catch a Thief
Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
Alfred Hitchcock and To Catch a Thief: An Appreciation
Edith Head – The Paramount Years
If You Love To Catch a Thief You'll Love This
Photo galleries
Theatrical trailer

The Trouble With Harry (1955)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe and Shirley MacLaine.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
99m 23s






The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over (32mins)
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Directed by John Sturges and starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Ann Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin.


DVD bought in 2005
81m 28s






Audio commentary by film historian Dana Polan
Theatrical trailer

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