Movies on DVD and Blu-ray

Thursday 19 February 2015

Gigi (1958)

Directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier.

2-disc 50th Anniversary DVD bought in 2008

110m 44s

Audio Commentary with actress Leslie Caron and film historian Jeanine Basinger
Thank Heaven! The Making of Gigi (36mins)
1949 French Version of Gigi (82:32)
The Million Dollar Nickel
Tom & Jerry cartoon "The Vanishing Duck"
Theatrical Trailer

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Silk Stockings (1957)

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charrise, Janis Paige and Peter Lorre.

DVD bought in 2004

117m 26s

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Paree, Paree - vintage musical short
The Poet and Peasant Overture - vintage musical short
Theatrical Trailer

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler and Mickey Shaughnessy.

Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2009

92m 40s

Audio commentary by music journalist Steve Pond
The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock -featurette
Theatrical trailer

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Directed by John Sturges and starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet and John Ireland.

DVD bought in 2003

122m 30s

No extras

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Directed by David Lean and starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, James Donald and Sessue Hayakawa.

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2001

Blu-ray bought in 2011

161m 28s

DVD

Blu-ray extras -

"Crossing the Bridge" picture-in-picture track
The Making of the Bridge on the River Kwai (53mins)
The Steve Allen Show with William Holden and Alec Guiness
The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere narrated by William Holden
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant" featurette
USC Short Film introduced by William Holden
An Appreciation by filmmaker John Milius
Photo Gallery Montage
Theatrical Trailers