Friday, 20 February 2015

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Directed by Henry Levin and starring James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Peter Ronson and Thayer David.


DVD bought in 2003
129m 20s






Film Restoration Featurette
Theatrical Trailer

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee, Maria Landi and David Oxley.



DVD bought in 2004
Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2015
86m 35s





Blu-ray







Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with film historians Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby
Release the Hound! (30mins)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (46mins)
Andre Morell: Best of British (20mins)
Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee (13mins)
Hound of the Baskervilles - excerpts (21mins)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Collector's booklet
Reversible Sleeve

The Mummy (1959)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux and George Pastell.


DVD bought in 2004
88mins
Part of the 'Hammer Horror Collection'






Theatrical Trailer

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Dracula (1958)

US Title - Horror of Dracula (1958) Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough and Melissa Stribling. 82mins



DVD bought in 2004

3-disc Blu-ray bought in 2013





 Blu-ray






Blu-Ray Extras -

Commentary by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn & author & critic Jonathan Rigby.
Dracula Reborn (30mins)
Resurrecting Dracula (20mins)
The Demon Lover, Christopher Frayling on Dracula (30mins)
Censoring Dracula (10mins)
All 4 surviving "Japanese reels" unrestored (40 mins).
The World Of Hammer episode: Dracula & The Undead.
Stills Gallery of over 100 fully-restored and rare images.
Booklet by Hammer archivist Robert J. E. Simpson (PDF).
Original shooting script (PDF).

Night of the Demon (1958)

Also known as - Curse of the Demon (1958) Directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring 
Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis.


DVD bought in 2007
95m 42s  (81m 40s)






Contains uncut UK version - Night of the Demon 
And shortened US version - Curse of the Demon

The Fly (1958)

The Fly (1958) Directed by Kurt Neumann and starring David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. 93mins

Return of the Fly (1959) Directed by Edward Bernds and starring Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, David Frankham and John Sutton. 80mins


Double Feature DVD bought in 2004

Steelbook Blu-ray bought in 2014





 DVD






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with actor David Hedsion and historian David Del Valle
Biography: Vincent Price (44mins)

Fly Trap - Catching a Classic (12mins)
Fox Movietone News
Theatrical Trailer

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

Directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith and Kim Spalding.


DVD bought in 2009
69m 30s
Midnite Movies Double Feature






Also includes  -  
The Monster That Challenged The World (1957) directed by Arnold Laven. 84m 33s

Theatrical trailer