Wednesday, 25 February 2015

The James Bond Collection (1962-2012)


22 films 23 discs Blu-ray Box Set  bought in 2012






























Remastered Bond films included in the set - 

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)

Extras include Commentaries, Documentaries, Featurettes, Music Videos and Deleted Scenes.

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, 
Angela Lansbury, James Gregory and Henry Silva.



DVD bought in 2005
2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2015
126mins





Blu-ray









Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer
The Directors: John Frankenheimer - documentary (59mins)
1988 Interview with John Frankenheimer, Frank Sinatra and George Axelrod (8mins)
Queen of Diamonds: Angela Lansbury interview (15mins)
A Little Solitaire: William Friedkin interview (13mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Stella Stevens.


DVD bought in 2003
106mins






No extras

In Search of the Castaways (1962)

Directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders and Wilfrid Hyde-White.


DVD bought in 2004
94m 30s






No extras

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

Directed by Nathan Juran and starring Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith and Torin Thatcher.


DVD bought in 2005
94mins






No extras

Taras Bulba (1962)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann.


DVD bought in 2008
119mins






No extras

The Longest Day (1962)

Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki.

Starring Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Irina Demick, 

Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Steve Forrest, Gert Frobe, Leo Genn, Jeffrey Hunter, Curt Jurgens, 
Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Roddy McDowall, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Kenneth More, Edmond O' Brien, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004

2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011
178m 20s








 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary with Ken Annakin
Audio commentary with Mary Corey
A Day to Remember -featurette
Longest Day: A Salute to Courage -featurette
AMC's Backstory: The Longest Day -featurette
D-Day Revisited -documentary (52mins)
Richard Zanuck on The Longest Day
Photo galleries
Theatrical trailer