Thursday, 26 February 2015

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Directed by Don Chaffey and starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond,
Niall MacGinnis, Honor Blackman and Nigel Green.


DVD bought in 1999
101mins







The Ray Harryhausen Chronicles
Ray Harryhausen interview by John Landis
Theatrical trailer

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.


DVD bought in 2003

50th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2013
79m 36s





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Alternate Opening
"Knight For A Day" cartoon short
"Brave Little Tailor" cartoon short
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers
All About Magic
Disney Sing-along

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cardenas
and Paul Lukas.


DVD bought in 2003
97mins






No extras

The Nutty Professor (1963)

Directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens and Del Moore.


DVD bought in 2004
107m 20s






Audio commentary with Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence
The Nutty Professor: Perfecting the Formula (16mins)
Jerry Lewis at Work (30mins)
Deleted scenes
Jerry and Stella" promos
Bloopers
Jerry at Movieland Wax Museum" promo
Test footage
Outtake
Theatrical trailer

The Pink Panther Collection (1963-1982)


5-film 6-disc Pink Panther Collection DVD bought in 2004











Films included in the set -

The Pink Panther (1963) 
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, 
Herbert Lom as Commissioner Charles Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Kato.

DVD extras - 

Audio Commentary by Blake Edwards
The Pink Panther Story (28mins)
That's Panthertainment  (48min)
The Unknown Peter Sellers (52min)
Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon (11mins)
6 Pink Panther cartoons
Theatrical Trailers


From Russia With Love (1963)

Directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya and Robert Shaw.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2012
Part of the 'James Bond Collection'
115m 12s






 2-disc DVD








Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director Terence Young and cast and crew
Declassified: MI6 Vault" featurettes
007 Mission Control
Inside From Russia with Love (34mins)
Harry Saltzman: Showman (27mins)
Ministry of Propaganda
Image Database" picture slideshows

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Dr. No (1962)

Directed by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord and Bernard Lee.



Special Edition DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Ultimate Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2012
Part of the 'James Bond Collection'
109m 50s






2-disc DVD







http://moviecentrallibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/the-james-bond-collection-1962-2012.html

Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by Terence Young, Ursula Andress, Lois Maxwell and others
007: Licence to Restore
The Guns of James Bond
Premiere Bond: Opening Nights
007 Mission Control
Inside 'Dr. No (42mins)
Terence Young: Bond Vivant (18mins)
Theatrical Trailers
Image Database