Movies on DVD and Blu-ray

Saturday, 28 February 2015

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte and Marianne Koch.

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2011

100m 04s

Blu-ray

Blu-ray extras -

Commentary by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
The Christopher Frayling Archives: Fistful of Dollars
A New Kind of Hero
A Few Weeks in Spain: Clint Eastwood on the Experience of Making the Film
Tre Voci: Fistful of Dollars
Not ready for Primetime
Location Comparisons: Then & Now
The Network Prologue, with Harry Dean Stanton
Theatrical Trailers

Zulu (1964)

Directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, James Booth
and Nigel Green.

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2008

Blu-ray bought in 2011

133mins

DVD

Audio Commentary with 2nd unit director Robert Porter and film historian Dr. Sheldon Hall
The Music of Zulu
Zulu: Remembering an Epic
The Making of Zulu: Role of Honor
The Making of Zulu: ...and Snappeth the Spear in Sunder
Theatrical Trailer

Becket (1964)

Directed by Peter Glenville and starring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud and
Donald Wolfit.

DVD bought in 2007

142m 14s

Audio Commentary with Peter O'Toole and film critic Mark Kermode
Epic Editor: An Interview With Anne V. Coates
A Tapestry Of Music: Laurence Rosenthal on his Score for Becket
Lobby Card Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

The Long Ships (1964)

Directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Widmark, Sydney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn,
Rosanna Schiaffino and Oskar Homolka.

DVD bought in 2005

125mins

Theatrical Trailer

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

Directed by Anthony Mann and starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Christopher Plummer,
Alec Guinness, James Mason, Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif.

3-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2008

2-disc Deluxe Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011

180m

DVD

Blu-ray extras -

The Rise and Fall of an Epic Production: The Making of the Film
The Rise and Fall of an Empire: An Historical Look at the Real Roman Empire
Dimitri Tiomkin: Scoring the Roman Empire
Hollywood vs. History: An Historical Analysis
Bill Deneen New Intro
Original Intro & Life In Ancient Rome
Julius Caesar
Claudius: Boy Of Ancient Rome
Rome In Madrid: 1964 Promotional Film
Theatrical Trailer

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Cleopatra (1963)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Martin Landau.

3-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001

3-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007

2-disc 50th Anniversary Blu-ray bought in 2012

251m 07s

DVD

Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by Tom & Chris Mankiewicz, Martin Landau and Jack Brodsky
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (119mins)
Cleopatra Trough the Ages: A Cultural History
Cleopatra's Missing Footage
Fox Movie Channel Presents Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman
The Cleopatra Papers: A Private Conference
The Fourth Star of Cleopatra
Fox Movietone News
Theatrical Trailers