Saturday, 7 March 2015

King Kong Escapes (1968)

Directed by Ishiro Honda and starring Rhodes Reason, Akira Takarada, Linda Miller, Mie Hama 
and Eisei Amamoto.



DVD bought in 2006
Blu-ray bought in 2015
96mins





DVD





No extras

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Directed by George A. Romero and starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman 
and Marilyn Eastman.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2006
91m 15s






Audio Commentary with the 'Zombie Masters' (Crew) George Romero, John Russo, Karl Hardman, and Marilyn Eastman
Audio Commentary with the 'Zombie Party' (Cast) Bill Hinzman, Judith O'Dea, Keith Wayne, Kyra Schon, Russell Streiner, and Vince Survinski
Ben Speaks: The Last Interview with Duane Jones" audio interview
Zombies, my love" interview with Judith Ridley
Scenes from Romeo's film: "There's Always Vanilla"
Photo Galleries: Stills & Promotional material
Theatrical Trailers

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Directed by Roman Polanski and starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, 
Sidney Blackmer and Ralph Bellamy.


DVD bought in 2004
136mins







Retrospective interviews with Roman PolaƄski, Robert Evans, and Richard Sylbert
The Making of Rosemary’s Baby  (22mins)

Witchfinder General (1968)

Directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies and Patrick Wymark.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
86mins







Blood beast: The films of Michael Reeves
Photo gallery
Liner notes by Film critic Kim Newman
Music video: "Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)" from "Cathedral"
Theatrical Trailer

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Directed by Freddie Francis and starring Christopher Lee, Rupert Davis, Veronica Carlson 
and Barry Andrews.


DVD bought in 2004
92mins






Theatrical Trailer.

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene and Patrick Mower.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2012
96mins






 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Christopher Lee, Sarah Lawson and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn
Black Magic - retrospective documentary
Film Restoration
Wheatley's Relationship with Hammer
World of Hammer - episode
Photo Gallery 

Friday, 6 March 2015

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbra Shelley 
and Julian Glover.


DVD bought in 2004
97mins







The Hammer Collection Double Feature also includes the film - 

Quatermass II (1957) Directed by Val Guest and starring Brian Donlevy. 85mins.

Audio Commentary by director Roy Ward Baker and writer Nigel Kneale
"World Of Hammer" episode: "Sci-Fi"
Theatrical Trailer