Sunday, 8 March 2015

The Producers (1968)

Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Dick Shawn 
and Lee Meredith.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006
88mins







The Making of The Producers- 5-part documentary (64mins)
Peter Sellers' Statement Read By Paul Mazursky
Playhouse Outtake" alternate ending
Sketch gallery
Theatrical trailer

Bullitt (1968)

Directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn and Jacqueline Bisset.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2014
113m 45s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by director Peter Yates
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (87mins)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing" documentary (99mins)
Bullitt: Steve McQueen’s Commitment to Reality (10mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Coogan's Bluff (1968)

Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark and Don Stroud.


DVD bought in 2005
90m 25s






No extras

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Ingrid Pitt and Patrick Wymark.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2012
155m 08s





 DVD





On Location: Where Eagles Dare (12mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan 
and Jim Brown.


DVD bought in 2005
151m 34s






The Man Who Makes a Difference - featurette
Theatrical Trailer

Saturday, 7 March 2015

Planet of the Apes (1968-1973)

Planet of the Apes (1968) Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans and Linda Harrison. 112mins

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Directed by Ted Post. 95mins.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) Directed by Don Taylor. 98mins.

Conquest from the Planet of the Apes (1972) Directed by J. Lee Thompson. 88mins

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) Directed by J. Lee Thompson. 93mins


5-film 6-disc Special Edition DVD Collection bought in 2001
Planet of the Apes (1968) Blu-ray bought in 2010
5-film 5-disc Blu-ray Collection bought in 2011











 DVD







Planet of the Apes (1968) Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Roddy McDowell, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and John Chambers
Audio commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith
Text commentary by Eric Greene, author of "Planet of the Apes as American Myth"
Science of Apes" Bonus View
Beyond the Fobidden Zone Adventure Game" interactive game
Evolution of the Apes" featurette (24mins)
Impact of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes (127mins)
The Archives of the Apes
Original make-up test with Edward G. Robinson (1966)
Roddy McDowell's on-set footage
The Galleries of the Apes
Theatrical trailer

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester and Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL.


DVD bought in 2000
Remastered DVD bought in 2002
2-disc Special Edition bought in 2007
Blu-ray bought in 2009
148m 50s












 Blu-ray





Audio Commentary with actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood
Audio interview with director Stanley Kubrick by Jeremy Bernstein (77mins)
2001: The Making of a Myth (43mins)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (21mins)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (22mins)
A Look Behind the Future (23mins)
What is Out There? (21mins)
FX and Early Conceptual Artwork
Look: Stanley Kubrick!
Theatrical Trailer