Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Silent Running (1972)

Directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts and Ron Rifkin.


Blu-ray bought in 2011
89m 36s
Eureka 'Masters of Cinema' Series








Commentary by director Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern
Isolated music and effects track
The Making of "Silent Running"' (49mins)
'"Silent Running" by Douglas Trumbull' (30mins)
Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now
A Conversation with Bruce Dern
Theatrical Trailer
48 page booklet.

The Poseidon Advenutre (1972)

Directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Stella Stevens, 
Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Shelley Winters and Roddy McDowall.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2014
117mins 










 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by director Ronald Neame
Audio commentary by actors Sue Martin, Stella Stevens and Carol Linley
Hollywood Backstories: The Poseidon Adventure (25mins)
The Cast Looks Back
Falling Up with Ernie
The Writer: Stirling Silliphant
The Heroes of The Poseidon
The Morning After Story
R.M.S. Queen Mary
Conversations with Ronald Neame
Galleries
Storyboard comparisons
Vintage promotional material
Theatrical Trailer


Sleuth (1972)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.


DVD bought in 2003
132m 35s







A Sleuthian Journey With Anthony Shaffer
Photo gallery
Location gallery
Theatrical trailer
Production notes



Deliverance (1972)

Directed by John Boorman and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox.


Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2008
104m 33s






Audio Commentary by director John Boorman
35th Anniversary Retrospective (55mins)
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (10mins)
Theatrical Trailer

The Getaway (1972)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson and Al Lettieri


DVD bought in 2005
122mins






Audio commentary by Peckinpah biographers/documentarians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle, moderated by Nick Redman
"Virtual" audio commentary featuring edited recordings of Sam Peckinpah, Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw from a variety of sources
Theatrical trailer

The Godfather Saga (1972-1990)

The Godfather (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Talia Shire and Diane Keaton. 175mins

The Godfather Part II (1974) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro. 200mins

The Godfather Part III (1990) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, Eli Wallach, George Hamilton and Joe Mantegna. 162mins


4-disc Coppola Restoration Blu-ray Collection bought in 2011

















Audio Commentary on all three films with director Francis Ford Coppola
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (30mins)
Godfather World (11mins)
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather (19mins)
When the Shooting Stopped (14mins)
The Godfather on the Red Carpet
Four Short Films on 'The Godfather'"
The Family Tree- character and actor biographies
Crime Organization Chart
A Look Inside- behind the scenes doc (74mins)
On Location- featurette
Francis Coppola's Notebook
The Music Of The Godfather
Coppola & Puzo On Screenwriting
Gordon Willis On Cinematography
Storyboards
Additional and Deleted Scenes
Godfather Chronology" notes:
Photo Galleries
Theatrical Trailers
Acclaim And Response
Awards and Nominations

The Cowboys (1972)

Directed by Mark Rydell and starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Colleen Dewhurst,
Robert Carradine and Bruce Dern.


DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2010
131mins






Blu-ray
 




Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with director/producer Mark Rydell
The Cowboys: Together Again (29 min)
The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men -vintage featurette
Theatrical trailer