Wednesday, 25 March 2015

The Omen Trilogy (1976-1981)

The Omen (1976) Directed by Richard Donner and starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton and Harvey Stephens. 111mins

Damien Omen II (1978) Directed by Don Taylor and starring William Holden, Lee Grant, Robert Foxworth, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henricksen and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. 107mins

The Final Conflict (1981) Directed by Graham Baker and starring Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow, 
Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon and Barnaby Holm. 108mins



5-film 6-disc Omen Pentology DVD Collection bought in 2008
The Omen (1976) Blu-ray bought in 2010
3-film 3-disc Omen Trilogy Blu-ray bought in 2015
111mins






DVD






 Blu-ray





The Omen (1976) Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with director Richard Donner and Brian Helgeland
Isolated Music Score (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Omen Legacy (102mins)
Richard Donner on The Omen
The Omen Revelations- BonusView with Trivia Track
Introduction by director Richard Donner
Dog Attack- deleted scene
666: The Omen Revealed (46mins)
Screenwriters Notebook
An Appreciation: Wes Craven on The Omen (20mins)
Curse or Coincidence
Jerry Goldsmith on the Omen Score
Theatrical Trailer
Stills Gallery

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Directed by Peter Sykes and starring Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, 
Denholm Elliott and Nastassia Kinski.


DVD bought in 2007
92m 34s






To The Devil... The Death of Hammer (24 min)
Theatrical trailer
Photo gallery

Carrie (1976)

Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen and John Travolta.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2014
98m 10s






 Blu-ray





Acting Carrie (43mins)
Visualizing Carrie (42mins)
Singing Carrie (6mins)
Animated Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Directed by John Carpenter and starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston and Laurie Zimmer.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2005
90m 50s






Audio commentary with director John Carpenter
Isolated music score
"Q&A session" interview with director John Carpenter and actor Austin Stoker, recorded at the American Cinematheque (23mins)
Production gallery
Radio spots
Theatrical trailer

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

Directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, 
Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasance, Anthony Quayle and Larry Hagman.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
135mins








Includes Theatrical and Extended versions of the film.
Restoration Notes
Interviews - Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, John Sturges
Location Reports (from 1976)
Theatrical Trailer

Midway (1976)

Also known as - Battle of Midway.

Directed by Jack Smight and starring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Hal Holbrook and Toshiro Mifune.


DVD bought in 2003
131m 20s







The Making Of Midway (39mins)
The Sounds Of Midway
The Score Of Midway
They Were There
Photograph montage

Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer

Silent Movie (1976)

Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Liza Minnelli, Anne Bancroft and Paul Newman.


DVD bought in 2006
87mins






No extras