Monday, 30 March 2015

Capricorn One (1978)

Directed by Peter Hyams and starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson, 
Hal Holbrook, Brenda Vaccaro and Karen Black.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2013
123m 10s





 DVD





No extras

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, 
Jane Seymour, Lew Ayres, Ray Milland and John Colicos.


Blu-ray bought in 2013
124m 18s






No extras

The Superman Anthology (1978-2006)

Superman the Movie (1978) Directed by Richard Donner. 143mins (151mins)

Superman II (1981) Directed by Richard Lester / Richard Donner. 127mins (116mins)

Superman III (1983) Directed by Richard Lester. 125mins.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Directed by Sidney J. Furie. 90mins.

Superman Returns (2006) Directed by Bryan Singer. 154mins


8-disc Superman Anthology Blu-ray bought in 2011















Bonus Disc extras -

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (110mins)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (90mins):
The Science of Superman- National Geographic Channel special (51mins)
The Mythology of Superman (20mins)
The Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (18mins)
The Adventures Of Superpup- 1958 TV pilot (22mins)

The Superman Collection (1978-1987)

Superman the Movie (1978) Directed by Richard Donner and starring Marlon Brando, 
Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Valerie Perrine, 
Jackie Cooper, Susannah York and Trevor Howard. 143mins (151mins)

Superman II (1981) Directed by Richard Lester / Richard Donner and starring Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Susannah York, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, 
Jack O'Halloran and Terence Stamp. 127mins (116mins)

Superman III (1983) Directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson and Jackie Cooper. 125mins

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Christopher Reeve ,Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, 
Mariel Hemingway, Sam Wanamaker and Mark Pillow. 90mins


9-disc Superman DVD Box Set bought in 2006
























Superman the Movie extras include -

Audio Commentary with executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
Audio Commentary with director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
John Williams Music-Only Track
Taking Flight: The Development Of Superman (30mins)
Making Superman: Filming The Legend (31mins)
The Magic Behind The Cape (24mins)
Screen Tests (22mins)
Restored Scenes (15mins)
The Making Of Superman: The Movie" vintage TV special (58mins)
Superman And The Mole-Men" TV episode (52mins)
9 Fleischer Studios’ Superman cartoons (79mins)


Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, 
Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2008

Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2014
115m 36s







 Blu-ray







Audio commentary with director Philip Kaufman
Discussing the Pod (52mins)
Dissecting the Pod (17mins)
Writing the Pod (11mins)
Re-Visitors From Outer Space (16mins)
The Man Behind the Scream (13mins)
The Invasion Will be Televised
Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod
Theatrical Trailer
Collector's booklet
Reversible Sleeve