Monday, 30 March 2015

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring the voices of Christopher Guard, William Squire, John Hurt, Anthony Daniels and Peter Woodthorpe.


DVD bought in 2009

Blu-ray bought in 2012
133m 20s





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extra -

Forging through the Darkness - in-depth interview with Ralph Bakshi (30mins)

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier and James Mason.


Blu-ray bought in 2013
125mins






Theatrical Trailer

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)