Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Ninja Scroll (1993)

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and starring Dean Elliott, Wendee Lee and Stephen Apostolina 
(dubbed version)


DVD bought in 2003
2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2009
2-disc Steelbook Blu-ray bought in 2012







 2-disc DVD










 DVD







2-disc DVD extras -

Interview with director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Interview with voice actors Dean Wein (Jubei) and Wendee Lee (Kagero) 

Character synopsis
History of Jubei
Anniversary poster
Trailers

Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II (1993)

Directed by Takao Okawara and starring Masahiro Takashima, Ryoko Sano and Megumi Odaka.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
107m 54s






Theatrical Trailer

Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

Directed by Rob Cohen and starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned and Nancy Kwan.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2000
120mins







Audio commentary by director Rob Cohen:
Introduction commentary by Linda Lee Cadwell
Theatrical trailers
Storyboards
Jason Scott Lee Screen Test
Making Of Featurette
Bruce Lee Interview
Menu Music
Featurette Outtakes
Production Photos
Dragon Promo Materials
Bruce Lee Photos

City Hunter (1993)

Directed by Wong Jing and starring Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Chingmy Yau and Richard Norton.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2005
95m 18s






Audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
Interview gallery - Jackie Chan, Richard Norton and Gary Daniels
Behind-the-Scenes - footage
Outtakes
Picture gallery
Theatrical trailer
UK promotional trailer

Iron Monkey (1993)

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Donnie Yen, Yu Rongguang, Jean Wang and Angie Tsang


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004
90mins




 

Picture Gallery
Animated Biographies
Donnie Yen Interview (18mins)
Yuen Woo-ping Interview (23mins)
UK Promotional Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer

Monday, 11 May 2015

Batman Returns (1992)

Directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, 
Christopher Walken, Pat Hingle and Michael Gough.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005
Blu-ray bought in 2009
126mins






Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by Tim Burton
The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin (22mins)
Shadows of the Bat:The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight P.4: Dark Side of the Knight (30mins)
Batman: The Heroes (7mins)
Batman: The Villains (11mins)
Gotham City Revisited: The Production Design of Batman Returns (11mins)
Sleek, Sexy And Sinister: The Costumes of Batman Returns (13mins)
Making-Up The Penguin (8mins)
Assembling The Arctic Army (10mins)
Bats, Mattes And Dark Knights: The Visual Effects of Batman Returns (12mins)
Inside The Elfman Studios: The Music of Batman Returns (11mins)
Face to Face - music video by Siouxie and the Banshees
Theatrical trailer

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell and Sadie Frost.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2007
Collector's Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010
127m 22s





2-disc DVD







Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
The Blood Is The Life - The Making Of Dracula (28mins)
The Costumes Are The Sets - The Design of Eiko Ishioka (14mins)
In-Camera - The Naive Visual Effects of Dracula (19mins)
Method and Madness - Visualising Dracula (12mins)
Deleted Scenes (28mins)
Theatrical Trailer