Sunday, 31 May 2015

Hercules (1997)

Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker and starring Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan and Rip Torn.


DVD bought in 2003
Blu-ray bought in 2013
93m 12s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras -

The Making of Hercules (10mins)
Go the Distance - Music Video by Ricky Martin

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Directed by Jay Roach and starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green and Will Ferrell.


DVD bought in 2001
Blu-ray bought in 2012
94m 39s
 




 Blu-ray



 

DVD extras -

Audio commentary by Mike Myers and director Jay Roach
Deleted scenes
Alternate endings
Special cameo menu
Spy genre retrospective
Music to shag to - original animated sequence
Theatrical trailer

Saturday, 30 May 2015

Boogie Nights (1997)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, 
Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy and Heather Graham.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005
Blu-ray bought in 2015
155m 35s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson
Audio Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson (Interviewing Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly and Mark Wahlberg)
The John C. Reilly Files (15mins)
Deleted Scenes and Outtakes (29mins)
Michael Penn music video "Try" (with Optional Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson)
Theatrical Trailer

Jackie Brown (1997)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, 
Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2003
154mins









Quentin Tarantino Introduction
Trivia subtitle track
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
A Look Back At Jackie Brown" an interview with Quentin Tarantino (54mins)
Deleted and alternate scenes
Chicks Who Like Guns - the complete infomercial
Siskel & Ebert "At The Movies - Jackie Brown Review
Jackie Brown" on MTV
Poster gallery
Production stills
Behind-the-Scenes Stills
Location Scouting
Production Design Sketches and Logos
Memorabilia
Magazine articles and reviews
Theatrical Trailers

Cop Land (1997)

Directed by James Mangold, starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garafolo, Robert Patrick and Michael Rapaport.


Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
116m 08s






Audio commentary with James Mangold, producer Cathy Konrad, actors Sylvester Stallone and Robert Patrick
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western(14mins)
Shootout - storyboard-to-film comparison
Deleted Scenes

Donnie Brasco (1997)

Directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Anne Heche, Michael Madsen, 
Bruno Kirby and James Russo.



Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
126mins







Audio commentary by director Mike Newell.
Donnie Brasco: Out from The Shadows (24mins)
Original making-of featurette (7mins)
Deleted scenes
Photo Gallery
Isolated Patrick Doyle Music Score
Theatrical Trailer

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell and Danny DeVito.


DVD bought in 2001
2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2009
Blu-ray bought in 2014
137m 53s






 2-disc DVD




 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by critic/historian Andrew Sarris, author James Ellroy, actors Russel Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger, costume designer Ruth Myers, screenwriter Brian Helgeland, production designer Jeanine Oppewall and director of photography Dante Spinotti
Isolated Jerry Goldsmith music score
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (29mins)
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (21mins)
A True Ensemble: The Cast of 'L.A. Confidential' (25mins)
L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen (21mins)
Off the Record - interviews (19mins)
Photo pitch - interview with director Curtis Hanson (8mins)
L.A. Confidential TV Pilot (46mins)
The L.A. of L.A. Confidential - interactive feature
Theatrical Trailers