Monday, 8 June 2015

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Directed by Luc Besson and starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, 
Vincent Cassell and Dustin Hoffman.


DVD bought in 2007
151m 30s






HBO First Look: The Search for the Real Joan of Arc (24mins)
Isolated Music Score by Eric Serra
Theatrical Trailer

The General's Daughter (1999)

Directed by Simon West and starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Woods, 
James Cromwell and Timothy Hutton.


DVD bought in 2003
116mins






Audio Commentary by Director Simon West
Behind The Secrets (19mins)
Deleted Scenes / Alternate Ending
Theatrical Trailer

Three Kings (1999)

Directed by David O'Russell and starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis and Nora Dunn.


DVD bought in 2000
Blu-ray bought in 2014
114m 47s





 DVD






Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary with writer/director David O. Russell
Audio Commentary with producers Charles Roven and Ed McDonnell
Under The Bunker (22mins)
On the Set of 'Three Kings (10mins)
The Cinematography of Three Kings (7mins)
Director David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (14mins)
Deleted Scenes
An Intimate Look Inside The Acting Process with Ice Cube
Theatrical Trailer

Saturday, 6 June 2015

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies and Ted Danson.


2-disc Commemorative Edition DVD bought in 2005
2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011
169m 28s





 DVD




 
Blu-ray extras -

An Introduction to the Film
Looking into the Past
Miller and His Platoon
Boot Camp
Making Saving Private Ryan (22mins)
Re-Creating Omaha Beach (18mins)
Music and Sound (16mins)
Parting Thoughts
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan (25mins)
Shooting War (88mins)
Theatrical Trailers

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Directed by Terence Malick and starring Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte and John Travolta.


DVD bought in 2003
Blu-ray bought in 2014
170m 37s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary with cinematographer John Toll, production designer Jack Fisk, 
and producer Grant Hill
The Thin Red Line: Actor's Perspective (34mins)
The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film (27mins)
Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line (16mins)
Deleted Scenes (13mins)
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15mins)

Halloween H20 (1998)

Directed by Steve Miner, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, Adam Arkin, LL Cool J, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Janet Leigh.


DVD bought in 2009
82m 28s






Unmasking The Horror (18mins)
Music video
Trivia game

Bride of Chucky (1998)

Directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif and Katherine Heigl,


DVD bought in 2003
85m 08s






Audio Commentary by director Ronny Yu
Audio Commentary by Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif and writer Don Mancini.
Introduction by Jennifer Tilly
Spotlight On Location (10mins)
Jennifer's Diary (text-based)
The History Of Chucky (text-based)
Production Notes
Cast and Filmmakers: Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Short Film:  Chucky & Tiffany Do London: International Murder and Mayhem (10mins)