Monday, 7 September 2015

Night at the Museum 2 (2009)

Full title - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, 

Steve Coogan and Robin Williams.


Double Feature Blu-ray bought in 2011
104mins






Audio commentary by director Shawn Levy
Audio commentary by writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon
Scavengers Hunt Mode interactive game
The Curators of Comedy: Behind-the-Scenes of Night at the Museum 2 (28mins)
Historical Confessions: Famous Last Words (6mins)
Directing 10: A Day in the Life of Director/Producer Shawn Levy (19mins)
Cavemen Conversations: Survival of the Wittiest (4mins)
Museum Magic: Entering the World of the Photograph (5mins)
Secret Doors and Scientists: Behind-the-Scenes of the Natural Museum of History (16mins)
Phinding Pharaoh (5mins)
Show Me the Monkey - featurettes (18mins)
The Jonas Brothers in Cherub Bootcamp (4mins)
Deleted scenes (27mins)
Alternate Ending
Gangster Levy
Gag Reel
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene (10mins)
Fox Movie Channel Presents: World Premiere (5mins)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, 
Andrew Garfield. Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.


Blu-ray bought in 2012
123mins






Audio commentary by Terry Gilliam
Introduction by Terry Gilliam
Deleted scene
Heath Ledger Wardrobe Test
Building the Monastery (7mins)
Behind the Mirror (3mins)
UK Premiere (13mins)
Heath Ledger and Friends (6mins)
Interview with actor Heath Ledger (3mins)
The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam (7mins)
The Drunk - Multi-Angle

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Directed by David Yates, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent , Tom Felton. Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman 
and Maggie Smith.


6-film 7-disc Harry Potter Blu-ray Collection bought in 2010
153mins







Blu-ray extras -

Maximum Movie Mode - picture-in-picture feature
Close-Up with the Cast of Harry Potter (29mins)
One-Minute Drills (7mins)
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (50mins)
What's On Your Mind? (7mins)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (12mins)
Additional Footage (7mins)

Sunday, 6 September 2015

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, 
Robin Wright and Cary Elwes.


3-disc 3D Blu-ray bought in 2012
95mins







Behind the Carol: The Full Motion-Capture Experience - Picture-in-Picture Feature with Optional Commentary by Director Robert Zemeckis
Capturing Dickens: A Novel Retelling (15mins)
Countdown to Christmas Interactive Calender
On Set with Sammi (2mins)
Deleted Scenes (9mins)
Capturing Dickens: A Novel Retelling  (14mins)

9 (2009 Animation)

Directed by Shane Acker and starring Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, 
Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau.


Blu-ray bought in 2011
79m 24s






Audio commentary by writer/director Shane Acker, animation director Joe Ksander, head of story Ryan O’Loughlin and editor Nick Kenway
U-Control picture-in-picture feature
Deleted scenes (7mins)
9 – The Long and Short of It (16mins)
The Look of 9 (13mins)
On Tour with Shane Acker (6mins)
Acting Out (5mins)
9 – The Original Short (11mins)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Directed by Wes Anderson and starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, 
Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe and Owen Wilson.


2-disc Blu-ray bought in 2014
86m 44s







Making Fantastic Mr. Fox (45mins)
A Beginner’s Guide To Whack-Bat
Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World Of Roald Dahl (3mins)

Coraline (2009)

Directed by Henry Selick and starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, 
Dawn French and Ian McShane.


3D Blu-ray bought in 2012
100m 30s






Audio commentary by director Henry Selick and composer Bruno Coulais
U-Control picture in picture- interactive features
Deleted scenes reel (9mins)
The Making of Coraline (36mins)
Voicing the Characters (11mins)
Creepy Caroline (5mins)