Monday 9 February 2015

The Fighting 69th (1940)

Directed by William Keighley and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and George Brent.


DVD bought in 2013.
89m 44s
Part of the 'James Cagney Collection'






Warner Night at the Movies -
Vintage newsreel,
Patriotic shorts "Young America Flies" and the Oscar-nominated "London Can Take It!",
Classic cartoons "The Fighting 69-1/2th" and "Pilgrim Porky"
Audio-only bonus: radio adaptation with Pat O'Brien, Robert Preston, and Ralph Bellamy

Boom Town (1940)

Directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr.



DVD bought in 2013
118m 36s





  • Vintage short: "Hollywood Hobbies"
  • Classic cartoon: "Home on the Range"
  • Theatrical trailer

The Humphrey Bogart Collection


4-film 4-disc DVD set bought in 2013









Films included in the set -

They Drive by Night (1940)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Passage to Marseille (1943)

Extras include featurettes, shorts and cartoons

Pinocchio (1940)

Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske. 87m 44s


3-disc Platinum Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010

2-disc Platinum Edition DVD bought in 2009






 DVD






Audio Commentary:
No Strings Attached
Deleted Scenes and Alternate Ending
Deleted Song
The Sweat Box
Live Action Reference Footage
Disney animators
Pinocchio Art Galleries
Geppettos Then and Now
Music Video
Pinocchio's Matter of Facts

Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940) Produced by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. 124m 27s

Fantasia 2000 (1999). Produced by Roy Disney and Donald W. Ernst. 74m 31s


2-film 2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010

2-film 3-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2000











DVD












Fantasia Audio Commentary by Brian Sibley
Fantasia DisneyView Presentation
The Schultheis Notebook: A Disney Treasure
Interactive Art Galleries
Disney Family Museum
Fantasia 2000 Audio Commentaries
Destino
Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino
Musicana
Disney's Virtual Vault (304 minutes of documentaries and featurettes)

Sunday 8 February 2015

Gone With the Wind (1939)

Directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland.


5-disc Limited Edition 70th Anniversary DVD box set bought in 2013

4-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004

2-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray bought in 2009
233mins











DVD









Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras include

The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind: The Legend Lives On
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Gable: The King Remembered
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
The Supporting Players
Restoring a Legend
Dixie Hails Gone With the Wind
Atlanta Civil War Centennial
The Old South
International Prologue
Movieola