Wednesday 11 February 2015

Black Narcissus (1947)

Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, 
David Farrar, Flora Robson, Kathleen Byron and Sabu.



DVD bought in 2006
Blu-ray bought in 2015
100m 43s






Blu-ray







DVD extras -

Audio Commentary with Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese
Original theatrical trailer
Painting with Light: a documentary on Jack Cardiff
A Profile of Black Narcissus
Extensive image galleries
Original promotional material PDFs
Commemorative booklet

Tuesday 10 February 2015

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Directed by King Vidor and starring Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten and Lionel Barrymore.


DVD bought in 2003
145mins







 Roadshow Edition with Prelude, Overture and Exit Music
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Coming Soon Teaser
• Popular Tag (1947)
• Widescreen Tag (1954)
• Full Length Trailer
• Photo Gallery
• Biographies
• Text comments from Martin Scorsese and Gregory Peck

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Cathy Downs and Walter Brennan.


DVD bought in 2005
97mins (103mins)







• Includes theatrical version and alternate pre-release version
• Commentary by Wyatt Earp III (theatrical version only)
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Theatrical trailers

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell and Henry Travers.


Blu-ray bought in 2010
130m 50s






Colorized Version
Picture Comparison
Trivia Tracker
Theatrical Trailer

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak and Victor McLaglen.


DVD bought in 2005
94mins





No extras

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor and Tom Drake.



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2012
113mins






 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras - 

Introduction by Liza Minnelli
Commentary by John Fricke, Margaret O'Brien and Irving Brecher
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Becoming Attractions: Judy Garland
Meet Me in St. Louis 1966 TV Pilot
Short - Bubbles
Short - Skip to My Lou
Audio Vault

Henry V (1944)

Directed by Laurence Olivier and starring Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks and Renee Asherson.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
130m 54s






• Commentary
• Stills Galleries (Restored Production/Actor's Portraits/Advertising Stills)
• Original color and HD comparison images
• Theatrical Trailer