Sunday 15 March 2015

And Now For Something Completely Different (1971)

Directed by Ian MacNaughton and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.


DVD bought in 2006
88mins






Theatrical Trailer

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Lana Wood and Jimmy Dean.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2012
Part of the 'James Bond Collection'
120m 08s







 2-disc DVD








Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by director Guy Hamilton, co-screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, composer John Barry, actors Jill St. John, Joe Robinson, Marc Lawrence, Lana Wood, Bruce Glover, Shane Rimmer, Trina Parks, Jimmy Dean and Putter Smith, production designer Ken Adam, set decorator Peter Lamont, continuity supervisor Elaine Schreyeck, stuntman George Leech and lyricist Don Black, moderated by Ian Fleming Foundation's David Naylor

Declassified: MI6 Vault
Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
Lesson 007: Close Quarter Combat
Oil Rig Attack
Vegas Car Chase
Moonbuggy Chase
Bambi & Thumper
Bond Arrives on the Oil Rig
Deleted scenes
Mission Dossier
Inside Diamonds Are Forever (31mins)
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (41mins)
Ministry of Propaganda
Image Database
Theatrical Trailers

The Omega Man (1971)

Directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Koslo 
and Rosalind Cash.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2010
98mins





Blu-ray





Introduction by Co-Stars Eric Laneuville and Paul Koslo & Screenwriter Joyce H Karrington
Vintage Featurette: 'Last Man Alive - The Omega Man'
Theatrical Trailer

THX 1138 (1971)

Directed by George Lucas and starring Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance and Don Pedro Colley.


2-disc Director's Cut DVD bought in 2006
88mins







Audio commentary by writer/director George Lucas and co-writer/sound designer Walter Murch
Theater of Noise" sound effects only track
"Master Sessions" scene-specific video featurettes with Walter Murch (30mins)
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (64mins)
Artifact from the Future: The Making of THX 1138 (31mins)
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB" George Lucas' 1968 student film (15mins)
"BALD" classic production featurette (8mins)
Theatrical Trailers

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri.


DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007

Blu-ray bought in 2011
136mins
Part of the 8-disc Stanley Kubrick Visionary Filmmaker Collection





 2-disc DVD






2-disc DVD extras - 

Commentary by actor Malcolm McDowell and film historian Nick Redman.
Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange (44mins)
'O Lucky Malcolm!', a career profile of Malcolm McDowell (86mins)
'Great Bolshi Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange (28mins)
Theatrical Trailer

A Bay of Blood (1971)

Also known as Twitch of the Death Nerve - Directed by Mario Bava and starring Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli and Claudio Camaso.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
84mins








Audio commentary by Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas
The Giallo Gems of Dardano Sachetti (33mins)
Joe Dante remembers 'Twitch of the Death Nerve'"
Shooting a Spaghetti Splatter Classic (22mins)
Carnage" theatrical trailer (audio commentary by Edgar Wright)
Twitch of the Death Nerve" theatrical trailer (audio commentary by Edgar Wright)
8-page booklet and a reversible foldout poster.
Theatrical Trailer

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Directed by Piers Haggard and starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews.


DVD bought in 2004
93mins








Audio commentary by Piers Haggard, Robert Wynne-Simmons, and Linda Hayden, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott
Linda Hayden: An Angel for Satan” -interview
Photo gallery
Liner notes by Jonathan Sothcott
Theatrical Trailer