Monday 23 March 2015

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing, John Forbes-Robertson, Robin Stewart, Julie Ege and David Chiang.


DVD bought in 2003
89mins






The Story Of The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires" audio recording narrated 
by Peter Cushing (45mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith 
and David Prowse.


2-disc Double Feature DVD bought in 2004
99mins












Hammer Double Bill also includes - 

Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) Directed by Brian Clemens and starring Horst Janson, 
John Cater, Caroline Munro, John Carson, Shane Briant and Ian Hendry. 91mins.

"World of Hammer" episode: Baron Frankenstein
"World of Hammer" episode: Vamp
Theatrical Trailers
2 x 24-page booklets, with liner notes

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, 
Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars and Madeline Kahn.


Blu-ray bought in 2013
105mins






Audio Commentary with writer/director Mel Brooks
Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein (42mins)
Inside the Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making of Young Frankenstein
It's Alive! Creating a Monster Classic (31mins)
Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris
The Franken-Track" trivia subtitle track
Cast interviews
Deleted scenes
Outtakes
Production Photographs" slideshow
Theatrical Trailers
Isolated Music Score

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Directed by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens and Madeline Kahn.


Blu-ray bought in 2012
92m 51s






Audio Interview with director Mel Brooks (55mins)
Back In The Saddle (28mins)
Intimate Portrait: Madelaine Kahn
"Black Bart" the 1975 TV Pilot inspired by the movie (24mins)
Additional Scenes
Theatrical Trailer

My Name is Nobody (1974)

Directed by Tonino Valerii and starring Terence Hill and Henry Fonda.


DVD bought in 2007
115m 14s






No extras

That's Entertainment (1974)

That's Entertainment! (1974) Directed by Jack Haley Jr. and hosted by Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, James Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, and Liza Minnelli. 134mins

That's Entertainment II (1976) Directed by Gene Kelly and hosted by Fred Astaire and 
Gene Kelly. 126mins

That's Entertainment III (1994) Directed by Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan and hosted by   Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, and Esther Williams.. 113mins


4-disc DVD Collection bought in 2004














4 hours of featurettes and documentaries on the bonus disc.
Theatrical Trailers

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Directed by John Guillermin and starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, 
Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Jennifer Jones, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, 
Robert Vaughn and OJ. Simpson.


DVD bought in 2003

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2012
164m 52s





DVD





 2-disc DVD










Commentary by Film Historian F.X. Feeney
Inside the Tower: We Remember
Innovating Tower: The SPFX of an Inferno
The Art of Towering
Irwin Allen: The Great Producer
Directing the Inferno
Putting Out Fire
Running on Fire
Still the World's Tallest Building
The Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Vintage Promotional Material
Extended and Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer