Monday 6 April 2015

Tron (1982)

Directed by Steven Lisberger and starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, 
Cindy Morgan and Barnard Hughes.


2-disc Special Edition R1 DVD bought in 2002
2-disc Special Edition R2 DVD bought in 2007
Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011
95m 47s





 2-disc R1 DVD





 2-disc R2 DVD






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with director Steven Lisberger, producer Donald Kushner, associate producer/visual effects supervisor Harrison Ellenshaw and visual effects supervisor Richard Taylor
Making of Tron (88mins)
The Tron Phenomenon
Photo Tronology
Development
Digital Imagery
Music
Storyboarding
Creation of Tron Main Title
Early Storyboard Artwork
Design
The Programs
The MCP
The Vehicles
The Electronic World
Deleted Scenes
Publicity
Production Photos
Theatrical Trailers

Blade Runner (1982)

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Brion James and Joanna Cassidy.



Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
5-disc DVD Collector's Edition bought in 2007
2-disc Final Cut Blu-ray bought in 2009
3-disc 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Collector's Edition bought in 2012
117m 36s






 Blu-ray Collector's Edition











Director's Cut DVD




 5-disc DVD Collector's Edition











Blu-ray extras -
DISC ONE
The Movie (Final cut)
Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott
Audio commentary by executive producer/co-screenwriter Hampton Fancher, co-screenwriter David Peoples, producer Michael Deeley and production Executive Katherine Haber
Audio commentary by visual futurist Syd Mead, production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumball, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer

DISC TWO
The Movie (US theatrical version)
The Movie (International theatrical version)
The Movie (Director's cut)

DISC THREE
The Movie (Workprint version)
Audio commentary by "Future Noir" author Paul M. Sammon
All Our Variant Futures (29mins)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (214mins):
Access: Inception, Fabrication, Longevity
The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick (14mins)
Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film (15mins)
Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (26mins):
Signs of the Times: Graphic Design (14mins)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (21mins)
Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris (9mins)
The Light that Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth (20mins)
Deleted and alternate scenes (48mins)
1982 Promotional featurettes
Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art
Deck-a-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Nexus Generation: Fans and Filmmakers
Picture galleries
Theatrical Trailers
Box Set also includes a 72-page "The Art of Blade Runner" booklet, a small 'Spinner' car replica, a card of the 'Spinner' car and a lenticular motion film clip.

Sunday 5 April 2015

Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior (1981)

Directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Virginia Hey and Vernon Wells


DVD bought in 2004

Blu-ray bought in 2014
95m 30s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary with George Miller and director of photography Dean Semler
Introduction By Leonard Maltin
Theatrical Trailer

Escape from New York (1981)

Directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton and Isaac Hayes.



2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2003
99mins










Audio commentary with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell.
Audio commentary with producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves.
Return To Escape From New York
Making Of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles
Snake Bites" Trailer Montage
Original Opening Sequence
Original Theatrical Trailer
Still Galleries:
John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles- mini comic

Scanners (1981)

Directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan.


DVD bought in 2006
103mins






The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (59mins)
Inside Scan
Production notes
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer