Sunday 31 May 2015

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, 
Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton and Keith David.


DVD bought in 2001
Blu-ray bought in 2014
133m 42s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Feature Length Storyboards
Princess Mononoke in the U.S. (20mins)
Promotional Video for the English market
Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Studio Ghibli Collection Trailers

Anastasia (1997)

Directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman and starring Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Kirsten Dunst and Angela Lansbury.


DVD bought in 2002
Blu-ray bought in 2014
94m 10s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
The Making of Anastasia (44mins)
Anastasia: A Magical Journey (23mins)
Anastasia's Music Box Favorites (21mins)
Bartok the Magnificent - Animated Film (68mins)
How to Draw with Don Bluth (29mins)
Journey to the Past - Music Video by Aaliyah
Making of "Journey to the Past" Music Video
Theatrical Trailer

Hercules (1997)

Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker and starring Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan and Rip Torn.


DVD bought in 2003
Blu-ray bought in 2013
93m 12s





 DVD





Blu-ray extras -

The Making of Hercules (10mins)
Go the Distance - Music Video by Ricky Martin

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Directed by Jay Roach and starring Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green and Will Ferrell.


DVD bought in 2001
Blu-ray bought in 2012
94m 39s
 




 Blu-ray



 

DVD extras -

Audio commentary by Mike Myers and director Jay Roach
Deleted scenes
Alternate endings
Special cameo menu
Spy genre retrospective
Music to shag to - original animated sequence
Theatrical trailer

Saturday 30 May 2015

Boogie Nights (1997)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, 
Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy and Heather Graham.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005
Blu-ray bought in 2015
155m 35s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson
Audio Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson (Interviewing Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly and Mark Wahlberg)
The John C. Reilly Files (15mins)
Deleted Scenes and Outtakes (29mins)
Michael Penn music video "Try" (with Optional Commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson)
Theatrical Trailer

Jackie Brown (1997)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, 
Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2003
154mins









Quentin Tarantino Introduction
Trivia subtitle track
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
A Look Back At Jackie Brown" an interview with Quentin Tarantino (54mins)
Deleted and alternate scenes
Chicks Who Like Guns - the complete infomercial
Siskel & Ebert "At The Movies - Jackie Brown Review
Jackie Brown" on MTV
Poster gallery
Production stills
Behind-the-Scenes Stills
Location Scouting
Production Design Sketches and Logos
Memorabilia
Magazine articles and reviews
Theatrical Trailers

Cop Land (1997)

Directed by James Mangold, starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garafolo, Robert Patrick and Michael Rapaport.


Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
116m 08s






Audio commentary with James Mangold, producer Cathy Konrad, actors Sylvester Stallone and Robert Patrick
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western(14mins)
Shootout - storyboard-to-film comparison
Deleted Scenes