Sunday 29 March 2015

Halloween (1978)

Directed by John Carpenter and starring Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles and Nick Castle.


4-disc Definitive Edition DVD bought in 2008
92mins









Extras include -

Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest (87mins)
25 Years of Terror (83mins)
On Location: 25 Years Later (10mins)
Halloween Unmasked 2000
Horror's Hallowed Grounds (18mins)
Halloween Panel Discussons
Celebrity Interviews
Behind the Scenes Gallery
Theatrical Trailers
Halloween Autopsis Comic Book

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Directed by George A. Romero and starring David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross


DVD bought in 2003
Uncut Director's Cut DVD bought in 2004
3-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010
139m 25s





 DVD





 Blu-ray












Blu-ray extras -

Disc One
Theatrical Version (127mins)
Audio Commentary by George A. Romero, Christine Romero, and Tom Savini
Audio Commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein
Document of the Dead- Documentary (84mins)
Document of the Dead- Deleted Scenes
Document of the Dead- The Lost Interview
Fan of the Dead- Documentary (52mins)

Disc Two
Director's Cut (139mins)
The Dead Will Walk- Documentary (75mins)

Disc Three
Dario Argento Cut (119mins)
Tom Savini's Scream Greats- Documentary (56mins)
Theatrical Trailers
16 page booklet

The Manitou (1978)

Directed by William Girdler and starring Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Burgess Meredith and Michael Ansara.


DVD bought in 2005
104mins






No extras

The Fury (1978)

Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, 
Charles Durning and Andrew Stevens.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
118mins










Isolated John Williams music score
The Fury: A Location Journal (50mins)
Blood on the Lens (27mins)
Spinning Tales (14mins)
Original Interviews
Double Negative- short film (18mins)
Photo Gallery
Trailer
Reversible cover
40-page Booklet

The Swarm (1978)

Directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, 
Richard Chamberlain, Olivia De Havilland and Henry Fonda.


DVD bought in 2003
149mins






Inside The Swarm
Theatrical Trailer

Drunken Master (1978)

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien and Hwang Jang Lee.


DVD bought in 2007
106m 20s






Interview with Producer Ng See Yuen
Kicking with Hwang Jang Lee
Photo Gallery
UK Music Promo
Deleted Scene
Cast & Crew Bios
Theatrical Trailer

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien and Fung Hak-on.


DVD bought in 2007
92m 26s






Music Promo
Photo Gallery
Jackie Chan Biography
Jackie Chan Filmography
Interview with producer Ng See Yuen
Kicking Showcase With Hwang Jang Lee featurette
TheatricalTrailer
HKL Trailer Reel

Game of Death (1978)

Directed by Robert Clouse and starring Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Colleen Camp, 
Robert Wall and Hugh O'Brien.


2-disc Platinum Edition DVD bought in 2001
103mins






Audio commentary with Bey Logan
Animated biography of Bruce Lee
Deleted Scenes
Game Of Death retrospective (production notes with photos)
History Of Jeet Kune Do (notes, with photos)
Photo galleries
Dan Inosanto: Warrior And Teacher
Jeet Kune-Do seminar- with Dan Inosanto (40mins)
Taky Kimura: Keeping The Flame Alive
George Lazenby: Reflections of the Master
Game Of Death- outtake montage
Legacy of the Dragon (47mins)
Game Of Death revisited (40mins)
Theatrical Trailers

Hooper (1978)

Directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein and John Marley.



DVD bought in 2005

Blu-ray bought in 2015
99mins





Blu-ray





No extras