Showing posts with label John Huston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Huston. Show all posts

Tuesday 24 March 2015

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Directed by John Huston and starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer.


DVD bought in 2004
123mins






No extras

Monday 23 March 2015

Chinatown (1974)

Directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston.


DVD bought in 2005
125mins







Retrospective interviews with Roman PolaƄski, writer Robert Towne, and producer Robert Evans
Theatrical trailer

Friday 6 March 2015

Casino Royale (1967)

Directed by John Huston, Val Guest, Ken Hughes, Joseph McGrath and Robert Parrish, and starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles, Deborah Kerr and Woody Allen.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
131m 08s






Audio commentary with Bond historians Steven Jay Rubin and John Cork
The Making of Casino Royale (42mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Wednesday 4 March 2015

The Bible (1966)

Directed by John Huston and starring Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, John Huston, Stephen Boyd, Peter O'Toole, Ava Gardner and George C. Scott.


Blu-ray bought in 2015
174m 50s






Theatrical Trailer

Monday 23 February 2015

The Misfits (1961)

Directed by John Huston and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
125mins






Theatrical Trailer

Friday 13 February 2015

The African Queen (1951)

Directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley.


Blu-ray bought in 2014
105m 14s






Commentary by Jack Cardiff
Embracing Chaos: Making of The African Queen
Poster, lobby cards and behind the scenes gallery

Wednesday 11 February 2015

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce Bennett.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004

Steelbook Blu-ray bought in 2014
126mins







 Steelbook Blu-ray




 

• Commentary by Eric Lax
• Introduction by Leonard Maltin
• Warner Night at the Movies -
• Newsreel
• So You Want to be a Detective
• Hot Cross Bunny 91948 Looney Toons Short)
• John Huston: The Man, The Movies, The Maverick (128mins)
• Discovering Treasure: The Story of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (50mins)
• 8 Ball Bunny (1950 Looney Toons Short)
• April 18, 1949 Lux Radio Theater Brodcast

Monday 9 February 2015

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.


2-disc 3-film Special Edition DVD bought in 2007
100m 23s







 

2 Previous Movie Versions of the Dashiell Hammett caper:
The Maltese Falcon (1931) with Bebe Daniels and Recardo Cortez
Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis and Warren William

Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax
Warner Night at the Movies
vintage newsreel,
Technicolor musical short The Gay Parisian,
classic cartoons Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt and Meet John Doughboy
New Documentary "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Breakdowns of 1941: Studio Blooper Reel
Audio-only bonus: 3 radio show adaptations of The Maltese Falcon