Showing posts with label Musical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musical. Show all posts

Saturday 28 February 2015

My Fair Lady (1964)

Directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway,
Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper and Jeremy Brett.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
170mins 







Audio Commentary with Gene Allen, Robert Harris, James Katz and Marni Nixon
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of My Fair Lady - Then and Now (58mins)
1963 Production Kickoff Dinner (23mins)
Audrey Hepburn Vocals: "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?", "Show Me"
The Fairest Fair Lady" featurette
L.A. Premiere Footage" featurette
Rex Harrison's Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Galleries
Documents and Publicity
Theatrical Trailers


Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Directed by George Sidney and starring Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret and Cesare Danova.


Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2009
81m 25s






Audio commentary by music journalist Steve Pond
Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas -featurette
Theatrical trailer

Roustabout (1964)

Directed by John Rich and starring Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman and Leif Erickson


DVD bought in 2004
97mins






Theatrical Trailer

Thursday 26 February 2015

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cardenas
and Paul Lukas.


DVD bought in 2003
97mins






No extras

Tuesday 24 February 2015

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Stella Stevens.


DVD bought in 2003
106mins






No extras

Monday 23 February 2015

West Side Story (1961)

Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn.


2-disc Special Edition DVD + book bought in 2004

2-disc Blu-ray bought in 2011
153m 43s





 DVD + Book











Blu-ray extras - 

Pow! The Dances of West Side Story - Movie Mode feature
Song Specific Commentary by lyricist Stephen Sondheim:
A Boy Like That/I Have a Love
Music Machine:
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (30mins)
West Side Memories (56mins)
Storyboard to Film Comparison Montage
Theatrical Trailers


Blue Hawaii (1961)

Directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman and Angela Lansbury.


DVD bought in 2003
97mins






Theatrical Trailer

Sunday 22 February 2015

G.I. Blues (1960)

Directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse.


DVD bought in 2003
104mins






Theatrical Trailer

Thursday 19 February 2015

King Creole (1958)

Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart and Dean Jagger.


DVD bought in 2003
116mins






Theatrical Trailer

South Pacific (1958)

Directed by Joshua Logan and starring Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr and Ray Walston.


2-disc Blu-ray bought in 2014
157mins (171mins)






DISC ONE
Theatrical Version of South Pacific
Audio commentary by Ted Chapin and Gerard Alessandrini
"Sing-a-Long" karaoke subtitles (19 songs)
"Songs-only" chapter list

DISC TWO:
The extended Roadshow version of the film
Audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating An American Masterpiece (94mins)
Making Of South Pacific” original featurette (14mins)
“60 Minutes Exclusive: The Tales of the South Pacific” TV special
"South Pacific on the Screen – A Perfect Hit” Fox Movietone News
“State Department Confers High Honor on South Pacific” Fox Movietone News"
Mitzy Gaynor screen test
Theatrical trailer

Gigi (1958)

Directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier.


2-disc 50th Anniversary DVD bought in 2008
110m 44s






Audio Commentary with actress Leslie Caron and film historian Jeanine Basinger
Thank Heaven! The Making of Gigi (36mins)
1949 French Version of Gigi (82:32)
The Million Dollar Nickel
Tom & Jerry cartoon "The Vanishing Duck"
Theatrical Trailer

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler and Mickey Shaughnessy.


Deluxe Edition DVD bought in 2009
92m 40s






Audio commentary by music journalist Steve Pond
The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock -featurette
Theatrical trailer

High Society (1956)

Directed by Charles Walters and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm.


DVD bought in 2004
107m 03s






Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Newsreel footage: Gala premiere
Cartoon - "Millionaire Droopy"
Theatrical Trailer

The King and I (1956)

Directed by Walter Lang and starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr and Rita Moreno.


DVD bought in 2003
138m 44s






Movietone News: Premiere
Movietone News: Oscars
Audio Clips
Theatrical Trailer