Movies on DVD and Blu-ray

Friday 6 February 2015

Grand Hotel (1932)

Directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and Lionel Barrymore.

Steelbook Blu-ray bought in 2014

112m 41s

• Commentary by Jeffrey Vance and Mark A. Viera
• Checking out: Grand Hotel
• Hollywood Premiere of Grand Hotel
• Behind the Story: Nothing ever happens
• Behind the Story: Just a word of warning
• Trailer: Grand Hotel (1932)
• Trailer: Week-End at The Waldorf (1945)

Scarface (1932)

Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Paul Muni, Anne Dvorak, George Raft and Boris Karloff.

DVD bought in 2009

89m 45s

• Alternate Ending
• Trailers

The Public Enemy (1931)

Directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow and Joan Blondell.

DVD bought in 2005

Part of the 'James Cagney Collection'

83m

Extras include:
Leonard Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1931 with Newsreel, Comedy Short The Eyes Have It, Cartoon Smile, Darn Ya, Smile and 1931 Trailer Gallery
New Featurette Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Commentary by Film Historian Robert Sklar

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Directed by Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong.

DVD bought in 2009

63m 47s

• Ray Harryhausen on the Importance of a Music Score (2:30)
• James V. D'arc: Curator Merian C. Cooper Papers, BYU (4:29)
• John Morgan Composer on Max Steiner (7:13)
• Trailers for Things to Come and She

Freaks (1932)

Directed by Tod Browning and starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams and Olga Baclanova.

DVD Bought in 2009

59m 32s

• Commentary by author David J. Skal
• "Making-of" documentary - "Freaks: The Sideshow Cinema" (1:03:21)
• Special prologue added for reissue (rolling text)
• 3 alternate endings (6:04)

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen and Bela Lugosi.

Steelbook Blu-ray bought in 2013

70m 36s

New high-definition restoration of the uncut theatrical version, officially licensed from Universal Pictures
Newly created SDH subtitles on the feature for the deaf and hard of hearing
Uncompressed original monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
An exclusive video piece in which horror critic and historian Jonathan Rigby discusses the film and its source novel
Original theatrical trailer
A lavish booklet featuring rare production imagery, and more!