Tuesday 10 February 2015

Errol Flynn Adventures


5-disc 5-film DVD collection bought in 2013








Films included in the set -

Desperate Journey (1942)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Objective Burma (1945)

Extras include shorts, newsreels and cartoons.

Gene Kelly Collection


4-disc 4-film DVD Collection bought in 2013









Films included in set -

For Me and My Gal (1942)
On the Town (1949)
Summer Stock (1950)
Invitation to the Dance (1956)

Saludos Amigos (1942)

Produced by Walt Disney and directed by Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney and Hamilton Luske.

DVD bought in 2006
40m 15s






DVD extra:
South of the Border with Disney

Monday 9 February 2015

Casablanca (1942)

Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.


3-disc 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set Blu-ray bought in 2013
 102m 37s
2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2003 










 DVD






Blu-ray Gift Set extras include -

Two commentaries - the first with film critic Roger Ebert and the second with historian Rudy Behlmer
Introduction by Lauren Bacall
Warner Night at the Movies -
a vintage war-effort newsreel
"Vaudeville Days" (a history of Vaudeville short)
three cartoons "The Bird Came C.O.D." "The Squakin' Hawk" "The Dover Boys at Pimento University"
Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (83mins)
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of  (37mins)
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (35mins)
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca (35mins)
As Time Goes By: The Children Remember
Deleted scenes, outtakes,
"Who Holds Tomorrow" tv show
"Carrotblanca" cartoon
Trailers
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (289 minutes)
The Brothers Warner (94 minutes)
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (58 minutes)


Captains of the Clouds (1942)

Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall and Alan Hale.


DVD bought in 2013
113m 17s
Part of the 'James Cagney Collection'






Warner Night At The Movies -
Vintage Newsreel
Sports Short - Rocky Mountain Big Game
Classic Cartoons - Fresh Hare and What's Cookin' Doc?
Trailers of Captains Of The Clouds and 1942's In This Our Life

The Black Swan (1942)

Directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, George Sanders and Anthony Quinn.


DVD bought in 2006
84m 36s







Commentary by Rudy Behlmer and Maureen O'Hara
Restoration Comparison

Bambi (1942)

Produced by Walt Disney and directed by David Hand. 69m 50s.


2-disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray bought in 2011

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2005






DVD






Blu-ray extras - 

Bambi: Inside Walt's Story Meetings
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Interactive Galleries
Deleted Scenes
Deleted Song
Inside the Disney Archives
Disney Second Screen
Disney's Big Book of Knowledge
Tricks of the Trade
The Old Mill - A 1937 Academy Award-winning "Silly Symphony" animated short.
Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2 minutes): Bambi's original 1942 theatrical trailer.