Tuesday 17 March 2015

A Fistful of Dynamite (1972)

Also known as - Duck You Sucker!

Directed by Sergio Leone and starring Rod Steiger and James Coburn.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006
157mins








Audio commentary by Sir Christopher Frayling.
The Myth of Revolution (21mins)
Sergio Donati Remembers: Duck You Sucker
Sorting Out The Versions
Once Upon A Time In Italy
Restoration Italian Style
Location Comparisons
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
8-Page Booklet

Way of the Dragon (1972)

US Title - Return of the Dragon.

Directed by Bruce Lee, starring Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Robert Wall and Chuck Norris.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001
99 mins






Audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan and actor Jon Benn
Interview with producer Andre Morgan
Interview with actor Jon Benn
Interview with Anders Nielson
Reflections on the Little Dragon" featurette
Photo galleries
Retrospective notes
Bruce Lee Biography (text)
Theatrical Trailers

Fist of Fury (1972)

US Title - The Chinese Connection.

Directed by Lo Wei and starring Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien and Robert Baker.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001

2-disc Platinum Edition DVD bought in 2006
108mins






 DVD





2-disc DVD extras -

Audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
Reflections On The Master - interviews (75mins)
Fist of Fury Remembered - interviews (41mins)
Fist Of Fury Location Guide with Bey Logan
The Magic Lantern: Rare Photo Archive
Theatrical Trailers

Sunday 15 March 2015

The Big Boss (1971)

US Title - Fists of Fury. 

Directed by Lo Wei and starring Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien and Yin-Chieh Han.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Platinum Edition DVD bought in  2007
99m 40s





 2-disc DVD






2-disc DVD extras -

Audio commentary by Bruce Lee experts Andrew Staton and Will Johnston
The Story Continued - Memories of Bruce Lee (41mins)
The History of The Big Boss: A Photographic Retrospective (15mins)
Deleted Scenes Examined: The Story of the Elusive Original Uncut Print (10mins)
Animated biography showcase (with voice over) of actor Bruce Lee (22mins)
Promotional gallery

Duel (1971)

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Dennis Weaver.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2005
89m 08s






A Conversation with Steven Spielberg on making Duel (36mins)
Steven Spielberg and the Small Screen
Richard Matheson: The Writing of Duel
Theatrical Trailer
Photograph and Poster Gallery

The French Connection (1971)

The French Connection (1971) Directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Fernando Rey. 104mins

French Connection II (1975) Directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gene Hackman, 
Fernando Rey and Bernard Fresson. 119mins


3-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002

2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010










 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary with director William Friedkin
Scene-specific Commentary with actors Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider
William Friedkin Introduction
Isolated Score Track
Pop-Up Trivia track
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle (53mins)
Making the Connection: The Untold Stories of The French Connection (57mins)
Deleted Scenes
Anatomy of a Chase (20mins)
Hackman on Doyle (11mins)
Friedkin and Grosso Remember the Real French Connection (19mins)
Scene of the Crime
Color Timing The French Connection
Cop Jazz: The Music of Don Ellis
Rogue Cop: The Noir Connection

Dirty Harry (1971)

Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, 
Reni Santoni and John Vernon.


Blu-ray bought in 2010
102mins






Audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (26mins)
Dirty Harry: The Original (30mins)
Dirty Harry's Way -vintage featurette
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (58mins)
Interview Gallery (27mins):
Theatrical trailer