Sunday, July 12, 2009

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick's epic nightmare of horror




Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/




DVD Details
Runtime: 115 mins
Video: Fullscreen 1.33:1
Audio: English 5.1 Surround, English DTS
Subtitles: English,Mandarin,Cantonese

Special Features
Making "The Shining" with commentary by Director Vivian Kubrick
Theatrical Trailer

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The Conversation

Harry Caul will go anywhere to bug a private conversation.



Cast: Gene Hackman
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/



DVD Details
Runtime: 113 mins
Video: Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio: English 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English,Thai

Special Features
Close-up on "The Conversation" Featurette
Theatrical Trailer
Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
Commentary by Film Editor Walter Murch
DVD Production Credits

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Some Like It Hot - Studio Classics

Marilyn Monroe and her bosom companions



Cast: Marilymn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Director: Billy Wilder
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/




DVD Details
Runtime: 121 mins
Video: Fullscreen 1.33:1
Audio: English 5.1, Original English Mono, Spanish, Portuguese
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai, Bahasa, Mandarin, Cantonese

Special Features

"Nostalgic Look Back" Documentary
Virtual Hall of Memories
Original Passbook Gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Special Edition

Not that it matters, but most of it is true.




Cast: Paul Newman,Robert Redford,Katharine Ross
Director: George Roy Hill
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/



DVD Details
Runtime: 110 mins
Video: Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English, Spanish, German

Special Features
Commentary by Director George Roy Hill, Lyricist Hal David, Associate Producer Robert Crawford and cinematographer Conrad Hall(Dolby Digital 2.0)
Documentary: "The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
1984 Interviews(Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, William Goldman,etc)
Production Notes
Alternate Credit Roll
Trailers

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The 39 Steps - Criterion collection

It's Great...It's Grand...It's Glorious!



Cast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026029/







DVD Details
Runtime: 86 mins
Video: Full Screen 1.33:1
Audio: English Mono
Subtitles: English,Chinese

Special Features
Commentary by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
Lux Radio Theatre adaptation
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
Original 1935 press book
Production designs

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Friday, July 10, 2009

The War of the Worlds - Special Collector's Edition

The original invasion!




Cast: Gene Barry, Anne Robinson
Director: Byron Haskin
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/




DVD Details
Runtime: 110 mins
Video: Full Screen 1.33:1
Audio: English 2.0 Surround, English Mono, French Mono
Subtitles: English

Special Features
Commentary by Actors Ann Robinson and Gene Barry
Commentary by Film Director Joe Dante, Film Historian Bob Burns and Bill Warren(author of "Keep watching skies")
The sky is falling: Making the war of the worlds
H.G.Wells: The father of science fiction
The mercury theatre on the air presents: The war of the worlds radio broadcast
Original Thetrical Trailer
Previews(Star Trek season 3, 1400 season 1)

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