Wednesday, March 28, 2012

DVD Guide 3 Addicted to Murder to Adventures of Superman season 1


ADDICTED TO MURDER  I & II
VERSION: Naharri; Fullscreen
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Kevin J. Lindenmuth
GENRE: Horror
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no subtitles
Addicted to Murder
CAST: Mick McClory, Laura McLauchlin, Sasha Graham, Bernadette Pauley, Jolee Becker, Gordon Linzner
NOTES: A serial killer is obsessed with a vampire he encountered as a kid
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1995, 90/1h30, about R
Addicted to Murder II: Tainted Blood
CAST: Sasha Graham, Mick McClory, Sarah K. Lippmann, Ted Grayson, Robbi Firestone, Cloud Michaels, Joe Moretti
NOTES: A Vampire from the previous film hunts a rogue vampire
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1998, 74/1h 14, about R
FEATURES: Filmographies (text), Trailers

ADDICTED TO MURDER 3: BLOODLUST VAMPIRE KILLER
VERSION: Delta; Fullscreen
CAST: Mick McClory, Nick Kostopoulos, Cloud Michaels, Sarah K. Lippmann, Frank Lopez, Joe Zaso, Jon Sanborne
DIRECTOR: Kevin J. Lindenmuth
WRITER: Tom Vollmann
GENRE: Horror
NOTES: While the serial killer from the previous film seeks vampires, a master vampire uses a prison as a feeding ground
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no subtitles
FEATURES: None
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2002, 85/1h25, about R

ADORATION
VERSION: Sony; Widescreen
CAST: Arsinée Khanjian, Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Noam Jenkins, Devon Bostick, Kenneth Welsh
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Atom Egoyan
GENRE: Drama
NOTES: A young man suspects his father was a terrorist
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish Portuguese (spoken/sub-titles)
FEATURES: The Making of Adoration, Atom Egoyan Interview, The Violin Shop, The Fabulous Picture Shop, 6 Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2009, 101/1h41, R US

ADVENTURES OF AQUAMAN
VERSION: WB; Fullscreen as Aired; slipcased
CAST: Marvin Miller, Jerry Dexter, Diana Maddox, Ted Knight
DIRECTOR: Hal Sutherland
GENRE: Science Fiction, Family
NOTES: Animated adventures of a superhero sea king
LANGUAGES: English (spoken/sub-titles)
Disc One:
EPISODES/WRITER:
·         Menace of the Black Manta/Bob Haney
·         The Rampaging Reptile-Men/George Kashdan
·         The Return of Nepto/Bob Haney
·         The Fiery Invaders/Dennis Marks
·         Sea Raiders/Oscar Bensol
·         War of the Water Worlds/Bob Haney
·         The Volcanic Monster/Richard Sandler
·         The Crimson Monster from the Pink Pool/Oscar Bensol
·         The Ice Dragon/Bob Haney
·         The Deadly Drillers/Dennis Marks
·         Vassa, Queen of the Mermen/Oscar Bensol
·         The Microscopic Monsters/George Kashdan
·         The Onslaught of the Octomen/Oscar Bensol
·         Treacherous is the Torpedoman/Bob Haney
·         The Satanic Saturnians/Oscar Bensol
·         The Brain, the Brave  and the Bold/Dennis Marks
·         Where Lurks the Fisherman!/Bob Haney
·         Mephisto’s Marine Marauders/Oscar Bensol
Disc Two
·         Trio of Terror
·         The Torp, the Magneto and the Claw/Bob Haney
·         Goliaths of the Deep-Sea Gorge/Oscar Bensol
·         The Sinister Sea Scamp/Oscar Bensol
·         The Devil Fish/Dennis Marks
·         The Sea Scavengers/Oscar Bensol
·         In Captain Cuda’s Clutches/Bob Haney
·         The Mirror Man from the Planet Imago/Dennis Marks
·         The Sea Sorcerer/Dennis Marks
·         The Sea-Snares of Captain Sly/Oscar Bensol
·         The Undersea Trojan Horse/Bob Haney
·         The Vicious Villainy of Vassa/Oscar Bensol
·         Programmed for Destruction/Dennis Marks
·         The War of the Quatrix and the Bimphars/Dennis Marks
·         The Stickmen of Stygia/Oscar Bensol
·         Three Wishes to Trouble/Bob Haney
·         The Silver Sphere/Dennis Marks
·         To Catch a Fisherman/Bob Haney
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1967-68, 264/4h24, about G
FEATURES: Aquaman: Sovereign of the Seas
Sovereign of the Seas (Documentary)
CAST: Rich Fogel, Alan Kistler, Gregory Noveck, Michael E. Uslan, Mark Waid
DATE: 2007

ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL
VERSION: Republic, Artisan; Fullscreen
CAST: Tom Tyler, Frank Coughlin Jr, Louise Currie, William Benedict
DIRECTORS: John English, William Witney
WRITERS: Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Arch Heath, Joseph F. Poland, Sol Shor (screenplay)
GENRE: Fantasy, Family
NOTES: Serial about a young man who says a magic word to become an adult superhero out to prevent the misuse of a magic talisman
EPISODES: Curse of the Scorpion, The Guillotine, Time Bomb, Death Takes the Wheel, The Scorpion Strikes, Lens of Death, Human Targets, Boomerang, Dead Man’s Trap, Doom Ship, Valley of Death, Captain Marvel’s Secret
LANGUAGES: English (spoken/sub-titles)
FEATURES: Trailer
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1941, 212/3h32 total, about G

ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLAINE
VERSION: Fox; Fullscreen/Widescreen
CAST: Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley, Morris Day, Robert Englund, Ed O’Neil, Gilbert Gottfried, Lauren Holly, Maddie Corman, David Patrick Kelly, Brandon Call, Vince Neil, Sheila E., David Arnott, Mark Goldstein, Cody Jarrett
DIRECTOR: Renny Harlin
WRITER: James Cappe, David Arnott (story/screenplay), Daniel Waters (screenplay)
GENRE: Comedy, Action
NOTES: Obnoxious detective investigates a kidnapping
BOOKLET: 2 pages
LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanish (spoken); English, Spanish (subtitles)
CHAPTERS: 16
COMMENTARY: Director Renny Harlin
Side A (Fullscreen):
OTHER FEATURES: Music Video (Cradle of Love), Theatrical Trailer
Side B (Widescreen)
OTHER FEATURES: Making of Featurette
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1990, 101/1h41, R US/Can

THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH
VERSION: Castlerock; Widescreen (Matted)
CAST: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese
DIRECTOR: Ron Underwood
WRITER: Neil Cuthbert
GENRE: Science Fiction, Comedy
NOTES: The owner of a space night club runs afoul of mobsters
LANGUAGES: English (spoken/sub-titles)
FEATURES: Ain’t No Need Music Video, The Making of Ain’t No Need, Theatrical Trailer, Bios (text)
DATE/TIME/RATING: 2002, 95/1h35, PG-13 US/PG Can

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
VERSION: MGM (original)
CAST: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Sarah Chadwick, Nark Holmes, Julia Cortez, Ken Radley, Alan Dargin, Rebel Russell
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Stephan Elliot
GENRE: Comedy
NOTES: Three drag queens head for a show in the Australian desert
BOOKLET: 4 pages
LANGUAGES: English, French (spoken); French, Spanish (subtitles)
CHAPTERS: 32
FEATURES: Theatrical and Teaser Trailers
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1994, 103/1h43, R US/14A Can

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
VERSION: MGM; Extra Frills Edition
CAST/WRITER/DIRECTOR/GENRE/NOTES/LANGUAGES/DATE/TIME/RATING/URLs: as original (2 English audio tracks)
COMMENTARY: Writer/Director Stephan Elliot
OTHER FEATURES: Birth of a Queen, Deleted Scenes, Tidbits from the Set, Outtakes, Still Gallery, Theatrical Trailer


ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
VERSION:WB; Fullscreen as aired; slipcased
CAST: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton, Robert Shayne
GENRE: Action, Science Fiction
NOTES: The original TV adventures of the reporter/superhero
LANGUAGES: English (spoken); English, French, Spanish (subtitles)
CHAPTERS: By episode only
Disc One:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER:
·         Superman on Earth/Tommy Carr/Richard Fielding
·         The Haunted Lighthouse/Tommy Carr/Eugene Solow; COMMENTARY: Historian Gary H. Grossman
·         The Talkative Dummy/Tommy Carr/Dennis Cooper, Lee Backman
·         The Mystery of the Broken Statues/Tommy Carr/William C. Joyce
·         The Monkey Mystery/Thomas Carr/Ben Peter Freeman, Doris Gilbert
·         A Night of Terror/Lee Sholem/Ben Peter Freeman
Disc Two:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER:
·         The Birthday Letter/Lee Sholem/Dennis Cooper
·         The Mind Machine/Lee Sholem/Deniis Cooper, Lee Backman
·         Rescue/Thomas Carr/Monroe Manning
·         The Secret of Superman/Thomas Carr/Wells Root
·         No Holds Barred/Lee Sholem/Peter Dixon
·         The Deserted Village/Tommy Carr/Dick Hamilton, Ben Peter Freeman
Disc Three:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER:
·         The Stolen Costume/Lee Sholem/Ben Peter Freeman; COMMENTARY: Historian Gary H. Grossman
·         Treasure of the Incas/Lee Sholem/Ben Peter Freeman
·         Double Trouble/Tommy Carr/Howard Green
·         Mystery in Wax/Tommy Carr/Eugene Solow
·         Runaway Robot/Tommy Carr/Dick Hamiltom
·         Drums of Death/lee Sholem/Dick Hamilton
Disc Four:
·         The Evil Three/Tommy Carr/Ben Peter Freeman; COMMENTARY: George Reeves Biographer Chuck Harter
·         Riddle of the Chinese Jade/Tommy Carr/Richard Fielding
·         The Human Bomb/Lee Sholem/Richard Fielding
·         Czar of the Underworld/Tommy Carr/Eugene Solow
·         The Ghost Wolf/:Lee Sholem/Dick Hamilton
·         Crime Wave/Tommy Carr/Ben Peter Freeman; COMMENTARY: George Reeves Biographer Chuck Harter
Disc Five:
EPISODES/DIRECTOR/WRITER: The Unknown People Part 1-2/Lee Sholem/Richard Fielding
FEATURES: Adventures of Superman: From Inkwell to Backlot, Superman and the Mole Men, Pony Express Days, Original Kellogg’s Cereal Commercials
DATE/TIME/RATING: 1952-53, 11h2, Unrated (about G)
Superman and the Mole Men
AKA: Superman and the Strange People
CAST: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey, Walter Reed, J. Farrell MacDonald, Stanley Andrews, Ray Walker, Hal K. Dawson, Phill Warren, Frank Reicher, Beverly Washburn
DIRECTOR: Lee Sholem
WRITER: Robert Maxwell
GENRE: Science Fiction
NOTES: Clark and Lois discover strange underground creatures; theatrical film later reworked as The Unknown People Part 1-2
DATE/TIME: 1951, 589
Pony Express Days
AKA: Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express, Wild West Days
CAST: George Reeves, David Bruce, Frank Wilcox, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe King, Addison Richards
DIRECTOR: B. Reeves Eason
WRITER: Charles L. Telford (screenplay)
GENRE: Western
NOTES: Adventures of a young Buffalo Bill
DATE/TIME: 1940, 20

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