Upcoming Indicator/Powerhouse Films Blu-ray Releases
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Posted September 6, 2017 05:10 PM by Webmaster
British label Indicator/Powerhouse Films has announced that it will add fice new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Wolf (1994), Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) and The Wonderful Worlds of Ray Harryhausen, Volume Two: 1961-1964). The releases will arrive on the market this November.
Eyes of Laura Mars
Synopsis: Irvin Kershner's stylish, violent cult thriller – from an original screenplay by John Carpenter – stars iconic star Faye Dunaway as glamorous fashion photographer Laura Mars, who begins to experience horrific visions when she 'sees' a series of brutal murders as they happen.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Wolf
Synopsis: Director Mike Nichols' thrilling modern-day werewolf movie boasts a stellar cast, including Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, and presents itself as a witty and inventive hybrid of horror film, romantic thriller and biting satire about male anxiety and office politics, where the real monster is corporate greed.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Wonderful Worlds of Ray Harryhausen - Volume Two: 1961-1964
CONTENT: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Cy Endfield, 1961)
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (Don Chaffey, 1963)
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (Nathan Juran, 1964)
These all-time classic adventures, each featuring pioneering special effects by filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, are presented here in stunning 4K restorations. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including audio commentaries with the great Ray Harryhausen himself, a Jason and the Argonauts commentary with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, new interviews with SFX maestro Hal Hickel and genre-film expert Kim Newman – this ravishing Limited Dual Format Edition Box Set from Indicator is strictly limited to 6,000 units.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Eyes of Laura Mars
Synopsis: Irvin Kershner's stylish, violent cult thriller – from an original screenplay by John Carpenter – stars iconic star Faye Dunaway as glamorous fashion photographer Laura Mars, who begins to experience horrific visions when she 'sees' a series of brutal murders as they happen.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with director Irvin Kershner
- Making of documentary (1978, 7 mins)
- Eyes on Laura Mars (1999, 8 mins): on-set photography with commentary
- Original theatrical trailer
- David DeCoteau trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Rebecca Nicole Williams, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film
- Limited Blu-ray Edition of 3,000 copies
- More TBC
Wolf
Synopsis: Director Mike Nichols' thrilling modern-day werewolf movie boasts a stellar cast, including Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, and presents itself as a witty and inventive hybrid of horror film, romantic thriller and biting satire about male anxiety and office politics, where the real monster is corporate greed.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Stereo audio
- 5.1 surround sound track
- The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf' (2017, 54 mins): a new documentary on the making of the film with new interviews from SFX legend Rick Baker, screenwriter Wesley Strick and producer Douglas Wick
- Never-before-seen archival interviews with actors Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader and Kate Nelligan
- Never-before-seen archival interviews with director Mike Nichols, producer Douglas Wick and writer Jim Harrison
- Never-before-seen archival interviews with SFX maestro Rick Baker and production designer Bo Welch
- B-roll footage
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Brad Stevens, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film
- Limited Blu-ray Edition of 3,000 copies
- More TBC
The Wonderful Worlds of Ray Harryhausen - Volume Two: 1961-1964
CONTENT: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Cy Endfield, 1961)
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (Don Chaffey, 1963)
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (Nathan Juran, 1964)
These all-time classic adventures, each featuring pioneering special effects by filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, are presented here in stunning 4K restorations. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including audio commentaries with the great Ray Harryhausen himself, a Jason and the Argonauts commentary with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, new interviews with SFX maestro Hal Hickel and genre-film expert Kim Newman – this ravishing Limited Dual Format Edition Box Set from Indicator is strictly limited to 6,000 units.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K restorations of Jason and the Argonauts and First Men in the Moon from the original camera negatives
- 2K restoration of Mysterious Island from the original camera negative
- Mono and 5.1 surround sound audio options
- Ray Harryhausen audio commentaries
- Additional Mysterious Island audio commentary with film historians Randall William Cook, C. Courtney Joyner and Steven C. Smith
- Additional Jason and the Argonauts audio commentary with filmmaker Peter Jackson and Randall William Cook
- 'Jason and the Argonauts' Original Skeleton Fight Storyboards
- Ray Harryhausen on 'Mysterious Island'
- Hal Hickel on 'Mysterious Island' (2017): new interview with the special effects maestro
- Kim Newman on 'Mysterious Island' (2017): new appreciation by the author and genre-film expert
- Islands of Mystery: vintage featurette
- Randall William Cook Introduces 'First Men in the Moon'
- Tomorrow the Moon: vintage featurette
- New and exclusive interviews with crew members, including camera assistant Ray Andrew (Mysterious Island) and production manager Ted Wallis (First Men in the Moon)
- Mysterious Island comic-book
- Archival documentaries and interviews
- Super 8 versions of Mysterious Island and Jason and the Argonauts
- Isolated scores: experience the music of Bernard Herrmann (Mysterious Island) and Laurie Johnson (First Men in the Moon)
- Original trailers, teasers, TV spots and promotional films
- John Landis trailer commentary for First Men in the Moon
- Image galleries: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with new essays by film experts Kim Newman and Tim Lucas, an in-depth oral history of all three films, and full film credits
