Upcoming Indicator/Powerhouse Films Blu-ray Releases
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Posted September 5, 2019 05:13 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films will add five new titles to their Blu-ray catalog: Secret Ceremony (1968), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), and Scream of Fear (1961). All five titles will be available for purchase this November.
Secret Ceremony
Synopsis: Joseph Losey's lurid and often misunderstood drama stars the great Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) as an ageing London prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow, See No Evil) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. As the bizarre relationship between the two evolves, the appearance of Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), as Farrow's abusive stepfather, ignites deep emotions and dark passions.
With its exquisite production design, stylish cinematography and elegant score, Joseph Losey's lost masterpiece finally makes its long-overdue premiere on Blu-ray.
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Hammer Volume Four: Faces of Fear Blu-ray
Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers' scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Synopsis: Having escaped death by the guillotine, Dr. Frankenstein relocates to Carlsbruck. There, as Dr. Victor Stein, he successfully establishes himself as a physician with a large practice and a hospital for the poor. After three years however he is recognized by Dr. Hans Kleve but rather than expose him, the young doctor wants to join him in his research. Frankenstein has resumed his experiments and is on the verge of re-animating a body he has constructed using the brain of Fritz, the deformed assistant who helped him escape from his death sentence. The operation goes quite well and Fritz is quite pleased with his new body. An encounter with a drunken hospital attendant however sends him on the run. As his mind and his body deteriorates, he publicly reveals the good Doctor's true identity...
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Synopsis: Dr. Henry Jekyll is a bookish scientist who spends more time with his lab animals testing theories of alternate personalities than with his beautiful wife. Kitty Jekyll has given up trying to find any passion in her distant husband and is involved in an affair with one of Jekyll's old 'friends', Paul Allen, a weak slacker and wastrel who relies on Jekyll to pay his numerous gambling debts. After experimenting on himself, Jekyll transforms himself into the young, dynamic and self-confidant Edward Hyde. In his new character he befriends Allen, who has no idea of that this clean-cut, handsome playboy prone to outbursts of violence is really Jekyll. As Hyde, he encourages Allen to introduce him to the dark underbelly of London's night life. When he tries to seduce Allen's mistress, in reality his own wife, he is frustrated to find she prefers her decadent lover to him...
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Synopsis: After narrowly surviving an accident in which she nearly drowned, the wheelchair bound Penny Appleby returns home to live with her widowed step-mother Jane on the French Riviera. She begins to question her sanity after several times seeing her father's corpse around the house and its grounds, and enlists the help of the friendly chauffeur Bob while attending Doctor Gerrard acts in a suitably sinister manner. No one is who they seem in this tale of intrigue and suspense...
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Synopsis: In England, a young American falls in love with the sister of a sadistic and lecherous motorcycle gang leader who despises the American. The couple takes refuge from the gang leader's harassment in a cave where they discover a group of children, who are the result of an experiment by a scientist seeking to develop a race of humans capable of surviving an atomic blast.
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STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 18.
Secret Ceremony
Synopsis: Joseph Losey's lurid and often misunderstood drama stars the great Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer) as an ageing London prostitute who befriends a young woman (Mia Farrow, See No Evil) that reminds her of her long-dead daughter. As the bizarre relationship between the two evolves, the appearance of Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), as Farrow's abusive stepfather, ignites deep emotions and dark passions.
With its exquisite production design, stylish cinematography and elegant score, Joseph Losey's lost masterpiece finally makes its long-overdue premiere on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with authors and critics Dean Brandum and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2019)
- Interview with Joseph Losey (1968): the celebrated director promotes Secret Ceremony in this archival interview from French TV
- The Beholder's Share (2019): interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2015): short critical appreciation by Larry Karaszewski
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet containing a newly commissioned essay by Neil Sinyard, archival interviews, historic articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses and full film credits
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Hammer Volume Four: Faces of Fear Blu-ray
Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers' scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Synopsis: Having escaped death by the guillotine, Dr. Frankenstein relocates to Carlsbruck. There, as Dr. Victor Stein, he successfully establishes himself as a physician with a large practice and a hospital for the poor. After three years however he is recognized by Dr. Hans Kleve but rather than expose him, the young doctor wants to join him in his research. Frankenstein has resumed his experiments and is on the verge of re-animating a body he has constructed using the brain of Fritz, the deformed assistant who helped him escape from his death sentence. The operation goes quite well and Fritz is quite pleased with his new body. An encounter with a drunken hospital attendant however sends him on the run. As his mind and his body deteriorates, he publicly reveals the good Doctor's true identity...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- New 4K restoration
- Original mono audio
- New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
- Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019)
- A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin
- Hammer's Women – Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson
- David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
- Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits
Synopsis: Dr. Henry Jekyll is a bookish scientist who spends more time with his lab animals testing theories of alternate personalities than with his beautiful wife. Kitty Jekyll has given up trying to find any passion in her distant husband and is involved in an affair with one of Jekyll's old 'friends', Paul Allen, a weak slacker and wastrel who relies on Jekyll to pay his numerous gambling debts. After experimenting on himself, Jekyll transforms himself into the young, dynamic and self-confidant Edward Hyde. In his new character he befriends Allen, who has no idea of that this clean-cut, handsome playboy prone to outbursts of violence is really Jekyll. As Hyde, he encourages Allen to introduce him to the dark underbelly of London's night life. When he tries to seduce Allen's mistress, in reality his own wife, he is frustrated to find she prefers her decadent lover to him...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
- Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019)
- Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film's star
- Hammer's Women – Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star
- David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
Synopsis: After narrowly surviving an accident in which she nearly drowned, the wheelchair bound Penny Appleby returns home to live with her widowed step-mother Jane on the French Riviera. She begins to question her sanity after several times seeing her father's corpse around the house and its grounds, and enlists the help of the friendly chauffeur Bob while attending Doctor Gerrard acts in a suitably sinister manner. No one is who they seem in this tale of intrigue and suspense...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence
- New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
- Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019)
- The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London's National Film Theatre
- The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby
- The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe – Part Two (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole
- Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew
- Hammer's Women – Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer
- David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer
- Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Sam Hamm
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
Synopsis: In England, a young American falls in love with the sister of a sadistic and lecherous motorcycle gang leader who despises the American. The couple takes refuge from the gang leader's harassment in a cave where they discover a group of children, who are the result of an experiment by a scientist seeking to develop a race of humans capable of surviving an atomic blast.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- New 2K restoration
- Original mono audio
- Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007 New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
- Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019)
- Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey
- Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019)
- Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010)
- Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty
- Hammer's Women – Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam
- David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer
- Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter
- No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard
- Original theatrical trailer
- Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 18.
