Upcoming Indicator/Powerhouse Films Blu-ray Releases
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Posted December 7, 2019 09:38 PM by Webmaster
British label Indicator/Powerhouse Films will add four new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in February. They are: Sidney Gilliat's Endless Night (1972), Dennis Potter's Secret Friends (1991), Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book (1996), and Curtis Harrington's Night Tide (1961).
All four titles will be available for purchase on February 17.
Endless Night
Synopsis: The final feature by Sidney Gilliat, Endless Night capped a career that encompassed screenplays for Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed, the anarchic St. Trinian'scomedies, and his own directorial gems such as mystery-thriller Green for Danger.
Adapting Agatha Christie's celebrated novel of the same name, the film reunites the co-stars of cult classic Twisted Nerve, Hywel Bennett (The Virgin Soldiers) and Hayley Mills (Take a Girl Like You), and boasts an impressive supporting cast including Britt Ekland (The Wicker Man), Per Oscarsson (A Dandy in Aspic) and George Sanders (All About Eve).
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Synopsis: Unfairly neglected since its original low-key cinema run, Secret Friends is the only feature to be written and directed by Dennis Potter (Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective).
Made shortly after his hugely controversial mini-series Blackeyes, the film centres on a writer, played by Alan Bates (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg), who descends into a kind of madness during a train journey as memories, fantasies and psychotic visions collide.
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The Pillow Book
Synopsis: Inspired by Sei Shōnagon's first-century diary, Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book is an audio-visual tour de force, and a showcase for one of British cinema's most singular talents.
Starring Vivian Wu (8˝ Women), Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) and Ken Ogata (Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters), the film is among Greenaway's most daring and adventurous works.
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Synopsis: Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a new 4K restoration, Curtis Harrington's acclaimed fantasy-thriller, featuring Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie) in his first starring role, is an offbeat classic of American cinema. Hopper plays a sailor on shore leave, when he meets a young woman (Linda Lawson) who may not be as she seems…
Exclusive to this two-disc set is a bonus Blu-ray devoted to Harrington's short films, encompassing his seven decades as a filmmaker and featuring experimental works, documentaries, and the two adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher that bookended his career.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE: NIGHT TIDE
Endless Night
Synopsis: The final feature by Sidney Gilliat, Endless Night capped a career that encompassed screenplays for Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed, the anarchic St. Trinian'scomedies, and his own directorial gems such as mystery-thriller Green for Danger.
Adapting Agatha Christie's celebrated novel of the same name, the film reunites the co-stars of cult classic Twisted Nerve, Hywel Bennett (The Virgin Soldiers) and Hayley Mills (Take a Girl Like You), and boasts an impressive supporting cast including Britt Ekland (The Wicker Man), Per Oscarsson (A Dandy in Aspic) and George Sanders (All About Eve).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION
- Original mono audio
- The BEHP Interview with Sidney Gilliat (1990): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned writer and director in conversation with Roy Fowler and Taffy Haines
- The John Player Lecture with Bernard Herrmann (1972): the celebrated composer in conversation at London's National Film Theatre
- New interview with actor Hayley Mills (2020)
- Bernard in Britain (2020): appreciation of Bernard Herrmann's 'British period' by author and historian Neil Sinyard
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- Theatrical trailer
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Anne Billson, Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat on Endless Night, an archival interview with Gilliat, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Synopsis: Unfairly neglected since its original low-key cinema run, Secret Friends is the only feature to be written and directed by Dennis Potter (Pennies from Heaven, The Singing Detective).
Made shortly after his hugely controversial mini-series Blackeyes, the film centres on a writer, played by Alan Bates (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg), who descends into a kind of madness during a train journey as memories, fantasies and psychotic visions collide.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original stereo audio
- New audio commentary with Graham Fuller, editor of Potter on Potter
- Bon Vivant (2020): actor Ian McNeice recalls working with Dennis Potter
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Jeff Billington, Dennis Potter on the making of Secret Friends, an extract from Potter on Potter, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-FREE
The Pillow Book
Synopsis: Inspired by Sei Shōnagon's first-century diary, Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book is an audio-visual tour de force, and a showcase for one of British cinema's most singular talents.
Starring Vivian Wu (8˝ Women), Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) and Ken Ogata (Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters), the film is among Greenaway's most daring and adventurous works.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original stereo audio
- Selected scenes commentary with Peter Greenaway (2015)
- The Book of the Editor (2020): new interview with editor Chris Wyatt
- Rosa (1992): performance film by Anne Teresa De Keersmaker's Rosas dance company, directed by Peter Greenaway and shot by Sacha Vierny, presented in a new restoration from the original negative
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- Theatrical trailer
- Original theatrical calligraphic subtitle presentation
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Adam Scovell, Peter Greenaway on The Pillow Book, excerpts from Greenaway's 26 Facts About Flesh and Ink and the original press book, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Anthony Nield on Rosa, and film credits
- REGION-FREE
Synopsis: Presented by Nicolas Winding Refn in a new 4K restoration, Curtis Harrington's acclaimed fantasy-thriller, featuring Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie) in his first starring role, is an offbeat classic of American cinema. Hopper plays a sailor on shore leave, when he meets a young woman (Linda Lawson) who may not be as she seems…
Exclusive to this two-disc set is a bonus Blu-ray devoted to Harrington's short films, encompassing his seven decades as a filmmaker and featuring experimental works, documentaries, and the two adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher that bookended his career.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE: NIGHT TIDE
- NEW 4K RESTORATION
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with writer-director Curtis Harrington and actor Dennis Hopper (1998)
- Audio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2020)
- Harrington on Harrington (2018, 25 mins): wide-ranging archival interview with the filmmaker
- Sinister Image: Curtis Harrington (1987, 57 mins): two episodes from David Del Valle's series devoted to cult cinematic figures in conversation, featuring a career-spanning interview with the director
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- High Definition remasters
- Original mono audio
- Eight short films spanning Harrington's seven decades as a filmmaker, including experimental works, documentaries and his career-bookending Edgar Allan Poe adaptations: The Fall of the House of Usher (1942, 10 mins); Fragment of Seeking (1946, 14 mins); Picnic (1948, 23 mins); On the Edge (1949, 6 mins); The Assignation (1953, 8 mins); The Wormwood Star (1956, 10 mins); The Four Elements (1966, 13 mins); Usher (2002, 37 mins)
- Image gallery: production photography and a rare selection from Harrington's personal collection
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book featuring new writing on Night Tide by Paul Duane, Curtis Harrington on Night Tide and the short films, archival articles by Harrington on horror cinema, experimental films and the making of Picnic, an overview of critical responses, Peter Conheim on the restoration of Night Tide, and film credits
- Limited edition exclusive set of five facsimile lobby cards
- REGION-FREE