Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce February Titles
HomeIndicator/Powerhouse Films Announce February Titles
Posted November 13, 2021 06:06 PM by Webmaster
Indicator/Powerhouse Films will add five new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in February. They are: The Devil's Men (1976), Bartleby (1970), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982), Voices (1974), and The Triple Echo (1972).
Voices
Description: Real-life husband and wife David Hemmings (Blowup, Deep Red) and Gayle Hunnicutt (Eye of the Cat, Fragment of Fear) star in this tense British shocker from director Kevin Billington (The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer). After a tragic family accident, Claire (Hunnicutt) suffers a mental breakdown. In an effort to help her recovery, Robert (Hemmings), her husband, takes her to convalesce in a grand country house, but her already fragile sanity is soon threatened by ghostly apparitions and terrifying visions.
Long unseen, this impressive, superbly crafted chiller is presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original separation masters by Powerhouse Films. Making its worldwide debut on Blu-ray, Voices is accompanied with a selection of newly produced extras and a comprehensive booklet.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Description: Adapted from P D James' classic crime novel, this stylish, little-seen thriller stars Billie Whitelaw (The Omen, The Krays), Pippa Guard (The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark), and Dominic Guard (Absolution).
After finding her boss dead in his office, Cordelia Gray (Pippa Guard) takes over duties at his private detective agency. When a woman asks her to investigate the apparent suicide of a young man, she takes on her first case and gets entangled in a web of dark family secrets.
Presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative, this powerful, unconventional thriller from filmmaker and novelist Chris Petit – director of the cult classic Radio On – makes its worldwide debut on Blu-ray accompanied by new interviews with cast and crew.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Bartleby
Description: Based on Herman Melville's celebrated short story 'Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street', Anthony Friedmann's unduly neglected film relocates the action to 1970s London and stars Oscar-winner Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), John McEnery (Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet), and Thorley Walters (Hammer's The Phantom of the Opera).
When a young office clerk, Bartleby (McEnery), becomes increasingly defeated by the pressures of modern life, he gradually opts out of all forms of social engagement and his frustrated employer (Scofield) does all he can to stop him from withdrawing entirely into his own world.
Superbly acted and exquisitely photographed, Bartlebyis a rare gem of 1970s British cinema. Presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative, this wry and complex drama makes its worldwide debut on Blu-ray accompanied by a range of new and archival extra features.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Devil's Men
Description: This offbeat horror film, starring genre icons Peter Cushing (The Revenge of Frankenstein, Star Wars), Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice, Halloween), and Luan Peters (Twins of Evil, Doctor Who), and featuring a score by the legendary Brian Eno, tells of a Satanic cult, led by Cushing, that is abducting tourists for ritual sacrifice – and only Pleasence's priest can save them.
An eccentric, bloody cult shocker, The Devil's Men (also known as Land of the Minotaur) makes its world Blu-ray debut, presenting both the original and US cuts of the film in a new 2K restoration from the original negative, and accompanied by new and archival extras, including a feature-length Super 8 version of the film.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Triple Echo
Description: Director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, The World Is Not Enough) made his feature-film debut with this distinctive drama based on the novella of the same name by H E Bates (The Darling Buds of May). Reuniting Glenda Jackson with her Women in Love co-star Oliver Reed (The Devils), the film also stars a young Brian Deacon (Vampyres, A Zed & Two Noughts).
When a young soldier (Deacon) deserts his outfit and hides in a remote farm, the farm owner (Jackson) and he fall in love. But their idyll is shattered by the arrival of a boorish, violent army sergeant (Reed) searching for his AWOL recruit.
Unconventional and superbly played, The Triple Echo is one of the finest British films of the 1970s. Long overlooked and unjustly neglected, The Triple Echo makes its US debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Voices
Description: Real-life husband and wife David Hemmings (Blowup, Deep Red) and Gayle Hunnicutt (Eye of the Cat, Fragment of Fear) star in this tense British shocker from director Kevin Billington (The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer). After a tragic family accident, Claire (Hunnicutt) suffers a mental breakdown. In an effort to help her recovery, Robert (Hemmings), her husband, takes her to convalesce in a grand country house, but her already fragile sanity is soon threatened by ghostly apparitions and terrifying visions.
Long unseen, this impressive, superbly crafted chiller is presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original separation masters by Powerhouse Films. Making its worldwide debut on Blu-ray, Voices is accompanied with a selection of newly produced extras and a comprehensive booklet.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL SEPARATION MASTERS by Powerhouse Films
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with writers Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman (2022)
- Film historian Vic Pratt explores the early years of Hemmings' production company Hemdale (2022)
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Julian Upton, archival interviews with actors David Hemmings and Gayle Hunnicutt, a look at the source play, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Description: Adapted from P D James' classic crime novel, this stylish, little-seen thriller stars Billie Whitelaw (The Omen, The Krays), Pippa Guard (The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark), and Dominic Guard (Absolution).
After finding her boss dead in his office, Cordelia Gray (Pippa Guard) takes over duties at his private detective agency. When a woman asks her to investigate the apparent suicide of a young man, she takes on her first case and gets entangled in a web of dark family secrets.
Presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative, this powerful, unconventional thriller from filmmaker and novelist Chris Petit – director of the cult classic Radio On – makes its worldwide debut on Blu-ray accompanied by new interviews with cast and crew.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL SEPARATION MASTERS by Powerhouse Films
- Original mono audio
- Interview with director Chris Petit (2022)
- Interview with actor Dominic Guard (2022)
- Interview with producer Don Boyd (2022)
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Claire Monks, an archival piece by Chris Petit, production reports on the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
Bartleby
Description: Based on Herman Melville's celebrated short story 'Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street', Anthony Friedmann's unduly neglected film relocates the action to 1970s London and stars Oscar-winner Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), John McEnery (Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet), and Thorley Walters (Hammer's The Phantom of the Opera).
When a young office clerk, Bartleby (McEnery), becomes increasingly defeated by the pressures of modern life, he gradually opts out of all forms of social engagement and his frustrated employer (Scofield) does all he can to stop him from withdrawing entirely into his own world.
Superbly acted and exquisitely photographed, Bartlebyis a rare gem of 1970s British cinema. Presented in a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative, this wry and complex drama makes its worldwide debut on Blu-ray accompanied by a range of new and archival extra features.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL SEPARATION MASTERS by Powerhouse Films
- Original mono audio
- Interview with writer-director Anthony Friedmann (2022)
- Beat the Bomber (1975): anti-terrorism documentary short directed by Friedmann
- Bartleby's London (2022): an exploration of Bartleby's locations
- Bartleby (2017): stop-motion animation version of the Melville story, directed by Kristen Kee and Laura Naylor
- Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Bartleby (2017)
- Trailers for Bartleby (2017)
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Jeff Billington, archival interviews with star Paul Scofield and director Anthony Friedmann, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
The Devil's Men
Description: This offbeat horror film, starring genre icons Peter Cushing (The Revenge of Frankenstein, Star Wars), Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice, Halloween), and Luan Peters (Twins of Evil, Doctor Who), and featuring a score by the legendary Brian Eno, tells of a Satanic cult, led by Cushing, that is abducting tourists for ritual sacrifice – and only Pleasence's priest can save them.
An eccentric, bloody cult shocker, The Devil's Men (also known as Land of the Minotaur) makes its world Blu-ray debut, presenting both the original and US cuts of the film in a new 2K restoration from the original negative, and accompanied by new and archival extras, including a feature-length Super 8 version of the film.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Two presentations of the film:
- Original Cut: The Devil's Men (94 mins)
- Shorter U.S. Theatrical Version: Land of the Minotaur (86 mins)
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Adrian J Smith (2022)
- The John Player Lecture with Peter Cushing (1973): the legendary actor in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London
- Interview with producer Frixos Constantine (2022)
- Feature-length Super 8 version (94 mins)
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Andrew Graves, an archival interview with star Donald Pleasence, extracts from original promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
The Triple Echo
Description: Director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, The World Is Not Enough) made his feature-film debut with this distinctive drama based on the novella of the same name by H E Bates (The Darling Buds of May). Reuniting Glenda Jackson with her Women in Love co-star Oliver Reed (The Devils), the film also stars a young Brian Deacon (Vampyres, A Zed & Two Noughts).
When a young soldier (Deacon) deserts his outfit and hides in a remote farm, the farm owner (Jackson) and he fall in love. But their idyll is shattered by the arrival of a boorish, violent army sergeant (Reed) searching for his AWOL recruit.
Unconventional and superbly played, The Triple Echo is one of the finest British films of the 1970s. Long overlooked and unjustly neglected, The Triple Echo makes its US debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Original mono audio
- A Matter of Life and Death (2019, 15 mins): director Michael Apted reflects on his feature debut and its place within his prolific career
- Identity Crises (2019, 29 mins): actor Brian Deacon recalls his first film role starring alongside Glenda Jackson and Oliver Reed
- A Different Perspective (2019, 25 mins): editor Barrie Vince recalls shaping and structuring the film
- Dressing Up (2019, 9 mins): costume designer Emma Porteous on the challenges of recreating an authentic wardrobe for The Triple Echo
- The Emotion of the Moment (2019, 8 mins): composer Marc Wilkinson discusses highlights from his score
- A Sense of Justice (2019, 23 mins): an in-depth appreciation by author and film historian Neil Sinyard
- Super 8 version: original cut-down home-cinema presentation
- Original theatrical trailer, edited by the legendary Jean Fouchet
- Teaser trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Pasquale Iannone, an archival interview with Michael Apted, H E Bates on The Triple Echo, an overview of contemporary critical responses, an analysis of Jean Fouchet's theatrical trailer, and film credits
- US premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited Edition of 2,000 copies
