Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce November Releases
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Posted August 20, 2024 05:38 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their November batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Pryor & Wilder (1980-1991), The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970), Left Right and Centre (1959), and Family Life (1971).
Pryor & Wilder, 1980-1991
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema's best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations.
In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn't commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor).
This essential three-disc collection features newly remastered versions of all three films, accompanied by an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
Family Life
Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy), Bill Dean (Gumshoe), and Malcolm Tierney (McVicar) lead the cast of Family Life, a powerful drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (Fatherland, Carla's Song).
When rebellious Janice (Ratcliff) becomes pregnant, her controlling parents insist she has an abortion in order to avoid a scandal, causing Janice to suffer a schizophrenic episode which is exacerbated by the medical treatment she receives.
Produced by Tony Garnett (Prostitute) and adapted by David Mercer (90° in the Shade) from their acclaimed R D Laing-influenced BBC TV drama 'In Two Minds', Family Life is a heartbreaking and searing indictment of familial hostility and institutional indifference.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
The dark side of Swinging London is explored in The Man Who Had Power Over Women, starring Rod Taylor (Zabriskie Point), Carol White (Cathy Come Home), James Booth (90° in the Shade), and Keith Barron (The Land That Time Forgot).
Womanising talent agent Peter Reaney (Taylor) splits from his long-suffering wife, moves in with his best friend Val (Booth), and promptly starts an affair with Val's wife Jody (White). Added to the complexities of his personal life is his client, wayward popstar Barry Black (Clive Francis), for whom he is asked to cover up a dark secret...
Directed by John Krish (Unearthly Stranger), this release includes extensive interview material with Krish, as well as newly restored versions of two of Krish's acclaimed short films – Break-In (1956), and the powerful anti-apartheid drama-documentary Let My People Go (1961).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Left Right and Centre
From the legendary filmmaking team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat (The Lady Vanishes, Endless Night) comes the star-studded political satire Left Right and Centre, featuring – among many others – Ian Carmichael (Lucky Jim), Alastair Sim (Hue and Cry), and Richard Wattis (The Ugly Duckling).
When popular TV personality Robert Wilcot (Carmichael) is selected as the Conservative candidate for a small-town by-election, he finds himself up against headstrong Labour candidate Stella Stoker (Patricia Bredin, The Bridal Path). To the fury of Wilcot's eccentric uncle (Sim), the candidates struggle to maintain the momentum of their political battle after they begin to fall in love...
With its original poster campaign declaring 'You'll howl when SEX and POLITICS collide head on!', Left Right and Centre takes a wry look at what happens when a man and a woman run for political office under the glare of the media's watchful eye. Sound familiar?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Pryor & Wilder, 1980-1991
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema's best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations.
In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn't commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor).
This essential three-disc collection features newly remastered versions of all three films, accompanied by an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- High Definition remasters of Stir Crazy, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You
- Original mono audio on Stir Crazy
- Original stereo audio on See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You
- Audio commentaries on Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil with entertainment journalists Max Evry and Bryan Reesman (2024)
- Audio commentary on Another You with film historian Kim Newman and Empire magazine editor Nick de Semlyen (2024)
- Interview with Tom Scott (2024): the composer and actor talks about his work on the Stir Crazy score
- Interview with Stewart Copeland (2024): the composer and Police drummer recalls his work on the See No Evil, Hear No Evil score
- Michael Boyce Gillespie on Sidney Poitier (2024): the cinema studies professor discusses Poitier's directorial career and his relationship with Richard Pryor
- The Making of 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil': archival promotional documentary
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 100-page book with new essay by Jeff Billington, extracts from archival interviews with Pryor and Wilder, archival production reports on Stir Crazy, extracts from the films' pressbooks, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Family Life
Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy), Bill Dean (Gumshoe), and Malcolm Tierney (McVicar) lead the cast of Family Life, a powerful drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (Fatherland, Carla's Song).
When rebellious Janice (Ratcliff) becomes pregnant, her controlling parents insist she has an abortion in order to avoid a scandal, causing Janice to suffer a schizophrenic episode which is exacerbated by the medical treatment she receives.
Produced by Tony Garnett (Prostitute) and adapted by David Mercer (90° in the Shade) from their acclaimed R D Laing-influenced BBC TV drama 'In Two Minds', Family Life is a heartbreaking and searing indictment of familial hostility and institutional indifference.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Interview with Jack Klaff (2024): the stage and screen actor remembers Sandy Ratcliff, the star of Family Life
- The BEHP Interview with Tony Garnett (2007): archival video interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer, director and long-time Ken Loach collaborator in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
- Looking East (2024): British and central-eastern European film specialist Michael Brooke's video essay on the rare overlaps between those cultures, including links between Ken Loach, Miloš Forman and Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Rachel Pronger, archival cast and crew interviews, an in-depth look at Ken Loach and David Mercer's original television play and Family Life, comparing the differences and developments in the context of R D Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, and film credits
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
The dark side of Swinging London is explored in The Man Who Had Power Over Women, starring Rod Taylor (Zabriskie Point), Carol White (Cathy Come Home), James Booth (90° in the Shade), and Keith Barron (The Land That Time Forgot).
Womanising talent agent Peter Reaney (Taylor) splits from his long-suffering wife, moves in with his best friend Val (Booth), and promptly starts an affair with Val's wife Jody (White). Added to the complexities of his personal life is his client, wayward popstar Barry Black (Clive Francis), for whom he is asked to cover up a dark secret...
Directed by John Krish (Unearthly Stranger), this release includes extensive interview material with Krish, as well as newly restored versions of two of Krish's acclaimed short films – Break-In (1956), and the powerful anti-apartheid drama-documentary Let My People Go (1961).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION
- Original mono audio
- The BEHP Interview with John Krish (1994–2004, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated director in a career-spanning conversation with Rodney Giesler, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project
- A Bad Marriage (2023, 11 mins): screenwriter Allan Scott discusses the process of adapting The Man Who Had Power Over Women for the big screen with writing partner Chris Bryant, and the reasons for removing their names from the final film
- Break-In (1956, 44 mins): Krish's dramatised training film about the military police, made for the British Army and featuring Jim Dale in his earliest-known screen appearance
- Let My People Go (1961, 23 mins): Krish's powerful, polemical film which combines archival footage and staged reconstructions to inform and educate about the brutal realities of Apartheid in South Africa
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Vic Pratt, archival interviews with Rod Taylor and John Krish, new writing on Break-In, Patrick Russell on Let My People Go, and film credits
- REGION-A/B "LOCKED"
Left Right and Centre
From the legendary filmmaking team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat (The Lady Vanishes, Endless Night) comes the star-studded political satire Left Right and Centre, featuring – among many others – Ian Carmichael (Lucky Jim), Alastair Sim (Hue and Cry), and Richard Wattis (The Ugly Duckling).
When popular TV personality Robert Wilcot (Carmichael) is selected as the Conservative candidate for a small-town by-election, he finds himself up against headstrong Labour candidate Stella Stoker (Patricia Bredin, The Bridal Path). To the fury of Wilcot's eccentric uncle (Sim), the candidates struggle to maintain the momentum of their political battle after they begin to fall in love...
With its original poster campaign declaring 'You'll howl when SEX and POLITICS collide head on!', Left Right and Centre takes a wry look at what happens when a man and a woman run for political office under the glare of the media's watchful eye. Sound familiar?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film expert Michael Brooke (2024)
- Josephine Botting on 'Left Right and Centre' (2024): the curator and film historian discusses the film's place within British cinema of the 1950s and its representation of the medium of television
- Election in Britain (1960): short film, produced by the Central Office of Information, focusing on the 1959 UK General Election and the British political system
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Matthew Bailey and Melanie Williams, a look at the Launder and Gilliat filmmaking partnership, an overview of contemporary critical reviews, and film credits
