Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce February Releases
HomeIndicator/Powerhouse Films Announce February Releases
Posted November 14, 2024 07:41 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their February batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Queen Bee (1955), Now and Forever (1934), Harriet Craig (1950), and Peter Ibbetson (1935).
Queen Bee
Description: Joan Crawford (Berserk) and Barry Sullivan (Framed) lead the cast of the atmospheric melodrama Queen Bee.
Domineering socialite Eva (Crawford) and her alcoholic husband Avery (Sullivan) are trapped in a hostile and loveless marriage. When Eva's cousin Jennifer (Lucy Marlow, A Star Is Born) comes to stay, she is sucked into a dangerous whirlwind of lies and vengeance...
Reuniting Crawford with Mildred Pierce screenwriter Ranald MacDougall, and featuring cinematography by the great Charles Lang (The Shepherd of the Hills), Queen Bee is a riveting slice of Southern Gothic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Now and Forever
Description: Gary Cooper (Desire), Carole Lombard (Twentieth Century), and Shirley Temple (Fort Apache) star in Now and Forever, a heart-warming tale which combines elements of screwball comedy, melodrama, and social commentary.
Jerry (Cooper) and Toni (Lombard) are a pair of small-time crooks who are swindling their way around the world. When they meet Jerry's estranged daughter, Penny (Temple), they resolve to go straight to secure her future, but find that making an honest living isn't easy.
Directed by the great Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills), and with acting support from Sir Guy Standing (The Lives of a Bengal Lancer) and Charlotte Granville (Werewolf of London), Now and Forever features impressive turns by its leads, and elevated the young Shirley Temple to superstardom.
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Harriet Craig
Description: From director Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) comes the classic drama Harriet Craig, starring Joan Crawford (Strait-Jacket) and Wendell Corey (Rear Window).
Manipulative and possessive Harriet (Crawford) controls every aspect of the lives of her husband Walter (Corey) and cousin Clare (K T Stevens, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice), and schemes to destroy their chances of happiness. However, when they become aware of her treachery, her world begins to fall apart...
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Craig's Wife by George Kelly (The Show-Off), Harriet Craig boasts one of Joan Crawford's most devastating performances.
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Peter Ibbetson
Description: Gary Cooper (Morocco) and Ann Harding (Holiday) play star-crossed lovers in Peter Ibbetson, an otherworldly fantasy-romance from celebrated director Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills).
Decades after they were separated, architect Peter Ibbetson (Cooper) and his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Harding), are reconnected when her husband hires Ibbetson to design a building. The relationship between the pair is rekindled until Ibbetson accidentally kills a man in self-defence and is sent to prison. Soon, he is visited by Mary in his dreams...
A favourite of the Surrealists, including André Breton and Luis Buñuel, Peter Ibbetson boasts stunning photography from the great Charles Lang (The Big Heat) and acting support from John Halliday (Desire) and Ida Lupino (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Queen Bee
Description: Joan Crawford (Berserk) and Barry Sullivan (Framed) lead the cast of the atmospheric melodrama Queen Bee.
Domineering socialite Eva (Crawford) and her alcoholic husband Avery (Sullivan) are trapped in a hostile and loveless marriage. When Eva's cousin Jennifer (Lucy Marlow, A Star Is Born) comes to stay, she is sucked into a dangerous whirlwind of lies and vengeance...
Reuniting Crawford with Mildred Pierce screenwriter Ranald MacDougall, and featuring cinematography by the great Charles Lang (The Shepherd of the Hills), Queen Bee is a riveting slice of Southern Gothic.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film critic David Jenkins (2025)
- Lies Lanckman on 'Queen Bee' (2025): the academic and film historian discusses the making of the film and its place within Joan Crawford's career
- Nathalie Morris on Jean Louis (2025): the film historian and curator explores the career of iconic Hollywood costume designer with a special focus on his work at Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image galleries: French photonovel; and promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Imogen Sara Smith, a making of piece focusing on Crawford, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Now and Forever
Description: Gary Cooper (Desire), Carole Lombard (Twentieth Century), and Shirley Temple (Fort Apache) star in Now and Forever, a heart-warming tale which combines elements of screwball comedy, melodrama, and social commentary.
Jerry (Cooper) and Toni (Lombard) are a pair of small-time crooks who are swindling their way around the world. When they meet Jerry's estranged daughter, Penny (Temple), they resolve to go straight to secure her future, but find that making an honest living isn't easy.
Directed by the great Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills), and with acting support from Sir Guy Standing (The Lives of a Bengal Lancer) and Charlotte Granville (Werewolf of London), Now and Forever features impressive turns by its leads, and elevated the young Shirley Temple to superstardom.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2025)
- Christina Newland on Shirley Temple (2025): the critic and writer examines the career of Now and Forever's young rising star
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Nathalie Morris, archival writing by Henry Hathaway, archival news reports on Shirley Temple, extracts from an archival interview with Hathaway, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Harriet Craig
Description: From director Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) comes the classic drama Harriet Craig, starring Joan Crawford (Strait-Jacket) and Wendell Corey (Rear Window).
Manipulative and possessive Harriet (Crawford) controls every aspect of the lives of her husband Walter (Corey) and cousin Clare (K T Stevens, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice), and schemes to destroy their chances of happiness. However, when they become aware of her treachery, her world begins to fall apart...
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Craig's Wife by George Kelly (The Show-Off), Harriet Craig boasts one of Joan Crawford's most devastating performances.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2025)
- Lies Lanckman on 'Harriet Craig' (2025): the academic and film historian discusses the making of the film and its place in Joan Crawford's career
- Lux Radio Theatre: 'Craig's Wife' (1936): radio play adaptation of George Kelly's 1925 play, starring Rosalind Russell, Herbert Marshall and Beulah Bondi
- The Campbell Playhouse: 'Craig's Wife' (1940): subsequent radio adaptation of the play, starring Orson Welles and Ann Harding
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, a look at the film's production with a focus on Joan Crawford and Vincent Sherman, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Peter Ibbetson
Description: Gary Cooper (Morocco) and Ann Harding (Holiday) play star-crossed lovers in Peter Ibbetson, an otherworldly fantasy-romance from celebrated director Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills).
Decades after they were separated, architect Peter Ibbetson (Cooper) and his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Harding), are reconnected when her husband hires Ibbetson to design a building. The relationship between the pair is rekindled until Ibbetson accidentally kills a man in self-defence and is sent to prison. Soon, he is visited by Mary in his dreams...
A favourite of the Surrealists, including André Breton and Luis Buñuel, Peter Ibbetson boasts stunning photography from the great Charles Lang (The Big Heat) and acting support from John Halliday (Desire) and Ida Lupino (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin (2025)
- Geoff Andrew on 'Peter Ibbetson' (2025): the author and programmer explores the themes, impact and making of the film
- The Campbell Playhouse: 'Peter Ibbetson' (1939): radio play adaptation of George du Maurier's novel, starring Orson Welles and Helen Hayes
- Original theatrical trailer
- Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2023): short critical appreciation
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Frank Krutnik, an archival profile of Ida Lupino, extracts from an archival interview with Henry Hathaway, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
