Thursday 18 March 2021

INDICATOR #POWERHOUSEFILMS RELEASES #PETERCUSHING CAPTAIN CLEGG AS TOP OF THE BILL IN #HAMMERFILMS BOX SET SIX

 
#NEWS: #Indicator announces their Hammer Box Set Number SIX, with #PeterCushing's 'Captain Clegg' aka 'Night Creatures' heading the bill! Here is the spec on the film content, with some interesting extras. 'Clegg' is certainly one of my top ten of in Cushing's #Hammerfilms work . . how about you? - Marcus
 

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET
Release Date June 21st 2021
 
SPECIAL FEATURES
 
THE SHADOW OF THE CAT
 

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary by film historian Bruce G Hallenbeck (2020)
In The Shadow Of Shelley (2020): in-depth interview with the legendary horror actress #BarbaraShelley
Catastrophe (2014): audio interview with assistant special effects artist Ian Scoones
Interviews with property master Peter Allchorne and assistant costume designer Yvonne Blake (2021)
Hammer’s Women: Freda Jackson (2021): profile of the Shadow of the Cat actress by academic Lucy Bolton
Introduction by critic and author Kim Newman (2021)
Filmed appreciation of Mikis Theodorakis’ score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde (2021)
Shadow Play: Inside ‘The Shadow of the Cat’ (2014): documentary featuring Hammer historians Alan Barnes, Marcus Hearn, Denis Meikle, Jason Morell and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897–2015
Original theatrical trailer
TV Spot
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Craig Ian Mann, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
UK premiere on Blu-ray
All extras subject to change
 
 

FULL REVIEW and RARE STILLS GALLERY 'THE SHADOW OF THE CAT' at the PCASUK Marcus Brooks Supplement blog,The Black Box Club HERE! 
 

ABOVE: In the words of Peter and Christopher Lee, 'Sweet GIRL!' 
All then, in their senior years Barbara Shelley in 'Shadow of the Cat' 
rare lobby still
 

CAPTAIN CLEGG


High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Alternative presentation with US Night Creatures title sequence
Audio commentary with film historian and filmmaker Constantine Nasr (2021)
The BEHP Interview with Peter Graham Scott (2004): career-spanning filmed interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Scott in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
The Making of ‘Captain Clegg’ (2014): actor John Carson narrates this documentary with insights from film historian Wayne Kinsey
The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection (2014): Wayne Kinsey looks at this important contribution to the world of Hammer
Hammer’s Women: Molly Arbuthnot and Rosemary Burrows (2014): profile of the prolific Hammer wardrobe mistresses by film historian Josephine Botting
Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
Documentary looking at the life and work of Peter Cushing featuring contributions from actors Derek Fowlds, Madeline Smith and Judy Matheson (2021)
Filmed appreciation of Don Banks’ score by David Huckvale (2021)
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 a new essay by Frank Collins, Kieran Foster on Peter Cushing’s attempts to make a Dr Syn film, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
All extras subject to change

 



THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
 


ABOVE: SOME GREAT RARE IMAGES
to be found from the #Powerhousefilms Hammer film Blu Ray release, 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the PCASUK Marcus Brooks The Black Box Club supplement site, RIGHT HERE! 
 
2K restoration presented in both 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 original aspect ratios
Original mono audio
Audio commentary on the 1.85:1 version with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2020)
Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version with author Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr (2020)
Hammer’s Women: Liane Aukin (2021): profile of the actor, writer and director by the academic Rachel Knightley
Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
The Men Who Made Hammer: Anthony Hinds (2020): Richard Klemensen, editor and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine, revisits the career of one of Hammer’s most renowned screenwriters and producers
Phantom Triumphant: Edwin Astley and Hammer’s Horror Opera (2020): David Huckvale dissects the classic score
Herbert Lom: The Soul Behind the Mask (2020): film historian and screenwriter C Courtney Joyner shares personal memories of time spent with the legendary actor
Interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson (2020)
The Making of The ‘Phantom of The Opera’ (2014): documentary presented by actor Edward De Souza, including interviews with film historian Richard Golen, sound recordist Alan Lavender, and De Souza himself
Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013): a short critical appreciation
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 a new essay by Adam Scovell, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
All extras subject to change

 



ABOVE: FULL REVIEW AND RARE STILLS GALLERY
of 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the PCASUK Marcus Brooks Supplement site,RIGHT HERE! 
 
NIGHTMARE


High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, and Jonathan Rigby (2021)
The BEHP Interview with Freddie Francis (1994): career-spanning audio interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Francis in conversation with Alan Lawson and Syd Wilson
Jennie Linden Remembers (2016): interview with the Nightmare actress
Hammer’s Women: Moira Redmond (2021): profile of the film, TV and theatre actor by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson
Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
Madhouse: Inside Hammer’s ‘Nightmare’ (2016): documentary with Wayne Kinsey which includes archive interviews with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye and actress Jennie Linden
Nightmare in the Making (2016): author Kevin Barnes and Jonathan Rigby revisit the production
Filmed appreciation of Don Banks’ score by David Huckvale (2021)
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 a new essay by Emma Westwood, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
All extras subject to change

 
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units# PHILTD230
BBFC cert: 12
REGION B

 

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