EUREKA ANNOUNCES EXTRA FEATURES FOR DUAL RELEASE OF THE SKULL

NEWS: Peter Cushing's THE SKULL (1965 Amicus. Dir Freddie Francis) has been available on dvd and blu ray in other region formats for a long time, but never in a format we could watch here in the UK.... until now! You may remember we confirmed the very exciting news of the EUREKA dual blu ray / dvd release a few weeks ago...and that this release is also a NEWLY RESTORED VERSION of the film.

We can now also confirm the extra features. They are as follows:

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Exclusively restored 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray
New video interview with film scholar Jonathan Rigby
New video interview with critic & author Kim Newman
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork
Limited Edition Collector’s Booklet.

Trailer: The Skull (Amicus 1965)

Eureka Entertainment to release THE SKULL, the blood curdling Amicus horror starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition for the first time in the UK on 26 October 2015

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A VISUAL NIGHTMARE : TROY HOWARTH TAKES IN A KEY SCENE FROM AMICUS FILMS 'THE SKULL'

One of the best sequences of THE SKULL (1965) is the extended dream sequence.  Director Freddie Francis handles the transition from reality to fantasy so skillfully that the audience is not even aware of the fact that they are watching a dream. Sooner than rely on distortion filters, a la Roger Corman, Francis lulls the viewer into a state of blissful ignorance as the protagonist, Professor Christopher Maitland (Peter Cushing), drifts into unconsciousness and undergoes a strange and terrifying nightmare.

Francis’ background as a cinematographer is very evident in the film, which is handsomely photographed by John Wilcox in the widescreen Techniscope process. Using sound effects and Elisabeth Lutyens’ score to help build the mood, Francis conveys much through camera movements and artful compositions within the frame. Much like the rest of the film, there’s relatively little dialogue—and this is why the film remains the director’s best film: it is a work of pure cinema, allowing his strengths as a visual stylist to take center stage. For fans of Cushing and Christopher Lee, THE SKULL is a genuine treat: it’s creepy, stylish and quite unlike anything else from the golden age of British horror.

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A Visual Nightmare : The Skull

AMICUS FILMS: PETER CUSHING IN 'THE SKULL' (1965)

Peter Cushing as Dr. Christopher Maitland in Amicus Films 'THE SKULL' 1965