MERRY CHRISTMAS! As promised here is the FIRST of our FESTIVE CUSHING
FEARSOME COMPETITIONS! Please read ALL the details on the competition
banner here. Any answers posted on the thread below, will be deleted and
void, sorry. This PCAS COMPETITION is OPEN TO EVERYONE TO ENTER!
MANY many thanks to everyone at INDICATOR DISTRIBUTION for the generous
and exclusive sponsor of our Christmas PCAS Competitions this year.
TAKE TIME to read ALL the details. GOOD LUCK and thank you to taking
part. You can also easily purchase this fabulous REMASTERED blu ray box
set by following this link HERE! and placing your order. It's a LIMITED
RELEASE!
The SPECS for the title contents and the superb extras are below. This is a REGION FREE release, so will play on all blu rays.
MANIAC (Michael Carreras, 1963)
THE GORGON (Terence Fisher, 1964)
THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB (Michael Carreras, 1964)
FANATIC (Silvio Narizzano, 1965)
FOUR CLASSICS from Hammer, each presented on Blu-ray for the very first
time in the UK. Whether it's a madman brandishing a welding torch, a
mythical monster whose looks can kill, an ancient royal with diabolical
powers, or a mad woman wielding a pair of scissors, this set has
something to unease everybody. Containing a wealth of new and exclusive
extra features – including title-specific documentaries, cast and crew
interviews, expert appreciations, introductions and more – this stunning
Blu-ray-only Limited Edition box set is published in a horribly
limited, numbered edition of 6,000 units.
INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• HD restorations of all four films
• Original Mono audio
• New title-specific documentaries exploring aspects of each film:
White-Hot Terror: Inside ‘Maniac’ / Heart of Stone: Inside ‘The Gorgon’ /
Blood and Bandages: Inside ‘The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb’ / House of
Horror: Inside ‘Fanatic’
• Hammer’s Women: Nadia Gray (2017): horror
film expert Lindsay Anne Hallam looks at the fascinating life and work
of the Romanian stage and screen actor
• Focus Puller Trevor Wrenn
and Clapper Loader Ray Andrew on ‘Maniac’ (2017): original crew members
share their memories of working on the film
• The Gorgon audio commentary with Daughters of Darkness’ Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2017)
• The Gorgon introduction by actor and filmmaker Matthew Holness (2017)
• Hammer’s Women: Barbara Shelley (2017): academic and author Patricia
MacCormack examines the life and career of ‘the first leading lady of
British horror’
• 'The Gorgon' Comic-Strip Adaptation: Goodall,
Goring & Coyas’ 1977 comic strip, originally published in House of
Hammer magazine
• Hammer’s Women: Jeanne Roland (2017): Diabolique
magazine’s editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger offers an appreciation of the
Burmese-born actor’s short career
• Interview with Michael McStay (2017): the British film and TV actor looks back at his time working for Hammer
• The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Super 8 Version: original cut-down home cinema presentation
• Hammer’s Women: Tallulah Bankhead (2017): Kat Ellinger explores the life and work of the inimitable star of stage and screen
• David Huckvale on Wilfred Josephs (2017): an appreciation of the
composer’s work by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical
Avant-Garde
• Fanatical Detail (2017): continuity supervisor Renée
Glynne and second assistant director Stuart Black recall the making of
Fanatic
• Matthew Lombardo on Tallulah Bankhead and ‘Fanatic’
(2017): the acclaimed playwright discusses his play Looped and his
fascination with Tallulah Bankhead
• Die! Die! My Darling!: alternative presentation of Fanatic with the US title sequence
• Original trailers
• Extensive image galleries with promotional and on-set photography, original lobby cards and poster art
• Four box set exclusive booklets with new essays by Kim Newman, Marcus
Hearn, Kat Ellinger and Jo Botting, archival interviews, contemporary
reviews, and full film credits
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• World premiere Blu-rays of Maniac and Fanatic
• UK premieres on Blu-ray of The Gorgon and The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
• Limited edition box set of 6,000 copies
BBFC cert: 15
REGION FREE
INDICATOR HAMMER VOLUME ONE: FEAR WARNING BLU RAY BOX SET: NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER HERE!
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT CUSHING CHRISTMAS 2017 COMPETITION HERE ON NEW YEARS EVE!
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