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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#TALKINGBOOKS 'THE SOLITARY CYCLIST' : #PETERCUSHING READS SHERLOCK HOLMES WEEK FOUR!

TODAY BEING #SHERLOCKSUNDAY! at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page, we present 'The Solitary Cyclist' STORY FOUR of thirteen, one every Sunday from 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' read by Peter Cushing, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One of the many charming things about Peter reading these stories is his forever crisp diction and engaging reading style. One thing that surprised me with the stories so far, is the obvious fun Cushing is no doubt having, occasionally swinging in and out of character voices and accents! Something we rarely got to see him do on screen in the many scenes of some 92 films! Peter Cushing's recordings were originally recorded and published in the UK by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1971.

 

THE SOLITARY CYCLIST, is one of my personal favourites.. when first reading the Holmes stories, I was young enough to know little of life, so couldn't or want to try and guess the ending... and Solitary Cyclist, has some lovely touches, here Cushing swings in and out as Mrs Violet Smith . .'Oh he was hideously strong!' . . and it's a joy listen to, for sure. 'The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist' is one of Doyle's short stories, first published in the Collier's magazine, 26th December 1903 (US) and in The Strand Magazine in January 1904 (UK). This is the 31st Sherlock Holmes story. There will be another story from 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' read by Peter Cushing, next Sunday 😊 

IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION from a follower at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page yesterday, enquiring if Birgit, Christopher Lee's wife accompanied him and attended Peter Cushing Memorial Service back in 1995, here is a photograph of the both entering St Paul's Church on the day . . .  

 

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PERTWEE AND CUSHING CATWALK PLUS THE BOULTING BROTHERS 1960 CUSHING THRILLER 'SUSPECT' NETWORK BLU RAY REVIEW AND COMP

BLU RAY COPIES arrived TODAY! Full REVIEW and COMPETITION coming YOUR way! I 'SUSPECT' you are ready? Keep your eyes peeled on the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page! 😃 - Marcus

 

CUSHING AND PERTWEE! Filmed by Pathe at a New Year's Eve Party, Fashion Show at the Criterion Restaurant, London in 1955, this for many will make some strange viewing today, but that is how things were back then. #PeterCushing and a young #JonPertwee and his brother Michael show off their manly waistcoats, as part of the 'Gentlemen's Waistcoat Club' while the models display their 'feminine versions' of the attire. Pathe News covered it.... with their aloof 'this will never take off' attitude. If only they knew what was coming. In under ten years, Fem garments would coming off and BURNT. It's an interesting bit of 'bent' society at that time, and PC and Pertwee do look quite dapper... you think?? Catch this at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page 

 

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'THE DANCING MEN' : WEEK THREE OF #PETERCUSHING READS 'THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES'

“There entered a tall, ruddy, clean-shaven gentleman, whose clear eyes and florid cheeks told of a life led far from the fogs of Baker Street.”

 

OVER AT THE FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE, I have just uploaded story three of thirteen, one every Sunday, 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' Red by Peter Cushing, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Enjoy! Peter Cushing's recordings were originally recorded and published in the UK by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1971. 

 

#PETERCUSHING played #SherlockHolmes in the #Hammerfilms 1959 feature 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' with #ChristopherLee and Andre Morrell as Dr Watson. He returned to the role for 16 episodes in the BBC series Sherlock Holmes in 1968. His performance as Holmes was as a senior and retired detective in 'The Masks of Death' a 1984 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring #PeterCushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson.

 

 

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THE NORWOOD BUILDER : EPISODE TWO OF THIRTEEN RECORDINGS BY #PETERCUSHING NOW LIVE

STORY TWO of thirteen stories of #PETERCUSHING reading 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' was uploaded onto the Sunday posts yesterday at the  FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE! 

IT IS GREAT THAT they are proving very popular on the page and many have shared that this is the very first time they have heard these recordings! #PeterCushing's recordings were originally recorded and published in the UK by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1971.  

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO JOIN US and over 34,000 others Peter Cushing followers at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE! With posts every day, rare images and photographs, features ad prize competitions.. all celebrating the LIFE and CAREER of Peter Cushing  OBE  

 

REMEMBERING RALPH BATES : THE RALPH BATES PANCREATIC CANCER RESERCH FUND

REMEMBERING: Born today in 1940, RALPH BATES. Sadly, no longer with us. A talented actor and a truly gentle and kind man. The great, great nephew of the renowned French scientist Louis Pasteur developed into a strangely handsome dark haired, pale complexioned English actor. Ralph Bates was born in 1940 in Bristol, England and attended the University of Dublin and studied at the Yale Drama School. His dramatic talents first came to audiences attention playing the evil Emperor Caligula in the well received BBC TV series The Caesar's (1968). However, the Hammer studios resurrection of the horror genre was then in full stride, and Bates was soon engulfed in the swirling cloak of Hammer's success as he appeared in several horror films in quick succession. 

 

FIRSTLY in a support role as demonic Lord Courtley in 'Taste the Blood of Dracula' (1970), followed as the lead character Baron Frankenstein in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), then as Giles Barton in the sexy Lust for a Vampire (1971) and as the well meaning Dr. Jekyll in an unusual spin on the Robert Louis Stevenson story in Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) and 'Fear in the Night' with Peter Cushing in 1972. Bates brought a new zest to Hammer and with his stylish dialogue delivery and film acting methods, he quickly won himself quite a few fans in both critics and regular film goers!

 

UNFORTUNATELY, by the early 1970s there had been a downturn in Hammer studios fortunes, and Bates then found himself turning to more traditional character work in other production houses and he appeared in several films before snaring other superb villainous role as George Warleggan in the 18th century period piece Poldark (1975). After Poldark, Bates himself kept busy in a few forgettable UK made TV shows and television film roles which did not really do justice to his remarkable talents. The best of these and affectionately remembered by many was, Dear John, a British sitcom, written by John Sullivan. There were two series and a special broadcast in 1986 and 1987. 

 

Sadly, in late 1980s his health rapidly deteriorated. Ralph Bates passed from cancer aged only 51 on 27th March 1991. 

 

The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, was established in Ralph's name, firstly by his wife Virginia. They are now a registered charity with trustees of Virginia Bates, Dr John Glees MD FRCR, Michael Bridge FCA, Sharon Sullivan, Nigel Baly BSC, Les Biggs ACIS (Secretary) and Sir Peter Blake CBE,RDI,RA. If you need their help or want to make a contribution or contact them , here is a LINK  and their location. HERE and here:  Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund 317 Old Bedford Road, LUTON, LU2 7BL England.