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![Powerhouse Films The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]()
Powerhouse Films The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
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Sinbad Battles the Creatures of Legend! An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray.Extras:2K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAlternative 5.1 surround soundTrackThe John Player Lecture with Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H Schneer (1970, 90 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted at the National Film Theatre, LondonGolden Years: Time Travelling with Tom Baker (2017, 37 mins): a new interview with the beloved actor who recalls the highs and lows of his acting careerGolden Girl: Looking Back with Caroline Munro (2017, 15 mins): a new interview with the celebrated actressThe Harryhausen Legacy (2008, 25 mins): filmmakers including John Landis and Joe Dante reflect on how Harryhausen's work has influenced themSuper 8 version in four instalmentsIsolated score: experience Miklós Rózsa's original soundtrack musicTheatrical trailerImage gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Wolf (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Wolf (Standard Edition)
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Director Mike Nichols' thrilling modern-day werewolf movie boasts a stellar cast, including Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Spader, and presents itself as a witty and inventive hybrid of horror film, romantic thriller and biting satire about male anxiety and office politics, where the real monster is corporate greed.Features:High Definition remaster5.1 surround sound trackAlternative stereo audioThe Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf' (2017, 54 mins): a new documentary on the making of the film with new interviews from SFX legend Rick Baker, screenwriter Wesley Strick and producer Douglas WickNever-before-seen archival interviews with actors Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader and Kate NelliganNever-before-seen archival interviews with director Mike Nichols, producer Douglas Wick and writer Jim HarrisonNever-before-seen archival interviews with SFX maestro Rick Baker and production designer Bo WelchB-roll footageOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Underworld U.S.A. (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Underworld U.S.A. (Standard Edition)
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The daring and provocative films of maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller were some of the most hard-hitting, outspoken, politically progressive, and visually audacious works of the Hollywood studio era. Taking apart the crime and gangster thriller, his tale of vice and violence, the controversial Underworld U.S.A., is among the fiercest and starkest films made about organised crime.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioMartin Scorsese on #39;Underworld U.S.A.#39; (2009, 5 mins): the acclaimed director discusses the impact and legacy of Fuller#39;s filmBarry Forshaw on #39;Underworld U.S.A.#39; (2018, 10 mins): critical analysis by the author of American NoirSam Fuller Masterclass with Wim Wenders (1993, 62 mins): archival audio recording of the two friends and collaborators in conversation at the Arri Cinema, Munich#39;The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera#39; Rushes Tapes 07-12 (1996, 212 mins): unedited interview footage of Sam Fuller in conversation with actor Tim Robbins, recorded for Adam Simon#39;s classic documentaryOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity photography andpromotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Comanche Station (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Comanche Station (Standard Edition)
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The final film in the revered, influential series of collaborations between director Budd Boetticher and star Randolph Scott, 1960's Comanche Station is their most poetic, accomplished and pessimistic work.Here, Scott saves a woman kidnapped by Comanches, and whom he believes is his long-missing wife. When a band of other mercenaries turn up on their trail, he must fight to get both of them home alive.This brooding and almost mythical western is the culmination of a prolific collaboration that would influence filmmakers from the French New Wave to Quentin Tarantino.Extras:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with filmmaker Taylor HackfordClint Eastwood on 'Comanche Station' (2009, 7 mins): the iconic actor and filmmaker discusses the influence of Budd Boetticher and Randolph ScottSuper 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentationIsolated music and effects trackOriginal theatrical trailerSam Hamm trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional stills, on-set photography and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Ghosts of Mars (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Ghosts of Mars (Standard Edition)
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John Carpenter blends horror and sci-fi in this action adventure set on Mars in the year 2176 as Martian police battle supernatural forces unleashed by a deep mining facility.ExtrasHigh Definition remaster5.1 surround sound trackAlternative stereo audioAudio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Natasha HenstridgeThe Guardian Interview with John Carpenter - Part Two, 1984-1994 (1994, 41 mins): the director discusses his career with Nigel Floyd at the National Film Theatre, LondonVideo Diary: Red Desert Nights - Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001, 17 mins): location documentary exploring various aspects of the productionScoring 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001, 6 mins): behind-the-scenes footage of John Carpenter, Steve Vai, Buckethead and members of Anthrax during the recording sessions for the film's scoreSpecial Effects Deconstruction (2001, 7 mins): documentary montage looking at the art and design of the filmConcept Art Gallery: illustrator John Eaves' original production designsOriginal theatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Watermelon Man - Limited Edition]()
Powerhouse Films Watermelon Man - Limited Edition
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A bigoted, white salesman (played by stand-up comedian Godfrey Cambridge) wakes up one morning to find he has become black. Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by Melvin Van Peebles' next film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Watermelon Man has never felt more relevant than it does today.ExtrasHigh Definition presentationIntroduction by Melvin Van Peebles (2004)The Guardian Interview with Melvin Van Peebles (1996): archival audio recording of the filmmaker and actor in conversation with broadcaster Darcus Howe at London's National Film TheatreRacquel Gates on 'Watermelon Man' (2020): appreciation by the academic and author of Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular CultureImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Sergio Mims, a 1970 profile of director Melvin Van Peebles, archival interviews with Van Peebles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesExtras subject to change
![Powerhouse Films Shanghai Express - Standard Edition]()
Powerhouse Films Shanghai Express - Standard Edition
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Marlene Dietrich stars as Shanghai Lily, a courtesan travelling from Peking to Shanghai amid the Chinese civil war, and inspiring scandal and romance among her fellow passengers – portrayed by an array of Hollywood names, including Anna May Wong (Piccadilly), Clive Brook (Sherlock Holmes), Warner Oland (who played Charlie Chan across sixteen feature films), and Eugene Pallette (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington).Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Shanghai Express is regarded as one of Dietrich’s greatest roles and, for many, her finest picture.4K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with critic and film historian David Thompson (2019)Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 4 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Shanghai ExpressTrouble in Hollywood (2019, 24 mins): writer and filmmaker Jasper Sharp explores the life and career of actor Anna May WongImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
![Powerhouse Films The Snorkel (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films The Snorkel (Standard Edition)
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Before becoming synonymous with the horror genre, Hammer Films had in the 1950s produced a number of noir-inspired crime and suspense films. The Snorkel is one of the finest of these.Penned by Jimmy Sangster (with nods to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt) and directed by Guy Green (A Patch of Blue), this elaborate and ingenious thriller pits murderous stepfather (Peter van Eyck) against his young stepdaughter (Mandy Miller) who is convinced he killed her parents, and is determined to prove it - before he makes her his next victim...Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Michael Brooke and author Johnny Mains Undercover Killer: Inside 'The Snorkel' (2018, 21 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Betta St John (2018, 11 mins): film historian Kat Ellinger offers an appreciation of the American actress, singer, and dancer Original script ending (10 mins): a reconstruction of the final scenes as they appear in Jimmy Sangster's original screenplay Peter Allchorne and Hugh Harlow remember 'The Snorkel' (2018, 8 mins): the Hammer production crew regulars recall making the film Four-Note Fear (2018, 24 mins): an appreciation of composer Francis Chagrin's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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Powerhouse Films Bloody New Year
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Norman J Warren's final feature as director is also one of his most unclassifiable. Filmed in Wales, it focuses on a group of teens who find themselves on a stranded island while holidaying. The island is home to a deserted hotel, where it's no longer the summer of 1986, but New Year's Eve 1959, cueing a series of Warren's famed horror set-pieces, involving ghosts, zombies, dismemberment, decapitations and much, much more besides.2K restoration, supervised and approved by director Norman J WarrenOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with Warren and film historian Jo Botting (2019)Norman's Wisdom (2019, 29 mins): Warren discusses some of the lesser-known areas of his career, including his work in television and documentariesNew Blood (2019, 16 mins): actor Catherine Roman warmly remembers her first film roleThe Art of Blood (2019, 15 mins): screenwriter and set dresser Frazer Pearce relates the production history of Bloody New YearFights, Camera, Action! (2019, 11 mins): actor and stuntman Steve Emerson recalls his work with Warren on Terror and Bloody New YearWorking with Warren (2019, 10 mins): interview with filmmaker and Warren collaborator Yixi SunTurn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J Warren and the Ghost (2013, 1 min): short produced for FrightFest, starring Warren, Sun, and David McGillivrayOriginal trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films The Valdez Horses (Limited Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films The Valdez Horses (Limited Edition)
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One of several impressive westerns Charles Bronson made during his 1970s heyday, The Valdez Horses reunites the rugged star with celebrated director John Sturges, who he had previously collaborated with on the perennial classics The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.A surprisingly thoughtful film, The Valdez Horses sees Bronson play a half-breed rancher whose solitary life taming wild horses is upended when three people enter his life: a young runaway (Vincent Van Patten), a corrupt landowner (Marcel Bozzuffi, The French Connection), and his beautiful sister (Jill Ireland, Breakout, The Valachi Papers).Beautifully filmed in mountains of Almería, Spain, a quintessential Spaghetti Western location, Sturges' film contrasts fistfights and shootouts with considered characterisation and an unexpectedly melancholy tone.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioTwo presentations of the film: with the original The Valdez Horses title sequence, and the alternative Italian title, Valdez, il mezzosangueAudio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the 'Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again! (2021)New interview with make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi (2021)New interview with uncredited screenwriter Stephen Geller (2021)Alternative titles and creditsOriginal theatrical trailerTV SpotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Roberto Curti, an archival on-set report with contributions from Charles Branson, Jill Ireland, and John Sturges; interview extracts from Bronson and Ireland, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK Premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesEXTRAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
![Powerhouse Films Girl Stroke Boy (Limited Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Girl Stroke Boy (Limited Edition)
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Based on David Percival’s acclaimed play Girlfriend, Girl Stroke Boy is a one-of-a-kind comedy which tells of two everyday, middle-class parents who are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian (actor and pop star Peter Straker in a pioneering performance). Directed with an affectionate, light touch by Bob Kellet (Up Pompeii, Space: 1999) and featuring a superb cast, including Joan Greenwood (Mysterious Island, Kind Hearts and Coronets), Michael Hordern (The Missionary, Barry Lyndon), Patricia Routledge (To Sir, with Love), and Clive Francis (A Clockwork Orange), Girl Stroke Boy still packs a punch today thanks to Straker’s flamboyant performance (British cinema’s first gay leading role to be played by a black actor) and the prescient subject matter. Long out of circulation, this new, restored edition marks the film’s worldwide Blu-ray premiere.
![Powerhouse Films Fatherland (Limited Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Fatherland (Limited Edition)
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Ken Loach collaborated with playwright Trevor Griffiths (Comedians) for this underseen political drama about an East German protest singer (played by Gerulf Pannach) who emigrates to the West when he falls foul of the authorities. He arrives to much interest from the media - and a potentially lucrative record contract - but wishes only to be able to perform his songs, and to find his father, another exile, who had left his home country during the 1953 East German uprising.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioLanguage Barriers (2021): new interview with editor Jonathan MorrisTalk About Work (1971): Ken Loach's documentary for the Central Office of Information, photographed by Chris Menges, interviewing young people about their workRight to Work March (1972): documentary film of a five-week protest march from Glasgow to London that saw the participation of a number of cultural figures, including Loach and other filmmakersImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Frank Collins, an archival interview with Ken Loach, an extract from Loach on Loach, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing on the short films, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies
![Powerhouse Films Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (Standard Edition)
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One of Hammer's most controversial and genuinely adult thrillers, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is a serious drama that dealt candidly (for the time) with the issue of child abuse.Deftly handled, the film is a sincere and unsensational treatment of a taboo subject. Avoiding melodrama it addresses the horrors of the real world but remains a compelling and genuinely unsettling work.Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Alternative presentation with US Never Take Candy from a Stranger title sequence Conspiracy Theories: Inside 'Never Take Sweets from a Stranger' (2018, 25 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Gwen Watford (2018, 8 mins): British cinema expert Dr Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the prolific film, stage, and television actress An Interview with Janina Faye (2018, 15 mins): the British actress recalls her time working with Hammer An Appreciation by Matthew Holness (2018, 12 mins): the actor, writer, director and Hammer fan reflects on many aspects of the film The Perfect Horror Chord (2018, 44 mins): a new appreciation of composer Elisabeth Lutyens by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde US theatrical trailer Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation Image galleries: press and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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Powerhouse Films Taste of Fear
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During the early sixties, alongside its more famous Gothic horrors, Hammer also produced series of suspense thrillers inspired by the success (and plotlines) of Henri -Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.The first of these was the classic Taste of Fear, written and produced by the prolific Jimmy Sangster. Set on the French Riviera, it concerns a wheelchair-bound heiress plagued by visions of her dead father, and stars American actress Susan Strasberg alongside (by now) Hammer regulars Christopher Lee and Ronald Lewis. The film proved to be a huge success for Hammer, its twisted plot with a tortured heroine becoming a template for their thrillers which followed into the 1970s.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioTwo feature presentations: Taste of Fear, with the rarely seen original UK title sequence, and Scream of Fear, with the alternative US titlesAudio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television Body Horror: Inside 'Taste of Fear' (2019, 20 mins): Alan Barnes, Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby explore aspects of the film's productionHammer's Women: Ann Todd (2019, 12 mins): profile of the Taste of Fear actor by Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema: The Women in QuestionThe BFI Southbank Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008, 68 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London's National Film TheatreThe BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008, 117 mins): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe, Part Two: From Hammer to Spielberg (1988, 82 mins): archival audio recording featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole Fear Makers (2019, 9 mins): camera operator Desmond Davis and assistant sound editor John Crome recall the making of the filmAnxiety and Terror (2019, 25 mins): appreciation of Clifton Parker's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Films' Psychological Thrillers, 1950–1972 Super 8 version of Scream of Fear (20 mins): original cut-down home cinema presentation Original US Scream of Fear theatrical trailer Sam Hamm trailer commentary (2013, 2 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films The Border (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films The Border (Standard Edition)
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Jack Nicholson (The Last Detail, Wolf) gives one of his finest and most subtle performances as a hard-working but deeply disillusioned Mexican border-guard in this tough thriller from renowned British filmmaker Tony Richardson (Look Back in Anger, A Taste of Honey). ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with critic and film historian Nick PinkertonThe Guardian/NFT Tribute to Tony Richardson (1992, 58 mins): archival audio recording of an event chaired by Sight & Sound editor Philip Dodd, featuring Lindsay Anderson, Kevin Brownlow, Jocelyn Herbert, Vanessa Redgrave, Karel Reisz and Natasha Richardson, each sharing their memories of Tony RichardsonOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
![Powerhouse Films The Garment Jungle (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films The Garment Jungle (Standard Edition)
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Kerwin Matthews (5 Against the House) and J Lee Cobb (The Family Secret) star in a film noir exposé of murder and corruption in the fashion world.When a Korean war veteran takes a job at his father's fashion business, he finds they are paying the mob to shut out the union. When pro-union employees begin getting murdered, he decides to take on the gangsters.Based on true stories about mob involvement in the garment industry, The Garment Jungle stands as a pro-union response to On the Waterfront, and is no less tough and controversial than that film – original director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly) was fired for his refusal to compromise, with Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) stepping in to complete production.Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features2K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020)It's a Jungle Out There (2007, 20 mins): archival interview with actor Robert Loggia, conducted by Alan K Rode of the Film Noir Foundation following a screening of The Garment JungleLaw of the Jungle (2020, 15 mins): writer and film programmer Tony Rayns discusses Robert Aldrich and The Garment JungleRip, Sew and Stitch (1953, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play tailors who find themselves caught up in criminal activitiesOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Powerhouse Films Otley - Limited Edition
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Gerry Otley (Tom Courtenay -The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Billy Liar, 45 Years) is a charming scrounger who stumbles unwittingly into espionage, murder, espionage and double crossing as he is mistaken for a spy, kidnapped, and becomes romantically embroiled with a sexy foreign agent, played by Romy Schneider (Purple Noon, Ludwig, Death Watch).Adeptly balancing thrills and laughs, this Sixties comic spy thriller from writer-director Dick Clement (TV's The Likely Lads, Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet)is astellar addition to the British canon of post-Bond spy flicks.Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with director Dick ClementThe Guardian Lecture with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (2008): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Dick Fiddy at London's National Film TheatreNew interview with actor Tom Courtenay (2018)New interview with actor Phyllida Law(2018)New interview with actor Freddie Jones (2018)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Laura Mayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the filmWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited Edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
![Powerhouse Films 13 Ghosts (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films 13 Ghosts (Standard Edition)
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When the Zorba family inherit a house from their late uncle, the occultist Plato Zorba, they didn't expect it come with a host of ghostly houseguests, including a headless lion tamer (and lion!), an aflame skeleton, a murderous chef and his victims, and an executioner. Despite this collection of sprites, 13 Ghosts is one of the lighter efforts of shockmeister William Castle - but just as inventive as his best works, and is presented here in both its black-and-white and 'Illusion-O' versions.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterAlternative feature presentations: the original 'Illusion-O' version (85 mins) and the original black-and-white version (83 mins)On-disc 'Ghost Viewer' optionsOriginal mono audioSpine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007, 82 mins): Jeffrey Schwarz's acclaimed documentary, featuring interviews with John Landis, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Stuart Gordon, Leonard Maltin, Budd Boetticher, Bob Burns and John Waters among othersSpine Tingler! audio commentary with Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry CastleLarger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler!' (2011, 9 mins)Stephen Laws Introduces '13 Ghosts' (2018, 13 mins): personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror authorThe Magic of 'Illusion-O' (2001, 8 mins): archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the filmIsolated music & effects trackTheatre lobby spot (1960, 3 mins): promotional recording originally played in cinema foyersOriginal theatrical trailerSam Hamm trailer commentary (2008, 3 mins): short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J Murphy, 1967–2015 (Limited Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J Murphy, 1967–2015 (Limited Edition)
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Amongst overlooked filmmakers, British director Michael J Murphy ranks as one of the most sorely neglected. Having cut his teeth on a variety of homemade 8mm shorts, he had completed three feature-length productions by the age of eighteen. Over the next five decades, Murphy would go on to make many more films across a variety of genres, dividing his production time between Greece, Portugal, and the UK, with family, friends, and local stage performers becoming his regular cast and crew in exchange for holidays in the sun.Despite this prolific output – a total of more than thirty completed films over a half-century, of which twenty-six survive – Murphy's work remains rarely seen and little championed. Fitfully available on videotape, and barely represented on DVD, this comprehensive and long-gestating ten-disc Blu-ray collection seeks to rectify that situation once and for all. Boasting all-new 2K restorations from archival 16mm and 8mm elements, as well as a number of new digital captures from Murphy's personal tape masters, this extensive retrospective of the obsessive auteur's work is bolstered by a wealth of bonus features, including surviving fragments from lost works, and a 120-page book, all of which provides the definitive account of the weird and wonderful worlds of Britain's great unheralded DIY filmmaker. All-new 2K restorations by Powerhouse Films, using film elements from the Murphy archives, of Tristan and Iseult (1970), Happy Ever After (1974), Secrets (1977), Almost a Movie (1979), The Cell (1980), Stay (1980), Death in the Family (1981), Invitation to Hell (1983), The Last Night (1983), Bloodstream (1985), Moonchild (1989), Torment (1990), Atlantis (1991), Road to Nowhere (1993), Tristan (version one, 1999), ZK3 (2012), Nekros: Isle of the Dead (2014), and The Return of Alan Strange (2015)Standard Definition presentations, newly digitised from Murphy's tape masters, of Qualen (1983), Tristan aka Legend of the Hero (1986), Death Run (1987), Avalon (1988), Second Sight (1992), The Rite of Spring (version one, 1995), The Rite of Spring (version two, 1995), Tristan (version two, 1999), Roxi (2004), and Skare (2008)Original mono soundtracksOver 34 hours' worth of film contentAudio commentary with Murphy, and actors Sally Duncan and Phil Lyndon on Invitation to Hell (2008)Audio commentary with author and arts professor Johnny Walker on Invitation to Hell (2022)Audio commentary with Murphy, Duncan and Lyndon on The Last Night (2008)Audio commentary with Murphy, actors June Bunday, Judith Holding and Lyndon on Atlantis (2010)Audio commentary with Murphy and Holding on Skare (2009)Murphy's Lore (2022): three-part documentary assessing Murphy's six-decade career, featuring interviews with Murphy, Bunday, Holding, Chris Jupp, Stephen Longhurst, Patrick Olliver, filmmakers Jackson Batchelor, Sam Mason Bell and Tom Lee Rutter, film historians Darrell Buxton and Walker, and film programmer Paul CotgroveThe Horror-on-Sea Interview with Michael J...
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Powerhouse Films The Front
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What if there were a list?A list that said: Our finest actors weren't allowed to act. Our best writers aren't allowed to write. Our funniest comedians aren't allowed to make us laugh.What would it be like if there were such a list?It would be like America in 1953.4K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman and actress Andrea MarcovicciBehind The Front (2004, 6 mins): an interview with the acclaimed director of photography Michael Chapman Isolated score: experience Dave Grusin's original soundtrack musicImage gallery: on-set and promotional photography Original theatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Footsteps in the Fog (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Footsteps in the Fog (Standard Edition)
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Shot in glorious Technicolor by award-winning cinematographer Christopher Challis (The Tales of Hoffmann, A Dandy in Aspic, Villain), this classic Gothic melodrama stars the then real-life husband and wife acting team of Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons in the tale of a murderous London businessman and the scheming housemaid who shares his dark secret.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioJosephine Botting on 'Footsteps in the Fog' (2018): an exploration of Hollywood's fascination with Victorian England by the film expert and BFI curatorSteve Chibnall on Belinda Lee (2018): a new appreciation of the tragic star by the film expert and author of British Horror CinemaKat Ellinger on 'Footsteps in the Fog' (2018): Diabolique magazine's editor-in-chief explores the film's Gothic originsOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
![Powerhouse Films Invincible (Limited Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Invincible (Limited Edition)
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Invincible was the first dramatic work by Werner Herzog in a decade. He assembled a typically eclectic cast – including Tim Roth (Meantime), Udo Kier (Exposé) and two-time World's Strongest Man Jouko Ahola – and blended the lives of three equally eclectic real-life figures – Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart, Austrian clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, and German chief of police Count Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorff – in order to interweave fact and fiction in his typically idiosyncratic way. This Indicator Blu-ray edition presents the film in a new restoration from a 4K scan with both its English and German soundtracks.New 2K restoration from a 4K scanOriginal English and German soundtracks, available in 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereoAudio commentary with director Werner Herzog, in German with optional, newly translated English subtitles (2002)New interview with director of photography Peter Zeitlinger (2021)UK theatrical trailerGerman theatrical trailerUS theatrical trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingNewly translated English subtitles for the German soundtrackLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Jason Wood, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesExtras subject to change
![Powerhouse Films The Stranglers of Bombay (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films The Stranglers of Bombay (Standard Edition)
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Sensationally based on a 'true story', Hammer's The Stranglers of Bombay incorporates elements of the horror and thriller genres within an exotic adventure tale involving the murderous Kali-worshipping Thuggee cults in India during the early 1800s.Under Terence Fisher's masterful direction, and with a surprising degree of attention to historical detail, The Stranglers of Bombay presents a solid yarn while (naturally) highlighting the gruesome and horrific elements of the story. It set an impressive and intriguing precedent for Hammer's subsequent adventure-thrillers.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioThree presentations of the film: the original uncensored UK and US theatrical cuts, and an integral version incorporating all existing footage presenting the most complete version of the film ever seenAudio commentary with screenwriter David Z GoodmanRitual Murder: Inside 'The Stranglers of Bombay' (2018, 17 mins): documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias, and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan RigbyHammer's Women: Jan Holden (2018, 6 mins): Colette Balmain on the popular stage and screen actress'The Stranglers of Bombay' and the Censor (2018, 27 mins): ex-BBFC examiner Richard Falcon discusses the film's history with the BoardAbout the Versions (2018, 7 mins): highlighting the differences between the UK and US theatrical cutsMusical Orientalism (2018, 17 mins): a new appreciation of James Bernard's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-GardeOriginal theatrical trailerBrian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional photography and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Housekeeping (Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Housekeeping (Standard Edition)
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Director Bill Forsyth (That Sinking Feeling, Gregory's Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy) made his American film debut with this moving and offbeat adaptation of Marilynne Robinson's acclaimed novel, about two young girls who are sent to live with their eccentric aunt (Christine Lahti).ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioWriter-Director Bill Forsyth on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 42 mins)Author Marilynne Robinson on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 14 mins)Director of Photography Michael Coulter on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 13 mins)Editor Michael Ellis on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 11 mins)BFI Interview with Bill Forsyth (1994, 36 mins): archival audio recording of an on-stage interview conducted by Nick James at the National Film Theatre, LondonOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and production materials from the personal collections of the filmmakersNew English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
![Powerhouse Films Mad Dog Morgan (UK Standard Edition)]()
Powerhouse Films Mad Dog Morgan (UK Standard Edition)
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Product FeaturesBased on the true story of Dan Morgan – the infamous Australian outlaw once described as 'the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush' – Mad Dog Morgan provides the perfect showcase for the unique star quality of Dennis Hopper (Night Tide, The Last Movie).After witnessing a bloody massacre of Chinese workers on Australia's goldfields, Morgan turns to a life of crime, becoming a bushranger and the scourge of the vicious authorities – and, ultimately, a local legend – leaving a bloody legacy in his wake.Nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, including one for director Philippe Mora (The Beast Within), Mad Dog Morgan is a brutal and uncompromising slice of Ozploitation.Product FeaturesNew restoration from a 4K scan of the interpositive by Powerhouse FilmsTwo presentations of the film: Mad Dog Morgan, the 103-minute director's cut; and Mad Dog, the 95-minute UK/US theatrical cutOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora and film critic Jake Wilson (2019)Audio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora (2009)To Shoot a Mad Dog (1976, 25 mins): behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interview footage with actor Dennis Hopper, produced and directed by David ElfickHopping Mad (2019, 34 mins): Mora reflects on the film's production and working with HopperThat's Our Mad Dog: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper & Philippe Mora (2008, 29 mins): the legendary actor looks back at his experience of making the film'Not Quite Hollywood' Interview Excerpts (2008, 67 mins): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Mora, producer Jeremy Thomas, camera operator John Seale, and actors Jack Thompson, Roger Ward and Graeme BlundellInterview with Mike Molloy (2009, 8 mins): the director of photography in discussion with MoraInterview with Richard Brennan (2009, 6 mins): the associate producer in conversation with MoraRadio Interview with Philippe Mora (1976, 15 mins)Mad Country: Shooting Locations Revisited (2019) with optional audio commentary by MoraArchival Intro/Outro with Philippe Mora (2009, 8 mins)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialProduction diary galleryNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Powerhouse Films The Revenge of Frankenstein
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One of Hammer's most enduring and successful releases, 1958's The Revenge of Frankenstein was a swift sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein, their box-office smash of the year before. It ushered in Hammer's most commercially lucrative period, and secured their new-found reputation as purveyors of gruesome Gothic horror.Expertly and ingeniously re-working the classic tale, Jimmy Sangster's script sees the titular doctor continue his grisly experiments under a new guise in a pauper's hospital. Peter Cushing, in sparkling form, clearly relishes the role of Dr Frankenstein – creating an enduring anti-hero that would come to define both Hammer's, and his own, on-screen personas.4K restoration Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby (2019)Audio commentary with horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim NewmanBack from the Dead: Inside 'The Revenge of Frankenstein' (2019, 20 mins): exclusive documentary featuring Alan Barnes, Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby, exploring aspects of the film's productionA Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019, 27 mins): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and editor Dima BallinHammer's Women: Eunice Gayson (2019, 8 mins): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Pamela HutchinsonArpeggios of Melancholy (2019, 13 mins): appreciation of composer Leonard Salzedo's score by David Huckvale, the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Outtakes reel (1958, 12 mins, mute): rare, unseen on-set footageSuper 8 version (8 mins, b&w, mute): cut-down home cinema presentation Original theatrical trailer Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and marketing materialsNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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Powerhouse Films The Anderson Tapes (Standard Edition)
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When Duke Anderson (Connery) is released from prison after serving ten years for taking the rap for a Mafia family, he cashes in a debt of honour and gets the funds he needs to bankroll an ambitious robbery. Planning to ransack an exclusive East Side New York Apartment building, he rounds up a gang of top-flight thieves, and proceeds to carry out his caper unaware that he is being taped.Extras:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioNew audio commentary by Glenn KennySuper 8 version (1975, 17 mins): original truncated home cinema presentationOriginal theatrical trailerImage galleryNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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Powerhouse Films Carla's Song (Limited Edition)
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The first collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty - a relationship which now extends to fifteen feature films and shorts, including My Name Is Joe and I, Daniel Blake - Carla's Song tells the story of George (Robert Carlyle, Trainspotting), a Glaswegian bus driver, and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a Nicaraguan refugee. Set in 1987, the film follows the pair as they meet, fall in love, and travel to Nicaragua in search of Carla's former lover, a possible victim of the civil war.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioAudio commentary with director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty (2005)Keeping Up Appearances (2021): new interview with producer Sally HibbinTwo Worlds Collide (2021): new interview with editor Jonathan MorrisTuning in to Nicaragua (2021): new interview with composer George FentonBackground to the Art (2021): new interview with art director Fergus CleggSounds of Music (2021): new interview with sound recordist Ray BeckettKeeping Up Appearances (2021): new interview with script supervisor Susanna LentonDeleted scenesOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Michael Pattison, an extract from Paul Laverty's introduction to his screenplay, Ken Loach on recutting the film, an extract from a report on the Nicaraguan premiere, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies
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Powerhouse Films Gray Lady Down (Limited Edition)
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In Gray Lady Down, the race is on to rescue a crew of sailors after a nuclear submarine collides with a Norwegian freighter and becomes stranded on the seabed. Skilful direction from David Greene (The People Next Door) and top-tier performances by Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Stephen McHattie and Ronny Cox combine to make this the definitive disaster film.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historian Peter Tonguette (2021)The Guardian Interview with Charlton Heston (1985): archival audio recording of the great actor in conversation with Quentin Falk at the National Film Theatre, LondonNew interview with actor Stacey Keach (2021)New interview with actor Stephen McHattie (2021)Original theatrical trailerRadio spotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Omar Ahmed, archival articles on the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
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Powerhouse Films Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
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Sinbad! The Greatest of all Adventurers in His Biggest Adventure of All!An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray.Extras:2K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAlternative 5.1 surround sound trackBFI interview with Ray Harryhausen (1981, 85 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Philip Strick at the National Film Theatre, LondonThe Princess Diaries (2017, 12 mins): a new interview with the award-winning actress Jane SeymourRay Harryhausen interviewed by filmmaker John Landis (1995, 12 mins)The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998, 58 mins): a documentary exploring Harryhausen's career, narrated by Leonard NimoyIsolated score: experience Roy Budd's original soundtrack musicTheatrical trailerImage gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Powerhouse Films Gardens of Stone (Standard Edition)
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Francis Ford Coppola's impressive return to the subject of the Vietnam War is a poignant and contemplative companion piece to his epic masterwork Apocalypse Now.Set in 1968, the film reunites Coppola with Godfather star James Caan, who plays a disillusioned army sergeant stationed at Fort Meyers' Arlington Cemetery and views the war in Vietnam as unwinnable, despairing at the dead arriving daily for burial from the front lines.This powerful drama from one of American cinema's most audacious filmmakers boasts a towering performance by Caan, and a superb supporting cast, including Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, Mary Stuart Masterson and DB Sweeney.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioWar at Home (2018, 17 mins): interview with multi-award-winning director Francis Coppola as he talks candidly about the production of Gardens of Stone Audio commentary with filmmaker and critic Jim HemphillThe Guardian Interview with Anjelica Huston (2006, 65 mins), archival audio recording of the celebrated actor in conversation with critic and producer Adrian Wootton at London's National Film TheatreOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing
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Powerhouse Films Drive a Crooked Road (Standard Edition)
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Moving away from the family comedies and musicals that had made him famous, Drive a Crooked Road finds a Mickey Rooney (National Velvet) as a girl-shy mechanic and racing driver.When a beautiful customer flirts with Eddie Shannon, the lonely mechanic can't believe his luck - even more so when she appears interested in his hobby of motor racing. She offers him the chance to make enough money to pursue his dream full time... as the getaway driver in a bank heist.Directed by Richard Quine (Pushover), and co-scripted by Blake Edwards (Experiment in Terror), this classic film noir also features Dianne Foster (Gideon's Day) and Kevin McCarthy (Buffalo Bill and the Indians).Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special FeaturesHigh Definition presentationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film critic Nick Pinkerton (2020)The Guardian Interview with Mickey Rooney (1988, 83 mins): archival audio recording of the much-loved actor in conversation with Tony Sloman at the National Film Theatre, LondonIntroduction by Martin Scorsese (2012, 2 mins)Screen Snapshots: 'Mickey Rooney, Then and Now' (1953, 10 mins): Columbia Pictures promotional short featuring the famed performer looking back at one of his childhood rolesHigher Than a Kite (1943, 18 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play mechanics who find themselves in a situation that's way out of their controlOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Powerhouse Films The Fortune
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This high-concept, big-budget screwball comedy directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Wolf) stars Warren Beatty (Mickey One, Bonnie and Clyde) as a slick con man and Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Border) as his dim-witted sidekick trying to get their hands on the fortune of a hapless young heiress played by Stockard Channing (Grease, The West Wing). A commercial failure on its initial release, this buoyant and beautifully staged madcap comedy is ripe for rediscovery and reappraisal.
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Powerhouse Films Psyche 59 - Limited Edition
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Patricia Neal (fresh from her 1963 award-winning role in Martin Ritt's Hud) stars as a woman suffering from hysterical blindness, and a blank in her memory which may hide the cause of her affliction. When she and her sex-addict husband (Curt Jurgens - The Enemy Below, The Spy Who Loved Me) move in with her younger sister (Samantha Eggar - The Collector, The Brood), she begins to piece together the events leading to her psychological trauma.Ahead of its time in its discussion and depiction of all manner of taboo subjects (rape, child abuse, nymphomania, psycho-sexual disorder, masochism), Psyche 59 is one of British cinema's most daring and provocative adult dramas.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioThe BEHP Interview with Walter Lassally (1988): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Roy FowlerInterview with Samantha Eggar (2019): the award-winning actor recalls her work on the film in this new and exclusive interviewRichard Combs on 'Psyche 59' (2019): a new appreciation by the renowned critic, lecturer and broadcasterTheatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, an overview of contemporary critical responses, archival articles, and film creditsWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited Edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
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Powerhouse Films The Undercover Man (Standard Edition)
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Based on Federal Agent Frank J Wilson's pursuit of Al Capone, The Undercover Man is a noir classic from one of its master directors, Joseph H Lewis (Gun Crazy, The Big Combo).Glenn Ford (The Big Heat) plays a treasury agent charged with taking down a shadowy mob boss known only as the 'Big Fellow', only to find that the police have been paid off, and witnesses are getting bumped off.With solid support from Nina Foch (The Dark Past), James Whitmore (Madigan) and Barry Kelley (711 Ocean Drive), The Undercover Man is a brilliant documentary-style thriller, a tale 'told with the snarl of a machine gun!'Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features2K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2020)Man on a Bus (1945, 29 mins): short film directed by Joseph H Lewis for the United Jewish Appeal, featuring a star-studded cast, including Walter Brennan, Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, and LassieIncome Tax Sappy (1954, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio come under the scrutiny of the US Treasury Department when they get creative with their tax returnsImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Powerhouse Films Body Double
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YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE.Brian De Palma The Modern Master of Suspense, Invites you to witness A Seduction. A Mystery. A Murder.INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:• 4K restoration • Original stereo audio • Alternative 5.1 surround sound track • Craig Wasson Interview (1984, 8 mins): archival NBC interview conducted by Bobbie Wygant • Pure Cinema (2015, 38 mins): extensive interview with first assistant director Joe Napolitano • The Seduction (2002, 17 mins): De Palma discusses the first treatment of the script • The Setup (2002, 17 mins): an examination of the plot • The Mystery (2002, 12 mins): Melanie Griffith discusses her nude scenes and De Palma's shyness • The Controversy (2002, 6 mins): cast and crew discuss the film's critical reception • Isolated score: experience Pino Donaggio's original soundtrack music • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • Original theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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Powerhouse Films The System - Limited Edition
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The first of six collaborations between two of British cinemas most infamous figures - Oliver Reed (The Damned, The Triple Echo) and Michael Winner (Death Wish, The Stone Killer) - The System finds both at their creative peak.Reed is leader of a gang of youths, who spend a hot summer season in Devon in pursuit of women - including Jane Merrow (The Appointment) and Barbara Ferris (A Nice Girl Like You).Filmed on location, and shot by the great Nicolas Roeg before he turned his attentions to directing, The System boasts a fine supporting cast, including Julia Foster (Alfie), Harry Andrews (The Deadly Affair), and David Hemmings (Fragment of Fear).
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Powerhouse Films Diary of a Mad Housewife (Limited Edition)
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Product FeaturesSuperbly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer, Play It as It Lays), with a scathing screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug), Diary of a Mad Housewife tells the story of Tina Balser (Carrie Snodgress, The Fury, Pale Rider) a frustrated housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage to an insufferably controlling, status-obsessed bore (Richard Benjamin, Catch-22). Tina seeks solace in a fling with an abusive lover, the arrogant writer Georg Prager (Frank Langella, Dracula), who treats her like a sex object, leading to therapy and further unhappiness.A caustic deconstruction of male chauvinism, Diary of a Mad Housewife was a huge critical hit, earning its female lead an Academy Award nomination upon its release. The Perrys' film is presented here in both its theatrical cut, and a long-unseen alternative TV version. Product FeaturesHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioLong unseen alternative TV version containing unique scenes, presented in Standard Definition, as originally broadcastTheatrical cut audio commentary with actor Rutanya Alda and film historian Lee Gambin (2022)TV version audio commentary with Frank Perry biographer Justin Bozung (2022)Video appreciation by Academy Award-winning editor and filmmaker Chris Innis (2022)Original theatrical trailerLarry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020)Radio spotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Paula Mejía, a profile of novelist Sue Kaufman, extracts from interviews with Frank Perry, Eleanor Perry and Carrie Snodgress, a look at Snodgress and Neil Young's relationship, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies for the UKAll extras subject to change
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Powerhouse Films The Deadly Affair (Standard Edition)
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Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era's Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny MainsThe National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie HardcastleThe Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, LondonA Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn's Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul DehnTake One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly AffairLumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair exploredOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
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Sinbad Battles the Creatures of Legend! An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray.Extras:2K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAlternative 5.1 surround soundTrackThe John Player Lecture with Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H Schneer (1970, 90 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted at the National Film Theatre, LondonGolden Years: Time Travelling with Tom Baker (2017, 37 mins): a new interview with the beloved actor who recalls the highs and lows of his acting careerGolden Girl: Looking Back with Caroline Munro (2017, 15 mins): a new interview with the celebrated actressThe Harryhausen Legacy (2008, 25 mins): filmmakers including John Landis and Joe Dante reflect on how Harryhausen's work has influenced themSuper 8 version in four instalmentsIsolated score: experience Miklós Rózsa's original soundtrack musicTheatrical trailerImage gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Wolf (Standard Edition)
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Director Mike Nichols' thrilling modern-day werewolf movie boasts a stellar cast, including Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Spader, and presents itself as a witty and inventive hybrid of horror film, romantic thriller and biting satire about male anxiety and office politics, where the real monster is corporate greed.Features:High Definition remaster5.1 surround sound trackAlternative stereo audioThe Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf' (2017, 54 mins): a new documentary on the making of the film with new interviews from SFX legend Rick Baker, screenwriter Wesley Strick and producer Douglas WickNever-before-seen archival interviews with actors Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader and Kate NelliganNever-before-seen archival interviews with director Mike Nichols, producer Douglas Wick and writer Jim HarrisonNever-before-seen archival interviews with SFX maestro Rick Baker and production designer Bo WelchB-roll footageOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Underworld U.S.A. (Standard Edition)
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The daring and provocative films of maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller were some of the most hard-hitting, outspoken, politically progressive, and visually audacious works of the Hollywood studio era. Taking apart the crime and gangster thriller, his tale of vice and violence, the controversial Underworld U.S.A., is among the fiercest and starkest films made about organised crime.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioMartin Scorsese on #39;Underworld U.S.A.#39; (2009, 5 mins): the acclaimed director discusses the impact and legacy of Fuller#39;s filmBarry Forshaw on #39;Underworld U.S.A.#39; (2018, 10 mins): critical analysis by the author of American NoirSam Fuller Masterclass with Wim Wenders (1993, 62 mins): archival audio recording of the two friends and collaborators in conversation at the Arri Cinema, Munich#39;The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera#39; Rushes Tapes 07-12 (1996, 212 mins): unedited interview footage of Sam Fuller in conversation with actor Tim Robbins, recorded for Adam Simon#39;s classic documentaryOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity photography andpromotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Comanche Station (Standard Edition)
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The final film in the revered, influential series of collaborations between director Budd Boetticher and star Randolph Scott, 1960's Comanche Station is their most poetic, accomplished and pessimistic work.Here, Scott saves a woman kidnapped by Comanches, and whom he believes is his long-missing wife. When a band of other mercenaries turn up on their trail, he must fight to get both of them home alive.This brooding and almost mythical western is the culmination of a prolific collaboration that would influence filmmakers from the French New Wave to Quentin Tarantino.Extras:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with filmmaker Taylor HackfordClint Eastwood on 'Comanche Station' (2009, 7 mins): the iconic actor and filmmaker discusses the influence of Budd Boetticher and Randolph ScottSuper 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentationIsolated music and effects trackOriginal theatrical trailerSam Hamm trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional stills, on-set photography and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Ghosts of Mars (Standard Edition)
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John Carpenter blends horror and sci-fi in this action adventure set on Mars in the year 2176 as Martian police battle supernatural forces unleashed by a deep mining facility.ExtrasHigh Definition remaster5.1 surround sound trackAlternative stereo audioAudio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Natasha HenstridgeThe Guardian Interview with John Carpenter - Part Two, 1984-1994 (1994, 41 mins): the director discusses his career with Nigel Floyd at the National Film Theatre, LondonVideo Diary: Red Desert Nights - Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001, 17 mins): location documentary exploring various aspects of the productionScoring 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001, 6 mins): behind-the-scenes footage of John Carpenter, Steve Vai, Buckethead and members of Anthrax during the recording sessions for the film's scoreSpecial Effects Deconstruction (2001, 7 mins): documentary montage looking at the art and design of the filmConcept Art Gallery: illustrator John Eaves' original production designsOriginal theatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Watermelon Man - Limited Edition
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A bigoted, white salesman (played by stand-up comedian Godfrey Cambridge) wakes up one morning to find he has become black. Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by Melvin Van Peebles' next film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Watermelon Man has never felt more relevant than it does today.ExtrasHigh Definition presentationIntroduction by Melvin Van Peebles (2004)The Guardian Interview with Melvin Van Peebles (1996): archival audio recording of the filmmaker and actor in conversation with broadcaster Darcus Howe at London's National Film TheatreRacquel Gates on 'Watermelon Man' (2020): appreciation by the academic and author of Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular CultureImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Sergio Mims, a 1970 profile of director Melvin Van Peebles, archival interviews with Van Peebles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesExtras subject to change
Powerhouse Films Shanghai Express - Standard Edition
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Marlene Dietrich stars as Shanghai Lily, a courtesan travelling from Peking to Shanghai amid the Chinese civil war, and inspiring scandal and romance among her fellow passengers – portrayed by an array of Hollywood names, including Anna May Wong (Piccadilly), Clive Brook (Sherlock Holmes), Warner Oland (who played Charlie Chan across sixteen feature films), and Eugene Pallette (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington).Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Shanghai Express is regarded as one of Dietrich’s greatest roles and, for many, her finest picture.4K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with critic and film historian David Thompson (2019)Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 4 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Shanghai ExpressTrouble in Hollywood (2019, 24 mins): writer and filmmaker Jasper Sharp explores the life and career of actor Anna May WongImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films The Snorkel (Standard Edition)
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Before becoming synonymous with the horror genre, Hammer Films had in the 1950s produced a number of noir-inspired crime and suspense films. The Snorkel is one of the finest of these.Penned by Jimmy Sangster (with nods to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt) and directed by Guy Green (A Patch of Blue), this elaborate and ingenious thriller pits murderous stepfather (Peter van Eyck) against his young stepdaughter (Mandy Miller) who is convinced he killed her parents, and is determined to prove it - before he makes her his next victim...Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Michael Brooke and author Johnny Mains Undercover Killer: Inside 'The Snorkel' (2018, 21 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Betta St John (2018, 11 mins): film historian Kat Ellinger offers an appreciation of the American actress, singer, and dancer Original script ending (10 mins): a reconstruction of the final scenes as they appear in Jimmy Sangster's original screenplay Peter Allchorne and Hugh Harlow remember 'The Snorkel' (2018, 8 mins): the Hammer production crew regulars recall making the film Four-Note Fear (2018, 24 mins): an appreciation of composer Francis Chagrin's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Bloody New Year
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Norman J Warren's final feature as director is also one of his most unclassifiable. Filmed in Wales, it focuses on a group of teens who find themselves on a stranded island while holidaying. The island is home to a deserted hotel, where it's no longer the summer of 1986, but New Year's Eve 1959, cueing a series of Warren's famed horror set-pieces, involving ghosts, zombies, dismemberment, decapitations and much, much more besides.2K restoration, supervised and approved by director Norman J WarrenOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with Warren and film historian Jo Botting (2019)Norman's Wisdom (2019, 29 mins): Warren discusses some of the lesser-known areas of his career, including his work in television and documentariesNew Blood (2019, 16 mins): actor Catherine Roman warmly remembers her first film roleThe Art of Blood (2019, 15 mins): screenwriter and set dresser Frazer Pearce relates the production history of Bloody New YearFights, Camera, Action! (2019, 11 mins): actor and stuntman Steve Emerson recalls his work with Warren on Terror and Bloody New YearWorking with Warren (2019, 10 mins): interview with filmmaker and Warren collaborator Yixi SunTurn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J Warren and the Ghost (2013, 1 min): short produced for FrightFest, starring Warren, Sun, and David McGillivrayOriginal trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films The Valdez Horses (Limited Edition)
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One of several impressive westerns Charles Bronson made during his 1970s heyday, The Valdez Horses reunites the rugged star with celebrated director John Sturges, who he had previously collaborated with on the perennial classics The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.A surprisingly thoughtful film, The Valdez Horses sees Bronson play a half-breed rancher whose solitary life taming wild horses is upended when three people enter his life: a young runaway (Vincent Van Patten), a corrupt landowner (Marcel Bozzuffi, The French Connection), and his beautiful sister (Jill Ireland, Breakout, The Valachi Papers).Beautifully filmed in mountains of Almería, Spain, a quintessential Spaghetti Western location, Sturges' film contrasts fistfights and shootouts with considered characterisation and an unexpectedly melancholy tone.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioTwo presentations of the film: with the original The Valdez Horses title sequence, and the alternative Italian title, Valdez, il mezzosangueAudio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the 'Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again! (2021)New interview with make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi (2021)New interview with uncredited screenwriter Stephen Geller (2021)Alternative titles and creditsOriginal theatrical trailerTV SpotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Roberto Curti, an archival on-set report with contributions from Charles Branson, Jill Ireland, and John Sturges; interview extracts from Bronson and Ireland, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK Premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesEXTRAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Powerhouse Films Girl Stroke Boy (Limited Edition)
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Based on David Percival’s acclaimed play Girlfriend, Girl Stroke Boy is a one-of-a-kind comedy which tells of two everyday, middle-class parents who are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian (actor and pop star Peter Straker in a pioneering performance). Directed with an affectionate, light touch by Bob Kellet (Up Pompeii, Space: 1999) and featuring a superb cast, including Joan Greenwood (Mysterious Island, Kind Hearts and Coronets), Michael Hordern (The Missionary, Barry Lyndon), Patricia Routledge (To Sir, with Love), and Clive Francis (A Clockwork Orange), Girl Stroke Boy still packs a punch today thanks to Straker’s flamboyant performance (British cinema’s first gay leading role to be played by a black actor) and the prescient subject matter. Long out of circulation, this new, restored edition marks the film’s worldwide Blu-ray premiere.
Powerhouse Films Fatherland (Limited Edition)
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Ken Loach collaborated with playwright Trevor Griffiths (Comedians) for this underseen political drama about an East German protest singer (played by Gerulf Pannach) who emigrates to the West when he falls foul of the authorities. He arrives to much interest from the media - and a potentially lucrative record contract - but wishes only to be able to perform his songs, and to find his father, another exile, who had left his home country during the 1953 East German uprising.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioLanguage Barriers (2021): new interview with editor Jonathan MorrisTalk About Work (1971): Ken Loach's documentary for the Central Office of Information, photographed by Chris Menges, interviewing young people about their workRight to Work March (1972): documentary film of a five-week protest march from Glasgow to London that saw the participation of a number of cultural figures, including Loach and other filmmakersImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Frank Collins, an archival interview with Ken Loach, an extract from Loach on Loach, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing on the short films, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies
Powerhouse Films Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (Standard Edition)
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One of Hammer's most controversial and genuinely adult thrillers, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is a serious drama that dealt candidly (for the time) with the issue of child abuse.Deftly handled, the film is a sincere and unsensational treatment of a taboo subject. Avoiding melodrama it addresses the horrors of the real world but remains a compelling and genuinely unsettling work.Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Alternative presentation with US Never Take Candy from a Stranger title sequence Conspiracy Theories: Inside 'Never Take Sweets from a Stranger' (2018, 25 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Gwen Watford (2018, 8 mins): British cinema expert Dr Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the prolific film, stage, and television actress An Interview with Janina Faye (2018, 15 mins): the British actress recalls her time working with Hammer An Appreciation by Matthew Holness (2018, 12 mins): the actor, writer, director and Hammer fan reflects on many aspects of the film The Perfect Horror Chord (2018, 44 mins): a new appreciation of composer Elisabeth Lutyens by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde US theatrical trailer Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation Image galleries: press and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Taste of Fear
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During the early sixties, alongside its more famous Gothic horrors, Hammer also produced series of suspense thrillers inspired by the success (and plotlines) of Henri -Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.The first of these was the classic Taste of Fear, written and produced by the prolific Jimmy Sangster. Set on the French Riviera, it concerns a wheelchair-bound heiress plagued by visions of her dead father, and stars American actress Susan Strasberg alongside (by now) Hammer regulars Christopher Lee and Ronald Lewis. The film proved to be a huge success for Hammer, its twisted plot with a tortured heroine becoming a template for their thrillers which followed into the 1970s.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioTwo feature presentations: Taste of Fear, with the rarely seen original UK title sequence, and Scream of Fear, with the alternative US titlesAudio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television Body Horror: Inside 'Taste of Fear' (2019, 20 mins): Alan Barnes, Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby explore aspects of the film's productionHammer's Women: Ann Todd (2019, 12 mins): profile of the Taste of Fear actor by Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema: The Women in QuestionThe BFI Southbank Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008, 68 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London's National Film TheatreThe BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008, 117 mins): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe, Part Two: From Hammer to Spielberg (1988, 82 mins): archival audio recording featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole Fear Makers (2019, 9 mins): camera operator Desmond Davis and assistant sound editor John Crome recall the making of the filmAnxiety and Terror (2019, 25 mins): appreciation of Clifton Parker's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Films' Psychological Thrillers, 1950–1972 Super 8 version of Scream of Fear (20 mins): original cut-down home cinema presentation Original US Scream of Fear theatrical trailer Sam Hamm trailer commentary (2013, 2 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films The Border (Standard Edition)
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Jack Nicholson (The Last Detail, Wolf) gives one of his finest and most subtle performances as a hard-working but deeply disillusioned Mexican border-guard in this tough thriller from renowned British filmmaker Tony Richardson (Look Back in Anger, A Taste of Honey). ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with critic and film historian Nick PinkertonThe Guardian/NFT Tribute to Tony Richardson (1992, 58 mins): archival audio recording of an event chaired by Sight & Sound editor Philip Dodd, featuring Lindsay Anderson, Kevin Brownlow, Jocelyn Herbert, Vanessa Redgrave, Karel Reisz and Natasha Richardson, each sharing their memories of Tony RichardsonOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films The Garment Jungle (Standard Edition)
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Kerwin Matthews (5 Against the House) and J Lee Cobb (The Family Secret) star in a film noir exposé of murder and corruption in the fashion world.When a Korean war veteran takes a job at his father's fashion business, he finds they are paying the mob to shut out the union. When pro-union employees begin getting murdered, he decides to take on the gangsters.Based on true stories about mob involvement in the garment industry, The Garment Jungle stands as a pro-union response to On the Waterfront, and is no less tough and controversial than that film – original director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly) was fired for his refusal to compromise, with Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) stepping in to complete production.Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features2K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020)It's a Jungle Out There (2007, 20 mins): archival interview with actor Robert Loggia, conducted by Alan K Rode of the Film Noir Foundation following a screening of The Garment JungleLaw of the Jungle (2020, 15 mins): writer and film programmer Tony Rayns discusses Robert Aldrich and The Garment JungleRip, Sew and Stitch (1953, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play tailors who find themselves caught up in criminal activitiesOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films Otley - Limited Edition
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Gerry Otley (Tom Courtenay -The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Billy Liar, 45 Years) is a charming scrounger who stumbles unwittingly into espionage, murder, espionage and double crossing as he is mistaken for a spy, kidnapped, and becomes romantically embroiled with a sexy foreign agent, played by Romy Schneider (Purple Noon, Ludwig, Death Watch).Adeptly balancing thrills and laughs, this Sixties comic spy thriller from writer-director Dick Clement (TV's The Likely Lads, Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet)is astellar addition to the British canon of post-Bond spy flicks.Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with director Dick ClementThe Guardian Lecture with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (2008): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Dick Fiddy at London's National Film TheatreNew interview with actor Tom Courtenay (2018)New interview with actor Phyllida Law(2018)New interview with actor Freddie Jones (2018)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Laura Mayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the filmWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited Edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
Powerhouse Films 13 Ghosts (Standard Edition)
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When the Zorba family inherit a house from their late uncle, the occultist Plato Zorba, they didn't expect it come with a host of ghostly houseguests, including a headless lion tamer (and lion!), an aflame skeleton, a murderous chef and his victims, and an executioner. Despite this collection of sprites, 13 Ghosts is one of the lighter efforts of shockmeister William Castle - but just as inventive as his best works, and is presented here in both its black-and-white and 'Illusion-O' versions.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterAlternative feature presentations: the original 'Illusion-O' version (85 mins) and the original black-and-white version (83 mins)On-disc 'Ghost Viewer' optionsOriginal mono audioSpine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007, 82 mins): Jeffrey Schwarz's acclaimed documentary, featuring interviews with John Landis, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Stuart Gordon, Leonard Maltin, Budd Boetticher, Bob Burns and John Waters among othersSpine Tingler! audio commentary with Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry CastleLarger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler!' (2011, 9 mins)Stephen Laws Introduces '13 Ghosts' (2018, 13 mins): personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror authorThe Magic of 'Illusion-O' (2001, 8 mins): archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the filmIsolated music & effects trackTheatre lobby spot (1960, 3 mins): promotional recording originally played in cinema foyersOriginal theatrical trailerSam Hamm trailer commentary (2008, 3 mins): short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J Murphy, 1967–2015 (Limited Edition)
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Amongst overlooked filmmakers, British director Michael J Murphy ranks as one of the most sorely neglected. Having cut his teeth on a variety of homemade 8mm shorts, he had completed three feature-length productions by the age of eighteen. Over the next five decades, Murphy would go on to make many more films across a variety of genres, dividing his production time between Greece, Portugal, and the UK, with family, friends, and local stage performers becoming his regular cast and crew in exchange for holidays in the sun.Despite this prolific output – a total of more than thirty completed films over a half-century, of which twenty-six survive – Murphy's work remains rarely seen and little championed. Fitfully available on videotape, and barely represented on DVD, this comprehensive and long-gestating ten-disc Blu-ray collection seeks to rectify that situation once and for all. Boasting all-new 2K restorations from archival 16mm and 8mm elements, as well as a number of new digital captures from Murphy's personal tape masters, this extensive retrospective of the obsessive auteur's work is bolstered by a wealth of bonus features, including surviving fragments from lost works, and a 120-page book, all of which provides the definitive account of the weird and wonderful worlds of Britain's great unheralded DIY filmmaker. All-new 2K restorations by Powerhouse Films, using film elements from the Murphy archives, of Tristan and Iseult (1970), Happy Ever After (1974), Secrets (1977), Almost a Movie (1979), The Cell (1980), Stay (1980), Death in the Family (1981), Invitation to Hell (1983), The Last Night (1983), Bloodstream (1985), Moonchild (1989), Torment (1990), Atlantis (1991), Road to Nowhere (1993), Tristan (version one, 1999), ZK3 (2012), Nekros: Isle of the Dead (2014), and The Return of Alan Strange (2015)Standard Definition presentations, newly digitised from Murphy's tape masters, of Qualen (1983), Tristan aka Legend of the Hero (1986), Death Run (1987), Avalon (1988), Second Sight (1992), The Rite of Spring (version one, 1995), The Rite of Spring (version two, 1995), Tristan (version two, 1999), Roxi (2004), and Skare (2008)Original mono soundtracksOver 34 hours' worth of film contentAudio commentary with Murphy, and actors Sally Duncan and Phil Lyndon on Invitation to Hell (2008)Audio commentary with author and arts professor Johnny Walker on Invitation to Hell (2022)Audio commentary with Murphy, Duncan and Lyndon on The Last Night (2008)Audio commentary with Murphy, actors June Bunday, Judith Holding and Lyndon on Atlantis (2010)Audio commentary with Murphy and Holding on Skare (2009)Murphy's Lore (2022): three-part documentary assessing Murphy's six-decade career, featuring interviews with Murphy, Bunday, Holding, Chris Jupp, Stephen Longhurst, Patrick Olliver, filmmakers Jackson Batchelor, Sam Mason Bell and Tom Lee Rutter, film historians Darrell Buxton and Walker, and film programmer Paul CotgroveThe Horror-on-Sea Interview with Michael J...
Powerhouse Films The Front
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What if there were a list?A list that said: Our finest actors weren't allowed to act. Our best writers aren't allowed to write. Our funniest comedians aren't allowed to make us laugh.What would it be like if there were such a list?It would be like America in 1953.4K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman and actress Andrea MarcovicciBehind The Front (2004, 6 mins): an interview with the acclaimed director of photography Michael Chapman Isolated score: experience Dave Grusin's original soundtrack musicImage gallery: on-set and promotional photography Original theatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Footsteps in the Fog (Standard Edition)
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Shot in glorious Technicolor by award-winning cinematographer Christopher Challis (The Tales of Hoffmann, A Dandy in Aspic, Villain), this classic Gothic melodrama stars the then real-life husband and wife acting team of Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons in the tale of a murderous London businessman and the scheming housemaid who shares his dark secret.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioJosephine Botting on 'Footsteps in the Fog' (2018): an exploration of Hollywood's fascination with Victorian England by the film expert and BFI curatorSteve Chibnall on Belinda Lee (2018): a new appreciation of the tragic star by the film expert and author of British Horror CinemaKat Ellinger on 'Footsteps in the Fog' (2018): Diabolique magazine's editor-in-chief explores the film's Gothic originsOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films Invincible (Limited Edition)
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Invincible was the first dramatic work by Werner Herzog in a decade. He assembled a typically eclectic cast – including Tim Roth (Meantime), Udo Kier (Exposé) and two-time World's Strongest Man Jouko Ahola – and blended the lives of three equally eclectic real-life figures – Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart, Austrian clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, and German chief of police Count Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorff – in order to interweave fact and fiction in his typically idiosyncratic way. This Indicator Blu-ray edition presents the film in a new restoration from a 4K scan with both its English and German soundtracks.New 2K restoration from a 4K scanOriginal English and German soundtracks, available in 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereoAudio commentary with director Werner Herzog, in German with optional, newly translated English subtitles (2002)New interview with director of photography Peter Zeitlinger (2021)UK theatrical trailerGerman theatrical trailerUS theatrical trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingNewly translated English subtitles for the German soundtrackLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Jason Wood, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesExtras subject to change
Powerhouse Films The Stranglers of Bombay (Standard Edition)
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Sensationally based on a 'true story', Hammer's The Stranglers of Bombay incorporates elements of the horror and thriller genres within an exotic adventure tale involving the murderous Kali-worshipping Thuggee cults in India during the early 1800s.Under Terence Fisher's masterful direction, and with a surprising degree of attention to historical detail, The Stranglers of Bombay presents a solid yarn while (naturally) highlighting the gruesome and horrific elements of the story. It set an impressive and intriguing precedent for Hammer's subsequent adventure-thrillers.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioThree presentations of the film: the original uncensored UK and US theatrical cuts, and an integral version incorporating all existing footage presenting the most complete version of the film ever seenAudio commentary with screenwriter David Z GoodmanRitual Murder: Inside 'The Stranglers of Bombay' (2018, 17 mins): documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias, and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan RigbyHammer's Women: Jan Holden (2018, 6 mins): Colette Balmain on the popular stage and screen actress'The Stranglers of Bombay' and the Censor (2018, 27 mins): ex-BBFC examiner Richard Falcon discusses the film's history with the BoardAbout the Versions (2018, 7 mins): highlighting the differences between the UK and US theatrical cutsMusical Orientalism (2018, 17 mins): a new appreciation of James Bernard's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-GardeOriginal theatrical trailerBrian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciationImage gallery: promotional photography and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Housekeeping (Standard Edition)
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Director Bill Forsyth (That Sinking Feeling, Gregory's Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy) made his American film debut with this moving and offbeat adaptation of Marilynne Robinson's acclaimed novel, about two young girls who are sent to live with their eccentric aunt (Christine Lahti).ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioWriter-Director Bill Forsyth on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 42 mins)Author Marilynne Robinson on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 14 mins)Director of Photography Michael Coulter on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 13 mins)Editor Michael Ellis on 'Housekeeping' (2017, 11 mins)BFI Interview with Bill Forsyth (1994, 36 mins): archival audio recording of an on-stage interview conducted by Nick James at the National Film Theatre, LondonOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and production materials from the personal collections of the filmmakersNew English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Mad Dog Morgan (UK Standard Edition)
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Product FeaturesBased on the true story of Dan Morgan – the infamous Australian outlaw once described as 'the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush' – Mad Dog Morgan provides the perfect showcase for the unique star quality of Dennis Hopper (Night Tide, The Last Movie).After witnessing a bloody massacre of Chinese workers on Australia's goldfields, Morgan turns to a life of crime, becoming a bushranger and the scourge of the vicious authorities – and, ultimately, a local legend – leaving a bloody legacy in his wake.Nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, including one for director Philippe Mora (The Beast Within), Mad Dog Morgan is a brutal and uncompromising slice of Ozploitation.Product FeaturesNew restoration from a 4K scan of the interpositive by Powerhouse FilmsTwo presentations of the film: Mad Dog Morgan, the 103-minute director's cut; and Mad Dog, the 95-minute UK/US theatrical cutOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora and film critic Jake Wilson (2019)Audio commentary with writer-director Philippe Mora (2009)To Shoot a Mad Dog (1976, 25 mins): behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interview footage with actor Dennis Hopper, produced and directed by David ElfickHopping Mad (2019, 34 mins): Mora reflects on the film's production and working with HopperThat's Our Mad Dog: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper & Philippe Mora (2008, 29 mins): the legendary actor looks back at his experience of making the film'Not Quite Hollywood' Interview Excerpts (2008, 67 mins): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Mora, producer Jeremy Thomas, camera operator John Seale, and actors Jack Thompson, Roger Ward and Graeme BlundellInterview with Mike Molloy (2009, 8 mins): the director of photography in discussion with MoraInterview with Richard Brennan (2009, 6 mins): the associate producer in conversation with MoraRadio Interview with Philippe Mora (1976, 15 mins)Mad Country: Shooting Locations Revisited (2019) with optional audio commentary by MoraArchival Intro/Outro with Philippe Mora (2009, 8 mins)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialProduction diary galleryNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films The Revenge of Frankenstein
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One of Hammer's most enduring and successful releases, 1958's The Revenge of Frankenstein was a swift sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein, their box-office smash of the year before. It ushered in Hammer's most commercially lucrative period, and secured their new-found reputation as purveyors of gruesome Gothic horror.Expertly and ingeniously re-working the classic tale, Jimmy Sangster's script sees the titular doctor continue his grisly experiments under a new guise in a pauper's hospital. Peter Cushing, in sparkling form, clearly relishes the role of Dr Frankenstein – creating an enduring anti-hero that would come to define both Hammer's, and his own, on-screen personas.4K restoration Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby (2019)Audio commentary with horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim NewmanBack from the Dead: Inside 'The Revenge of Frankenstein' (2019, 20 mins): exclusive documentary featuring Alan Barnes, Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby, exploring aspects of the film's productionA Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019, 27 mins): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and editor Dima BallinHammer's Women: Eunice Gayson (2019, 8 mins): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Pamela HutchinsonArpeggios of Melancholy (2019, 13 mins): appreciation of composer Leonard Salzedo's score by David Huckvale, the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Outtakes reel (1958, 12 mins, mute): rare, unseen on-set footageSuper 8 version (8 mins, b&w, mute): cut-down home cinema presentation Original theatrical trailer Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and marketing materialsNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films The Anderson Tapes (Standard Edition)
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When Duke Anderson (Connery) is released from prison after serving ten years for taking the rap for a Mafia family, he cashes in a debt of honour and gets the funds he needs to bankroll an ambitious robbery. Planning to ransack an exclusive East Side New York Apartment building, he rounds up a gang of top-flight thieves, and proceeds to carry out his caper unaware that he is being taped.Extras:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioNew audio commentary by Glenn KennySuper 8 version (1975, 17 mins): original truncated home cinema presentationOriginal theatrical trailerImage galleryNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films Carla's Song (Limited Edition)
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The first collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty - a relationship which now extends to fifteen feature films and shorts, including My Name Is Joe and I, Daniel Blake - Carla's Song tells the story of George (Robert Carlyle, Trainspotting), a Glaswegian bus driver, and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a Nicaraguan refugee. Set in 1987, the film follows the pair as they meet, fall in love, and travel to Nicaragua in search of Carla's former lover, a possible victim of the civil war.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioAudio commentary with director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty (2005)Keeping Up Appearances (2021): new interview with producer Sally HibbinTwo Worlds Collide (2021): new interview with editor Jonathan MorrisTuning in to Nicaragua (2021): new interview with composer George FentonBackground to the Art (2021): new interview with art director Fergus CleggSounds of Music (2021): new interview with sound recordist Ray BeckettKeeping Up Appearances (2021): new interview with script supervisor Susanna LentonDeleted scenesOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Michael Pattison, an extract from Paul Laverty's introduction to his screenplay, Ken Loach on recutting the film, an extract from a report on the Nicaraguan premiere, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies
Powerhouse Films Gray Lady Down (Limited Edition)
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In Gray Lady Down, the race is on to rescue a crew of sailors after a nuclear submarine collides with a Norwegian freighter and becomes stranded on the seabed. Skilful direction from David Greene (The People Next Door) and top-tier performances by Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Stephen McHattie and Ronny Cox combine to make this the definitive disaster film.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historian Peter Tonguette (2021)The Guardian Interview with Charlton Heston (1985): archival audio recording of the great actor in conversation with Quentin Falk at the National Film Theatre, LondonNew interview with actor Stacey Keach (2021)New interview with actor Stephen McHattie (2021)Original theatrical trailerRadio spotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Omar Ahmed, archival articles on the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
Powerhouse Films Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
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Sinbad! The Greatest of all Adventurers in His Biggest Adventure of All!An all-time classic adventure, featuring the pioneering special effects of filmmaking legend Ray Harryhausen, presented here in a stunning restoration on Blu-ray.Extras:2K restoration from the original negativeOriginal mono audioAlternative 5.1 surround sound trackBFI interview with Ray Harryhausen (1981, 85 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Philip Strick at the National Film Theatre, LondonThe Princess Diaries (2017, 12 mins): a new interview with the award-winning actress Jane SeymourRay Harryhausen interviewed by filmmaker John Landis (1995, 12 mins)The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998, 58 mins): a documentary exploring Harryhausen's career, narrated by Leonard NimoyIsolated score: experience Roy Budd's original soundtrack musicTheatrical trailerImage gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Powerhouse Films Gardens of Stone (Standard Edition)
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Francis Ford Coppola's impressive return to the subject of the Vietnam War is a poignant and contemplative companion piece to his epic masterwork Apocalypse Now.Set in 1968, the film reunites Coppola with Godfather star James Caan, who plays a disillusioned army sergeant stationed at Fort Meyers' Arlington Cemetery and views the war in Vietnam as unwinnable, despairing at the dead arriving daily for burial from the front lines.This powerful drama from one of American cinema's most audacious filmmakers boasts a towering performance by Caan, and a superb supporting cast, including Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, Mary Stuart Masterson and DB Sweeney.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal stereo audioWar at Home (2018, 17 mins): interview with multi-award-winning director Francis Coppola as he talks candidly about the production of Gardens of Stone Audio commentary with filmmaker and critic Jim HemphillThe Guardian Interview with Anjelica Huston (2006, 65 mins), archival audio recording of the celebrated actor in conversation with critic and producer Adrian Wootton at London's National Film TheatreOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films Drive a Crooked Road (Standard Edition)
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Moving away from the family comedies and musicals that had made him famous, Drive a Crooked Road finds a Mickey Rooney (National Velvet) as a girl-shy mechanic and racing driver.When a beautiful customer flirts with Eddie Shannon, the lonely mechanic can't believe his luck - even more so when she appears interested in his hobby of motor racing. She offers him the chance to make enough money to pursue his dream full time... as the getaway driver in a bank heist.Directed by Richard Quine (Pushover), and co-scripted by Blake Edwards (Experiment in Terror), this classic film noir also features Dianne Foster (Gideon's Day) and Kevin McCarthy (Buffalo Bill and the Indians).Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special FeaturesHigh Definition presentationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film critic Nick Pinkerton (2020)The Guardian Interview with Mickey Rooney (1988, 83 mins): archival audio recording of the much-loved actor in conversation with Tony Sloman at the National Film Theatre, LondonIntroduction by Martin Scorsese (2012, 2 mins)Screen Snapshots: 'Mickey Rooney, Then and Now' (1953, 10 mins): Columbia Pictures promotional short featuring the famed performer looking back at one of his childhood rolesHigher Than a Kite (1943, 18 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio play mechanics who find themselves in a situation that's way out of their controlOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films The Fortune
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This high-concept, big-budget screwball comedy directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Wolf) stars Warren Beatty (Mickey One, Bonnie and Clyde) as a slick con man and Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Border) as his dim-witted sidekick trying to get their hands on the fortune of a hapless young heiress played by Stockard Channing (Grease, The West Wing). A commercial failure on its initial release, this buoyant and beautifully staged madcap comedy is ripe for rediscovery and reappraisal.
Powerhouse Films Psyche 59 - Limited Edition
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Patricia Neal (fresh from her 1963 award-winning role in Martin Ritt's Hud) stars as a woman suffering from hysterical blindness, and a blank in her memory which may hide the cause of her affliction. When she and her sex-addict husband (Curt Jurgens - The Enemy Below, The Spy Who Loved Me) move in with her younger sister (Samantha Eggar - The Collector, The Brood), she begins to piece together the events leading to her psychological trauma.Ahead of its time in its discussion and depiction of all manner of taboo subjects (rape, child abuse, nymphomania, psycho-sexual disorder, masochism), Psyche 59 is one of British cinema's most daring and provocative adult dramas.Special Features:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioThe BEHP Interview with Walter Lassally (1988): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Roy FowlerInterview with Samantha Eggar (2019): the award-winning actor recalls her work on the film in this new and exclusive interviewRichard Combs on 'Psyche 59' (2019): a new appreciation by the renowned critic, lecturer and broadcasterTheatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, an overview of contemporary critical responses, archival articles, and film creditsWorld premiere on Blu-rayLimited Edition of 3,000 copiesAll extras subject to change
Powerhouse Films The Undercover Man (Standard Edition)
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Based on Federal Agent Frank J Wilson's pursuit of Al Capone, The Undercover Man is a noir classic from one of its master directors, Joseph H Lewis (Gun Crazy, The Big Combo).Glenn Ford (The Big Heat) plays a treasury agent charged with taking down a shadowy mob boss known only as the 'Big Fellow', only to find that the police have been paid off, and witnesses are getting bumped off.With solid support from Nina Foch (The Dark Past), James Whitmore (Madigan) and Barry Kelley (711 Ocean Drive), The Undercover Man is a brilliant documentary-style thriller, a tale 'told with the snarl of a machine gun!'Extras: Indicator Standard Edition Special Features2K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2020)Man on a Bus (1945, 29 mins): short film directed by Joseph H Lewis for the United Jewish Appeal, featuring a star-studded cast, including Walter Brennan, Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, and LassieIncome Tax Sappy (1954, 17 mins): comedy starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio come under the scrutiny of the US Treasury Department when they get creative with their tax returnsImage gallery: publicity and promotional materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Powerhouse Films Body Double
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YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE.Brian De Palma The Modern Master of Suspense, Invites you to witness A Seduction. A Mystery. A Murder.INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:• 4K restoration • Original stereo audio • Alternative 5.1 surround sound track • Craig Wasson Interview (1984, 8 mins): archival NBC interview conducted by Bobbie Wygant • Pure Cinema (2015, 38 mins): extensive interview with first assistant director Joe Napolitano • The Seduction (2002, 17 mins): De Palma discusses the first treatment of the script • The Setup (2002, 17 mins): an examination of the plot • The Mystery (2002, 12 mins): Melanie Griffith discusses her nude scenes and De Palma's shyness • The Controversy (2002, 6 mins): cast and crew discuss the film's critical reception • Isolated score: experience Pino Donaggio's original soundtrack music • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • Original theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Powerhouse Films The System - Limited Edition
61.98 AUD
The first of six collaborations between two of British cinemas most infamous figures - Oliver Reed (The Damned, The Triple Echo) and Michael Winner (Death Wish, The Stone Killer) - The System finds both at their creative peak.Reed is leader of a gang of youths, who spend a hot summer season in Devon in pursuit of women - including Jane Merrow (The Appointment) and Barbara Ferris (A Nice Girl Like You).Filmed on location, and shot by the great Nicolas Roeg before he turned his attentions to directing, The System boasts a fine supporting cast, including Julia Foster (Alfie), Harry Andrews (The Deadly Affair), and David Hemmings (Fragment of Fear).
Powerhouse Films Diary of a Mad Housewife (Limited Edition)
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Product FeaturesSuperbly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer, Play It as It Lays), with a scathing screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug), Diary of a Mad Housewife tells the story of Tina Balser (Carrie Snodgress, The Fury, Pale Rider) a frustrated housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage to an insufferably controlling, status-obsessed bore (Richard Benjamin, Catch-22). Tina seeks solace in a fling with an abusive lover, the arrogant writer Georg Prager (Frank Langella, Dracula), who treats her like a sex object, leading to therapy and further unhappiness.A caustic deconstruction of male chauvinism, Diary of a Mad Housewife was a huge critical hit, earning its female lead an Academy Award nomination upon its release. The Perrys' film is presented here in both its theatrical cut, and a long-unseen alternative TV version. Product FeaturesHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioLong unseen alternative TV version containing unique scenes, presented in Standard Definition, as originally broadcastTheatrical cut audio commentary with actor Rutanya Alda and film historian Lee Gambin (2022)TV version audio commentary with Frank Perry biographer Justin Bozung (2022)Video appreciation by Academy Award-winning editor and filmmaker Chris Innis (2022)Original theatrical trailerLarry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020)Radio spotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Paula Mejía, a profile of novelist Sue Kaufman, extracts from interviews with Frank Perry, Eleanor Perry and Carrie Snodgress, a look at Snodgress and Neil Young's relationship, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies for the UKAll extras subject to change
Powerhouse Films The Deadly Affair (Standard Edition)
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Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era's Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave.ExtrasHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny MainsThe National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie HardcastleThe Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, LondonA Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn's Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul DehnTake One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly AffairLumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair exploredOriginal theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing