Powerhouse Films

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Michael Brooke

Robert Redford, Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Duvall, James Fox, Angie Dickinson and an entire panoply of instantly recognisable character actors like E.G. Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, etc. etc. etc. It's an absolutely phenomenal cast.

And with the proviso that I co-produced it so am far from unbiased, it's a pretty phenomenal disc - the 4K restoration looks eye-poppingly gorgeous, and the Arthur Penn and James Fox interviews (each around 25 mins) are two of the meatiest I can recall on a recent release. Penn comes courtesy of the raw footage from Paul Joyce's doc Marlon Brando: The Wild One (some of which also ended up on Arrow's One-Eyed Jacks, although there's no content overlap), while Fox is interviewed by his son-in-law Richard Ayoade, who is pretty much perfect: he's clearly done the necessary homework with unnerving thoroughness, but there's also a wonderfully easy rapport with a man he's been related to by marriage for a decade.

And we also licensed the Twilight Time extras: commentary, isolated John Barry score, and so on.

Sold then sir.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

Sainsburys are doing a double bill of ghosts of mars/vampires, looks like films only, no extras.

Even as a huge Carpenter fan I'd be the first to say that the films are the worst part of the Indicator LE releases

[plasterface]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Even as a huge Carpenter fan I'd be the first to say that the films are the worst part of the Indicator LE releases

make good tea coasters

[Michael Brooke]

Originally Posted by plasterface

make good tea coasters

As Justin101 hints, the discs have other virtues - notably that amazing two-part Carpenter interview from 1994.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Ghosts of Mars and Vampires are good films. Stop being such a bunch of snobs.

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Ghosts of Mars and Vampires are good films. Stop being such a bunch of snobs.

Vampires - yes, Ghosts of Mars:

[Michael Brooke]

Vampires is fine. Ghosts of Mars...

...well, I liked Jason Statham, but he belonged in a much better film.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Ghosts of Mars and Vampires are good films. Stop being such a bunch of snobs.

I love them both to be honest, but as Michael points out I was referring to the excellent 2 part interview with JC it's so good that I ended up double-dipping with Vampires so I could watch it all.

[Justin101]

I prefer Ghosts of Mars as well I know I'm in the minority but I think Demdike feels the same way.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I prefer Ghosts of Mars as well I know I'm in the minority but I think Demdike feels the same way.

Damn right, Justin!

Ghosts of Mars is excellent.

I can't watch Vampires anymore. I consider it below Escape from LA in the Carpenter oeuvre.