Powerhouse Films

[mark meakin]

Originally Posted by mark meakin

My replacement set has arrived # 4287 & the discs are present & correct.I emailed Powerhouse & they said that no other issues like mine had been reported.I'll request a replacement SINBAD & THE EYE OF THE TIGER next.

My Sinbad disc arrived in three days after I sent Powerhouse a pic of the limited edition band & my address so top notch customer service.Looking forward to receiving the second Hammer set now with the excellent CASH ON DEMAND & different cuts of that, THE FULL TREATMENT & NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER. I'm hoping STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY may eventually get a longer release as apparently the BFI hold the longer UK cut with the footage of Marie Devereux getting rather 'turned on' by scenes of torture (Only in the trailer of the movie in the ICONS OF ADVENTURE set).

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by mark meakin

My Sinbad disc arrived in three days after I sent Powerhouse a pic of the limited edition band & my address so top notch customer service.Looking forward to receiving the second Hammer set now with the excellent CASH ON DEMAND & different cuts of that, THE FULL TREATMENT & NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER. I'm hoping STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY may eventually get a longer release as apparently the BFI hold the longer UK cut with the footage of Marie Devereux getting rather 'turned on' by scenes of torture (Only in the trailer of the movie in the ICONS OF ADVENTURE set).

I didn't realise the BFI held the longer cut of Stranglers of Bombay. Hope they release it as a Flipside release one day.

[Michael Brooke]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I didn't realise the BFI held the longer cut of Stranglers of Bombay. Hope they release it as a Flipside release one day.

They don't have the rights, and have never struck a deal with Sony (who do).

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Michael Brooke

They don't have the rights, and have never struck a deal with Sony (who do).

Thanks for clearing that up, Michael.

Totally unrelated to Powerhouse, but i watched Mother Joan of the Angels (and it's appreciation feature) for the very first time.

What a terrific film.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Michael Brooke

They don't have the rights, and have never struck a deal with Sony (who do).

can you not broker a deal for the print for your Sony release Michael?

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

More cleavage!

[Rob4]

From PH FB page

"We’ll be announcing our April titles next week = 4 individual limited editions, 3 from a new studio deal, and 3 brand new 4K restorations."

seems most likely that the new studio deal will be with Fox.

[Michael Brooke]

April releases announced:

SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER
(Joseph L Mankiewicz, 1959)
Release date: 22 April 2018
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK Blu-ray premiere) - pre-order here

Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz (Dragonwyck, All About Eve, Cleopatra) from the play by Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and brilliantly adapted for the screen by Gore Vidal (Ben-Hur, Myra Breckinridge), Suddenly, Last Summer casts three of Hollywood’s most iconic talents (Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift) in a daring and often delirious mix of lurid drama and Gothic horror. Sensational and wildly controversial at the time of its release, Suddenly, Last Summer now stands as a classic – and stills packs a provocative punch.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Interview with Joseph L Mankiewicz (1990, 10 mins): the renowned filmmaker discusses his career in a segment from the French TV series Cinéma cinémas
• Interview with Elizabeth Taylor (1966, 2 mins): the celebrated actress remembers her friend and co-star, Montgomery Clift, shortly after his tragic death in July 1966
• Interview with Gary Raymond (2018): a new interview with the versatile British actor
• Interview with Patricia Marmont (2018): a new interview with the American-born British actor
• The Predator and the Prey (2017, 26 mins): Michel Ciment, critic, film historian and editor of Positif magazine, on Joseph L Mankiewicz and Suddenly, Last Summer
• Remembering Last Summer (2018): continuity supervisor Elaine Schreyeck and draughtsman Tony Woollard recall the making of Suddenly, Last Summer
• Isolated music and effects track
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary with Dan Ireland (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciation
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Samm Deighan, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies
• All extras subject to change

#PHILTD075
BBFC cert: 15
REGION FREE
EAN: 5037899071441

[Michael Brooke]

And...

LITTLE MURDERS
(Alan Arkin, 1971)
Release date: 22 APRIL 2018
Limited Blu-ray Edition (World Blu-ray premiere) - pre-order here

Adapted from the controversial stage play by Jules Feiffer (Carnal Knowledge), this savage, nihilistic black comedy was the startling directorial debut of actor Alan Arkin. When a severely depressed fashion photographer (Elliott Gould – M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye, California Split) meets an optimistic young woman (Marcia Rodd – Citizens Band, Last Embrace), she is determined to save him amidst the series of random muggings, sniper shootings, garbage strikes and total blackouts that are ravaging the city of New York.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with actor Elliott Gould and writer Jules Feiffer
• Audio commentary with journalist Samm Deighan
• Interview with writer Jules Feiffer (2018): a new interview with the renowned author of the original stage play and screenplay of Little Murders
• Speaking of Films: 'Little Murders' (1972, 30 mins): an archival promotional audio recording of a discussion on the film with writer Jules Feiffer alongside academics and critics Susan Rice, Robert Geller, Leonard Maltin and Sean Driscoll
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary with Larry Karaszewski (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation
• Original TV spots
• Original radio spots
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Amy Simmons, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies
• All extras subject to change

#PHILTD073
BBFC cert: 15 tbc
REGION B
EAN: 5037899071427

[Michael Brooke]

And...

THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
(Paul Newman, 1972)
Release date: 22 April 2018
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK Blu-ray premiere) - pre-order here

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paul Zindel, Paul Newman’s second film as director stars his wife Joanne Woodward (Three Faces of Eve, Sybil) as an abusive, over-bearing mother raising her two daughters (Nell Potts and Roberta Wallach) in an atmosphere of bitterness and hatred. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a powerful, searingly unsentimental and ultimately transformative drama, with a trio of towering performances from the three female leads at its core.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin
• The John Player Lecture with Paul Newman (1972): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at London’s National Film Theatre
• Footage from the 1973 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
• Isolated music and effects track
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original TV spot
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Johnny Mains, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 3,000 copies
• All extras subject to change

#PHILTD074
BBFC cert: 12 tbc
REGION B
EAN: 5037899071434