Powerhouse Films

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

BTW-Anyone looking for WHO? in the Glasgow HMV,you'll find it in the world cinema section!

Must've been the USSR flag on the cover!

I see your Who? and raise you (also found in World Cinema) ... The Day The Earth Stood Still

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Obviously the word EARTH=WORLD.

MORE geniuses!

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

A Pete Walker box sometime in the future?

well they better announce it soon, i've been itching to pull the trigger on Vol2 of the Redemption set for ages. just waiting for a decent price...

[Susan Foreman]

Extras:

• New 2K restorations of all five films, approved by director Norman J Warren
• Original mono audio
• The BEHP Interview with Norman J Warren (2018): an archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the prolific filmmaker in conversation with Martin Sheffield
• Satan's Slave audio commentary with director Norman J Warren and screenwriter David McGillivray, and a second commentary with Warren and composer John Scott
• Prey audio commentary with Norman J Warren and author Jonathan Rigby
• Terror audio commentary with Norman J Warren and screenwriter David McGillivray
• Inseminoid audio commentary with Norman J Warren and assistant director Gary White
• Bloody New Year audio commentary with Norman J Warren and film critic Josephine Botting
• All You Need Is Blood (1976): a vintage 'making of' documentary for Satan's Slave, presented in High Definition for the first time
• Creating Satan (2004): an archival documentary on the making of Satan's Slave featuring interviews with Warren, David McGillivray, actor Martin Potter, and others
• Devilish Music (2004): an archival interview with composer John Scott
• Satan's Slave alternative scenes
• Keep on Running (2004): an archival documentary on the making of Prey featuring interviews with Warren, actor Sally Faulkner, producer Terry Marcel, and others
• Prey: On Set with Norman J Warren (1977): location footage with new Norman J Warren commentary
• Bloody Good Fun (2004): an archival documentary on the making of Terror featuring interviews with Warren, actors Carolyn Courage, Mary Maude, James Aubrey and Elaine Ives-Cameron, writer David McGillivray, and others
• Interview with John Nolan (2019): the Terror actor recalls making the film
• Terror deleted scene
• Subterranean Universe (2004): an archival documentary on the making of Inseminoid featuring interviews with Warren, actors Stephanie Beacham, David Baxt and Barry Houghton, and others
• Interview with Trevor Thomas (2019): a new interview with the Inseminoid actor
• Inseminoid Girl (2004): an archival interview with actor Judy Geeson
• Electronic Approach (2004): an archival interview with Inseminoid composer John Scott
• Interview with Catherine Roman (2019): the Bloody New Year actor recalls making the film
• Interview with Steve Emerson (2019): the actor and stunt coordinator discusses working on Terror and Bloody New Year
• Norman J Warren: A Sort of Autobiography (2004): an archival career-encompassing interview
• The Bridge (1955-57): surviving footage of an early short film directed by Warren, about a pilot on a mission to locate a bridge in Germany during World War II
• The Making of 'The Bridge': rare and unseen behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Warren
• Carol (1962): pilot tests for Warren's unrealised feature film about teenage pregnancy and backstreet abortion, with Georgina Hale and Michael Craze
• Drinkin' Time (1963): a comic silent short directed by Warren
• Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J Warren and the Ghost (2013): horror short produced for FrightFest, starring Warren, David McGillivray, and Yixi Sun
• Interview with Yixi Sun (2019): an interview with the filmmaker and Warren collaborator
• Trailers and TV Spots
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
• New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Adrian Smith, archival interviews, articles and on-set reports, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits and more
• World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 6,000 copies

[Michael Brooke]

Believe it or not, those aren't the full specs!

One additional thing has already been mentioned, the option of watching either the UK or export cut of Satan's Slave, but there are at least four more extras not on the current list, including something that was only cleared for inclusion yesterday.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Anyone holding on to that ABUK coffin set 'loaded' with extras-sell now!

[Susan Foreman]

Scum | DVD Compare

"Hands down, one of the discs of the year; every self respecting film buff should have this. Not only do we have top notch picture and sound but we have practically every extra produced for the film off prior releases ... plus a huge amount of new material.

This is limited to only 8,000 copies and is a much anticipated release so grab one whilst you can! The 80-page book is worth the price by itself!"

The Film: A
Video: A+
Audio: A
Extras: A+
Overall: A+

[Susan Foreman]

Bellman And True | DVD Compare

"A long forgotten British thriller gets the deluxe Powerhouse Films treatment in very probably one of the less publicised, but still essential discs of the year. It's snuck out quietly without the fanfare of the likes of The Last Movie (1971) or the forthcoming Scum (1979) which is a shame because it deserves a bigger stage. Extras are top notch and very choice and the transfer is as good as can be with great image and audio.

Essential!"

The Film: A
Video: A
Audio: A+
Extras: A+
Overall: A+

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Coming in August:

On 19 August, INDICATOR presents a six-disc limited edition Blu-ray box set dedicated to the unique collaborative relationship between one of cinema’s greatest visual stylists and one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars – MARLENE DIETRICH & JOSEF VON STERNBERG AT PARAMOUNT, 1930-1935.

This deluxe collection showcases the six remarkable and influential American features that these two émigré artists made for Paramount during the first years of the talking picture. Released on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK, the six films are: the sensuous MOROCCO (1930), Dietrich’s triumphant US debut, co-starring the great Gary Cooper; the subversive espionage thriller DISHONORED (1931); the delirious SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932); the extraordinary BLONDE VENUS (1932), co-starring Cary Grant; historical epic THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934), in which Dietrich gives one of her greatest performances as Russia’s Catherine the Great, and; the deviant THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935).

Also available on 19 August is our delayed release of the Michael Palin comedy THE MISSIONARY. Originally announced for publication in June, we have had to push the release date back due to the unprecedented amount of restoration work required. This long-overdue Blu-ray world premiere will not only look the best it ever has but will also present the film in its original widescreen aspect ratio for the very first time. We’re delighted to have had the opportunity to work so closely with cinematographer Peter Hannan and director Richard Loncraine on reviving this comedy classic from HandMade Films.

Mastered from the finest available materials, both of these collectable limited editions contain an extensive selection of new and archival extra features and English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. MARLENE DIETRICH & JOSEF VON STERNBERG AT PARAMOUNT, 1930-1935 is published in a numbered rigid-board slipcase with a perfect-bound 120-page book, while THE MISSIONARY is published in a full-height Scanavo case with a limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet.

August’s releases are available to pre-order in a discounted time-limited bundle. If you wish to take advantage of the offer, just add both titles to your cart and enter the code 'BUNDLE' at the checkout. Offer runs until next month’s new-release announcement. If you have previously pre-ordered THE MISSIONARY, feel free to add any £15.99 title in its place, and use the same code: 'BUNDLE'.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

That's a nice Dietrich box set. I'm sure fans will love it.

I'm not a fan of those films at all however. She seems to overact somewhat probably due to being schooled in silents the ten years prior.

She improved in later films like Destry Rides Again, Rancho Notorious and Touch of Evil.

Powerhouse should look into a Jean Harlow box set. That would be nice.