Powerhouse Films

[Susan Foreman]

'Diary Of A Mad Housewife' (1970) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - £15:99

Release date: July 18

Superbly 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."

Special Features

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Long unseen alternative TV version containing unique scenes, presented in Standard Definition, as originally broadcast
• Theatrical 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 trailer
• Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020)
• Radio spot
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Paula MejÃ*a, 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 credits

UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
Extras subject to change

[Susan Foreman]

'Creatures The World Forgot' (1971) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - £18:99

Release date: July 18

"SEE prehistoric love rites! SEE primitive chieftains duel in naked fury! SEE the young lovers sacrificed! SEE staked girl menaced by giant python!

Following the enormous success of One Million Years B.C. in 1965, Hammer embarked on a series of prehistoric adventures over the next five years, concluding with Creatures the World Forgot. Directed by Don Chaffey – previously responsible for One Million Years B.C., not to mention the Ray Harryhausen classic Jason and the Argonauts – the film swapped dinosaurs for more adult content, starred former Miss Norway and ex-Bond girl Julie Ege (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), and earned itself an ‘X’ certificate in the process. Even today, it still rates an ‘18’ from the BBFC."

Special Features

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with author and critic Kim Newman (2022)
• Hammer’s Women: Julie Ege (2022): profile of the Norwegian actor and model
• David Huckvale on Mario Nascimbene (2022): an appreciation of the film’s by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
• Three Children's Film Foundation films directed by Don Chaffey: Skid Kids (1953): story about a group of young cyclists; A Good Pull-up (1953): a handyman gets himself into trouble at a workers' café; Watch Out (1953): following the escapades of Dickie Duffle as he tours a film studio
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay on the film, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits

UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
Extras subject to change

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

One definite pre-order there for me.

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

One definite pre-order there for me.

Me too
However, I do hope the standalone release of CREATURES doesn’t mean the end of the Hammer boxsets.

[Justin101]

It might just be that it doesn't fit with the theme hopefully!

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Justin101

It might just be that it doesn't fit with the theme hopefully!

Let’s hope so!

[Rob4]

I'm not sure I like Creatures enough for a deluxe package? But then again, I do love that vintage art...

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Justin101

It might just be that it doesn't fit with the theme hopefully!

It also might be that Sony don't allow mixing their titles with other studios releases? I know there was some speculation about a 'Lost Worlds' boxset but it woud have meant pairing this with some studiocanal titles.

Maybe Michael Brooke will pop by and clarify....?

Hope it's not the end of the boxsets as they are among my favourite releases!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

I'm not sure I like Creatures enough for a deluxe package? But then again, I do love that vintage art...

It's Hammer man!

Only bad thing they made was On The Buses!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

AND there's the delightful bonus of Julie Ege