Hammer Volume Four: Faces of Fear (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Powerhouse Films) [UK]

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Release date: November 18, 2019
Purchase links: Powerhouse Films - Amazon UK
Price: £42.99 (Powerhouse) - £40.00 (Amazon)
Notes: Limited to 6,000 - Numbered

 

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• THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Terence Fisher, 1958)
• THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (Terence Fisher, 1960)
• TASTE OF FEAR (Seth Holt, 1961)
• THE DAMNED (Joseph Losey, 1962)

Release date: 18 November 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK premieres on Blu-ray)
Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.

INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN

• New 4K restoration
• Original mono audio
• New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
• Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019)
• A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin
• Hammer's Women – Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson
• David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
• Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
• Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019)
• Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film’s star
• Hammer's Women – Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star
• David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray

TASTE OF FEAR

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence
• New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
• Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019)
• The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London’s National Film Theatre
• The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): 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 (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole
• Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew
• Hammer's Women – Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer
• David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer
• Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Sam Hamm
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE DAMNED

• New 2K restoration
• Original mono audio
• Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007
• New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019)
• Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019)
• Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey
• Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019)
• Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010)
• Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty
• Hammer's Women – Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam
• David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer
• Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter
• No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard
• Original theatrical trailer
• Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
  

Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units
All extras subject to change

 

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Indicator posted this
Reason for the long delay between volumes 3 and 4 was that we had a choice between releasing the old master of The Revenge of Frankenstein last year or waiting for Sony's new 4K restoration to be finished.

The Revenge of Frankenstein New 4K restoration from Sony
This alone is reason to get this box set

 

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And with them now having rights to the whole Hammer back catalogue from studio canal some interesting times ahead

 

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And with them now having rights to the whole Hammer back catalogue from studio canal some interesting times ahead

Powerhouse will have access to some of the hammer films from Studiocanal not all of them.
Which hammer films Studiocanal giving to powerhouse not known yet.


Hammer Films/Studiocanal new deal means Studiocanal are the global distributor for all of hammer films catalouge.
Studiocanal will also handle the marketing rights to the films catalouge.
Over 200 films involved

Studiocanal will licence out some of the hammer titles to other labels in some countries but will be doing lot of the releases themselves in UK/France/GermanyAustralia.

Powerhouse Films is one of the labels who will be given some of the films
Likely the films powerhouse will be getting is films Studiocanal don't want to do themselves.

The previous lionsgate releases for example Curse of Frankenstein/Dracula/Mummy distribution is now with Studiocanal

You can expect these previous Lionsgate releases will be re-released by Studiocanal themselves

Hopefully Studiocanal will do more steelbook releases also

Studiocanal Inks Global Deal With Classic Horror Producer Hammer Films

Studiocanal has licensed films from classic horror producer Hammer Films, including “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “Dracula” and “The Mummy.”

variety.com