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Millennium Entertainment will release a Collector's Edition of director Terence Fisher's classic horror film Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, and Andrew Keir. The release will be available for purchase on September 3.
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Special Features:
Audio commentary with Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Suzan Farmer and Francis Matthews
Exclusive still gallery (NEVER BEFORE RELEASED!)
Restored original trailer
Dracula: Prince of Darkness restoration comparison
Super 8MM behind-the-scenes footage
Brand new documentary- "Back to Black"
World of Hammer Episode: "Hammer Stars: Christopher Lee"
Printed Memorabilia perfect for every classic Hammer fan out there
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=11357
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Update.
Hammer and Icon Film Distribution have announced the UK Blu-ray and DVD release of THE MUMMY. From the press release…
Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in their iconic roles in this the third of Hammer’s original Gothic classics, THE MUMMY (1959) was directed by the legendary Terence Fisher who previously helmed Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein.
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis (Lee), high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel Banning (Furneaux), wife of one of the explorers (Cushing), resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate...
Available 14th October in the UK on 3-disc Double Play, the pack comprises 1 x Blu-ray and 2 x DVD, the release also includes brand new documentaries, a new expert commentary track from Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby, and multiple bonus extras as follows...
DVD DISC 1
• Original UK theatrical aspect ratio: 1.66:1 (the film has never before been released at this aspect ratio)
• Alternate “full frame” aspect ratio: 1.37:1
• (Both features have English HOH subtitles )
• Commentary – New expert commentary from Marcus Hearn & Jonathan Rigby.
DVD DISC 2
• Unwrapping the Mummy: The Making of a Hammer Classic -- New documentary about the film’s creation and history
• The Hammer Rep Company -- New documentary about Hammer’s informal repertory company of actors.
• Stolen Face – bonus feature (Terence Fisher’s 1952 crime drama, 72 mins.)
• The House Of Horror: Memories of Bray – Hammer’s all-new documentary (45 mins.) which will premiere on Hammer’s YouTube channel before the Double Play release.
• Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing – The World Of Hammer episode
• HD Archive/Stills Gallery
• Original industry promo reel restored to HD (6 mins.)
• PDF booklet by Hammer archivist Robert J. E. Simpson
The Blu-ray edition will incorporate all of the above.
http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/76981/hammers-the-mummy-in-october.html
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Guys:
I've watched the bluray of "Dracula aka Horror of Dracula" a bunch of times now. It is great to see such detail in the image -- some stunning stuff. But how do you react to the tint being more blue now? There has been such a hubbub among both experts and fans about this -- and the image, to my eyes, is not similar to what I saw in a theater when I was a kid. There was always something intensely saturated about Hammer films, especially those directed by Fisher, that doesn't mesh with the current restored "Dracula" -- they seemed to virtually irradiate with color when I first saw them. It is great, though, to have the restored bits from the Japanese print -- amazing really!
I splurged and have ordered blurays of "The Curse of Frankenstein" "The Brides of Dracula" and "The Mummy" which I am hoping all arrive for a Halloween mini festival (along with the UK Arrow "The Fury"). But again, apparently, the color is compromised on "Curse" and the print for "Brides" is formatted for a more extreme, wide, image that crops off important information on the top and bottom of the frame. Some reviews have also noted some image issues with "Brides". The aspect ratio issue with "Brides" is again raising a firestorm of controversy on forums.
How many of these blus have you guys acquired? What do you think of them?
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Hi All
I have been getting some them as they came out ,
and lack of time has made it hard to see them , but now gone through most of them ,
very hit and miss to say the least even to the point that I would not get the brides and the lastest releases ,
Frankenstein is very poor indeed almost pink in places with a lot of focus problems my old warner dvd of this title is better in places.I can well understand the poor press reports
Quatermass/ pit is very good to my eye , nice extras as well
i did some of these in re runs in the early 70s as a fan I cannot remember for the life of me the picture colour and such, I do remember them being a bit itchy and scratchy to say the least,
had a double bill the other night of The Reptile and Plague , I think Reptile has the edge for picture quality, funny though Reptile is a 15 cert and Plague is a 12 and has a beheading in it , how times have changed,
I am most pleased with, the uptil now the 2 USA releases I have of Vampire Circus and Twins of Evil
very good indeed and a tons of Extras worth the price alone checking more tonight
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Nov 18, 2013 - 6:30 PM
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Millennium Entertainment has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Collector's Edition Blu-ray of director Terence Fisher's Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), starring Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, and Robert Morris. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on January 14th.
In Frankenstein Created Woman, a tormented girl (Denberg) drowns herself after her lover is framed for her father's murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein (Cushing), experimenting with the transfer of souls, places her lover's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. With no memories of her past life, she becomes driven by a ghostly revenge and carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
Special Features: • Audio Commentary Featuring Derek Fowlds ("Johann"), Robert Morris ("Hans") and Jonathan Rigby (Hammer Historian)
• Frankenstein Created Woman Trailer
• World of Hammer Episode "The Curse of Frankenstein"
• World of Hammer Episode "Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing"
• Brand New Documentary: "Hammer Glamour"
• Animated Stills Gallery
• Includes Exclusive Collectable Cards
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=12619
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Diabolique Magazine has set up an online petition to encourage Warner Brothers to release its Hammer titles on Blu-ray in the United States. The titles are Horror of Dracula (1958), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Mummy (1959), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), and Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970).
If you would like to support the petition, please use the link below to sign and leave your comments.
Petition link: http://diaboliquemagazine.com/sign-petition-wb-release-hammer-horror-titles-blu-ray/
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13391
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Sounds good let's hope they reach the 10,000 mark with their petition.
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I remember seeing a lot of these Hammer films at the cinema, not the first time around as I was too young, but I did catch up with most of them at some re-run cinemas in the mid-sixties. I saw some battered old prints, but I can still remember that rich Hammer colour. I didn't buy the Blu of The Curse Of Frankenstein as I read so many reports on the net of how crap it looked. I saw some of Dracula at a friends house & thought it looked far too cold (& I wouldn't call it a restoration), so I'll be interested to hear what The Mummy looks like, but my hopes aren't high. Maybe when Warner gets around to releasing them they could look good, as Warner has all the original elements. But so far it looks like the Corman American International films have done better than Hammer on Blu-ray.
I saw The Mummy in HD at Christmas & wasn't impressed. I thought the picture looked too harsh & contrasty. I've yet to see a decent looking Blu-ray of any films from Hammer's golden years (57/64). It's not just Warner, it's also Sony & Universal. They're just not interested.
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Mar 7, 2014 - 12:15 PM
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johnjohnson
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Synapse Films has dated its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Peter Sasdy's Countess Dracula (1971), starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Lesley-Anne Down, and Maurice Denham. The release will be available for purchase on May 6th.
The beautiful Ingrid Pitt (The Wicker Man, Where Eagles Dare) stars as Elisabeth Nádasdy, an aging Hungarian Countess who discovers she can reverse her aging by bathing in the blood of young women. While in her youthful state, the Countess falls for the handsome Lt. Imre Toth (Sandor Elès), and impersonates her own daughter to win his affections. Soon, girls in the village go missing… kidnapped and murdered by the Countess and her steward, Julie (Patience Collier) to satiate her horrifying bloodlust. Can Elisabeth live a life of deception with her grotesque lust for blood to stay eternally young, or will her ghoulish secret finally be revealed? Co-starring Nigel Green (Jason and the Argonauts).
Special Features:
•Audio Commentary With Actress Ingrid Pitt, Director Peter Sasdy, Screenwriter Jeremy Paul And Author Jonathan Sothcott
•Immortal Countess: The Cinematic Life Of Ingrid Pitt Featurette
•Audio Interview With Ingrid Pitt
•Still Gallery
•Reversible Cover Artwork
•Theatrical Trailer
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13420
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