Powerhouse Films

[Susan Foreman]

The Man Who Had Power Over Women' (1970) - Pre-order available at Amazon US - UK$28.57

NOTE: This is a US-only release

Release date: November 19

"Limited Edition Blu-ray

The dark side of Swinging London is explored in The Man Who Had Power Over Women, starring Rod Taylor (Zabriskie Point), Carol White (Cathy Come Home), James Booth (90 in the Shade), and Keith Barron (The Land That Time Forgot).

Womanising talent agent Peter Reaney (Taylor) splits from his long-suffering wife, moves in with his best friend Val (Booth), and promptly starts an affair with Val's wife Jody (White). Added to the complexities of his personal life is his client, wayward popstar Barry Black (Clive Francis), for whom he is asked to cover up a dark
secret...

Directed by John Krish (Unearthly Stranger), this release includes extensive interview material with Krish, as well as newly restored versions of two of Krish's acclaimed short films - Break-In (1956), and the powerful anti-apartheid drama-documentary Let My People Go (1961)."

Special Features

• 4K restoration
• Original mono audio
• The BEHP Interview with John Krish (1994-2004, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated director in a career-spanning conversation with Rodney Giesler, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project
• A Bad Marriage (2024, 11 mins): screenwriter Allan Scott discusses the process of adapting The Man Who Had Power Over Women for the big screen with writing partner Chris Bryant, and the reasons for removing their names from the final film
• Break-In (1956, 44 mins): Krish's dramatised training film about the military police, made for the British Army and featuring Jim Dale in his earliest-known screen appearance
• Let My People Go (1961, 24 mins): Krish's powerful, polemical film which combines archival footage and staged reconstructions to inform and educate about the brutal realities of Apartheid in South Africa
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Vic Pratt, archival interviews with Rod Taylor and John Krish, new writing on Break-In, Patrick Russell on Let My People Go, and film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition website exclusive of 3,000 copies

[Susan Foreman]

Pryor And Wilder' (1980 - 1992) - Pre-order available from Powerhouse Direct - UK$34.99

Release date: November 18

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premieres)

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were two of American cinema's best-loved comic actors, and this box set collects three of their classic collaborations.

In Stir Crazy, Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) are sentenced to 125 years for a bank robbery they didn't commit and must rely on each other to survive in a maximum-security prison. In See No Evil, Hear No Evil, blind Wally (Pryor) and deaf Dave (Wilder) team up to foil a murderous gang of thieves. Finally, in Another You, compulsive liar George (Wilder) is mistaken for the heir to a fortune, to the delight of conman Eddie (Pryor).

This essential three-disc collection features newly remastered versions of all three films, accompanied by an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, interviews, and critical appreciations, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units."

Special Features

• High Definition remasters of Stir Crazy, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You
• Original mono audio on Stir Crazy
• Original stereo audio on See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You
• Audio commentaries on Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil with entertainment journalists Max Evry and Bryan Reesman (2024)
• Audio commentary on Another You with film historian Kim Newman and Empire magazine editor Nick de Semlyen (2024)
• Interview with Tom Scott (2024): the composer and actor talks about his work on the Stir Crazy score
• Interview with Stewart Copeland (2024): the composer and Police drummer recalls his work on the See No Evil, Hear No Evil score
• Michael Boyce Gillespie on Sidney Poitier (2024): the cinema studies professor discusses Poitier's directorial career and his relationship with Richard Pryor
• The Making of 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil': archival promotional documentary
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 100-page book with new essay by Jeff Billington, extracts from archival interviews with Pryor and Wilder, archival production reports on Stir Crazy, extracts from the films' pressbooks, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK

All extras subject to change

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'GUEST HOUSE PARADISO' (1999) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - UK$16:99

Release date: August 19

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

After a decade of honing their signature characters, Richie and Eddie, across TV and stage-show appearances, British comedy legends Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson (The Comic Strip Presents..., The Young Ones) finally gave the pair the big-screen outing which they truly deserved in the riotous, vomit-soaked entertainment that is Guest House Paradiso.

When Mr Nice (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead) and his family check in to ?the cheapest hotel in Britain? ? run with maximum inefficiency and malfeasance by Richie and Eddie ? it sets off an outrageous chain of events involving rubber underwear, a beautiful Italian film star (H?l?ne Mahieu), her abusive fianc? (Vincent Cassel, Irreversible), and a consignment of radioactive fish.

Featuring a spectacular supporting cast, which also includes Fenella Fielding (Carry On Screaming!, Hammer?s The Old Dark House) and Bill Nighy (Love Actually), this slapstick tour-de-force is a latter-day classic of disreputable British comedy, which has to be seen to be believed."

Special Features

• 4K restoration from the original interpositive
• Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks
• The Making of ?Guest House Paradiso? (1999): archival documentary featuring interviews with actor, co-writer and director Adrian Edmondson, actor and co-writer Rik Mayall, producer Phil McIntyre, and actors Fenella Fielding, H?l?ne Mahieu and Simon Pegg
• Paradiso Pegg (2023): interview with celebrated actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg in which he looks back at his time making the film
• Interview with Colin Towns (2024): the prolific film and television composer discusses his score
• Interview with Sean Barton (2024): the veteran editor recalls his work on the film
• Interview with Tom Brown (2024): the production designer explores the guest house?s unique challenges
• From the Cutting Room Floor (1999): outtakes from the film?s production
• Original theatrical trailers
• 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 Jon Robertson, archival articles on the making of the film, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

Final special features:

• 4K restoration from the original interpositive
• Original 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio tracks
• The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (1999, 38 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with actor, co-writer and director Adrian Edmondson, actor and co-writer Rik Mayall, producer Phil McIntyre, and actors Fenella Fielding, Helene Mahieu and Simon Pegg
• Paradiso Pegg (2023, 12 mins): interview with celebrated actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg in which he looks back at his time making the film
• All the Right Noises (2024, 16 mins): prolific film and television composer Colin Towns talks about his score
• Finely Tuned Madness (2024, 8 mins): veteran editor Sean Barton discusses his working methods and the art of cutting comedy
• Squalid Precision (2024, 19 mins): production designer Tom Brown explores the guest house
• Outtakes (1999, 9 mins): mishaps and bloopers
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Jon Robertson, an archival on-set report, an archival interview with Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 6,000 copies for the UK

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS' (1974 - 1977) - Pre-order available at PowerHouse Films direct - UK$49:99

Release date: August 19

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (World Blu-ray premieres)

• CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER (Val Guest, 1974)
• CONFESSIONS OF A POP PERFORMER (Norman Cohen, 1975)
• CONFESSIONS OF A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR (Norman Cohen, 1976)
• CONFESSIONS FROM A HOLIDAY CAMP (Norman Cohen, 1977)

Robin Askwith (Britannia Hospital) stars in THE COMPLETE CONFESSIONS, 1974?1977, the definitive collection of the celebrated British sex-comedy series. Based on the pseudonymous Timothy Lea novels by screenwriter Christopher Wood (The Spy Who Loved Me), each instalment follows the fortunes of the feckless and accident-prone ? yet seemingly irresistible ? Timmy (Askwith) as he gets embroiled in the money-making schemes of his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (Anthony Booth, Corruption).

The fun starts in Confessions of a Window Cleaner, as Timmy must satisfy the demands of a clientele of lonely housewives whilst attempting to woo police officer Liz (Linda Hayden, The Blood on Satan?s Claw). In Confessions of a Pop Performer, Timmy endures the ups and downs (and ins and outs) of the music business when he joins a band managed by Sid. With Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Timmy finds his female students fumbling for his gearstick. Finally, in Confessions from a Holiday Camp, entertainment officer Timmy struggles to organise a beauty contest under the watchful eye of the camp?s tyrannical new manager.

Directed by Val Guest (The Full Treatment) and Norman Cohen (Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers), this classic quartet features a supporting cast of British comedy greats, including Bill Maynard (Oh No It?s Selwyn Froggitt), Doris Hare (On the Buses), Windsor Davies (Endless Night), John Le Mesurier (The Wrong Box), and Liz Fraser (Adventures of a Taxi Driver). As beloved by audiences as they were reviled by critics, the Confessions series sparked a string of imitators, and stand as a time capsule of the fashions and attitudes of 1970s Britain. Along with an array of new commentaries and interviews, this Blu-ray premiere collection also includes producer Greg Smith?s follow-up feature film, Rosie Dixon ? Night Nurse, which was adapted from Christopher Wood?s Confessions of a Night Nurse."

Special Features

• High Definition presentations of Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Confessions of a Pop Performer, Confessions of a Driving Instructor, and Confessions from a Holiday Camp
• Standard Definition presentation of Rosie Dixon ? Night Nurse
• Original mono audio
• All-new audio commentaries on all four Confessions film by the much-loved star of the series, Robin Askwith (2024)
• Confessions of a Film Composer (2024): interview with prolific film and TV composer Ed Welch, the man responsible for scoring three Confessions movies, and Rosie Dixon ? Night Nurse
• Hey, Judy! (2024): cult film actress Judy Matheson recalls working alongside veteran director Val Guest, and co-star Robin Askwith, during the production of Confessions of a Window Cleaner
• Interview with David Hamilton (2024): the veteran broadcaster recalls his cameo appearance in Confessions of a Pop Performer
• Interview with Esta Charkham (2024): the prolific casting director discusses Rosie Dixon ? Night Nurse and the unique job of casting a British sex comedy
• The BEHP Interview with Val Guest (1988): archival audio recording of the Confessions of a Window Cleaner director in conversation with Roy Fowler
• The BEHP Interview with Geoffrey Foot (1988): archival audio recording of the editor of three Confessions films, and Rosie Dixon ? Night Nurse, in conversation with Sidney Cole and Alan Lawson
• Super 8 version of Confessions of a Driving Instructor: two-part cutdown home-cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Simon Sheridan, archival interviews and articles, and film credits
• World premieres on Blu-ray
• Limited edition box set of 5,000 individually numbered units for the UK

Final special features:

CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with the much-loved star of the series, Robin Askwith (2024)
• Hey, Judy! (2024, 17 mins): cult film actor Judy Matheson recalls working alongside veteran director Val Guest and co-star Askwith
• The BEHP Interview with Val Guest (1988, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the veteran director, whose career stretched from Will Hay to Cannon and Ball, in conversation with Roy Fowler
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• World premiere on Blu-ray

CONFESSIONS OF A POP PERFORMER

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with the much-loved star of the series, Robin Askwith (2024)
• Confessions of a Film Composer (2024, 17 mins): interview with prolific film and TV music writer Ed Welch, the man responsible for scoring three of the Confessions films, as well as Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
• Team Mates (2024, 4 mins): veteran broadcaster David Hamilton discusses his cameo in the film and his friendship with Askwith
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• World premiere on Blu-ray

CONFESSIONS OF A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with the much-loved star of the series, Robin Askwith (2024)
• Cunning Stunts (2024, 15 mins): Britain's most celebrated stunt performer, Rocky Taylor, recalls highlights from his sixty-year career, and talks about his experiences working on two of the Confessions films
• The BEHP Interview with Geoffrey Foot (1988, 74 mins): archival audio recording of the editor of three Confessions films and Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse in conversation with Sidney Cole and Alan Lawson
• Super 8 version: two-part cutdown home-cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• World premiere on Blu-ray

CONFESSIONS FROM A HOLIDAY CAMP

• High Definition presentation of Confessions from a Holiday Camp
• Original mono audio
• Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978, 88 mins): directed by Justin Cartwright and featuring numerous Confessions alumni, this saucy tale from the pen of Christopher Wood is presented in 1.33:1 using the best available Standard Definition material
• Audio commentary on Confessions from a Holiday Camp with the much-loved star of the series, Robin Askwith (2024)
• Saucy Ingredients (2024, 7 mins): casting director Esta Charkham discusses Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse and the unique job of casting a British sex comedy
• Confessions from a Holiday Camp theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• World premiere on Blu-ray

• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Simon Sheridan, archival articles on producer Greg Smith, executive producer Michael Klinger, screenwriter and novelist Christopher Wood, director Norman Cohen, and actors Robin Askwith, Sheila White and Linda Hayden, archival production reports on Confessions of a Driving Instructor and Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse, and film credits
• Limited edition box set of 5,000 individually numbered units for the UK