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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

No, I don't have that one or 'LA LLORONA'

Both of them are 'possibles', along with 'Diary Of A Mad Housewife'. I don't know much about that film, other than the fact it includes the first ever filmed footage of The Alice Cooper Band

In my opinion Monastery is the best of the lot whilst La Llorona is the worst.

[Justin101]

In contrast I thought The Phantom Monastery was the worst, I quite liked La Llorona, but I thought the films in the box set were better than either of those 2.

[Rob4]

I like all the Mexican ones, although La Llorona is a bit creaky and slow.

The Slaughter boxset was great. Couldn't get enough of the old ham...

And I'm up to date with the Rollins...

The Murphy set keeps poking me in the eye but I'm just not sure..? is there anyone out there that can persuasively push me over the edge...?

[J Harker]

Oddly the sale was meant to end an hour ago but sale prices are still on.

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[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

I've just ordered the 4 'Mexico Macabre' titles - 'BLACK PIT OF DR. M' / 'THE WITCH'S MIRROR' / 'THE BRAINIAC' / 'THE CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN' and the Vincent Price vehicle 'THE MAD MAGICIAN'

I have just received my order, which was very nice

As an added (and very unexpected) bonus, I was also sent the booklet that went with the limited edition release of 'The Mad Magician'

I don't know how many people from Powerhouse are members of the forum, but if it is only Michael, can I ask if he would pass on my deep and genuine thanks to the shipping department for this really nice surprise

[Susan Foreman]

'Queen Bee' (1955) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Powerhouse Films direct - UK$16.99

Release date: February 17

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

Joan Crawford (Berserk) and Barry Sullivan (Framed) lead the cast of the atmospheric melodrama Queen Bee.

Domineering socialite Eva (Crawford) and her alcoholic husband Avery (Sullivan) are trapped in a hostile and loveless marriage. When Eva's cousin Jennifer (Lucy Marlow, A Star Is Born) comes to stay, she is sucked into a dangerous whirlwind of lies and vengeance...

Reuniting Crawford with Mildred Pierce screenwriter Ranald MacDougall, and featuring cinematography by the great Charles Lang (The Shepherd of the Hills), Queen Bee is a riveting slice of Southern Gothic."

Special Features:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film critic David Jenkins (2025)
• Lies Lanckman on 'Queen Bee' (2025): the academic and film historian discusses the making of the film and its place within Joan Crawford's career
• Nathalie Morris on Jean Louis (2025): the film historian and curator explores the career of iconic Hollywood costume designer with a special focus on his work at Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: French photonovel; and promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Imogen Sara Smith, a making of piece focusing on Crawford, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

[Susan Foreman]

'Harriet Craig' (1950) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Powerhouse Films direct - UK$16.99

Release date: February 17

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

From director Vincent Sherman (Affair in Trinidad) comes the classic drama Harriet Craig, starring Joan Crawford (Strait-Jacket) and Wendell Corey (Rear Window).

Manipulative and possessive Harriet (Crawford) controls every aspect of the lives of her husband Walter (Corey) and cousin Clare (K T Stevens, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice), and schemes to destroy their chances of happiness. However, when they become aware of her treachery, her world begins to fall apart...

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Craig's Wife by George Kelly (The Show-Off), Harriet Craig boasts one of Joan Crawford's most devastating performances."

Special Features:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2025)
• Lies Lanckman on 'Harriet Craig' (2025): the academic and film historian discusses the making of the film and its place in Joan Crawford's career
• Lux Radio Theatre: 'Craig's Wife' (1936): radio play adaptation of George Kelly?s 1925 play, starring Rosalind Russell, Herbert Marshall and Beulah Bondi
• The Campbell Playhouse: 'Craig's Wife' (1940): subsequent radio adaptation of the play, starring Orson Welles and Ann Harding
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, a look at the film?s production with a focus on Joan Crawford and Vincent Sherman, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

[Susan Foreman]

'Peter Ibbetson' (1935) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Powerhouse Films direct - UK$16.99

Release date: February 17

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Gary Cooper (Morocco) and Ann Harding (Holiday) play star-crossed lovers in Peter Ibbetson, an otherworldly fantasy-romance from celebrated director Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills).

Decades after they were separated, architect Peter Ibbetson (Cooper) and his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Harding), are reconnected when her husband hires Ibbetson to design a building. The relationship between the pair is rekindled until Ibbetson accidentally kills a man in self-defence and is sent to prison. Soon, he is visited by Mary in his dreams...

A favourite of the Surrealists, including Andre Breton and Luis Bunuel, Peter Ibbetson boasts stunning photography from the great Charles Lang (The Big Heat) and acting support from John Halliday (Desire) and Ida Lupino (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)."

Special Features:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin (2025)
• Geoff Andrew on 'Peter Ibbetson' (2025): the author and programmer explores the themes, impact and making of the film
• The Campbell Playhouse: 'Peter Ibbetson' (1939): radio play adaptation of George du Maurier's novel, starring Orson Welles and Helen Hayes
• Original theatrical trailer
• Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2023): short critical appreciation
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Frank Krutnik, an archival profile of Ida Lupino, extracts from an archival interview with Henry Hathaway, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

[Susan Foreman]

'Now And Forever' (1934) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Powerhouse Films direct - UK$16.99

Release date: February 17

"Gary Cooper (Desire), Carole Lombard (Twentieth Century), and Shirley Temple (Fort Apache) star in Now and Forever, a heart-warming tale which combines elements of screwball comedy, melodrama, and social commentary.

Jerry (Cooper) and Toni (Lombard) are a pair of small-time crooks who are swindling their way around the world. When they meet Jerry's estranged daughter, Penny (Temple), they resolve to go straight to secure her future, but find that making an honest living isn?t easy.

Directed by the great Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills), and with acting support from Sir Guy Standing (The Lives of a Bengal Lancer) and Charlotte Granville (Werewolf of London), Now and Forever features impressive turns by its leads, and elevated the young Shirley Temple to superstardom."

Special Features:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2025)
• Christina Newland on Shirley Temple (2025): the critic and writer examines the career of Now and Forever's young rising star
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Nathalie Morris, archival writing by Henry Hathaway, archival news reports on Shirley Temple, extracts from an archival interview with Hathaway, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

[Susan Foreman]

'Harlequin' (1980) - Pre-order available from Powerhouse Films direct for Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$24.99 or Limited Edition Blu-Ray - UK$19.99

Release date: March 17

"Robert Powell (The Survivor), David Hemmings (Fragment of Fear), Carmen Duncan (Turkey Shoot), and Broderick Crawford (The Mob) star in Harlequin, a mysterious and fantastical thriller from director Simon Wincer (Snapshot) and writer Everett De Roche (Roadgames).

When eccentric faith healer Gregory Wolfe (Powell) apparently cures the terminally ill son of Senator Nick Rast (Hemmings), Rast's wife (Duncan) places her faith in Wolfe's powers. But when Wolfe begins meddling in sensitive government business, political fixer Doc Wheelan (Crawford) decides to make the problem go away ...

Inspired by Rasputin's influence over the Russian court, Harlequin (released in the US as Dark Forces) is a classic Australian chiller from producer Antony I Ginnane (Patrick)."

Special Features:

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with director Simon Wincer and producer Antony I Ginnane (2004)
• Archival TV interview with actors David Hemmings and Robert Powell (1980)
• Archival audio interview with Simon Wincer (1979)
• Archival audio interview with associate producer Jane Scott (1979)
• Archival audio interview with production designer Bernard Hides (1979)
• 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Wincer, Ginnane, writer Everett De Roche, and actor Gus Mercurio
• Appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan (2024)
• Destruction from Down Under (2018): Kim Newman revisits the Australian genre film boom of the 1970s and 1980s
• Isolated score
• Original teaser trailer
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Julian Upton, exclusive extracts from producer Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, archival interviews with director Simon Wincer and art director Bernard Hides, and film credits
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

All special features subject to change