Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

No idea on titles or labels, but...

Allan Bryce on FB:

"They said it would never happen, but Alan Jones and I may well be joining forces for commentaries on two Hammer classics. What can they have been thinking of?"

The two films are 'Shadow Of The Cat' and 'Night Creatures', and they are being released in a box set by the Australian Umbrella label

https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ZkTx-ZddIMbo4o

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Nuno_Miranda

On reflection, not sure if they qualify as old favourite (they do for me) but Dracula AD 1972 and Satanic Rites of Dracula would be great. I never purchased the bare-bones Warner Archive releases, hoping for somethign a little "meatier". Maybe this is it!

This is not going to happen unless Warner substantially change their licensing policy or go back to it themselves. They have only done that once before for The Curse of Frankenstein restoration (US only). I'd get the bare bones if I were you, because you could have a long wait otherwise.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The two films are 'Shadow Of The Cat' and 'Night Creatures', and they are being released in a box set by the Australian Umbrella label

https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ZkTx-ZddIMbo4o

Got both of those on vol 6 in the Powerhouse box sets. Phantom… too.

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Got both of those on vol 6 in the Powerhouse box sets. Phantom… too.

Same. I'm a little disappointed, was hoping for something at least less recent. I mean, Indicator's Volume 6 is still being sold.

Originally Posted by Rob4

This is not going to happen unless Warner substantially change their licensing policy or go back to it themselves. They have only done that once before for The Curse of Frankenstein restoration (US only). I'd get the bare bones if I were you, because you could have a long wait otherwise.

In that case, yes, I will thanks

[Susan Foreman]

Allan Bryce on FB:

"Enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon in The Star and Garter in Poland Street with my old pal Barry Forshaw and the new faces of Hammer, Goth beauty Aimee Withrington and Greg Wallace impersonator Steve Rogers, a lovely guy with a great sense of humour. Of course when confronted by gestapo-like interrogators like myself and Barry they had to give up some secrets about Hammer's plans for 2024 and they're quite exciting, even to old cynics like us. We have been sworn to secrecy or suffer a Terror of the Tongs Chinese burn, but we can reveal that they involved 4K UHD releases of a trio of Hammer classics that have so far not received that treatment, plus other fun spin-offs. Hopefully we can add one of these releases to our screening schedule at DarkFest 7. The vexing subject about what Hammer actually does and does not own was of course a big part of our discussion, but I'm pretty confident that with John Gore's money behind this resurrection and true fans involved, it might actually go somewhere."

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Allan Bryce on FB:

"Enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon in The Star and Garter in Poland Street with my old pal Barry Forshaw and the new faces of Hammer, Goth beauty Aimee Withrington and Greg Wallace impersonator Steve Rogers, a lovely guy with a great sense of humour. Of course when confronted by gestapo-like interrogators like myself and Barry they had to give up some secrets about Hammer's plans for 2024 and they're quite exciting, even to old cynics like us. We have been sworn to secrecy or suffer a Terror of the Tongs Chinese burn, but we can reveal that they involved 4K UHD releases of a trio of Hammer classics that have so far not received that treatment, plus other fun spin-offs. Hopefully we can add one of these releases to our screening schedule at DarkFest 7. The vexing subject about what Hammer actually does and does not own was of course a big part of our discussion, but I'm pretty confident that with John Gore's money behind this resurrection and true fans involved, it might actually go somewhere."

I see the future and foresee my collection of (useless to me) 4K UHD editions increasing. I just hope they also add BR to the package...

I also hope they release some lesser-know titles, instead of the same 1st choice classics over and over, given that they had such great releases not so long ago. But I'll take what I can get!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Strawberry Media are releasing a standard edition of Vampire Circus @ 14.99.

Strawberry Media is proud to present the 50th* Anniversary Edition of Vampire Circus on Blu-Ray packed with Special Features.

When a little girl is brutally slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century European village, the townspeople invade the foreboding castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows that their children will all die so that he may someday return to life.

Fifteen years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a travelling circus comes to town and distracts the villagers from their current hardships. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning?

Special Features:

Documentary ?The Bloodiest Show on Earth? featuring interviews including renowned director Joe Dante and actor Dave Prowse

A brief history of Circus Horrors (Gallery of Grotesques)

Visiting the House of Hammer - an insight into Britain's Legendary Horror Magazine

Vampire Circus interactive comic book

Original Theatrical Trailer

Stills Gallery

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D2RLT6...g=bluraycom-21

*Actually the 52nd anniversary now.

[Dave]

Doctor Jekyll [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C] - Amazon

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Eddie Izzard gives a riveting performance as a reclusive scientist and her murderous alter-ego in Joe Stephenson's gripping re-imagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's seminal horror story. Co-starring Scott Chambers and Lindsay Duncan, Doctor Jekyll channels the sinister paranoia of Hammer's classic psycho-thrillers while still remaining compelling, fresh and contemporary. Troubled ex-convict Rob lucks into the position of carer for the infamous Dr Nina Jekyll, a socially-isolated pharma billionaire with a scandalous history and violent mood swings. But Rob is a catspaw in a murderous game being played between two halves of the same mind and by the time he realises, it may be too late.

SPECIAL FEATURES
* Commentary with Joe Stephenson and Scott Chambers
* Deleted and extended scenes
* Creating the Music featurette
* Hammer A.D. 2023 featurette

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Dave

Doctor Jekyll [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C] - Amazon

I wasn't even aware that this film existed, but now I must watch it. I'm an Eddie Izzard fan, so I hope it's good

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Nuno_Miranda

I wasn't even aware that this film existed, but now I must watch it. I'm an Eddie Izzard fan, so I hope it's good

Haven't seen it myself but I've heard mixed reports. Hopefully now that Hammer have their own label we'll start to see remasters of the classic era films that were originally destined to be released by Network.