Hvis resten af den del af Hammer-kataloget, der ejes af britiske Optimum, kan komme ud på lige så flotte BDer som Quatermass and the Pit, så er jeg i hvert fald en sikker køber
Hammer Films har lavet en officiel YouTube-kanal, hvor man kan se trailere til Hammer-film og endda hele film, bl.a. The Quatermass Xperiment og Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter.
Den 22. oktober udkommer The Curse of Frankenstein fra Lions Gate i England.
Her er specifikationerne:
"The Curse of Frankenstein” fully restored in high definition for the first time in its original Academy Ratio of 1.37:1. Available on 3 disc Double Play, it includes 1 Blu-ray and 2 DVDs full of brand new content. Featuring new documentaries and bonus extras and including the infamous ‘eye ball scene’ which was originally banned but has now been fully restored.
SINGLE Blu-ray 50 DISC:
- HD Main Feature – Never before released “Academy” ratio” 1.37:1 83 mins – DTS MA 2.0 - HD "The Curse of Frankenstein (1.66:1 version)" - Alternate Aspect Ratio 83mins – DTS MA 2.0 - New audio commentary with Marcus Hearn & Jonathan Rigby - Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (new & exclusive) - Life With Sir (new & exclusive Peter Cushing documentary) - Four Sided Triangle (Bonus feature film) 80 mins - Tales of Frankenstein (Bonus TV pilot) 25 mins - The Tale of Tales of Frankenstein (new & exclusive Ted Newsom documentary) - World Of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein 25 mins - Stills show - English HOH subtitles for main feature
DOUBLE DVD:
DISC #1: - Main Feature – Never seen before “Academy” ratio” 1.37:1 83 mins - DD 2.0 – English HOH subtitles - "The Curse of Frankenstein (1.66:1 version)" - Alternative Aspect Ratio 83mins - DD 2.0 - New audio commentary with Marcus Hearn & Jonathan Rigby
DISC #2: - Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (new & exclusive) - Life With Sir (new & exclusive Peter Cushing documentary) - Four Sided Triangle (Bonus feature film) 80 mins - Tales of Frankenstein (Bonus TV pilot) 25 mins - The Tale of Tales of Frankenstein (new & exclusive Ted Newsom documentary) - World Of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein 25 mins - Stills show - PDF Original shooting script - All-new PDF booklet “The Creator’s Spark: Hammer’s Frankenstein Begins” with text by Hammer archivist Robert J. E. Simpson
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Den 22. oktober udgiver Studio Canal endnu tre titler i deres Hammer-serie: The Mummy's Shroud, The Devil Rides Out og Rasputin the Mad Monk.
Bonus Features
- Two brand new documentaries: 'The Beat Goes On: The Making of The Mummy's Shroud' and 'Remembering David Buck' - Hammer Trailers - Gallery
Bonus Features
- Three brand new documentaries:
Black Magic: The Making of The Devil Rides Out The Power of Light: Restoring The Devil Rides Out Dennis Wheatley at Hammer
- World of Hammer Episode 'Hammer' - Gallery - Commentary featuring Christopher Lee, Sarah Lawson & Marcus Hearn - Easter Egg
Bonus Features
- Two brand new documentaries: 'Tall Stories: The Making of Rasputin the Mad Monk' and 'Brought to Book: Hammer Novelisations' - World of Hammer Episode 'Costumers' - Gallery - Commentary featuring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews & Suzan Farmer
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Det tror jeg ikke (hold kæft hvor går de glip af mange fede film!) - men der er mig og jeg er rigtig glad for dine opdateringer på Hammer i HD
Men mangler du ikke Twins of Evil? Den er efter min mening en af de bedste horror-film fra Hammer og den er udkommet på en strålende blu-ray fra Synapse Films. Peter Cushing er simpelthen helt fantastisk i rollen som den vanvittige, hekse-afbrændende antihelt Gustav Weil. Og så Collinson-tvillingerne...uha uha. Twins of Evil kommer også med den helt fremragende must-see dokumentar The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil på 84 minutter. Jeg har Quatermass and the Pit og Twins of Evil og skal uden tvivl også have de andre. Elsker simpelthen de gamle Hammer-film og finder dem meget mere underholdende end de klassiske monster-film fra Universal.
THE FLESH AND THE FURY: X-POSING TWINS OF EVIL (84 min.) - Feature length documentary on the making of TWINS OF EVIL! THE PROPS THAT HAMMER BUILT: THE KINSEY COLLECTION Featurette (Blu-ray Exclusive) Motion Still Gallery (Blu-ray Exclusive) Original Theatrical Trailer & TV Spots (Blu-ray Exclusive) Motion Still Gallery (Blu-ray Exclusive) Deleted Scene (Blu-ray Exclusive) Isolated Music & Effects Track (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Lad mig i samme ombæring anbefale den rigtig dejlige podcast 1951 Down Place! Er man til Hammer, så er her altså virkelig noget at komme efter! Tre gutter anmelder filmene og har masser af viden og anekdoter omkring de herlige Hammer-film. En sjov detalje er at to af podcasterne er Hammer-nørder helt ud til fingerspidserne og den sidste er forholdsvis ny i Hammer-universet, og han er knap så nem af begejstre - det giver nogle interessante og sjove samtaler. Derudover har podcasten en meget høj production value og de er nu nået op på 12 episoder. Indtil videre har de snakket om film som Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Curse of Frankenstein, Twins of Evil og The Quatermass Xperiment. Tjek den ud!