The remastered classics just keep coming, and this time it's Icon Film Distribution stepping up to the plate to bring 1959's Peter Cushing chiller The Mummy back to hi-def life on Blu-ray in the UK on October 14th.
From the Press Release:
On 14th October Hammer’s classic film The Mummy will be released for the first time ever in HD on Blu-ray and on DVD double play and presented in its original UK theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Fans will also be treated to a host of brand new extras never seen before.
Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in their iconic roles in 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.
Available 14th October in the UK on 3-disc Double Play, the pack comprises 1 x Blu-ray and 2 x DVD; the...
From the Press Release:
On 14th October Hammer’s classic film The Mummy will be released for the first time ever in HD on Blu-ray and on DVD double play and presented in its original UK theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Fans will also be treated to a host of brand new extras never seen before.
Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in their iconic roles in 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.
Available 14th October in the UK on 3-disc Double Play, the pack comprises 1 x Blu-ray and 2 x DVD; the...
- 10/9/2013
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
It has been officially announced that Hammer’s The Mummy will be released in October in the UK as a 3-disc Blu-ray and DVD set. Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, the 1959 classic will be available on October 14th and includes an extensive set of bonus features:
“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… ”
Presentation Details and Bonus Features (via The Digital Fix):
Original UK theatrical aspect ratio: 1.66:1 (the film has never...
“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… ”
Presentation Details and Bonus Features (via The Digital Fix):
Original UK theatrical aspect ratio: 1.66:1 (the film has never...
- 9/2/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Dracula is back from beyond the grave - and he's looking even more fangtastic than ever.
The 1958 classic Dracula, starring Christopher Lee as the count and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, has been fully restored in high definition and is coming to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.
It will be released in the UK on March 18, 2013.
Hammer, Icon Film Distribution and Lionsgate have called it "a major event in British film history." Details of the release, including the extras, are included below.
The set will contain two versions of the feature (seamlessly branched on the Blu-ray): the 2007 BFI restoration plus the 2012 Hammer restoration, which adds additional footage lost for decades.
The additional footage comprises two of the scenes that were originally censored by the BBFC in 1958 that have now been restored to the film from reels found in Japan: Dracula's seduction of Mina, and Dracula's sunlight disintegration.
The 1958 classic Dracula, starring Christopher Lee as the count and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, has been fully restored in high definition and is coming to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.
It will be released in the UK on March 18, 2013.
Hammer, Icon Film Distribution and Lionsgate have called it "a major event in British film history." Details of the release, including the extras, are included below.
The set will contain two versions of the feature (seamlessly branched on the Blu-ray): the 2007 BFI restoration plus the 2012 Hammer restoration, which adds additional footage lost for decades.
The additional footage comprises two of the scenes that were originally censored by the BBFC in 1958 that have now been restored to the film from reels found in Japan: Dracula's seduction of Mina, and Dracula's sunlight disintegration.
- 1/15/2013
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
In late 1960s London, workers are digging at Hobbs Lane station, in order to extend the London Underground. They suddenly come across ape-like fossils that are unlike any seen before, along with what is initially believed to be an unexploded WWII bomb, but turns out instead to be some sort of missile or space craft of unknown origin, substance and purpose. As the military, the government and the scientific community try to probe it and make sense of it, an astonishing discovery is made about the origin of the craft and its implications for the development of intelligent life on Earth.
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Quatermass and the Pit is a Hammer production, though it does not wear its horror credentials on its sleeve as starkly as other productions of the same period. As is justly testified by Kim Newman in one of the many erudite and informative interviews that make up the bulk...
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Quatermass and the Pit is a Hammer production, though it does not wear its horror credentials on its sleeve as starkly as other productions of the same period. As is justly testified by Kim Newman in one of the many erudite and informative interviews that make up the bulk...
- 10/4/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With the much anticipated release of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in theatres today, WhatCulture! were challenged with coming up with our 10 best British ensemble casts. With Tinker’s all star British cast – including the likes of Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch – it was a bloody hard challenge to come up with ten that could even come close to rivalling such a solid cast!
Read on to discover what we came up with!
10. Gosford Park (2001)
The murder mystery genre is always one that employs a vast and impressive ensemble cast and Gosford Park is a prime example of how effective a film can be when this is done proficiently. A range of talented British stars fill the screen, disclosing the everyday workings of a 1930s mansion house from the privileged inhabitants and their wealthy guests, right down to the most invisible of servants.
Read on to discover what we came up with!
10. Gosford Park (2001)
The murder mystery genre is always one that employs a vast and impressive ensemble cast and Gosford Park is a prime example of how effective a film can be when this is done proficiently. A range of talented British stars fill the screen, disclosing the everyday workings of a 1930s mansion house from the privileged inhabitants and their wealthy guests, right down to the most invisible of servants.
- 9/16/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
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