[16/11/20] Powerhouse Indicator : coffrets Columbia film Noir

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[16/11/20] Powerhouse Indicator : coffrets Columbia film Noir

Message par Cole Armin » 20 août 2020, 11:30

L'éditeur anglais Powerhouse Indicator vient d'annoncer un coffret de 6 films noirs de la Columbia en Blu-Ray pour le mois de novembre (édition limitée 6 disques à 6 000 exemplaires).

6 films :
  • Escape in the Fog 1945 de Budd Boetticher avec Otto Kruger, Nina Foch
  • Le maître du gang (The Undercover Man) 1949 de Joseph H Lewis avec Glenn Ford (disponible en DVD chez Sidonis)
  • Le destin est au tournant (Drive a Crooked Road) 1954 de Richard Quine, 1954 avec Mickey Rooney (disponible en DVD chez Sidonis)
  • On ne joue pas avec le crime (5 Against the House) 1955 de Phil Karlson avec Guy Madison, Kim Novak et Brian Keith (disponible en DVD chez Sidonis)
  • Racket dans la couture (The Garment Jungle) 1957 de Vincent Sherman & Robert Aldrich avec Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews
  • La Ronde du Crime (The Lineup) 1958 de Don Siegel avec Eli Wallach, Robert Keith (disponible en DVD chez Sidonis)
En bonus :
2K restorations of Escape in the Fog, The Undercover Man and The Garment Jungle
High Definition presentations of Drive a Crooked Road, 5 Against the House and The Lineup
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary with film historian Pamela Hutchinson on Escape in the Fog (2020)
Audio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns on The Undercover Man (2020)
Audio commentary with critic Nick Pinkerton on Drive a Crooked Road (2020)
Audio commentary with critic David Jenkins on 5 Against the House (2020)
Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons on The Garment Jungle (2020)
Audio commentary with author James Ellroy and the Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Muller on The Lineup (2009)
Audio commentary with film historian David Del Valle and author and screenwriter C Courtney Joyner on The Lineup (2020)
Introduction to Drive a Crooked Road by Martin Scorsese (2014)
It’s a Jungle Out There (2007): archival interview with actor Robert Loggia conducted after a screening of The Garment Jungle
Appreciation of The Garment Jungle by Tony Rayns (2020)
The Influence of Noir (2009): appreciation of The Lineup by filmmaker Christopher Nolan
Two episodes of The Lineup radio series: The Candy Store Murder (1950), written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine; and The Case of Frankie and Joyce (1951)
Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now (1953): Columbia Pictures promotional short featuring the famed performer looking back at his series of Mickey Maguire comedies
Man on a Bus (1955): short film directed by Joseph H Lewis for the United Jewish Appeal, featuring a star-studded cast, including Walter Brennan, Broderick Crawford, Lassie, and Ruth Roman, and presented in High Definition
Original theatrical trailers for Drive a Crooked Road, 5 Against the House, The Garment Jungle and The Lineup
The Lineup trailer commentary: short critical appreciation by A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson
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 new essays by Iris Veysey, Paul Duane, Jill Blake, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Nathalie Morris, and Sergio Angelini; archival interview extracts with Budd Boetticher, Joseph H Lewis, Phil Karlson, and Robert Aldrich; extracts from the autobiographies of Don Siegel and Vincent Sherman; and film credits
World and UK premieres on Blu-ray

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Re: [16/11/20] Powerhouse Indicator : coffret Columbia film Noir #1

Message par Cole Armin » 13 nov. 2020, 18:40

Une 2e coffret est prévu pour le mois de février avec un visuel toujours aussi brillant :shock: .

Framed (Richard Wallace, 1947)
711 ocean drive (Joseph M Newman, 1950)
The Mob (Robert Parrish, 1951)
Affair in Trinidad (Vincent Sherman, 1952)
Tight spot (Phil Karlson, 1955)
Murder by contract (Irving Lerner, 1958)


En bonus :
High Definition presentations of Framed, 711 Ocean Drive, The Mob, Affair in Trinidad, and Tight Spot
2K restoration of Murder by Contract
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary with author and critic Imogen Sara Smith on Framed (2021)
Audio commentary with author and critic Glenn Kenny on 711 Ocean Drive (2021)
Audio commentary with filmmaker and archivist Gina Telaroli on The Mob (2021)
Audio commentary with author and film historian Lee Gambin on Affair in Trinidad (2021)
Audio commentary with film historian Nora Fiore on Tight Spot (2021)
Audio commentary with novelist and film historian Farran Smith Nehme on Murder by Contract (2021)
Introduction to Murder by Contract by Martin Scorsese (2014)
The Guardian Interview with Ernest Borgnine (2001): archival audio recording of the much-loved character actor in conversation with Clyde Jeavons at the National Film Theatre, London
Interview with Peter Ford (2012): archival recording of the son of Glenn Ford discussing his father’s career with the Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Muller
Swedes in America (1943): Oscar-nominated short film from Murder by Contract director Irving Lerner, in which Ingrid Bergman explains the influence of Swedish immigrants on the United States
Diary of a Sergeant (1945): documentary portrait of Harold Russell, the soldier who lost his hands during World War II and would later win an Oscar for his performance in The Best Years of Our Lives, and his rehabilitation, directed by 711 Ocean Drive’s Joseph M Newman
The Steps of Age (1951): dramatised documentary by Ben Maddow, screenwriter of Framed, demonstrating the challenges of growing old as seen through of the eyes of a retired widow
Caribbean (1951): documentary by the Crown Film Unit, contemporaneous to Affair in Trinidad, depicting the West Indies, British Guiana, and British Honduras
Six short films starring the Three Stooges, lampooning the tropes and themes of the features included in this set: Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938), Saved by the Belle (1939), Three Sappy People (1939), Idiots Deluxe (1945), Up in Daisy’s Penthouse (1953), and Hot Stuff (1956)
Original theatrical trailers for 711 Ocean Drive, The Mob, Affair in Trinidad, Tight Spot and Murder by Contract
Murder by Contract trailer commentary: short appreciation by screenwriter Larry Karaszewski
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Melanie Williams, Ellen Cheshire, Simon Abrams, Kulraj Phullar, Tara Judah, and David Thompson; extracts from interviews with director Phil Karlson, screenwriter Ben Maddow, and others; an extract from Vincent Sherman’s autobiography; archival news articles, interviews, and reviews; new writing on the short films; and full film credits
World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units

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Re: [16/11/20] Powerhouse Indicator : coffrets Columbia film Noir

Message par Cole Armin » 04 févr. 2021, 21:14

Le 3e coffret, annoncé ce matin, paraitra en avril avec :

Johnny O'Clock (Robert Rossen, 1947)
The Dark Past (Rudolph Maté, 1948)
Convicted (Henry Levin, 1950)
Between midnight and dawn (Gordon Douglas, 1950)
The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)
City of fear (Irving Lerner, 1959)


et en bonus :

2K restoration of Johnny O’Clock
High Definition presentations of The Dark Past, Convicted, Between Midnight and Dawn, The Sniper and City of Fear
Original mono soundtracks
Audio commentary with filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill on Johnny O’Clock (2021)
Audio commentary with lecturer and curator Eloise Ross on The Dark Past (2021)
Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson on Convicted (2021)
Audio commentary with critic and author Bryan Reesman on Between Midnight and Dawn (2021)
Audio commentary with the Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Muller on The Sniper (2009)
Audio commentary with critic and author Adrian Martin on City of Fear (2021)
Introduction to The Sniper by Martin Scorsese (2009)
Pulp Paranoia (2010): appreciation of City of Fear by filmmaker Christopher Nolan
Pamela Hutchinson on Nina Foch (2021): appreciation of celebrated actor and her regular appearances in Columbia noir productions
Kim Newman on Gordon Douglas (2021): examination of the director’s wide-ranging career
Ford Noir (2021): video essay on the various Columbia noir performances of Glenn Ford
The Screen Guild Theatre: ‘Blind Alley’ (1940): radio adaptation of Broadway play which inspired The Dark Past, starring Edward G Robinson
The Autobiography of a “Jeep” (1943): light-hearted documentary by Irving Lerner, the director-producer of City of Fear, about the then-new, multi-purpose automobile
Hymn of the Nations (1944): documentary short, directed by Alexander Hammid and produced by Lerner, featuring famed conductor Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra performing the music of Giuseppe Verdi
The Cummington Story (1945): docudrama short, written and directed by Helen Grayson and Larry Madison, produced by Lerner, and featuring the music of Aaron Copland, re-enacting the stories of a group of refugees who relocated to a small American town during World War II
The Negro Sailor (1945): US Navy docudrama short, by Convicted director Henry Levin, about African American combatants in World War II
Three Lives (1953): United Jewish Appeal short from the writers and director of The Sniper, Edna and Edward Anhalt and Edward Dmytryk, and featuring Jane Wyman, Randolph Scott, Charlton Heston, and Arthur Franz
Not One Shall Die (1957): United Jewish Appeal short starring Guy Madison and made by the core crew of many Columbia noirs, including cinematographer Burnett Guffey, editor Al Clark, art director Cary Odell, set decorator Frank Tuttle, and composer Morris Stoloff
Six short films starring the Three Stooges, lampooning the tropes and themes of the features included in this set: Whoops, I’m an Indian! (1936), So Long Mr. Chumps (1941), Dizzy Detectives (1943), Three Pests in a Mess (1945), Shivering Sherlocks (1948), and Oil’s Well That Ends Well (1958)
Original theatrical trailers for Johnny O’Clock, Between Midnight and Dawn, The Sniper, and City of Fear
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 new essays by Peter Stanfield, David Cairns, Michał Oleszczyk, Adam Scovell, Fintan McDonagh and Andrew Nette; archival interviews and articles; new writing on the short films; and film credits
World premieres on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units

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Re: [16/11/20] Powerhouse Indicator : coffrets Columbia film Noir

Message par Cole Armin » 15 févr. 2024, 22:12

6e coffret sur la série The Whistler de la Columbia :

The Whistler (William Castle, 1944)
The Mark of the Whistler (William Castle, 1944)
The Power of the Whistler (Lew Landers, 1945)
Voice of the Whistler (William Castle, 1945)
Mysterious Intruder (William Castle, 1946)
The Secret of the Whistler (George Sherman, 1946)
The Thirteenth Hour (William Clemens, 1947)
The Return of the Whistler (D. Ross Lederman, 1948)

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Bonus :

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4 x BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

High Definition presentations of The Whistler, The Power of the Whistler, Voice of the Whistler, Mysterious Intruder, The Secret of the Whistler, The Thirteenth Hour, and The Return of the Whistler
Standard Definition presentation of The Mark of the Whistler
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historian Josh Nelson on The Whistler (2024)
Audio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney on The Power of the Whistler (2024)
Audio commentary with film historian Lee Gambin on Voice of the Whistler (2024)
Audio commentary with film historian Jeremy Arnold on Mysterious Intruder (2024)
Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross on The Thirteenth Hour (2024)
Kim Newman on ‘The Whistler’ (2024): in-depth exploration of the film series by the critic and author
Kim Newman on William Castle (2024): overview of the cult filmmaker’s early career as a studio-contracted director, prior to his successes as an independent showman best known for his macabre genre movies
Stuart Holmes Oral History (1958): rare archival audio recording of the prolific character actor in conversation with historian George Pratt
It’s Murder (1944): dramatised documentary, produced by Columbia Pictures for the war effort and featuring a number of cast and crew members from The Whistler film series
It’s Your America (c. 1945): dramatised documentary focusing on soldiers returning from World War II, directed by John Ford and featuring J Carroll Naish, the antagonist in The Whistler
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 Tim Lucas, archival interviews with actor Richard Dix, an extract from director William Castle’s autobiography, an archival article on the popularity of the radio show, new writing on the short films, and film credits
World premieres on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK

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