The Best Of Hammer Boxset [DVD]

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PLOT - Dr. Henry Jekyll is experimenting with what he believes is the dual nature of all men: that there is in everyone both a good and an evil side of their personality that is in constant conflict. He's been publicly ridiculed for his theories but he presses on. His wife Kitty worries about him and tells him she very much dislikes his friend Paul Allen who she feels is taking advantage of him. That doesn't stop her from going out dancing with him however and soon falls in love with him. Alone in his lab, Jekyll injects himself with a solution he's developed - and a new personality emerges, that of Mr. Hyde. The use of the drug causes his entire metabolism to accelerate. He decides to exact his revenge on Allen and Kitty.

For Twins of Evil, the differences are not as obvious. The Synapse presentation is cooler with pinker flesh tones and, once again, a slightly more narrow aspect ratio. The Imprint presentation is not as bright, though only by several degrees. Which is the more favorable is difficult to say as being darker benefits certain shots, yet slightly hampers others. The same level of detail and grain are on display, the latter much more moderate and even than the previous two presentations. It’s also the cleanest presentation thus far. As far as which is superior, it’s a toss up, though I tend to prefer Synapse’s cooler color palette overall. Kim Newman Introduces ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2021, 13 mins): appreciation by the critic and authorIn contrast to other film versions, Jekyll (Paul Massie) was portrayed as a rather bland and faceless person, while Hyde was presented as suave and handsome. This reflects director Terence Fisher's belief in what critics called "the charm of evil". Down in the Sewers (2020, 6 mins): special effects artist Brian Johnson fondly recalls the production This definitive box set includes such renowned films as Dracula Prince of darkness, The Plague of the Zombies, One Million Years BC, Quatermass and the Pit, Frankenstein Created Woman and the The Devil Rides out. With a legion of extras including audio commentaries, trailers, interviews and the full-length documentary To the Devils... the Death of Hammer, this is a must for any Hammer fan.

Hammer’s Women: Nadia Gray (2017): horror film expert Lindsay Anne Hallam looks at the fascinating life and work of the Romanian stage and screen actor Hammer Volume Six: Night Shadows revives four consummate Hammer classics from the early sixties, exemplifying some of Hammer Films' best work in the horror and thriller genres. Edgar Allan Poe looms large in The Shadow of the Cat, a macabre ‘old dark house’ tale of feline revenge, starring André Morell ( Cash on Demand) and Barbara Shelley ( The Camp on Blood Island); Peter Cushing ( The Gorgon, Corruption) and Oliver Reed ( The Scarlet Blade) star in Captain Clegg, which sees Hammer fuse horror and adventure in an eighteenth-century-set tale of smugglers and marsh phantoms; Herbert Lom ( Mysterious Island) stars as The Phantom of the Opera in Hammer’s acclaimed production of Gaston Leroux’s Gothic classic, whilst Freddie Francis ( Torture Garden) directs Nightmare, a spooky psychological thriller in the Les Diaboliques vein, which benefits from full-blooded central performances by Moira Redmond ( Jigsaw) and Jennie Linden ( A Severed Head). For its new box set Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection, Mill Creek Entertainment gathers twenty of the Columbia released titles (spread across ten discs), spanning the years 1957 – 1970, including:

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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll Retrospective (10 minutes) finds Klemense sharing details on the history of this Hammer film in a thoughtful audio essay. Cat People (2021, 5 mins): assistant costume designer Yvonne Blake and Peter Allchorne, of the property department, share their memories of working on the film Making of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2014, 31 mins): documentary presented by actor Edward de Souza, including interviews with film historian Richard Golen, sound recordist Alan Lavender, and de Souza himself PLOT - Professor Quatermass, trying to gather support for Moon colonisation his project to colonize the Moon, is intrigued by the mysterious traces that have been showing up on his radar - meteorites crashing down?. Following them to the place where they should be landing he finds a destroyed village, a mysterious factory too close to his designs for the Moon colony for comfort, and some strange, aerodynamic objects containing a mysterious, ammonia-based gas that infects one of his assistants. Officially, the factory is producing synthetic food; but despite the veil of secrecy surrounding it Quatermass succeeds in finding out it harbours aliens with deadly designs on the Earth. Our first five Hammer Horror movie Ultimate Guide magazines allow you to rediscover your favourite classic horror movies in style. They’re the perfect companions to these iconic movies, filled with stills, posters, facts and trivia, and due to demand, they’re now available as a bundle.

Commentary with filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr and author/film historian Steve Haberman. The Gorgon' Comic-Strip Adaptation: Goodall, Goring & Coyas’ 1977 comic strip, originally published in House of Hammer magazine Making of ‘Captain Clegg’ (2014, 32 mins): documentary narrated by actor John Carson, with insights from film historian Wayne Kinsey Like its predecessor, it is based on the BBC Television serial Quatermass II written by Nigel Kneale. This was one of the first films (if not the very first) ever to use the number 2 as an indicator that it was the sequel to another film. (Enemy from Space - US)

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Focus Puller Trevor Wrenn and Clapper Loader Ray Andrew on ‘Maniac’ (2017): original crew members share their memories of working on the film Alternative TV cut (99 mins): extended version with unique scenes, presented open matte in Standard Definition Four classics from Hammer, each presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Whether it's a madman brandishing a welding torch, a mythical monster whose looks can kill, an ancient royal with diabolical powers, or a mad woman wielding a pair of scissors, this set has something to unease everybody. Containing a wealth of new and exclusive extra features – including title-specific documentaries, cast and crew interviews, expert appreciations, introductions and more – this Blu-ray-only box set is published in a horribly limited, numbered edition of 6,000 units. In Countess Dracula (released on a double bill with Vampire Circus), 17th century Hungarian Countess Elisabeth Nadasdy (Ingrid Pitt) discovers that by bathing in the blood of young virgin girls she can revitalize her appearance—turning her from an old crone into a beautiful young woman. Attempting to hide her transformation, she sends her daughter into the woods to be held captive while she poses as her, but as the bodies pile up and the Countess’ sanity begins to collapse, suspicion about her private bloodletting activities draws closer and closer. The Mossman Legacy (2014, 7 mins): Kinsey discusses the contributions of transport historian and collector George Mossman to Hammer productions