Four Sided Triangle, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Barbara Payton, James Hayter, Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen, and Percy Marmont. SYNOPSIS: A scientist creates an exact replica of the woman he loves when she marries his childhood friend. This 4K UHD release is the second to come from the resurrected Hammer Films stable following […]
Eddie Izzard is Doctor Jekyll in trailer for new Hammer horror
The newly-resurrected Hammer Films has revealed a new poster and trailer for director Joe Stephenson’s upcoming horror Doctor Jekyll, ahead of its UK release later this month. A modern reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the film stars Eddie Izzard in the role of Doctor […]
Hammer Films bringing The Quatermass Xperiment to 4K Ultra HD
The film that ushered in the era of Hammer Horror is coming to 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever this June as Hammer Films releases its deluxe limited edition restoration of the 1955 classic The Quatermass Xperiment. The set is available to pre-order now ahead of a June 9th release; check out the […]
Classic Hammer horror Twins of Evil coming to 4K Ultra HD from Imprint Films
The iconic British studio Hammer Films has been rolling out deluxe 4K remasters of its earliest titles these past few months, but Australian boutique distributor Imprint Films is stealing a march on one of the studio’s latter highlights with a 4K Ultra HD limited edition release of Twins of Evil. Directed by John Hough and […]
Hammer Films bringing The Curse of Frankenstein to 4K Ultra HD
It’s the film that put Hammer Horror on the map, and made international stars out of future genre icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein is now coming to 4K Ultra HD as the latest limited edition release from Hammer Films. Arriving in October, the deluxe six-disc box-set features an […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Man in Black (1949)
The Man in Black, 1949. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Betty Ann Davies, Sidney James, Sheila Burrell, Anthony Forwood, Hazel Penwarding, and Valentine Dyall. SYNOPSIS: A woman and her daughter conspire to steal her stepdaughter’s inheritance after the mysterious death of her husband. Henry Clavering (Sidney James) is a rich man with a keen interest […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set of Hammer’s first foray into full-blown horror. 1957s The Curse of Frankenstein is a movie of firsts, for not only was it the first of Hammer’s […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest, 1954. Directed by Val Guest. Starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Holt, John Van Eyssen, Harold Lang, Bernard Bresslaw, and Leslie Linder. SYNOPSIS: The legendary outlaw Robin Hood is asked to rescue King Richard from capture but ends up getting captured himself. In 1954 Hammer produced […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
The Horror of Frankenstein, 1970. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Starring Ralph Bates, Kate O’Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch, Graham James. SYNOPSIS: Arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a man from spare body parts, with the creature causing havoc once alive. Originally released on a double bill with Scars of Dracula in 1970, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Scars of Dracula (1970)
Scars of Dracula, 1970. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Michael Gwynn, Michael Ripper, Patrick Troughton, Christopher Matthews, Bob Todd, and Anouska Hempel. SYNOPSIS: After a young man is murdered whilst staying at Castle Dracula, his younger brother comes searching for him. 1970 was a crucial year for Hammer, […]
