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JULY RELEASES! Three of France’s most beloved fictional detectives, an intense political scandal, and a transgressive psychosexual drama make up our July releases... - Full House (Brelan d’as) - Stavisky... - La Travestie All available to pre-order now powerhousefilms.co.uk

Something something our releases are off the chain chomp?

Excited for the two Bertrand Blier films on UHD.

À paraître dès le 17 août au 🇬🇧 via @indicatorseries : #BuffetFroid (1979) et #MerciLaVie (1991) en édition limitée #4KUltraHD. #WeLovePhysicalMedia

And just announced today as an upcoming blu-ray (US, Region A only but it will still be mine!) by @indicatorseries

@indicatorseries Well done for Merci La Vie. One of the great French classics. I’ll be first in line in August.

@indicatorseries Oh nice, Merci La Vie. Good to see the work of one of the great provocateurs Bertrand Blier finding its way to BluRay. Need to see more of his titles.

Coming this August! - The director of The Devils' madcap debut, FRENCH DRESSING - The cunning crime comedy starring Gerard Depardieu, BUFFET FROID - Anarchic, absurdist arthouse starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, MERCI LA VIE Available to pre-order now powerhousefilms.co.uk

AUGUST ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE TOMORROW What do you think might be behind the yellow, teal and orange doors? (and how nice is our 10th anniversary logo??)

@BandesDes Cool!

Quatrième de couverture de #Vampirella, édition française, tome 1 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇧🇪

The sold-out US Limited Edition 4K UHD of Jean Rollin's THE DEMONIACS is now available as a Standard Edition. 'The Wreckers' will get what's coming to them in one of Rollin's most shocking and violent tales of the fantastique. powerhousefilms.co.uk

Discover a world of incredible INDICATOR 4Ks and Blu-rays, now on sale until 7 June! 🌍 amzn.to/4nyqvMy

Hammer - Volume Seven: Ships & Giggles | The Columbia comedy quartet sets sail on Blu-ray from @indicatorseries @powerhouse kultguyskeep.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/ham…

Filling some gaps in my Film Noir collection with a batch from @indicatorseries, great stuff!

Faaabulous, darlings! Marlene 4 eva

The wait is over, HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS & GIGGLES has set sail! Jump on board for laughs, naughtiness and more fun than you can wave a four-film box set at. Grab yours here (oo-er): powerhousefilms.co.uk/products/hamme…

Powerhouse Films' Region B Blu-ray of DON'T PANIC CHAPS (from the HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN set) reviewed on our site: dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid… @indicatorseries

Powerhouse Films's Region ALL Blu-ray of THE GRAPES OF DEATH reviewed on our site: dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid… @indicatorseries

OUT TOMORROW: Hammer Volume Seven: Ships & Giggles Blu-ray - Shirley Eaton, Leslie Phillips, Bernard Bresslaw, Vera Day, Jon Pertwee, Dennis Price, Sidney James, Liz Fraser, Irene Handl, Nadja Regin, Norma Marla @indicatorseries UK: amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/AS… BONUS CAPTURES: patreon.com/posts/hammer-v… OUR REVIEW: dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film2/… Hammer Volume Seven: Ships & Giggles takes a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats. The Ugly Duckling sees Carry On legend Bernard Bresslaw develop a split personality in this outrageous take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, also starring future Doctor Who Jon Pertwee (Adventures of a Private Eye). Dennis Price (Fortune Is a Woman) and George Cole (The Ugly Duckling) play feuding officers in the military farce Don’t Panic Chaps. Bob Monkhouse (Carry On Sergeant), Leslie Phillips (You Must Be Joking!), and Shirley Eaton (The Blood of Fu Manchu) are stranded in France during a disastrous holiday in A Weekend with Lulu. Finally, John Meillon (Crocodile Dundee) plays a seaman who is late for his own wedding in the marital farce Watch It, Sailor!, which also stars Graham Stark (You Must Be Joking!), the legendary Liz Fraser (The Smallest Show on Earth) and Irene Handl (Confessions of a Driving Instructor). *** By gathering these four comedies - The Ugly Duckling (1959), Don’t Panic Chaps (1959), A Weekend with Lulu (1961), and Watch It, Sailor! (1961) - the Hammer Volume Seven: Ships & Giggles Blu-ray set reveals a side of Hammer that is often overshadowed by the Gothic horrors that made the studio famous. While The Curse of Frankenstein, and Dracula (1958) were rewriting the rules of horror, Hammer never stopped making comedies. These four films show the studio operating in a more modest, domestic register: economical, star-light but actor-rich, and very much of their moment. By 1959 Hammer was already typecast as a horror studio, yet it continued producing lighter fare for the British market and for Columbia distribution. The Ugly Duckling was even positioned internally as a comic companion piece to the more serious The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960). The other three films sit comfortably alongside earlier Hammer comedies such as Up the Creek (1958) and its sequel, Further Up The Creek. What unites them is a lack of pretension. They were made quickly, used familiar British character actors, and aimed for broad, undemanding entertainment rather than satire or social commentary. In that sense they represent the “other” Hammer - the one that kept the lights on and the crews employed between horror productions. Taken together, these films offer a valuable snapshot of British popular cinema at the very end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s - before the Beatles, before Beyond the Fringe, and before the more abrasive satire of the mid-60s. They are unashamedly middle-of-the-road, which is both their charm and their limitation. The humor is broad, the plots are thin, and some attitudes have dated awkwardly. None of them are lost masterpieces. Two actresses from these Hammer comedies also appeared in the early James Bond films: Shirley Eaton (The Girl Hunters, Ten Little Indians,) who played Deirdre in A Weekend with Lulu before her iconic role as the gold-painted Jill Masterson in Goldfinger, and Nadja Regin, who starred in Don't Panic Chaps and featured in the pre-title sequence of From Russia with Love. Hammer Volume Seven: Ships & Giggles Blu-ray package is not a collection of great films, but it is a revealing one. It shows Hammer as a versatile, hard-working studio that could pivot between Gothic horror and gentle domestic comedy without missing a beat. These four films may never be regarded as highly the Gothic horror output, but together they form a coherent and enjoyable portrait of a particular strand of British cinema - unpretentious, actor-driven, and quietly affectionate toward the eccentricities of its characters. For fans of Hammer’s wider output, or anyone interested in the less celebrated corners of post-war British comedy, this set is a genuine treat. My favorite would be The Ugly Duckling (dir. Lance Comfort) is the most stylistically interesting. It has a genuine fantastical element, some surprisingly dark undertones (a jewel robbery subplot), and strong use of dance-hall and Soho locations. Bernard Bresslaw’s physical transformation and dual performance give it a unique flavor.

Celebrate Dennis Hopper with us, on what would have been his 90th birthday, man. A true cinematic rebel, an unforgettable film star, and an absolute inspiration✌️

⚠️ Drive safely by eliminating distractions and maintaining focus to prevent fatal accidents. This PSA is brought to you by Lamberto Bava's twist-filled terrifier, MACABRE. Pre-order the Limited Edition 4K or Blu-ray now powerhousefilms.co.uk