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Powerhouse Indicator continues its series of exotic attractions from the house of Hammer — productions that found new ways to shock audiences than tradition-breaking gore and violence. Two are war pictures with sharply contrasting themes, and the second pair constitute a popular-cinema referendum on racist colonial attitudes.

Hammer Volume 3 Blood and Terror

Blu-ray

The Camp on Blood Island, Yesterday’s Enemy, The Stranglers of Bombay, The Terror of the Tongs

Powerhouse Indicator

1958-1960 / Color / B&W / 1:85, 2:35 widescreen / / Street Date July 30, 2018 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £44.99

Directed by Val Guest, Terence Fisher, Anthony Bushell

It’s true — unless one is a full-on Hammer true believer that considers The Brigand of Kandahar and Creatures the World Forgot to be timeless classics, delving into the lesser-known Hammer films can be a case of diminishing returns. But when the company got truly creative, either with a radical screenplay or a committed director — Terence Fisher,...

“Kali bids us to Kill! Kill!” A full review of Indicator’s Hammer Volume 3 Blood and Terror collection will follow, but CineSavant jumps the gun to highlight Terence Fisher’s 1959 mass murder shocker. It adds up to more than exploitative and racist cheap thrills: it’s one of the key films to describe the roots of contemporary terrorism. David Zelag Goodman’s screenplay lets Hammer for once say something relevant about the Colonial past, even if it’s a case of mixed signals — and sex.

The Stranglers of Bombay

Blu-ray

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1959 / B&W / 2:35 Strangloscope (Megascope) / 81 min. / The Strangler of Bengal / available as part of the Hammer Volume 3 Blood and Terror disc collection with The Camp On Blood Island, Yesterday’s Enemy, and The Terror of the Tongs, at Powerhouse Films UK / Street Date July 30, 2018 / £44.99 (the set)

Starring: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Marie Devereaux, Andrew Cruickshank, George Pastell, Marne Maitland,...

On November 25, 1987, Three Men and a Baby hit the big screen.

Following the delivery of an unexpected package, roommates and bachelors Peter Mitchell (Tom Selleck), Michael Kellam (Steve Guttenberg) and Jack Holden (Ted Danson) suddenly become fathers. While they try to balance taking care of the baby (Michelle and Lisa Blair), they also find themselves in the middle of a drug deal. The men’s lives become even more chaotic when the mother of Jack’s child (Nancy Travis) reenters his life.

Three Men and a Baby was the highest-grossing movie of 1987 at the domestic box office and was...

Most of us have heard them. We may even have believed them. Legends have a way of replacing the truth over time. However, many of the film urban legends we’ve all heard of are dead wrong. Here are five well-known film legends that are just not true.

Myth # 1: A Munchkin’s suicide was caught on film in The Wizard of Oz.

One of the longest standing and persistent rumors from tinsel town is the notorious Munchkin suicide story. For decades, many have insisted that one of the Munchkin actors committed suicide during the filming of the Wizard of Oz and his death was caught on camera, unnoticed by the director, editors and everyone else, and still remains there to be seen today.

The origin of this myth comes from the scene where Dorothy and the Scarecrow first meet the Tin Woodsman. After the Tin Man sings “If I only had a heart,...

The '30 Rock' star is a father for the third time! His new baby boy was welcomed by Brazilian model Rose Costa, with whom the actor had a brief fling in 2011. Are You shocked James and Rose have a kid together? James Marsden, 39, is now a dad -- again! The 30 Rock actor became a father for the third time on Dec. 14 after his former flame Rose Costa, 24, welcomed their child, a baby boy named William Luca Costa-Marsden.  James and Rose briefly dated in 2011 after his split from his wife Lisa Linde, whom he was married to for 11 years. He has two other children with his ex-wife, daughter Mary James, 7, and son Jack Holden, 11. Not Together, But Supporitve Rose fell pregnant just months after she and James broke things off last year. Even though James and Rose are reportedly no longer together, sources say he has been very supportive -- and...

James Marsden is officially a father times three!   Brazilian model Rose Costa gave birth to the couple's baby boy, William Luca Costa-Marsden, on Friday, according to a People report. The 39-year-old X-Men star briefly dated the brunette beauty after he separated from his wife Lisa Linde in 2011.  This is the third child for the 30 Rock actor, who already has two children with his ex-wife, 11-year-old son Jack Holden and seven-year-old daughter Mary James. Congratulations to the proud parents!

James Marsden recently welcomed his third child, a son named William Luca Costa-Marsden.

People magazine reports that the baby was delivered on December 14 in Los Angeles by Brazilian model Rose Costa, who briefly dated the 30 Rock star after he split from his wife Lisa Linde in 2011.

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A source told People that Marsden, 39, picked the baby's name and is being very supportive. 

Marsden has two children with Linde, daughter Mary James, 7, and son Jack Holden, 11.

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