The Powerhouse / Indicator Interview

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I got to chat with Sam Dunn, the co-founder of Powerhouse/Indicator, as well as a veteran of the physical media biz. This is a really candid, honest, and open discussion about movies, physical media, 4K, collecting, and so much more! Huge thanks to Sam and Indicator for making it happen. www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/ Cereal At Midnight Spotlight on Indicator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2i5ZHuYmK1qi6c Support C@M by using these links when you shop on Amazon: The Bat Woman: amzn.to/43uAs3o The Panther Women: amzn.to/3TpTKlU Santo and the Riders of Terror: amzn.to/43yjwsN Patrick: amzn.to/3TyoUaZ Snapshot: amzn.to/3x8Z85w Jinnah: amzn.to/3vruYK9 Impossible Objects: amzn.to/3TQ5puH The Criminal Acts of Tod Slaughter: amzn.to/49BL9TC Two Orphan Vampires: amzn.to/49BH024 The Shiver of the Vampires: amzn.to/3OLbC9a From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of The Ormond Family: amzn.to/4bVjnnh Movie Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: amzn.to/3LAgnlt

[@madvinyl75]

First interview I've seen with anyone from Powerhouse/Indicator so well done and thanks 🙂 I hope blu ray doesn't disappear, I don't have a 4k player and do all my film viewing via a projector and not intending to get a 4k one anytime soon if at all.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

You can never go wrong with a video of two articulate people discussing a subject with which they both have knowledge and experience. Superb video and expert interview, Heath! You have cornered the KZbin market on these exclusive and invaluable investigative profiles of the other side of the hobby. Really remarkable stuff, my friend. Thanks for this and all you do to perpetuate discourse on aspects of the hobby/passion that nobody else is doing! -Glen

[@nicomedessantiago6259]

Sam -YES we need blu-ray. Please don't abandon them!! I'm "Team Blu-Ray" here.

[@lordgodkingbufu2158]

same here. i'm fine with just 1080p

[@stevealharris6669]

I like both Blu ray & 4K Of course there is a cost & availability factor so I still get loads more Blu rays than any other format (including 3 DVD's in the last fortnight)

[@robindavies2242]

Same here. I can't see any advantage of 4K unless I get a huge screen that I don't really have room for. It's really annoying that companies are starting to restrict their full load of extras to 4K releases.

[@stuartobrien78]

I'd like to see Powerhouse films doing a rare Amicus box set.

[@Joe_Baeza]

Loved the interview with Sam! Indicator IS my favorite boutique label outside of the States, and is unmatched when it comes to their packaging, encoding and special features. This interview definitely got me fired up about what the future holds for fans of the label! Thanks so much, Heath!

[@nicomedessantiago6259]

Indicator's Whistler set has been my "b" movie holy grail. THANK YOU Indicator!! Heath, thank you for another FANTASTIC conversation. I don't say interview because you really go beyond that. Why I LOVE this channel.

[@SnakeNel]

Excellent, informative, and entertaining interview with Mr. Dunn.

[@StonefieldJim4]

Great interview. Thanks. I don't mind saying that I thoroughly adore Powerhouse and its services to humanity.

[@karlleibfacher5367]

I do appreciate their reduced space packaging.

[@christophermosca4547]

As always Heath - thank you so much for a super job ! Thanks for shining a spotlight on Powerhouse ! You and Brian at Just the Discs are the only 2 film fans to give love and insight to this great boutique label . They are one of my favorites for all the reasons you mention . Along with superior packaging , among the bonus elements I love is the inclusion of alternate / international cuts of different films . I think you or Sam hit the nail on the head , even in a tangential way: Powerhouse is like a cross between the “serious / important cinema “ of Criterion with the bonus features and super deluxe treatment of Arrow ?? Getting to see some behind the scenes with Sam and his take on the label , their slant / mission as well as his take on the industry was fantastic!! My intro to Powerhouse was the special edition of Night of the Demon / Curse of the Demon . A truly superior immersive experience to film and film history that really hooked me in !!! Thanks so much Heath !!

[@daveac]

Great interview - thanks! BFI (as mentioned at the11 minute mark) for any that might not know - is the 'British Film Institute'

[@willnoiles2001]

Thanks for this interview, Heath. While I haven’t purchased every release Indicator has put out, I’ve been buying from them for about 2 1/2 years now and I am always surprised at what they have coming out. The next release I’m looking for to is ‘Straitjacket,’ a late 60s Joan Crawford hag flick. Scream Factory released it a year or so back, but the Indicator release has new special features. The region locking system is a pain, agreed. Indicator has a Region B release of ‘Jagged Edge’ with Glenn Close, yet I haven’t been able to find a Region A release. Maybe eventually…

[@johnwalsh4857]

Love Cold eyes of fear. thank you Indicator for releasing it.

[@brunoKenzer]

Brilliant interview. It's great hearing from the pioneers and creators of our beloved physical media.

[@stevemoody13]

Great interview. I love learning more about how this all works.

[@Halfagrapefruit]

Amazing interview! Sam seems like the perfect pair of hands to be holding our physical media dreams in ❤ Thanks Heath

[@rocket1493]

Really fantastic interview. Just purchased 3 titles in their sale, a great label. You just won’t find most of these films on streaming services

[@steverubin2584]

Expecting more eggs (releases) in fewer baskets (collectors) is potentially the biggest risk to the hobby. Every person who drops out takes a lot of spend with them. Some companies pushing higher prices, especially on 4K releases, doesn't help. For those buying a lot, big sales are really the only option. Can the labels keep going if everyone waits for the sale? I don't know. It was good to hear a label head touch on some of this. These interviews are some of the most valuable episodes you do, Heath.

[@karlleibfacher5367]

One of my favorite labels.

[@tmesa]

I'm really enjoying your videos. I'm an indie filmmaker, so great to hear there is a support following for small films. Thank you.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

One of my favourite boutique labels and they have put out so many amazing and wonderful releases over the last 8 years. Great interview Heath, I found that really fascinating to listen to.

[@nicomedessantiago6259]

P.S. If ever a company was made to issue a James Whale "Universal Years" box-set it's Indicator. The next dream I'm manifesting. 😉

[@neilsmoviechannel3199]

Thanks for this interview. Indicator is the label I’m most interested in. Great to hear Sam’s comments

[@guely55]

Just about ten minutes (The Santo part) and I'm loving this. This kind of coverage AFAIK is exclusive of Cereal at Midnight, that's what makes you different, special, unique and recognizable. Channels come and go from my radar but for all I watch and care CatM is here to stay. Greetings from Sweden!

[@brucster99b2]

Tartan Video! Wow..., that's a name from years gone by. A really important company, who introduced me to Asian/J-Horror via their Asia Extreme releases here in the U.K.

[@satanwest2923]

Great interview!! Love hearing the thinking that goes on behind the scenes from these labels!

[@stevealharris6669]

When I buy an Indicator release you know it's going to be so well done (same with Arrow) I do like that they have spine numbers (I can't of course get everyone financially that's impossible and not every release is to my taste - been down that rabbit hole with the HMV premium collection 🙄) A great British Label.

[@riveraa903]

Great interview cereal, I'm gonna buy all the 4ks from indicator. I'm already buying all the Mexican movies from them. Great work

[@Malvito]

Great interview. I treasure my Indicator buys: the Boetticher set, the William Castle set ... especially because 13 GHOSTS includes that miracle of motion picture science: ILLUSION-O!!! (I found an eBay vendor who made replicas of the Illusion-O viewers, and so am able to experience this cinematic marvel. Haven't yet been able to do the same with Emerg-O or Percept-O, coldurnit. ) The extras on these movies are gold. It is kind of sad that we have to go outside the States to get these loaded sets; thank you, Mr Dunn. Loved the comments on the need for extra storage space. My next home needs to utilize TARDIS technology. (Need width more than height ... I don't do well with ladders.)

[@stevealharris6669]

From the earliest days of DVD's I've needed to import which can get quite pricey so has to be done on a very few titles. It's great there are some many great labels worldwide - Imprint (Australia), Turbine (Germany) ,Arrow and Indicator (here in the UK) plus of course all the great US labels to name but a few.

[@amasvodka]

Indicator is king!

[@Old_Scot]

Tartan Video was a real blast from the past. I still have some of their DVDs in my collection. I really like Indicator for 70s action/thrillers, although I have other stuff from them as well.

[@karlleibfacher5367]

That Todd Slaughter box set was a great discovery. I highly recommend it.

[@zadehgenerous9331]

This was fantastic

[@SamDavies94]

Very interesting discussion, especially seeing where the market is going. I'm both surprised and not about the 4K shift. Perhaps my set up isn't particularly amazing, but I still find blu-ray a very strong format. 4K looks great, but blu-ray is very serviceable. As a collector, I've not felt the need to update the titles I have to that format. But will buy newer films on 4K to watch. For me the pricing is a little too high at the moment, but will get there!

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

I guess I am the 1 person buying their blu-rays only.

[@garymoviefan4294]

Thank you for this Heath!

[@BrianRidgway-u5g]

Good interview. Haven't purchased an Indicator set yet, but will check them out and see what works for me!

[@Satanschild516]

I just picked uo the new Indicator Patrick Limited blu ray. Been collecting for a long time now somehow this is my first release I've bought from them

[@johnwalsh4857]

Id like to see Hora Marcada the legendary mexican horror tv show of the 80s where directors like Guillermo Del Toro cut his teeth in.

[@nathangervais3010]

Excellent chat and I agree with Sam, region coding has never made much sense.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Awesome interview and cool video Heath!👉🙂👈

[@shawntaylor7442]

I have definitely hit the space wall, just ask my wife. I'd love to buy some of these more obscure titles, but I usually just have to stream them somehow 🤙

[@karlleibfacher5367]

Thanks!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Thank you!

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Yes!

[@Carlos-gc4hb]

Superb video, thank you!

[@daveandreahoward8203]

Yer getting real good at this stuff, brother....

[@johnwalsh4857]

Network UK recently folded. Indicator I hope you can take up the slack for forgotten UK tv shows. In blu ray please.

[@stuartobrien78]

I e bought quite a few Powerhouse indicator titles.

[@johnwalsh4857]

TV line??? I would like to see Evil Touch, 1970s Thriller UK tv show blu ray (with special features galore), Ghost story circle of fear blu(with all the fixins) and Quinn martin's tales of the unexpected blui with all the fixins.

[@stevealharris6669]

I'm still hoping for the Ghosts of Motley Hall on blu ray 👍.

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@stevealharris6669 same here excellent series. I am also still waiting for a blu ray of Journey into the Unknown uk tv show.

[@stuartobrien78]

By the way Dr Terrors house of horrors is now on 4k UHD by Vinegar syndrome

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Region standards was originated from early t.v. was about ensuring profit .

[@peakoil-ko5oq]

Plus 1 for Mexican movies

[@kinotek]

I wish there was a way to click "like" twice. ;-(

[@stuartobrien78]

Indicators Visa to Canton and the Scarlet letter on Hammer vol 5 death and deceit seem a big risk.

[@michaelmcgee8543]

the x rated take off of bat women is unusual.

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Greedy profit