ARROW VIDEO HEATS UP IN AUGUST WITH GREEK GODS, MARIACHIS, AND FERAL CANNIBALS IN DELUXE BOX SET EDITIONS!

Saturday 27th July 2024 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

On August 13th, Arrow Video release WHEN TITANS RULED THE EARTH: CLASH OF THE TITANS AND WRATH OF THE TITANS in Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray 2-Disc box sets.

Release the Kraken! Sam Worthington (Avatar) leads an all-star cast in the fantasy adventure classic, CLASH OF THE TITANS. Follow Perseus (Worthington) as he fights for humanity's survival against Hades (Ralph Fiennes, No Time To Die) as the God of the Underworld attempts to seize control from Zeus (Liam Neeson, Schindler's List), who holds Perseus's true origins and destiny in the balance. Director Louis Leterrier (Fast X) helms this modern update of the original 80s classic.

In WRATH OF THE TITANS, Hades has returned to complete his plan to create hell on earth. Picking up ten years after the events of CLASH OF THE TITANS, Perseus is called into action after his half-brother Ares (Édgar Ramírez, The Bourne Ultimatum) helps Hades overthrow Zeus. Perseus must now traverse the underworld to free his father and save the world. The demi-god is aided on his dangerous quest by the Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl), fellow demi-god Agenor (Toby Kebbell, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Hephaestus (Bill Nighy, Pirates of the Caribbean). Director Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) leads this fast-paced sequel filled with action and adventure.

The box sets feature an illustrated collector's book containing new writing, double-sided fold-out posters for each film, six postcard sized art cards, and reversible sleeves for each film.

On August 27th, THE MEXICO TRILOGY: EL MARIACHI, DESPERADO & ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO arrives as a Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray 4-disc box set. The set features an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing, reversible sleeves for all three films, double-sided posters for each film, and a collectible poster featuring Robert Rodriguez's original poster concept for El Mariachi.

Wunderkind Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Til Dawn) burst onto the scene in 1993 with his $7,000 action spectacular EL MARIACHI, the tale of a lowly musician (Carlos Gallardo) who is mistaken for a deadly assassin that uses his guitar case to hide an arsenal of weapons. Music, action, car chases, and a finale you won't soon forget all swirl in this visually stunning debut of one of the masters of action cinema.

The special features on the EL MARIACHI Blu-ray include an audio commentary, new interviews with the director and star, a new interview on the music of the film, a featurette on the making of the film, a short film by the director, the theatrical trailer and a TV spot.

DESPERADO picks up where the previous story left off, with the guitar case-toting avenger (now played by Antonio Banderas, The Mask of Zorro) in search of Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida, Fast Five), the drug dealer who injured him and the woman he loved. In his blood-soaked search for vengeance, he is aided by a lovely bookstore owner (Salma Hayek, Frida) and an in-over-his-head con man (Steve Buscemi, Reservoir Dogs). Armed with a $7 million budget, the do-it-all Rodriguez created the sequel to top all sequels with his John Woo-inspired south of the border action epic.

The special features on the DESPERADO 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions include a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures, an audio commentary, new interviews with the director, producer, stunt coordinator, and special effects coordinator, an appreciation by Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid), a featurette on making the film, textless opening, and theatrical trailers.

Rodriguez concludes his epic trilogy with ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, with the Mariachi (Banderas) returning to help Mexico as its democracy stands in the balance. When CIA agent Sands (Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean) hires Mariachi to kill the Army General that murdered Carolina (Salma Hayek), he never thought it would put him in the middle of a military coup and assassination of the President of Mexico. Using digital cameras, Rodriguez creates a clever, and cost-effective, epic ending to his Mexico trilogy. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Banderas, Depp, Hayek, ACADEMY AWARD® nominee Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Cheech Marin, Rubén Blades, and quadruple ACADEMY AWARD® nominee Willem Dafoe.

The special features on the ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO Blu-ray edition include an audio commentary, new interviews with director and visual effects editor, deleted scenes with director's commentary, multiple archival featurettes on all aspects of the director's filmmaking process, a featurette showing how to cook the famous dish featured in the film, a director's Q&A about digital photography from 2003, archival featurette on the hero's journey through the trilogy, and theatrical trailers.

On August 27th, THE WOMAN and OFFSPRING is released in a Limited Edition 4K UHD two-disc set featuring an illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on each film, and a reversible sleeve featuring artwork for both films.

"Master of Horror" Lucky McKee (May) and cult horror author Jack Ketchum (The Girl Next Door) join forces to bring the one-of-a-kind, brutal tale of family values gone awry in The Woman. Chris (Sean Bridgers, Deadwood), a lawyer, husband, and father of three, hides a dark secret – he's captured a feral cannibal woman (Pollyanna McIntosh, The Walking Dead) and chained her in his cellar for the purpose of "civilizing" her. His twisted and violent methods soon infect his young son and the entire family. McKee's unblinking look at the toxicity of men left to their own devices caused a stir when it premiered at Sundance in 2011. The Woman remains one of the most searing horror films of the last twenty years.

The special features on THE WOMAN 4K UHD edition includes a 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee, multiple commentary tracks featuring the director, editor sound designer, the film's star, and film critic, a feature-length making of documentary, an interview with actor, multiple featurettes on the making of the film, deleted scenes, a short film by the editor, a music video, a Frightfest discussion panel from 2011, theatrical trailers, and image galleries.

Also included in this set is director Andrew van den Houten's 2009 adaptation of Ketchum's prequel to THE WOMAN, OFFSPRING. Pollyanna McIntosh, in the role that she would later reprise in The Woman, stars as the matriarch of a feral cannibal pack that has terrorized the Northeast coast for two centuries. When the pack kidnaps the family's baby, it becomes a race against time for the family to find the cannibal's lair. van den Houten's prequel is as harrowing as McKee's sequel and as insightful.

The special features on the OFFSPRING 4K UHD include a 4K restoration supervised and approved by Andrew van den Houten, multiple audio commentary tracks featuring the director/producer, the digital colorist, the writer, and the cinematographer, multiple interviews with the cast and crew, a restoration comparison, an audition comparison, webisodes, easter eggs, the theatrical trailer, and image gallery.

IMPRINT FILMS - JULY NEW RELEASES

Monday 29th April 2024 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

Eleven incredible pieces of cinema from the 90’s – five releases jam-packed with iconic actors and unforgettable performances.

Film Focus: Harvey Keitel (1992 - 1999) - Imprint Collection #333 - 338

With a career spanning almost sixty years, Hollywood’s favourite tough guy Harvey Keitel is one of the most beloved and iconic actors of all time.

These six classic 90’s films celebrate his remarkable career and feature performances from Madonna, Elisabeth Moss, John Wood, Kate Winslet, Iain Glen, James Russo, Kelly Lynch, and John Turturro.
- Bad Lieutenant (1992)
- The Young Americans (1993)
- Dangerous Game (1993)
- Imaginary Crimes (1994)
- Clockers (1995)
- Holy Smoke (1999)

Limited Edition 6-Disc Hardbox packed with brand NEW special features including audio commentaries and interviews, plus an exclusive booklet featuring essays on Bad Lieutenant by film critic Sean Burns, Holy Smoke by film critic/podcast producer Blake Howard, and Harvey Keitel by filmmaker Scout Tafoya.

Smoke/Blue In The Face (1995) - Imprint Collection #339 - 340

Harvey Keitel stars as Augustus “Auggie” Wren, a Brooklyn Cigar Store manager, in the hilarious independent comedy Smoke, plus its sequel Blue in the Face.

Limited Edition 2-Disc Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.

Men Of Respect (1990) - Imprint Collection #341

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth receives the mobster treatment in this 1990 crime drama, starring John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) as a Mafia hitman killing his way to the top.

8mm (1999) - Imprint Collection #342

8mm is the box office smash that stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who falls deep into the world of snuff films. Directed by Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys), and written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven), this crime thriller also stars Joaquin Phoenix and James Gandolfini.

The Juror (1996) - Imprint Collection #343

Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin light up the screen in this thrilling crime drama from the Academy Award winning screenwriter of The Silence of the Lambs, Ted Tally.

All of the titles can be ordered in a special bundle HERE.

BLUE UNDERGROUND ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF DEATHDREAM TOM ON 4K/BLU-RAY!

Thursday 25th April 2024 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

In honor of its 50th anniversary, director Bob Clark’s Deathdream (aka Dead of Night) makes its world-wide debut on 4K UHD and Remastered Blu-ray on May 21st from a brand new 4K restoration, overflowing with exclusive new and archival extras.

Charles and Christine (Academy Award® nominees John Marley and Lynn Carlin) receive the tragic news that their son Andy (Richard Backus) has died in Vietnam. As Charles and their daughter (Anya Ormsby) begin to process their grief, Christine refuses to believe her son has been killed. Indeed, when Andy shows up at the front door soon thereafter, the family joyfully welcomes him home and chalks the whole thing up to a clerical error. As the days go by, Andy’s behavior becomes stranger and more erratic and when his true violent nature is revealed, sides are drawn in the family – setting up an unforgettable ending.

Inspired by the W. W. Jacobs short story The Monkey’s Paw, screenwriter Alan Ormsby and director Bob Clark created one of the first Vietnam vet parables, a film that Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called, "a potent and compelling thriller!"

The 4K UHD and Blu-ray special features include audio commentaries with co producer/director Bob Clark, writer/make-up artist Alan Ormsby, and others; cast and crew retrospective interviews; restored theatrical trailer; extensive still galleries; and more.

Pre-order 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo HERE!

Pre-order Blu-ray HERE!

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