OCTOBER RELEASES FROM IMPRINT!

Friday 22nd September 2023 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

This October, Australian boutique label Imprint is putting out three high-profile releases with brand new extras.

First up in a 1,500-copy limited edition hardbox is the critically-accalaimed Spanish horror film The Orphanage from producer Guillermo del Toro and director J.A. Bayona. Returning to her childhood home - a mysterious, seaside oprhanage - Laura and her family unknowingly unlesh a long-forgotten evil spirit that thrusts them into a chilling nightmare.

Disc One:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- Spanish DTS-HD 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English subtitles
- NEW Audio Commentary by author Xavier Aldana Reyes
- NEW Video Essay by author Miranda Corcoran on Gothic Children
- NEW Video Essay by film scholar Rachel Knightley on Memories and Ghosts
- Interview with directors Juan Antonio Bayona and Guillermo del Toro
- Deleted Scenes & Storyboard Comparisons
- Shooting the Credits
- US & International Theatrical Trailers

Disc Two
- "When Laura Grew Up: Constructing the Orphanage"
- "Tomas’ Secret Room: The Filmmakers"
- "Horror in the Unknown: The Make-Up Effects"
- "Rehearsal Studio: Cast Auditions and Table Read"
- "Making-of"
- "The Set"
- "The Sound"
- "Animatics"
- "Lighting the Darkness"
- "Roger Princep: The Casting"
- "Projections"
- Q&A with director Juan Antonio Bayona

Next up is a 1,500-copy limited slipcase edition of Wind Chill - produced by George Clooney and directed by Gregory Jacobs in which two college students sharing a quiet ride home together becomes a twisted nightmare when the car they’re driving is forced off a lonesome road in the middle of a snowstorm.

Special Features:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English DTS HD 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by director Gregory Jacobs and writers Steven Katz & Joe Gangemi
- "A Frozen Set: The Making of Wind Chill"

Also available in a 1,500-copy limited edition slipcase edition is Bug, the disturbing horror film from the visionary Academy Award winning director William Friedkin in which a lonely waitress with a tragic past starts to feel hopeful again when she begins a romance with an eccentric drifter – until the first bugs arrive... Starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, and Harry Connick Jr., and written by critically acclaimed playwright Tracy Letts.

Special Features:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- English DTS HD 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by director William Friedkin
- NEW Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth & Tony Strauss, of WK Books and editor of Weng’s Chop magazine
- A Discussion with director William Friedkin
- "Bug: An Introduction"
- Theatrical Trailer

Available in a 1,500-copy limited edition slipcase edition is The Skeleton Key starring Kate Hudson as a nurse who takes a job in Louisiana’s bayous where she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic, conjure and sacrifice that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange, frightening and unexplained incidents. Also starring Gena Rowlands and John Hurt, written by Ehren Kruger and directed by Iain Softley.

Special Features:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English DTS HD 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Audio Commentary by director Iain Softley
- NEW Interview with author Mikel J. Koven
- NEW Video Essay by film scholar Kelly Robinson
- Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by director Iain Softley)
- "Behind the Locked Door: Making The Skeleton Key"
- "Exploring Voodoo/Hoodoo"
- "Recipe & Ritual: Making the Perfect Gumbo"
- "Blues in the Bayou"
- "Kate Hudson's Ghost Story"
- "Plantation Life"
- "Casting The Skeleton Key"
- "John Hurt's Story"
- "A House Called Felicity"
- "Gena's Love Spell"
- Theatrical Trailer

Next up is a 1,500-copy limited edition slipcase edition of The Mad Room, a remake of the 1941 film and Broadway play "Ladies in Retirement" in which Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution where they were put as children after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardise Ellen’s plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong’s stepson. Carol Cole, Stella Stevens, and Shelley Winters star..

Special Features To Be Confirmed

October closes out with a 1,500-copy limited edition slipcase edition of Night of the Eagle based on the novel by Fritz Lieber and scripted by Richard Matheson. A successful college professor discovers that his wife has been practising black magic for years. They then fall prey to evil forces and spells cast by someone else from the college.

Special Features:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan with option to view the film with the British or American opening sequences
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- NEW Audio Commentary by Flipside founders Vic Pratt and William Fowler
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Scott Harrison
- Audio Commentary by screenwriter Richard Matheson
- NEW Filmed appreciation with author David Huckvale
- NEW Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife – video essay by academic Rachel Knightley
- Interview with actor Peter Wyngarde
- Theatrical Trailer

SEPTEMBER RELEASES FROM IMPRINT!

Friday 15th September 2023 - posted by Eric_Cotenas

This September, Australian boutique label Imprint is putting out three high-profile releases with brand new extras.

First up is a three-disc (1 4K UltraHD disc/2 Blu-ray discs) 1,500-copy limited edition of Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, a devastating war epic starring Academy Award winner James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) and Academy Award nominee James Mason (North By Northwest, Lolita). Rolf Steiner is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler’s war machine. When Captain Stransky assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict.

Disc One: Cross of Iron – 4K UHD:
- Brand New 2023 4K Restoration (HDR)
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel
- - "Promoting STEINER" international posters and lobby cards & more
- "STEINER on the Set" selection of 100 behind the scenes stills
- "Filming STEINER: Part 1" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- Filming STEINER: Part 2" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "STEINER in Colour" selection of 100 colour stills

Disc Two: Cross of Iron – Blu-ray:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a new 4K restoration (2023)
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel
- Audio Commentary by film historian & author Stephen Prince
- Deleted Scenes (12 minutes)
- Five animated gallery featurettes
- Interview with editors Tony Lawson and Michael Ellis
- Interview with make up artist Colin Arthur
- "Promoting STEINER" international posters and lobby cards & more
- "STEINER on the Set" selection of 100 behind the scenes stills
- "Filming STEINER: Part 1" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "Filming STEINER: Part 2" 100 behind the scenes stills from contact sheets
- "STEINER in Colour" selection of 100 colour stills
- US/UK TV Spots
- Original English Theatrical Trailer
- Original German Theatrical Trailer

Disc Three: Cross of Iron – Grindhouse Version – "Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz":
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K Scan scan from a vintage German 35mm theatrical print, presenting an authentic 70’s cinema experience
- English & German LPCM 2.0
- "Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War" documentary featuring interviews with key cast/crew & behind the scenes footage
- "On Location" audio interviews with Sam Peckinpah, James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schel & David Warner
- "Kruger Kisses Kern" interview with actor/director/producer Vadim Glowna
- "Vadim & Sam: Father and Son" actor/director/producer Vadim Glowna recalls his relationship with Peckinpah
- "Cutting Room Floor" interviews with cast & crew on the cut scenes
- "Steiner in Japan" two Japanese TV commercials directed by Peckinpah, starring James Coburn
- "Mike’s Homemovies: Steiner & Kiesel Meet Again" introduction to the film by David Warner and James Coburn for the film screening in Padua, Italy 2000
- Theatrical Trailer

Next up is a limited edition of 2,000 copies of Sam Peckinpah’s cult classic Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) – Imprint Collection #251 featuring Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch, Stripes) and Isela Vega, this gritty, violent neo-western has become a cult classic.

Disc One: Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2017 4K scan of the original camera negative
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel (2023)
- Audio Commentary by co-writer/co-producer Gordon Dawson, moderated by Nick Redman
- Audio Commentary by Peckinpah scholars Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and David Weddle, moderated by Nick Redman
- Audio Commentary by Peckinpah expert Paul Seydor and assistant to the director Katy Haber, moderated by Twilight Time producer Nick Redman
- Isolated Score Track by composer Jerry Fielding
- "Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film" a film by Mike Siegel on the making of Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia featuring interviews with key cast & crew
- "Promoting Alfredo Garcia" animated gallery
- "Filming Alfredo Garcia" animated gallery
- "Portrait of the Artist as a Dead Man: 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' and Sam Peckinpah’s Last Chance" video essay by film writer Travis Woods
- "A Writer's Journey: Sam Peckinpah in Mexico" interview documentary with author Garner Simmons
- "Peckinpah in Locarno" interview with Katy Haber about Alfredo Garcia at the Locano Film Festival’s 2015 Peckinpah retrospective
- US TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer

Disc Two: Passion & Poetry – The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah:
- 1080p High-definition presentation upscale presented on Blu-ray for the first time
- Audio Commentary by filmmaker/Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel
- "Stories on a Storyteller: The Westener, Art & Success, and Poet on the Loose" three part feature documentary with additional interviews
- "Mike's Home Movies" behind the scenes, retrospectives & festivals
- "The Passion & The Poetry Project" documentary about Mike Siegel and his works on Sam Peckinpah (2023)
- "Passion & Poetry in Portugal" impressions from the 2022 Portugese Sam Peckinpah retrospective (2023)

Next up is a 1,500 hardbox limited edition four Blu-ray set of Film Focus: George Peppard (1968 – 1974) – Imprint Collection #252 – 255 featuring four forgotten gems from his prolific career for the first time on Blu-ray in Australia. In P.J., Peppard faces off against Raymond Burr (Rear Window) when he becomes entangled in an affair with deadly consequences. In Pendulum, he embarks on a relentless quest for justice in this thrilling classic. In The Executioner, Peppard is a British intelligence officer who appoints himself executioner when he suspects a traitor. In Newman's Law, a hard-nosed LA cop is booted falsely accused of extortion goes rogue and uncovers a conspiracy that might extend to the highest levels of his own department.

P.J. (1968) – Imprint Collection #252:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film historian & author Toby Roan
- Audio Commentary by critics Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
- Interview with author & screenwriter Courtney Joyner on the career of director John Guillermin
- Video essay on George Peppard & John Guillermin
- Theatrical Trailer

Pendulum (1969) – Imprint Collection #253:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles

The Executioner (1970) – Imprint Collection #254:
- 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono

Newman’s Law (1974) – Imprint Collection #255:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Mitchell and producer/screenwriter Cyrus Voris
- Interview with director Jeff Burr on the career of director Richard T. Heffron
- TV Spots
- Theatrical Trailer

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