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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Donnie Darko Limited Edition Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
This brand-new 4K restoration, carried out exclusively for this release, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves.
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http://bit.ly/2cIsREXI WANT YOU TO WATCH THE MOVIE SCREEN. THERE’S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science-fiction, Spielberg-ian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template – and the high-water mark – with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium.
Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank’s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.
Described by its director as “The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick”, Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast – pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katherine Ross, and television favourite Noah Wyle – and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This brand-new 4K restoration, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of both cuts
•Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray)
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal on the Theatrical Cut
•Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval on the Theatrical Cut
•Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith on the Director’s Cut
•Brand-new interviews with Richard Kelly and others
•The Goodbye Place, Kelly’s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films
•The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film’s production with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
•Twenty deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly
•Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
•Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary
•Storyboard comparisons
•B-roll footage
•Cunning Visions infomercials
•Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules
•Galleries
•Trailers
•TV spots
•Exclusive collector’s book containing new writing by Nathan Rabin, Anton Bitel and Jamie Graham, an in-depth interview with Richard Kelly, introduction by Jake Gyllenhaal and contemporary coverage, illustrated with original stills and promotional materials
•Limited edition packaging featuring new artwork by Candice Tripp
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NEW UK/US TITLE: Pulse Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
One of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror
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http://bit.ly/2cIswlTNorth American Blu-ray pre-order link should be live soon!
Award-winning filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered one of the finest entries in the "J-Horror" cycle of films with this moody and spiritually terrifying film that delivers existential dread along with its frights. Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa's dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives.
A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?" After the unexpected suicides of several friends, three strangers set out to explore a city which is growing more empty by the day, and to solve the mystery of what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape.
Featuring haunting cinematography by Junichiro Hayashi (Ring, Dark Water), a dark and unsettling tone which lingers long after the movie is over, and an ahead-of-its-time story which anticipates 21st century disconnection and social media malaise, Pulse is one of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our contemporary digital world.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•High Definition digital transfer
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray)
•New optional English subtitle translation
•New interview with writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
•New interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
•The Horror of Isolation: a new video appreciation featuring Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett (Blair Witch, You’re Next)
•Archive ‘Making of’ documentary, plus four archive behind-the-scenes featurettes
•Premiere footage from the Cannes Film Festival
•Cast and crew introductions from opening day screenings in Tokyo
•Trailers and TV Spots
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
FIRST PRESSING ONLY:Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Chuck Stephens
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NEW US TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Creepshow 2 Limited Edition Blu-ray + Standard Blu-ray
one of the greatest horror anthologies of all time.
Unleashed December 13th. North American Blu-ray pre-order link should be live soon!
WHEN THE CURTAIN GOES UP THE TERROR BEGINS
Horror titans George A. Romero and Stephen King deliver yet another fiendish selection of blood-curdling tales in Creepshow 2 – now newly remastered in 2K!
In “Old Chief Wood'nhead”, a group of young hoodlums face retribution from an unlikely source after looting a local hardware store. Meanwhile, “The Raft” sees a group of horny teens wishing they’d read the warning signs first before taking a dip in a remote lake. Finally, an uptight businesswoman finds herself with some unwanted company following a hit-and-run incident in “The Hitch-hiker”.
Whilst retaining the EC comic book flavour that made the original such a hit, Creepshow 2, this time directed by long-time Romero collaborator Michael Gornick, is a decidedly darker and grimmer affair than its predecessor and remains one of the greatest horror anthologies of all time.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
•Original stereo audio
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Creepshow 2: Pinfall – limited edition booklet featuring the never-before-seen comic adaptation of this unfilmed Creepshow 2 segment by artist Jason Mayoh
•Audio Commentary with director Michael Gornick, moderated by Perry Martin
•Nightmares in Foam Rubber – featurette with special make-up effects artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
•My Friend Rick – Berger on working with make-up legend Rick Baker
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Trailers and TV Spots
•Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Blyth
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Mike Saputo
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
•Original stereo audio
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Audio Commentary with director Michael Gornick, moderated by Perry Martin
•Nightmares in Foam Rubber – featurette with special make-up effects artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
•My Friend Rick – Berger on working with make-up legend Rick Baker
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Trailers and TV Spots
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Mike Saputo
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Blyth
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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Guyver Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Mark Hamill and the team behind horror classic Re-animator join forces for this live-action adaptation of Yoshiki Takaya’s celebrated manga series!
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http://bit.ly/2cIrWo6PART HUMAN. PART ALIEN. PURE SUPERPOWER.
Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and the team behind horror classic Re-animator join forces for this electrifying live-action adaptation of Yoshiki Takaya’s celebrated manga series!
Having been smuggled out of the mysterious Chronos Corporation by one of its researchers, a bio-weapon known as the “Guyver” unit – which transforms its holder into a lethal super-being – ends up in the hands of Sean, a young martial arts student. Sean soon finds himself in the sights of the Chronos Corporation and its mutant henchmen, who’ll stop at nothing to retrieve the weapon.
Produced by Brian Yuzna (Society, Bride of Re-animator) and co-directed by special-effects masters Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, The Guyver is an FX-laden extravaganza featuring a plethora of familiar genre faces such as Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes) and David Gale (Re-animator).
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•Brand new digital transfer of the Director’s Cut
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original uncompressed audio
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Brand new interview with producer Brian Yuzna
•Trailer
•Image Gallery
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nick Percival
•Limited Edition O-card
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully-illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film
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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Cohen & Tate Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Shines like never before in this feature-packed, director-approved edition.
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http://bit.ly/2cIrmqoThey were hired killers going up against the deadliest force of all... Each other.
When a pair of mismatched hitmen — the grizzled, experienced Cohen (Roy Scheider, Jaws, The French Connection) and the impetuous, psychopathic Tate (Adam Baldwin, Full Metal Jacket, Firefly) — are tasked with snatching a young boy living under witness protection and transporting him to their boss in Houston, it seems like a simple enough job. But the pair quickly find that they’ve got more than they bargained for, with both the boy’s unexpected resilience and their own incompatible personalities threatening to derail the entire mission. And, as the night wears on, their cross-state journey truly becomes the road trip from hell...
With Cohen & Tate, writer/director Eric Red (Body Parts, Bad Moon) constructs a truly nail-biting thriller recalling the atmosphere and motif of people driven to desperate lengths in order to survive also present in his script for the celebrated road horror classic The Hitcher. So buckle up for the road trip from hell as Cohen & Tate now shines like never before in this feature-packed, director-approved edition.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original stereo audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray)
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Audio commentary by writer/director Eric Red
•A Look Back at Cohen & Tate, a retrospective documentary featuring Eric Red, cinematographer Victor J. Kemper, editor Edward Abroms, and co-stars Kenneth McCabe and Harley Cross
•Eric Red’s original storyboards for the opening farmhouse shoot-out
•Original, uncut versions of the farmhouse and oilfield shoot-outs
•Original theatrical trailer
•Extensive stills gallery
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Kim Newman
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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Burning Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Ready to reclaim its place as the ultimate summer camp nightmare.
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http://bit.ly/2cIrWo1IT WILL TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN FEAR.
Of all the many slice-and-dice films that emerged in the early ‘80s, few remain as gruesomely effective as The Burning – the notorious “video nasty” now finally unleashed on Blu-ray!
When an ill-advised prank misfires, summer camp caretaker Cropsy is committed to hospital with hideous burns. Released after five years, hospital officials warn him not to blame the young campers who caused his disfigurement. But no sooner is Cropsy back on the streets than he’s headed back to camp with a rusty pair of shears in hand, determined to exact his bloody revenge.
With standout gore effects courtesy of FX legend Tom Savini, The Burning proved too shocking for UK censors upon its original video release. Now, fully uncut and in High Definition, The Burning is ready to reclaim its place as the ultimate summer camp nightmare.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Audio commentary with director Tony Maylam and critic Alan Jones
•Audio commentary with stars Shelley Bruce and Bonnie Deroski
•Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues
•Blood ‘n’ Fire Memories – a look at the creation of the film's make-up effects with FX artist Tom Savini
•Slash & Cut – an interview with editor Jack Sholder
•Cropsy Speaks – an interview with actor Lou David
•Summer Camp Nightmare – an interview with actress Leah Ayres
•Synthly the Best – a brand new interview with composer Rick Wakeman
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Theatrical Trailer
•Image Galleries
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Justin Erickson
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Justin Kerswell
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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Hell Comes to Frogtown - another much-requested Blu-ray re-pressing!
Starring wrestler-turned-actor Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hell Comes to Frogtown is unashamedly a B-movie through and through
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http://bit.ly/2cIqrq3With the 20th Century drawing to a close, nuclear war has wiped out civilization as we know it. The embattled human race’s last remaining hope lies with one man and his loaded weapon.
Sam Hell may be an ex-con, but he also happens to be one of the last surviving fertile men on the planet. Now, under the custody of a group of feisty female fighters, Sam finds himself enlisted on a mission to impregnate a harem of beauties. Sounds cushy enough, but the ladies in question are prisoners of Frogtown – home to a gang of mutant (and ill-mannered) amphibians!
Starring wrestler-turned-actor Rowdy Roddy Piper, known to John Carpenter enthusiasts for his body-slamming and bubblegum-chewing antics in They Live, Hell Comes to Frogtown is unashamedly a B-movie through and through with more guns and girls than you can shake a frog’s leg at.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
•Original uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio
•Grappling with Green Gargantuans: Wrestling icon "Rowdy" Roddy Piper speaks about his leading man turn in Hell Comes to Frogtown
•Amphibian Armageddon: Actor Brian Frank remembers his role as Commander Toty
•Creature Feature Creator: Effects wizard Steve Wang reveals the secrets behind Hell Comes to Frogtown's mutant manifestations
•Extended Scene
•Original Trailer
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NEW UK TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Hellgate - A much-requested Blu-ray re-pressing!
Recalls the good old days of video rental frights
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http://bit.ly/2cIrdDyBeyond the darkness terror lives forever
Legends abound of ‘The Hellgate Hitchhiker’. So the story goes, a beautiful young woman was once brutally defiled and murdered by a biker gang. Now, returned from the dead, she wanders the roadside luring unsuspecting motorists to their doom…
Refusing to heed the warnings of locals, a group of college friends set out on a cross-country road trip looking for fun and frolics. But they get much more than they bargained for when they wind up in the abandoned mining town of Hellgate and hemmed in by hordes of the undead!
Providing gore and gags in equal measure, Hellgate recalls the good old days of video rental frights and challenges other gleefully twisted flicks such as Re-animator and Return of the Living Dead for sheer grisly delirium!
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
•Original uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio
•Road to Perdition, B-Movie Style: An extensive interview with Hellgate director William A. Levey
•Alien Invasion, Blaxploitation and Ghost-Busting Mayhem: Scholar, Filmmaker and fan Howard S. Berger reflects on the intriguing film career of William A. Levey
•Video Nasty: Kenneth Hall, writer of the Puppet Master series, speaks about the direct-to-video horror boom that allowed Hellgate to become a classic of the cassette rental era
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
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NEW UK TITLE: Woody Allen: Six Films - 1979-1985 Blu-ray
Arrow Academy’s second Woody Allen collection covers 1979-85
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http://bit.ly/2cItbn5A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Stardust Memories and Zelig will also be released as stand-alone Blu-ray’s on the same day. Pre-order your copies via the links below:
Pre-order A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy:
http://bit.ly/2cIrOF6Pre-order Stardust Memories:
http://bit.ly/2cIrR3CPre-order Zelig:
http://bit.ly/2cIrPZyArrow Academy’s second Woody Allen collection covers 1979-85, during which he made many of his best-loved films. These begin with Manhattan, a sublime Gershwin-scored Panavision love-letter to his home city, and end with The Purple Rose of Cairo, a wistfully affectionate romance about the cinema’s past that also doubles as a hilariously fantastical farce.
In between there’s the Felliniesque, fascinatingly self-analytical Stardust Memories; the bucolic romp A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (the first of thirteen films starring Mia Farrow); the technically and conceptually astonishing Zelig, in which a “human chameleon” bears witness to many of the 1920s and 30s cultural and political upheavals; and the perfectly-formed Broadway Danny Rose, a comedy about a theatrical agent who gets mixed up with the Mob.
By now, Allen was working with a tightly-knit regular team: cinematographer Gordon Willis, designer Mel Bourne, editor Susan E. Morse and producer Robert Greenhut worked on nearly all of these, achieving an enviable consistency of style at a time when American cinema was moving away from the notion of the auteur director.
Collection includes:
• Manhattan (1979)
• Stardust Memories (1980)
• A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
• Zelig (1983)
• Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Exclusive to this collection: Manhattan and a hardback book featuring new and archive writing on all the films.
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Michael Pattison and Brad Stevens