Summer is already heating up physically, Arrow Video will make sure this September will be a hot one too. Unveiling their releases that they promise will John ‘Woo‘ you with a box set from the Hong Kong maestro in 4K!
September will also bring a rediscovered Clive Barker gem, Robert Towne noir. Bogart brilliance, Stephen King/Rob Reiner ‘masterpiece’, sci-fi classic and much more.
Underworld Limited Edition 4K UHD 7th September
Beneath the city lies a secret world inhabited by mutants addicted to a terrifying new drug created by the mysterious Dr Savary (Denholm Elliott). Their only hope of salvation lies in Nicole (Nicola Cowper), forced to work in a high-class brothel by Savary but, for reasons unknown, unaffected by the drug’s mutations. When the mutants kidnap Nicole, private investigator Roy Bain (Larry Lamb) is hired by the brothel’s owner (Steven Berkoff) to bring her home. But, as he descends deeper into the subterranean labyrinth, what starts as a rescue mission soon spirals into a frantic battle for survival.
2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan
• Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Daniel Burnett
A Better Tomorrow Trilogy Limited Edition 4K UHD 28th September
In A Better Tomorrow, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for A Better Tomorrow II, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui’s prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become.
Also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray
Night Falls On Manhattan Limited Edition Blu-ray 14th September
Sean Casey (Andy Garcia) is an assistant district attorney and a rising star in the New York City legal system. He is forced into a tough position when his ambitious boss, seeking re-election, asks Sean to prosecute a drug dealer caught by two NYPD detectives under controversial circumstances – one of whom happens to be Sean’s father (Ian Holm). As Sean gets closer to the truth in the case, what he uncovers may break his faith in the legal system, threaten his promising career and tear his family apart.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 2K remaster from the original negative by Arrow Films
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Archive commentary by director Sidney Lumet
• Archive commentary by actors Andy Garcia and Ron Leibman, with producers Josh Kramer and Thom Mount
• The Directors: Sidney Lumet, an hour-long archive documentary from 2002 featuring interviews with Lumet, Garcia, Leibman, Jack Lemmon, Rod Steiger, Christopher Walken and others
• On-set interviews with Lumet, Garcia, Dreyfuss, Olin, Holm and Leibman
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Theatrical trailer and TV spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Ralston
• Collectors’ booklet featuring writing on the film by Nick Clement and original production notes
The Desperate Hours Limited Edition Blu-ray 14th September
Three escaped cons, led by the ruthless Glenn Griffin, force their way into a suburban home, intending to hide out while they await the arrival of an all-important package. But what should have been an overnight stay extends into a protracted hostage situation, pitting Glenn against the embattled family patriarch, Daniel Hilliard – a man with everything to lose.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Restoration by Arrow Films from a 6K scan of the original VistaVision negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original restored lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer
• Trouble in Suburbia, an appreciation of the film by José Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
• The Lonely Man, a visual essay by Eloise Ross, co-curator of the Melbourne Cinémathèque
• Scaled Down and Ratcheted Up, an audio interview with Catherine Wyler, daughter of director William Wyler
• Lobby cards gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio
• Collectors’ booklet featuring writing on the film by Philip Kemp and Neil Sinyard
Misery Limited Edition 4K UHD 21st September
Caught in a snowstorm, bestselling romantic novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) suffers a horrific car accident but is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates). With the phone lines down and the roads out of use for the winter, Annie – who happens to be Paul’s “number one fan” – takes him home, sets his broken legs and tends him back to health. But fandom turns shockingly violent when Annie learns that Paul is moving on from the romance novels that made his name. Now trapped and at Annie’s mercy, Paul must write like his life depends on it… because it really does.
Also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray
Wicked Priest Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray 14th September
Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, setting sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. In Wicked Priest, he’s placed on probation for fighting off a gang of thugs, but when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, he returns to punch them towards enlightenment. Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder sees Shinkai run afoul of local mobsters who then hire his nemesis, the Zatoichi-inspired fighting monk Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara, Battles Without Honor and Humanity), hellbent on revenge against Shinkai for blinding him. In Wicked Priest 3: A Killer’s Pilgrimage, Shinkai joins the fight to defend a coastal village against pirate revolutionaries, whilst still finding the time for bawdy misadventures and fighting off the tenacious Ryotatsu. Shinkai returns to his snowy hometown for his mother’s memorial in Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and is shocked to discover his childhood friend has become a ruthless yakuza, and must encourage the local community to fight back against his gang. Finally, Shinkai must face off against the vengeful Ryotatsu one last time in the series’ thrilling concluding installment Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments.
Forbidden Planet Limited Edition 4K UHD 28th September
In the 23rd century, a United Planets starship is dispatched to the distant planet of Altair IV to determine the fate of an earlier expedition. Warned not to land, Commander John Adams (Leslie Nielsen) does so anyway and discovers Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis), and a robot named Robby; the only survivors of the former crew, all of whom perished at the hands of an unseen force that also destroyed their ship. Now that unseen force is moving again, but what is it? Where does it come from? And how is it connected to the long dead civilization that once inhabited Altair IV?
Also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray
Tequila Sunrise Limited Edition 4K UHD 14th September
Dale McKussic (Mel Gibson) and Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) are two close friends separated by a legal divide. While Dale is a former drug dealer trying to shake the shackles of his past, Nick is a detective investigating a Mexican kingpin smuggling cocaine. Their contrasting loyalties are brought to a head through a shared romantic interest in restaurateur JoAnn (Michelle Pfeiffer) – an attraction that unknowingly drives their friendship toward insurmountable strain.
Also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray
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