The Arrow Thread

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK TITLE: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Limited Edition Blu-ray - £25:00. Also available as a Limited Edition 4K UHD - £30:00

Release date: April 18th

"Widely heralded as one of the greatest serial killer movies of all time, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer presents a bleak and unflinching dive into the mind of a mass murderer.

Recently released from prison, the nomadic Henry (Michael Rooker, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Walking Dead) finds temporary abode in the rundown Chicago lodgings of a former jail acquaintance and small-time drug dealer, Otis (Tom Towles). Hiding behind his unremarkable employment as a pest exterminator, Henry leads a double life, prowling the streets by night on a brutal and apparently motiveless killing spree. As the bodies mount up, Otis finds himself inducted into Henry’s dark secret world, but when Otis’ sister Becky (Tracy Arnold) moves in, herself fleeing from an uncomfortable domestic situation, it quickly becomes apparent that two’s company, but three’s a crowd.

Based on the horrific true-life crimes of Henry Lee Lucas, the harrowing controversial debut feature from John McNaughton (Mad Dog and Glory, Wild Things) returns to the UK in its best-looking release ever, in a new 4K restoration supervised by the director himself."

Blu-Ray Special Features:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negatives, approved by John McNaughton
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original 2.0 stereo mix and 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian Lee
• Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Shaun Kimber, Peter Vronsky, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Julian Petley
• Booklet containing the original storyboards for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Six collector’s postcards (Limited Edition exclusive)

Disc One - Features & Extras:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negatives
• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Brand new audio commentary by John McNaughton & Steven A. Jones
• Two archive commentaries by John McNaughton
• Scene specific commentaries with John McNaughton and critic Nigel Floyd
• Deleted scenes and outtakes
• Original script
• Original theatrical and 30th anniversary trailers
• Image gallery

Disc Two - Bonus Disc:

• Portrait: The Making of Henry, a 50-minute behind-the-scenes documentary
• In Defense of Henry, an appreciation by Joe Swanberg, Kim Morgan, Jeffrey Sconce, Joe Bob Briggs and Errol Morris
• Twisting the Lens: The Diegetic Camera and Voyeurism in Henry, exclusive new documentary with John McNaughton, Adam Rockoff, Anna Bogutskaya and Jonathan Rigby discussing killers behind cameras
• Henry vs. MPAA: A Visual History, the story of the struggle to get Henry into North American theatres
• Henry at the BBFC with Stephen Thrower, discussing Henry's troubled history at the hands of the British censors
• John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, exclusive new interview with John McNaughton and Stephen A. Jones, conducted at the time of Henry's UK premiere in February 1990
• Interview with John McNaughton, from 1998
• It's Either You... Or Them: An Interview with Joe Coleman, the artist behind Henry’s legendary original theatrical release poster
• John McNaughton in conversation with Nigel Floyd, interview from 2003
• In the Round: A Conversation with John McNaughton, conducted by Spencer Parsons in 2016

4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Contents:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negatives, approved by John McNaughton
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10.
• Original 2.0 stereo mix and 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian Lee
• Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Shaun Kimber, Peter Vronsky, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Julian Petley
• Booklet containing the original storyboards for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Six collector’s postcards (Limited Edition exclusive)

Disc One - Features & Extras (4K Ultra HD):

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negatives
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10.
• Brand new audio commentary by John McNaughton & Steven A. Jones
• Two archive commentaries by John McNaughton
• Scene specific commentaries with John McNaughton and critic Nigel Floyd
• Deleted scenes and outtakes
• Original script
• Original theatrical and 30th anniversary trailers
• Image gallery

Disc Two - Bonus Disc (Blu-ray):

• Portrait: The Making of Henry, a 50-minute behind-the-scenes documentary
• In Defense of Henry, an appreciation by Joe Swanberg, Kim Morgan, Jeffrey Sconce, Joe Bob Briggs and Errol Morris
• Twisting the Lens: The Diegetic Camera and Voyeurism in Henry, exclusive new documentary with John McNaughton, Adam Rockoff, Anna Bogutskaya and Jonathan Rigby discussing killers behind cameras
• Henry vs. MPAA: A Visual History, the story of the struggle to get Henry into North American theatres
• Henry at the BBFC with Stephen Thrower, discussing Henry's troubled history at the hands of the British censors
• John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, exclusive new interview with John McNaughton and Stephen A. Jones, conducted at the time of Henry's UK premiere in February 1990
• Interview with John McNaughton, from 1998
• It's Either You... Or Them: An Interview with Joe Coleman, the artist behind Henry’s legendary original theatrical release poster
• John McNaughton in conversation with Nigel Floyd, interview from 2003
• In the Round: A Conversation with John McNaughton, conducted by Spencer Parsons in 2016

Same artwork for both releases

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Rogue Cops and Racketeer set looks great.

As soon as I saw that I knew that's one for you Does look good, although I'm judging a book (2 films) by its cover as I know nothing about either

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: 12 Monkeys - 4K UHD

Release date: April 25th

Arrow RRP: £22:00

"The Future is History.

Following the commercial and critical success of The Fisher King, Terry Gilliam next feature would turn to science fiction and a screenplay by Janet and David Peoples (Blade Runner, Unforgiven) inspired by Chris Marker’s classic short film La Jetée.

In 1996, a deadly virus is unleashed by a group calling themselves the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, destroying much of the world’s population and forcing survivors underground. In 2035, prisoner James Cole (Bruce Willis, Die Hard) is chosen to go back in time and help scientists in their search for a cure.

Featuring an Oscar-nominated turn by Brad Pitt (Fight Club) as mental patient Jeffrey Goines, Twelve Monkeys would become Gilliam’s most successful film and is now widely regarded as a sci-fi classic. Arrow Films are proud to present the film in a stunning new restoration."

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Special Edition Contents:

• Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Terry Gilliam
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by Terry Gilliam and producer Charles Roven
• The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys, feature-length making-of documentary by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost in La Mancha)
• The Film Exchange with Terry Gilliam, a 1996 interview with Gilliam and critic Jonathan Romney, recorded at the London Film Festival
• Appreciation by Ian Christie, author of Gilliam on Gilliam
• The Twelve Monkeys Archives
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin

First Pressing Only: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Nathan Rabin and Ian Christie

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE:Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol - (Limited Edition Blu-ray)

Release date: April 25th

Arrow RRP: £55:00

"For five decades Claude Chabrol navigated the unpredictable waters of Cinema, leaving in his wake more than fifty feature films that remain among the most quietly devastating genre movies ever made. Sardonic, provocative, unsettling, Chabrol’s films cut to the quick with a clarity and honesty honed to razor sharpness.

The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus) sees Chabrol at perhaps his most playful as a pair of scam artists, Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault, get in over their heads. But who is scamming who and who do you trust in a life built on so many lies? The murder of a 10 year old girl sparks rumours and gossip in The Color of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge), as suspicion falls on René (Jacques Gamblin) the dour once famous painter, now art teacher, who was the last person to see her alive. Enigmatic, perverse, seductive, Isabelle Huppert encapsulates everything that makes Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) a film John Waters calls “Cinematic Perfection” in this tale of suppressed family secrets. Finally, in The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal), incest, old money and intergenerational guilt come under the scalpel as an outwardly perfect bourgeois family begins to unravel when the wife involves herself in politics.

Though influenced by Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir, Chabrol’s voice was entirely and assuredly his own, influencing in turn filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho, James Gray and Dominik Moll. His amused, unblinkered view of life and refusal to judge his characters makes his films timelessly relevant and accessible to all. Arrow Video is proud to present this second collection of films by Claude Chabrol with a wealth of new and archival extras"

Limited Edition Contents:

• High definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all four films
• New 4K restorations of The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus), Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)
• Original lossless PCM French stereo audio on all films plus DTS-HD 5.1 on Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat) and The Flower of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal)
• Optional English subtitles
• 80-page collector's booklet of new writing by Sean Hogan, Brad Stevens, Catherine Dousteyessier-Khoze, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Pamela Hutchinson
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

Disc One - The Swindle (Rien Ne Va Plus):

• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
• Chabrol’s “Soap Bubble”, a brand new visual essay by Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze, author of Claude Chabrol: The Aesthetics of Opacity exploring the games Chabrol plays with his characters and audience
• Film as a Family Affair, Cécile Maistre-Chabrol, the stepdaughter of Claude Chabrol and his assistant director on fourteen features discusses his life, work and wisdom in this exclusive new hour plus interview
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Archive interview with Isabelle Huppert
• Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
• Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

Disc Two: - The Color Of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge):

• Brand new audio commentary by critic Barry Forshaw and author Sean Hogan
• Nothing is Sacred, a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya examining the ideas of art and legacy in Chabrol's The Color of Lies (Au Coeur Du Mensonge)
• What’s Eating Claude Chabrol? a brand new appreciation by film critic David Kalat examining the ways in which Chabrol’s films relate, reflect and refract each other
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
• Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

Disc Three - Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat):

• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Justine Smith
• When I pervert good…, a brand new visual essay by film critic Scout Tafoya which takes a closer look at late period Chabrol through the lens of his masterful thriller Nightcap (Merci Pour Le Chocolat)
• Archive interview with Isabelle Huppert
• Archive interview with Jacques Dutronc
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Screen test for Anna Mouglalis
• Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
• Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

Disc Four - The Flower Of Evil (La Fleur Du Mal):

• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
• Behind the Masks: Remembering Claude Chabrol, a brand new appreciation by Agnès C. Poirier, author of Left Bank: Arts, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950 in which she shares her personal reminiscence of Claude Chabrol and considers his unique position in French culture and cinema
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Archive interview with co-writer Catherine Eliacheff
• Archive introduction by film scholar Joël Magny
• Select scene commentaries by director Claude Chabrol
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

**Extras Subject to Change**

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Rogue Cops and Racketeer set looks great.

Release date: April 18

Arrow RRP: £35:00

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

As soon as I saw that I knew that's one for you Does look good, although I'm judging a book (2 films) by its cover as I know nothing about either

I have both films on Blue Underground dvd. To be honest i can't see me replacing them at that price.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I have both films on Blue Underground dvd. To be honest i can't see me replacing them at that price.

You say this now, but we'll see in April

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Six Gothic Tales, Hellraiser and the Larraz set are all more expensive than when i bought them from Amazon.

The Weird Wisconsin set is a tenner dearer than Amazon currently have it at.

That hive of scum and villinery that is zavi strikes again

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

You say this now, but we'll see in April

When it comes down to it i'd prefer to spend a tenner more and get six or seven films as in the Grefe collection than two for £35.

[Rob4]

I've ordered Henry. No idea why, its not what you'd call 'entertainment' It's a bit like a road accident; you have to look even if you are bit afraid of what you'll see...