The Arrow Thread

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I can see When Titans Ruled the Earth being in a Friday promotion at a fiver in three years time.

With ?10 P&P.

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[Susan Foreman]

This weeks spotlight deal

'The Complete Sartana' Blu-Ray - UK$20:00 [a saving of UK$39:99]

Deal live until Monday 3rd May or whilst stocks last

Although I am not a fan of western films, I do have this set, and it is highly recommended

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK TITLE: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Pre-order available from Arrow Films direct for Limited Edition Blu-Ray - UK$25:00, Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$30:00 or Arrow Store Exclusive Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$30:00

Release date: August 26

"Following an early career directing low-budget exploitation movies for producer Roger Corman, by the 1990s, Jonathan Demme was known best for making quirky comedies (Something Wild, Married to the Mob) and music documentaries (Stop Making Sense) - that is, until he signed on to adapt Thomas Harris' best-selling thriller The Silence of the Lambs. The resulting film - a sombre, enthralling nightmare vision of psychopathology - became a five-time Academy Award winner and made cannibal mastermind Hannibal Lecter a household name.

FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster, The Accused) races against time to stop a serial killer, nicknamed "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine, Heat), before he kills again. To solve the case, she risks her own sanity by consulting with malevolent psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, Nixon). A master manipulator, the sinister Dr Lecter offers crucial information that may be key to unlocking the killer's identity - but at a price. Clarice must open primal events from her past to Lecter's menacing curiosity and confront the trauma that fuels her search for justice.

A deeply disturbing examination of human evil, The Silence of the Lambs changed the face of the serial killer genre and remains a highly influential, landmark classic of mystery, suspense and psychological horror."

Blu-Ray LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Newly restored original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
• Optional lossless 5.1 soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critics Elizabeth Purchell & Caden Mark Gardner
• Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas
• Through Her Eyes - brand new visual essay on the theme of transformation by critic Justine Peres Smith
• Healing Humanity - brand new visual essay exploring point of view and personalization by critic Willow Catelyn Maclay
• Breaking the Silence - archival picture-in-picture interviews and trivia track
• 2002 episode of the Bravo television series Page to Screen focusing on The Silence of the Lambs
• Scoring the Silence - 2004 archival interview with composer Howard Shore
• Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster - three-part archival 2005 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau
• Understanding the Madness - 2008 archival featurette featuring various FBI alumni discussing the profiling of serial killers
• 1991 "Making Of" Featurette
• 22 deleted scenes
• 7 additional deleted scenes, sourced from a VHS workprint
• Outtakes
• Anthony Hopkins phone message
• Theatrical trailer
• Teaser trailer
• 11 TV spots
• Image gallery
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two original choices of artwork
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra West, Josh Nelson, Sam Moore and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Double-sided fold-out poster, featuring two original choices of artwork
• Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards

Blu-Ray & 4K UHD standard cover

Arrow exclusive cover

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK TITLE: Heathers (1988) - Pro-order available from Arrow direct for Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$22:00 and Arrow Store Exclusive Original Artwork 4K UHD - UK$22:00

Release date: August 5

"Widely acknowledged as a true cult classic of modern American cinema, Heathers has captured the imaginations of troubled teenagers the world over with its acerbic satire of the sugar coated high school movies of the 1980s...

At Westerburg High School, an elite clique of snobby girls known as "Heathers" reign supreme. Smart and popular, Veronica (Winona Ryder, Stranger Things) is a reluctant member of the gang and disapproves of the other girls' cruel behaviour. When Veronica and her mysterious new boyfriend, JD (Christian Slater, True Romance), play a trick on the clique leader, Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), and accidentally poison her, they make it appear a suicide. But it soon becomes clear to Veronica that JD is a sociopath intent on vengefully killing the school's popular students. She races to stop him, clashing with the clique's new leader, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), and leading to an explosive final confrontation with her troubled former lover.

Directed by Michael Lehmann, Heathers pushed the teen comedy into dark and nightmarish territory and is distinguished by the career defining central performances of its stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The film is presented here on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray alongside a wealth of extra material providing insight into the making of this hilarious and shocking film."

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• New restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original 1.0 mono, and optional stereo 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters
• Lehmann's Terms, an interview with director Michael Lehmann
• Pizzicato Croquet, composer David Newman and director Michael Lehmann discuss the music of Heathers
• How Very: The Art and Design of Heathers, production designer Jon Hutman, art director Kara Lindstrom and director Michael Lehmann discuss the look of Heathers
• Casting Westerberg High, casting director Julie Selzer discusses the casting process for Heathers
• Poor Little Heather, an interview with actress Lisanne Falk
• Scott and Larry and Dan and Heathers, an interview between screenwriting team Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, The People vs Larry Flint), and Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters
• The Big Bowie Theory, an appreciation by the writer, actor and comedian John Ross Bowie
• Return to Westerberg High, an archival featurette providing further insight into the film's production
• Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads, an archival featurette with the cast and crew featuring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and writer Daniel Waters
• The Beaver Gets a Boner, Michael Lehmann's student film from 1985 made at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
• Original trailers
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Robert Sammelin

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Coming to 4K UHD in August from Arrow Video: The Mexico Trilogy: 4 DISC COLLECTION (3 DISC BLURAY + DESPERADO 4K) LIMITED EDITION

DISC 1 - EL MARIACHI (BLU-RAY)
DISCS 2 & 3 - DESPERADO (BLU-RAY / 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
DISC 4 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (BLU-RAY)

NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: The Mexico Trilogy: El Mariachi, Desperado & Once Upon a Time in Mexico ( Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray) - Pre-order available at Arrow direct - UK$50:00

Release date: August 26

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Coming to 4K UHD in August from Arrow Video

When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash & Wrath Of The Titans LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD

NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans - Pre-order available from Arrow direct for Blu-ray - UK$30:00 or limited edition 4K UHD - UK$35:00

Release date: August 12

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK TITLE: Desperado (1995) - Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition SteelBook 4K UHD + Blu-ray pre-order available here - UK$34.99

Release date: August 26

"He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.

After turning the independent film world upside-down with his inventive microbudget debut, writer-director Robert Rodriguez continued the myth of the mysterious Mariachi in the follow-up Desperado, armed with all the explosive pyrotechnics that Hollywood studio money can buy!

A shadowy figure stalks the Mexican underworld, travelling from town to town with only a guitar case in hand; however, what El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) has on his mind isn't music, but merciless vengeance. With enough bullets up his sleeves for every bandito in his path, the guitar-playing gunslinger has his sights firmly set on taking down a powerful drug lord (Joaquim de Almeida), but only the love of a local bookstore owner (Salma Hayek) will help the Mariachi get out of town alive.

With a rogues' gallery of memorable supporting turns from the likes of Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino, Rodriguez's instant action classic blends American indie cool and Hong Kong hyperkineticism with a Latino flavor firmly the director's own."

Special features:

• New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
• 32-page collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
• Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
• Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
• Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
• Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
• Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid)
• Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
• Textless opening ("Morena de mi Coraz?n")
• Theatrical trailers

[Susan Foreman]

After that, it's just another round of re-issues and re-releases:

NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: The Woman & Offspring (Limited Edition 4K UHD)
NEW UK & US TITLE: Memento Mori: The Jorg Buttgereit Collection (Arrow Store Exclusive Limited Edition Blu-ray)
NEW US & CAN TITLE: Desperado (Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray Dual Format SteelBook)

I have already got the ones I am interested so there is absolutely nothing for me for another month !

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I already have the Lecter trilogy on Blu so won't be rushing out for Silence of the Lambs however i wouldn't mind replacing the original Blu with a better restoration so a standard edition in a sale in a couple of years would be okay.

Meanwhile i like all the Mariachi films but replacing the dvd's i have isn't a priority, especially at fifty quid.

[Justin101]

It's a pretty weak month in my opinion, I will be buying Silence of the Lambs 4k though, it's one of my favourites. I can't believe Buttgereit is getting another box set... the licenses must be near to expiring.

[peter alex]

looks like the 66 minutes Making of The Silence of the Lambs: Inside the Labyrinth 2001 documentary that's on the Kino's release is missing from arrows release.