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[Susan Foreman]

'Witness' (1985) - Available as both 4K UHD (UK$30) and Blu-Ray (UK$25)

Release date: June 16

"Harrison Ford (The Fugitive) and Kelly McGillis (The Accused) star as would-be lovers from two different worlds in Witness, director Peter Weir's (Picnic at Hanging Rock) Academy Award-winning neo-noir thriller which pits modernity against tradition.

When a young Amish boy inadvertently witnesses a brutal murder while en route to Philadelphia with his recently widowed mother, Rachel (McGillis), Detective John Book (Ford) is assigned to the case. With the perpetrators desperate to silence the sole witness, Book and his two wards are forced to hide out in the heart of the Amish community. As passions between Book and Rachel ignite, the killers close in, culminating in a dramatic, life-and-death clash of cultures that while change the lives of those involved forever.

Noted for its sensitive portrayal of the Amish community, Witness features a career-best performance from Ford, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Now fully restored in 4K, Witness proves as timeless as it is masterful"

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation / 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
• New video interview with cinematographer John Seale
• Visual essay on the film's performances by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson
• Vintage 1985 interview in which Harrison Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant
• Between Two Worlds - five-part archival documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen
• A Conversation with Peter Weir - archival interview with the film's director
• Deleted scene from the network TV version of the film
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Limited edition 60-page perfect bound booklet illustrated by Tommy Pocket, featuring writing on the film by Dennis Capicik, Martyn Conterio, John Harrison and Amanda Reyes
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Six double-sided collector's postcards

[Susan Foreman]

'Dark City' (1998) - Available as both 4K UHD (UK$30) and Blu-Ray (UK$25)

Release date: June 23

"From Alex Proyas, visionary director of The Crow, comes Dark City, a mind-bending science fiction thriller set in a shadowy world where the sun never rises and nothing is quite what it seems.

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes in a hotel bathtub with no memory of who he is or how he got there, but there's a body on the floor with bloody spirals carved into the flesh and a voice on the phone that tells him to flee. Soon Murdoch is on the run, wanted by the police, a woman who claims to be his wife and a group of mysterious pale men who seem to control everyone and everything in the city ... except him.

With a cast that includes Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys), William Hurt (A History of Violence), Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena) and Richard O'Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), and a script by Proyas, Lem Dobbs (Kafka) and David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Dark City is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, filmed through a lens of film noir and German expressionism ... an extraordinary feast for the cinematic senses."

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negatives approved by director of photography Dariusz Wolski
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of both the Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film / 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentations of both the Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0, and 7.1 audio options for both cuts of the film
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• 60-page perfect bound collectors book featuring new writing by author Richard Kadrey, and film critics Sabina Stent, Virat Nehru, and Martyn Pedler
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Three postcard-sized reproduction art cards
• Postcard from Shell Beach
• Dr. Schreber business card

DISC 1: DIRECTOR'S CUT

• Brand new audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Brand new audio commentary with Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs, and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast
• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Archive audio commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
• Archive introduction by Alex Proyas
• Return to Dark City, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt, and VFX creative director Peter Doyle
• Rats in a Maze, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra West
• I'm as Much in the Dark as You Are, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson on film noir and identity in Dark City
• Design & Storyboards

DISC 2: THEATRICAL CUT

• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs & David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Memories of Shell Beach, a 2008 featurette in which cast and crew look back at the making of the film from concept to reception
• Architecture of Dreams, a 2008 featurette presenting five perspectives on the themes and meanings of the film
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

[Susan Foreman]

'Swordfish' (2001) - Available on 4K UHD (UK$25)

Release date: June 23

"The 90s saw an ever-growing number of action-thrillers based around computers and the internet as more and more people connected to the information superhighway. Fresh from the success of The Matrix, legendary producer Joel Silver (Road House, The Invasion) would ride the wave of this global phenomenon into the next millennium with high concept hit Swordfish.

Former master hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after getting caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even so much as glancing at a computer could send him straight back to prison, but Stanley's new offline life is interrupted when he's approached by the mysterious Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), who offers him $10 million for one last hacking job. Unable to resist the lure of the computer screen, Stanley accepts and finds himself caught in the middle of a complex web of intrigue involving several covert agencies and a nine billion-dollar government slush fund.

Slick, stylish and action-packed, Swordfish is a nail-biting high-tech thriller from its explosive opening to its thrilling climax, with a great supporting cast including Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones."

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Dominic Sena
• Soundtrack Hacker, a brand new interview with composer Paul Oakenfold
• How to Design a Tech Heist, a brand new interview with production designer Jeff Mann
• HBO First Look: Swordfish, a promotional behind-the-scenes featurette
• Effects in Focus: The Flying Bus, a promotional featurette detailing how the film's iconic climactic scene was created
• Planet Rock Club Reel, a music video by the film's co-composer Paul Oakenfold
• Swordfish: In Conversation, a promotional featurette with interviews from cast and crew members including actors Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Sam Shepard, director Dominic Sena, and producer Joel Silver
• Two alternate endings
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and an article from American Cinematographer about the film's opening sequence

[Susan Foreman]

'The Invisible Swordsman' (2025) - Available on Blu-Ray (UK$18)

Release date: June 23

"Mysterious sprites, eerie supernatural goings on and heroic sword-fighting action abound in this mystical tale of vengeance and adventure from the makers of the Zatoichi, Daimajin and Yokai Monsters films.

In Edo-era Japan, Sanshiro diligently hones his sword-fighting technique at the kendo dojo, but no amount of practice can hide the fact that he is both clumsy and cowardly. When his samurai father falls prey to a gang of murderous phantom thieves while on night watch duties, Sanshiro is drawn to the banks of the Sanzu River that separates the worlds of the living and the dead. Here he encounters a strange being that introduces itself as a Shokera. The otherworldly apparition offers advice on how Sanshiro can avenge his father with the aid of a mysterious potion with the power to turn him invisible. But first Sanshiro must gather the ingredients, and his father's killers might be closer to home than he thinks.

Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell) and beautifully shot by Hiroshi Imai (Zatoichi and the Doomed Man, The Haunted Palace), The Invisible Swordsman boasts the sumptuous attention to its historical setting, costume design, fight choreography and period details that Daiei Kyoto were renowned for, all with an added dose of rip-roaring fantasy and adventure. Arrow Films is proud to release this unseen gem in a brand new high-definition transfer for the very first time for the home video market outside of Japan."

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• Brand new audio commentary from author and Asian culture expert Jonathan Clements
• The Invisible People, a brand new interview with film critic Kim Newman on the history of invisibility in cinema
• Phantom Fighter, a brand new interview with film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jolyon Yates
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Zack Davisson

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A very good month for me personally. The Taking of Pelham 123 is brilliant as is Peter Weir's Witness.

[peter alex]

ita a shame that the I Thought You'd Be Bigger: The Making of Road House" 2016 documentary from VS release of road house is missing and the two EPK Featurettes from arrows US release of witness is missing on the uk release of witness

[will graham]

I love how on the Swordfish details they list the flying bus as "iconic". The only thing anyone really remembers from Swordfish was seeing halle berry's baps.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by will graham

I love how on the Swordfish details they list the flying bus as "iconic". The only thing anyone really remembers from Swordfish was seeing halle berry's baps.

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[Rob4]

Originally Posted by will graham

I love how on the Swordfish details they list the flying bus as "iconic". The only thing anyone really remembers from Swordfish was seeing halle berry's baps.

I suspect a HD freeze frame frenzy on release...

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by will graham

I love how on the Swordfish details they list the flying bus as "iconic". The only thing anyone really remembers from Swordfish was seeing halle berry's baps.

When I first saw Swordfish, I didn't know about that scene, so it was a pleasant surprise.

I do remember the flying bus scene and, while I wouldn't describe it as"iconic", it's definitely impressive and the whole film will be good in 4K Ultra HD and one I'll probably purchase as an upgrade from my DVD.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Witness and Dark City are also very likely purchases.