London, UK, 27 August 2024 – One of last year’s most celebrated movies is finally making its hotly anticipated debut on home video! Anime Limited and Toho Co. Ltd. are excited to announce that the kaiju-sized global phenomenon GODZILLA MINUS ONE will be released in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France as a 4K Collector’s Edition, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD in time for the holiday season, with PLAION PICTURES releasing the film in Italy.
Following incredible demand from audiences and cinemas alike, Anime Limited and Toho Co. Ltd. are also delighted to confirm that GODZILLA MINUS ONE is returning to cinemas in the UK & Ireland later this year alongside the highly requested GODZILLA MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR, allowing fans to experience this black-and-white alternate version of the film in cinemas for the very first time. Details about both the home video and theatrical releases will be announced at a later date.
The latest film in Toho’s classic series, GODZILLA MINUS ONE was crafted to be the most terrifying incarnation of the character yet, returning the franchise to its post-war roots with a powerful and poignant story about a Japan gripped by the helplessness of having already lost everything before this new, monstrous threat emerges. The film earned critical acclaim and broke multiple UK & Irish box office records on release, including the largest opening day for a Japanese film (live-action and animated) in over 23 years. The film became a sensation across the world, culminating in GODZILLA MINUS ONE winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first non-English language film to win the award.
Synopsis:
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror. From renowned director, screenwriter & VFX visionary Takashi Yamazaki (The Eternal Zero, Stand By Me Doraemon) comes Godzilla Minus One, a film about the power of home in the face of despair. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki, with music by Naoki Sato.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE will be released on 4K UHD Collector’s Edition, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD later this year.
STUDIOCANAL announce a fantastic new 4K restoration of ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, as part of the Cult Classics Collection. Terror is just below the surface in this ferocious action adventure of mythical proportions from legendary producer Dino Di Laurentiis (King Kong, Conan), starring screen legends Richard Harris (Oscar-nominated for This Sporting Life) and Charlotte Rampling (Oscar nominated for 45 Years). As well as a collectable 4K UHD SteelBook, the film is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital.
From Academy Award nominated director Michael Anderson (Around The World In Eighty Days) and screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly) comes a gripping and terrifying tale of man versus beast. Described by Scream Magazine as ‘Jaws with heart’, ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE features a marvellous lead performance from Harris as a sea captain targeted by a vengeful killer whale, and also stars Will Sampson, famous for his performance as in Chief Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Bo Derek (“10”), and Robert Carradine (The Long Riders).
With a magnificent, stirring score by Ennio Moricone (Oscar-winner for The Hateful Eight), and cinematography by Ted Moore (Oscar winner for A Man for All Seasons), you’ll have a whale of a time with this handsomely mounted and tremendously exciting adventure thriller, restored to its original glory in this beautiful restoration.
SYNOPSIS
Initially on the hunt for a great white shark, the obsessive Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) accidentally kills a pregnant orca. Seeking vengeance, her mate begins to terrorise the nearby fishing village in a rampage of death and destruction. Realising that only he can bring an end to the carnage, Nolan sets out on a deadly quest to face his enemy from the deep…
ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE is available to buy on 4K UHD SteelBook, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 2nd September 2024
NOVEMBER 2024 RELEASES FROM ARROW VIDEO
A J-HORROR TREAT, BODY SNATCHING SCI-FI THRILLS, A CHRISTOPHER WALKEN GEM, ELVIRA IN 4K, AND A MIGHTY SHAWSCOPE VOLUME THREE
This November, Arrow Video is set to release Tomie on Limited Edition Blu-ray. Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), the story of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness. A creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls), Arrow Video is proud to present this key title from the J-Horror boom of the late 1990s, which spawned a string of sequels. Tomie is making its Blu-ray debut outside of Japan, with a host of newly produced extras, including a commentary and interviews, as well as an illustrated collector’s booklet and reversible sleeve.
Arrow Video is also releasing At Close Range on Limited Edition Blu-ray, James Foley’s intense, criminally underseen crime drama, inspired by real life events that occurred in 1970s Philadelphia. With riveting lead performances by Sean Penn (Mystic River) and Christopher Walken (True Romance), a stacked supporting cast including Kiefer Sutherland (Flatliners), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge) and Mary Stuart Masterson (Daniel Isn’t Real), and a haunting soundtrack by frequent Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard which includes the original song “Live to Tell” performed by Madonna, At Close Range is an atmospheric thriller ripe for rediscovery. The Blu-ray release includes commentaries and interviews, and comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original artwork, a double-sided foldout poster, six postcard sized artcards and a booklet featuring new writing.
Also in November, she’s back! Elvira (played by Cassandra Peterson), Horrorland’s hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, the 1988 film helped solidify the Elvira as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown! With a brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films, the release includes commentaries, a feature-length documentary on the making of the film, a reversible sleeve, double-sided foldout poster, and an illustrated collector’s booklet.
Next in November, the edge-of-your-seat thriller The Invasion starring Nicole Kidman and Jeremy Northam makes its debut on 4K UHD. Ahead of the curve, with its eerily predictive shift toward a virus-like contagion more frighteningly resonant in a post-pandemic world, the film is based on Jack Finney’s classic 1955 sci-fi/horror novel The Body Snatchers. Produced by Joel Silver, and also starring Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright, and Veronica Cartwright, this release includes a wealth of new and archival extras, including a brand new commentary and video essays, and comes with an illustrated collector’s booklet, reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork, and a double-sided fold-out poster. It is also available on a Limited Edition Blu-ray.
Finally in November Shawscope Volume Three on Limited Edition Blu-ray. Before Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio mastered the art of the kung fu film, Shaw Brothers hit box office gold with a very different kind of martial arts cinema, one that channelled the blood-soaked widescreen violence of Japanese samurai epics and Italian spaghetti westerns into a uniquely Chinese form: the wuxia pian. With their enthralling tales drawn from historical myth and legend of sword-wielding (and often gravity-defying) noble heroes, the wuxia films housed in this next instalment of Arrow Video’s best-selling Shawscope series demonstrate the sweeping stylistic evolution of the genre, from the righteous stoicism of the late-60s Mandarin period, right through to the wild-and-weird anarchism of the early-80s Cantonese explosion.
The films included are the iconic One-Armed Swordsman trilogy; The Lady Hermit; Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan; The 14 Amazons; The Magic Blade; Clans of Intrigue; Jade Tiger; The Sentimental Swordsman; The Avenging Eagle; Killer Constable; Buddha’s Palm; and Bastard Swordsman. Beautifully packaged, this ten disc set (including a music CD) features all-new exclusive restorations and hours of insightful bonus material – if you thought the previous two Shawscope sets showed the Shaw Brothers at its strongest, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
At Close Range
Limited Edition Blu-ray 4th November
Brad Whitewood Jr. reconnects with his estranged father, Brad Sr., a notorious and charismatic criminal. Fascinated by his father’s lifestyle, Brad Jr. forms a gang with his brother Tommy and begins stealing tractors. Their criminal activities quickly draw them deeper into Brad Sr.’s world, but their illicit pursuits take a grim turn when the gang crosses the point of no return into murder. Now in too deep, Brad Jr. must now confront the chilling truth about his father’s nefarious actions.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Limited Edition 4K UHD 11th November
Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she’s set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana’s estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals – amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends…
The Invasion
Limited Edition 4K UHD 11th November
A space shuttle crashes to Earth carrying an alien organism. Soon people are changing, becoming detached and emotionless. People like CDC director Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) who is investigating the crash. Meanwhile his ex-wife, psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman), sees the same behaviour in a friend of their son, and a patient claims that her husband is no longer her husband. As people all across Washington D.C. become infected and the insidious epidemic spreads, Carol must fight to protect herself and her son, who might just hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
The Invasion
Limited Edition Blu-ray 11th November
A space shuttle crashes to Earth carrying an alien organism. Soon people are changing, becoming detached and emotionless. People like CDC director Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) who is investigating the crash. Meanwhile his ex-wife, psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman), sees the same behaviour in a friend of their son, and a patient claims that her husband is no longer her husband. As people all across Washington D.C. become infected and the insidious epidemic spreads, Carol must fight to protect herself and her son, who might just hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Tomie
Limited Edition Blu-ray 18th November
Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, Tokyo Trash Baby, Love Exposure) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles to recall long-suppressed memories following a teenage trauma with the help of psychiatrist Dr. Hosono (Yoriko Douguchi, Cure, Charisma). Meanwhile, as Detective Harada (Tomorō Taguchi, Tetsuo: The Iron Man) leads an investigation into a missing high-school girl, he discovers a long line of similar cases that can be traced back decades, with all of the victims going by the name of Tomie Kawakami, and all slaughtered and decapitated by jealous lovers before they reach womanhood. Meanwhile, Tsukiko’s new neighbour seems to be harbouring something nasty in the downstairs apartment, something which rapidly begins to take on a dangerous form.
Shawscope Volume Three
Limited Edition Blu-ray 25th November
The iconic One-Armed Swordsman trilogy, directed between 1967 and 1971 by wuxia cinema godfather Chang Cheh, made household names of stars Wang Yu and David Chiang and set the gory template for many of the films to come. Contrary to Chang’s tales of loyal brotherhood, many wuxia films focused on female protagonists, three very different examples of which we see next: Ho Meng-hua’s The Lady Hermit, with the great Cheng Pei-pei (Come Drink with Me) as a virtuous swordswoman called upon to stop a vicious warlord; Chor Yuen’s scandalous Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan in which the titular lady of the night masters every deadly skill she can to get revenge on those who enslaved her; and Cheng Kang’s all-star epic The 14 Amazons, in which Shaws’ finest starlets play the real-life women of the Yang dynasty, avenging their fallen menfolk in battle.
Next, Chor Yuen adapted several beloved novels by consummate wuxia storyteller Gu Long to the big screen, four of which are collected here: The Magic Blade, Clans of Intrigue, Jade Tiger and The Sentimental Swordsman, all starring the redoubtable Ti Lung. As kung fu overtook wuxia at the box office, the genre evolved into unexpected new directions, with its chivalrous knights-errant replaced by conflicted antiheroes, as seen in Sun Chung’s breathlessly exciting The Avenging Eagle and Boxer’s Omen goremeister Kuei Chih-hung’s fatalistic masterpiece Killer Constable. Finally, just when it seemed the wuxia film had nowhere left to turn, Eighties excess reigned supreme in the special-effects-soaked, fourth-wall-breaking fantastical delights of Taylor Wong’s Buddha’s Palm and Lu Chun-ku’s Bastard Swordsman.
ARROW welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia
ACCIÓN MUTANTE
Not to miss this month on ARROW, Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia’s exhilarating debut feature Acción Mutante.
Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors.
Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, Álex de la Iglesia’s films are an outrageous shock to the cinematic system!
Acción Mutante is available on ARROW from 20th September.
GET A SNEAK PEEK OF SCIENCE SARU’S HOTLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES IN CINEMAS THIS SEPTEMBER
Do you believe in ghosts, or aliens? You had better believe that one of this year’s most hotly anticipated anime is receiving a very special big screen debut! Anime Limited are excited to announce that DAN DA DAN: First Encounter, a wild and heartfelt love letter to B-movies with the soul of a teen romcom, will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland in a special preview event for one-night only on Friday 13th September, debunking superstitions by giving fans the unmissable opportunity to enjoy a sneak peak of the upcoming series’ first 3 episodes on the big screen.
Based on the popular manga serialised in Shonen JUMP+, the home of Chainsaw Man and Kaiju No.8, DAN DA DAN is a supernatural thriller/romantic comedy mash-up about the unlikely partnership between Momo a street-wise girl from a family of mediums, and Okarun, a bookish boy obsessed with aliens. As the two compete to disprove the existence of the other’s passion, they get caught up in encounters with both spiritual and paranormal, imbuing both teenagers with powers beyond belief – and maybe something else. DAN DA DAN: First Encounter will feature the first 3 episodes of the series, ahead of its broadcast this October, alongside exclusive interviews with key staff including the manga’s original author, Yukinobu Tatsu.
The out-of-this-world humour and energy of DAN DA DAN makes it a perfect fit for the fan-favourite Science SARU (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, The Colors Within), with studio veteran Fuga Yamashiro (INU-OH, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) making his directorial debut, and a pulse-pounding score by celebrated composer kensuke ushio (The Colors Within, Chainsaw Man). The original manga’s author, Yukinobu Tatsu, previously worked as an assistant on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s global hit series Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch.
Synopsis:
DAN DA DAN follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult freak. The two of them start talking after Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them – Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces! Their fateful love begins as well!?
The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday 13th September, in Japanese with English subtitles.
Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia
Love, Death & Apocalypse:
Three Films by Álex de la Iglesia
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray released 23rd September
Outrageous, absurdist, grotesque! Often hilarious, always stylish, and utterly unpredictable, the films of Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia are an exhilarating shock to the cinematic system.
Making their UK debut on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 23rd September with a wealth of new and archival extras, Arrow Video welcomes you to the delirious, diabolical and demented world of Álex de la Iglesia. Not for the faint of heart!
Produced by legendary provocateur Pedro Almodóvar, de la Iglesia’s debut feature Acción Mutante is a violent sci-fi black comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world where attractive people hold all the power and a terrorist group, who see themselves as mutants, take arms to rid the world of their superficial oppressors.
With his second feature, The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) de la Iglesia delivered one of the greatest horror comedies of all time as a Catholic priest joins forces with a heavy metal fan, and the host of a popular occult TV show to kill the Antichrist on Christmas Eve.
A critical and commercial success around the world, The Day of the Beast paved the way for gonzo action-crime-horror Perdita Durango, (aka Dance with the Devil) a Spanish-US-Mexican co-production based on a novel by Barry Gifford (author of Wild at Heart). Starring Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), a then little known Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Perdita Durango is a twisted tale of love, guns, drugs, voodoo ceremonies, and refrigerated foetuses…
On 9 December (UK) and 10 December (USA/Canada), INDICATOR is thrilled to announce two more 4K restorations in its ongoing and critically acclaimed series of films directed by legendary European horror auteur Jean Rollin.
First, we present one of Rollin’s most celebrated and beloved explorations into the vampire genre, REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE (Requiem pour un vampire). With its cast of Rollin regulars, including Marie-Pierre Castel (The Shiver of the Vampires), Mireille Dargent (The Iron Rose), and Louise Dhour (The Demoniacs), this pulp-inspired fantasy boasts an abundance of surreal and erotic imagery. Fully uncut in the UK for the first time, and reinstating almost seven minutes of previously censored footage, this new 4K restoration from the original negative will be released both as a Limited Edition 4K UHD with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and as a separate Limited Edition Blu-ray.
Secondly, we present 1981’s THE ESCAPEES (Les Échappées), a surreal detour into the Parisian demi-monde that is at once atypical, yet unmistakeably Rollin. With its supporting cast of key collaborators, including actors Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination), Bernard Papineau (The Night of the Hunted), and Jean-Loup Philippe (Lips of Blood), THE ESCAPEES takes a nightmarish journey into a world of burlesque troupes, lascivious sailors, and hardened criminals. This new 4K restoration from the original negative will be released both as a Limited Edition 4K UHD with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and as a separate Limited Edition Blu-ray.
Newly remastered from the best available film elements, these essential releases contain expertly encoded presentations, an expansive selection of newly produced and archival extra features, improved English subtitles, and 80-page books with new essays, historical articles and interviews, and film credits.
December’s releases are available to pre-order individually or, only at our website, in a time-limited bundle offer with a 10% discount. If you wish to take advantage of the offer, just add both of these new titles to your cart and enter the code BUNDLE at the checkout. Offer runs until the next new-release announcement.
The US/Canada Limited Editions of these titles can be ordered directly from Powerhouse Films. They are also available from all good physical media stockists, including Diabolik and Orbit DVD.
LONDON, UK (23/09/24) A chilling blend of horror and supernatural drama, I SAW THE TV GLOW sees two teenagers, Owen and Maddy, become addicted to a late-night TV show. As their daily lives begins to merge with a world of fantasy, Owen struggles to adapt to the breakdown of reality around him…
I SAW THE TV GLOW is directed by Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going to the World’s Fair) and stars Justice Smith (All the Bright Places, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Brigette Lundy-Paine (Bombshell, Bill & Ted Face The Music).
I SAW THE TV GLOW is brought to you by A24, an independent entertainment company known for producing and distributing bold, original, and unconventional films and television shows.
I SAW THE TV GLOW is available to Buy on Digital from Monday 30th September 2024, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Synopsis
Teenager Owen (Justice Smith) is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate (Brigette Lundy-Paine) introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
I SAW THE TV GLOW has a runtime of approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes and is rated 15.
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
AVAILABLE TO BUY ON DIGITAL WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2024
LONDON, UK (25/09/24) Zachary Levi (Shazam!, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again) and Zooey Deschanel (Elf, TV’s ‘New Girl’) star in the whimsical and imaginative adventure, HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON. After growing up and sketching himself into the real world using his magical purple crayon, Harold (Levi) quickly realizes that reality is far more unpredictable – and often hilarious – than he imagined. When the boundless power of creativity falls into the wrong hands, Harold and his friends must summon all their ingenuity to protect both the real world and the fantastical one he created.
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON is directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio), and also stars Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Bird Box), Benjamin Bottani (Bromates, TV’s ‘The Chosen’), Jemaine Clement (What We Do In The Shadows, Men In Black 3), Tanya Reynolds (Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’, Emma), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Da Vinci Code), Ravi Patel (Dashing Through The Snow, The Time Capsule), Pete Gardner (Blowing Up Right Now, Leave ‘Em Laughing) and Camille Guaty (TV’s ‘Prison Break’, ‘The Good Doctor’).
Synopsis
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life – and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.
TWO ICONIC M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILMS,
THE SIXTH SENSE AND SIGNS,
ARRIVE ON 4K UHD™ AND 4K ULTRA HD™ STEELBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON 16TH DECEMBER!
THE SIXTH SENSE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS!
London, UK (25/09/24) – The Sixth Sense and Signs, two iconic thrillers from Oscar®-nominated director, M. Night Shyamalan, will be available for the first time ever in stunning 4K UHD Blu-ray disc on 16th December. The original negatives for both films were scanned at 4K resolution and restored in High Dynamic Range (HDR).
Both titles will be released on steelbook exclusively at HMV.
Nominated for six Oscars®, including best picture, The Sixth Sense is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Known for one of the best plot twists in cinematic history, the psychological thriller stars Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette.
The cult sci-fi thriller, Signs, stars Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix and Rory Culkin, and follows a farmer who investigates mysterious circles and lines carved into his crops.
Both titles are available on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc and 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook for the first time ever on 16th December.
THE SIXTH SENSE
Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis brings a powerful presence to an edge-of-your-seat thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (Oscar®-nominee for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director) that critics are calling one of the greatest ghost stories ever filmed. When Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis), a distinguished child psychologist, meets Cole Sear (Oscar® -nominee Haley Joel Osment, Best Supporting Actor), a frightened, confused, eight-year-old, Dr. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts Cole. With a riveting intensity you’ll find thoroughly chilling, the discovery of Cole’s incredible sixth sense leads them to mysterious places with unforgettable consequences!
SIGNS
From writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, comes the story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who wake up one morning to find a 500-foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his family are told extraterrestrials are responsible for the sign in their field. They watch, with growing dread, the news of crop circles being found all over the world. SIGNS is the emotional story of one family on one farm as they encounter the terrifying last moments of life as the world is being invaded.
GET DEMOLISHED THIS DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2024 RELEASES FROM ARROW VIDEO
STALLONE SCI-FI IN 4K, A PRISON BREAKOUT CLASSIC, THE CRITTERS’ BLU-RAY DEBUT, ABEL FERRARA, KIM JEE-WOON AND MORE
This December, Arrow Video releases Demolition Man in 4K, where Rambo and Rocky superstar Sylvester Stallone goes up against Wesley Snipes (Blade) in the classic sci-fi/action blockbuster from Joel Silver, the producer of Die Hard and The Matrix. With a script co-written by Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns) and a supporting cast that includes Denis Leary, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock in her breakout role, Demolition Man is an awesome mix of action and humour! Featuring a brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Marco Brambilla, the release includes both the domestic “Taco Bell” and international “Pizza Hut” versions of the film, brand new audio commentaries and interviews, and comes with a 60-page perfect bound collector’s book, limited edition packaging, a double-sided fold-out poster, 6 artcards, stickers and a reversible sleeve. The release is available on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Limited Edition Blu-ray, and is a surefire stocking smasher!
Arrow Video is also releasing The Addiction, on Limited Edition 4K UHD, which sees director Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken, in a distinctly personal take on the vampire story, also starring Lili Taylor (The Conjuring) and Annabella Sciorra (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle). Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works – including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant – and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful. With a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, an audio commentary by the director, a documentary on the film and numerous interviews, the release includes a reversible sleeve and an illustrated collector’s booklet.
Also in December, The Great Escape, on Limited Edition 4K. Director John Sturges reunites with The Magnificent Seven stars Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Charles Bronson in this timeless adaptation of Paul Brickhill’s World War II memoir of an audacious prisoner breakout. Beautifully shot by Oscar®-winning cinematographer Daniel L. Fapp (West Side Story) and featuring a rousing, infectiously hummable score by Elmer Bernstein (The Ten Commandments), The Great Escape remains one of the most beloved Hollywood historical action movies – a testament to human ingenuity, camaraderie under pressure and indomitability of the spirit. The 3-disc release (also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray) comes with limited edition packaging, a reversible sleeve, collector’s booklet, and double-sided poster; extras include audio commentaries and interviews, numerous featurettes and documentaries, and the 1988 film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story, starring Christopher Reeve.
Next in December, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, on Limited Edition 4K, a rollicking kimchi western from genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) starring three of Korea’s biggest stars – Jung Woo-sung (12.12: The Day), Lee Byung-hun (A Bittersweet Life) and Song Kang-ho (Parasite) –
in an audacious action epic, that was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. Presented here for the very first time in stunning 4K, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you’ve never seen it before. The 2-disc release includes limited edition packaging, a 40-page perfect bound collector’s book, a double-sided poster, three postcard-sized artcards, and a reversible sleeve, with international and Korean versions of the film, brand new and archival commentaries, interviews and featurettes. It is also available on Limited Edition Blu-ray.
In December, the Krites have landed! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise Critters makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video, Critters: A Four Course Feast! The set contains four Critters films, featuring among the cast members genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) in his film debut, Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child’s Play). A four course feast of Limited Edition fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite, it is presented with a 60-page hardbound collectors book, double-sided fold out posters for all four films, limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork, and reversible sleeves! Go on, get stuck in!
Last but not least in December, The Last Video Store, on Limited Edition Blu-ray. A love letter to video rental stores and the B-movie treasures that lined their walls, Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford’s debut feature is a genre-loving blast of pure joy: “a real treasure trove for genre fans, both new and old.” (Kat Hughes, THN). With style, charm and note perfect performances, The Last Video Store is a must for physical media fans, an elegy to the cinephilic havens of movie wisdom that could once be found on every corner, and the heroes who staffed them. Packed with extras and four short films, the release includes an illustrated collector’s booklet, a reversible sleeve, and a double-sided poster.
New Releases
Demolition Man
Limited Edition 4K UHD 16th December
In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent – a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive ‘Demolition Man’ Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won’t know what’s hit it.
Demolition Man
Limited Edition Blu-ray 16th December
In 2032, arch criminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a world where crime is almost non-existent – a serene utopia ripe for the taking. With the police no longer equipped to deal with his 90s-style brutality, they revive ‘Demolition Man’ Sgt. John Spartan (Stallone), the no-holds-barred police officer unjustly sentenced to CryoPrison who originally took Phoenix down. Old-school cop against old-school criminal, settling their scores on the streets of San Angeles? The future won’t know what’s hit it.
The Addiction
Limited Edition 4K UHD 9th December
Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realises this isn’t any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood…
The Great Escape
Limited Edition 4K UHD 2nd December
Stalag Luft III: an impenetrable camp built to hold the most persistent escapees. Under the ruthless vigilance of the Nazi guards, a multinational group of prisoners must work together to enact their daring plan: to break out of the camp, forcing the Germans to divert precious military resources towards apprehending them. But getting beyond the camp’s barbed wire fences and gun-towers is only the beginning. Once out, the escapees must make the perilous journey to the border, all the while evading the relentless pursuit of their former captors.
The Great Escape
Limited Edition Blu-ray 2nd December
Stalag Luft III: an impenetrable camp built to hold the most persistent escapees. Under the ruthless vigilance of the Nazi guards, a multinational group of prisoners must work together to enact their daring plan: to break out of the camp, forcing the Germans to divert precious military resources towards apprehending them. But getting beyond the camp’s barbed wire fences and gun-towers is only the beginning. Once out, the escapees must make the perilous journey to the border, all the while evading the relentless pursuit of their former captors.
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Limited Edition 4K UHD 9th December
In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The ‘Good’ is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the ‘Bad’, the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious ‘Finger Cutter’. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the ‘Weird’, is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches.
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Limited Edition Blu-ray 9th December
In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The ‘Good’ is bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the ‘Bad’, the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumoured to be the notorious ‘Finger Cutter’. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the ‘Weird’, is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches.
Critters: A Four Course Feast!
Limited Edition Blu-ray 2nd December
A smart homage to 1950’s B-movies, Critters sees a group of small but toothy extra terrestrials escape from an alien prison and land in small-town America with two shape-shifting bounty hunters in hot pursuit. Directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and starring genre stalwarts Dee Wallace (The Howling) and M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), the film was a smash-hit on home video, launching a franchise for the ravenous furry fiends. Two years later, Critters 2: The Main Course sees the Krites come back for seconds as leftover eggs hatch and attack the rural town of Grover’s Bend. Directed by Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers) with a script co-written by David Twohy (Pitch Black), Critters 2 is one big ball of toothy delight.
Celebrated horror author and screenwriter David J. Schow (The Crow) comes aboard for Critters 3, bringing the Krites to the big city. Marking the feature film debut of none other than Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), it was shot simultaneously with the darker, less comedic Critters 4, in which the ferocious furballs battle series stalwart Charlie (Don Opper, Android) in outer space, featuring a cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days) and Brad Dourif (Child’s Play).
The Last Video Store
Limited Edition Blu-ray 9th December
When her estranged father passes, twenty-something Nyla is tasked with the thing she hates the most – cleaning up his mess. Left behind are a collection of VHS tapes, and with them, the burden of returning them to “Blaster Video” a time capsule to an era in which cover art and a catchy movie title were king, run by Kevin, a human encyclopaedia of VHS history and a friend of her father. Amongst the returns is an unknown tape, a movie not even Kevin has heard of. Was this the last movie Nyla’s father watched before he died? The mystery is too much to resist. But when Kevin and Nyla press play, they unwittingly activate a long-dormant curse and a series of classic cinematic villains are plucked from B-movie heaven and hell to be unleashed into the store itself!
HEEEERE’S MICKEY! – IN THE MOUSE TRAP
FUNFAIR SLASHER AVAILABLE IN UK & IRELAND FROM 30 SEPTEMBER
A night of frights awaits in THE MOUSE TRAP on digital platforms from 30th September and DVD in the UK & Ireland from 14th October.
There’s a seemingly familiar face stalking the funfair in THE MOUSE TRAP, a horror chiller that’ll make you look at one of your childhood favourites very differently!
Directed by Jamie Bailey (What Lurks Beneath), THE MOUSE TRAP is written by Simon Phillips (Blood Harvest), who also stars as Mickey, the masked killer, terrorising a gang of friends late one night at an amusement arcade. There’s shocks and gore galore as Mickey dons his mask and goes on a rodent rampage.
With a trailer that’s already scored over one million views on YouTube, this is a horror film that’s sure to get everyone talking. If you enjoyed The Terrifier films and the Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey slashers, then this blood-soaked frightener will be just the ticket.
SYNOPSIS: It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck at the amusement arcade on a late shift so her friends decide to surprise her, but a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse decides to play a game of his own with them which she must survive.
THE MOUSE TRAP will be released on digital platforms from 30th September and DVD from 14th October
