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Arrow Video Announces October Releases
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Posted July 26, 2019 04:33 PM by
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  Arrow Video has announced its October batch of titles. Amongst them are An American Werewolf in London, The Dead Center, and Nightbreed.
The Dead Center
Synopsis: When a very dead suicide victim (Jeremy Childs, Preacher, Nashville) disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth, Primer, Upstream Color) is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realise what he's unleashed, a desperate race against the forces of evil threatens to swallow him whole.
The Dead Center is a smart supernatural thriller that explores the demons that live inside all of us from writer-director Billy Senese, recently hailed as a "masterful new voice in terror".
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 5.1 DTS-HD master audio and lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Commentary with writer-director Billy Senese, producer-actor Shane Carruth and co-star Jeremy Childs
- Commentary with writer-director Billy Senese, producers Denis Deck and Jonathan Rogers, and cinematographer Andy Duensing
- A Walk Through The Dead Center, an in-depth making-of documentary featuring new interviews with writer-director Billy Senese, producer-actor Shane Carruth, cinematographer Andy Duensing, and many others revisiting the locations and discussing the production
- Nine deleted scenes, including an alternate ending
- On-set interviews with actors Shane Carruth and Poorna Jagannathan
- Head-Casting with Jeremy Childs, a brief look at the creation of the make-up effects seen in the climax of the film
- Intruder, a short film from 2011 directed by Billy Senese and starring Jeremy Childs
- The Suicide Tapes, the original short film from 2010 directed by Senese and starring Childs that later inspired The Dead Center
- Midnight Radio Theater, six chilling radio plays ("Insomnia", "The Long Weekend", "Disposable Life", "The Suicide Tapes", "The Woman In The Basement", "Blood Oath", "Flu") written, produced and directed by Billy Senese
- Theatrical trailer and teasers
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork
- First pressing only: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jamie Graham
U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 22.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 21.
Toys Are Not for Children
Synopsis: Psychological trauma and aberrant sexuality abound in this twisted 1972 tale of a young woman whose severe daddy issues send her on an unforgettably bleak downward spiral.
Yearning for the love of her absentee father, Jamie inhabits an infantilised world surrounded by toys, including those which her wayward pops bizarrely continues to send her. Unable to consummate her new marriage with dashing colleague Charlie, Jamie's chance encounter with aging sex worker Pearl leads her into the murky world of prostitution where her most disturbing erotic fantasies begin to play out.
Grim, quirky and strangely affecting in equal measure, Stanley H. Brasloff's Toys Are Not for Children is a truly one-of-a-kind effort from the heyday of the American exploitation independents, which builds to a haunting and devastating climax that lingers long after the credits roll.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with Kat Ellinger and Heather Drain
- Newly-filmed appreciation by Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower
'- Dirty' Dolls: Femininity, Perversion and Play - a brand new video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Original theme song "Lonely Am I", newly transferred from the original 45-RPM vinyl single
- Original Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil
- First pressing only: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Vanity Celis
U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 7.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 6.
Nightbreed
Synopsis: From the mind of writer/director Clive Barker – the macabre visionary responsible for Hellraiser and Candyman – comes Nightbreed, a nightmare-induced fantasy set in a world like nothing you've ever experienced before… one which will leave you questioning who the real monsters are.
By night, Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer, Teen Wolf) dreams of Midian, a hidden subterranean world where monsters have created a haven from humanity. Under pressure from his girlfriend Lori (Anne Bobby, Born on the Fourth of July), he attends psychotherapy sessions, unaware that his shrink, Dr Decker (Videodrome director David Cronenberg), is setting him up to take the fall for a series of violent murders. Convinced he no longer belongs in the human world, Boone goes in search of Midian – not realising that the real killer has plans for both him and the colourful cast of outsiders who call it home…
The victim of studio interference and an unrepresentative marketing campaign, Nightbreed was poorly received by critics on its initial release and failed to ignite the box office, but has since undergone a radical reappraisal. Arrow Video is proud to present two versions of this depraved cult classic: the studio-approved theatrical cut and the reconstructed, reinvigorated director's cut, for the ultimate nightmarish viewing experience.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of the 120-minute director's cut, transferred from the original camera negative, and the 102-minute theatrical cut, transferred from the original interpositive
- Lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio on the director's cut
- Uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio on the theatrical cut
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary on the theatrical cut by critics Adrian J Smith and David Flint
- Audio commentary on the director's cut by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
- Introduction to the director's cut by Clive Barker and Mark Alan Miller
- Walking the Line Between Heaven and Hell, a new video interview with critic Kat Ellinger
- Speaking up for the Monsters, a new video interview with critic Kim Newman
- Tribes of the Moon: Making Nightbreed, an extensive documentary on the making of the film, featuring actors Craig Sheffer, Doug Bradley, Anne Bobby and many more
- Making Monsters, a documentary on the film's creature designs, featuring special makeup designer Bob Keen
- Fire! Fights! Stunts!, a video interview with second unit director Andy Armstrong
- Deleted and alternate scenes
- Monster Prosthetics Masterclass
- Cutting Compromise, a video interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
- The Painted Landscape, an exploration of the work of concept artist Ralph McQuarrie
- Matte painting tests
- Makeup tests
- Lost stop motion footage
- Extended torture scene
- Rehearsal test
- Theatrical trailer
- Rare TV spots
- Multiple image galleries, including early sketches, set photos, poster and pre-production art, stills from the UK launch party at Tower Records, and more
- Original screenplay (BD-ROM content)
- Reversible sleeve feature original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Limited edition 40-page booklet, featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Amy Simmons and an in-depth history of the film's development, release and rehabilitation by Mark Salisbury, co-author of Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Making of the Film
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 28.
Aniara
Synopsis:
Fleeing an ecological disaster past the point of no return, what's left of humanity must escape the hell on Earth they've created and fly to the stars. Giant interstellar cruise liners, outfitted with every luxury money can buy, take the human race on a three-week journey to their new home: Mars.
On one such space liner, a woman known only as Mimaroben (Emelie Jonsson) assists the passengers as they use MIMA, an advanced AI, to lose themselves in memories of a time when the earth still thrived. Days into their voyage, disaster strikes the ship; debris throws them off course, depletes their fuel and cuts their comms. As the ship floats aimlessly through space with no sign of rescue, MR holds on to hope as society crumbles around her. She looks past certain doom to find a way to help her fellow survivors live, love and do whatever is necessary to hold on to their humanity.
Based on the iconic poem by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson, Aniara explores the challenges faced by humankind with a deeply compassionate eye. Featuring a career-making star performance from Jonsson, Aniara is a "Masterful Example Of Smart, Relevant Sci-Fi Cinema" (Forbes).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 5.1 DTS-HD master audio and lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- New interview with directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja
- Interview with production designer Maja-Stina Åsberg
- Interview with sound designer Calle Wachtmeister
- Interview with VFX supervisor Andreas Wicklund
- The Unliving (Återfödelsen), an award-winning 30-minute short film by Lilja and Kågerman and starring Emelie Jonsson, about the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork
- First pressing only: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 21.
Killer Nun
Synopsis: Aging blonde-bombshell Anita Ekberg (La Dolce Vita, Pick-up Alley) gives a full-bodied performance as a sex-crazed sister with some seriously bad habits in the lurid cult classic Killer Nun.
One of the most notorious 'nunsploitation' films, Killer Nun tells the sordid story of Sister Gertrude, a disturbed woman of the cloth who degenerates into a perverse mire of drug taking, sexual perversion, sadistic torture and murder. Joe Dallesandro (The Climber, Flesh for Frankenstein), Alida Valli (The Possessed, Suspiria) and the ample Paola Morra (Behind Convent Walls) offer spirited performances and able support to Ekberg, in this shocking tale based on real events.
Boasting an incongruously classy score by legendary composer Alessandro Alessandroni (Women's Camp 119) and stylishly rendered scenes of sex and murder, Killer Nun takes the viewer on hair-raising journey from the heights of religious ecstasy to the depths of devilish degeneracy. Now Giulio Berruti's sleazy classic is presented in a stunning new 2K restoration, with a liturgy of new extras, ready to be preyed upon.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- New 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
- Uncompressed mono 1.0 LPCM audio
- Original English and Italian soundtracks, titles and credits
- Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- New audio commentary by Italian genre film connoisseurs Adrian J. Smith and David Flint
- Beyond Convent Walls, a new video essay on nunsploitation and Killer Nun by critic Kat Ellinger
- Starry Eyes, a new interview with director Giulio Berruti
- Cut and Noise, a new interview with editor Mario Giacco
- Our Mother of Hell, a new interview with actress Ileana Fraia
- Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Daryl Joyce
U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 22.
Ringu Collection
Synopsis: In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film's success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata's original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.
A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse…
Arrow Video is proud to present the genre-defining trilogy – Ringu, the film that started it all, plus Hideo Nakata's chilling sequel, Ringu 2, and the haunting origin story, Ringu 0 – as well as the 'lost' original sequel, George Iida's Spiral, gathered together in glorious high definition and supplemented by a wealth of archival and newly created bonus materials.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Brand New 4K restoration of Ringu from the original camera negative, approved by director of photography Junichiro Hayashi
- Lossless Japanese DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles
- Bonus feature: Spiral, George Iida's 1998 sequel to Ringu
- New Audio commentary on Ringu by film historian David Kalat
- New Audio commentary on Ringu 0 by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- The Ringu Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy
- A Vicious Circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata
- Circumnavigating Ringu, a new video essay by author and critic Kat Ellinger on the evolution of the Ringu series
- Spooks, Sighs and Videotape, a new video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon
- The Psychology of Fear, a newly edited archival interview with author Koji Suzuki
- Archival behind-the-scenes featurette on Ringu 0
- Ringu 0 deleted scenes
- Sadako's Video
- Multiple theatrical trailers for the Ringu series
- First pressing only: Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing from Violet Lucca, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Jasper Sharp, Kieran Fisher and Kat Ellinger
- Limited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
U.S STREET DATE: OCTOBER 22.
An American Werewolf in London
Synopsis: One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror with dark humour in the lycanthropic classic, An American Werewolf in London.
American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter, Walkabout) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital...
An American Werewolf in London had audiences howling with laughter and recoiling in terror upon its cinema release. Landis' film has gone on to become one of the most important horror films of its decade, rightly lauded for its masterful set-pieces, uniquely unsettling atmosphere and Rick Bakers' truly ground-breaking, Oscar-winning special makeup effects. Now restored in 4K, and presented with an abundance of extra features, this big beast of horror can be devoured as never before...
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- New 2018 4K restoration from the original camera negative supervised by John Landis
- Original uncompressed 1.0 mono and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary by Beware the Moon filmmaker Paul Davis
- Audio Commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
- Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf, newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
- An American Filmmaker in London, a newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on his time working in Britain and British cinema
- I Think He's a Jew: The Werewolf's Secret, new video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira (Elstree 1976) about how Landis' film explores Jewish identity
- The Werewolf's Call, Corin Hardy, director of The Nun, chats with writer Simon Ward about their formative experiences with Landis' film.
- Wares of the Wolf, new featurette in which SFX artist Dan Martin and Tim Lawes of The Prop Store look at some of the original costumes and special effects artefacts from the film
- Beware the Moon, Paul Davis' acclaimed, feature-length exploration of Landis' film which boasts extensive cast and crew interviews
- Making An American Werewolf in London, a short archival featurette on the film's production
- An Interview with John Landis, a lengthy archival interview with the director about the film
- Makeup Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London, the legendary make-up artist discusses his work on the film
- I Walked with a Werewolf, an archival interview with the make-up artist about Universal horror and its legacy of Wolfman films
- Casting of the Hand, archival footage from Rick Baker's workshop as they cast David Naughton's hand
- Outtakes
- Original trailers, teasers and radio spots
- Extensive image gallery featuring over 200 stills, posters and other ephemera
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster art and artwork by Graham Humphreys
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
- Limited 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Travis Crawford and Simon Ward, archival articles and original reviews
U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 29.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 28.
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adamjankowski
Jul 26, 2019
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Excited for American Werewolf. What happened to Edge of the Axe? Is it still coming? |
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filmczy
Jul 26, 2019
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Will probably double dip on American Werewolf and maybe Nightbreed. |
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sperezmore
Jul 26, 2019
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An American Werewolf in London for me |
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PipesDonatello
Jul 26, 2019
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Will definitely be getting AAWIL. But.....does the new artwork have to be so damn 'busy?' |
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DandyDancing
Jul 26, 2019
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Preordered AAWIL and Nightbreed, hope to get killer nun. No longer horribly depressed I missed the ring box. |
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Adam_ME
Jul 26, 2019
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Mono track on American Werewolf in London. Maybe the audio will finally sound right. |
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Darrin88
Jul 26, 2019
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American Werewolf is tempting, but I can't keep double and with this, triple dipping. I'll hang on to my "restored" version. |
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19MICK94
Jul 26, 2019
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God bless Arrow Video. Shout!, step up your damn game. |
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thehornedone
Jul 26, 2019
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Underwhelmed with this announcement. Arrow is bottom barreling with some of the genre film releases recently. Nightbreed has a great release from Shout Factory already. It is nice that they are porting over the UK Ringu collection for the US market and the American boxset is a nice deluxe package, but I don't see anything else of consequence here. |
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ABCABBMovie
Jul 26, 2019
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The Dead Center and Aniara look interesting, and the Werewolf set admittedly looks very cool, but the real star here is that Ringu set, which I'm freaking ecstatic is being released here in the U.S. That's a Day 1 buy if I've ever seen one. |
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PT Ryan
Jul 26, 2019
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@thehornedone Not everyone can afford to import titles, and Shout’s release of Nightbreed is region locked, besides. There’s still a ton of work that goes into these titles, so it’s inaccurate and unfair to call Arrow “bottom barrelling.” |
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badfingerboogie
Jul 26, 2019
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Nightbreed babyyy. Might check out American Werewolf at last, once a standard edition is released of that. |
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Flexicon9
Jul 26, 2019
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Correct audio for An American Werewolf in London on an official release sounds good. |
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Imthebat
Jul 26, 2019
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American Werewolf and Nightbreed! So rad! |
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JurassicBD
Jul 26, 2019
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Wondering how serious they are about a US edition of their Elvira BD before getting the upcoming, questionable quality RLJ edition. If that's actually possible when another label is already doing it in the US, why did they have to lock their UK release? I mean, considering how widespread the hate for region coding is, it seems a pretty stupid thing to do voluntarily. I'd MUCH rather hold out for Arrow, assuming the rumor wasn't based on some empty promise. |
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Demented D
Jul 27, 2019
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Their Nightbreed will be a UK exclusive? Bummer... |
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4000dvds2many
Jul 27, 2019
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Aw man, I'm pissed that I bought the Region B Ringu box set. I always prefer to have things in Region A even though I have a region-free player I use only for imports. I won't double dip that one but I'll be picking up most of these. Gonna stick with my Scream Factory Nightbreed, though. I'm happy with it. |
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DreadStare
Jul 27, 2019
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Limited edition announcements are the best kind of announcements. Picked up Nightbreed and AAWIL. |
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Catalyst691
Jul 27, 2019
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In for Ringu! Would have grabbed Nightbreed and Aniara as well if they were Region A/Free. |
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royalrusts
Jul 27, 2019
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American Werewolf and Nightbreed for me. |
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OptimusPrime114
Jul 27, 2019
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I always thought that An American Werewolf in London would get a Shout! Factory release. |
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alien2010
Jul 27, 2019
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An American Werewolf In London is a must buy. Glad I never upgraded my DVD. |
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THUNDERSTRUCK
Jul 27, 2019
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I'm done with multiple dips of movies. Release stuff we don't have, ie Blood Beach, April Fool's Day, The Hitcher, Alligator, etc..... |
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JurassicBD
Jul 27, 2019
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@thundertruck: I agree, except for when the initial release is OOP, especially if they're not going to give it a rather dramatic facelift or bring enough new to the table to warrant double dipping. |
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John Lyons
Jul 28, 2019
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I'm really quite happy to see Arrow tackling more of these high profile, studio owned titles. Having had the pleasure of working with James White, who's in charge of overseeing many of Arrow's restorations, I can attest to his quality standards and commitment to ensuring that the final presentations reflect the original theatrical viewing experience (i.e. color grades, framing, etc) as closely as possible. This is not to say that there aren't sometimes instances where contractual obligations mandate the inclusion of less than ideal presentations, but Arrow, more than any other label selling high profile studio titles in the US, does their best to offer the films as they were supposed to be seen. |
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Johnny Neat
Jul 29, 2019
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I've never purchased an Arrow release, but I'm getting that some have them as highly regarded releases. Is this true? I've only ever collected Criterion releases of my favorite films, but I'm excited for the America Werewolf in London release, so now I'm wondering if I should grab this and would it be worth it picture quality wise. I see they don't do 4k UHD Blurays yet just 4k remastered releases on Blu. |
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MikeK84
Jul 30, 2019
@THUNDERSTRUCK
Damn right... it's practically insulting to see certain movies get two, three, even four releases on blu-ray when others have not even received a single release! |
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THUNDERSTRUCK
Jul 30, 2019
@MikeK84
I'm glad somebody agrees with me. I'm beginning to think video companies should recall their discs, like auto manufacturers do with cars. They recall the discs, put everything on them that's missing (new remaster, bonus features, etc.), and then send them back to us. Voila. |
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JurassicBD
Aug 01, 2019
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@Johnny Neat. I'll use a Shout analogy since the two labels are so often compared, partially because they release a lot of the same titles in different markets: Think Shout Factory collectors edition, but with FAR more effort and a more competent, quality job that's more worthy of the pricetag. I think Arrow seems to be on the level of Criterion, only with more mainstream titles than Criterion usually puts out. They seem to put the effort in from the quality of their presentations down to the effort of their finished product. Where Shout is more like Olive Garden (frozen food at fresh prices). Shout does better work than fast food labels like Mill Creek But, they charge considerably more than what the finished product warrants and do too much corner cutting and cheap makeovers (compared to proper restorations/remasters). Either they're grossly mismanaged (ineffective marketing and/or paying too much for mostly gimmicky fluff rather than substantial content and product improvement), or they're marking up their product, unjustifiably. I've feel like I get more of a bargain paying $30 for a special edition from Arrow than paying $20 ($15 in rare cases) for ANY special edition Shout has produced in the past few years. |
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TheBoss062
Aug 03, 2019
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Finally, a North American release for Ringu. |
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