It may still be the summer, but Arrow Video have already announced their line up of October releases, ready for when the nights draw in. Including some wonderful Halloween treats in the form of a grindhouse classic, a box set collection of genre oddities, one of the greatest horror remakes ever, a cult paranoia thriller, and a blaxploitation chiller. Lavishly packaged and including limited edition steelbooks, Christmas has come early for film collectors!
Blood Feast - on Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD on 9 Oct
A sixties drive-in sensation and the film that launched a thousand slasher flicks, Herschell Gordon Lewis’s lurid classic is the story of Egyptian caterer Fuad Ramses, collecting the body parts of young women in order to resurrect an ancient goddess.
Featuring a host of stomach-churning gore gags including the infamous
tongue sequence and much more nastiness besides, Herschell Gordon Lewis’
Blood Feast more than lives up to its name and remains essential
viewing for any self-respecting splatter fan
This gruesome, garish groundbreaker is presented here with a new artwork and a feast of extras, including new and archive materials, as well as Lewis’s wonderfully sleazy film Scum Of The Earth.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard DVD presentations
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Scum of the Earth - Herschell Gordon Lewis' 1963 feature
Blood Perspectives - Filmmakers Nicholas McCarthy and Rodney Ascher on Blood Feast
Herschell's History - Archival interview in which director Herschell Gordon Lewis discusses his entry into the film industry
How Herschell Found his Niche - A new interview with Lewis discussing his early work
Archival interview with Lewis and David F. Friedman
Carving Magic - Vintage short film from 1959 featuring Blood Feast Actor Bill Kerwin
Outtakes
Alternate "clean" scenes from Scum of the Earth
Promo gallery featuring trailers and more
Feature length commentary featuring Lewis and David F. Friedman moderated by Mike Grady
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Twins of Evil
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Miracle Mile on Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD on 16 Oct
A madcap end-of-the-world adventure like no other, with Anthony Edwards racing against time to get Mare Winningham to safety before armageddon hits the West Coast of America.
The result is a
madcap end-of-the-world adventure like no other, as hilarious as it is
disturbing, featuring scintillating views of nocturnal LA and a hypnotic
score by Tangerine Dream.
It makes its UK debut on this essential Arrow dual format release, with commentaries from writer/director Steve De Jarnatt, new interviews and, with the first pressing, a booklet featuring essential new writing on the film by Tim Lucas.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original English stereo soundtrack (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New video interview with writer/director Steve De Jarnatt
Audio commentary by Steve De Jarnatt
Audio commentary by Steve De Jarnatt, cinematographer Theo van de Sande and production designer Chris Horner
Julie & Harry, an interview with actors Mare Winningham and Anthony Edwards
Supporting cast and crew reunion featurette
The Music of Tangerine Dream, an interview with co-composer Paul Haslinger
Deleted scenes and outtakes
Tarzana, a short film by Steve De Jarnatt
Eat the Sun, a short film by Jim Cox
Rubiaux Rising, a short story read by Steve De Jarnatt
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
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The Thing - on Limited Edition Blu-ray and Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook on 23 Oct
John Carpenter’s remake of The Thing From Another World sees the director’s regular star Kurt Russell as part of the crew of an Antarctic research facility terrorised by a shapeshifting alien.
Showcasing a superb ensemble cast, a sublime score by Ennio Morricone, and jaw-dropping effects from Rob Bottin, this is an essential purchase for fans of one of the greatest sci-fi horrors put on screen.
Critically panned at the time of its release, John Carpenter’s The Thing has rightly gone on to become one of the most celebrated sci-fi horror efforts ever made – now newly restored by Arrow Video in a stunning 4K transfer supervised by Carpenter and director of photography Dean Cundey.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative, supervised and approved by director John Carpenter and director of photography Dean Cundey
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original Mono and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell
Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing – an all-new feature length documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the history of The Thing, from the original novella to John Carpenter's terrifying science fiction classic. Featuring new interviews with the cast and crew, as well as authors, historians, and critics
1982: One Amazing Summer – an all-new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures about the unforgettable films released in the summer of 1982
John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – archive documentary on the background and production of the film
Vintage Featurettes
Outtakes
Behind-the-Scenes
Trailers, Teasers, TV and Radio Spots
Still Galleries
Poster
Lobby Cards
Book containing new writing on the film
Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk
Pre-order the UK BD Steelbook from Amazon.co.uk
George Romero Between Night & Dawn - on Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD on 23 Oct
George Romero’s name may be synonymous with the living dead subgenre, but his filmography is far richer and more varied than his reputation as “the zombie guy” would suggest.
Following the breakout success of his debut feature Night of the Living Dead, the director would embark upon a series of projects which, whilst firmly rooted in the horror genre for the most part, demonstrate a master filmmaker with more than mere gut-munching on his mind.
The two early Seventies ‘lost films’, comedy romance There’s Always Vanilla, and psychological thriller Season of the Witch, are put together with infection horror The Crazies in a fantastic box set that includes brand new restorations of the three films, a 60-page booklet featuring new writing on this fascinating chapter of Romero’s career, and much more.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard DVD presentations
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
Limited Edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing on the films
THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA
Brand new 2K restoration from the original negative
Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford
Brand new interviews with actors Judith Ridley and Richard Ricci, producer Russ Streiner and sound recordist Gary Streiner
Digging Up the Dead – The Lost Films of George A. Romero – archive interview with Romero looking at his early films There’s Always Vanilla and Season of the Witch Trailer
Trailer
SEASON OF THE WITCH
Brand new 4K restoration from original film elements
Alternate extended cut
Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford
When Romero met Del Toro – celebrated filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro sits down with George Romero for this candid career-spanning conversation
The Secret Life of Jack's Wife – archive interview with actress Jan White
Alternate Opening Titles
Trailers
THE CRAZIES
Brand new 4K restoration from original film elements
Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford
Romero Was Here – featurette revisiting The Crazies filming locations in Evans City, PA
Never Before Seen BTS footage
2016 Q&A with Lynn Lowry from Abertoir Film Festival
Alternate Opening Titles
Trailers
Pre-order the UK BD/DVD box set from Amazon.co.uk
JD’s Revenge - on Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD on 30 October 201
Making it’s UK DVD and Blu-ray debut, in a brand new and dazzling 2K restoration, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for the release, is Arthur Marks’ cult classic, JD’s Revenge, which follows in the footsteps of blaxploitation horrors Blacula and Abby, in a tale of possession of mobster mayhem in New Orleans.
Law student Ike is enjoying a night on the town with his friends when his life changes dramatically. Taking part in a nightclub hypnosis act, he becomes possessed with the spirit of a violent gangster murdered in the 1940s. Believing himself to be the reincarnation of murderous J.D., Ike launches a revenge campaign against those who had done ‘him’ wrong all those years ago…
Directed by Arthur Marks (Bucktown, Friday Foster) and starring Glynn Turman (Cooley High) and Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman), J.D.’s Revenge is a alternately tough and terrifying – a Blaxploitation gem waiting to be rediscovered!
The dual format package features brand new interviews, as well as a collector’s booklet containing new writing by Kim Newman with the first pressing.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original 1.0 mono sound
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Brand new interview with producer-director Arthur Marks
More interviews to be announced!
Original theatrical trailer
Arthur Marks trailer reel
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips
FIRST PRESSING ONLY:
Collector’s booklet containing new writing by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies
Pre-order the UK BD/DVD from Amazon.co.uk
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