The summer just got hot. Arrow Video has cooked up several limited edition releases, 4K UHD debuts, and box sets to kick things off in (horrifying) style. In the film distributor’s arsenal, there’s a noir-thriller, a J-horror classic, and some martial arts (utter) madness to dip your eyeballs into. And it’s glorious. The next several months might force us all inside, but we have some banger physical releases to keep us busy.
Here’s the lowdown!
June 9 — Marlowe [Limited Edition Blu-ray]
A young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother.
Limited Edition Features Include:
Brand new restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
$100 A Day (Plus Expenses), a brand new appreciation by film historian Howard S. Berger
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
Collectors’ booklet containing new writing by critics Jeff Chang and Priscilla Page
June 16 — Audition [Limited Edition – 4K UHD]
When a recent widower is advised by his son to find a new wife, he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years.
Limited Edition Features Include:
Brand new 4K restoration from the original Super 16mm camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director of photography Hideo Yamamoto
Introduction by director Takashi Miike
Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike and screenwriter Daisuke Tengan
Callback, a brand new interview with actor Ryo Ishibashi
Deeper Deeper Into Audition, an audio essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Jennie Kermode, and Jamie Graham
June 30 — Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits [Limited Edition 10-Disc 4K UHD Box Set]
A young martial artist is caught between respecting his father’s wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing artifacts.
Limited Edition Features Include:
Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
160-page perfect-bound book featuring an archive interview with Jackie by Craig D. Reid, plus new writing by Thorsten Boose, Peter S. Bruce, Matt McAllister, Elaine Chung, and Jialu Zhu
Twenty-four lobby card reproductions
Reversible poster with vintage poster artwork
June 30 — Mortal Kombat Kollection [Limited Edition Two-Disc Blu-ray] [Limited Edition Two-Disc 4K UHD]
Smart Earthlings must win a martial-arts battle in another dimension or see their world enslaved.
Limited Edition Features Include:
Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by Simon Ward and John Torrani
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
Two double-sided foldout posters featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
June 30 — Wake in Fright [Limited Edition Blu-ray] [Limited Edition 4K UHD]
After a bad gambling bet, a teacher is marooned in a town full of drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
Limited Edition Features Include:
Audio commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley
Audio commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright
Return to the ‘Yabba, a featurette tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations
Take in Fright, an interview with director of photography Brian West
Sounds of the Outback, a previously unreleased interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph
The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git, an appreciation of actor Donald Pleasence by film historian Kim Newman
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