This May, Arrow Video proudly presents The Dollars Trilogy on Limited Edition 4K UHD, the trio of Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood landmark Westerns in the most comprehensive edition ever assembled, all meticulously restored in glorious 4K, with a wealth of new and archival bonus materials.
A Fistful of Dollars wasn’t the first spaghetti western, but the genre was never the same again after Leone’s audacious breakthrough, starring Clint Eastwood in the role that made him an international icon; with For a Few Dollars More, Leone expanded the canvas of his mythic, feverish vision and refined his unmistakable signature; and the trilogy concludes with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, a violent, picaresque epic of operatic scale, set against the devastation of the American Civil War, their pursuit builds to one of cinema’s most iconic three-way standoffs, bringing Leone’s grand sense of dramatic scale to its apotheosis. The 8-disc set includes a beautiful slipcase with newly commissioned artwork, three double-sided posters, and a perfect bound booklet.
Next in May, Mona Lisa on Limited Edition 4K UHD. Five years after The Long Good Friday, Bob Hoskins returned to the gangster genre, along with Get Carter’s Michael Caine and Band of Gold star Cathy Tyson. Hoskins’ immensely complex, subtle and moving performance hoovered up almost every Best Actor award going (Cannes, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe) and remains one of his greatest roles – a man sucked by circumstance into a life of crime but still righteous enough to seize the opportunity to do good when it presents itself. Director Neil Jordan (The Company of Wolves, The Crying Game) and co-writer David Leland (Made in Britain) achieve a perfect blend of hard-edged realism and unexpected fantasy, with the regular appearance of the Nat King Cole title song turning seedy British locations (Soho, Brighton) into something far more romantically evocative. The release features a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by Jordan, an audio commentary by Hoskins and Jordan, and comes with a reversible sleeve and a collectors’ booklet.
Finally in May, Nightbreed on Limited Edition 4K UHD. From the mind of writer/director Clive Barker – the macabre visionary responsible for Hellraiser and Candyman – comes a nightmare-induced fantasy, starring Craig Sheffer (Teen Wolf) and Videodrome director David Cronenberg, set in a world like nothing you’ve ever experienced before… one which will leave you questioning who the real monsters are. 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 Films 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. The two-disc limited edition features audio commentaries, a brand new feature-length documentary – incorporating never-before-seen interviews and behind-the-scenes footage – as well as deleted scenes, trailers and more, and comes with a reversible sleeve, a perfect-bound collectors’ booklet and a double-sided fold-out poster.
Pre-order these titles on the Arrow website.
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