This July, Arrow Video proudly presents Falling Down on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Limited Edition Blu-ray. In 1993, director Joel Schumacher (Flatliners) delivered one of the most provocative studio thrillers of the decade with Falling Down, a darkly comic, razor-sharp portrait of modern urban frustration starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall at their very best. Shocking, darkly funny, and eerily prescient, Falling Down remains one of the most unforgettable portraits of rage in modern American cinema. Now restored in stunning 4K, this controversial cult classic looks sharper and hits harder than ever before. This plump and juicy Limited Edition Release features an audio commentary by Schumacher, Douglas and others, brand new interviews, and a collectors’ booklet.
Next in July To Live and Die in L.A. on Limited Edition 4K UHD. In the seventies, one of America’s finest ever maestros behind the camera, William Friedkin, made The French Connection, The Exorcist and Sorcerer. In the eighties, he equalled them with the formidable To Live and Die in L.A., one of the most stylish thrillers the decade had to offer. Starring William Petersen (Manhunter) and Willem Dafoe (Wild at Heart), beautifully shot by Robby Müller (Repo Man, Paris, Texas) and with a driving score by British new wave act Wang Chung, To Live and Die in L.A. looks and sounds exceptional in this breathtaking 4K restoration from the original camera negative. Packed with extras, including an audio commentary by director and co-writer William Friedkin, the release includes a reversible sleeve, new artwork, and a collectors’ booklet.
Also in July Hush on Limited Edition 4K UHD. Before The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan delivered Hush – a lean, nerve-shredding exercise in minimalist terror. Co-written with and starring Kate Siegel, this stripped-back home invasion thriller showcases the filmmaker’s mastery of sustained suspense. Claustrophobic, cleverly constructed, and relentlessly tense, Hush transforms a simple premise into a masterclass in pure tension, demonstrating that sometimes the quietest films make the loudest impact. The two disc release includes the Shush Cut of Hush – a black and white version with alternative audio mix – as well as a feature length Q&A with Flanagan, a brand new visual essay, and a host of interviews with cast and crew.
Then in July, more Robert Duvall in The Outfit on Limited Edition Blu-ray. Before he embarked on a roaring rampage of revenge with 1977’s Rolling Thunder, director John Flynn made this hard-boiled thriller par excellence, based on a novel by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake), one of the greatest crime writers who ever lived. Starring Duvall (The Godfather), Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces) and Joe Don Baker (Walking Tall), with a score by Peckinpah regular Jerry Fielding, gritty cinematography by Bruce Surtees (The Shootist), and a veritable rogues gallery of classic character actors including Robert Ryan (The Wild Bunch), Timothy Carey (The Killing), Richard Jaeckel (The Dirty Dozen), and Bill McKinney (Deliverance), The Outfit is tough, taut, and relentless. The release features a brand new commentary, and brand new appreciations of the film and Westlake, a brand new featurette, and comes with a collectors’ booklet and reversible sleeve.
Also in July, Sex and Fury / Female Yakuza Tale on Limited Edition Blu-ray. Following their genre-defining “female delinquent” classic Girl Boss Guerrilla, director Norifumi Suzuki and action star Reiko Ike would join forces once again for the shocking Sex & Fury. Pulpy and bathed in lurid violence of the highest order, the film would beget the sequel, Female Yakuza Tale directed by none other than the king of ero-guro, Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men). Unparallelled levels of sleaze and violence combine in a haze of psychedelia with this deadly duo of Japanese exploitation, representing the high watermark of 1970s Toei yakuza madness.
Finally in July, Soylent Green on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Limited Edition Blu-ray. Across a forty year career, Richard Fleischer directed classic movies in almost every decade he was working: from the epic swashbuckling of The Vikings, to the psychological chills of 10 Rillington Place… and, of course, Soylent Green: a dystopian science-fiction thriller with a venomous sting in its tail. The final entry in a trilogy of dystopian sci-fi classics starring Charlton Heston – following Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man – Soylent Green is a devastating vision of humanity on the brink, once seen, never forgotten. With an amazing brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm, the release includes two audio commentaries, onstage interviews, vintage featurettes, new artwork and a collectors’ booklet.
For more information on these titles, visit the Arrow website.
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