Tuesday Releases: Moffie

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The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of 16, Nicholas van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the apartheid regime. The threats of communism, violence and racial discord are at an all-time high. But they are not the only dangers Nicholas faces. He must survive the brutality of the army – something that becomes even more difficult when a connection is sparked between him and a fellow recruit.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Behind-The-Scenes Of Moffie
• Interview With Director Oliver Hermanus
• Audio Descriptive Track
• Theatrical Trailer

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This playful, profound, and immensely moving docu-fantasia by Kirsten Johnson is a valentine to the director’s beloved father, Dick Johnson, made as she is beginning to face the reality of losing him to dementia. Using the language of cinema both to defy death and to confront it head-on, Johnson mischievously envisions an array of ways in which the man she loves most in the world might die, staging a series of alternately darkly comic and colorfully imaginative tableaux interwoven with raw vérité footage capturing the pair’s tender but increasingly fragile bond. Tackling taboo questions of aging, mortality, and grief with subversive humor and surprising grace, Dick Johnson Is Dead is ultimately a triumphant celebration of life, and of the gentle, funny, unforgettable man at its center. Long live Dick Johnson.

Director-Approved Special Edition Features

• New 2K digital master, approved by director Kirsten Johnson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New audio commentary featuring Johnson, cowriter and editor Nels Bangerter, and documentary sound recordist Judy Karp
• New conversation among Johnson and her fellow producers Katy Chevigny and Marilyn Ness and coproducer Maureen A. Ryan
• New interview with sound designer Pete Horner
• New program featuring Johnson in conversation with Bangerter and filmmakers Mike Mills, Michael Moore, Joshua Oppenheimer, and Laura Poitras
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• English descriptive audio
• PLUS: An essay by author So Mayer
  
  New cover photograph by Chris Buck

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With this sublimely stirring fable of desire and creativity, Jane Campion became the first woman to win a Palme d’Or at Cannes. Holly Hunter is achingly eloquent through silence in her Academy Award–winning performance as Ada, an electively mute Scottish woman who expresses her innermost feelings through her beloved piano. When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter (Anna Paquin, in her Oscar-winning debut) to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband (Sam Neill) and a rugged frontiersman (Harvey Keitel) to whom she develops a forbidden attraction. With its sensuously moody cinematography, dramatic coastal landscapes, and sweeping score, this uniquely timeless evocation of a woman’s awakening is an intoxicating sensory experience that burns with the twin fires of music and erotic passion.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jane Campion and director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring Campion and producer Jan Chapman
• New conversation between Campion and film critic Amy Taubin
• New interviews with Dryburgh, production designer Andrew McAlpine, and Maori adviser Waihoroi Shortland
• Interview with actor Holly Hunter on working with Campion
• “The Piano” at 25, a program featuring a conversation between Campion and Chapman
• Interview with composer Michael Nyman
• Excerpts from an interview with costume designer Janet Patterson
• Inside “The Piano,” a featurette including interviews with Hunter and actors Harvey Keitel and Sam Neill
• Water Diary, a 2006 short film by Campion
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Carmen Gray
  
  New cover by Greg Ruth

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Set in 1920s colonial Indochina, a pretty, virginal French teenager (Jane March) meets a handsome Chinese playboy (Tony Leung Ka Fai) from a respectable family. Going against the conventions of their respective societies, the lustful pair begin a torrid affair in a seedy Saigon neighborhood. Their strong attraction towards one another is only intensified by the illicit nature of their rendezvous. Given such circumstances, can their relationship last?

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Released as a remastered 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Mediabook in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and HDR+, on Blu-ray and with extensive extras and a 24-page booklet.
• The sensual film adaptation of the bestselling autobiographical novel of the same name by Marguerite Duras.
• A beautifully told story about a passionate, forbidden love and the world of desire.
• A soulful and erotic romantic drama by French master director Jean-Jacques Annaud (“The Name of the Rose,” “Seven Years in Tibet”).
• Starring Jane March (“Color of Night”), who makes her acting debut here, in the role of The Young French Woman.
• Subtitles in Spanish, French, German and English.
• Special Features (subtitled in English for the first time): Making-of; Interview with novelist Marguerite Duras and Jean-Jacques Annaud; Unreleased scenes; Picture galleries: “Set shots”, “The locations”, “Marguerite Duras and Jane March”; Original theatrical trailer; Instrumental trailer

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The Punisher walks through the world we all know, a world darkened by war, crime, cruelty and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees – only his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience, and above all, his iron determination to avenge those wronged by society’s villains.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio Commentary with director Jonathan Hensleigh
• Deleted Scene with optional director Commentary
• “Keepin’ It Real: The Punisher Stunts” Featurette
• “Army of One: The Punisher Origins” Featurette
• “War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher” Featurette
• Music Video “Step Up” Performed by Drowning Pool
• “Drawing Blood: Bradstreet Style” Featurette

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In the award-winning Bagdad Cafe, Jasmin (Marianne Sägebrecht) discovers an oasis of friendship and community in the desert in the form of the titular café and its proprietor Brenda (CCH Pounder). A quirky and touching comedy-drama with tremendously heartfelt performances from Sägebrecht, Pounder, and Jack Palance, Bagdad Cafe remains one of the standout independent films of the ’80s.

Marianne Sägebrecht also takes center stage in Adlon’s Sugarbaby and Rosalie Goes Shopping, with the three films serving as an unofficial trilogy and a tremendous showcase of the director’s and actress’s talents for creating uncommon stories and unforgettable characters in everyday places.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW “Gideon Adlon Visits Percy”
• “The Trip To Bagdad”
• Trailers

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Basket Case earned its reputation in the horror genre through its theatrical midnight movie screenings and popularity on VHS. It tells the story of Duane Bradley (Kevin Van Hentenryck) and his deformed siamese twin brother Belial, whom Duane was surgically separated from and now carries with him in a basket. In a bid for revenge, the two hunt down the doctors who performed the separation.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New Video Introduction by Director Frank Henenlotter
• Audio Commentary by Director Frank Henenlotter, Producer Edgar Ievins, and Actress Beverly Bonner
• In Search of the Hotel Broslin: 2001 Video Short
• Outtakes and Behind-the-Scenes Footage from Frank Henenlotter’s Personal Collection
• Two Theatrical Trailers
• One TV Spot and Two Radio Spots
• Gallery of Basket Case Exploitation Art and Behind-the-Scene Photos

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When a strange structure emerges from the earth in a small Illinois town, scientist Dr. Paul Kettering is sent to investigate its mysterious origins and purpose. Kettering soon discovers the shocking truth: the object houses subterranean parasites capable of controlling the minds of anyone by attaching themselves at their necks. With the citizenry slowly infiltrated and overtaken and the town cut off from the outside world, Kettering and a small band of those left unenslaved must take on the insurmountable task of halting this menacing invasion from spreading. Starring Ed Nelson (Peyton Place) and Joanna Lee (Plan 9 From Outer Space) and featuring a cameo by Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), The Brain Eaters is a spellbinding science-fiction nightmare!

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K Scan Of A Fine Grain Film Element

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A true rarity, William Cameron Menzies’ THE GREEN COCKATOO was completed in 1937, but not released until 1940. It is often cited as one of the earliest of the British Noirs and helped set the stage for the classical period of Brit Noir which flourished in the years following WWII. It’s a taut little thriller based on a Graham Greene story, directed by the American William Cameron Menzies, and featuring a stellar cast and crew. After witnessing the murder of a racketeer, a young woman is pursued by both gangsters and the police. She is aided by a Soho entertainer, who is the brother of the victim.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• FULLY RESTORED BY THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
• Original trailers
• Optional English SDH subtitles for each film

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What do you get when you cross Afro-futurism, Cold War paranoia, the dystopian world of Philip K. Dick and 60s exploitation cinema, along with a hefty dose of Lynchian surrealism? The answer: Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway, the second feature by Miguel Llansó (Crumbs) and one of the most striking and original films you’ll see all year.

The year is 2035, and Special Agent Gagano (Daniel Tadesse, Crumbs) dreams of leaving the CIA to open a business with his wife Malin (Gerda-Annette Allikas). Before he can hand in his resignation, however, a strange cyber virus attacks Psychobook, the CIA’s operating system, forcing Gagano to enter cyberspace via virtual reality to combat the threat. Before long, however, the virus starts to reach out into the real world, destabilising the fragile socio-political order for its own ends, and Gagano, trapped in the VR world, must find a way out before it’s too late.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Anton Bitel
• From Talinn with Love, a new visual essay by critic Will Webb exploring the influence of exploitation cinema on Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
• Exclusive audio interview with director Miguel Llansó, conducted by critic Josh Hurtado
• Crumbs (2015), Miguel Llansó’s feature directorial debut and spiritual predecessor to Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (Limited Edition Exclusive)
• Chigger Ale (2013) and Night in the Wild Garden (2015), two short films by Miguel Llansó
• Original proof-of-concept trailer
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Austin Hinderliter
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Limited Edition illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway by Barry Forshaw and Crumbs by Anton Bitel
• Limited Edition of 2000 copies

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Humagears (humanoid robots), created by the leading company for AI, Hiden Intelligence, serve humanity’s every convenience. But a cyber-terrorist organization begins hacking the Humagears in a conspiracy that turns them into monsters. Aruto Hiden has taken over at Hiden Intelligence, and along with the CEO’s post, he also takes over the responsibility for Kamen Rider Zero-One by using his company’s technology. Aruto tries to keep the peaceful world between humans and Humagears with his Humagear secretary, while A.I.M.S., a military squad, pursues the terrorists!

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Movie: Kamen Rider Zero-One: REALxTIME
• Special Episode: President Special Part 01
• Special Episode: President Special Part 02
• Special Episode: Shooting Special
• Special Episode: Super Work War: Battle 1
• Special Episode: Super Work War: Battle 2

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Nightmare and trauma. Fear and repression. Guilt and atonement. Weaving together the emotional violence of horror with the cryptic motifs of German folk and fairy tales, Arrow Video is proud to present Sleep, the debut feature from a major new talent in world cinema.

Tormented by recurring nightmares of a place she has never been, Marlene (Sandra Hüller, Requiem) cannot help but investigate when she discovers the place is real. Once there, she suffers a breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward. Determined to discover what happened to her, Mona (Gro Swantje Kohlhof), her daughter, follows and finds herself in Stainbach, an idyllic village with a dark history. What is it that so tormented her mother, and the people of Stainbach? What is the source of the nightmares she suffers? And who is the mysterious Trude that lives in the forest?

Richly conceived and confidently told, director Michael Venus draws influence from Mario Bava, David Lynch, Franz Kafka and the Brothers Grimm, but his voice is uniquely his own. As invested in substance and story as he is in style, Venus claws his way down to the roots of what haunts a people, a community, a nation and comes up screaming. “Will definitely keep you up at night” Joey Keough, Wicked Horror

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original DTS-MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary by film critic and historian Kim Newman & author Sean Hogan
• A Strange Dark Magic, a visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Sleepwalking through National Trauma, a visual essay by film critic Anton Bitel
• Dream & Folktale in Sleep, an interview with anthropologist, dream researcher, and filmmaker Louise S. Milne
• Talking in their Sleep, director Michael Venus and star Gro Swantje Kohlhof in conversation
• A Dream We Dream Together, a compilation of film festival introductions created during lockdown by director Michael Venus and the cast of Sleep
• Making Dreams Come True, a glimpse behind the scenes of Sleep
• Deleted Scenes, four deleted scenes
• Marlene’s Sketches, explore the many obsessive dream journal sketches that are only glimpsed in the film, created by artist Christoph Vieweg, presented here in full
• Trailer
• Image Gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Alison Peirse, an interview with director Michael Venus, and Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Frau Trude”
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative

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In Alfred Hitchcock’s world, theaters are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that “final curtain” can drop any second. The droll Stage Fright springs from that entertaining tradition. Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humor and whodunit and puts a game ensemble (Alistair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell, Kay Walsh and daughter Patricia Hitchcock) through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and Stage Fright is proof positive. (Pictured below, Hitchcock in a rare behind-the-scenes photo with stars Marlene Dietrich and Jane Wyman).

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NITRATE CAMERA NEGATIVE
• Hitchcock and Stage Fright – Fetaurette
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature