BLU-RAY + DIGITAL: $22.95

4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY: $39.96
BLU-RAY: $31.96

Bound (#1220)

Criterion | 1996 | 109 min | Rated R
Directed by Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski

Before they blew the world’s mind with The Matrix, Lana and Lilly Wachowski delivered a jolt of pure pulp pleasure with their hyperstylish debut, which puts a deliciously sapphic spin on a crackerjack caper premise. When butch plumber Corky (Gina Gershon) catches the eye of alluring femme (fatale) Violet (Jennifer Tilly), little does she know she’s about to be drawn into both a torrid affair and a high-stakes heist that will pit the pair against the mob. With crackling dialogue, luscious neonoir cinematography, and live-wire performances by Gershon, Tilly, and Joe Pantoliano, Bound is a genre-reimagining joyride that keeps both the tension and the erotic heat rising through each crazily careening twist.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration of the unrated international version, supervised and approved by cinematographer Bill Pope, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• 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 directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski; actors Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, and Jennifer Tilly; editor Zach Staenberg; and technical consultant Susie Bright
• New video essay by film critic Christina Newland
• Six interview programs featuring Gershon, Pantoliano, Pope, Staenberg, Tilly, actor Christopher Meloni, composer Don Davis, title designer Patti Podesta, and film scholars Jennifer Moorman and B. Ruby Rich
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by scholar McKenzie Wark
  
  New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde Design

BLU-RAY: $31.96
DVD: $23.96

Victims Of Sin (#1222)

Criterion | 1951 | 84 min | Not Rated
Directed by Emilio Fernández

A treasure of Mexico’s cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninón Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a rumbera—a female nightclub dancer—who gives up everything to raise an abandoned boy, whom she must protect from his ruthless gangster father. Directed at a dizzying pace by filmmaking titan Emilio Fernández, and shot in stylish chiaroscuro by renowned cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa amid smoky dance halls and atmospherically seedy underworld haunts, Victims of Sin is a ferociously entertaining female-powered noir pulsing with the intoxicating rhythms of some of Latin America’s most legendary musical stars.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• New interview with filmmaker and archivist Viviana Garcia Besné
• New interview with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the work of Gabriel Figueroa
• Archival documentary on cine de rumberas, featuring interviews with actor Ninón Sevilla
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by scholar Jacqueline Avila
  
  New cover by Lauren Tamaki

BLU-RAY: $19.95
DVD: $16.49

BLU-RAY: $19.99
DVD: $18.99

ARROW EXCLUSIVE 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY BOX SET: $45.00
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY BOX SET: $41.99
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET: $25.58

American Gigolo

Arrow | 1980 | 117 min | Rated R
Directed by Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader, hot off writing the scripts for Martin Scorsese’s immortal classics Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, stepped into the director’s chair for the third time with 1980’s American Gigolo, a gripping tale of intrigue and deception set against the backdrop of sultry late-70s Los Angeles and starring Richard Gere in a breakthrough performance.

In a world of wealth and desire, high-end male escort Julian Kay (Gere) offers his love and attention to women in need. But when a client, the wife of a sadistic finance magnate, is found dead, all eyes turn to Julian as the prime suspect. Realizing he’s being framed, Julian races to prove his innocence, determined to unravel the mystery behind the setup. As he digs deeper into the case, he embarks on a journey that forces him to confront his own identity.

American Gigolo is a feast for the senses thanks to cinematography by John Bailey and costume design by Giorgio Armani, not to mention a soundtrack courtesy of “Father of Disco” Giorgio Moroder including the Grammy-nominated anthem “Call Me” by Blondie. Co-starring Lauren Hutton, Héctor Elizondo, and Bill Duke, American Gigolo is presented here in a brand new 4K remaster and packed with bonus features.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original negative by Arrow Films
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Original mono, stereo and 5.1 audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
• Brand new interview with writer/director Paul Schrader
• Six Ways to Sunday, a brand new interview with actor Héctor Elizondo on detecting his character
• The Business of PLEASURE, a brand new interview with actor Bill Duke on Leon’s profession
• Montages and Monologues, a brand new interview with editor Richard Halsey on putting American Gigolo together
• The Non-Conformist, a brand new interview with camera operator King Baggot on American Gigolo
• Man Machine, a brand new interview with music supervisor & KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox on the music of Giorgio Moroder
• American Icon, a brand new interview with Professor Jennifer Clark on American Gigolo and the fashion landscape of the 80s
• Original trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Neil Sinyard, an archival article by Bill Nichols, and original pressbook materials

4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY: $35.19

Chinatown | The TWO Jakes

Paramount Presents #45

Paramount Pictures | 1974-1990 | 2 Movies | 131 min | Rated R
Directed by Jack Nicholson & Roman Polanski

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” So ends a film that is widely recognized as one of the greatest in cinema history. The haunting noir classic CHINATOWN celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and Paramount is marking the occasion with a Limited-Edition 4K Blu-ray release.

Produced by the legendary Robert Evans, CHINATOWN was originally released on June 26, 1974 and received widespread critical acclaim along with 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. In 1991, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”

Robert Towne’s brilliant Academy Award®-winning screenplay weaves a tragic and shocking tale of corruption, greed, and the human propensity for evil. Powerhouse performances by Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston, a riveting story inspired by real events, vivid imagery, and a stirring score combine to make an unforgettable film that is essential for every cinephile’s collection.

Chinatown

When Los Angeles private eye J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband’s activities, he believes it’s a routine infidelity case. Jake’s investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray’s sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn’s father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.

The Two Jakes

Private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by real estate developer Jake Berman (Harvey Keitel) for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife’s lover, who happens to be his own business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K RESTORATION OF CHINATOWN FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE*
• NEW A State of Mind: Author Sam Wasson On Chinatown – Sam Wasson, film historian and bestselling author of The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years Of Hollywood, on the importance of the film and its legacy.
• NEW Chinatown Memories – Legendary producer Hawk Koch shares stories from his time as assistant director on the film.
• NEW The Trilogy That Never Was – Sam Wasson discusses the planned third installment of what would have been a trio of movies featuring the character Jake Gittes.
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter Robert Towne with David Fincher
• Water and Power
  • The Aqueduct
  • The Aftermath
  • The River & Beyond
• Chinatown: An Appreciation
• Chinatown: The Beginning and the End
• Chinatown: Filming
• Chinatown: Legacy
• Theatrical Trailer
• Collectible packaging featuring a foldout image of the film’s theatrical poster and an interior spread with key movie moments
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY + DIGITAL: $27.29

The Karate Kid

Sony Pictures | 1984 | 127 min | Rated PG
Directed by John G. Avildsen

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen (1976, Rocky) — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita in his Academy Award®-nominated performance, Best Supporting Actor, 1984), an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), the skilled leader of the Cobra Kai — a vicious gang of karate school bullies — in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.

SPECIAL FEATURES

4K BLU-RAY DISC

• PREVIOUSLY RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS TRACK + English 5.1 + English Stereo
• ALL-NEW Commentary with the Creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
• ALL-NEW Over 30 Minutes of Deleted Scene Dailies – go behind the scenes of this classic favorite like never before with raw footage from a variety of unused scenes
• 4 Deleted Scenes
• Remembering The Karate Kid Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer

BLU-RAY DISC

• Feature presented in high definition
• Audio: English 5.1
• Blu-Pop™ Pop-Up Track
• Commentary with Director John G. Avildsen, Writer Robert Mark Kamen and Actors Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita
• “The Way of The Karate Kid” Multi-Part Making-Of Featurette
• “Beyond the Form” Featurette
• “East Meets West: A Composer’s Notebook”
• “Life of Bonsai” Featurette

4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY: $32.99

RoboCop

Shout Factory | 2014 | 117 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by José Padilha

In the year 2028, conglomerate OmniCorp uses robotic technology to transform critically injured police officer Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) into the ultimate crime fighter … a perfect, lethal melding of man and machine. Back on the streets, Murphy is hardwired for law enforcement, but the mind and memories of the human inside him long to take control … and the results could be catastrophic. Featuring Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder), and Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire), RoboCop offers fans of the original film a terrifying new vision of an unforgettable future.

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Remaster From The Original Digital Intermediate
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• 4K Remaster From The Original Digital Intermediate
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• “RoboCop: Engineered for the 21st Century” – A 3-Part Documentary On The Re-Imagining of RoboCop
• Deleted Scenes
• Omnicorp Product Announcement
• Theatrical Trailers

COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY (w/ PINS): $149.99
COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY (w/ SLIPCOVER): $44.98
COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY (w/ POSTER): $35.99
COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY: $32.99

RoboCop 2

Shout Factory | 1990 | 117 min | Rated R
Directed by Irvin Kershner

Peter Weller (The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension) returns as the tough-as-steel police officer once known as Alex Murphy in the high-octane sci-fi/action thriller sequel RoboCop 2! When Detroit’s descent into chaos is further compounded by a police department strike and a new designer drug called “Nuke,” only RoboCop (Weller) can stop the mayhem. But in his way are a sinister corporation and a bigger and tougher cyborg with a deadly directive: take RoboCop off the streets … permanently. Featuring Nancy Allen (Carrie), Dan O’Herlihy (Halloween III: Season Of The Witch), and Tom Noonan (Last Action Hero), RoboCop 2 boasts a story and screenplay by acclaimed comic creator Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and the director of The Empire Strikes Back, Irvin Kershner. Armed with bonus features and a new 4K transfer, RoboCop 2 is back in action … your move, creep!

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
• In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary With Author/CG Supervisor Paul M. Sammon
• Audio Commentary With The Makers Of “RoboDoc: The Creation Of RoboCop” Documentary – Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths And Eastwood Allen

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary With Author/CG Supervisor Paul M. Sammon
• Audio Commentary With The Makers Of “RoboDoc: The Creation Of RoboCop” Documentary – Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths And Eastwood Allen
• Corporate Wars: The Making Of ROBOCOP 2 – Featuring New And Vintage Interviews With Director Irvin Kershner, Producer Jon Davidson, Cast Members Tom Noonan, Nancy Allen, Galyn Görg, Executive Producer Patrick Crowley, And More!
• Machine Parts: The FX Of ROBOCOP 2 – Featuring Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran, Craig Hayes, Jim Aupperle, Kirk Thatcher, Paul Gentry, Don Waller, Justin Kohn, Randal Dutra And Kevin Kutchaver
• Robo-Fabricator – An Interview With RoboCop Armor Fabricator James Belohovek
• Adapting Frank Miller’s ROBOCOP 2 – An Interview With Comic Book Writer Steven Grant
• OCP Declassified – A Collection Of Rare Archival Production And Behind-The-Scenes Videos Including Interviews With Director Irvin Kershner, Actors Peter Weller, Dan O’Herlihy And A Look At The Filming Of Some Deleted Scenes
• Trailers & TV Spots
• Image Galleries

COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY
(w/ Exclusive Poster)

COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY
(w/ Exclusive Slipcover + 2 Exclusive Posters + Exclusive Prism Sticker)

BLU-RAY: $14.99

Anna Boleyn

Kino Lorber | 1920 | 118 min | Not Rated
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

The tragic story of the second wife of England’s Henry VIII is dramatized on a grand scale by Ernst Lubitsch, utilizing the full resources of the Ufa Studios. Henny Porten (Kohlhiesel’s Daughters) gives a sensitive performance as the humble lady-in-waiting who ascends to the throne. But it is legendary actor Emil Jannings (The Last Laugh, The Blue Angel) who electrifies the film, depicting Henry’s decadent appetite for food, power, and women, without reducing the larger-than-life historical figure to caricature or villain. Showcasing interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, historians, and filmmakers, the feature-length documentary Lubitsch in Berlindocuments the life of the legendary filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Not Listed

5-DISC BLU-RAY STANDARD EDITION: $70.00

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Collection

Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Hiroshima Death Match | Proxy War | Police Tactics | Final Episode

Arrow | 1973-1974 | 5 Movies | 501 min | Not Rated
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) gave the world Japan’s answer to The Godfather with this violent yakuza saga, influencing filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs) to Takashi Miike (Graveyard of Honor, Audition). Made within just two years, the five-film series brought a new kind of realism and ferocity to the crime genre in Japan, revitalizing the industry and leading to unprecedented commercial and critical success.

Literally exploding on screen with a mushroom cloud, and ending with Hiroshima’s A-bomb Dome, the epic story of Battles Without Honor and Humanity follows over 100 characters through twenty years of gang wars, alliances, betrayals, and assassinations, in an exciting exploration of criminal power and politics in Japan. In the opening episode, ex-soldier Shōzō Hirono escapes from the post-war black markets to become a key member of the Yamamori gang, but soon finds himself disillusioned by the selfish duplicity of his bosses. Hiroshima Death Match focuses on a demobilized kamikaze pilot drifting through the early 1950s, whose suicidal impulses find good use as a mob assassin. Proxy War and Police Tactics form a labyrinthine, two-part story of ambition and betrayal set against Japan’s rapid economic growth of the 1960s, with Shōzō caught between warring factions. Final Episode concludes the series in the 1970s as the former Yamamori gang transforms itself into an economic conglomerate called the Tensei Group, in a bid for mainstream respectability.

Fukasaku and his team broke with the longstanding studio tradition of casting marquee idols as honorable, kimono-clad heroes, defending their gang bosses against unscrupulous villains, and instead adapted true accounts torn from the headlines, shot in a documentary-like style, and with few clear-cut heroes or villains. The vibrancy and dynamism of the filmmaking, plus its shocking violence, Shakespearean plotlines, and wide tapestry of characters, launched a revolutionary new genre, establishing the series as one of the great masterpieces of world crime cinema.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all five original films
• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for all five films
• Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist

DISC 1: BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY

• Audio commentary by critic and author Stuart Galbraith IV
• Yakuza Graveyard – an interview with Takashi Miike about Kinji Fukasaku and the yakuza film genre
• Original trailers for all five films

DISC 2: HIROSHIMA DEATH MATCH

• Man of Action – an interview with series fight choreographer Ryūzō Ueno
• Original trailer

DISC 3: PROXY WAR

• Secrets of the Piranha Army – a documentary about the troupe of supporting actors who appeared throughout the series, featuring interviews with original Piranha members Masaru Shiga and Takashi Noguchi, plus second-generation Piranha, Takashi Nishina and Akira Murota
• Tales of a Bit Player – an interview with supporting actor and stuntman Seizō Fukumoto
• Original trailer

DISC 4: POLICE TACTICS

• Remembering Kinji – a featurette about director Kinji Fukasaku and his work, featuring interviews with Kenta Fukasaku and film critic and Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane
• Fukasaku Family – an interview with Proxy War and Police Tactics assistant director Tōru Dobashi
• Original trailer

DISC 5: FINAL EPISODE

• Last Days of the Boss – an interview with Final Episode screenwriter Kōji Takada
• Original poster gallery for the series
• Original trailer

3-DISC BLU-RAY SET: $31.99

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX

Dark City | No Man of Her Own | Beware, My Lovely

Kino Lorber | 1950-1952 | 3 Movies | Not Rated
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, William Dieterle, & Harry Horner

This collection features three mood-drenched classics of noir. DARK CITY (1950) – A Tense, Tough Drama of Underworld Violence and Revenge! After losing his company’s $5,000 cashier’s check in a crooked card game, a stranger in Chicago commits suicide. The other gamblers—including Danny Haley, played by steely screen legend Charlton Heston (Touch of Evil) in his Hollywood debut—worry about the dangers of cashing the check, but this soon becomes the least of their concerns when the head of the group is found hanged. Police Captain Garvey (Dean Jagger, Pursued) concludes the hanging to be a case of homicide and discovers that the stranger had a mentally deranged brother (Mike Mazurki, Murder, My Sweet) who is out for vengeance. Fran (Lizabeth Scott, Pitfall), a torch singer who is desperately in love with Danny, begs him to run away with her before it’s too late. This stunningly cynical morality tale also features the stars of TV’s Dragnet 1967, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as Danny’s gambling partners. Directed by the dynamic Willam Dieterle (Portrait of Jennie, Rope of Sand) and bathed in black-and-white by cinematographer Victor Milner (The General Died at Dawn). NO MAN OF HER OWN (1950) – Every Door Closed Against Her…A Woman Faces the Age-Old Problem of Her Sex! The incandescent Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers) shines as a woman torn between a comfortable lie and the painful truth in this heart-wrenching noir classic. Helen Ferguson (Stanwyck), penniless, pregnant and dumped by her slimy boyfriend Steve (Lyle Bettger, Union Station), assumes the identity of a pregnant woman who was killed in a train crash. Eventually Helen’s sordid past catches up to her when Steve arrives demanding money to keep her true identity a secret from the man who loves her (John Lund, Night Has a Thousand Eyes). Gorgeously shot by cinematographer Daniel L. Fapp (The Big Clock, The Great Escape) and directed by Hollywood ace Mitchell Leisen (Death Takes a Holiday, Murder at the Vanities), this pitch-black masterpiece of harrowing melodrama was adapted from the book I Married a Dead Man by crime-writing king Cornell Woolrich (The Chase, Rear Window). BEWARE, MY LOVELY (1952) – Trapped by a Man Beyond Control! Screen heavyweights Ida Lupino (Woman in Hiding) and Robert Ryan (Odds Against Tomorrow) square off in this stylish and atmospheric thriller. Wealthy widow Helen Gordon (Lupino) hires drifter Howard Wilton (Ryan) as a handyman to do chores around her rambling mansion. What she doesn’t know: Howard Wilton is insane. Insecure and paranoid, Wilton thinks everyone, including Helen, is against him. He suffers from memory lapses and extreme mood swings. She’s soon a prisoner in her own home after Wilton locks the doors and tears out the telephone. His mood swings from violence to complacency but after Helen gets a message to the police via a telephone repairman, she finds he is still in the house. Beware, My Lovely is a spine-chilling suspense story shot by cinematographer George E. Diskant (On Dangerous Ground), written by noir specialist Mel Dinelli (The Spiral Staircase, House by the River) and helmed by noted art director Harry Horner (The Heiress, The Hustler).

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – All from 4K Scans
• NEW Audio Commentary for DARK CITY by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
• NEW Audio Commentary for NO MAN OF HER OWN by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary for NO MAN OF HER OWN by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff
• Audio Commentary for BEWARE, MY LOVELY by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
• Theatrical Trailers
• Optional English Subtitles

BLU-RAY: $17.99

Mars Express

Shout Factory | 2023 | 89 min | Not Rated
Directed by Jérémie Périn

Society’s elite abandon Earth in 2200 to make Mars the center of civilization. They are served by obedient robots that are nearly indistinguishable from the humans that they have replaced. Amidst a growing scandal of an underground group hacking androids, a cybernetics student disappears. Capable-but-troubled detective Aline and her android partner, Carlos, take the case to find her. As they descend into the dark underbelly of Mars, they unravel a deeper conspiracy that threatens mankind – and their robot counterparts. Mars Express injects the cyberpunk genre with urgent new themes that make its far-flung world feel strangely like our own in the propulsive feature film debut from director Jérémie Périn.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio: English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround, French Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
• Let’s Play Classic Games with Director Jérémie Périn
• Director Scene Breakdown – Opening Scene
• Director Scene Breakdown – Sequence 78

DVD: $9.95

Nowhere Special

Cohen Media Group | 2020 | 96 min | Not Rated
Directed by Uberto Pasolini

James Norton (Bob Marley: One Love, Happy Valley, Little Women), stars as John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child’s mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation. As John struggles to find the right answer to his impossible task, he comes to accept the help of a young social worker, opening himself to solutions he would never have considered. And he finally comes to accept his anger at the injustice of his destiny, the need to share the truth with his son, and to follow the child’s instincts on the biggest decision of their lives.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Interview with Uberto Pasolini, James Norton and Daniel Lamont by Anna Smith
• The Making of Nowhere Special
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English subtitles for the main feature

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: $25.18

Obsession

Powerhouse Films | 1949 | 96 min
Directed by Mike Robe

Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive), and Naunton Wayne (The Lady Vanishes), Obsession takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer. When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clive’s cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton) doggedly pursues the case… Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (8½, The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsession’s original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life ‘Acid Bath Murderer’ John Haigh.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historians Thirza Wakefield and Melanie Williams (2024)
• The John Player Lecture with Edward Dmytryk (1972): archival audio recording of the prolific director in conversation with author and critic John Baxter, recorded at London’s National Film Theatre
• Richard Dyer on ‘Obsession’ (2024): the academic and author explores the themes and the making of the film
• The BEHP Interview with Gordon McCallum (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring sound recordist McCallum in conversation with Alan Lawson
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival articles on Edward Dmytryk’s period in Britain and the making of Obsession, an archival interview with actor Naunton Wayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• REGION-FREE

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: $20.49

The Phantom of the Monastery

Powerhouse Films | 1934 | 85 min | Not Rated
Directed by Fernando de Fuentes

Made in the wake of La llorona’s success and directed with flair by Fernando de Fuentes (regarded as one of the masters of early Mexican cinema), The Phantom of the Monastery (El fantasma del convento) tells the macabre tale of a troupe of hikers who become lost in a forest and take refuge in a haunted monastery. There, they encounter shape-shifting shadows, ominous sealed doorways, and a cellar crowded with coffins… An expressionistic Gothic triumph which has tragically languished in obscurity outside of Mexico, The Phantom of the Monastery has now been lovingly restored and is presented on Blu-ray at long last in a world debut edition, along with a selection of illuminating extras.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original negative by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project
• Original mono audio
• Video appreciation by Abraham Castillo Flores, head programmer of Mexico’s Morbido Fest (2022)
• Optional English subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive booklet featuring a new essay by Maricruz Castro Ricalde, an archival piece by screenwriter Juan Bustillo Oro, archival articles on the film’s production and promotion, an overview of the restoration process, and an overview of contemporary critical responses
• REGION-FREE

Limited Edition Blu-Ray Digipak: $32.99
Limited Edition dvd Digipak: $27.99
STANDARD Edition Blu-Ray: $32.99
STANDARD Edition dvd: $27.99

Piaffe

Oscilloscope Pictures | 2022 | 86 min | Not Rated
Directed by Ann Oren

Introverted and unqualified, Eva is unexpectedly tasked with foleying the sound for a commercial featuring a horse. As she slowly acclimates to the new job, her obsession with creating the perfect equine sounds grows into something more tangible. Eva harnesses this new physicality, becoming more confident and empowered, and lures an unassuming botanist into an intriguing game of submission. Shot on lush 16mm, PIAFFE is a visceral journey into control, gender, and artifice.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Interview with Director Ann Oren
• Video Journals
• Theatrical trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

DVD: $9.95

Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-II

Abashiri Prison | Another Abashiri Prison Story | Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness

Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 3 Movies | 270 min | Not Rated
Directed by Teruo Ishii

Constructed in the late nineteenth century to house political prisoners, Japan’s infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popular and prolific run of yakuza movies released between 1965 and 1972. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the first three entries in this landmark series, directed by the “King of Cult” Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema, Ken Takakura (The Bullet Train).

In Abashiri Prison, Takakura stars as Shinichi Tachibana, a yakuza sent to Abashiri as punishment for an attack on a rival gangster. He intends to serve his time as a model prisoner until he is shackled to the bullish Gonzo Gonda (Kōji Nanbara), unwittingly roped into an escape attempt orchestrated by Heizo Yoda (Tōru Abe) and forced to face the frozen wilderness of Hokkaidō. In Another Abashiri Prison Story, Tachibana has just been released when he stumbles across a stash of diamonds recently stolen in a bank heist – and attracts unwanted attention from criminals and cops alike. Finally, in Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness, Tachibana reunites with his former yakuza associates, who are trying to go straight. That is, at least, until old rivals come looking for trouble…

Ken Takakura would reprise the role of Tachibana in another seven films under the Abashiri Prison banner – all of them helmed by Teruo Ishii – before the series was rebooted as New Abashiri Prison in 1968, leading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the lead. It all began with these early entries, presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray from brand new restorations of the original film elements by Toei.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW RESTORATIONS OF THE THREE FILMS from restorations of the original film elements supplied by Toei
• Optional English subtitles newly translated for this release
• Original Japanese audio (uncompressed LPCM mono)
• Brand new audio commentary tracks by Tom Mes, Chris Poggiali and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
• Tony Rayns on Abashiri Prison – brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns
• Brand new video appreciation by Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling
• Trailers
• A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark Schilling [2000 units)
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [2000 units]

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: $23.78

The Shop At Sly Corner

Powerhouse Films | 1947 | 91 min
Directed by George King

Oscar Homolka (Mr. Sardonicus), Derek Farr (Town on Trial), Muriel Pavlow (Doctor in the House), and Kenneth Griffith (Love on the Dole) star in the British crime classic The Shop at Sly Corner. Descius Heiss (Homolka), a London antiques dealer, lives a comfortable life fencing smuggled diamonds in order to pay for his beloved daughter Margaret’s (Pavlow) tuition. However, when his young assistant (Griffith) learns of the arrangement, he begins to blackmail Heiss, unwittingly sparking a chain of events that leads to murder… Also known as Code of Scotland Yard, The Shop at Sly Corner is deftly directed by George King (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), the man who helped launch Tod Slaughter’s film career, and also marked the film debut of Diana Dors.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Josephine Botting and critic Phuong Le (2024)
• Jonathan Rigby on Oscar Homolka (2024): the film historian delves into the life and career of the prolific Austrian actor
• Muriel Pavlow in Conversation (2009): filmed interview in which the British actor discusses her career with Josephine Botting at London’s National Film Theatre
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Steve Chibnall, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• REGION-FREE

BLU-RAY: $26.98

Shotgun Stories

Sony Pictures | 2007 | 92 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Jeff Nichols

Backed by siblings Kid (Barlow Jacobs) and Boy (Douglas Ligon), Son Hayes (Michael Shannon) tells the attendees at his father’s funeral that he and his brothers hated the dead man, then spits on his grave. This triggers a battle with the siblings’ half brothers, which soon leaves Kid dead and Son seriously hurt. As the half brothers stockpile weapons for what they assume will be a deadly encounter, Boy visits them and suggests an end to the fighting.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Not Listed

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY: $23.78

Tomorrow We Live

Powerhouse Films | 1942 | 85 min
Directed by George King

John Clements (The Four Feathers), Godfrey Tearle (Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps), Hugh Sinclair (The Four Just Men), and Greta Gynt (Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror) star in Tomorrow We Live, a thrilling tale of wartime resistance. In occupied France, Baptiste (Clements) arrives in a small town armed with details of a German submarine base. As the resistance humiliates the occupiers, and the Gestapo exacts deadly reprisals upon the local population, Baptiste works with the local mayor (Tearle) and his daughter (Gynt) to plan his escape to Britain. Released in the US as At Dawn We Die, and directed by Tod Slaughter collaborator George King (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), Tomorrow We Live shocked audiences upon its release with its unflinching portrayal of Nazi brutality.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historians Josephine Botting and Robert Murphy (2024)
• Pamela Hutchinson on Greta Gynt (2024): the film historian discusses the life and career of the famed Norwegian actor
• The BEHP Interview with Roy Douglas (2005): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring composer Roy Douglas in conversation with Alex Gibson
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Philip Kemp, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• REGION-FREE

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