The Arrow Thread

[Susan Foreman]

Arrow Academy

"UK TITLE: A Gentle Creature (Blu-ray)

A riveting, brutal, but blackly humorous masterpiece.

Release date: 20th August

Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, A Gentle Creature is the third fiction feature by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa (In the Fog, Donbass).

Loosely adapted from the short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the film concerns the ‘gentle creature’ of the title, played by Vasilina Makovtseva. A parcel sent to her imprisoned husband is returned undelivered, prompting her to travel from her rural home to the remote region in Siberia where he is being held in the hope of an explanation. But this seemingly simple task becomes an infinitely difficult challenge taking on Kafkaesque proportions.

Beautifully shot by Oleg Mutu, a key figure in the Romanian New Wave whose credits include The Death of Mr. Lazarescu and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and powered by a stunning performance from Makovtseva, A Gentle Creature is a riveting, brutal, but blackly humorous masterpiece.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Interview with writer-director Sergei Loznitsa
• Brand-new appreciation by writer and critic Peter Hames
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Jonathan Romney and an interview with Loznitsa"

[Susan Foreman]

ARROW ACADEMY

"UK/US TITLE: Mohsen Makhmalbaf: The Poetic Trilogy (Blu-ray)

This collection presents three of Makhmalbaf’s most lyrical films which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy.

Release dates: 27/28 August

One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and the admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of Makhmalbaf’s most lyrical films which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy.

Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash a vividly woven traditional Persian rug (‘Gabbeh’). A beautiful woman, depicted in in the rug’s elaborate design, suddenly appears and tells a heart-rending story of love and loss. A film imbued with the ideas of Sufism, The Silence tells of Khorshid, a young blind boy from Tajikistan who earns rent money for his family by tuning rare instruments but becomes enraptured by the sonorous music he hears on his way to work each day. The Gardener is an imaginative documentary which follows Makhmalbaf, and his son Maysam, to Israel to investigate the Bahá'?* Faith, a religion with 7 million followers, which originated in Iran 170 years ago.

As well as presenting a wealth of extras, this collection boasts stunning new restorations of Gabbeh and The Silence which truly bring the films’ rich colours and imagery to life.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 2K restorations of The Silence and Gabbeh from the original camera negatives
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three films
• Original Persian soundtracks with uncompressed LPCM audio
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Audio commentary on Gabbeh by critic Godfrey Cheshire
• Poetry in Motion: An Interview with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, an in-depth conversation between the Iranian auteur and film critic Jonathan Romney, newly produced for this edition
• Mohsen with Closed Eyes, an imaginatively filmed archival interview with Makhmalbaf on The Silence
• Original trailers
• Stills and collections gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring new writing by film academic Negar Mottahedeh and Mohsen Makhmalbaf"

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Just the two titles?

Not going overboard on the Academy new releases are they.

[trebor8273]

A bit strange i ordered hills have eyes steelbook last night and just got a dispatch email, what's strange on the site it's not supposed to be out till the 11th of june!

edit

have now updated website after i contacted them

[Susan Foreman]

The Bloodthirsty Trilogy Review | The Digital Fix

Film 5 out of 10
Video 9 out of 10
Audio 9 out of 10
Extras 3 out of 10

"The Bloodthirsty Trilogy is a bit of a disappointment. While the films themselves are average - if atmospheric and occasionally creative - horror films, the box set of them lacks something that makes more of the films. They clearly hold an interesting position in film history but it would have benefitted from exploring the history in greater detail, perhaps including some making of background or the adaptation process of something that isn't a native folk-creature. If you are a fan of J-horror or the Hammer style of scares, then look into this trilogy boxset, but for everyone else, it may leave you thirsty for more."

[Demoncrat]

Put all my BDs in order (they do look nicer together I admit)

By cat. no.

[Susan Foreman]

A new Arrow pick-up

Gaspar Noé's 'Climax' sells to UK after buzzy Cannes premiere (exclusive) | Screen Daily

At time of writing, the film has a 9.2 rating on IMDB

[SymbioticFunction]

According to a fellow on blu-raydotcom, Bernard Rose has said that Arrow will be releasing Candyman later this year. I'll be up for that - I currently own the old UK Universal blu-ray. Hopefully it'll be uncut and not just the R rated version.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

A new Arrow pick-up

Gaspar Noé's 'Climax' sells to UK after buzzy Cannes premiere (exclusive) | Screen Daily

At time of writing, the film has a 9.2 rating on IMDB

Got very good Cannes reviews in comparison to Von Trier’s new film. Very excited to see both, especially excited for this though as I didn’t even know Noe had a new film coming out

[Susan Foreman]

It's suddenly become a bit more inviting!

"***THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT FULL SPECS + RELEASE DATE UPDATE***

Listen up THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT fans as we have a mega update for you. So first, the bad news. We've sadly had to bump the release dates to June 18 in the UK and July 3 in the US. However, the good news is, we've managed to squeeze in yet more extras including the complete, newly remastered film score on CD!! We can only apologise for the delay and really hope that you'll forgive us once you have this set in your hands!

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3 DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Three cuts of the film newly restored in 2K from original film elements
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- 6 x collector's postcards
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
- Limited edition 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by author Stephen Thrower
- Soundtrack CD

DISC ONE [BLU-RAY] - THE UNRATED CUT
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Unrated Version
- Isolated score newly remastered from the original 17.5" magnetic tracks
- Brand new audio commentary with Bill Ackerman and Amanda Reyes
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Wes Craven and producer Sean S. Cunningham
- Archival audio commentary with stars David Hess, Marc Sheffler and Fred Lincoln
- Archival introduction to the film by Wes Craven
Still Standing: The Legacy of The Last House on the Left - archival interview with Wes Craven
- Celluloid Crime of the Century - Archival documentary featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, actors David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler and Martin Kove
- Scoring Last House - archival interview with actor/composer David Hess
- It's Only a Movie: The Making of Last House in the Left - archival featurette
- Forbidden Footage - the cast and crew discuss the film's most controversial sequences
- Junior's Story - a brand new interview with actor Marc Sheffler
- Blood and Guts- a brand new interview with makeup artist Anne Paul
- The Road Leads to Terror - a brand new featurette revisiting the film's original shooting locations
- Deleted Scene: "Mari Dying at the Lake
- Extended Outtakes and Dailies, newly transferred in HD
- Trailers, TV Spot and Radio Spots
- Image Galleries

DISC TWO [BLU-RAY] - THE 'KRUG & COMPANY' AND R-RATED CUTS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Krug & Company and R-Rated cuts of the film
- The Craven Touch - a brand new featurette bringing together interviews with a number of Wes Craven's collaborators including Sean S. Cunningham, composer Charles Bernstein, producer Peter Locke, cinematographer Mark Irwin and actress Amanda Wyss
- Early Days and "Night of Vengeance" - filmmaker Roy Frumkes remembers Wes Craven and Last House on the Left
- Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out - unfinished short film by Wes Craven
- Q&A with Marc Sheffler from a 2017 screening of the film at The American Cinematheque
- Krug Conquers England - archival featurette charting the theatrical tour of the first ever uncut screening of the film in the UK

DISC THREE [CD] - 'THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT' ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
- CD featuring the complete, newly remastered film score"