The Arrow Thread

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I can't help but sense impending disappointment

It's going too be a load of shite at the bargain price of £40 for a standard release!

**** Zavvi and arrow for bending over as far as they can for them.

[J Harker]

Looks like Flatliners is up for a 4k from Wheelbarrow video. I love the film but my current blu is fine. There's nothing in the extras that sways me.

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[Susan Foreman]

NEW US/CA TITLE: Running Out of Time Collection (Blu-ray)

Release date: August 29

Arrow US RRP: $35:00

"Acclaimed director Johnnie To (The Heroic Trio, The Mission) is on top form with slam bang action-thriller Running Out of Time and its equally electrifying sequel.

Expert hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan, Black Mask, Mad Detective) is drawn into a psychological game of cat-and-mouse when a criminal mastermind with weeks to live (Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers) decides to take on the entire Hong Kong Police Force. There’s more to his plan than meets the eye, but can Inspector Ho figure it out and catch him in time? He’s got 72 hours to try.

A huge box office hit, Running Out of Time swept the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards and spawned a popular sequel in Running Out of Time 2, in which Lau Ching-wan returns as Inspector Ho - this time in pursuit of a sophisticated art thief with a taste for drama and theatrical flair."

Special Features:

• High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentations of both films, scanned and restored in 2K
• Original lossless Cantonese and Mandarin 5.1 audio options, plus lossless English mono (Running Out of Time) and lossless English 5.1 (Running Out of Time 2)
• Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Lucas Peverill

DISC 1 - RUNNING OUT OF TIME

• Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio commentary by writers Laurent Cortiaud and Julien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong film expert Stefan Hammond
• Archival interview with screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud
• Archival interview with director Johnnie To
• Archival interview with star Lau Ching-wan
• Archival interview with composer Raymond Wong
• The Directors’ Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud, an archive featurette
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

DISC 2 - RUNNING OUT OF TIME 2

• Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• The Making of 'Running Out of Time 2', an archive featurette
• Hong Kong Stories, a 52-minute documentary from 2003 by director Yves Montmayeur (Johnnie Got His Gun!) about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and of course Johnnie To
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by David West

Also available as an Arrow US Store Exculsive with the Original Artwork

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Flatliners (Blu-ray)

Release date: August 01

Arrow RRP: £18:00

"SOME LINES SHOULDN’T BE CROSSED.

Known for his impressively eclectic filmography and for helping to launch the careers of several young Hollywood stars of the 80s and 90s, Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire) tackles the existential question that, at one time or another, haunts us all: what awaits us after we die?

At the University Hospital School of Medicine, five ambitious students subject themselves to a daring experiment: to temporarily induce their own deaths, hoping to glimpse the afterlife before being brought back to life. But as competition within the group intensifies and their visions of the world beyond increasingly bleed into their waking lives, they’re about to learn that the greatest threat comes not from the spirit world but from the long-suppressed secrets of their own pasts…

Stylishly photographed by Jan de Bont (Basic Instinct) and featuring a cast of Hollywood’s hottest talent – including Kiefer Sutherland (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me), Julia Roberts (Secret in their Eyes) and Kevin Bacon (Wild Things) – Flatliners is the ultimate life-and-death thrill ride."

Special Features:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative, approved by director of photography Jan de Bont
• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 surround soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critics Bryan Reesman and Max Evry
• The Conquest of our Generation, a brand new video interview with screenwriter Peter Filardi
• Visions of Light, a brand new video interview with director of photography Jan de Bont and chief lighting technician Edward Ayer
• Hereafter, a brand new video interview with first assistant director John Kretchmer
• Restoration, a brand new video interview with production designer Eugenio Zanetti and art director Larry Lundy
• Atonement, a brand new video interview with composer James Newton Howard and orchestrator Chris Boardman
• Dressing for Character, a brand new interview with costume designer Susan Becker
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Amanda Reyes and Peter Tonguette

Also available as an Arrow 4K UHD Blu-ray release - Arrow RRP - £22:00

[Justin101]

I went on Twitter to see what else was being released, and no, that's it... thumbs up for a month off I can't afford it lol

[peter alex]

so the UK only gets one and the US gets two they should have not bothered releasing any films in august in the UK looks like arrow will not be getting my money till September so another label will be getting it

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

So that's it. Flatliners in August. So much for their list.

Arrow's QC has been going down the toilet recently if other forums are anything to go by.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I see that Simeoni has left Arrow and doing his own thing

@filmsradiance where I'll be focused on BD releases of more favourites and discoveries, with a slightly different bent to Arrow.

That's Simeoni and Ewan Cant gone within a month.

[Susan Foreman]

They are obviously too busy planning a leaving 'do' for Fran rather than planning a full schedule for releases for August!

[J Harker]

Oh and the Flatliners artwork is crap.

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