The Arrow Thread

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by plasterface

here lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

[Spoken:]
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead

[Spoken:] Oh, those Russians...

Did you type them from memory?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Imagine Christopher Lee doing that as a Shatner-style rap!

That would be official property of the

[Make Them Die Slowly]

I liked Chris when he was Glam Rock.

[fuzzymctiger]

I'm excited about these new announcments, so long as the Steelbook isn't a release, or the Arrow store exclusives are limited to very low counts (I believe they've said before though that 1000 is as low as possible)

Otherwise, I'm hoping the exclusives will be more obscure titles, and the steelbook a nice surprise

Just a shame it'll be 3 in the morning here, so I'll see them 4-5 hours late.

[keirarts]

Early confirmation. Arrow are releasing the new HD restoration of blood & black lace. Terrific news!

[Rik]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Early confirmation. Arrow are releasing the new HD restoration of blood & black lace. Terrific news!

Where has this been confirmed?

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Rik

Where has this been confirmed?

Saw it on Tim Lucas fb page. Believe arrow may have already let it slip though.

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Rik

Where has this been confirmed?

Tim Lucas said so on Facebook. He's already received the press release about Arrow's announcement:

"Arrow Films have now officially announced this, so I will follow suit: this April, they will be releasing in both the UK and the US a fully restored version of Mario Bava's BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964) on Blu-ray, at the same time as their eagerly awaited Walerian Borowczyk's DR. JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE. BLOOD AND BLACK LACE has been magnificently restored in high definition from its original camera negative - I have seen the result, and it is mind-meltingly gorgeous. I'll be contributing an updated audio commentary to the disc.
[...]

I got the information in an official email press release at 5:17 a.m. EST, so the announcement HAS been made."

[Susan Foreman]

Here we go!

So it is time for us to reveal our April slate! First up, our only UK-only April release… Coffy!

Release Date: 6th April 2015

Format: Blu-ray
Starring: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui
Directed by: Jack Hill

Synopsis: THE ONE CHICK HIT SQUAD!

Regarded as one of the best of the Blaxploitation genre along with Shaft and Superfly, Coffy has been described as “one of the most entertaining films ever made” by Quentin Tarantino.

With Coffy Pam Grier was catapulted to stardom and iconic status following solid roles in earlier ‘chicks in chains’ films. Here she plays nurse ‘Coffy’ Coffin seeking vigilante justice when her little sister is hospitalised by a smack pusher. Coffy uses her body, bullets and blades to get justice, working her way to the top of the criminal ring. But as she nears the top she finds the level of corruption is closer to home than she thinks.

When American International Pictures lost the chance to make Cleopatra Jones the studio looked for another project and turned to up and coming B-movie auteur Jack Hill (Spider Baby, Pit Stop). Coffy was such a success that the studio fast tracked Grier’s next movie (Foxy Brown) with Hill straight away.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- Restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, on Blu-ray for the first time in the world!
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by writer-director Jack Hill
- A Taste of Coffy – A brand new interview with Jack Hill
- The Baddest Chick in Town! – A brand new interview with Pam Grier on Coffy and its follow up, Foxy Brown
- Blaxploitation! – A video essay by author Mikel J. Koven (Blaxploitation Film) on the history and development of the genre
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image Gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Cullen Gallagher and a profile of Pam Grier by Yvonne D. Sims, author of Women in Blaxploitation, illustrated with archive stills and posters

DETAILS:
Region: B
Rating: TBC
Cat No: FCD1048
Duration: 91
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Mono
Colour

[Susan Foreman]

And now onto our three dual territory releases! First up…Massacre Gun!

Our UK edition of Massacre Gun will be one of the two *Arrow Store exclusive* titles

Release Date UK: 6th April 2015
Release Date North America: 7th April 2015
Format: Blu-ray
Starring: Jô Shishido, Tatsuya Fuji, Jirô Okazaki
Directed by: Yasuharu Hasebe

Synopsis: Genre icon Jô Shishido stars in this tense and violent yakuza yarn from genre stalwart and Seijun Suzuki’s former assistant, Yasuharu Hasebe (Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song).

Shishido stars as Kuroda, a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji, In the Realm of the Senses) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.

Strikingly violent for the period and gorgeously photographed in monochrome like genre siblings Branded to Kill and A Colt is My Passport (Shishido’s other films from 1967), Massacre Gun is a bold iteration on the genre featuring some stunning compositions and the assured direction of Hasebe.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- Limited Edition Blu-ray (3000 copies only)
- Restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation, on Blu-ray for the first time in the world!
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Newly translated English subtitles
- Brand new interview with star Jô Shishido
- Interview with renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns
- Original theatrical trailer
- Gallery featuring rare promotional images
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan
- booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, newly illustrated by Ian MacEwan and featuring original archive stills

DETAILS:
Region: Region Free
Rating: TBC
Duration: 89
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Mono
B&W