The Arrow Thread - Page 815

Susan Foreman · #**8141** 6th May 2016, 07:36 PM

NEW UK/US TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bloodstained Butterfly
This grisly and audacious giallo has been newly restored in 4K and comes with a host of new extras including a commentary from legendary genre critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman!

Synopsis:

Directed by Duccio Tessari (Death Occurred Last Night, A Pistol for Ringo), The Bloodstained Butterflymelds the lurid giallo traditions popularised by Dario Argento and Mario Bava with courtroom drama, resulting in a film that is as concerned with forensic detail and legal process as it is with grisly murders and audacious set-pieces.

When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: her lover, TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi (Giancarlo Sbragia, Death Rage), seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning… but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there’s more to the case than meets the eye…

Starring 70s heartthrob Helmut Berger (Dorian Gray, The Godfather: Part III) alongside genre mainstays Evelyn Stewart (The Psychic, The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail) and Carole André (Colt 38 Special Squad), and featuring a score by Gianni Ferrio (Death Walks at Midnight), The Bloodstained Butterfly is presented uncut and in a sumptuous new 4K restoration that allows this unique and haunting thriller to shine like never before!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Italian and English soundtracks in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0
Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New audio commentary with critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman
Murder in B-Flat Minor, a new visual essay on the film, its cast and crew by author Troy Howarth
New career retrospective on director Duccio Tessari
Original Italian and English theatrical trailers
Gallery of original promotional images
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin
Limited edition 36-page booklet illustrated by Tonci Zonjic, containing writing by James Blackford, Howard Hughes and Leonard Jacobs

Mojo · #**8142** 6th May 2016, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by michal

not fan of microwave massacre?

To be honest, I've never seen it. I would have bought it as part of an American Horror Project set, but as a standalone release, I'll wait for a few reviews first!

J Harker · #**8143** 7th May 2016, 08:41 AM

Oh well blind buys at full price on Butterfly and the Yorga films. Not so sure about the Microwave Massacre film. Seems like an odd choice for a standalone title from Arrow. Maybe they just wanted to make sure 88 didn't get to it. Sounds like it would be right at home in the slasher classics line.

michal · #**8144** 7th May 2016, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by J Harker

Oh well blind buys at full price on Butterfly and the Yorga films. Not so sure about the Microwave Massacre film. Seems like an odd choice for a standalone title from Arrow. Maybe they just wanted to make sure 88 didn't get to it. Sounds like it would be right at home in the slasher classics line.

I think the film would be to for 88 films and that is the reason 88 films will
not have driller killer

MuckyFunster · #**8145** 7th May 2016, 11:51 AM

I'll get Microwave Massacre and Butterfly.

Others are right though, Microwave massacre would've fitted nicely next to Drive in massacre, Hospital Massacre, and Nailgun Massacre in the Slasher Classics line.

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plasterface · #**8146** 7th May 2016, 10:37 PM

microwave massacre is a funny trashy little film, haven't seen the yorgas but will get them, pity they never made the once mooted Dr Phibes vs count yorga film.
Will get the Cronenberg short films as the locusts descended on the videodrome box set.

Prince_Vajda · #**8147** 8th May 2016, 03:27 PM

I can't remember when I last bought an Arrow Blu-ray / DVD. These days, their back catalogue is way too big for me to keep track of their releases. I somehow miss their early days with a few new Horror classics released every now and then (more or less the (in)famous slipcase period, so to speak), but I guess that's just me.

keirarts · #**8148** 9th May 2016, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda

I can't remember when I last bought an Arrow Blu-ray / DVD. These days, their back catalogue is way too big for me to keep track of their releases. I somehow miss their early days with a few new Horror classics released every now and then (more or less the (in)famous slipcase period, so to speak), but I guess that's just me.

I think the trick is to just buy the ones you want to see. My problem is that its all of them (check out the list of films I've watched this year so far.)