First out is Takashi Miike's classic Dead or Alive Trilogy starring Riki Takeuchi and Show Aikawa
as their various characters deal drugs in Tokyo, put their yakuza
assassin skills to good use and even meet cyborg soldiers in future
Yokohama. Each film deftly shows off Miike at the height of his skills,
and weaves a captivating tapestry of crime, action and character study.
Next up is a franchise any horror fan around in the late 80s and early 90s will recognise: House: Two Stories Limited Edition [House 1 & 2] which
has a gorgeous 2K restoration of the first two films. With each film
telling a different tale, and getting increasingly bonkers as the series
goes on, the House films are equal parts funny, scary and entertaining. As much a joy for fans of weird cinema as they are for horror lovers.
Earlier in March, Arrow splits up the Death Walks Twice box set and offers Death Walks On High Heels and Death Walks At Midnight
both on DVD and Blu-ray. These two films by Luciano Ercoli are
beautifully restored Italian horror classics, with plenty of bonus
features.
TAKASHI MIIKE'S DEAD OR ALIVE TRILOGY on DVD and Blu-ray (March 14)
Beginning
with an explosive, six-minute montage of sex, drugs and violence, and
ending with a phallus-headed battle robot taking flight, Takashi Miike's
unforgettable Dead or Alive Trilogy features many of the director's most outrageous moments set alongside some of his most dramatically moving scenes. Made between 1999 and 2002, the Dead or Alive
films cemented Miike's reputation overseas as one of the most
provocative enfants terrible of Japanese cinema, yet also one of its
most talented and innovative filmmakers.
In Dead or Alive,
tough gangster Ryuichi (Riki Takeuchi) and his ethnically Chinese gang
make a play to take over the drug trade in Tokyo's Shinjuku district by
massacring the competition. But he meets his match in detective Jojima
(Show Aikawa), who will do everything to stop them.
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
casts Aikawa and Takeuchi together again, but as new characters, a pair
of rival yakuza assassins who turn out to be childhood friends; after a
botched hit, they flee together to the island where they grew up, and
decide to devote their deadly skills to a more humanitarian cause.
And in Dead or Alive: Final,
Takeuchi and Aikawa are catapulted into a future Yokohama ruled by
multilingual gangs and cyborg soldiers, where they once again butt heads
in the action-packed and cyberpunk-tinged finale to the trilogy.
Each of them unique in theme and tone, the Dead or Alive
films showcase Miike at the peak of his strengths, creating three very
distinct movies connected only by their two popular main actors, each
film a separate yet superb example of crime drama, character study, and
action film making.
Bonus Materials
- High Definition digital transfers of all three films
- Original stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for all three films
- New interview with actor Riki Takeuchi
- New interview with actor Sho Aikawa
- New interview with producer and screenwriter Toshiki Kimura
- New audio commentary for Dead or Alive by Miike biographer Tom Mes
- Archive interviews with cast and crew
- Archive making-of featurettes for DOA2: Birds and DOA: Final
- Original theatrical trailers for all three films
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger
BLU-RAY Specs
SKU: AV083 UPC: 760137975281 Street Date: 03/14/17 PreBook Date: 02/07/17 Label: Arrow Video » Genre: Action/Adventure Run Time: 291 mins Number of Discs: 2 Audio: STEREO Year of Production: 1999 Director: Takashi Miike Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa Territory: US Language: Japanese
SRP: $49.95
DVD Specs
SKU: AVD005
UPC: 760137975397
Street Date: 03/14/17
PreBook Date: 02/07/17
Label: Arrow Video »
Genre: Action/Adventure
Run Time: 291 mins
Number of Discs: 3
Audio: STEREO
Year of Production: 1999
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa
Territory: US
Language: Japanese
SRP: $39.95
Product details and hi res cover art, can be found HERE for the DVD, and HERE for the Blu-ray
HOUSE: TWO STORIES LIMITED EDITION [HOUSE 1 & 2] on Blu-ray (March 21)
Limited to 5000 units!
Step
inside, we've been expecting you! At long-last, Arrow Video is proud to
present the first two instalments of hit horror franchise House on
Blu-ray for the first time! In the original House, William Katt (Carrie)
stars as Roger Cobb, a horror novelist struggling to pen his next
bestseller. When he inherits his aunt's creaky old mansion, Roger
decides that he's found the ideal place in which to get some writing
done. Unfortunately, the house's monstrous supernatural residents have
other ideas...
Meanwhile,
House II: The Second Story sees young Jesse (Arye Gross) moving into an
old family mansion where his parents were mysteriously murdered years
before. Plans for turning the place into a party pad are soon thwarted
by the appearance of Jesse's mummified great-great-grandfather, his
mystical crystal skull and the zombie cowboy who'll stop at nothing to
lay his hands on it!
From
the team that brought you Friday the 13th, House and House II are
era-defining horror classics - now newly restored and loaded with brand
new extras!
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 2K restorations of House and House II: The Second Story
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
-
"The House Companion" limited edition 60-page book featuring new
writing on the entire - - House franchise by researcher Simon Barber,
alongside a wealth of archive material
HOUSE
- Audio commentary with director Steve Miner, producer Sean S. Cunningham, actor William - Katt and screenwriter Ethan Wiley
- Ding Dong, You're Dead! The Making of House
- brand new documentary featuring interviews with Steve Miner, Sean S.
Cunningham, Ethan Wiley, story creator Fred Dekker, stars William Katt,
Kay Lenz, and George Wendt, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up
and creature effects artists Barney Burman, Brian Wade, James Belohovek,
Shannon Shea, Kirk Thatcher, and Bill Sturgeon, special paintings
artists Richard Hescox and William Stout, and stunt coordinator Kane
Hodder
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailers
HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY
- Audio commentary with writer-director Ethan Wiley and producer Sean S. Cunningham
- It's Getting Weirder! The Making of House II: The Second Story
- Brand new documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S.
Cunningham, stars Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Lar Park Lincoln, and
Devin DeVasquez, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up and creature
effects artists Chris Walas, Mike Smithson, visual effects supervisor
Hoyt Yeatman, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
BLU-RAY Specs
SKU: AV084
UPC: 760137976486
Street Date: 03/21/17
PreBook Date: 02/14/17
Label: Arrow Video »
Genre: Cult
Run Time: 93 mins
Number of Discs: 2
Audio: STEREO
Year of Production: 1986
Director: Steve Miner, Ethan Wiley
Actors: William Katt, George Wendt, Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark
Territory: US
Language: English
SRP: $59.95
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