AVAILABLE
ON DVD & BLU-RAY, 13th JUNE 2016
Arrow Academy is excited to present this world-premiere Blu-ray/DVD dual-format editions of
Too Late For Tears and Woman on the Run, restored by UCLA
Film & Television Archive, and passionately championed by the Film
Noir Foundation, with special thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association. Both films arrive on DVD and Blu-ray
on 13th June 2016.
One
of the great missing films of the classic noir era has now been
restored. Rescued and preserved after a five year crusade by the Film
Noir Foundation, this 1949 classic
is at long last available in a clean digital version, transferred from a
35mm print painstakingly restored by UCLA Film & Television
Archive.
When
a pair of film noir icons like Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea collide,
sparks are sure to fly. Jane Palmer (Scott) and her husband Alan (Arthur
Kennedy) mysteriously
have $60,000 literally dropped in their laps. The circumstances seem
mighty suspicious to Alan, who wants to turn the money over to the
police. But in a materialistic rapture, Jane won’t let it go. She
doesn’t care where it came from, or what danger might
ensue—not if it will bring her the luxury she craves. Enter shady Danny
Fuller (Duryea, as cocky and menacing as ever), who claims the money
belongs to him. Let the games begin! Roy Huggins’ snappy script (adapted
from his novel) is a complex, breezy and black-hearted
homage to James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler. Rapacious housewife Jane
Palmer is one of the juiciest female villains in Hollywood history.
A
lost gem rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the Film Noir
Foundation, this terrific 1950 film noir, the only American print of
which was burned in a 2008 fire,
has been rescued and restored to its original luster. Join the wild
chase around San Francisco as a man goes into hiding after witnessing a
gangland execution. Police bird-dog his wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan),
certain she’ll lead them to her husband, whose
testimony against the killer could bring down a crime kingpin. But
Eleanor and her hubbie are Splitsville—she never wants to see him again.
When roguish newspaperman Danny Legget (Dennis O’Keefe) charms Eleanor
into helping him track down the hidden husband—there
are unexpected, stunning, and poignant results. This nervy,
shot-on-location thriller is a witty and wise look at the travails of
romance and marriage, and perhaps the best cinematic depiction ever of
mid-20th century San Francisco.
Too Late for Tears - Special Features
- Brand new restoration of original 35mm vault elements by UCLA Film & Television Archive
- Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
- Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio Commentary by writer, historian, and film programmer Alan K. Rode
- Chance Of A Lifetime: The Making of Too Late For Tears – a new behind-the-scenes examination of the film’s original production produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation and featuring noir experts Eddie Muller, Kim Morgan, and Julie Kirgo
- Tiger Hunt: Restoring Too Late For Tears – a chronicle of the multi-year mission to rescue this “lost” noir classic produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation
- Gallery featuring rare photographs, poster art and original lobby cards
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
- Booklet featuring new writing by writer and noir expert Brian Light
Woman on the Run - Special Features
·
Brand new restoration of original 35mm vault elements by UCLA Film & Television Archive
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Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
·
Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
·
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Audio Commentary by author, historian, and “noirchaeologist” Eddie Muller
·
Love is a
Rollercoaster: Woman on the Run Revisited – a new featurette on the
making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven
Smith and the Film Noir Foundation
·
A Wild Ride:
Restoring Woman on the Run – a stranger-than-fiction document of the
film’s restoration, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir
Foundation
·
Noir City – a
short documentary directed by Joe Talbot about the annual Noir City
Film Festival presented by the Film Noir Foundation at San Francisco’s
historic Castro Theatre
·
Gallery featuring rare photographs, poster art and original lobby cards
·
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
·
Booklet featuring new writing by Eddie Muller
Specs
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Release Date
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Monday 13th June 2016
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Certificate
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PG
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Language
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English
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Running Time
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101/76 mins
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Region
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A & B/1 & 2
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Audio
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Mono
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Blu-ray Cat Number
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FCD1326/1327
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