Arrow Announcements, Speculation & Wild, Irresponsible Conjecture

[yoloswegmaster]

Not sure how I feel about adding Bruceploitation titles in a boxset that is about Bruce Lee, especially considering how exploitative and in bad taste those types of films are. Game of Death is bad enough since that film is also exploitative (and just plain awful), but at least that contains footage that Lee had shot himself.

[JamesF]

All I’ll say at this stage is don’t believe everything you read.

[dwk]

So you are saying it will have Enter the Dragon but no Brucesploitation titles. :-k

I am more curious about the transfers, are they the existing 4K masters? I've read rumors that Fortune Star went back and did HDR grades for the films, so I wonder if those rumors are true.

[yoloswegmaster]

According to someone over on the other forum, a video-essayist revealed on their Patreon account that they created an extra for an upcoming release of Richard Linklater's Boyhood that's coming from Arrow.

[yoloswegmaster]

Clue for Friday's announcements:

[domino harvey]

Finally, the Net on 4k UHD four disc edition with eight collectable art prints of Dennis Miller

[yoloswegmaster]

Finally, the Net on 4k UHD four disc edition with eight collectable art prints of Dennis Miller

Will a Kim Newman commentary be included as well?

[domino harvey]

Kat Ellinger commentary on the cultural history of Sandra Bullock using a computer

[therewillbeblus]

Damn, you got my hopes up- I love The Net and eye its pricy but shoddy blu-ray regularly with conflicted temptation. I really hope you guys are right on this one

[black&huge]

4k boxset of NBC's To Catch a Predator with 50 hours of bonus features approved by Chris Hansen. Limited edition will feature three bonus movies: Strangeland, Swimf@n and Fear Dot Com all restored in 2k!

[tenia]

Finally, the Net on 4k UHD four disc edition with eight collectable art prints of Dennis Miller

Could be Hackers in a collectible set with 3-CDs for the OST.

[Maltic]

Maybe an enhanced CD

[rapta]

The Net would certainly follow the recent trend for Films I Never Thought I'd Bother Upgrading But Am Duly Tempted Due To Arrow's Persistence And Dedication To The Bit. See also: Flatliners, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (I'd also throw Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Wild Things, Tremors and Waterworld in there too, but I didn't own those to begin with).

Would also make further sense when Robert Rodriguez' Mexico trilogy are being teased, so this must be the route they're going down with Sony (in search for something truly good, perhaps?). Shame they're not resurrecting now-OOP UK titles such as The Quick and the Dead or Silverado, or stuff that is inexplicably not available in HD over here yet (Adaptation, Marie Antoinette, 8MM, Single White Female).

Finally, the Net on 4k UHD four disc edition with eight collectable art prints of Dennis Miller

Could be Hackers in a collectible set with 3-CDs for the OST.

Probably not, unless it was for US/Canada only (88 Films released it in the UK not that long ago).

[therewillbeblus]

The Quick and the Dead has an excellent UHD out in the states, which is well-worth importing

[dwk]

Someone on the Blu-ray forum guessed The 13th Floor. Which I seem to recall was either rumored or actually had a post card, so I think that is the correct answer for the clue.

[rapta]

Looks like the teaser was for

Spoiler

.com for Murder

Other titles are

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The Vagrant, The Millionnaires' Express (US-only) and Giallo Essentials: White Edition (also US-only?)

Might be one more UK-only title, guess we'll see tomorrow.

[domino harvey]

Looks like the teaser was for

Spoiler

.com for Murder

WTF is this movie, it stars both Robert Daltrey and Huey Lewis in ANOTHER Rear Window remake? Are these labels literally running out of movies that they have to release films that sound like a fake poster in the background of an episode of Seinfeld?

[swo17]

Oh it's more Nico Mastorakis

[yoloswegmaster]

Never seen any of Nico Mastorakis films but are they really that bad?

I already own the Eureka release for the Sammo title and the other leaked titles just look plain bleh. I'm hoping that there is a hidden U.K. only release that gets announced tomorrow.

[ryannichols7]

the UK releases have been a nice surprise lately, so hopefully

the Mastorakis film only has 233 watches logged on letterboxd and a 2.4 average rating. who on earth is the market??

[dwk]

That Giallo set is another repackaging of three previously released titles: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire and The Suspicious Death of a Minor.

[What A Disgrace]

I am tentatively pleased that none of these shitty movies interest me; I have enough garbage to buy from Vinegar Syndrome in a few hours.

[yoloswegmaster]

The 2 U.K exclusive UHD titles:

New 4K restoration of the original theatrical version
Original and extended versions of the film presented in their original aspect ratio of 2.39:1
Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio, plus 5.1 audio option for theatrical version
Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
Eight double-sided postcard sized lobby card reproduction artcards
Fold-out double-sided poster featuring two artwork options
Illustrated collectors book featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger and Philip Kemp, plus select archival material

DISC 1 - THEATRICAL VERSION (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
First to Last: The Road to the Forbidden City, a new visual essay by film critic David Cairns exploring Bernardo Bertolucci’s career prior to The Last Emperor
Open the Door, a new visual essay by film critics David Cairns & Fiona Watson in which they follow Bertolucci into the Forbidden City to explore in-depth The Last Emperor and the truth on which it is based
Archive interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci
Archive interview with star John Lone
Archive interview with star Joan Chen
Postcard from China, video footage shot by Bernardo Bertolucci while location scouting in China
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery

DISC 2 - EXTENDED VERSION (BLU-RAY)

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by authors and critics C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
Barry Forshaw on The Sisters Brothers, a brand new video essay by film critic Barry Forshaw on The Sisters Brothers and the psychological Western genre
His Own Private Wild West, archival hour-long making-of documentary featuring interviews with many cast and crew members including director Jacques Audiard, actor John C. Reilly, cinematographer Benoît Debie, Production designer Michel Barthélémy, sound designer Brigitte Taillandier and Patrick DeWitt, author of the novel The Sisters Brothers
Animated reviews
Trailers
Short promotional featurettes
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
Double-sided fold-out “Wanted” poster
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic Howard Hughes, academic and Audiard expert Gemma King and original production notes

Looks like you're going to have to hold onto the Criterion disc for The Last Emperor since it has a lot of extras that aren't on the Arrow release.

[Apperson]

God those U.K exclusive are excellent choices, the Audiard is especially surprising.

[Stefan Andersson]

1 vote for a future regular bluray release of the theatrical (based on the 4k restoration) and extended versions of The Last Emperor.

Edit: just saw on blu-ray.com that there will also be a LE bluray release of the theatrical and extended. Anyway, with the correct AR and restoration, this might be a popular enough title to get a regular release of both versions.