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denti alligator wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:12 pm My Shout/MGM UHD is still sealed. What are the chances this one will look better? Not sure it's worth upgrading just for the commentary, but I could probably make most of my money back selling the sealed disc.

Few filmmakers have left as significant a mark on culture as David Lynch, with his singular vision, lucid dreamscapes and liminal darkness. Before Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart brought him mainstream success, in 1986 he stunned the world with what many still consider to be his masterpiece: Blue Velvet. One day in the all-American town of Lumberton, college student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) finds a severed ear. Compelled to dig further with the help of Sandy (Laura Dern), Jeffrey embarks on a journey into the dark side of Lumberton, where he is exposed to the sadistic, the psychotic and the strange that exists behind closed doors. His investigation first brings him to nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) and on a collision course with Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper), the frightening epicentre of small-town evil. Whether it's Hopper's ferocious performance, Lynch's uncompromising direction or the film's unforgettable portrait of corruption beneath idyllic Americana, Blue Velvet remains as startling and controversial today as it was upon release.


Special Features

Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: ''Blue Velvet' Revisited'; 'Mysteries of Love' (2002); 'Welcome to Lumberton'; 'It's a Strange World: The Filming of 'Blue Velvet''; 'Strange Desires' (2003), Image Gallery, Interviews: Isabella Rossellini (actor); Dennis Hopper (actor), Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options; Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options; Opening scene comparison; TV spots; 2025 intro and outro by Frederick Elmes (cinematographer) and Duwayne Dunham (editor); Newly compiled excerpts from the television version; 'Siskel & Ebert at The Movies': The critics' divisive review of the film, Outtakes, Trailers

THERE ARE BAD COPS AND THERE ARE GOOD COPS - AND THEN THERE'S BULLITT. It's a mood, it's a look, it's the roar of an engine and the screech of tyres on asphalt. It's the car, it's the music, it's McQueen and his ice cool eyes. Fasten your seatbelt, Bullitt is back. When the star witness for a Senate hearing on organized crime is killed before taking the stand, federal prosecutor Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) blames Lt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen), the man tasked with keeping the witness safe. Now Bullitt is out to find the triggermen and bring down the kingpin behind them. But nothing is quite what it seems and as he digs deeper into the case, he himself becomes a target. An iconic action thriller with one of the greatest car chases ever put on film, impeccably directed by Peter Yates, Bullitt set the bar and would go on to influence Walter Hill (The Driver), Michael Mann (Heat), Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof), Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher) and many more.


Special Features

Booklet, Commentary: Peter Yates; Jason Bailey and Matt Zoller Seitz (film critics), Documentaries: 'The Sound of Cool'; ''Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality'; 'The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing', Image Gallery, Interviews: Peter Yates (director) at the BFI, Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ben Turner, Trailers

An outlandish mix of slapstick, romance, drama and high-voltage kung fu from legendary martial arts filmmaker Sammo Hung (The Prodigal Son). Pay the fare and take the ride in Pedicab Driver! Lo Tung (Hung) and his friend Malted Candy (Max Mok, Once Upon a Time in China II-V) are lowly pedicab drivers looking for love in old Macau, where life is hard and one brawl leads to another. But when they each meet their perfect love match, their romantic dreams hit a wall of harsh reality as both women work for cruel and abusive bosses. Now Lo and Malted Candy must figure out how to win their ladies' hearts while helping them escape the chains of societal slavery. Producer/director/star Sammo Hung is joined by a colourful ensemble cast that includes Nina Li-Chi (Tiger on the Beat), Corey Yuen (Millionaires' Express), Maria Cordero (City on Fire) and the legendary Lau Kar-leung (Drunken Master II), serving up a thick slice of expertly choreographed chaos that will simultaneously break your heart and split your sides in laughter.


Special Features

Booklet, Commentary: Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto (Hong Kong film experts), Image Gallery, Interviews: Yuen Kai-chi (screenwriter), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley; Original Chinese and English front titles; 'A Runaway Triumph': Appreciation by Tony Rayns (critic/film historian); 'Enjoy Yourselves Tonight: Year of the Snake Special '89': Brief display of kung-fu calligraphy performed by the cast to promote the film on TVB's primetime show, Trailers

IF THIS PICTURE DOESN'T MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL. IT'S ON TOO TIGHT. Before Halloween and Friday the 13th came to define the slasher movie, director Bob Clark (Deathdream) laid the groundwork with Black Christmas - a chilling, suspenseful masterpiece that transformed an ordinary holiday into a nightmare. As the festive break begins, the residents of a sorority house find themselves tormented by a series of obscene phone calls. But when one of the young women disappears, the disturbing messages give way to something far more sinister. With a relentless killer hiding in plain sight and panic mounting inside the house, the survivors must confront an unseen evil before Christmas comes to a bloody end. Steeped in atmosphere and mounting dread, and featuring an iconic cast headlined by genre stalwarts Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and John Saxon, this Canadian classic is a landmark of psychological terror whose shocking ingenuity and nerve-shredding suspense make it one of the most influential horror films ever made.


Special Features

Booklet, Commentary: Drusilla Adeline and Joshua Conkel (critics); Bob Clark; John Saxon and Keir Dullea (actor); 'Billy Is Watching' audio commentary with Nick Mancuso (actor), Documentaries: 'Black Christmas Legacy' (2015); 'The 12 Days of 'Black Christmas'' (2006); 'On Screen!: 'Black Christmas'' (2005); ''Black Christmas' Revisited' (2002); 'Restoring the Sound', Image Gallery, Interviews: Bob Clark (director); Art Hindle (actor); Lynne Griffin (actor); John Saxon (actor); Olivia Hussey (actor); Margot Kidder (actor), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch; 40th anniversary reunion panel at Fan Expo Canada featuring John Saxon, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin and Nick Mancuso; Midnight screening Q&A at the Nuart Theatre in Santa Monica, California featuring Bob Clark, John Saxon and Carl Zittrer (composer); Two scenes with alternate audio effects not present in the final mix; Alternative title sequences; Newspaper ad gallery; TV and radio spots, Trailers

CAN TWO FRIENDS SLEEP TOGETHER AND STILL LOVE EACH OTHER IN THE MORNING? In 1989, after the huge success of This is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me and The Princess Bride, director Rob Reiner would go on to collaborate with Nora Ephron (You've Got Mail), Billy Crystal (City Slickers) and Meg Ryan (Innerspace) to radically redefine the romantic comedy with When Harry Met Sally. Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a ride to New York City. Initially, Harry's bravado and Sally's innocence clash, particularly over the question "can men and women be friends?" Despite this, over many years of chance encounters, a deep friendship develops between the two. As their connection blossoms, a sudden lapse of judgment forces both Harry and Sally to answer once and for all: can men and women truly just be friends? With a timeless and Academy Award-nominated screenplay, career best performances from its stars, as well as flawless supporting performances by Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) and Bruno Kirby (City Slickers), it's impossible not to love When Harry Met Sally.!


Special Features

Booklet, Bonus Tracks: 'It Had to Be You': Harry Connick Jr., Commentary: Rob Reiner (director), Nora Ephron (writer) and Billy Crystal (actor); Rob Reiner, Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: 'How Harry Met Sally'; 'It All Started Like This'; 'What Harry Meeting Sally Meant'; 'I Love New York'; 'So, Can Men and Women Really Be Friends?'; 'Stories of Love'; 'When Rob Met Billy'; 'Creating Harry'; 'Scenes from a Friendship'; 'Where Harry Met Sally'; 'The Directors: Rob Reiner', Image Gallery, Interviews: Marc Shaiman (orchestrator), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Aspinall; TCM Classic Film Festival 2019 Panel Discussion: Panel with Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan (actor), Trailers

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Reversible sleeve and double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
Collectors’ perfect-bound book featuring archival interviews with cast and crew plus new writing by Andy Dursin
Six postcard-sized art cards
Five stickers
DISC ONE - FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD)
Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless stereo, mono and DTS-HD MA 6.0 surround (70mm mix) audio, plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 legacy surround mix
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Archival audio commentary with actor Michael York, director Michael Anderson and costume designer Bill Thomas, plus previously unreleased unedited solo commentary with York
Brand new audio commentary with film historians Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
DISC TWO - BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY)
Logan is Alive, a previously unreleased interview with director Michael Anderson
In the Palm of Your Hand, a previously unreleased interview with actor Michael York
Jessica’s Run, a previously unreleased interview with actor Jenny Agutter
Cats in the Capitol, a previously unreleased interview with actor Peter Ustinov
Clothing Optional, a newly filmed appreciation of costume designer Bill Thomas by historian Keith Lodwick
The Power of Youth, a newly filmed interview with Paul McComas, author of the novel Logan’s Last Run
Running the Circuit, a newly filmed interview with Lisa Morton, co-organizer of the original Logan’s Run fan club
Sanctuary Shock: The Future According to MGM, a brand new video essay on MGM’s dystopian sci-fi films
Logan’s Loss, a brand new video essay about the film’s longer 70mm preview cut, now considered lost
A Look Into The 23rd Century, an original promotional featurette from 1976
The Lion Roars Again, a featurette on MGM Studios from 1975
Selected Scenes ‘75 and ‘76, two promo reels made for theatrical exhibitors, featuring deleted scenes and alternate angles
Newsreel footage from Channel 8 News and WBAP-TV News, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews
Trailers, TV spots and radio spots
Image galleries

domino harvey wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2026 2:57 pm I revisited this recently and I think it holds up and is wonderfully stripped down and streamlined, not just in the action sequences but overall. A great straddling of the studio era rigidity of form and the coming 70s amorphous turn of American cinema.

TBickle020776 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2026 4:21 pm Will this eventually get a US release?

Maybe Criterion will release it.

Dylan Cheung (1) / Mark Galloway, TIm Wong & Ken Zhang (2&3) / The Engine House Media Services

Matt wrote:Hey, everybody! From now on, your hard-working mods will be consolidating Arrow announcements into single threads based on year of release. In the future, titles that spark robust discussion will be split off into their own threads. Threads for long-term release projects like the Shawscope volumes will continue to have individual threads.

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