Dressed To Kill

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Upon its release in 1980, Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill was as acclaimed for its stylish set-pieces and lush Pino Donaggio score as it was condemned for its sexual explicitness - but the glee with which the writer/director turns this material inside out is completely infectious, as he delves deep inside the troubled psyches of his characters to undermine expectations at every turn.

After sexually frustrated housewife Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) has a session with her psychiatrist, Dr Elliott (Michael Caine), she silently seduces a man in an art gallery - an assignation that ends in murder and the only witness, high-class prostitute Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), being stalked by the killer in turn.

One of De Palma's darkest and most controversial suspense thrillers, Arrow Video is proud to present this iconic neo-Hitchcockian masterwork in stunning 4K alongside a raft of archival and newly commissioned bonus features.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Original lossless 1.0 mono soundtrack

Optional lossless 5.1 soundtrack

Brand new audio commentary by critics Drusilla Adeline and Joshua Conkel

Audio commentary by critic Maitland McDonagh

Beyond Good and Evil, a brand new visual essay by critics BJ and Harmony Colangelo

The Empathy of Dressed to Kill, a brand new visual essay by critic Jessica Crets

Strictly Business, a 2022 interview with actress Nancy Allen

Killer Frames, a 2022 interview with associate producer/production manager Fred C. Caruso

An Imitation of Life, a 2022 interview with actor Keith Gordon

Archival interviews with actors Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon, and producer George Litto

The Making of a Thriller, an archival documentary on the making of the film

Unrated, R-rated and TV-rated comparison featurette

Slashing Dressed to Kill, an archival featurette examining the changes made to avoid an X rating

Photo gallery / Theatrical trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Sara Michelle Fetters, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Matthew Sorrento and Heather Wixson

The Terminal Man

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From the director of Get Carter and the writer of Jurassic Park comes a chilling techno-thriller. George Segal is... The Terminal Man.

Harry Benson (Segal) is a brilliant computer scientist who suffers from seizures that induce blackouts and violent behaviour. Undergoing experimental surgery, electrodes are implanted in his brain to detect oncoming seizures and stop them with an electrical impulse. But the pleasure centre of his brain becomes addicted to the stimulus, triggering seizures at shorter and shorter intervals. If they become continuous the blackouts will be permanent, and Benson a homicidal killer. 

 Much admired by Terrence Malick and Stanley Kubrick, Mike Hodges' film of Michael Crichton's novel is an unnerving slow-burn masterpiece long overdue for re-evaluation.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition (1080p)

Blu-ray presentations of both the theatrical and director's cuts of the film

Original lossless mono audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Brand new audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Steven Mitchell

A (Misunderstood) Modernist Masterpiece, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson

Who Am I If Not Myself, a new visual essay by Howard S. Berger

The Skin We Live In, a visual essay by film critic and historian Howard S. Berger on the conjunction of author Michael Crichton, Mike Hodges and cinematographer Richard H. Kline

Mike Hodges on The Terminal Man, an archive interview

Theatrical trailer / Image gallery

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde

Illustrated collector's booklet containing new writing by author and critic Guy Adams, plus select archival material

Deep Blue Sea

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From Renny Harlin, maximalist director of Die Hard II, Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight, comes Deep Blue Sea, a shark-infested action-thriller where everyone is on the menu.

At an isolated research facility in the middle of the ocean, a team of scientists, led by Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows), are working on a cure for Alzheimer's by genetically altering the brains of sharks. When a shark escapes and attacks a pleasure boat, the company sponsoring the research threatens to pull its funding and sends corporate executive Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate. McAlester has just 48 hours to prove the value of her work, but her experiments have made the sharks smarter. No longer happy to be injected, prodded, and caged, they begin to turn the tables. As a freak storm causes chaos on the surface, making it impossible to leave, the facility is flooded and the scientists must fight to survive against the rising water and the hungry sharks that now swim freely through the corridors.

Embracing action, horror and suspense with a knowing sense of humour and pushing them all as far as they can go, Deep Blue Sea is an adrenaline rush of pure entertainment presented in a brand new 4K restoration approved by director Renny Harlin. Come on in, the water's great!

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films approved by director Renny Harlin 4K (2160p) 

Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation Original DTS HD-MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Brand new audio commentary by screenwriter Duncan Kennedy

Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Rebekah McKendry

Archive audio commentary by director Renny Harlin and star Samuel L. Jackson

From the Frying Pan... into the Studio Tank, a new interview with production designer William Sandell

Beneath the Surface, a new visual essay by film critic Trace Thurman

When Sharks Attack: The Making of Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette

The Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette

Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by director Renny Harlin

Theatrical trailer

Image gallery

Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece

60-page perfect bound collector's book containing new writing by film critics Josh Hurtado, Jennie Kermode, and Murray Leeder, plus previously unseen production art and designs

Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece

Postcards from Aquatica

The Lion In Winter

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The most royal of the cycle of '60s films dealing with the history and castle intrigues of medieval England, Anthony Harvey's The Lion In Winter returns in a new 4K restoration by Studiocanal.

At Christmas Court in 1183 King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) argues with his estranged wife, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), over whether Prince John (Nigel Terry) or Richard (Anthony Hopkins in his film debut) shall inherit the throne. Complicating matters, King Philip II of France (Timothy Dalton, also his debut) seeks his own fortune by demanding his sister Alais (Jane Merrow), currently Henry's mistress, be betrothed to Richard, all the while stirring insurrection among all of Henry's sons toward their father.

I Remember Mama

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The life of a Scandinavian family living in San Francisco at the turn of the century is lovingly recreated with warm humor by director George Stevens in I Remember Mama (1948), his first film following WWII.

Having done active duty and witnessed the horrors of the war, including the liberation of the concentration camps, Stevens wanted his first film to be a loving tribute to family life and the immigrants who came to America to find freedom and opportunity. It gave Irene Dunne one of the most beloved roles of her career, as well as brilliant supporting work from such players as Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Barbara O’Neill, Florence Bates, and Ellen Corby.   Steve Hayes

Ethan

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Devil, new music from Ethan.

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Ash

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A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.

Hardboiled

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The hardboiled genre of crime fiction evolved from the mystery crime novels of the early 20th century - closely associated with the US pulp magazines, these cynical and unsentimental stories of desperate criminals and social corruption were both influenced by and an influence on the golden era of film noir. As their popularity waned in the US, the hardboiled genre remained hugely popular and relevant throughout the 1960s and 70s in France. In Alain Corneau’s early films, he sought to continue the noir tradition in his native France, and was both directly and indirectly inspired by titans of hardboiled genre, including Kenneth Fearing and Jim Thompson. A heady combination of classic noir and 70s grit, these three darkly thrilling films are vastly underrated and important works in the canon of crime cinema.

In Police Python 357, Yves Montand (The Wages of Fear) plays a tough cop who, when his lover is found murdered, finds himself implicated in her death and in a battle of wits with a powerful rival, in the second screen adaptation of Kenneth Fearing’s The Big Clock.

Série noire adapts Jim Thompson’s A Hell of A Woman to the banlieues of Paris: in an astonishing performance, Patrick Dewaere (Themroc) attempts to save a young girl from prostitution, with murder the only solution.

In Choice of Arms, Yves Montand heads an all-star cast, including Catherine Denueve and Gerard Depardieu, as a former crook pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.

Hifi Sean & David McAlmont

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Star, new music from Hifi Sean & David McAlmont.

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MN8

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Watch MN8 perform Tuff Act To Follow on Top of the Tops in 1996.

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Destin Conrad

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Nose Bleed, new music from Destin Conrad.

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The Amatuer

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A CIA cryptographer manages to blackmail his agency into training him to let him go after a group of terrorist who killed his wife in London.

Orson Welles - The Paris Interview

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A vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and expounding on directing, acting and writing and his desire to bestow a valuable legacy upon his profession. The scene is a hotel room in Paris. The year 1960. The star, Orson Welles.

Trailers from Hell showcases classic previews of past movie attractions punctuated with humorous commentary by iconic filmmakers.

Clive James meets Katherine Hepburn

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A remarkable interview with one of cinema's legends, Katherine Hepburn. Long known for her reluctance to discuss her private life, she talks at length to Clive James in her New York home and discusses, among other subjects, her relationship with Spencer Tracy.

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Pet Shop Boys

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All The Young Dudes, new music from Pet Shop Boys.

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TIN

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Fuego, new music from TIN.

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Eye of the Devil

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A Generation Gap horror film, Eye of the Devil pits old pros Deborah Kerr and David Niven against proto-hippies David Hemmings and Sharon Tate, who may or may not be members of an ancient devil cult. J. Lee Thompson directed this under this radar thriller and assembled a fine supporting cast including Donald Pleasence and Flora Robson. Taking full advantage of its unique location work, including France's Château de Hautefort, this oddball spook show deserves a higher profile.

Trailers from Hell showcases classic previews of past movie attractions punctuated with humorous commentary by iconic filmmakers.

Incubus

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It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens’ Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director’s insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!

Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia’s relationship becomes more passionate… will his soul survive?

Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.

The Gift

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Director Sam Raimi combined the spooky underpinnings of his early work with his newly proven talent for handling powerful drama in the supernatural thriller The Gift, coaxing nuanced performances from a star-studded cast to bring a gripping script by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson (One False Move) to life.

In rural Georgia, recently widowed psychic Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) works as a tarot reader to support her young family. When she is introduced to her son’s affable school principal (Greg Kinnear) and his socialite fiancée (Katie Holmes), Annie has a grisly premonition of things yet to come. After her violent vision comes true, all eyes turn to Annie, leaving her with no choice but to use her clairvoyant abilities to find the culprit herself. Could it be the abusive husband (Keanu Reeves) of one of Annie’s regular clients (Hilary Swank)? Or the nervy mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) whose yearning for friendship masks an uncontrollable rage? Or is another terrible secret hiding in plain sight?

Made right before a certain web-slinger finally catapulted Raimi from the cult fringes onto Hollywood’s A-list, The Gift is an underappreciated but vital entry in his filmography that is ripe for reappraisal with this brand new 4K remaster.

The Usual Suspects

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Amidst the wave of neo-noir thrillers that swept American cinema in the 1990s, few films made as much impact as The Usual Suspects, which revolutionised the genre, won two Academy Awards® and is still regarded as one of the greatest crime films ever made.

After a brutal massacre on a cargo ship off the coast of Los Angeles leaves 27 men dead, Special Agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) interrogates one of the only two survivors, small-time con artist Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey). During the interview, Kint tells Kujan of how he was recruited by the fearsome crime lord Keyser Söze to commit a series of daring heists with four other crooked misfits: Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), Mike McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Fred Fenster (Benicio del Toro) and Todd Hockey (Kevin Pollak). But as Kint’s account of the events leading up to the massacre becomes more convoluted, Kujan becomes increasingly sceptical and determined to discover the identity of the elusive Keyser Söze.

With an unforgettably twisty and tightly written Oscar®-winning script by Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects is an unmissable entry in the canon of American indie cinema.

The Cell

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Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh’s debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer.

When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D’Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher’s mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it’s too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she’ll have to risk her own.

With a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn (Brawl in Cell Block 99) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (In Fabric), The Cell is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure.