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Arrow’s SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 Lands With a Bang This November

For kung fu cinema fans, Christmas come early once again this year as Arrow Video release their much anticipated SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 set on November 26th. If you’ve been living under a rock, the Shawscope sets have been considered the greatest martial arts cinema physical media releases for a few years running now. The quality is consistently top notch and the each set’s titles include a bevvy of absolute classics. Well worth breaking open your piggybank for. Check out the details below: LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS High Definition (1080p) presentations of all fourteen films, including thirteen new 2K restorations by Arrow Films Illustrated 60-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by David West, Jonathan Clements and Dylan Cheung, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Ian Jane New artwork by Chris Malbon, “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien, Tom Ralston, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella and Jolyon Yates Hours […]

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Arrow Video Unleashes Wuxia Heavy SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3 In November

If you find a very, very quiet spot today – maybe a closet or a bathroom – and listen carefully, you can hear the agonizing shrieks of kung fu cinema fans’ wallets as today’s the day Arrow Video officially announced the release of SHAWSCOPE VOL. 3, their third Blu-Ray box-set of classic Shaw Brothers films. But genre fans need not empty their bank accounts just yet, as the set will be releasing on November 26th. Plenty of time to scrape together the necessary funds. Early buzz among Blu-Ray enthusiasts suggested Volume 3 may be a horror-centric set but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. This time around, Arrow is focusing on swordplay with films like The Sentimental Swordsman and the iconic One-Armed Swordsman trilogy. You can see the full ist of fims below: One-Armed Swordsman trilogy Lady Hermit Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan The 14 Amazons The […]

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NARC: Arrow Video 4K Blu-Ray Review

8 min. read I’ve seen most of Joe Carnahan’s filmography at this point. With any luck, I’ll be able to come across some of his earlier stuff. At least this way, I can better gauge his early creative trajectory at some point in the future, including his second directorial offering, Narc, which remains a celebrated modern classic among cinephiles. Actor Ray Liotta certainly did his diligence there. He divulges as much, and more in EPK footage now included in this month’s release of the modern crime hit on 4K/Blu-Ray from Arrow Video. Actor Tom Cruise ekes in a producer credit behind the lens alongside Diane Nabatoff, Michelle Grace and Julius R. Nasso. The movie was strategically shot in Toronto as the prominent backdrop of the film’s setting in Detroit, with the remainder of the movie shot mostly guerilla-style for a day in the latter city. Narc immediately takes off with […]

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NARC Arrow Video 4K/Blu-Ray Review [BMC Exclusive]

I’ve seen most of Joe Carnahan’s filmography at this point. With any luck, I’ll be able to come across some of his earlier stuff. At least this way, I can better gauge his early creative trajectory at some point in the future, including his second directorial offering, Narc, which remains a celebrated modern classic among cinephiles. Actor Ray Liotta certainly did his diligence there. He divulges as much, and more in EPK footage mow included in this month’s release of the modern crime hit on 4K/Blu-Ray from Arrow Video. Actor Tom Cruise ekes in a producer credit behind the lens alongside Diane Nabatoff, Michelle Grace and Julius R. Nasso. (To continue reading this product review, visit my Buy Me A Coffee page and consider donating today!)

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NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN Arrow Blu-Ray Review

Heralded as one of the greatest directors of our time, the late Sidney Lumet takes center stage as Arrow Video primes its May 7 release of the 1996 courtroom crime drama, Night Falls On Manhattan. The film stands out as one of several milestone features in Lumet’s celebreted resumé, aimed at spotlighting injustice and police corruption, earning its leading man, Andy García, an ALMA Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film at the time. Robert Daley’s 1993 novel, “Tainted Evidence,” serves as the basis for Lumet’s screenplay. It centers on Sean Casey (Garcia), thrust into daily rigmarole as a recently-appointed ADA, whose career gets an unexpected uptick. The city’s most notorious criminal, Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey), is on the loose after shooting his way out of a bust, killing two cops and wounding one during his violent escape from a surrounded apartment building. Among his victims is Sean’s father, […]

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KNOCKABOUT: Bring The Hit Kung Fu Classic Home On 2K Restored Blu-Ray March 28

I first bought a copy of Sammo Hung’s 1979 hit film, Knockabout, a little less than twenty years ago via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on DVD. It was during a time when I could do nothing but spend all my hard earnings on DVDs and certainly Fox’s line-up of Hong Kong classics had piqued my interest. Nowadays Arrow Video is carrying the torch for the film’s North American distribution per its acquisition and matriculation of Hong Kong niche releases and they’re soon welcoming it on a newly restored 2K Blu-Ray format with tons of special features, including on their exclusive streamer, Arrow Player beginning March 28. The language, official trailer and Blu-Ray art can all be viewed below. Pre-orders are up as well! Having established himself as Hong Kong’s premier action choreographer throughout the 1970s, Sammo Hung ended the decade by directing a non-stop assault of kung fu classics […]

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“ITALIAN HORROR IN ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION” – UHD Release of DEEP RED In North America And The UK This October!

In time for the spooky season is this stunning release of the seminal classic ‘DEEP RED’ aka Profondo Rosso, by the legendary Dario Argento – in UHD format. A seemingly simple murder mystery, ‘DEEP RED’ transcends these tropes and elevates itself into a unique cat-and-mouse escapade, complete with an unremarkable but curious protagonist played by David Hemming. Being somewhat of a blank slate, Argento’s story weaves the audience into the mystery, thus becoming part of the piece – with such investment leading to abject terror. Despite the carnage and sinister subtext ‘DEEP RED’ is beautifully disturbing and for this journalist, rates as the Italian Maestro’s best film; which is hard to assert given that his movie catalogue is unforgettable. Although Argento’s works are stylised and intricate in design, his name is more known within the cult cinema goers rather than in the mainstream and that in itself is sacrilege. The […]

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SHAWSCOPE VOLUME ONE: Arrow To Unleash Classic Kung Fu And Creature Thrills On Limited-Edition Blu-Ray This December

The genre specialists at Arrow Video have been lightly teasing a glimpse of what’s to come for its catalogue for some weeks now. On Friday, the company played its cards firmly for the world of kung fu and cult cinema fanfare to see with an extensive trailer announcing the December 6 release of Shawscope: Volume One, with a second installment stamped for sometime in 2022. That’s twelve classic and rollicking titles restored in HD to collect just in time for the holiday season, including Five Fingers Of Death, Mighty Peking Man, beloved Lau Kar-leung classic Heroes Of The East, and much, much more to offer with tons of special features to accomodate the pack. Pre-orders are up-and-running in the UK via Arrow, Zavvi, HMV and Amazon. US pre-orders are also available at DiabolikDVD and Zavvi, and in Canada through Unobstructed View. SURPRISE UK/US/CA TITLE: Shawscope Volume one (Limited Edition Blu-ray […]

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BATTLE ROYALE LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD Blu-Ray Set Unleashes The Anarchy In The UK In April

The early 2000s proved to be the best era for films fans amid the rise of the Asia Extreme subgenre. This no less includes one of the most topical releases by far with Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale, long celebrated even after the director’s passing in 2003 upon the production of his son’s sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem. How so? Leave it to Arrow Video to pave the way for a deluxe limited edition/4K blu-ray re-release of the films with all the trimmings several times over. Time will tell if North America will get a stab at this jam-packed package of bygone physical media delight, but pre-order links are currently up-and-running for collectors in the UK to snatch up ASAP, via Arrow, Amazon, Zavvi and HMV ahead of its April 26 release! The kids of Third Year Class-B Shiroiwa Junior High School are back, in a brand new UHD restoration of […]

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