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The Psycho Collection is a 4 film set
With Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and Vera Miles.

UK: BBFC aggregate 18 rated:

• 2023 Arrow Video The Psycho Collection [Psycho I - IV] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 25th September 2023
• 2023 Arrow Video The Psycho Collection [Psycho I - IV] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 25th September 2023

Psycho is a 1960 US thriller by Alfred Hitchcock.
With Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and Vera Miles.

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1960. Separately cut for US release but these cuts have persisted into all worldwide VHS and DVD releases since. The Extended Director's Cut was first released on German Blu-ray, and then released in the US on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray in 2020.

This release includes the cut re-release version and the uncut extended version.

Psycho II is a 1983 USA horror mystery thriller by Richard Franklin.
With Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Meg Tilly.

The theatrical version was cut for gore. Uncut on DVD, but versions have been spotted with missing nudity

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WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD SOMETIMES...

Shattering expectations and shocking audiences around the world, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed the face of cinema in 1960. It remains one of the most iconic and influential movies ever made.

Twenty three years later, Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin ( Patrick , Road Games ) boldly followed in the master's footsteps and directed Psycho II , a sequel that not only delivered on the promise of his earlier films, but also lived up to Hitchcock's original. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis (née Crane, Vera Miles) sister of Norman's most famous victim. All Norman wants to do is live quietly and productively as a normal member of society. But is returning to the house he once shared with his mother, and running the motel that was the site of so many murders, really a good idea? Is he cured, or will he kill again?

Psycho III would see Anthony Perkins himself take the franchise's reins for his directorial debut, bringing a stylish flair that suggested his time working with not only Alfred Hitchcock, but Orson Welles and Ken Russell had been well spent. A fallen nun (Diana Scarwid as Maureen Coyle), a sleazy drifter (Jeff Fahey as Duane Duke), and a curious reporter looking for a scoop (Roberta Maxwell as Tracy Venables) all arrive at the Bates Motel and 'Mother' is less than happy, especially when Norman begins to fall in love. Meanwhile, Psycho IV: The Beginning , written by Joseph Stefano (screenwriter of the 1960 original) and directed by master of horror Mick Garris, returns to the primal scene to show us how it all began in Anthony Perkins' final franchise appearance. Rehabilitated and happily married, Norman Bates has finally escaped from the overbearing influence of his abusive mother. But his wife is pregnant, and Norman finds himself afraid that the child will inherit his mental illness. When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose (CCH Pounder) discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name, to tell his story. Starring Henry Thomas ( E.T. ) as young Norman and Olivia Hussey ( Black Christmas ) as his mother, Norma.

Presented together for the first time in the UK on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, featuring all new restorations of Psycho II , III and IV from the original camera negatives, Arrow Video invites you back inside the Bates Motel and wishes you a very pleasant stay.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) presentations of all four films
• New 4K restorations of Psycho II , Psycho III and Psycho IV from the original camera negatives
• DTS:X and mono audio options for Psycho , lossless stereo and 5.1 options for Psycho II and Psycho III , and lossless stereo audio for Psycho IV
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
• Double-sided posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
• 9 postcard sized reproduction art cards
• 120-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics John-Paul Checkett and Johnny Mains plus select archival material

  Disc 1 -- PSYCHO (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 60th Anniversary edition from Universal Pictures with uncut and re-release versions of the film
• Audio Commentary with Stephen Rebello, author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
• The Making of Psycho documentary
• In the Master's Shadow , Hitchcock's Legacy featurette
• Hitchcock / Truffaut audio interview with scenes from the movie
• Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho featurette
• The Shower Scene: With & Without Music featurette
• The Shower Sequence, storyboards by Saul Bass image gallery
• Psycho Sound featurette
• The Psycho Archives image gallery
• Posters and Psycho Ads image gallery
• Lobby Cards image gallery
• Behind the Scenes Photographs image gallery
• Publicity Shots image gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Re-Release trailers

  Disc 2 -- PSYCHO II (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• New audio commentary by film critics Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains
• Archival audio commentary by screenwriter Tom Holland
• Behind the Curtain: The Masters of Horror on Psycho , panel discussion with screenwriter Tom Holland and Psycho IV director Mick Garris moderated by Robert V. Galluzzo
• Giving Bloch His Due , interview with Chet Williams, author of Psycho: Sanitarium on the legacy of Norman Bates' creator, author Robert Bloch
• Anthony Perkins TV interview
• Anthony Perkins audio interview
• Richard Franklin audio interview
• Richard Franklin On Set featurette
• Richard Franklin scene commentary
• A sequel to a Classic featurette
• The House on the Hill featurette
• Personality Profile: Anthony Perkins featurette
• Personality Profile: Richard Franklin featurette
• Still Crazy After all these Years
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Anthony Perkins interview
• Vera Miles interview
• Janet Leigh interview
• Jerry Goldsmith demo
• Trailers & TV spots
• Image gallery
• Audio press kit/promotional record
• Record gallery

  Disc 3 -- PSYCHO III (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• New Commentary by film critics Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains
• Archival audio commentary by screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue
• Carnival of the Heart , a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller Nicholas
• Scream of Love , a new interview with composer Carter Burwell
• Watch the Guitar , archival interview with actor Jeff Fahey
• Patsy's Last Night , archival interview with actor Katt Shea
• Mother's Maker , archival interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Westmore
• Body Double , archival interview with actress Brinke Stevens
• Original electronic press kit
• Alternate opening
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Image gallery

  Disc 4 -- PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentation of the film in director's preferred 1.78:1 aspect ratio
• Archival audio commentary with director Mick Garris, actor Henry Thomas, and actress Olivia Hussey
• Death by Strings , new visual essay by author and critic Guy Adams on music across the franchise
• The Making of Mother , an archival interview with make-up effects artist Tony Gardner
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• A Look at the Scoring of Psycho IV , archival featurette
• Trailer

  Disc 5 - PSYCHO IV TV Aspect Ratio (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY -- LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentation of the film in 1.33:1 TV aspect ratio

The Addams Family is a 1991 USA comedy fantasy by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Starring Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd.

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film has always been PG rated until now. What was previously considered: 'mild comic violence and horror' has become, according to modern BBFC sensitivities: 'moderate bloody images'.

Summary Notes

The Addams Family steps out of Charles Addams' cartoons. They live with all of the trappings of the macabre (including a detached hand for a servant) and are quite wealthy. Added to this mix is a crooked accountant and his loan shark and a plot to slip the shark's son into the family as their long-lost Uncle Fester. Can the false Fester find his way into the vault before he is discovered?

Versions

uncut run: 99:31s pal: 95:32s

UK: Uncut and BBFC 12A rated for moderate bloody images: 2023 Park Circus cinema release (rated 25/08/2023) UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild comic violence and horror: 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. DVD (rated 15/09/2015) UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated: 1992 Columbia/Tri-Star Home VHS (rated 01/04/1992) 1991 Columbia Pictures cinema release (rated 14/11/1991)

Jailer is a 2023 India action comedy by Nelson Dilipkumar
Starring Rajinikanth, Mohanlal and Shivarajkumar

A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?

Jailer is one of the year's biggest South Asian films. The Tamil blockbuster was very heavily cut by 7-10 minutes for a BBFC 12A cinema rating.

The release of this film has been a real debacle. The distributor left it incredibly late to cut for 12A, so the BBFC were still watching various trial cut versions 24 hours before it was supposed to be playing in cinemas. 

The film ended up being classified four times - Tamil uncut (15), Telugu cut (15, failed to get the desired 12A), Hindi cut (15, again a failed attempt at a 12A) and finally Tamil cut (12A).

Based on the running times the cut 12A version is missing around 6/7 mins. The uncut version, or maybe one of the cut 15s, was sent out to cinemas while the cut 12A was prepared, however none of these had been formally classified at the time so the first screenings on opening day had to be cancelled.

There were photos and videos on Twitter showing disgruntled audiences, some of whom had already taken their seats, being told to leave by cinema staff. At least one screening was stopped mid-film. This has to be the most mishandled release I've ever seen, by quite some margin.

The BBFC commented:

The BBFC initially refused to offer cuts because the changes would have been extensive and potentially damaging to the film. However, the distributor chose to re-edit the film themselves and submitted this new version for classification. As the distributor's edits had been unsuccessful in reducing the film's violence to 12A levels, it was also classified 15. The distributor requested a cuts list for 12A, which the BBFC provided. However, the distributor did not make the cuts as required and therefore the re-edited version of the film also received a 15 classification.

Pretty Baby is a 1978 US drama by Louis Malle
Starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine and Susan Sarandon

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1978. The cinema release was locally banned by Cardiff Council. All home video releases are uncut. BBFC 18 rated for video.. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

• 2023 KL Studio Classics (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 22nd August 2023
• 2023 KL Studio Classics Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad

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Internationally acclaimed director Louis Malle (Elevator to the Gallows, Au Revoir les Enfants, Damage) has taken a taboo subject -- child prostitution -- and created in Pretty Baby a film of humanity and beauty. Keith Carradine (The Long Riders) is E.J. Bellocq, a photographer in 1917 obsessed with the prostitutes in New Orleans' red-light district. Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon) -- whose "subtlety and depth are astonishing" (Roger Ebert) -- is Violet, a 12-year-old girl who bewitches Bellocq with her curiosity and naïve coquettishness. Malle's level-headed treatment of this controversial theme, sumptuous cinematography by Sven Nykvist (Persona) and exceptional performances by the entire cast -- especially Susan Sarandon (Atlantic City) as Violet's mother -- make Pretty Baby a must-see for all serious film fans. Pretty Baby was co-produced and co-written by Polly Platt (Broadcast News, Say Anything, Bottle Rocket), the iconic producer who helped launch the film careers of legendary filmmakers James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson.

Special Features:
- Brand New HD Master by Paramount Pictures -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
- The Experience of Innocence: Brooke Shields on PRETTY BABY
- Filmmaker Focus: Film Historian Leonard Maltin on PRETTY BABY
- La Vie en Gris: Video Essay by Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Kremer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles

Tales From the Gimli Hospital is a 2023 film by Guy Maddin
Starring Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli and Angela Heck

A Redux Version was released in 2022.

US: Redux: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2023 Zeitgeist Films (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 20th June 2023

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Set during a smallpox epidemic in the village of Gimli, Manitoba near the turn of the century, TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL (1988) is a dreamlike, elliptical film which explores the jealousy and madness instilled in two men who share a hospital room "in a Gimli we no longer know." Zeitgeist Films and Films We Like in Canada present a brand new 4K remastering of TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL REDUX by Guy Maddin, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The new 4K digital remaster was supervised by Guy Maddin using original printing elements provided by the TIFF Cinematheque Library and includes the replacement of a long-lost scene. Maddin's highly acclaimed first feature, released in 1988, is now regarded as one of the true cult hits on the midnight movie circuit.

Special Features:
- New Audio Commentary by Director Guy Maddin
- The Heart of the World (2000 short film by Guy Maddin, courtesy of TIFF Reference Film Library)
- Re-release Trailer

Waterworld is a 1995 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Kevin Reynolds.
Starring Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Dennis Hopper.

Never cut by film censors. The producers shortened the film against the wishes of the Director for theatrical release. The deleted material was restored for an extended TV version, but suffered cuts for the likes of strong language. An uncut extended version was released in Europe and has been tagged as the Ulysses Cut.

UK: BBFC 12 rated for moderate violence, bloody injury detail, sexual threat:

• 2023 Arrow Video [4K Theatrical Version + Blu-ray TV Cut + Blu-ray Ulysses Cut] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released on 26th June 2023
• 2023 Arrow Video Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad

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BEYOND THE HORIZON LIES THE SECRET TO A NEW BEGINNING

The most expensive film ever made at the time of its release, Waterworld has thrilled audiences through the years with its awe-inspiring action scenes, gargantuan maritime sets and ground-breaking special effects.

A definitive post-apocalypse blockbuster, Waterworld stars Kevin Costner ( The Untouchables ) as The Mariner -- a mutant trader, adrift in a dystopian future where Earth is submerged under water and humankind struggles to survive on boats and in ramshackle floating cities. The Mariner becomes embroiled with the Smokers, a gang of pirates who, led by villainous leader Deacon (Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet ), are seeking Enola (Tina Majorino, Napoleon Dynamite ), a girl with a map to the mythical realm of Dryland tattooed on her back.

Famous for both its epic scale and the controversy that swirled around its production, Waterworld is a key cult film of the 1990s, and an essential entry into the subgenre of ecologically-minded blockbusters. Presented here in an exclusive new restoration of the theatrical cut in 4K Ultra HD, alongside Blu-ray presentations of the TV and Ulysses cuts, and with a wealth of extra material, this high-water mark of high-concept Hollywood can now be enjoyed as never before.

THREE-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Three cuts of the film newly restored from original film elements by Arrow Films
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Six collector's postcards
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by David J. Moore and Daniel Griffith, and archival articles
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper

  DISC ONE -- THE THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the original theatrical cut
• Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options
• Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld -- feature-length making-of documentary including extensive cast and crew interviews and behind the scenes footage
• Dances With Waves -- original archival featurette capturing the film's production
• Global Warnings -- film critic Glenn Kenny explores the subgenre of ecologically themed end-of-the-world films
• Production and promotional still gallery
• Visual effects still gallery
• Original trailers and TV spots

  DISC TWO -- THE TV CUT (BLU-RAY) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the extended US TV cut, which runs over 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options

  DISC THREE -- THE ULYSSES CUT (BLU-RAY) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the extended European Ulysses cut, which include previously censored shots and dialogue
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options

Extra Terrestrial Vistors is a 1983 Spain/France horror fantasy drama by Juan Piquer Simón
Starring Ian Serra, Nina Ferrer and Susana Bequer

Publicity materials notes that the 2023 Blu-ray is an all new Director's Cut

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2023 Severin (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 27th June 2023
• 2023 Severin R1 DVD at US Amazon #ad released on 27th June 2023

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FROM JUAN PIQUER SIMÓN, THE INFAMOUS DIRECTOR OF PIECES AND SLUGS, COMES THE MOST SINGULARLY SCREWY E.T.-INFLUENCED FILM IN EUROCULT HISTORY IN AN ALL NEW DIRECTOR'S CUT AND MAKING IT'S BLU-RAY PREMIERE!

From Juan Piquer Simón - the infamous writer/director of PIECES and SLUGS - comes The Restored Director's Cut of the French/Spanish co-production that remains the most singularly screwy E.T.-influenced film in EuroCult history: When snorkel-nosed furry aliens arrive on Earth, they'll encounter a foggy wilderness filled with sociopathic poachers, Simón's twisted vision of what an '80s American rock band looks/sounds like, bizarre bursts of violence and pathos, and the boy who befriends a blue-eyed extraterrestrial he names 'Trumpy'. Discover the movie beyond MST3K, "a very, very weird film" (Through The Shattered Lens) - also known in various versions as RETURN OF E.T., THE UNEARTHLING, and POD PEOPLE - now featuring a 4K scan from the 35mm negative with Special Features that include a feature-length documentary on the director.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 'The Simon's Jigsaw' - A Journey Into The Universe of Juan Piquer Simón (101 mins)
• 'A Weekend In Hell' - Interview with Actor Emilio Linder
• 'Composing The Cosmos' - Interview With Soundtrack Composer Librado Pastor
• A Private Concert from Librado Pastor
• Alternate 'Pod People' Opening Credits
• Soundtrack CD Single

Game of Death is a 1978 Hong Kong film by Robert Clouse.
With Bruce Lee, Gig Young and Colleen Camp.      

Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release. Fight scenes were substituted for banned nunchuks for 18 rated VHS. Uncut and 18 rated for DVD and 15 rated for 2023 cinema release. The film is uncut in the US but there also exists a shortened Hong Kong Version.

Long-lost unseen footage of the celebrated log fight scene from the Bruce Lee film Game of Death is to be released as bonus material in a new box set marking the 50th anniversary of the famed actor and martial artist's death.

The log fight scene, so called because of the large piece of wood that one of actors wields at the start of the sequence, is part of the approximately 100 minutes of raw footage that Lee shot in 1972, before production was halted to enable Lee to take up Warner Bros' offer to make Enter the Dragon . The scene features Chieh Yuan, as one of Lee's allies, in combat with Dan Inosanto, who plays a master of Filipino martial art eskrima.

The log fight scene was known from photographs taken on the set, and from very brief excerpts used in the 1978 version. It appears to have become separated from the rest of the Game of Death footage after Lee's death, and was discovered in 2016 in the Hong Kong archives of film studio Fortune Star, which now owns the catalogue of Game of Death producers Golden Harvest.