Arrow to release "Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne"

Following unanimous critical acclaim for their 2014 Walerian Borowczyk retrospective collection, Arrow Video is thrilled to announce the world premiere Blu-ray release of Borowczyk’s "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne", released on dual-format Blu-ray and DVD from 18th May 2015, marking the first time the film has been made available commercially since the VHS and Laserdisc era. 

 

Often regarded as Borowczyk’s last great film, and his only out-and-out horror film, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne features his most culty cast including Udo Kier, Patrick Magee and Howard Vernon. The disc will be presented with both the French and English versions of the film, the latter featuring Patrick Magee’s own voice.

 

It’s the engagement party for brilliant young Dr Henry Jekyll (Udo Kier) and his fiancée, the beautiful Fanny Osbourne (Marina Pierro), attended by various pillars of Victorian society, including the astonishing Patrick Magee in one of his final roles. But when people are found raped and murdered outside and ultimately inside the house, it becomes clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities – but who is he? And why does Dr Jekyll keep sneaking off to his laboratory?

 

We know the answer, of course, but Walerian Borowczyk’s visually stunning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-filmed tale is crammed with wildly imaginative and outrageously perverse touches characteristic of the man who scandalised audiences with Immoral Tales and The Beast, not least the explicitly sexualised nature of Mr Hyde’s primal urges.

 
Special Features
 
·Brand new 2K restoration, scanned from the original camera negative and supervised by cinematographer Noël Véry
·High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film, released on both formats for the first time anywhere in the world
·English and French soundtracks in LPCM 1.0
·Optional English SDH and English subtitles
·Introduction by critic and long-term Borowczyk fan Michael Brooke
·Audio commentary featuring archival interviews with Walerian Borowczyk and new interviews with cinematographer Noël Véry, editor Khadicha Bariha, assistant Michael Levy and filmmaker Noël Simsolo, moderated by Daniel Bird
· Interview with Marina Pierro
· Himorogi (2012), a short film by Marina and Alessio Pierro, made in homage to Borowczyk
· Interview with artist and filmmaker Alessio Pierro
·Phantasmagoria of the Interior, a video essay by Adrian Martin and Cristina Alvarez Lopez
·Eyes That Listen, a featurette on Borowczyk’s collaborations with electro-acoustic composer Bernard Parmegiani
·Happy Toy (1979), a short film by Borowczyk based on Charles-Émile Reynaud’s praxinoscope
·Introduction to Happy Toy by production assistant Sarah Mallinson
·Returning to Return: Borowczyk and Early Cinema, a featurette by Daniel Bird
·Reversible sleeve with artwork based on Borowczyk’s own poster design
·Booklet with new writing on the film by Daniel Bird and archive materials.

Pre-order the UK BD/DVD combo pack from Amazon.co.uk

John McNaughton's "CAN’T COME OUT TO PLAY" comes to UK DVD and VOD

One of the most chilling and psychologically disturbing tales of the year will demand your full attention when "CAN’T COME OUT TO PLAY" comes to DVD and digital platforms this June.

Feeling nothing but devastation after the loss of her mother and father, teenager Maryann (Natasha Calis - Daydream Nation, The Possession) moves in with her grandparents and is delighted when she befriends Andy (Charlie Tahan - "I Am Legend"). Andy is in very poor health, and he must stay within his home and carefully follow the instructions of his mother Katherine (Samantha Morton - "Minority Report", "John Carter") - who also forbids him from having any visitors. When Katherine's visits are discovered, Andy's father Richard (Michael Shannon - "Man of Steel") is initially fine with the visits but Katherine does not feel the same, and her behaviour grows increasingly erratic.

Also starring Peter Fonda ("Easy Rider") and directed by the acclaimed auteur John McNaughton ("Wild Things", "Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer"), "CAN’T COME OUT TO PLAY" is a chilling look at the lengths a mother will go to when protecting her child, even when her motivation for doing so is far from correct....

 

Experience depraved parenting at its worst when "CAN’T COME OUT TO PLAY" comes to DVD and digital platforms from June 22 courtesy of Signature Entertainment.

View the trailer on YouTube

 

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

Karl Urban stars in "The Loft" on UK DVD

Misogyny comes home to roost for five high-flying Lotharios in THE LOFT, released on digital platforms from June 8th, 2015 and on DVD from June 15th 2015 courtesy of Signature Entertainment.

 

Taking its cues from director Erik Van Looy’s own Belgian thriller of the same name, THE LOFT sees five married friends embark on a decision to rent their very own loft apartment for exclusive use as a home for their extra-marital affairs. However, when a mystery blonde woman is found dead at the apartment, their private world comes crashing around them as everyone becomes a suspect.

 

Starring Karl Urban (Dredd, Star Trek), James Marsden (X-Men franchise), Wentworth Miller (Stoker, TV’s The Flash),  Eric Stonestreet (TV’s American Horror Story), and Matthias Schoenarts (The Drop, Suite Francaise), THE LOFT offers thriller fans slick, sexy thrill after thrill as much as it issues a stark warning to straying men everywhere…

 

View the trailer on YouTube

 

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

Underwater thriller "The Chamber" begins filming

Shooting began in Wales this week on the tense thriller "THE CHAMBER" which stars Swedish actor Johannes Bah Kuhnke (pictured left) in his first film role since the critically acclaimed FORCE MAJEURE propelled him to international recognition.

 

"THE CHAMBER" also stars Charlotte Salt (THE MUSKETEERS), James McArdle (THE JAMES PLAYS), and Elliot Levey (THE RULING CLASS, THE LADY IN THE VAN)

 

In "THE CHAMBER" a special ops unit commandeer a commercial research vessel and it’s submersible to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea. When an explosion causes the sub to overturn and take on water the crew begins to understand that not all of them will escape and a fight for survival ensues.

 

"THE CHAMBER" is the first feature film from director Ben Parker who previously made the short "SHIFTER" that played at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The film is produced by Jen Handorf, Paul Higgins and executive producer Hugh Spearing

 

Production financing for the film comes from Fields Park Media Partners, Ffilm Cymru Wales and Great Point Media. Post-production services

 

 

 

"Krampus: The Devil Returns" - fanbacked campaign

Snowdog Studio brings Krampus the Xmas Devil back to continue punishing children who've made the naughty list for Christmas. But Jeremy, your favorite character from the original, is back on the case. After having been kidnapped by Krampus and escaping even as his entire family "disappeared", he's helping the authorities bring Krampus' reign of holiday terror to an end.

 

But to do this they need your help.

 

After the first Krampus movie, Snowdog Studios realized what an amazing group of fans they had and want them to be a bigger part of the whole process from start to finish this time around.

 

The big studios won't financially back the movie they want to make and the movie you want them to make. That's where you come in.

 

More details on how to get involved and the list of rewards available for the various levels of donations can be found at the Fanbacked Krampus Page

"Poltergeist" - New Clip released

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX are pleased to release the first clip to celebrate the upcoming horror release, POLTERGEIST, in UK cinemas May 22.

Watch THEY ARE COMING....

 

 

 

Produced by Sam Raimi (Spiderman 1-3, Oz, Evil Dead, The Grudge) and directed by Gil Kenan, POLTERGEIST stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris

 

 

 

 



"Out of the Dark" comes to UK DVD

Coming to UK DVD this June, from the producers of "Pan’s Labyrinth" and "The Crazies" comes this must-see horror, packed with stunning visuals, edge-of-your-seat tension and big scares!

 

Sara (Julia Stiles - the "Bourne" films, TVs "Dexter") travels with her husband Paul (Scott Speedman - The "Underworld" series) and young daughter to a small Colombian town, where she takes over the family business from her father (Stephen Rea "V for Vendetta", "Underworld : Awakening").

 

But the town has a mysterious past – somehow connected to the old medical centre where Sara and her family now live – and it’s only a matter of time before the spirits of dead children begin to torment their lives. Can Sara uncover the dark secret haunting her family? Or is her own daughter doomed to become one of the ghostly children?

Atmospheric, well-acted and guaranteed to send chills down your spine, "Out of the Dark" is a ghost story not to be missed!

The film is released to UK DVD June 22nd from Entertainment One.

 

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk