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Halloween Ends Haunts Digital Nov. 15 and on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Dec. 27The conclusion to David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy will be available on Digital platforms on November 15 and will be available on physical 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on December 27. The physical discs will include deleted and extended scenes, a gag reel, featurettes, and an audio commentary and both the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray are equipped with Dolby Atmos. Check out our theatrical review here. The most acclaimed and revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying finale as Laurie Strode (Curtis) faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney). Michael hasn’t been seen for four years after the events of Halloween Kills. Laurie lives with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and has chosen to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. When a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, a cascade of violence and terror is ignited with a final confrontation between Laurie and Michael unlike any ever captured on screen. Only one of them will survive. Halloween Ends - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Halloween Ends - Blu-ray Halloween Ends 4K - Best Buy SteelBook Halloween Ends 4K Zavvi Exclusive SteelBook re-orders are now live and the full press release is available below: THE THRILLING CONCLUSION TO THE MODERN HALLOWEEN TRILOGY IS AVAILABLE TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH BONUS EXTRAS FEATURING MORE CHILLS AND THRILLS “A FITTING FAREWELL TO LAURIE STRODE” K. AUSTIN COLLINS, ROLLING STONE ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 15, 2022 4K UHD, BLU-RAYTM AND DVD DECEMBER 27, 2022 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Members l City, California, November 8, 2022 – The saga comes to an END. Golden Globe® and BAFTA winner Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween franchise, “Scream Queens,” Knives Out) is back as Laurie Strode, “a timeless scream queen” (K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone), fighting for her life in the thrilling conclusion against the infamous masked killer, Michael Myers. HALLOWEEN ENDS is available to own on Digital November 15, 2022, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 27, 2022 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Produced by Malek Akkad (Halloween), Bill Block (Halloween Kills), and Jason Blum (The Black Phone and The Invisible Man), and hailed as “a full-throttle showdown 44 years in the making” (Sara Michelle Fetters, Moviefreak.com), HALLOWEEN ENDS features over 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus captivating content that includes deleted and extended scenes, featurettes with Jamie Lee Curtis and the cast and crew, a special gag reel, and feature commentary with co-writer/director David Gordon Green (Halloween, Halloween Kills, “The Righteous Gemstones”), actors Andi Matichak (Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, “Blue Bloods”) and Rohan Campbell (“Virgin River,” “The Hardy Boys”), and more. The most acclaimed and revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying finale as Laurie Strode (Curtis) faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney). Michael hasn’t been seen for four years after the events of Halloween Kills. Laurie lives with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and has chosen to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. When a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, a cascade of violence and terror is ignited with a final confrontation between Laurie and Michael unlike any ever captured on screen. Only one of them will survive. With the purchase of HALLOWEEN ENDS on disc or digital, fans are eligible to earn points towards digital movies via the Universal All-Access Rewards program. Members can redeem their points for digital movies, swag and more! For registration and details please visit www.MyUniversalRewards.com. BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM, DVD & DIGITAL: Deleted and Extended Scenes Michael Shakes Things Up Joan's Bunny Slam Corey Reflects Upon Himself Ronald's Stuck at Work Margo Gets the Boot Joan's Recipe for Disaster Ending HALLOWEEN - HALLOWEEN could never truly end without a decisive showdown between Laurie and Michael. Explore the creative team's approach to crafting the film's final sequence. Final Girl - The iconic Jamie Lee Curtis discusses the legacy of Laurie Strode and what playing the character has meant to her. No Place Like Haddonfield - Filmmakers and cast reveal some of the secret ingredients that make HALLOWEEN productions so special and their personal feelings on being a part of such a classic franchise. Gag Reel A Different Threat - As Haddonfield evolves to a new era, we examine how the evil within has also evolved. The Visions of Terror - See how various production departments came together to achieve the film's unique visual style. Twisted Deaths - An up-close look at some of the gruesome death scenes. Feature Commentary with co-writer/director David Gordon Green, actors Andi Matichak and Rohan Campbell, co-producer/first assistant director Atilla Salih Yücer, and production assistant Hugo Garza FILMMAKERS: Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, James Jude Courtney Casting By: Terri Taylor CSA, Sarah Domeier Lindo CSA Music By: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies Costume Designer: Emily Gunshor Editor: Tim Alverson ACE Production Designer: Richard A. Wright Director of Photography: Michael Simmonds Executive Producers: John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Ryan Freimann, Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner Produced By: Malek Akkad pga, Jason Blum, Bill Block Based on Characters Created By: John Carpenter, Debra Hill Written By: Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green Directed By: David Gordon Green TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD: Street Date: December 27, 2022 Selection Number: 1000822544 (US) Layers: BD-100 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1 Rating: Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references Subtitles: English, Latin American Spanish and French Canadian Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1) and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1) Run Time: 01:50:41 TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM: Street Date: December 27, 2022 Selection Number: 1000822543 (US) Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1 Rating: Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references Subtitles: English, Latin American Spanish and French Canadian Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1) and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1) Run Time: 01:50:41 TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD: Street Date: December 27, 2022 Selection Number: 1000822542 (US) Layers: DVD 9 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1 Rating: Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references Subtitles: English, Latin American Spanish and French Canadian Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1) Run Time: 01:50:48Posted Tue Nov 8, 2022 at 01:12 PM PST by: -
The Remains of the Day Arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on February 21, 2023James Ivory's 1993 drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson will be hitting the 4K UHD Blu-ray format on February 21. Oscar®-winners Anthony Hopkins (1991, Best Actor, The Silence of the Lambs) and Emma Thompson (1992, Best Actress, Howards End) reunite with the acclaimed Merchant Ivory filmmaking team for this extraordinary and moving story of blind devotion and repressed love. Hopkins stars as Stevens, the perfect English butler - an ideal carried by him to fanatical lengths - as he serves his master, Lord Darlington, beautifully played by James Fox (The Servant). Darlington, like many other members of the British establishment in the 1930s, is duped by the Nazis into trying to establish a rapport between themselves and the British government. Thompson stars as the estate's housekeeper, a high-spirited, strong-minded young woman who watches the goings-on upstairs with horror. Despite her apprehensions, she and Stevens gradually fall in love, though neither will admit it, and only give vent to their charged feelings via fierce arguments. The 4K UHD Blu-ray includes a Digital Copy and features Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, as well as a commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, and theatrical trailer. The Remains of the Day - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Here is the full press release: . THE ACCLAIMED MODERN CLASSIC CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY DEBUTING ON 4K ULTRA HD™ FEBRUARY 21ST SYNOPSIS Oscar®-winners Anthony Hopkins (1991, Best Actor, The Silence of the Lambs) and Emma Thompson (1992, Best Actress, Howards End) reunite with the acclaimed Merchant Ivory filmmaking team for this extraordinary and moving story of blind devotion and repressed love. Hopkins stars as Stevens, the perfect English butler - an ideal carried by him to fanatical lengths - as he serves his master, Lord Darlington, beautifully played by James Fox (The Servant). Darlington, like many other members of the British establishment in the 1930s, is duped by the Nazis into trying to establish a rapport between themselves and the British government. Thompson stars as the estate's housekeeper, a high-spirited, strong-minded young woman who watches the goings-on upstairs with horror. Despite her apprehensions, she and Stevens gradually fall in love, though neither will admit it, and only give vent to their charged feelings via fierce arguments. Academy Award® is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. DISC DETAILS & BONUS MATERIALS 4K ULTRA HD DISC Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, approved by director James IvoryDolby Atmos audio + 5.1 + 2-Channel Surround Special Features: Audio Commentary with Director James Ivory, Producer Ismail Merchant, and Actress Emma Thompson Love and Loyalty: The Making of The Remains of the Day Featurette The Remains of the Day: The Filmmakers Journey Featurette Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw Featurette 7 Deleted Scenes with Optional Director's Commentary Theatrical Trailer This 4K UHD release does not include a Blu-ray™ CAST AND CREW Directed By: James Ivory Produced By: Mike Nichols, John Calley, Ismail Merchant Screenplay By: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Based on the Novel By: Kazuro Ishiguro Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox and Christopher Reeve SPECS Run Time: Approx. 134 minutes Rating: PG for some themes 4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 2.39:1 4K UHD Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English 5.1 & 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD MAPosted Mon Oct 31, 2022 at 05:37 PM PDT by: -
Merry Christmas! David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends and Halloween Trilogy coming to 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray December 27thHopefully you've been good boys and girls this year. Santa will be bringing fans and franchise collectors Halloween Ends and the complete David Gordon Green-directed Halloween Trilogy to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray December 27th 2022 David Gordon Green's tenure with the Halloween franchise certainly has been interesting. With Halloween (2018) there was the promise of a franchise retcon expunging from the timeline every past Halloween sequel and reboot save for John Carpenter's original classic. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as the iconic "final girl" Laurie Strode - a role we hadn't seen her occupy since she was stabbed in the back and dropped off a roof in 2002's Halloween Resurrection. While this outing certainly had some issues, by and large stalwart Michael Myers fans were excited to see this new direction take fold. And then Halloween Kills came along. While I didn't hate the film, I won't deny how messy it was. But that's okay, because it was the middle part of a planned trilogy, and everything would come together for Halloween Ends... we all know how well that turned out. To say the least, it sparked a passionate response. Now the trilogy capper Halloween Ends and a full trilogy of David Gordon Green's Halloween films is due to come out two days after Christmas as a last-minute stocking stuffer for eager fans... or a lump of coal depending on how you feel about the films. Now - we don't yet have full specs and outside of the SteelBooks, the cover art isn't official or finalized and that release date could change - it could come out even earlier than that considering the second-weekend box office for Halloween Ends, but these are all up for pre-order right now at various retailers. As soon as more details come in, we'll update our listings and this article. Halloween Ends - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Halloween Ends - Blu-ray Halloween Ends - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Best Buy SteelBook Halloween Ends - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Zavvi Exclusive SteelBook Halloween Trilogy - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Halloween Trilogy - Blu-ray Once again, as soon as we have details for these releases we'll update our listings accordingly. Also - thank you for your pre-orders, they really do go a long way toward keeping our little show going.Posted Mon Oct 24, 2022 at 05:42 AM PDT by: -
Adaptation. Announced and Detailed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 6Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Spike Jonze's comedy starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper, newly remastered in 4K resolution from the original camera negative and with Dolby Vision on December 6. Director Spike Jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche (Chris Cooper, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, 2002, Best Supporting Actor), New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage), and his twin brother, Donald (also Cage). As Charlie struggles to adapt Orlean's best-selling book "The Orchid Thief," he writes himself into his own movie. The various stories crash into one another, exploding into a wildly imaginative film. ADAPTATION is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. As per the course with Sony as of late, the 4K UHD Blu-ray edition doesn't include a standard Blu-ray, but it does have a Digital Copy. The release features Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and a legacy featurette and theatrical trailer. Adaptation. - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Order your copy today and here is the full press release: . FULLY REMASTERED IN 4K WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DEBUTING ON 4K ULTRA HD™ DECEMBER 6TH SYNOPSIS Director Spike Jonze delivers a stunningly original comedy that seamlessly blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche (Chris Cooper, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, 2002, Best Supporting Actor), New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage), and his twin brother, Donald (also Cage). As Charlie struggles to adapt Orlean's best-selling book "The Orchid Thief," he writes himself into his own movie. The various stories crash into one another, exploding into a wildly imaginative film. ADAPTATION is at once a hilarious drama and a moving comedy, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Academy Award® is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. DISC DETAILS & BONUS MATERIALS 4K ULTRA HD DISC Newly remastered in 4K resolution from the original camera negative, with Dolby Vision All-new Dolby Atmos audio + original theatrical 5.1 Special Features: Behind the Scenes in the Swamp Featurette Theatrical Trailer This 4K UHD release does not include a Blu-ray™ CAST AND CREW Directed By: Spike Jonze Screenplay By: Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman Produced By: Edward Saxon, Vincent Landay, Jonathan Demme Executive Producers: Charlie Kaufman, Peter Saraf Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper SPECS Run Time: Approx. 115 minutes Rating: R for language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.85:1 Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English, French (PAR) 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD MA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby DigitalPosted Tue Oct 18, 2022 at 02:16 PM PDT by: -
Criterion Starts Off 2023 with Five Blu-ray Titles (with Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Getting Both a Blu-ray and a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)Besides Gilliam's comedy classic, this assortment of films include Bergman Island, This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, Imitation of Life, and Lars von Trier's Europe Trilogy. Leading the charge on January 3 is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray. The boundless imagination of Terry Gilliam yields a dazzling fantasy of epic proportions. Inspired by the extravagant exploits of the fabled Baron Munchausen, this spectacle—born of a famously turbulent production—follows the whimsical eighteenth-century nobleman (John Neville) as he embarks on an outlandish quest that takes him from faraway lands to the moon to the belly of a sea monster and beyond, meanwhile waging battle against a vengeful sultan and the tyranny of logic. Packed frame to frame with special effects, mischievous wit, and colorful performances—including a young Sarah Polley as the Baron’s no-nonsense sidekick—the Oscar-nominated The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a lavish celebration of the triumph of make-believe over reality. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, approved by writer-director Terry Gilliam, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack For the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features Audio commentary featuring Gilliam and his coscreenwriter, Charles McKeown Documentary on the making of the film New video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns about the history of the Baron Munchausen character Behind-the-scenes footage of the film’s special effects, narrated by Gilliam Deleted scenes with commentary by Gilliam Storyboards for unfilmed scenes, narrated by Gilliam and McKeown Original marketing materials including a trailer and electronic-press-kit featurettes, as well as preview cards and advertising proposals read by Gilliam Miracle of Flight (1974), an animated short film by Gilliam Episode of The South Bank Show from 1991 on Gilliam English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic and author Michael Koresky 1988 • 126 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • 1.85:1 aspect ratio On the 10th comes the 1934 melodrama Imitation of Life from Director John M. Stahl. Melodrama master John M. Stahl brings his exquisite restraint and almost spiritually pure visual style to this devastating, enduringly relevant story of mothers and daughters. Imitation of Life explores the friendship between two struggling single mothers: one (Claudette Colbert) a working-class white woman who ascends to the top of the business world, the other (Louise Beavers) her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her rebellious, white-passing daughter (Fredi Washington). It is this latter relationship—attuned to America’s bitter racial realities and heartbreakingly enacted by trailblazing Black performers Beavers and Washington—that lends the film its transcendent emotional power. This first adaptation of Fannie Hurst’s best-selling novel boldly confronts the complexities and contradictions of racial identity, economic exploitation, and the limits of the American dream. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interview with Miriam J. Petty, author of Stealing the Show: African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood, about the resonance of Louise Beavers’s and Fredi Washington’s performances New interview with Imogen Sara Smith, contributor to The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama, about director John M. Stahl and his work with actor Claudette Colbert and others Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by Petty 1934 • 110 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio A three-film set arrives on the 17th - Lars von Trier’s Europe Trilogy . With his dazzling first three features, Lars von Trier sought nothing less than to map the soul of Europe—its troubled past, anxious present, and uncertain future. Linked by a fascination with hypnotic states and the mesmeric possibilities of cinema, the films that make up the Europe Trilogy—The Element of Crime, Epidemic, and Europa—filter the continent’s turbulent history, guilt, and traumas through the Danish provocateur’s audacious deconstructions of genres including film noir, melodrama, horror, and science fiction. Above all, they are bravura showcases for von Trier’s hallucinatory visuals, with each shot a tour de force of technical invention and dark imagination. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration of Europa, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack, and 3K digital restorations of The Element of Crime and Epidemic, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks Audio commentaries featuring director Lars von Trier and others Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997), a documentary by Stig Björkman Interview from 2005 with von Trier about the Europe Trilogy Making-of documentaries for all three films Programs on the films featuring interviews with many of von Trier’s collaborators Two short student films by von Trier: Nocturne (1980) and Images of Liberation (1982) Danish television interview with von Trier from 1994 Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton THE ELEMENT OF CRIME 1984 • 103 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.89:1 aspect ratio Lars von Trier’s stunning debut feature is a grungily expressionistic hallucination—a trancelike trawl through fractured memories, a murder mystery, and the psychic limbo of cultural displacement. From his exile in Cairo, a former police investigator (Michael Elphick) undergoes hypnosis in order to relive his memories of Europe and his last case, for which he went to dangerous lengths to enter into the mind of and catch a serial killer targeting children. Bathed in a sulfurous yellow glow pierced only by startling flashes of electric blue and red, The Element of Crime combines hard-boiled noir, dystopian science fiction, and dazzling operatic flourishes to yield a celluloid nightmare of terrifying beauty. EPIDEMIC 1987 • 106 minutes • Color/Black & White • Monaural • In English and Danish with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio A jet-black comedy of contagion, a subversive medical-horror freak-out, and a sly metacinematic prank, Lars von Trier’s sophomore feature—born from a bet that he couldn’t make a film for less than $150,000—finds the director channeling his singular thematic obsessions into an evocatively lo-fi, perversely self-reflexive provocation. The filmmaker himself stars as a harried screenwriter whose efforts to complete a script about the outbreak of a deadly disease coincide with a grisly real-life plague. A twisted reflection on Europe’s haunted past—from the Black Death to World War II—and its scarred present, Epidemic is von Trier at his most idiosyncratic and audaciously experimental. EUROPA 1991 • 112 minutes • Color/Black & White • Stereo • In English and German with English subtitles • 2.39:1 aspect ratio “You will now listen to my voice . . . On the count of ten you will be in Europa.” The ominous, hypnotic induction by Max von Sydow inaugurates the entrancing final installment of Lars von Trier’s Europe Trilogy. An idealistic American (Jean-Marc Barr) travels to postwar Germany to take a job as a sleeping-car conductor for the Zentropa railways—and finds himself plunged into a murky, Kafkaesque world of intrigue and betrayal where the shadow of Nazism hovers menacingly over everything. With its ravishing cinematography (in black and white, color, and at times a stunning mix of both), dreamlike use of rear projections, and lush fusion of melodrama and noir conventions, Europa is a sublimely stylized cinematic fugue. This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection will be available on the 24th. With a poet’s eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland and a transcendent elegy for what is lost in the name of progress. Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her own death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to literally wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbors to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese’s visionary, much-lauded This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 2K digital master, approved by director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary featuring Mosese and producer Cait Pansegrouw Mosese’s short films Mosonngoa (2014) and Behemoth: Or the Game of God (2016), along with his 2019 essay film Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You., with a new introduction by Mosese Trailer PLUS: An essay by novelist and playwright Zakes Mda 2019 • 122 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • In Sesotho with English subtitles • 1.40:1 aspect ratio And finally on the 31st arrives Bergman Island on Blu-ray. Writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve embarks on a luminous summertime odyssey to the home of Ingmar Bergman for her seventh feature, a graceful, shape-shifting tale about the interplay of life and art and the ways in which stories are born. In search of inspiration for their current filmmaking projects, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and her partner (Tim Roth) travel to the remote island of Fårö, Sweden, where Bergman lived and worked for decades. There, the spirit of the cinema master looms as Chris confronts her complicated relationships to work, men, motherhood, and her artistic influences. Also featuring radiant performances from Mia Wasikowska and Anders Danielsen Lie, Bergman Island is a rich deconstruction of the mysteries of the creative process and the journey that every film takes from thought to page to screen. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL FEATURES 2K digital master, approved by director Mia Hansen-Løve, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New interview with Hansen-Løve New interview with actor Vicky Krieps Bergman’s Ghosts (2021), a short film made during the filming of Bergman Island by actor Gabe Klinger English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Devika Girish 2021 • 113 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • 2.35:1 aspect ratio As soon as pre-orders become available we'll be sure to update the links on the site.Posted Mon Oct 17, 2022 at 05:20 PM PDT by: -
My Best Friend's Wedding Dated and Detailed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 13. The hit 1997 romantic comedy will be getting a 4K upgrade with High Dynamic Range and Dolby Vision on December 13. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett star in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, a high-spirited romantic comedy that serves up something wild, something new, something touching and something truly hilarious. Roberts dazzles as commitment-shy Jules Potter, who reluctantly realizes she is in love with her best friend Michael (Mulroney). There is just one catch: he's about to marry someone else. Comically crazed and full of devious plans, Jules will do anything to steal him back... except tell him the simple truth. The 4K UHD Blu-ray edition does not include a standard Blu-ray, but it does have a Digital Copy. The release features Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and NEW deleted scenes as well as an alternate ending. My Best Friend's Wedding - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Here is the full press release: My Best Friend's Wedding CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTED IN 4K WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DEBUTING ON 4K ULTRA HD™ DECEMBER 13TH SYNOPSIS Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett star in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, a high-spirited romantic comedy that serves up something wild, something new, something touching and something truly hilarious. Roberts dazzles as commitment-shy Jules Potter, who reluctantly realizes she is in love with her best friend Michael (Mulroney). There is just one catch: he's about to marry someone else. Comically crazed and full of devious plans, Jules will do anything to steal him back... except tell him the simple truth. DISC DETAILS & BONUS MATERIALS 4K ULTRA HD DISC Remastered in 4K resolution from the original camera negative, with Dolby Vision All-new Dolby Atmos audio + original theatrical 5.1 Special features: NEW: Nearly 20 Minutes of Deleted Scenes NEW: Alternate Ending On the Set: My Best Friend’s Wedding My Best Friend’s Wedding Album Wedding Do’s & Don’ts Unveiled: My Best Friend’s Wedding “Say a Little Prayer for You” Sing-Along Theatrical Trailer This 4K UHD release does not include a Blu-ray™ and includes digital for a limited time CAST AND CREW Directed By: P.J. Hogan Produced By: Jerry Zucker and Ronald Bass Written By: Ronald Bass Executive Producers: Gil Netter, Patricia Whitcher Cast: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco SPECS Run Time: Approx. 104 minutes Rating: PG-13 for one use of strong language and brief sex-related humor Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 2.39:1 Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English, French, Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD MAPosted Fri Oct 14, 2022 at 12:46 PM PDT by: -
Rollerball Announced and Detailed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray by Scream Factory on November 22. The 1975 sci-fi cult classic rolls to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a new transfer from the original camera negative on November 22. The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only ... the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross, and hockey. Jonathan E. (the great James Caan, The Godfather, Thief) is the champion player – a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman, Ella (Maud Adams, Octopussy) Jonathan loves but they can't take away his soul – even if the diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, The Fog) tells him he better retire ... or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart – and never lets you go! The release will present the film in Dolby Vision and HDR-10 and features a brand new 2022 restoration and color grade using an existing 4K scan of the original camera negative done by MGM with DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks. Rollerball - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Pre-order your copy now Here is the full press release with all the sporting details and stats: . ROLLERBALL ARRIVES IN 4K UHD NOVEMBER 22 FROM SCREAM FACTORY Los Angeles, CA - It’s game on for Rollerball as the action sci-fi heads to 4K UHD for the first time in North America from Scream Factory™ on November 22. Fans of the dystopian sports thriller will be treated to a new transfer of the film from the original camera negative and can pre-order their copies on ShoutFactory.com. The 1975 cult classic was directed by Norman Jewison (Jesus Christ Superstar, Moonstruck) and features a star-studded cast including James Caan (Misery), John Houseman (The Fog, Ghost Story), Maud Adams (Octopussy), John Beck (Dallas) and Moses Gunn (Shaft, Firestarter). SYNOPSIS The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only ... the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross, and hockey. Jonathan E. (the great James Caan, The Godfather, Thief) is the champion player – a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman, Ella (Maud Adams, Octopussy) Jonathan loves but they can't take away his soul – even if the diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, The Fog) tells him he better retire ... or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart – and never lets you go! SPECIAL FEATURES NEW 2022 restoration and color grade, for this UHD release, using an existing 4K scan of the original camera negative done by MGM In Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible) Audio Commentary with director Norman Jewison Audio Commentary with writer William Harrison From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle - vintage featurette Blood Sports - an interview with actor James Caan The Bike Work - Craig R. Baxley on the Motorcycle stunts The Fourth City - Shooting Rollerball in Munich Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 About Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC is a leading multi-platform media company devoted to film and TV distribution, development, and production, as well as the preservation and revitalization of the very best in pop-culture entertainment. Founded by Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos in 2003, Shout! owns and manages a large portfolio of films, contemporary and classic TV series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including GKIDS, Sesame Street, The Carol Burnett Show, The Johnny Carson Show, IFC Films, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, ITV Studios, Major League Baseball Productions, and many others. Shout! Factory Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties, and the company releases films and television shows in other genres under the Scream Factory and Shout Select imprints. Shout! develops, acquires and distributes new films via Shout! Studios, owns and operates libraries including Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson) and the Roger Corman New Horizon Pictures Library, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! Factory TV. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.Posted Tue Oct 11, 2022 at 10:41 AM PDT by: -
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Hitches a Ride to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with Never-Before-Seen Footage November 22The classic John Hughes comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy celebrates its 35th anniversary with a 4K UHD Blu-ray including over an hour's worth of brand new content on November 22. Steve Martin and John Candy star in this hysterical tale of travel gone awry. Neal Page (Martin) is an uptight ad exec trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving with his family. When rerouted to Wichita, Neal reluctantly partners with Del Griffith (Candy), an obnoxious yet loveable salesman. Together, they embark on a cross-country adventure filled with outrageously funny situations and a generous helping of warmth. The newly-remastered film not only arrives on a 4K UHD Blu-ray presented in HDR-10 & Dolby Vision, the release will also include a "bonus “LOST LUGGAGE” Blu-ray Disc™ containing over an hour of never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes that were recently discovered in the archives of writer, producer and director John Hughes. The newly uncovered footage offers a unique glimpse into the filmmaking and editing process and features even more hilarious moments between Steve Martin and John Candy." Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Now up for pre-order! Check out the full press release below: CELEBRATING ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY, JOHN HUGHES’ COMEDY CLASSIC LANDS ON 4K ULTRA HD WITH OVER AN HOUR OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FILM FOOTAGE Making an On-Time Arrival November 22, 2022, Just in Time for Thanksgiving Written and directed by the incomparable John Hughes, the celebrated comedy PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES comes in for a landing on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on November 22, 2022 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Originally released on November 25, 1987, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Starring comedy greats Steve Martin and John Candy, the uproarious film has become a beloved holiday classic. Newly remastered on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision™ and HDR-10, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES looks better than ever and is packaged with a bonus “LOST LUGGAGE” Blu-ray Disc™ containing over an hour of never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes that were recently discovered in the archives of writer, producer and director John Hughes. The newly uncovered footage offers a unique glimpse into the filmmaking and editing process and features even more hilarious moments between Steve Martin and John Candy. In addition to the newly discovered footage, the bonus Blu-ray Disc also includes Dylan Baker’s original audition for the character of Owen. The 4K Ultra HD Disc includes the feature film and the following legacy bonus content: Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains and Automobiles John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2-Part Documentary): John Hughes: The Voice of a Generation Heartbreak and Triumph: The Legacy of John Hughes John Hughes for Adults A Tribute to John Candy The release also includes access to a Digital copy of the film. Synopsis Steve Martin and John Candy star in this hysterical tale of travel gone awry. Neal Page (Martin) is an uptight ad exec trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving with his family. When rerouted to Wichita, Neal reluctantly partners with Del Griffith (Candy), an obnoxious yet loveable salesman. Together, they embark on a cross-country adventure filled with outrageously funny situations and a generous helping of warmth.Posted Mon Oct 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Ray Liotta' 1994 Sci-fic Action Classic No Escape Coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 3-Disc Meidabook from Turbine October 7thOne of the most underappreciated post-apocalyptic science fiction action classics is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with deluxe three-disc Mediabooks from Turbine Medien Convicted of murder, naval officer John Robbins is exiled to Absolom. The secret prison island is divided into two camps: On the one hand, the evil Outsiders rule, led by the bloodthirsty Marek. On the other side live the insiders who want to spend their meager existence as peacefully as possible. When Robbins steals the Outsiders' ultimate weapon, he ignites a war between the factions. Although he finds refuge with the insiders, there is only one thought that keeps him alive: escape from Absolom... Meanwhile here in the states, we're only getting a standard Blu-ray release. A fan favorite that's had pretty damn terrible home video releases post-laserdisc, No Escape or Flucht Aus Absolom as it's known in Germany finally gets the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray treatment deserves from Turbine Medien. This deluxe three-disc Mediabook will offer the film in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision HDR, 1080p Blu-ray, with an extra Blu-ray for Bonus Features. To sweeten the deal for folks looking to import this for the collection, Both the 4K disc and the 1080p Blu-ray will offer German and English Dolby Atmos and Auro 3D audio! You have three covers to choose from: No Escape (Fluct Aus Absolom) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Mediabook Cover A - 1000 Units No Escape (Fluct Aus Absolom) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Mediabook Cover B - 333 Units No Escape (Fluct Aus Absolom) - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Mediabook Cover C - 500 Units Here's everything you're getting on the discs and bonus features: Language / sound: German Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Atmos, German Auro 13.1, English Auro 13.1, German DTS 2.0 (stereo), English DTS 2.0 (stereo), English DTS HD MA 2.0 (stereo)Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 ( 2160p24 Ultra HD - with HDR/Dolby Vision), 2.40:1 (1080p24 Full HD), 1.78:1 (1080p24 Full HD)Subtitles: German, EnglishRunning time: 118 minutesBonus material:Theatrical trailer DE & USA (HD) - US TV spots - Legends of Absolom - New interviews with: Director Martin Campbell* (HD, approx. 23 min.), Producer Gale Anne Hurd* (HD, approx. 27 min.) , cinematographer Phil Meheux* (HD, approx. 31 min.), stunt coordinator / 2nd unit director Conrad E. Palmisano* (HD, approx. 46 min.), writer Joel Gross* (HD, approx. 18 min.) - Making-of documentation* (SD, approx. 28 min.) - Promo featurette* (SD, approx. 6 min.) - Book part by Christoph N. Kellerbach about the history of the creation*with optional German/English subtitles All of these are up for pre-order, we're hoping to review it ourselves, but these are likely going to sell fast! - Happy Collecting!Posted Thu Sep 29, 2022 at 06:34 AM PDT by: -
Criterion Announces Four Blu-ray Packages for December Including Two Triple Feature SetsThis December, The Criterion Collection is bringing Cooley High, The Velvet Underground, and two 3-film sets from directors Mai Zetterling and Austrian auteur Michael Haneke to Blu-ray. First up on December 6 we have the Michael Haneke: Trilogy featuring The Seventh Continent, Benny's Video, and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance on Blu-ray. One of contemporary cinema’s most original, provocative, and uncompromising filmmakers, Austrian auteur Michael Haneke dares viewers to stare into the void of modern existence. With his first three theatrical features, The Seventh Continent, Benny’s Video, and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance—a trilogy depicting a coldly bureaucratic society in which genuine human relationships have been supplanted by a deep-seated collective malaise—Haneke established the rigorous visual style and unsettling themes that would recur throughout his work. Exploring the relationships among consumerism, violence, mass media, and contemporary alienation, these brilliant, relentlessly probing films open up profound questions about the world in which we live while refusing the false comfort of easy answers. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES High-definition digital masters, supervised by director Michael Haneke, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interview with actor Arno Frisch New interview with film historian Alexander Horwath Interviews from 2005 with Haneke Documentary about Haneke’s career featuring interviews with the director and actors Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, and Jean-Louis Trintignant Deleted scenes from Benny’s Video Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by novelist John Wray THE SEVENTH CONTINENT The day-to-day routines of a seemingly ordinary Austrian family (Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, and Leni Tanzer) begin to take on a sinister complexion in Michael Haneke’s chilling portrait of bourgeois anomie giving way to shocking self-destruction. Inspired by a true story, the director’s first theatrical feature finds him fully in command of his style, observing with rigorous, clinical detachment the spiritual emptiness at the heart of consumer culture—and the horror that lurks beneath its placid surfaces. The Seventh Continent builds to an annihilating encounter with the televisual void that powerfully synthesizes Haneke’s ideas about the link between violence and our culture of manufactured emotion. 1989 • 108 minutes • Color • Monaural • In German with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio BENNY’S VIDEO Michael Haneke turns the unflinching gaze of the camera back on itself in this provocative, profoundly disturbing study of emotional disconnection in the age of mass-media saturation. Benny (a frighteningly affectless Arno Frisch), the teenage son of wealthy, disengaged parents (Angela Winkler and Ulrich Mühe), finds release in the world of violent videos—an obsession that leads him to create his own monstrous work of real-life horror. Layering screens within screens and digital frames within the filmic frame, Benny’s Video is a coolly postmodern, metacinematic labyrinth in which the boundaries between actual and mediated violence become terrifyingly indistinguishable. 1992 • 110 minutes • Color • Monaural • In German with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio 71 FRAGMENTS OF A CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE The simultaneously random and interconnected nature of modern existence comes into harrowing focus in the despairing final installment of Michael Haneke’s trilogy. Seventy-one intricate, puzzlelike scenes survey the routines of a handful of seemingly unrelated people—including an undocumented Romanian boy (Gabriel Cosmin Urdes) living on the streets of Vienna, a couple (Anne Bennent and Udo Samel) who are desperate to adopt a child, and a college student (Lukas Miko) on the edge—whose stories collide in a devastating encounter at a bank. The omnipresent drone of television news broadcasts in 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance underscores Haneke’s vision of a numb, dehumanizing world in which emotional estrangement can be punctured only by the shock of sudden violence. 1994 • 99 minutes • Color • Monaural • In German with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio The last three Blu-ray titles will all release on December 13, starting with the 1975 comedy-drama Cooley High from Director Michael Schultz. Chicago, 1964: it’s the last weeks of high school for aspiring poet Preach (Glynn Turman) and his best friend, Cochise (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), and they have a full slate of extracurricular activities: swinging dance parties, late-night joyrides, and the stumbling pursuit of romance. Of course, when you’re a young Black man in America, your coming-of-age story is far from complication-free. With Cooley High, director Michael Schultz and screenwriter Eric Monte—who drew on his own experiences growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project—arrived at something truly unique in 1970s cinema: an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter tomorrow, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL FEATURES New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Michael Schultz, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New conversation between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates Program on the making of the film Panel discussion from the 2019 tribute to Cooley High at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor and filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Garrett Morris English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 1975 • 107 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.85:1 aspect ratio The documentary The Velvet Underground from filmmaker Todd Haynes. Emerging from the primordial soup of glamour, gutter sleaze, and feverish creativity that was New York’s 1960s underground culture, the Velvet Underground redefined music with its at once raw and exalted blend of experimentation and art-damaged rock and roll. In his kaleidoscopic documentary The Velvet Underground, Todd Haynes vividly evokes the band’s incandescent world: the creative origins of the twin visionaries Lou Reed and John Cale, Andy Warhol’s fabled Factory, and the explosive tension between pop and the avant-garde that propelled the group and ultimately consumed it. Never-before-seen performances, interviews, rare recordings, and mind-blowing transmissions from the era’s avant-garde cinema scene come together in an ecstatic swirl of sound and image that is to the traditional music documentary what the Velvets were to rock: utterly revolutionary. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital master, approved by director Todd Haynes and cinematographer Ed Lachman, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary featuring Haynes and editors Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz Outtakes of interviews shot for the film with musicians John Cale, Jonathan Richman, and Maureen Tucker; filmmaker Jonas Mekas; and actor Mary Woronov Conversation from 2021 among Haynes, Cale, and Tucker Complete versions of some of the avant-garde films excerpted in the movie, including Piero Heliczer’s Venus in Furs (1965) Teaser English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Optional annotated subtitle track that identifies the avant-garde films seen in the movie PLUS: A 2021 essay by critic Greil Marcus 2021 • 120 minutes • Color/Black & White • Dolby Atmos/5.1 surround • 1.77:1 aspect ratio And finally, a set of three films from director Mai Zetterling will be available on the same date. Included in this set is Loving Couples, Night Games, and The Girls. A fearlessly transgressive, long-overlooked pioneer of feminist cinema, Swedish actor turned director Mai Zetterling ruffled the feathers of the patriarchal establishment with a string of bracingly modern, sexually frank, and politically incendiary films focused on female agency and the turbulent state of twentieth-century Europe. Her peerless ability to render subjective psychological states with startling immediacy is on display in Loving Couples, Night Games, and The Girls—three provocative, taboo-shattering works from the 1960s featuring some of Swedish cinema’s most iconic stars. With their audacious narrative structures that fuse reality and fantasy, their elaborate use of metaphor and symbolism, and their willingness to delve into the most fraught realms of human experience, these movies are models of adventurous, passionately engaged filmmaking. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interview with author Alicia Malone Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress, a 1989 documentary on director Mai Zetterling, featuring interviews with Zetterling; her coscreenwriter, David Hughes; and actors Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, and Gunnel Lindblom Lines from the Heart, a 1996 documentary reuniting The Girls actors Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, and Lindblom Interview with Zetterling from 1984 on Loving Couples and The Girls Swedish television footage from 1966, filmed on location during the production of Night Games and at the film’s premiere New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by film scholar Mariah Larsson LOVING COUPLES The title of Mai Zetterling’s boldly iconoclastic debut feature—adapted from a cycle of seven novels by the provocative feminist writer Agnes von Krusenstjerna—drips with irony. In 1915, three pregnant women from varying social backgrounds (Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, and Gio Petré) enter a maternity ward. Cue a swirl of perspective-shifting flashbacks that, with searing psychological insight, illuminate the divergent yet interconnected experiences that brought them there—and that came to a head during one lavish, debauched Midsommar celebration. Wildly subversive in its treatment of sexuality, gender, class, religion, marriage, and motherhood, Loving Couples is as electrifying a first feature as any in cinema history, announcing the arrival of an uncompromising artist in pursuit of raw emotional truth. 1964 • 118 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In Swedish with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio NIGHT GAMES Outrageous and explosively controversial (the Venice Film Festival refused to screen it publicly, while John Waters has called it his favorite film), Mai Zetterling’s second feature is a blazing psychosexual odyssey with heaving Freudian flourishes. On the eve of his marriage to his fiancée (Lena Brundin), Jan (Keve Hjelm) returns to his childhood home—a sprawling estate stuffed with antiques—where he relives his memories of his beautiful, decadent, mercurial mother (Ingrid Thulin) and finds himself forced to confront his unresolved Oedipal longings. Seamlessly interweaving past and present, carnivalesque camp and potent symbolism, Night Games functions as both a feverishly perverse family portrait and a serious statement on the tormented soul of a modern Europe reckoning with the demons of its past. 1966 • 105 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In Swedish with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio THE GIRLS Mai Zetterling’s cinema reached new heights of exuberant experimentation and fierce political engagement with this pointed and playful touchstone of 1960s feminist cinema. As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of Lysistrata, performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three women (national cinema icons Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, and Gunnel Lindblom) find their own lives and marriages mirrored in the complex, combative gender relations at the heart of Aristophanes’s play. Onstage drama, offstage reality, and a torrent of surrealist fantasies and daydreams collide in The Girls, a slashing, sardonic reflection on the myriad challenges confronting women on their path to liberation, and on the struggles of the female artist fighting to make her voice heard over the patriarchal din. 1968 • 100 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • in Swedish with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio As usual, we'll continue to post updates as soon as they become available.Posted Thu Sep 15, 2022 at 12:52 PM PDT by:
