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LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by director Lucky McKee and critic Walter Chaw
Into the Woods, a brand new video interview with Lucky McKee and storyboard artist Vanessa McKee
You Don't Own Me, a brand new video interview with actress Agnes Bruckner
Storyboard Gallery, a brand new featurette showcasing Vanessa McKee's original storyboard artwork for the film
10 Days on Set, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage from the film set, sourced from Lucky McKee's personal archive
Trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vanessa McKee
Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and Mia Boffey

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless mono audio
Optional newly translated English subtitles
Brand new audio commentary with Asian American film scholar Rob Buscher and DJ Skeme Richards
Taking the Big Apple, a brand new video introduction by Asian film scholar Earl Jackson
A Japanese Blockbuster, a brand new filmed discussion with critics and Junya Sato biographers Tatsuya Masuto and Masaaki Nomura
Original theatrical trailers
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critic Michelle Kisner and scholar Alexander Zahlten

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary with writer/directors Vanessa & Joseph Winter, producer/cinematographer Jared Cook and producer/co-star Melanie Stone
Brand new introduction by Vanessa & Joseph Winter, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video
Real-life Scares at Death Manor, a brand new featurette
Six archive featurettes: Monsters & Makeup FX: Bringing Deadstream to Life, On the Set of Deadstream, Daystream: Test Footage and Rehearsals, The Cameras and Lighting of Deadstream, Sound Designing and Mixing Deadstream, True Scary Stories from the Set of Deadstream
Blooper reel
To Hell and Back, a 2019 short film by Vanessa & Joseph Winter
Deleted and extended scenes
Death Manor cam footage
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Meagan Navarro and Josh Hurtado

Cornering the market on deluxe editions of films that you can’t give away from Walmart bargain bins

I think I got a copy of this for free with my DVD player. So they literally were giving this away.

If this is what Arrow is releasing from their deal with WB, one can only imagine the WB titles released by VS (allegedly).

I also got this with my very first DVD player for Christmas 2000! (Along with Seven Years In Tibet and The Mask!) Ironically when buying my UHD player a few years ago I had to literally turn down a complimentary copy of The Last Jedi, so the more things change...!

Another Irwin Allen remake, following Arrow releasing 2006's Poseidon! (I had not realised before this that Akiva Goldsman, who I seem to remember at the time was the one who got the most flack for writing and producing Lost in Space (probably in part also getting the backlash from the previous year's Batman & Robin), went on to produce the Poseidon remake as well! So he must have had a thing for Irwin Allen!) To be contrarian as usual I have a little bit of a soft spot for this film. Although it makes a terrible first impression, starting with the cocky Matt LeBlanc character acting dumbly in his spacecraft. Which may be the single reason why Matt LeBlanc never became a movie star. He does get better over the course of the film, although his character does get more and more pushed to the margins of the action as the film goes on. That applies to the film in general (which is kind of like the plots for three episodes of a show pressed together) as I find that after the whole convoluted set up is done with for getting the Robinsons lost in space and the 'actual plot' kicks in at about the halfway point where the timelines diverge that the film suddenly has something to say, gets a fair bit darker toned, and also most importantly gets interesting themes and deeper character relationships to delve into with the material involving William Hurt's patriarch having to wrestle with the idea of having failed to be there for his suddenly now adult son, and the lost opportunity to be a father to him. So I think it is a film that ends much more strongly than it begins, but there is a bit of a slog to get there.

Wait a minute, Arrow weren't able to get the Apollo 440 remix of the theme tune onto the disc? (Which plays up the annoying Matt LeBlanc stuff at the beginning of the film)

I was trying to imagine what sort of dog's dinner Vinegar Syndrome could cook up with a WB deal, if someone had pointed out that this was a WB film I would have assumed it was too pointless.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and producer Sandy King Carpenter
• Archive audio commentary with director John Carpenter and director of photography Gary B. Kibbe
• Brand new audio commentary by filmmakers Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane, co-hosts of Colors of the Dark podcast
• Making Madness, a newly filmed interview with producer Sandy King Carpenter
• Do You Read Sutter Cane?, a newly filmed interview with actor Jürgen Prochnow
• The Whisperer of the Dark, an archive interview with actress Julie Carmen
• Greg Nicotero’s Things in the Basement, an archive interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero
• We Are What He Writes, a new featurette in praise of John Carpenter and In the Mouth of Madness
• Reality Is Not What It Used To Be, a new appreciation by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, an archive featurette looking at the locations used in the film
• Home Movies From Hobb’s End, behind-the-scenes footage
• The Making of In the Mouth of Madness, a vintage featurette
• Theatrical trailer and TV spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Francesco Francavilla
• Perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing on the film by Guy Adams, Josh Hurtado, Richard Kadrey, George Daniel Lea, Willow Catelyn Maclay, and Alexandra West

IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!

From Abel Ferrara, director of The Driller Killer and King of New York, comes a terrifying revenge-thriller in the tradition of Death Wish and Taxi Driver... Ms. 45 (aka Angel of Vengeance) will blow you away.

New York, 1980. Raped at gunpoint on her way home from work, mute seamstress Thana returns to the safety of her apartment only to be assaulted again by a burglar; but this time she fights back. Bludgeoning her assailant with an iron, she takes his gun and begins to dispose of the body piece by piece. Fuelled by her trauma, Thana sees that sexual threat is everywhere in the city and decides to bring a .45 calibre solution to the problem.

A devastating depiction of sexual violence and female rage, with a stunning central performance from Zoë Lund (credited as Zoë Tamerlis), Ms. 45 arrives on 4K UHD in a brand-new restoration that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the grimy glamour of New York in the 80s and with all its controversial power intact.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape Revenge Films: A Critical Study and Cultographies: Ms. 45
The Voice of Violence, a new featurette with film critic BJ Colangelo
Where Dreams Go to Die, a new featurette with film critic Kat Ellinger
Archive interview with director Abel Ferrara
Archive interview with composer Joe Delia
Archive interview with creative consultant Jack McIntyre
Zoe XO, a 2004 short film directed by Paul Rachman
Zoe Rising, a 2011 short film directed by Paul Rachman
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
60-page perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing by Robert Lund, previously unseen photographs of Zoë Lund and extracts from her diary, plus select archival material including writing by Kier-La Janisse and Brad Stevens
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
Optional English subtitles
Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Rob Jabbaz and cinematographer Bai Jie-Li
Two archival audio commentaries with writer/director Rob Jabbaz, one with composers Tzechar and one with medical advisor Shu
Five behind-the-scenes featurettes: The Director, The Business Man, The Special Effects, The Art Department, and The Production
Colour Grading Comparison with Colourist Paul Hanrahan
Two short films directed by Rob Jabbaz: Fiendish Funnies (2013) and Clearwater (2020)
North American premiere introduction and post-screening Q&A at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival
Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Johnny Ryan
Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring selections of Rob Jabbaz’s storyboards and gore guides, plus new writing on the film by Michelle Kisner and Josh Hurtado

Interesting! Is this going to be the first uncut UK release of the film?

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Stacie Ponder and Alexandra West
Hey Sam, Nice Shot, an archival interview with actress Kristy Swanson
Written in Blood, an archival interview with screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
Samantha's Symphony, an archival interview with composer Charles Bernstein
Robots, Ramsey, and Revenge, an archival interview with special make-up effects artist Lance Anderson
The Tragedy of Samantha Pringle, a brand new visual essay by film critic BJ Colangelo
March of the Pigs, a brand new visual essay by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Trailers and TV spots
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Robert Hack
Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by author and critic Guy Adams

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
The Martian Chronicles, a brand new interview with visual effects supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun
Suit Up, a brand new interview with helmet and suits designer Steve Johnson
Angry Red Planet, a brand new visual retrospective with film critic Heath Holland
Deleted scenes
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark A. Altman

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
Brand new audio commentary with co-writer/director Christian Tafdrup and co-writer Mads Tafdrup, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
Six never-before-seen deleted scenes with optional commentary by co-writer/director Christian Tafdrup and co-writer Mads Tafdrup
Tragedy of Manners, a brand new video essay by filmmaker Jen Handorf investigating the illusions of safety within civility
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tori Potenza and Natasha Ball

Interesting how it doesn’t port over Wes Craven’s archival commentary

beamish14 wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:45 pm Interesting how it doesn’t port over Wes Craven’s archival commentary

You’re probably thinking of Deadly Blessing, Craven never did one for this film.

JamesF wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 6:33 pm

beamish14 wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:45 pm Interesting how it doesn’t port over Wes Craven’s archival commentary

You’re probably thinking of Deadly Blessing, Craven never did one for this film.

You’re right

An early serendipitious tribute to Terence Stamp, who appears here.

This may seem to have a small amount of extras but looking back at my US Warners DVD from its initial release the only extra on that was the deleted scenes (that was also from the era where 'cast biographies' on the disc were also touted as extras too, but that is not particularly necessary these days!). And of course with the extras seemingly being focused on the technical aspects of the shoot, we are probably not going to get anything dealing with the apparent conflict between Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore on the set! (Another interesting technical note is that the cinematographer on this is Cronenberg's frequent DP Peter Suschitzky, coming in between his work on eXistenZ and Spider)

This is another one with an important song tied to the film, with the Different Dub remix of a 1980 Police song When The World Is Running Down (You Can't Do Wrong).

One of my favorite discoveries this year. Well paced and written little thriller with an early and OTT performance from Tony Todd as the gang leader (this would make an obvious double bill with his other tower-set movie, Candyman), Ray Parker as a solid co-lead with Gary Frank and a colorful supporting cast in Frances Foster, Stacey Dash and Jan-Michael Vincent. Great on location shooting in pre-Giuliani era NYC, too. Also enjoyed Arrow's new interviews with DoP Ernest Dickerson and Gary Frank.

One of two Mars-related films released in 2000, both flopped (the other being DePalma's Mission to Mars).

Matt wrote:Hey, everybody! From now on, your hard-working mods will be consolidating Arrow announcements into single threads based on year of release. In the future, titles that spark robust discussion will be split off into their own threads. Threads for long-term release projects like the Shawscope volumes will continue to have individual threads.

This is the thread for releases released in 2025.

HERE'S A LITTLE STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD...

In early 1980s New York City, independent filmmaker Charlie Ahearn and downtown artist Fred Brathwaite ventured uptown with the aim of capturing an exciting new underground scene that was happening in the South Bronx, a scene that featured graffiti artists, breakdancing b-boys and two turntables and a microphone. The result was Wild Style, and to many viewers it was their first glimpse of the musical and cultural phenomenon called hip-hop.

In this unique hybrid of fiction and documentary, the story of lone graffiti artist Lee "Zoro" Quiñones trying to achieve success on his own terms is brought to vivid life with support by Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite, Sandra "Lady Pink" Fabara and Patti Astor, and with historic music performances by such luminaries as Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, The Fantastic Five, The Cold Crush Brothers and The Rock Steady Crew. To create the score, Chris Stein (Blondie) would collaborate with Brathwaite to produce the actual breakbeats to be used in the film, an inspired decision that would provide a source of obsession among crate diggers for decades to come.

Endlessly sampled, imitated and debated, Wild Style is the truest portrait of the hip-hop scene during its early years, and remains one of the most important music films ever made. Arrow Films is proud to present Wild Style in an exclusive new 4K restoration with hours of brand-new bonus features, vintage interviews and featurettes.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

120 page perfect bound collector's book featuring new and archival essays and articles, alongside an extensive collection of stills and artwork from the film
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
Exclusive mini-version of the Wild Style issue of Hip-Hop Family Tree comic book by Ed Piskor
Three Wild Style logo stickers

DISC 1 - FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD)

Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Newly restored original lossless mono audio
Optional English subtitles
Brand new audio commentary with Jeff "Chairman" Mao and Andrew "Monk One" Mason
Legacy commentary featuring director Charlie Ahearn and Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
Down by Law: Creating the Music of Wild Style, a brand new interview with Charlie Ahearn, Chris Stein and Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery

DISC 2 - EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

The Origin Story, an interview with Lee Quiñones and Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
Studio/Benchmark, an interview with Lee Quiñones
Archive footage from Wild Style's 1983 Japanese Tour
Two panel discussions and footage from the Wild Style 40 exhibition
ZDF TV Wild Style 30th anniversary featurette
Rammellzee in the Battle Station featurette
Featurettes from the Wild Style 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary shows
Smith Projects Gym (1977)
Archival featurettes and interviews from the players and performers of Wild Style
Outtakes
Subway Rap music video
2025 Restoration and Theatrical trailers

DISC 3 - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE CD

Exclusive new Wild Style Megamix by Jorun Bombay
Original radio spots by Fab 5 Freddy and Queen Lisa Lee
Rare alternate mixes of Subway Rap and Wild Style Theme
Rare audio outtakes from the film and soundtrack
Rare 1983 radio interview with Charlie Ahearn

It's pretty amazing that Arrow went through the trouble of making a 120-page book and a 4K UHD + CD for the film that may end up as the weakest selling Arrow title of the 2025 slate. Talk about commitment! There's been only a couple Arrow announcements this year that I've been excited about but this is one of them.

Not to mention a nice tribute to the late graphic novelist Ed Piskor by re-printing the issue of Hip-Hop Family Tree that deals with Wild Style.

And an optional version that comes with a vinyl record! (presumably duplicating the material from the CD)

I binged the entire series last year, and while this film isn't good by any means, I am sympathetic to it for attempting to go a different route than it's predecessors with its weird ass worm/testicle creature thing. However, I could also be giving it a bit too much leeway since I genuinely despised Jason Goes to Manhattan and this was like a breath of fresh air after watching that piece of garbage.