Arrow Video Is Going Big In September

Pyschos, Giallos, Classic Pacino and Japanese ghosts all await us in September, when Arrow Video goes big.

The line-up includes a number of cult classics all delivered in 4K UHD (and Blu-ray) Including De Palma/Pacino crime masterpiece, a Mario Bava Giallo masterpiece. As well as the four Psycho films in one thrilling collection and a groundbreaking J-horror. Off course all with extras, the commentaries, the limited edition the way that only Arrow Video know how to do.

First in September, is that classic Al Pacino and Carlito’s Way. Pacino reunites with his Scarface director Brian De Palma for this tough-minded thriller about a gangster looking for salvation down the mean streets of 1970s New York City. Also starring Sean Penn (Milk), John Leguizamo (Land of the Dead), Luis Guzmán (Magnolia), and Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings), Carlito’s Way has come to be regarded as among De Palma’s most accomplished films – a hard-hitting gangster noir laced with romance and melancholy, powerful performances and nail-biting suspense.

September also sees the release of Mario Bava’s legendary Blood and Black Lace. Having established a template for the giallo with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so, he created one of the most influential films ever made – an Italian classic that would spearhead the giallo genre, provide a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge effect on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese. Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original uncut form, this all-new 4K Ultra HD release allows fans to see Blood and Black Lace afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking.

Next in September is The Psycho Collection. 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. Parts III and IV turned a singular classic into part of a horrifying and unmissable series. Presented together for the first time in the UK on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray, featuring all new restorations of Psycho II, III and IV from the original camera negatives.

Finally in September Ringu, director Hideo Nakata’s chilling tale of technological terror, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.

Carlito’s Way Limited Edition UHD + Blu-ray 25th September

Gangster Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) gets released early from prison thanks to the work of his lawyer, Kleinfeld (Sean Penn, Milk). Vowing to go straight, Carlito nonetheless finds dangers waiting for him in the outside world. As Carlito works toward redemption, Kleinfeld sinks into cocaine-fuelled corruption. When Kleinfeld crosses the mob, Carlito gets caught in the crossfire and has to face a hard choice: remain loyal to the friend who freed him or protect a new life with the woman he loves (Penelope Ann Miller, The Relic). With enemies closing in from all sides, Carlito must find his way before it’s too late.

Also on – Original Artwork Slipcase Limited Edition UHD + Blu-ray

Blood and Black Lace Limited Edition UHD 18th September

Legendary director Mario Bava set about cementing the rules for the giallo genre with Blood and Black Lace, creating one of the most influential films ever made. An Italian classic, about a masked killer at large in a Christian Haute Couture fashion house, the film that provided the prototype for the slasher movie can be seen here restored and in all its uncut glory.

Also on – Limited Edition Blu-ray, Arte Originale Limited Edition UHD

The Psycho Collection Limited Edition UHD 25th September

Twenty three years after Psycho, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) returns in Psycho II, and is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis (neé 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 reins for his directorial debut, bringing a stylish flair that suggested his time working with not only Alfred Hitchock, but Orson Welles and Ken Russell had been well spent. 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.

Also on – Limited Edition Blu-ray

Ringu Limited Edition UHD 18th September

A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, on the curse…