Kinky Action To Grimy Horror Make Up Arrow Video May Slate

We maybe in March, vying for those warmer sunny days of Spring and Summer. Arrow Video tease us with their May slate. The releases will include a berserk B-movie VHS favourite, the debut of a US sci-fi mindbender, a freshly unearthed 80s creature feature, a collector’s edition of two superb American indie horrors, and a superior, twist-packed crime chiller.

First off in May is White Fire, starring exploitation legends Robert Ginty (The Exterminator) and Fred Williamson (From Dusk ‘Til Dawn). Ginty, with Belinda Mayne (Krull) play jewel thieves who target the legendary ‘White Fire’ diamond — a priceless rock so hot it actually burns those who try to lay their hands on it! Erotic filmmaker Jean-Marie Pallardy (Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack) brings his kinky touch to high octane action in this infamous exploitation epic, complete with chainsaw mayhem, awkward brotherly love, and a very ‘80s theme song by the band Limelight!

It’s time to ‘Walk a mile in someone else’ in Empathy, Inc, a tech thriller starring Zack Robdis (Succession), Kathy Searle (The Good Guy), Eric Berryman, (Marriage Story) and Jay Klaitz (Jessica Jones). With shades of Pi, The Twilight Zone and Primer and exploring themes of identity crisis, poverty tourism and the greed of humanity, Empathy, Inc. is a twisted virtual reality chiller for the modern tech age that will really get under your skin.

Terror strikes in paradise in Blood Tide, as Academy Award-winning actors James Earl Jones, José Ferrer and Lila Kedrova star in this thrilling tale of sea monsters and sacrificial virgins. Written and produced by Nico Mastorakis – the man behind such genre favourites as the notorious Island of Death, The Zero Boys, The Wind and many others – and directed by Richard Jefferies (Scarecrows, Tron: Legacy), Blood Tide is a suspense-filled creature feature surging with blood, nudity and beachside aerobics!

Next up in May is a double dose of good and grimy horror, with a Limited Edition release of The Woman and Offspring. Almost a decade after McKee burst upon the indie horror scene with his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere. Starring Pollyanna McIntosh, (The Walking Dead), Sean Bridgers (Room) and Angela Bettis (May), this uncompromisingly twisted vision of the dark side of the American family is presented in a definitive new edition, including a 4K remaster, brand new bonus features, and a bonus disc featuring a brand new restoration of its gut-churning 2009 predecessor Offspring, also starring McIntosh.

Dream Demon, long dormant on home media since its original VHS release, has at long-last been stirred from its analogue slumber thanks to Arrow Video, and arrives on Blu-ray, newly-restored from the original camera negative and in a brand new Director’s Cut! A young bride-to-be’s anxieties over her wedding take on a horrifying, demonic form in this underseen 1988 “rubber reality” shocker from director/co-writer Harley Cokeliss (Black Moon Rising), starring Timothy Spall, Jemma Redgrave, and Jimmy Nail.

Finally in May comes I See You, a new twist-heavy thriller from up-and-coming British director Adam Randall (iBoy), described by the Hollywood Reporter as “a finely crafted exercise in slow-burn suspense”. Jon Tenney (True Detective) and Academy Award® winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets), star in this eerie gem, packed with audacious plot twists, beautifully orchestrated narrative flips and an outstanding lead performance by Hunt.

WHITE FIRE 4TH MAY

Bo and Inga are brother and sister jewel thieves who target the legendary ‘White Fire’ diamond — a priceless rock so hot it actually burns those who try to lay their hands on it! When tragedy strikes, Bo undertakes an outrageous plan involving plastic surgery and explosives to infiltrate the mine where the diamond awaits. Bo’s plan hits an unexpected snag with the arrival of smooth-talking badass Noah Barclay. Noah’s hunting for a missing prostitute — and he thinks Bo and Inga hold the key to her disappearance!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original Mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Feature length audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger
• Surviving The Fire: a brand new interview with writer-director Jean-Marie Pallardy
• Enter The Hammer: a brand new interview with actor Fred Williamson
• Diamond Cutter: a brand new interview with editor Bruno Zincone

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film historian and author Julian Grainger

EMPATHY INC. 11TH MAY

After a multimillion-dollar deal goes bust, disgraced venture capitalist Joel and his actress wife Jessica are forced to move in with her overbearing parents and try and start their lives again. Desperate to get back on top, Joel runs into old friend Nicolaus and his business partner Lester – tech entrepreneurs seeking new investors for their company Empathy, Inc. Offering s the chance to experience X-VR – Xtreme Virtual Reality, they place them in the shoes of the much less fortunate to make them appreciate just how good they have it. As the investments start to roll in, Joel soon discovers that this start-up may have far more sinister plans for their ground-breaking tech – which comes with a terrible cost…

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Original LPCM Stereo 2.0 Audio soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New audio commentary with director Yedidya Gorsetman and writer Mark Leidner
• Behind the scenes 360 (degrees)
• Deleted Scenes
• International Trailer
• UK Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Barnes –
Brutal Posters

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Brian Tallerico

BLOOD TIDE 11TH MAY

When treasure hunter Frye accidentally awakens an ancient sea monster that has been lying dormant on a Greek island, the inhabitants are forced to resume the practice of sacrificing virgins in order to placate the demonic creature. Meanwhile a couple, Neil and Sherry, arrive on the island in search of Neil’s missing sister, Madeline.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with director/co-writer Richard Jefferies
• Newly-filmed interview with producer/co-writer Nico Mastorakis
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mike Gingold

 

THE WOMAN/OFFSPRING 18 MAY

The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…

In Offspring a family fight to protect themselves and their children from a vicious cannibal clan.

TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restorations of The Woman and Offspring, supervised and approved by
Lucky McKee and Andrew van den Houten
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Vanessa
McKee
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
and Kevin Kovelant

DISC ONE – THE WOMAN

• New 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee
• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach ero, sound designer
Andrew
• Smetek and composer Sean Spillane
• New commentary by star Pollyanna McIntosh
• New commentary by critic Scott Weinberg
• Archive commentary with director Lucky McKee
• Dad on the Wall, a brand new 75-minute fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes
documentary filmed by the director’s father Mike McKee
• Being Peggy Cleek, a newly filmed interview with star Lauren Ashley Carter
• Malam Domesticam, an archive making-of featurette
• Meet The Makers, a short featurette on the making of the film
• Deleted Scenes
• Mi Burro, a short film by editor Zach ero
• “Distracted” music video by Sean Spillane
• Frightfest Total Film Discussion, a 2011 onstage chat about the future of
American indie horror at the popular horror film festival, featuring Lucky McKee,
Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Ti West
• Theatrical trailers
• Image galleries

DISC TWO – OFFSPRING (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• New 4K restoration supervised and approved by Andrew van den Houten
• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New commentary by director/producer Andrew van den Houten
• Archive commentary with writer Jack Ketchum, director/producer Andrew van den
Houten and producer/cinematographer William M. Miller
• New interview with Pollyanna McIntosh and Andrew van den Houten
• Fly on the Wall, a brand new fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes documentary
• Extended interview with Jack Ketchum
• Restoration comparison
• Progeny: The Birth of Offspring, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette including
interviews with cast and crew
• First Stolen’s Bailout, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette
• Webisodes, short featurettes used to promote the film online
• Archive Easter Eggs
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• BD-ROM screenplay

DREAM DEMON 25TH MAY

As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into her sprawling new London home where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these blood-curdling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists, Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its sinister past.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative, supervised and approved
by director Harley Cokeliss
• Director’s Cut and Original Theatrical Version
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new scene-select audio commentary with director Harley Cokeliss and producer
Paul Webster
• Newly-filmed interview with director Harley Cokeliss
• Newly-filmed interview with producer Paul Webster
• Newly-filmed interview with actress Jemma Redgrave
• Newly-filmed interview with actor Mark Greenstreet
• Newly-filmed interview with actor Nickolas Grace
• Newly-filmed interview with actress Annabelle Lanyon
• Newly-filmed interview with composer Bill Nelson
• Foundations of Nightmare: The Making of Dream Demon – contemporary documentary
taking a look behind the scenes of the production of Dream Demon, featuring on-set
interviews with director Harley Cokeliss, producer Paul Webster, actors Timothy Spall,
Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite, composer Bill Nelson and many more
• Image Galleries
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Christopher
Shy

FIRST PRESSING ONLY!

• Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Bilson, author of the
Dream Demon novelisation, and director Harley Cokeliss
• Reversible poster featuring exclusive newly-commissioned artwork by Christopher Shy

I SEE YOU 25TH MAY

Behind the seemingly perfect Harper household, Greg, the lead investigator of a child abduction case, is struggling to come to with the recent infidelity of his wife Jackie. The already strained family harmony is further threatened when Connor, their son, appears to be the victim of a mysterious malevolent presence in their house. As the secrets start to unravel, the plot threads prove to be more interlinked than it would appear at first glance.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new commentary by director Adam Randall and producer Matt Waldeck,
recorded exclusively for this release
• The Making of ‘I See You’, a featurette interviewing cast and crew
• Additional on-set interviews with Adam Randall and Helen Hunt, and
behind-the-scenes footage
• Trailer
• Image gallery

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel