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Avatar fans will soon be able to pick up this Steelbook release of the third film, which has been confirmed for a June 15th release. As well as a 4K version, there’s also the option of a 3D Blu-ray release. Both editions will also include the movie on 2D Blu-ray, along with a bonus feature Blu-ray disc.

As usual with the Avatar films, this will come with plenty of extra features, covering all aspects of the production.

Pre-orders are live now, and we’ll add more links as we get them.

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• 3D Blu-ray – Zavvi | Amazon UK | HMV | Rarewaves

Extra Features:

Igniting the Flame: The Making of Avatar: Fire and Ash: A series of featurettes that explores the filmmakers’ journey making Avatar: Fire and Ash with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and insights about the process from the creative talents who shaped the film.

• Writing the Sequels: In 2013, James Cameron gathered a team of top screenwriters to craft a vision for the Avatar sequels. Together they created an ambitious saga that weaves new stories, clans, biomes, creatures and, most importantly, a family for Jake and Neytiri.
• Pandoran Design: Production Designer Dylan Cole and his team tackle their biggest design challenge: creating a vivid world and culture for the new clans, the Wind Traders and the Ash People, and the creatures that share their world.
• RDA Design: Production Designer Ben Procter and his team of concept artists and art directors showcase the sets of Bridgehead and the RDA. From concept art to over 70 sets, Procter’s designs set the stage for many of the film’s action scenes.
• The Women of Pandora: Dive deeper into James Cameron’s fiercest Na’vi warriors with the powerhouse actors that define these epic roles.
• Varang and the Mangkwan: Like every aspect of the Avatar films, Varang and the Mangkwan are a melding of talents, from character and scenic design to costumes and body art, but most distinctive is the performance by Oona Chaplin. Discover how she approached her role.
• Capturing Performance: Cameron and his cast take the “freedom to imagine” on Avatar’s capture stage. The characters come to life instinctively as actors rely on their connection to each other, rather than the physical trappings of lighting, costumes, and sets.
• Stunts: Second unit director Garrett Warren takes us inside the action of Fire and Ash. If you see it in the film, his stunt team did it for real: climbing, falling, fighting, shooting, swimming, and even dogfighting on ikrans.
• Editing and Virtual Camera: On the Avatar films, Editorial is the quiet hero of production. Discover the editors’ complex process of transforming filmed “scenes” from the capture stage into performance edits, camera loads, shots, templates and finally, a finished film.
• WĒTĀ FX: Wētā FX tackles the monumental task of rendering every shot in photoreal detail. Fire and Ash is bigger and more complex than any film before it, with giant set pieces, virtual characters, dynamic creatures and vivid effects.
• ILM: ILM undertakes a pair of key scenes: Jake’s imprisonment in a thanator cage, and his thrilling escape on the gritty tarmac of Bridgehead.
• Score: Composer Simon Franglen takes us behind the scenes of his thrilling score for Fire and Ash, capturing the majestic beauty of the Wind Traders and the unsettling world of the Mangkwan. Also hear from Miley Cyrus on her hit single, Dream As One.
• The Art and Impact of 3D: James Cameron takes us inside 3D, a critical component of the Avatar films. Audiences feel the immense scope of Pandora, not just through the breadth of the movie screen, but in the endless depth enabled by stereoscopic filming.
• Home in New Zealand: Though Fire and Ash’s live action filming was centralized in one cozy corner of Wellington, vendors from all parts of New Zealand banded together to build the sets, costumes, props, and even working maritime vessels.
• Jon Landau Tribute: If James Cameron is the guiding vision for the Avatar sequels, producer Jon Landau was their nurturing heart. In this warm tribute, the filmmakers celebrate a beloved friend and colleague with remembrances from cast and crew.
• RDA Orientation: Do you have what it takes to survive the wild frontier of Pandora? In these tutorial videos, the RDA provides essential training in Na’vi language and an intelligence briefing on the clans of Pandora and the biomes they inhabit.
  • Na’vi 101: The RDA’s Official Language Orientation: Before you set foot on Pandora, the RDA requires personnel to complete Na’vi language training. This video covers the basics of Na’vi—greetings, key phrases, proper pronunciation, and cultural mores. Trust us: say it right or pay the price.
  • Pandora Intelligence Brief: Prepare for deployment with this essential RDA orientation video designed to give new recruits a tactical edge when navigating the uncharted territories of Pandora. This isn’t just a new world. It’s a new frontier.
• Marketing Materials & Music Video: Marketing materials used to build audience awareness of the film.
  • Dream as One Music Video: Multi Grammy-winning superstar Miley Cyrus performs her emotional end-title ballad, Dream as One, in the official music video.
  • Theatrical Trailer 1: New clans, new villains. The Sully family fights to survive.
  • Theatrical Trailer 2: The Pandoran world goes deeper than you can imagine.

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Later this year you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook release of the bonkers Mars Attacks, which will be available in both standard and Collectors Edition releases.

Artwork and on-disc extras are still TBC, but pre-orders are live now. We’ll add more links as we get them.

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• Collectors Edition – HMV | Zavvi | Amazon UK
• Standard Steelbook – HMV | Zavvi | Amazon UK

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world’s major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, “come in peace.” U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians’ mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

• Featured In-Pack (Subject to Change) Film on 4K UHD + Blu-Ray SteelBook
• Rigid Slipcase
• 2x Double-Sided Theatrical Posters
• 2x Alternate Art Cards
• 5x Iconic Scene Art Cards
• 3x Behind-the-Scenes Art Cards
• On Disc Special Features TBC

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In the early 1980s, horror, violence and exploitation leapt off the cinema screen and into the home, triggering moral outrage and cultural meltdown, as the UK film industry, press, politicians and campaigners battled for control of the nation’s viewing. Decades later, the legacy is a still ongoing discussion about the power, influence and danger of films.

In this first episode, we’re going ease you in gently and set the scene with an overview of nasties phenomenon.

You can listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice.

You can also follow us on Twitter, BlueSky and Instagram.

A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network

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On May 18th you’ll be able to pick up this great looking new 4K Steelbook release of Fight Club.

Pre-orders are live now.

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Spot Gloss is applied to the foam on both the front and back, as well as to the soap on the front, excluding the lettering on the soap, which remains Matte.

4k Ultra High Definition featuring Dolby Vision Atmos for enhanced picture and sound.

BONUS:

• Commentaries on both 4k Ultra HD & Blu-ray Disc:
  • Commentary by Director David Fincher
  • Commentary by David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton & Helena Bonham Carter
  • Writers’ Commentary by Chuck Palahniuk and Jim Uhls
  • Technical Commentary by Alex McDowell, Jeff Cronenweth, Michael Kaplan & Kevin Haug
• Additional features on Blu-ray
  • A Hit in the Ear: Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club
  • Flogging Fight Club Featurette
  • Insomniac Mode: I Am Jack’s Search Index
  • Deleted and Alternate Scenes
  • PSAs
  • Music Video
  • Promotional Galleries
  • and more..!

Directed by David Fincher, this dark satire stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Norton gives a riveting performance as a label-obsessed insomniac who befriends a scummy soap salesman (Pitt) and embarks on an existential crusade that takes them both to the brutal, raw heights of their manhood. Also starring Helena Bonham Carter as the woman who comes between them, Fight Club may leave you feeling bruised and bloodied..but also invigorated and alive.

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The first animated Super Mario movie was a hit for some reason, so now it’s got a sequel.

Pre-orders for the 4K Steelbook are now live. Extras and release date are still TBC.

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Mario and Luigi, the twin plumbers, apply their “let’s-a-go” attitude to solve everyday problems all over their new home of the Mushroom Kingdom. As they support Princess Peach, and work to reform a miniaturised imprisoned Bowser, they meet a new companion – Yoshi. Princess Peach’s birthday party sparks a galactic adventure, sending the brothers into space to stop Bowser Jr.’s wicked ambitions and save Rosalina. The addition of the beloved characters Rosalina and Bowser Jr. adds extra spice of big action, comedy, and some shocking revelations to the adventure!

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On June 15th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K release of Roland Emmerich’s The Patriot, with some great looking artwork from Paul Shipper.

Extras are still TBC, but pre-orders are live right now.

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A reluctant South Carolina farmer (Mel Gibson) is forced to fight the British in this epic adventure of the American Revolution. Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day). Screenplay by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan).

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On June 29th Studio Canal are bringing us this new 4K release of Highlander, complete with a nice selection of on-disc and in-box goodies.

Pre-orders are live right now.

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40th Anniversary limited run Collector’s Edition Includes:

• 4K UHD disc and Blu-ray disc
• Brand new artwork by Sophie Bland
• Removable O-ring so the clean artwork can be displayed
• 100-page collector’s booklet
• ‘From Script to Screen: In Search of Lost Scenes & Forgotten Immortals’: 84-page booklet including lost scenes and unfilmed script excerpts with new analysis from HIGHLANDER expert Jonathan Melville
• 32-page collectible Titan Comics minibook
• 2 posters: one of new art, one of original theatrical art

UHD Disc:

• Feature
• THE IMMORTAL ATTRACTION OF HIGHLANDER: Looking back at four decades of Highlander magic
• A KIND OF MAGIC: MUSIC OF THE IMMORTALS: A featurette on the Soundtrack
• CAPTURING IMMORTALITY: Interview with photographer David James
• THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE KURGAN: Clancy Brown remembers Highlander
• Audio Commentary with author Jonathan Melville
• Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy
• Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy, William Panzer, and Peter Davis

BD Disc:

• Feature
• Interview with Russell Mulcahy
• Interview with Christopher Lambert
• Making of Documentary in 4 Parts
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy
• Trailer

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On June 29th Neil Marshall’s The Descent is getting this new 4K release, packed with new and archive extra features, as well as a poster.

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During a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains, six women are trapped by a rockfall. Searching the labyrinthian tunnels for a way out, they find themselves hunted by a race of fearless, ravenous predators as their adventure quickly descends into primal chaos and madness.

4K restoration

Includes film poster

Disc 1 – UHD

• Feature film in HDR Dolby Vision
• Commentary with director and crew
• Commentary with director and cast
• Alternate Ending – U.S. Theatrical Version
• Trailer gallery

Disc 2 – Blu-ray

• Feature film in Blu-ray
• Commentary with director and crew
• Commentary with director and cast
• Alternate Ending – U.S. Theatrical Version
• Trailer gallery

Disc 3 – Blu-ray (Extras)

• What Lies Beneath: Re-exploring The Descent
• Poetic Pain: The Film Score
• Masterclass with Neil Marshall at the 2026 Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival
• The Descent: Making Of
• Descending: Interview with Director Neil Marshall
• The Fine, Fearless & Feisty
• A Special Breed of Actors & Effects
• Creating an Underground World
• Caving – A High-Definition Experience
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Outtakes
• Storyboard and scene comparisons

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On June 15th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Limited Edition of the brilliant Audition, with a new restoration and Arrow’s usual fantastic selection of extras.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing Rarewaves is your cheapest option when you code ‘RWMAR10’ at checkout.

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One of the most notorious J-Horror films ever made, Takashi Miike’s Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the 21st century to a chorus of awards and praise. The film catapulted Miike to the international scene and paved the way for such other genre delights as Ichii the Killer and 13 Assassins.

When recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi, American Yakuza) is advised by his son to find a new wife, he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. The two men decide to take advantage of their position working at a film company to stage an audition to find the perfect partner. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu soon becomes enchanted by Asami (Eihi Shiina), a quiet, 24-year-old woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. However, events quickly take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn’t what she seems to be…

Pulling the audience into a story that will lead to one of the most harrowing climaxes in cinema history, Miike twists and turns us through delirious editing and shocking visuals for one of the most depraved nightmares of all time, now presented in stunning 4K UHD.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original Super 16mm camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director of photography Hideo Yamamoto
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless stereo and 4.0 audio, plus optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Introduction by director Takashi Miike
• Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike and screenwriter Daisuke Tengan
• Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes
• Callback, a brand new interview with actor Ryo Ishibashi
• Ties that Bind, an interview with director Takashi Miike
• Damaged Romance, an appreciation by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns
• Archive interviews with stars Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Renji Ishibashi and Ren Osugi
• Deeper Deeper Into Audition, an audio essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Trailers
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Jennie Kermode and Jamie Graham
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Dark Inker – Sampson and original UK artwork by Graham Humphreys

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On June 29th you’ll be able to pick up this extras-packed new 4K release of the acclaimed Wake In Fright.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing Rarewaves is your cheapest option when you code ‘RWMAR10’ at checkout. We’ll add more links as we get them.

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HAVE A DRINK, MATE? HAVE A FIGHT, MATE? HAVE A TASTE OF DUST AND SWEAT, MATE? THERE’S NOTHING ELSE OUT HERE.

Raw and brutal in its depiction of Outback country drinking culture in the 1970s, Wake in Fright is an uncompromising landmark of Australian cinema from director Ted Kotcheff (First Blood).

John Grant (Gary Bond, Zulu), a bored schoolteacher working in the remote outback, stops overnight in the frontier mining town of Bundanyabba on his way back to Sydney for the Christmas holidays. After he loses all his savings in a bad gambling bet, Grant finds himself marooned and swept up in the vortex of a succession of hard-drinking, hard-living and crude men led by Doc (Donald Pleasence, Halloween) who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent as they are.

Ignored upon release, Wake in Fright has now been acclaimed as one of Australia’s most legendary, unique and horrifying contributions to cinema history by the likes of Martin Scorsese and Nick Cave, and is presented here in a definitive 4K restoration.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• On 4K – 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• On Blu-ray – High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of the film
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley
• Audio commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright
• Return to the ‘Yabba, a featurette tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations
• Take in Fright, an interview with director of photography Brian West
• Sounds of the Outback, a previously unreleased interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph
• The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git, an appreciation of actor Donald Pleasence by film historian Kim Newman
• The Filmmaker and the Film Buff, a discussion between Philippe Mora and Paul Harris
• Yer Mad, Ya Bastard!, an archive interview with director Ted Kotcheff
• Not Quite Hollywood, an archive interview with actor Jack Thompson
• Q&A with Ted Kotcheff from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
• Audio interview with Ted Kotcheff, conducted by Paul Harris
• Audio interview with composer John Scott, conducted by music historian Daniel Schweiger
• Alternate scenes from Outback
• 2009 TV report on the rediscovery and restoration of Wake in Fright
• Who Needs Art?, a 1971 TV segment with behind-the-scenes footage
• Chips Rafferty obituary by Ken G. Hall
• US theatrical trailer and TV spot
• Foreign Visions of Local Stories, a trailer reel of Australian films helmed by overseas filmmakers
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jay Slater, Paul Lê and David Michael Brown plus archive materials
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Marshall

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On June 29th Arrow will be bringing us this boxset of 1990s hits from action legend Jackie Chan.

Pre-orders are live right now, and we’ll add more links as we get them. At the time of writing Rarewaves is the cheapest option when you use code “RWMAR10” to save 10% at checkout.

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He was the biggest movie star in the East for two decades, but Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan had never successfully cracked the West… until the 1990s kicked off a six-film run of phenomenal smash hits that would finally make him an international household name, instantly synonymous with the most jaw-dropping and death-defying stunts ever put on screen!

1994’s Drunken Master II sees Jackie back as Wong Fei-hung, the role that first made his name, and teaming up with Shaw Brothers legends Lau Kar-leung and Ti Lung to deliver the ultimate, era-defining love letter to classic kung fu. The following year saw Jackie’s first number one box office success in America thanks to Rumble in the Bronx, in which he visits New York City and must defend his friends and family against vicious street gangs and ruthless smugglers, followed by Thunderbolt in which Jackie is forced to compete behind the wheel against a criminal street racer who has kidnapped his sister. In the fourth entry of the much-beloved Police Story series (also known as First Strike), Jackie chases a stolen nuclear warhead on an explosive globe-trotting secret mission; Chan’s “big brother” Sammo Hung takes the director’s chair in Mr. Nice Guy as Jackie plays a TV chef in Australia forced to do bloody battle against the mob; and finally in Who Am I?, our hero is an ass-kicking amnesiac on the trail of a mysterious new power source as well as his own lost identity.

Finally together and restored in 4K for the first time, this collection of unparalleled martial arts madness chronicles Jackie Chan’s crossover to worldwide superstardom (just before Rush Hour made him a bonafide Hollywood icon), in which no bone in his body is left unbroken in his quest to leave you entertained!

LIMITED 10-DISC 4K UHD COLLECTION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restorations of each film from the original negatives by Arrow Films
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• 160-page perfect bound book featuring an archive interview with Jackie by Craig D. Reid plus new writing by Thorsten Boose, Peter S. Bruce, Matt McAllister, Elaine Chung and Jialu Zhu
• Twenty-four lobby card reproductions
• Reversible poster with vintage poster artwork
• Each disc in this collection contains its own selection of extras and additional contents, including commentaries, image galleries, interviews with cast and crew, and more!

DISC 1 – DRUNKEN MASTER II

DISC 2 – RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (HONG KONG CUT)

DISC 3 – RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

DISC 4 – THUNDERBOLT

DISC 5 – POLICE STORY 4: FIRST STRIKE (HONG KONG CUT)

DISC 6 – POLICE STORY 4: FIRST STRIKE (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

DISC 7 – MR. NICE GUY (JAPANESE & HONG KONG CUTS)

DISC 8 – MR. NICE GUY (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

DISC 9 – WHO AM I? (HONG KONG CUT)

DISC 10 – WHO AM I? (INTERNATIONAL CUT)

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On June 22nd Arrow are adding to their John Woo collection with this new release of Bullet In The Head, packed, as always, with loads of extra features.

Pre-orders are live now, and we’ll add more links as we get them. At the time of writing Rarewaves is the cheapest option when you use code “RWMAR10” to save 10% at checkout.

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After re-inventing the action film with The Killer, John Woo would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical Bullet in the Head, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality to deliver one of the most intense war films of all time.

Set during the Vietnam war, the film follows B, Fai and Wing (iconic actors Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung and Waise Lee), three best friends fleeing from Hong Kong to seek their fortune as smugglers. In Saigon, they join forces with fellow expat Lok (Simon Yam) and double-cross the ruthless gangster Luong to steal his gold and rescue nightclub singer Sau-ching (Yolinda Yan) from his clutches. The gang must fight their way out of the country in a nightmarish odyssey where each new battle pushes them beyond their limits and threatens to destroy their friendship.

Combining the gravity of Apocalypse Now with the spectacular action of Woo’s earlier films, Bullet in the Head is an uncompromising look at the ravages of war where ideals of brotherhood and comradeship disintegrate into greed and cruelty in a storm of bullets and blood.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Reversible sleeve and double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Priscilla Page and Sean Gilman, archival writing by critic Arnaud Bordas and an excerpt from an interview with John oo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis

DISC ONE – THEATRICAL CUT

• On 4K – 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
• On Blu-ray – High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and Dolby Atmos audio, and lossless English mono audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles for the Cantonese audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic and Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Alternate boardroom ending
• Alternate English opening and closing credits
• Cantonese and English trailers
• Image gallery

DISC TWO – FESTIVAL CUT (BLU-RAY)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the Festival Cut
• Original Cantonese lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Extended Festival Cut, including footage previously exclusive to the Theatrical Cut
• Option to play with the alternate boardroom ending

DISC THREE – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

• Brilliance with a Bullet, a brand new interview with director John Woo
• The Long-Suffering Siu-Chun, a brand new interview with actor Fennie Yuen
• Head Case!, a brand new interview with actor Waise Lee
• Army of One, a brand new interview with regular John Woo collaborator Terence Chang
• Apocalypse Woo, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
• Tumultuous Times, a brand new interview with associate producer Catherine Lau
• Hong Kong Confidential: Inside Bullet in the Head, a brand new interview with author and Hong Kong film expert Grady Hendrix
• Apocalypse How, a brand new interview with author and historian Dr Lars Laamann
• Archival interviews with John Woo, David Wu, actors Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, stunt coordinator Lau Chi-Ho and associate producer Patrick Leung

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On June 29th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K release of the first two Mortal Kombat movies, with this extras-packed Limited Edition release from Arrow.

Pre-orders are live now. At the time of writing Rarewaves is your cheapest option when you code ‘RWMAR10’ at checkout. We’ll add more links as we get them.

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A high-impact fusion of martial arts mayhem, fantasy spectacle and video game mythology, the Mortal Kombat films brought arcade combat to the big screen with bone-crunching action, iconic characters and pure 90s attitude, helping turn a controversial fighting game into a global pop culture phenomenon.

Kicking off in 1995, Mortal Kombat, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, delivers a fast paced, crowd-pleasing adaptation that pits Earth’s greatest fighters against the forces of Outworld in a no-holds-barred tournament for the fate of humanity. Featuring unforgettable characters like Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and the thunderous Raiden, the film blends martial arts choreography, fantasy world-building and a now legendary electronic soundtrack to create one of the most influential video game movies of its era. The saga continues with 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, expanding the scale and mythology as the battle spills beyond the tournament into an-all out war between realms. With higher stakes, new fighters, monstrous adversaries and epic confrontations, the sequel embraces the franchise’s operatic excess and supernatural chaos, pushing the Mortal Kombat universe into full fantasy spectacle.

Restored and packed with extras, this two-film collection celebrates the brutal fun, stylised combat and mythic world of Mortal Kombat, a landmark franchise whose unparalleled high-octane action embodies the adrenaline-fuelled spirit of the 90s in all its spectacular glory!

Product Features

2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restorations of the two films by Arrow Films
• On 4K – 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the two films
• On Blu-ray – High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of the two films
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio on both films
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for both films
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by Simon Ward and John Torrani
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
• Two double-sided foldout posters featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin

DISC 1 – MORTAL KOMBAT

• • 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Paul W.S. Anderson
  • Brand new audio commentary with director Paul W.S. Anderson
  • Brand new audio commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
  • Cage Match, a newly filmed interview with with actor Linden Ashby
  • Leveling Up, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer John R. Leonetti
  • Quarters to Millions, a newly filmed interview with producer Lawrence Kasanoff
  • The Heavyweight, a newly filmed interview with designer and suit performer Tom Woodruff
  • Mortal Kombat: A Journey Behind the Scenes featurette
  • On-set interview bites with the cast and director and B-roll footage
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Image gallery

DISC 2 – MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION

• 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director John R. Leonetti
• Brand new audio commentary with director John R. Leonetti moderated by filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat
• Brand new audio commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
• The Queen of the Night, a newly filmed interview with actor Musetta Vander
• Techno, Taiko, Orcho, a newly filmed interview with composer George S. Clinton
• The Man of a Thousand Deaths, a newly filmed interview with stunt performer J.J. Perry, who played Cyrax, Scorpion and Noob Saibot
• On-set interview bites with the cast and director and B-roll footage
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

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This year you’ll be able to pick up this 4K Steelbook release of The Searchers.

Extras and art are TBC, but pre-orders are live now.

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Wayne plays ex-Confederate soldier Ethan Edwards, a believer more in bul lets than in words. He’s seeking his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won’t surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. In his obsessive quest, Ethan encounters something he didn ‘t expect to find: his own humanity.

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On May 18th you’ll be able to pick up this new 4K Steelbook edition of the hit thriller The Da Vinci Code.

Pre-orders are live right now.

Pre-order: Zavvi | HMV | Amazon UK

Dan Brown’s international bestseller comes alive in the film THE DAVINCI CODE, directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England — and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society, where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ.

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