Eureka Entertainment has announced that it will add two new titles to its Blu-ray catalog this December. They are: Champion (1949) and The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927). Also, in November Eureka Entertainment's partner label Montage Pictures will bring to Blu-ray Sweet Thing (2020).
Synopsis: The brutal and uncompromising Champion earned Kirk Douglas his first ever Oscar nomination and was a huge success for director Mark Robson (Von Ryan's Express, Valley of the Dolls).
Michael "Midge" Kelly (Douglas) is a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude. A hero to his fans, his friends know him to be a selfish egomaniac who allows nothing to stand in his way. After winning a fight he was supposed to throw, Mike's life is threatened by the mob, and he is only saved through the intervention of a woman who becomes yet another pawn in his climb up the ladder. Ultimately he is forced to re-enter the ring and confront his biggest opponent… himself.
Fully restored and featuring gorgeous black and white cinematography by Franz Planer (Breakfast at Tiffany's), the Master of Cinema Series is proud to present Champion on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
PREVIOUSLY REMASTERED BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
NEW Audio commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney
Stills Gallery
A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Richard Combs; and a piece on boxing in cinema by author/screenwriter S. B. Cave
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: An epic of the Weimar cinema, The Love of Jeanne Ney follows a young French woman's struggle for happiness amid the political turbulence and corruption of post-World War I Europe.
A tour de force for director G. W. Pabst (Diary of a Lost Girl, Pandora's Box), the film blends a variety of cinematic approaches as it weaves its complex narrative of moral chaos and political upheaval: the "American Style," evocative of the Hollywood studio blockbuster; the avant-garde techniques of Soviet montage; as well as the eerie moving camerawork and shadowy perspectives typical of German Expressionism. The result is a stunning cinematic experiment that never fails to surprise the viewer as it races towards its exhilarating conclusion. Available for the first time in the UK, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Love of Jeanne Ney on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
FULLY RESTORED WITH A SCORE BY BERND THEWES
Alternate US release version with music by Andrew Earle Simpson
Too Romantic, Too Ghastly – Brand New video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson
A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Philip Kemp
Synopsis:
In New Bedford Massachusetts, a dysfunctional family portrayed in all shades of black-and-white, lead forgotten lives. One eventful summer, in an act of liberation, the kids Billie and Nico set off on their own adventure into the fantastic and poetic world of childhood, unseen by the adults around them.
From acclaimed director Alexandre Rockwell (In The Soup, Little Feet), Sweet Thing is an intense but ultimately uplifting, poetic rendering of childhood that captures the essence of that time in life when a day can last forever. The friendships, loyalties, and challenges of adolescent youth propel the story into a triumph of childhood hope and resilience.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p presentation on Blu-ray
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track
A collector's booklet featuring an essay on the film by film writer Jason Wood [First Print Run Only]