Eureka Entertainment has announced its February batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: Slaughter in San Francisco (1974), Yakuza Wolf 1 & 2 (1972), Paths of Glory (1957), On the Silver Globe (1988), and The Third Part of the Night + The Devil (1971-1972).
Description: San Francisco police officers Don Wong (Wong Tao) and John Summer (Robert Jones) save a young woman (Sylvia Chang) from being assaulted by a gang of criminals. Unfortunately, all the crime in San Francisco is run by Chuck Slaughter (Chuck Norris), who doesn't take kindly to police interfering in his business. Wong is kicked off the force by his corrupt Captain, and Summer is murdered by Slaughter's men. Using his powerhouse kung fu skills, Wong vows to clean up the streets and take down Slaughter once and for all!
A gloriously trashy slice of gritty kung fu action, Slaughter in San Francisco was producer Raymond Chow's attempt to capitalise on Hong Kong cinema's sudden explosion of popularity in the West. Eureka Classics is proud to present Slaughter in San Francisco for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 2K RESTORATIONS OF THE HONG KONG THEATRICAL AND U.S. EXPORT VERSIONS OF THE FILM
Original Mandarin mono audio
"Classic" English dubbed mono audio
Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng & Michael Worth (Hong Kong theatrical)
Brand new feature length audio commentary by Mike Leeder & Arne Venema (US export version)
New featurette by martial artist and actor Michael Worth
New interview with actress Sylvia Chang
Trailer
A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver [2000 copies]
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey [2000 copies]
Description: A duo of ultra-violent Yakuza thrillers starring the late great Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba available for the first time ever in the UK.
In the spaghetti Western inspired I Perform Murder, a mysterious black-clad killer (Chiba) with a personal vendetta against the yakuza manipulates two rival clans in order to draw out his targets, leading to a climactic bloody shootout that must be seen to be believed.
Then in Extend my Condolences, Chiba plays a criminal who is betrayed and sent to prison. After serving his time, he wages war on the yakuza, eventually raiding the mansion of the crime boss who turned on him in a spectacular action packed climax that would later be directly homaged by John Woo in A Better Tomorrow II.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW RESTORATIONS OF BOTH FILMS from original film elements by Toei
Original Japanese mono audio
Optional English Subtitles
Brand new feature length audio commentaries on both films
Brand new featurette by Howard Hughes looking at the spaghetti Western influences on Yakuza Wolf, and the broader influence Japanese cinema had on the Western genre
Original theatrical trailers
A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes and Howard Hughes [2000 copies]
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Chris Malbon [2000 copies]
Description: A shattering masterpiece by one of the medium's greatest artists, Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory announced the definitive arrival of a towering figure in cinema.
In the French front lines of World War I, after giving the order for an impossible and disastrous mission to capture a nearby stronghold, the upper ranks move to save face by having three randomly selected soldiers held and tried for cowardice under pain of death. Their leader, Colonel Dax (in a powerhouse performance by Kirk Douglas), a former lawyer in civilian life, handles their defence against overwhelming odds.
A stylistically astonishing, emotionally overwhelming anti-war drama, Paths of Glory is one of the screen's most brilliant condemnations of the power structures guiding warfare. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present a new Ultra-HD Blu-ray edition for the first time in the UK.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
Audio commentary with film scholar Adrian Martin
Video interview with Kubrick scholar Peter Kramer
Video interview with filmmaker Richard Ayoade
Interview with critic / author Richard Combs
Optional English SDH
Original theatrical trailer
Isolated music & effects track
A collector's booklet featuring writing by Glenn Kenny, the words of Kubrick, and archival imagery
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow [2000 copies]
Description: An uncompromising visionary and a true maverick of European cinema, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Andrzej Żuławski's On the Silver Globe on Blu-ray.
Żuławski's masterpiece about a team of astronauts who land on a desolate planet and start a new society. When filming was 80% complete, the Polish government ordered the production to be shut down and all the negatives be destroyed. Miraculously, the original film reels were preserved and ten years later the film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival to great acclaim.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Presented in 1080p HD from a definitive restoration
Optional English subtitles from a translation by Daniel Bird and approved by director Andrzej Żuławski before his death in 2016
Audio commentary by Daniel Bird
Escape to the Silver Globe (dir. Kuba Mikurda, 2021) – acclaimed documentary on the production history of On the Silver Globe
Adam Żuławski on Jerzy Żuławski
Return to the Silver Globe – 2019 footage of cinematographer Andrzej Jaroszewicz revisiting the Polish salt mine used as a filming location for On the Silver Globe
The Cinematography of On the Silver Globe – documentary featurette by Daniel Bird
Lunar Futurism – documentary featurette by Daniel Bird
A collector's booklet featuring writing by Daniel Bird and Andrew Graves, as well as archival writing from the time of the films' production
Description: An uncompromising visionary and a true maverick of European cinema, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Andrzej Żuławski's first two films on Blu-ray.
Rich with multilayered symbolism and apocalyptic imagery, The Third Part of the Night is Żuławski's highly influential debut feature film. After his whole family is slaughtered during the Nazi-occupation of Poland, Michal (Leszek Teleszyński) decides to join the resistance but descends into madness after encountering a doppelgänger of his murdered wife. The Devil is a violent tale of Satanic seduction during the Prussian invasion of Poland in the 17th century, which proved so controversial upon release that it was banned for 16 years.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Both films presented in 1080p HD from definitive restorations
Optional English subtitles, from translations by Daniel Bird and approved by director Andrzej Żuławski before his death in 2016
Michael Brooke on The Third Part of the Night
Michael Brooke on The Devil
Lukasz Żuławski on The Devil
A collector's booklet featuring writing by Philip Kemp