Arrow Video has announced its September batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are:
Proof of the Man (1977),
Lost in Space (1998),
Creepshow 2 (1987),
Hellbender (2021),
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008),
The Woods (2006),
Deadstream (2022), and
American Gigolo (1980).
Proof of the Man
Description: Movie mogul Haruki Kadokawa changed the landscape of Japanese cinema for good when he introduced the concept of the blockbuster to the country with this gripping crime drama featuring an all-star cast.
When mixed-raced Johnny Hayward (Flower Travellin' Band vocalist Joe Yamanaka) heads from his Harlem home to Tokyo, he becomes the victim of a brutal stabbing in the elevator of a plush hotel hosting a catwalk show by elite fashion designer Kyoko (Mariko Okada). That same night, Kyoko's son with her powerful politician husband Yohei (Toshiro Mifune) is involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident and flees the country. Suspecting the incidents may be linked, Detective Munesue (Yusaku Matsuda, The Game Trilogy) heads to New York to investigate Johnny's background. Here he is partnered with local detective Ken Shuftan (George Kennedy, Airport), whose own links to Japan dredge up painful memories from Munesue's childhood.
Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Seiichi Morimura by director Junya Sato (The Bullet Train, Manhunt) and screenwriter Zenzo Matsuyama (The Human Condition trilogy), and shot on location in Japan and New York by veteran cinematographer Shinsaku Himeda (Pigs and Battleships, Vengeance is Mine), Proof of the Man is a compelling exploration of racial identity and the trauma of the postwar occupation period framed in the form of a whodunnit. Arrow Video is proud to present the film for the very first time outside Japan for the home-video market in a brand new transfer sourced from a new 4K restoration by Kadokawa.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION BY KADOKAWA
- Brand new audio commentary with Asian American film scholar Rob Buscher and DJ Skeme Richards
- Taking the Big Apple, a brand new video introduction by Asian film scholar Earl Jackson
- A Japanese Blockbuster, a brand new filmed discussion with critics and Junya Sato biographers Tatsuya Masuto and Masaaki Nomura
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critic Michelle Kisner and scholar Alexander Zahlten
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 9.
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 8.
Lost in Space 4K Blu-ray
Description: From the producers of Deep Blue Sea and Poseidon comes Lost in Space, a high-octane sci-fi adventure through time and space, where a family adrift in a distant world must overcome adversity in the face of incredible odds.
The year is 2058. With Earth on the brink of collapse, the Robinson family is chosen to lead a critical mission to colonize a distant planet aboard the Jupiter 2 spacecraft. But the mission is sabotaged by the traitorous Dr. Zachary Smith, and the ship veers off course and plunges through a rift in space-time, leaving the Robinsons stranded in an unknown universe. Now lost in a hostile alien galaxy, the family must trek through treacherous environments, battle deadly creatures, and avoid Smith's unpredictable schemes. As tensions rise and survival becomes uncertain, their greatest challenge may be holding together as a family.
Lost in Space is a thrilling tribute to the classic 1960s TV series with dazzling visual effects and an all-star cast including William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Heather Graham, and Gary Oldman as the nefarious Dr. Smith. Dive into the epic adventure of the Space Family Robinson, available for the first time on 4K Blu-ray in a stunning new restoration!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Stephen Hopkins
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Archive audio commentary with director Stephen Hopkins and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- Archive audio commentary with visual effects supervisors Angus Bickerton and Lauren Ritchie, director of photography Peter Levy, editor Ray Lovejoy, and producer Carla Fry
- A Space Odyssey, a newly filmed interview with director Stephen Hopkins
- Lights in the Sky, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Peter Levy
- A Journey Through Time, a newly filmed interview with producer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- Art of Space, a newly filmed interview with supervising art director Keith Pain
- Crafting Reality, a newly filmed interview with Kenny Wilson, former mould shop supervisor at Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Sound of Space, a newly filmed interview with sound mixer Simon Kaye and re-recording mixer Robin O'Donohue
- Lost But Not Forgotten in Space, a new video essay by film critic Matt Donato
- Deleted scenes
- Building the Special Effects, an archival featurette with visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton and animatics supervisor Mac Wilson
- The Future of Space Travel, an archival featurette exploring the film's vision of the future
- TV Years, a Q&A with the original cast of the TV series
- Bloopers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by critic Neil Sinyard, articles from American Cinematographer and an excerpt from the original production notes
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 2.
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 1.
Creepshow 2 4K Blu-ray
Description: Titans of terror George A. Romero and Stephen King deliver yet another selection of blood-curdling tales in Creepshow 2, the follow-up to the 1982 horror classic.
In "Old Chief Wood'nhead", a group of young hoodlums face retribution from an unlikely source after looting a local hardware store. Meanwhile, "The Raft" sees a group of horny teens wishing they'd read the warning signs first before taking a dip in a remote lake. Finally, an uptight businesswoman finds herself with some unwanted company following a hit-and-run incident in "The Hitch-hiker".
Retaining the same EC Comics flavour that made the original such a hit, Creepshow 2 - this time directed by long-time Romero collaborator Michael Gornick - is a standout horror anthology from the minds of two of the genre's master craftsmen.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION by Arrow Films from the original negative
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless mono, stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary with director Michael Gornick
- Screenplay for a Sequel, an interview with screenwriter George A. Romero
- Tales from the Creep, an interview with actor and make-up artist Tom Savini
- Poncho's Last Ride, an interview with actor Daniel Beer
- The Road to Dover, an interview with actor Tom Wright
- Nightmares in Foam Rubber, an archive featurette on the special effects of Creepshow 2, including interviews with FX artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
- My Friend Rick, Howard Berger on his special effects mentor Rick Baker
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Image gallery
- Trailers & TV spots
- Original screenplay galleries
- Creepshow 2: Pinfall, a Limited Edition booklet featuring the comic adaptation of the unfilmed Creepshow 2 segment "Pinfall" by artist Jason Mayoh
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by festival programmer Michael Blyth
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Mike Saputo
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 30.
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 29.
Hellbender
Description: The sixth feature film from acclaimed filmmakers The Adams Family (The Deeper You Dig), Hellbender is a spell-binding folk horror and coming-of-age story, boiling over with adolescent rage and wicked witchcraft.
Teenager Izzy lives in isolation with Mother because she has a rare immune disorder. Or so she is told. After befriending local girl Amber, Lizzy begins to question the reality of her disease. And when she eats a live worm as part of a teenage game, she soon develops a ravenous hunger for living things, learning that she is the latest in a line of "hellbenders", supernatural beings who possess immensely powerful abilities.
Featuring a fantastic punk rock soundtrack with songs from the family's band, H6LLB6ND6R, this truly unique film expertly blends beautiful and naturalistic cinematography, impressive and stylistic VFX and stunning performances from real-life mother and daughter team, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless stereo 2.0 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with filmmakers Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams
- From the Forest She Rises, a brand new video essay by filmmaker Jen Handorf
- Black Magic Tricks, a featurette on the visual effects by VFX artist Trey Lindsay
- Behind-the-scenes compilation footage
- Fort Worden (2021), a short film by Zelda Adams
- Four music videos: Hit and Run (2024), Drive (2021), Lovely (2021) and Black Sky (2020)
- Original trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Beth Morris and original artwork by Sister Hyde
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Natasha Ball and Kat Hughes
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 16.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 4K Blu-ray
Description: Genre maestro Kim Jee-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) set his sights on new frontiers and spiced them up with his rollicking kimchi western The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Wrangling three of Korea's biggest stars, he orchestrated an audacious action epic sweeping across the dusty Manchurian plains.
In the 1930s, three gun-toting Koreans converge on a train with different objectives but after an explosive altercation they leave it with the same goal: track down a map leading to an unfathomable treasure. The 'Good' is bounty hunter Park Dowon (Jung Woo-sung, 12.12: The Day), who is chasing down the 'Bad', the ruthless bandit Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun, A Bittersweet Life), rumored to be the notorious 'Finger Cutter'. Meanwhile, wily thief Yoon Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho, Parasite), the 'Weird', is on the hunt for anything he can get his hands on. Backs are stabbed, fingers are cut, and many bullets fly as this dangerous trio blast their way through the desert in search of untold riches.
This glorious resurrection of the Manchurian Western was the biggest and most ambitious production ever undertaken in Korea. Presented here in stunning 4K, experience this spicy slice of wild west mayhem as you've never seen it before.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- 4K MASTER approved by director Kim Jee-woon
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching
- DTS-HD MA 7.1 audio on both cuts of the film
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran
- Archival audio commentary of the International Cut by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung
- Archival audio commentary of the Korean Version by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee Mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version)
- Introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- Corralling Chaos in the Desert, an interview with director Kim Jee-woon
- Dusty Dust-ups and Sweaty Saddles, an interview with martial arts coordinator Jung Doo-hong
- Archival making-of films and featurettes
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
- Perfect bound collector's book featuring writing by Darcy Paquet, Kyu Hyun Kim, Cho Jae-whee and Ariel Schudson
- Three postcard-sized artcards
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 30.
The Woods
Description: In 2006, director Lucky McKee (The Woman) followed up his critically acclaimed character study May with The Woods, a brooding folk horror spellbinder in the tradition of such classics as Carrie and Suspiria.
New England, 1965: rebellious teenager Heather (Agnes Bruckner, Murder by Numbers) is sent by her parents to a repressive all-girls boarding school in the heart of a dark forest. Under the watchful eye of the mysterious headmistress, Ms Traverse (Patricia Clarkson, Shutter Island), Heather finds herself developing previously untapped supernatural abilities. Beset by increasingly disturbing visions and mysterious voices, Heather must harness her powers to uncover the terrifying truth of what whispers from the woods...
Also starring Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness) and Rachel Nichols (The Amityville Horror) and beautifully shot by John R. Leonetti (The Mask), The Woods is a haunting tale of female empowerment and the occult, drenched with atmosphere and suspense.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by director Lucky McKee and critic Walter Chaw
- Into the Woods, a brand new video interview with Lucky McKee and storyboard artist Vanessa McKee
- You Don't Own Me, a brand new video interview with actress Agnes Bruckner
- Storyboard Gallery, a brand new featurette showcasing Vanessa McKee's original storyboard artwork for the film
- 10 Days on Set, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage from the film set, sourced from Lucky McKee's personal archive
- Trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vanessa McKee
- Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and Mia Boffey
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 15.
Deadstream
Description: A frighteningly funny comedy-horror from real-life husband and wife team, Vanessa and Joseph Winter, Deadstream is an outstanding satire on social media influencers and the found footage genre, combining elements of Patrick Brice & Mark Duplass' Creep and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II.
Following a controversy over a stunt gone wrong, disgraced internet personality Shawn Ruddy (Joseph Winter) sets out to win back followers by livestreaming a night spent alone in a haunted house, known locally as Death Manor. But when he accidentally upsets the vengeful spirit of Mildred Pratt (Melanie Stone), his big comeback event becomes a real-time, and very public, fight for his life.
Featuring terrific practical effects and creature design from Troy Larson, this fast-paced and chaotic journey into one hellish Halloween night delivers gore and laughs aplenty- all led by an exceptionally boisterous and charismatic lead performance from co-writer/director Joseph Winter.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary with writer/directors Vanessa & Joseph Winter, producer/cinematographer Jared Cook and producer/co-star Melanie Stone
- Brand new introduction by Vanessa & Joseph Winter, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video
- Real-life Scares at Death Manor, a brand new featurette
- Six archive featurettes: Monsters & Makeup FX: Bringing Deadstream to Life, On the Set of Deadstream, Daystream: Test Footage and Rehearsals, The Cameras and Lighting of Deadstream, Sound Designing and Mixing Deadstream, True Scary Stories from the Set of Deadstream
- Blooper reel
- To Hell and Back, a 2019 short film by Vanessa & Joseph Winter
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Death Manor cam footage
- Original trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Meagan Navarro and Josh Hurtado
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 1.
American Gigolo 4K Blu-ray
Description: Paul Schrader, hot off writing the scripts for Martin Scorsese's immortal classics Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, stepped into the director's chair for the third time with 1980's American Gigolo, a gripping tale of intrigue and deception set against the backdrop of sultry late-70s Los Angeles and starring Richard Gere in a breakthrough performance.
In a world of wealth and desire, high-end male escort Julian Kay (Gere) offers his love and attention to women in need. But when a client, the wife of a sadistic finance magnate, is found dead, all eyes turn to Julian as the prime suspect. Realizing he's being framed, Julian races to prove his innocence, determined to unravel the mystery behind the setup. As he digs deeper into the case, he embarks on a journey that forces him to confront his own identity.
American Gigolo is a feast for the senses thanks to cinematography by John Bailey and costume design by Giorgio Armani, not to mention a soundtrack courtesy of "Father of Disco" Giorgio Moroder including the Grammy-nominated anthem "Call Me" by Blondie. Co-starring Lauren Hutton, Héctor Elizondo, and Bill Duke, American Gigolo is presented here in a stunning 4K remaster and packed with bonus features.
Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION from the original negative by Arrow Films
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original mono, stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
- Interview with writer/director Paul Schrader
- Six Ways to Sunday, an interview with actor Héctor Elizondo on detecting his character
- The Business of Pleasure, an interview with actor Bill Duke on Leon's profession
- Montages and Monologues, an interview with editor Richard Halsey on putting American Gigolo together
- The Non-Conformist, an interview with camera operator King Baggot on American Gigolo
- Man Machine, an interview with music supervisor & KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox on the music of Giorgio Moroder
- American Icon, an new interview with Professor Jennifer Clark on American Gigolo and the fashion landscape of the 80s
- Original trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
- Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Neil Sinyard, an archival article by Bill Nichols, and original pressbook materials
UK STREET DATE: SEPTEMBER 8.


