Imprint Films Announces New Limited Editions
HomeImprint Films Announces New Limited Editions
Posted December 12, 2025 06:12 AM by Webmaster
Australian label Imprint Films has informed us that it will add two new Limited Editions, both part of the Directed By series, to its Blu-ray catalog. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on March 25.
DIRECTED BY JOHN MACKENZIE
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren star in powerful political drama The Long Good Friday, a brutal depiction of corruption and vengeance in 70s London.
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organisation, and sets out to eliminate the rat in a ruthless fashion.
Praised by critics on release, the film was listed at number 21 on the BFI's Top 100 British Films list, and was described by Roger Ebert as "one amazing piece of work, not only for the Hoskins performance but also for the energy of the filmmaking, the power of the music, and, oddly enough, for the engaging quality of its sometimes very violent sense of humor."
The Honorary Consul (1983)
John Mackenzie directed Michael Caine, Richard Gere, and reunited with The Long Good Friday star Bob Hoskins for British drama The Honorary Consul, based on the 1973 novel by Graham Greene.
Set in a small, politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half-English and half-Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep the Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife. Released as Beyond The Limit in the US, this sizzling drama showcases Mackenzie's talent for tackling larger political issues through a focused lens.
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, and Ned Beatty star in The Fourth Protocol, a Cold War espionage thriller, directed by John Mackenzie and adapted by Frederick Forsyth from his hit 1984 novel.
Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation. Also starring Ian Richardson, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, and Ray McAnally.
Ruby (1992)
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K. Starring Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, and Arliss Howard, Ruby is based on the play of the same name by writer Stephen Davis, described by the New York Times as "crazy as it is, though, 'Ruby' is almost rudely entertaining."
DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET VOL. 2
The Wiz (1978)
Sidney Lumet brought the 1974 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical to the silver screen in 1978, based on the classic novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home. Armed with a big budget and a veritable list of stars including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson (in his only film role), and Ted Ross and Mabel King reprising their Broadway roles, The Wiz is arguably Lumet's most lively and colourful entry in his filmography, and his only musical. This special release includes the final produced Special Features from renowned film historian Lee Gambin, who sadly passed away in 2024.
Daniel (1983)
Oscar winner Timothy Hutton stars alongside Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse in Sidney Lumet's drama Daniel. The fictionalised story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the anti-war protest movement and contrasts his experiences with the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted. Based on the 1971 novel The Book of Daniel by E. L. Doctorow, the film also features performances from Ed Asner, Ellen Barkin, and Tovah Feldshuh.
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
Melanie Griffith stars in A Stranger Among Us, a 90s crime drama from Sidney Lumet. Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop tasked with going undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in. Also starring John Pankow, Lee Richardson, and featuring the first credited film performance from James Gandolfini.
Critical Care (1997)
Sidney Lumet's Critical Care satirises the American health care system, and features an all-star cast including James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Wright, Albert Brooks, and Wallace Shawn. Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient? Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Roger Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars, describing it as "a stimulating mix of a medical drama and a courtroom showdown."
Gloria (1999)
Sidney Lumet remade John Cassavetes' 1980 neo-noir thriller Gloria with Sharon Stone in the title role, his third final film. After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down. Also starring Jeremy Northam and Cathy Moriarty, the New York Times described the film as "a smoother, funnier, more suspenseful and more endearing version of the 1980 John Cassavetes film".
DIRECTED BY JOHN MACKENZIE
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren star in powerful political drama The Long Good Friday, a brutal depiction of corruption and vengeance in 70s London.
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organisation, and sets out to eliminate the rat in a ruthless fashion.
Praised by critics on release, the film was listed at number 21 on the BFI's Top 100 British Films list, and was described by Roger Ebert as "one amazing piece of work, not only for the Hoskins performance but also for the energy of the filmmaking, the power of the music, and, oddly enough, for the engaging quality of its sometimes very violent sense of humor."
The Honorary Consul (1983)
John Mackenzie directed Michael Caine, Richard Gere, and reunited with The Long Good Friday star Bob Hoskins for British drama The Honorary Consul, based on the 1973 novel by Graham Greene.
Set in a small, politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half-English and half-Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep the Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife. Released as Beyond The Limit in the US, this sizzling drama showcases Mackenzie's talent for tackling larger political issues through a focused lens.
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, and Ned Beatty star in The Fourth Protocol, a Cold War espionage thriller, directed by John Mackenzie and adapted by Frederick Forsyth from his hit 1984 novel.
Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation. Also starring Ian Richardson, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, and Ray McAnally.
Ruby (1992)
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K. Starring Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, and Arliss Howard, Ruby is based on the play of the same name by writer Stephen Davis, described by the New York Times as "crazy as it is, though, 'Ruby' is almost rudely entertaining."
DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET VOL. 2
The Wiz (1978)
Sidney Lumet brought the 1974 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical to the silver screen in 1978, based on the classic novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home. Armed with a big budget and a veritable list of stars including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson (in his only film role), and Ted Ross and Mabel King reprising their Broadway roles, The Wiz is arguably Lumet's most lively and colourful entry in his filmography, and his only musical. This special release includes the final produced Special Features from renowned film historian Lee Gambin, who sadly passed away in 2024.
Daniel (1983)
Oscar winner Timothy Hutton stars alongside Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse in Sidney Lumet's drama Daniel. The fictionalised story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the anti-war protest movement and contrasts his experiences with the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted. Based on the 1971 novel The Book of Daniel by E. L. Doctorow, the film also features performances from Ed Asner, Ellen Barkin, and Tovah Feldshuh.
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
Melanie Griffith stars in A Stranger Among Us, a 90s crime drama from Sidney Lumet. Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop tasked with going undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in. Also starring John Pankow, Lee Richardson, and featuring the first credited film performance from James Gandolfini.
Critical Care (1997)
Sidney Lumet's Critical Care satirises the American health care system, and features an all-star cast including James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Wright, Albert Brooks, and Wallace Shawn. Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient? Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Roger Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars, describing it as "a stimulating mix of a medical drama and a courtroom showdown."
Gloria (1999)
Sidney Lumet remade John Cassavetes' 1980 neo-noir thriller Gloria with Sharon Stone in the title role, his third final film. After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down. Also starring Jeremy Northam and Cathy Moriarty, the New York Times described the film as "a smoother, funnier, more suspenseful and more endearing version of the 1980 John Cassavetes film".
