Arrow Video has announced its August batch of releases. They are:
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),
Shogun's Ninja (1980),
Once a Thief (1991),
Killer Party (1986),
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002),
Troy (2004),
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991),
Identity (2003), and
Stéphane (2023).
The People vs. Larry Flynt 4K Blu-ray
Description: After a seven year absence, Academy Award® winning-director Miloš Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975; Amadeus, 1985) returned with the epic tale of Larry Flynt – hillbilly underdog, eccentric entrepreneur, and founder of Hustler Magazine. A cinematic tour de force that follows the tribulations of one of America's most unapologetic iconoclasts, The People vs. Larry Flynt is a wild ride, screaming at the top of its lungs for the survival of free press and the relevance of the First Amendment.
Standing at the junction of comedy and drama, between courtroom antics and a most unique love story, this historical masterpiece sorely debates the necessity for free speech, denouncing a state where democracy collapses under the weight of prudish and institutionalized religious backward thinking. Controversial, shameless, thought-provoking, Larry Flynt – the dissident, the provocateur, the unlikely champion of free speech – battles against censorship for our right to bad taste and self-expression.
Produced by Oliver Stone (JFK) and skilfully penned by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood), The People vs. Larry Flynt breaks through with a cast spearheaded by Woody Harrelson (Natural Born Killers) giving his most compelling performance in the title role, supported by rock star Courtney Love (Man on the Moon) as his soul mate Althea and Edward Norton (Fight Club) as his cunning but trustworthy lawyer. This special 30th Anniversary edition features a brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm negative, and an array of new and archival special features.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio option
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Archival audio commentary with cast members Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton
- Archival audio commentary with screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- Hail Larry, a brand new interview with lead actor Woody Harrelson
- Satire in Satin, a brand new interview with Columbia Pictures' ex-production president Lisa Henson and producer Janet Yang
- Only in America, a brand new interview with screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
- À la lumière de l'évidence, an archival interview with cinematographer Philippe Rousselot
- Miloš Forman on The Charlie Rose Show, a 1997 interview with the director
- Free Speech or Porn?, an archival featurette about the making of the film
- Larry Flynt Exposed, an archival featurette narrated by Dennis Hopper
- Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by Woody Harrelson and Larry Karaszewski
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Image galleries, including the original script
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Miloš Forman expert Andreas Halskov, an archival essay by screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and an archival Forman interview conducted by director Adam Davidson
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 3.
Shogun's Ninja
Description: Before starring in John Wick: Chapter 4 and Shogun, Hiroyuki Sanada got to showcase his physical prowess in his first lead role with 1980's Shogun's Ninja, a madcap martial arts caper energetically directed by Norifumi Suzuki (Wandering Ginza Butterfly) and co-starring Sanada's mentor, the legendary Sonny Chiba.
During the Warring States period, a lone man on a small boat approaches the shores of Japan. His name is Takamaru Momochi, heir to the Iga clan, returning after ten years of hiding in China and fully intent on finding the ruthless ninja Shiranui (Chiba), the man who betrayed and murdered his father. But with Shiranui and his thugs now in control of the country, Takamaru must gather the scattered remnants of his clan and train in the shadowy art of ninjutsu so they can mount a guerrilla resistance, defeat the corrupt ninja and restore the Iga's honor.
Packed with explosive fight sequences and acrobatic stunts courtesy of Chiba's team the Japan Action Club, and co-starring Etsuko Shihomi (Sister Street Fighter) and Asao Koike (G.I. Samurai), Shogun's Ninja's frenzied blend of Japanese period drama, hyperviolent karate movie and action-comedy stands out as an unmissable entry in Japanese martial arts cinema.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless mono Japanese and English-dubbed mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Asian cinema expert Chris Poggiali
- The Rebirth of Japanese Action Cinema, a brand new interview with Japanese cinema expert Clément Rauger
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Earl Jackson
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Skinner
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 25.
Once a Thief 4K Blu-ray
Description: Legendary director John Woo unites with three of Hong Kong's most charismatic actors in Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung and Leslie Cheung for Once a Thief, a rollicking blend of buddy comedy and heist movie with lashings of humour, and of course, Woo's signature pulse-pounding action!
Our three stars play a debonair trio of international art thieves who grew up as orphaned Artful Dodgers on the streets of Hong Kong. Fresh from a successful heist in the sunny French Riviera, they set their sights on one last job: break into a heavily guarded fortress and steal a painting so valuable that it is said to be cursed. But when they're double-crossed by their former criminal mentor, villainous triad leader Mr. Chow (Kenneth Tsang, The Killer), the gang must use their wits, skills and unbreakable friendship to take him down.
With Once a Thief, Woo showcases his love for classic French crime capers and his enviable comedy chops on top of his flair for action, with car stunts by the legendary Rémy Julienne (GoldenEye). Thrilling, funny and surprisingly touching, Once a Thief deserves to stand tall among Woo's action movie classics.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio, plus alternate mono mixes for both languages
- Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English for the deaf and hard of hearing subtitles for the English soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
- Handling a Heist, a brand new interview with director John Woo
- Heists and Lows, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
- Thoughts About Thievery, a brand new interview with co-writer Clifton Ko
- Stealing Some Shots, a brand new interview with director of photography Poon Hang-Sang
- Art of the Steal, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
- Hong Kong Confidential, a brand new appreciation by author and film historian Grady Hendrix
- Once a Star, Always an Icon, a brand new appreciation of star Leslie Cheung by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
- Up Close and Personal, an archival interview with John Woo
- Brothers in Arms, an archival interview with Terence Chang
- Archival interview with actor Kenneth Tsang
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 3.
Once a Thief
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio, plus alternate mono mixes for both languages
- Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English for the deaf and hard of hearing subtitles for the English soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
- Handling a Heist, a brand new interview with director John Woo
- Heists and Lows, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
- Thoughts About Thievery, a brand new interview with co-writer Clifton Ko
- Stealing Some Shots, a brand new interview with director of photography Poon Hang-Sang
- Art of the Steal, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
- Hong Kong Confidential, a brand new appreciation by author and film historian Grady Hendrix
- Once a Star, Always an Icon, a brand new appreciation of star Leslie Cheung by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
- Up Close and Personal, an archival interview with John Woo
- Brothers in Arms, an archival interview with Terence Chang
- Archival interview with actor Kenneth Tsang
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 3.
Killer Party
Description: William Fruet, the director of Canuxploitation classics The House by the Lake, Spasms, and Funeral Home, cordially invites you to a party to die for!
The sisters of Sigma Alpha Pi are throwing an April Fool's party and they've found the perfect place to hold it: the abandoned fraternity house where a pledge once lost his head in a hazing ritual gone horribly wrong. Partying turns to panic when it transpires that the dead pledge had a penchant for occult practices and his evil spirit returns to wreak its revenge.
With a script by Barney Cohen (Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter), and a cast that includes cult icon Paul Bartel (Piranha, Eating Raoul), Killer Party is an underrated slasher classic that deserves a place on the shelves of any 80s horror fan!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by film critic Stacie Ponder
- Campus Gentleman, an archival interview with actor Ralph Seymour
- Head of the Class, an archival interview with actress Sherry Willis-Burch
- Fool's Night, an archival interview with writer Barney Cohen
- Racing to the Party, an archival interview with composer John Beal
- Unholy Diver, an archival interview with special make-up effects artist Gordon J. Smith
- Dressed to Possess, an archival interview with production designer Reuben Freed
- Killer Initiations, a brand new visual essay by film critic Alexandra West of The Faculty of Horror podcast
- Slasher Party, a brand new visual essay by film critic Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast
- From Burbank It Came: White Sister and Killer Party, an archival featurette
- Image gallery
- Collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics Alison Lang and Amanda Reyes
- Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 10.
Ju-on: The Grudge 4K Blu-ray
Description: "Ju-On": the name given to a deadly curse spawned when someone dies in the grip of a violent rage. All who come into contact with it are doomed...
Deep in the shadows of the attic of an ordinary family home in the Tokyo suburbs, something malevolent is stirring. When social worker Rika (Megumi Okina) is sent to check on a traumatised old lady whose family have moved in at the site of the notorious Saeki family murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that is transmitted via its victims further and further from its original source.
Arrow Video is proud to present a 4K restoration of the film that revitalised the Japanese horror boom of the turn of the millennium. Writer-director Takashi Shimizu's disconcerting approach to plotting, unnerving eye for the uncanny details in the dark corners of the frame and an innate talent for effective jump scares so impressed Evil Dead director Sam Raimi, that he invited the director to helm two Hollywood remakes.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE BY ARROW FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
- Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- Audio commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel
- Alternate English dub track in 5.1 surround
- Haunting in Monochrome, an interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films
- Being Kayako, an interview with Takako Fujion her role as Kayako
- The Evolution of Ju-On, a featurette with authors and Japan specialists Tom Mes and Zack Davisson discussing the cultural forces that shaped the series
- Through a Glass Darkly, an archive interviewwith Takashi Shimizu
- Whispers in the Dark, an archive interview with actor Megumi Okina on her role as Rika
- Fade to Black, an archive interview with actor Kayoko Shibata, who plays Mariko
- On-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara and Yui Ichikawa
- Deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu
- Almost an hour of behind-the-scenes footage
- Ju-On True Stories, two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films, narrated by Hiroyoshi Kihara
- Original trailers
- Image gallery
- Collectors' booklet featuring writing on the film by Grady Hendrix, Jason Morehead, William Carroll and Lindsay Nelson
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 11.
Troy 4K Blu-ray
Description: From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer's classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer's narrative even after millennia.
When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they're followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions – Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation.
Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU RAY: THEATRICAL CUT
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
DISC TWO - 4K BLU-RAY: DIRECTOR'S CUT
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen
DISC THREE - BLU-RAY: EXTRAS
- In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film
- Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes
- In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods
- Easter egg
- Trailer
- Image galleries
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 18.
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 17.
Troy
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE: THEATRICAL CUT
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
DISC TWO: DIRECTOR'S CUT
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen
DISC THREE - BLU-RAY: EXTRAS
- In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film
- Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes
- In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods
- Easter egg
- Trailer
- Image galleries
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 18.
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 17.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey 4K Blu-ray
Description: In 1991, director Peter Hewitt kicked things into a whole new dimension with Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a sequel that trades time-travel hijinks for a wildly inventive trip through the afterlife. Reuniting Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as the dim-but-destined heroes, this bodacious blockbuster pushes the series into darker, weirder and even more excellent territory.
When evil robot doubles of Bill and Ted are sent back to ruin their future, the real dudes find themselves facingan untimely demise. Cast into the beyond, they must outwit Death himself, navigate Heaven, Hell and everything inbetween, and find a way back to save their babes and get back in time for the Battle of the Bands.
Packed with surreal visuals, quotable gags and a totally righteous turn from William Sadler as Death, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a most non-heinous blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi – strange, hilarious, and still totally triumphant.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original lossless stereo audio
- Optional remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by actor Alex Winter and producer Scoot Kroopf
- Audio commentary by co-writers/co-producers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
- Bill and Ted Go to Hell, a 2016 retrospective documentary, featuring interviews with Reeves, Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, production designer David L. Snyder, production illustrator Simon Murton, and actors William Sadler, Amy Stock-Poynton and Hal Landon Jr.
- The Most Triumphant Making Of, a 2005 retrospective making-of featurette, featuring interviews with Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, Solomon, Hewitt, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure director Stephen Herek and production designer Roy Forge Smith
- Score!, a 2005 interview with guitarist Steve Vai
- Air Guitar Tutorial
- Vintage behind-the-scenes EPK from 1991
- The Linguistic Stylings of Bill & Ted, a 2005 decoding our heroes' distinctive verbal quirks
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
- Collectors' booklet featuring original production notes and a Bill & Ted Speak glossary
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 17.
Identity 4K Blu-ray
Description: Before reinventing both the racing film with Ford v Ferrari and the superhero blockbuster with Logan, filmmaker James Mangold directed Identity, a high-concept thriller that fuses Agatha Christie-style mystery with nerve-shredding psychological horror.
When a torrential downpour strands ten strangers at a remote Nevada motel, tensions soon fray to breaking point. Among the reluctant guests are a limo driver (John Cusack), a washed-up actress (Rebecca DeMornay), a troubled cop (Ray Liotta) transporting a violent criminal, and a grieving couple (John C. McGinley and Amanda Peet). But as the guests are picked off one by one, it becomes clear this is no random gathering. With paranoia mounting and identities unraveling, the survivors must uncover the connection that links them together – before the killer strikes again.
Released amid a boom in thrillers with twist endings, Identity channels classic whodunit conventions into something far more chilling, anchored by a razor-sharp screenplay that delivers shocks, psychological intrigue and a finale that lingers long after the lights come up.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATIONS OF THE THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED CUTS OF THE FILM
- Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Archival audio commentary by director James Mangold
- Archival audio commentary by screenwriter Michael Cooney
- I Met a Man That Wasn't There, a brand new interview with actor Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Producing Identity, a brand new interview with producer Cathy Konrad
- On The Set, an archival behind the scenes featurette
- Deleted scenes
- Storyboard comparisons
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of original artwork
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Andrew Cardno and original production notes
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 25.
Stéphane
Description: Skilfully blending elements of Mark Duplass' Creep with 1992's Man Bites Dog, alongside mis-matched buddy movies such as The Cable Guy, Stéphane is a darkly comic thriller set in the world of amateur film-making that is as bleakly funny as it is disturbingly twisted.
When Tim (Bastien Garcia), a committed and aspiring filmmaker, encounters the eccentric Stéphane (Lucas Pastor), it seems like a match made in heaven. Stéphane claims to be an experienced SFX supervisor and stuntman who quickly impresses Tim with his home-made pyrotechnics. The two men decide to embark on a journey to Stéphane's private island to film an ambitious World War II epic, along with Stéphane's acquaintance, a selective mute refugee actress named Bianca (Eva Gregorieff). But as Tim and Stéphane's movie-making odyssey develops, it soon becomes apparent that neither of them may be what they claim, and tensions quickly escalate.
Part found-footage, part sinister thriller and part self-reflexive black comedy, Stéphane is punk filmmaking at its finest, right up until the final, chilling post-credits scene.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary with co-writer/directors Timothée Hochet & Lucas Pastor, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
- Eight never-before-seen deleted scenes with optional commentary by co-writer/directors Timothée Hochet & Lucas Pastor
- Original trailer
- Arrow Video trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Beth Morris
- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Sean Hogan and Jennie Kermode
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 3.



