On May 7th, Arrow Video will release the crime thriller Night Falls On Manhattan from director Sidney Lumet, who brings his gritty realism to this adaptation of former NYPD officer Robert Daley’s novel. Assistant DA Sean Casey (Andy Garcia) is assigned to prosecute a drug dealer whose case has deep ties to his family. As the young attorney uncovers the truth about the arrest, his career, family, and life are threatened. The Limited Edition Blu-ray features an all-star cast that includes Academy Award® nominees Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm, and Lena Olin, as well as James Gandolfini, Vincent Pastore, Frank Vincent, Bobby Cannavale, and Ron Liebman.
The special features include two audio commentaries; a documentary about the director; on-set interviews with cast and crew; behind the scenes footage; trailers and TV spots.
On May 21st, director Guillermo del Toro’s sumptuous horror classic Crimson Peak makes its debut in a Limited Edition 4K release, approved by the director himself. The film stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as Edith, a young woman still haunted by the death of her mother, who finds love in the arms of the mysterious Thomas (Tom Hiddleston, Loki). Edith finds the atmosphere in Thomas’ majestic but dilapidated home as unwelcoming as Thomas’s sister (Oscar® winner Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye), and quickly learns that both brother and sister, as well as the house itself, are haunted by mysteries that eventually reveal unspeakable family acts. Crimson Peak is del Toro at the peak of his powers, delivering a lavish gothic romance tale for the ages.
The special features include a director’s commentary; a feature-length making-of; interviews with director and cast; featurettes on the sets, the gothic romance genre, photography, costumes, production design, and FX work; a critic interview; a visual essay; deleted scenes; image gallery; trailers and TV spots.
Also on May 21st, the neo-noir crime drama Narc, from director Joe Carnahan and producer Tom Cruise, arrives in Blu-ray and 4K UHD Limited Edition sets. After an undercover operation goes tragically wrong, Detroit narcotics officer Nick Tellis (Jason Patric, The Lost Boys) is assigned to investigate the death of a fellow officer with the officer’s former partner, Henry Oak (Ray Liotta, Goodfellas). As Tellis begins to unravel the details of the slain officer’s life, the two men discover dark secrets that challenge their fragile relationship. Narc is a modern take on the classic gritty crime films of the ‘70s, such as The French Connection and Serpico.
The special features on both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions include a new director’s introduction; audio commentary; new interviews with director and crew; two vintage making-of featurettes; archival interview with legendary director William Friedkin; vintage EPK interviews with cast and crew; trailer; and an image gallery.
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Lastly, arriving on May 28th, is French writer/director Quarxx’s (All the Gods in the Sky) dark fantasy film, Pandemonium, on Limited Edition Blu-ray. After a car crash leaves Nathan (Hugo Dillon) and Daniel (Arben Bajraktaraj) seemingly unharmed, they begin to realize the horrifying truth – they are dead. Nathan must confront his past if he is to find a way out of the hellscape he appears to be eternally doomed to journey through. Pandemonium tells a series of interconnected tales that adroitly bridge the gap between this mortal coil and the hereafter with haunting beauty.
The special features include interviews with the writer/director, and special make-up/FX supervisor; behind-the-scenes footage; footage from the Paris premiere; making-of; and a trailer.
