BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Monday, February 16, 2015

"Retaliation", "Society" and "Island Of Death"



MVD Entertainment Group  furthers the distribution of Arrow Video in North America with a strong schedule of May 2015 cult releases receiving the deluxe treatment in video, audio, supplements and artwork:


"Retaliation" - Limited Edition Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD, available May 12, 2015 is "...a tale of gang warfare with Akira Kobayashi  as a yakuza lieutenant who emerges from jail to find his gang dispersed and his aging boss in his sickbed, with a rival waiting to kill him and a young girl caught in the crossfire..."


This restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) (and Standard Definition DVD) presentation, is on Blu-ray for the first time, with original uncompressed mono PCM audio, newly translated English subtitles, a new interview with star Jô Shishido, an interview with critic, historian Tony Rayns, the film's original theatrical trailer, a gallery featuring rare promotional images, a reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan, a booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp and a whole lot more.


"Society" - Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD, available May 19, 2015 follows "...'Bill Whitney' (Billy Warlock) who has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. For some reason, he just doesn't seem to fit in. 


"But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he overhears a surreptitious audio recording of his sister's coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family and others in a bizarre event. 


"And then there are the strange things he's been seeing - Is Billy going mad or is there something seriously amiss in his neighbourhood?..."


This restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) (and Standard Definition DVD presentation) includes optional English SDH subtitles, new audio commentary with director Brian Yuzna, a Screaming Mad George music video, reversible sleeve featuring original, newly commissioned artwork and a whole lot more.


"Island of Death" Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD, available May 26, 2015 in a newly restored version from the original negative, follows "...'Christopher' and 'Celia' a seemingly perfect couple who arrive on an idyllic Greek island. 


"Little do the welcoming locals realize the couple are a pair of degenerates, determined to spread their own particular brand across the island..."


The High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation, is a new restoration from the original negative, including optional English SDH subtitles, a recent interview with director Nico Mastorakis, a documentary of 'The Films of Nico Mastorakis', a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and posters.


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