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May 2026

fresh collector editions presenting restored films, deep archival extras, new criticism, and finely curated premium packaging.

The Dollars Trilogy

release: 18th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

A Fistful of Dollars wasn’t the first spaghetti western, but the genre was never the same again after Sergio Leone’s audacious breakthrough. Starring Clint Eastwood in the role that made him an international icon, the film introduces a nameless stranger who rides into a Mexican border town torn apart by a vicious power struggle between two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos. His only chance of escape is a standoff against the latter’s merciless leader, Ramón (Gian Maria Volonté). Arrow Films is proud to present this landmark Western trilogy in the most comprehensive edition ever assembled, all meticulously restored in glorious 4K, with a wealth of new and archival bonus materials.

 

  • Video & Presentation: 4k ultra hd (2160p) blu-ray presentations in dolby vision (hdr10 compatible), 4k restorations of all three films from the original negatives (including the international and extended cuts of the good, the bad and the ugly), newly restored lossless mono and dts-hd ma 5.1 audio, newly restored lossless italian mono and dts-hd ma 5.1 audio on a fistful of dollars, optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Archival & Extras: audio commentaries on all three films by sir christopher frayling (leone biographer) & tim lucas (film historian), audio commentary on the good, the bad and the ugly by richard schickel (film historian), interviews with eugenio alabiso, bruno battisti d’amario, paolo bianchini, alessandro de rosa, stefano delli colli, edda dell’orso, mike malloy, fabio melelli, enzo oconi, sergio salvati, giacomo scarpelli & giuditta simi, visual essays on each film’s soundtrack by lovely jon, archival interviews with sir christopher frayling
  • Packaging & Collectibles: limited edition trilogy slipcase with artwork by tony stella, three double sided fold out posters featuring original and newly commissioned artwork, perfect bound booklet with writing by henry blyth, bilge ebiri, priscilla page, glenn kenny, howard hughes & james flower

trancending dimensions

release: 25th May 2026
available on blu-ray

 

this limited edition release of toshiaki toyoda’s transcending dimensions features the world’s first blu-ray presentation of his 2009 film the blood of rebirth as a bonus disc.
transcending dimensions (2025) – a hitman pursues a mysterious japanese ascetic, becoming entangled in a web of mystical power and shifting space time. blending science fiction with elements of other genres, toshiaki toyoda brings new vitality to his ‘mt. resurrection wolf’ short film series, which has gradually evolved into this feature length work.
the blood of rebirth (2009) – based on the japanese legend of the 15th century adventurer oguri hangan daisukeshige, toyoda immerses the viewer in a surreal world of tattooed slave workers, where characters exist more as symbols than individuals. after being hired by a local despot, daizen, to cure a severe venereal disease through massage, oguri is brutally betrayed when he refuses to remain.

 

  • Video & Presentation: limited edition 2 disc set (2000 copies), featuring transcending dimensions and bonus film the blood of rebirth
  • Archival & Extras: toshiaki toyoda feature audio commentary on transcending dimensions, peter glagowski video essay, such is the person i wish to be (three short films from toshiaki toyoda), trailer, toshiaki toyoda interview on the blood of rebirth
  • Packaging & Collectibles: reversible sleeves featuring artwork from both films

The Devil’s Candy

release: 25th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

A struggling painter and his wife purchase their dream home, however it soon becomes clear that the house hides a dark past. An evil entity has set its sights on their young daughter and the family must summon all their strength to battle the demonic forces that are closing in.

 

  • Video & Presentation: new 4k producer restoration, dual format edition including uhd and blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs, uhd presented in hdr with dolby vision
  • Archival & Extras: audio commentary with director sean byrne, into the fire (interview with sean byrne), those fragile things (interview with ethan embry), devil in the details (interview with director of photography simon chapman), the cutting room (interview with editor andy canny), a big step forward (interview with production designer tom hammock), behind the scenes: vfx, sean byrne’s short films (advantage satan, ben, work?)
  • Packaging & Collectibles: rigid slipcase with new artwork by huan do, 120 page book with essays by anton bitel, reyna cervantes, becca johnson, joe lipsett, mary beth mcandrews & zoe rose smith, 6 collectors’ art cards

Red Beard

release: 11th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

Akira Kurosawa’s intimate, episodic epic follows the socially ambitious young doctor (Yuzo Kayama) as he arrives at a rural clinic in 19th-century Japan to study alongside the commanding yet caring Dr Kyojio Niide aka ‘Red Beard’ (Toshiro Mifune). Kurosawa’s final black and white film, this poignant tale of humanity and the meaning of responsibility features a powerhouse performance by Mifune in his final collaboration with Kurosawa, marking the end of one of the most remarkable actor-director relationships in the history of cinema.

 

  • Video & Presentation: not specified
  • Archival & Extras bonus footage, commentary with kenta mcgrath, documentaries: akira kurosawa: it is wonderful to create: ‘red beard’ (2002), alex cox on red beard (2003), trailers
  • Packaging & Collectibles: booklet

My Beautiful Laundrette

release: 18th May 2026
available on blu-ray

 

Stephen Frears was at the forefront of the British cinematic revival of the mid-1980s, and the delightfully transgressive My Beautiful Laundrette is his greatest triumph of the period. Working from a richly layered script by Hanif Kureishi, who was soon to be an internationally renowned writer, Frears tells an uncommon love story that takes place between a young South London Pakistani man (Gordon Warnecke), who decides to open an upscale laundromat to make his family proud, and his childhood friend, a skinhead (Daniel Day-Lewis, in a breakthrough role) who volunteers to help make his dream a reality. This culture-clash comedy is also a subversive work of social realism that dares to address racism, homophobia, and sociopolitical marginalization in Margaret Thatcher’s England.

 

  • Video & Presentation: restored 2k digital transfer, supervised by director of photography oliver stapleton, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack, english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Archival & Extras: conversation between director stephen frears and producer colin macCabe, interviews with writer hanif kureishi, producers tim bevan and sarah radclyffe, and oliver stapleton, trailer, essay by critic graham fuller
  • Packaging & Collectibles: new cover by eric skillman

The Protector

release: 4th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

After the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman’s daughter, maverick New York City cops Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello) are sent to garner leads in Hong Kong, but the pair find themselves beset by the local police and crime boss, Harold Ko (Roy Chiao) who will stop at nothing in ensuring the continuity of his drug empire.

 

  • Video & Presentation: 92-minute hong kong version, 95-minute us/international version, 97-minute japanese extended version, 104-minute extended version
  • Archival & Extras: behind the scenes, bonus footage, commentary on hong kong version with frank djeng and f.j. de santo (east asian film experts), george clarke and mike leeder, documentary a tale of 2 movies with steve lawson, interviews with james glickenhaus (writer/director) and mark irwin (cinematographer), mars cheung on the protector, trailers
  • Packaging & Collectibles: o-ring and rigid slipcase featuring artwork by sean longmore, double-sided poster, reversible sleeve featuring new art by sean longmore and original hong kong art

Zulu Dawn

release: 25th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

Screen legends Burt Lancaster (GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL), Peter O’Toole (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA), Simon Ward (THE THREE MUSKETEERS) and Bob Hoskins (THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY) lead an all-star cast in this “fascinating and awesome” (DVD Talk) prequel to the 1964 classic ZULU: In January 1879, officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of ultimatums to the Zulu Nation. When the Zulu King refused, the Empire declared war. And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in what would become the most horrific disaster in British military history. Nigel Davenport (CHARIOTS OF FIRE), Denholm Elliott (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK) and Simon Sabela (SHAKA ZULU) co-star in this “eye-filling, spectacular experience” (Mondo Digital), directed by Douglas Hickox (THEATRE OF BLOOD) from a screenplay by ZULU writer/director Cy Endfield, now scanned in 4K from the interpositive with 6+ hours of new and archival Special Features, plus an exclusive 100 page book, poster and art cards.

 

  • Video & Presentation: 4k uhd disc – original theatrical version (118 mins), blu-ray – original theatrical version (118 mins), blu-ray – u.s. theatrical version (98 mins)
  • Archival & Extras: audio commentary on original theatrical version with anglo-zulu war historian ian knight and film historian simon lewis, theatrical trailer, war cry of the zulu – the making of zulu dawn (feature-length documentary narrated by dai bradley featuring producer nate kohn, co-producer & actor james faulkner and others), trailblazer: the simon sabela story (documentary on the south african actor/director), the saga of bob’s last stands (bob hoskins’ death scene), the scene that never was (the eclipse at isandlwana), the symbol of sacrifice (1918 reconstruction of the historical south african film)
  • Packaging & Collectibles: 100-page collectors book with new articles by ian knight and simon lewis, 6 collectors’ art cards, double-sided poster

invaders from mars

release: 4th May 2026
available on 4k uhd & blu-ray

 

From three hundred million miles away…invaders from Mars!
In the dark of a stormy night, young boy David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) witnesses a flying saucer land in a sandpit in his small, American town. It’s not long before the adults, including his very own parents, appear…changed. Desperate for help, David enlists physician Dr. Pat Blake (Helena Carter) and local astronomer Dr. Stuart Kelston (Arthur Franz), to try and stop the invasion of the green, brainwashing, monsters. A landmark in sci-fi cinema, Invaders from Mars inspired filmmakers as wide ranging as Don Coscarelli (Phantasm), Brad Bird (The Iron Giant) and John Carpenter (The Thing) and is now available fully restored!

 

  • Video & Presentation: restored 4k (2160p) uhd blu-ray presentation (hdr10 compatible)
  • Archival & Extras: newly recorded audio commentary by kim newman and barry forshaw, video essay by nic wassell, william cameron menzies: architect of dreams (interview with james curtis and pamela lauesen), jimmy hunt saves the planet (interview with jimmy hunt), terror from above (featurette with john landis, joe dante, mark goldblatt, robert skotak and scott macqueen), restoring the invasion (before and after restoration featurette with scott macqueen), tcm festival introduction (2022) by john sayles, european observatory sequence, european ending (alternative ending), original theatrical trailer, rerelease trailer, image gallery featuring press book pages and restoration photos
  • Packaging & Collectibles: first pressing only illustrated booklet featuring new writing by dr deborah allison and barry forshaw 

the snake woman

release: 4th May 2026
available on blu-ray

 

An Edwardian detective investigates a series of venomous deaths in this thrilling monster horror from award-winning director Sidney J. Furie. Featuring superstitious villagers, murderous hags, a supernatural wild spirit and a modern take on “the other” in society, The Snake Woman has been painstakingly restored by Hammer from scans from the original film negatives. Controlling his wife’s madness with regular doses of snake venom, Dr Adderson is horrified when she dies giving birth to an unblinking daughter who is cold to the touch. The demented midwife, chased out of the house after trying to murder the baby, returns with an angry mob who set the house ablaze.

 

  • Video & Presentation: english subtitles on the main feature
  • Archival & Extras: new commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer heidi honeycutt and tv and film critic sarah morgan, original theatrical trailer, image gallery
  • Packaging & Collectibles: limited edition o-card packaging, brand-new artwork by lydia maltby

nightbreed

release: 25th May 2026
available on 4k uhd

 

From the mind of writer/director Clive Barker – the macabre visionary responsible for Hellraiser and Candyman – comes Nightbreed, a nightmare-induced fantasy set in a world like nothing you’ve ever experienced before… one which will leave you questioning who the real monsters are. The victim of studio interference and an unrepresentative marketing campaign, Nightbreed was poorly received by critics on its initial release and failed to ignite the box office, but has since undergone a radical reappraisal. Arrow Films is proud to present two versions of this depraved cult classic: the studio-approved theatrical cut and the reconstructed, reinvigorated director’s cut, for the ultimate nightmarish viewing experience.

 

  • Video & Presentation: 4k restorations of both the theatrical cut and director’s cut, 4k (2160p) uhd blu-ray presentation in dolby vision (hdr10 compatible) of both cuts, original lossless 2.0 stereo audio and optional dts-hd ma 5.1 audio for both cuts, optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for both cuts
  • Archival & Extras: audio commentary on theatrical cut by adrian j. smith and david flint, vintage introduction by clive barker, monsters, maniacs and midian: the making of nightbreed (feature-length documentary incorporating archival 1989 epk footage), memories of midian (nicholas vince interview), walking the line between heaven and hell (kat ellinger interview), speaking up for the monsters (kim newman interview), deleted and alternate scenes, extended torture scene, theatrical trailers and tv spots, image galleries (including sketches, set photos, posters, pre-production art and tower records launch party stills), original screenplay, introduction by clive barker and mark alan miller, audio commentary by clive barker and mark alan miller, audio commentary by kim newman
  • Packaging & Collectibles: reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by gilles vranckx, perfect-bound collectors’ booklet featuring writing by mark salisbury, phil and sarah stokes, double-sided fold-out poster featuring new artwork by gilles vranckx

 

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