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October 2025

step into cinema history with this month’s lavishly packaged, restored collector’s editions.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

release: 6th october 2025
available on 4k uhd 

 

Chantal Akerman’s landmark second feature follows the meticulous daily routine of its titular lead over the course of three days. Voted Sight and Sound’s Greatest Film of All Time in 2022, marking the first time a female filmmaker has taken the number one spot, Jeanne Dielman is revolutionary in its bold experimental approach to narrative subject and structure. Charting the breakdown of its protagonist, a bourgeois Belgian housewife, mother and part-time sex worker over the course of three days, the film rigorously records her everyday life in extended time and hypnotic detail.

 

  • Restored in 2K and presented in High Definition
  • Audio commentary by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell of the Akerman Year podcast
  • Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975, 69 mins): insightful documentary by Sami Frey showing the working relationship between Akerman and Delphine Seyrig
  • Chantal Akerman 1976: An Interview (1976, 59 mins): the filmmaker discusses her early films with B Ruby Rich
  • Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman (2007, 30 mins): Chantal Akerman talks to her mother, Natalia
  • Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007, 34 mins)
  • Interview with Aurore Clément (2007, 19 mins): The actor talks to Chantal Akerman about how she came to work on Les Rendez-vous d’Anna, and the reaction the film garnered on its release

the curse of frankenstein

release: 13th october 2025
available on 4k uhd 

 

A cinema sensation, The Curse of Frankenstein single-handedly revived the horror genre and brought Hammer to the attention of a worldwide audience eager for more. Almost overnight, Peter Cushing became world famous as the maniacal surgeon intent on creating life from death – and Christopher Lee’s portrayal of the Creature will be the only one ever powerful enough to rival Karloff’s. Making its worldwide debut on 4K UHD, this classic British horror has been painstakingly restored from the best existing film elements, creating the definitive viewing experience of this legendary feature.
After years of intense study, Victor Frankenstein brings a dead animal back to life through the power of science. Overawed with success he decides that he must now build the perfect human being – from body parts!

 

  • six discs in a stylish digipak: two uhd and four blu-rays, with the film and new special features content duplicated on both uhd and blu-ray
  • disc six featured only in the limited collector’s edition; not available in retail versions
  • the curse of frankenstein available in three aspect ratios: widescreen 1.66:1 uk theatrical, fullscreen 1.37:1 as-filmed, widescreen 1.85:1 us theatrical
  • brand-new 5.1 mix for all three iterations alongside the original mono film soundtrack
  • eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original uk cinema lobby cards
  • 168-page booklet featuring new and reprint articles
  • 68-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine the house of hammer

twin peaks: fire walk with me

release: 13th october 2025
available on 4k uhd and blu-ray

 

In the town of Twin Peaks, everybody has their secrets—but no one more than Laura Palmer. In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that surround her murder. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years. Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch’s most humane films, aching with compassion for its tortured heroine—a character as enthralling in life as she was in death.

 

  • 4K digital restoration, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, both supervised by director David Lynch
  • Alternate original 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • The Missing Pieces, ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from the film, assembled by Lynch
  • Interview by Lynch with actors Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, and Grace Zabriskie
  • Interviews with Lee and composer Angelo Badalamenti
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from Lynch on Lynch, a 1997 book edited by filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley

heart of dragon

release: 27th october 2025
available on 4k uhd

 

World-famous for their action and derring-do, old friends Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung teamed up for a film that shows there’s much more to them than brawling.
Jackie plays a good-hearted cop looking after his learning-disabled brother Danny, played by Sammo, but doesn’t always succeed in keeping him out of trouble. When Danny is taken as a hostage, his brother will risk everything – his career and even his life –-to rescue him, throwing it down as only Jackie Chan can.
Made the same year as Police Story, Heart of Dragon was a change of pace for the great action artists, giving them a chance to show of their acting chops as well as their stunt skills – even if they don’t ignore the latter! 88 Films are proud to present this Worldwide 4K premiere of a Hong Kong classic.

 

  • Rigid slipcase with brand-new artwork by Sean Longmore
  • Double-sided foldout poster
  • 6 replica lobby cards
  • 80-page fully illustrated book featuring articles by C.J. Lines, Matthew Edwards, Fraser Elliott
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • BRAND NEW 4K Remaster from the original negatives presented in Ultra High Definition (2160P) in 1.85:1 aspect ratio
  • Presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 compatible)
  • High Definition (1080P) Blu-Ray(TM) in 1.85:1 aspect ratio also included
  • 2 Versions of the film – Hong Kong Cut Cut [91 Mins] and Japanese Extended Cut [99 Mins] [Hong Kong Version]

Ms .45

release: 27th october 2025
available on 4k uhd and blu-ray

 

From Abel Ferrara, director of The Driller Killer and King of New York, comes a terrifying revenge-thriller in the tradition of Death Wish and Taxi Driver… Ms. 45 (aka Angel of Vengeance) will blow you away.
New York, 1980. Raped at gunpoint on her way home from work, mute seamstress Thana returns to the safety of her apartment only to be assaulted again by a burglar; but this time she fights back. Bludgeoning her assailant with an iron, she takes his gun and begins to dispose of the body piece by piece. Fuelled by her trauma, Thana sees that sexual threat is everywhere in the city and decides to bring a .45 calibre solution to the problem.
A devastating depiction of sexual violence and female rage, with a stunning central performance from Zoë Lund (credited as Zoë Tamerlis), Ms. 45 arrives on 4K UHD in a brand-new restoration that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the grimy glamour of New York in the 80s and with all its controversial power intact.

 

  • brand new 4k restoration by arrow films from the original 35mm camera negative
  • 4k (2160p) uhd blu-ray presentation in dolby vision (hdr10 compatible)
  • original lossless mono audio
  • optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • brand new audio commentary by alexandra heller-nicholas, author of rape revenge films: a critical study and cultographies: ms. 45
  • reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by sister hyde

Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy

release: 27th october 2025
available on blu-ray

 

A trilogy of films about Yokohama private eye Maiku Hama (played by Masatoshi Nagase) directed by Kaizo Hayashi. In THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE he gets embroiled in the disappearance of a Taiwanese immigrant’s brother, getting caught in the crosshairs of a gang war. In the 2nd film THE STAIRWAY TO THE DISTANT PAST he goes after a “Man in White” reigning over the embattled riverfront of Yokohama. The ominous final chapter THE TRAP straddles the line of psychological horror as a series of drug-fueled murders instill fear in Yokohama.

 

  • bonus footage
  • commentary: the most terrible time in my life – jasper sharp; stairway to a distant past – edmund yeo (selected); the trap – sam deighan
  • interviews: kaizo hayashi (director); shunsuke koga (producer)
  • video essays: matthew carter; james balmont
  • trailers

in the mouth of madness

release: 27th october 2025
available on 4k uhd

 

When Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) visits a country house, he finds himself trapped in his recurring nightmare that involves the manor’s guests sharing their experiences with the supernatural. With each bizarre tale told, whether it be about a haunted mirror or a ventriloquist tormented by his dummy, Craig hurtles closer and closer to the nightmare’s end, where he knows something awful will happen. A portmanteau work from four of Ealing Studios’ best directors and starring Michael Redgrave, Googie Withers and Mervyn Johns, Dead of Night is rightly held up as one of the finest horror films ever made.

 

  • brand new 4k restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by arrow films
  • 4k (2160p) ultra hd blu-ray presentation in dolby vision (hdr10 compatible)
  • original lossless dts-hd ma 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio options
  • optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • archive audio commentary with director john carpenter and producer sandy king carpenter
  • archive audio commentary with director john carpenter and director of photography gary b. kibbe
  • brand new audio commentary by filmmakers rebekah mckendry & elric kane, co-hosts of colors of the dark podcast
  • making madness, a newly filmed interview with producer sandy king carpenter

peacock king

release: 27th october 2025
available on blu-ray

 

When demonic forces threaten to unleash the Hell King upon the world, two monks—Peacock (Yuen Biao) from Hong Kong and Lucky Fruit (Mikami Hiroshi) from Japan—join forces to stop the chaos. Their mission centers on Ashura (Gloria Yip), a mysterious girl destined to open the Gates of Hell. Blending explosive martial arts, fantastical creatures, and ancient mythology, The Peacock King delivers a wild ride through sacred temples and neon-lit cities.
Directed by Lam Ngai Kai and featuring assistant director Takashi Miike, this landmark Chinese-Japanese co-production brings the popular Peacock King manga to life with dazzling special effects and unforgettable 1980s supernatural action. A cult classic reborn.

 

  • O-RING AND RIGID SLIPCASE FEATURING ARTWORK BY KUNG FU BOB
  • COLLECTABLE POSTCARD
  • 40-PAGE PERFECT BOUND BOOK FEATURING ARCHIVE STILLS AND NEW WRITING ON THE FILM BY FRASER ELLIOTT AND DAVID WEST
  • High Definition Blu-Ray Presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
  • 5.1 Cantonese DTS-HD MA with English Subtitles
  • 2.0 English Mono
  • 5.1 English DTS-HD MA
  • Audio Commentary by HK Cinema Experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto

dead of night

release: 20th october 2025
available on 4k uhd

 

He chilled our blood with The Thing. Brought us face to face with the devil himself in Prince of Darkness. Now master of horror John Carpenter drives us out of our minds with In the Mouth of Madness, the final entry in his “Apocalypse Trilogy.”
Horror author Sutter Cane is missing. As crowds turn violent waiting for copies of his latest book, Cane’s publishers enlist insurance investigator John Trent to find him. With Cane’s editor, Linda Styles, Trent sets off in search of the elusive author and finds himself trapped in Hobb’s End, a town that should only exist within the author’s books. As fiction and reality blur, Trent begins to realize that between the lines, beyond the page, somewhere out there in the dark, something evil is waiting to break through.

 

  • brand new 4k restoration
  • 64-page booklet with brand new essays
  • 2 posters
  • dead of night: dreams and duality with alice lowe (new)
  • marketing galore! the art of ealing with nathalie morris (new)
  • audio commentary by critic and film historian pamela hutchinson
  • short sharp screams: dead of night and the british horror anthology – interview with author john llewelyn probert
  • scoring the night: on georges auric and dead of night – interview with author dr. david huckvale
  • remembering dead of night featurette

sorcerer

release: 6th october 2025
available on 4k uhd

 

A hallucinatory journey into the heart of darkness, William Friedkin’s pulse-pounding reimagining of the suspense classic The Wages of Fear was dismissed upon its release, only to be recognized decades later as one of the boldest auteur statements of the New Hollywood. In a remote Latin American village, four desperate fugitives – a New Jersey gangster (Roy Scheider), a Mexican assassin (Francisco Rabal), an unscrupulous Parisian businessman (Bruno Cremer), and an Arab terrorist (Amidou) – take on a seemingly doomed mission: transporting two trucks full of highly explosive nitroglycerin through the treacherous jungle. Aided by Tangerine Dream’s otherworldly synth score, Friedkin turns each bump in the road into a tour de force of cold-sweat tension – conjuring a hauntingly nihilistic vision of a world ruled by chance and fate.

 

  • New 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack approved by director William Friedkin, and alternate original theatrical 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
  • Friedkin Uncut (2018), a documentary by Francesco Zippel featuring interviews with Friedkin, screenwriter Walon Green, filmmakers Wes Anderson and Francis Ford Coppola, and others
  • New conversation between filmmaker James Gray and film critic Sean Fennessey
  • Conversation from 2015 between Friedkin and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Archival audio interviews with Green and editor Bud Smith, from the collection of Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, author of William Friedkin (2003)
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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