Arrow Video's September lineup includes a 4K UHD + Blu-ray of De Palma/Pacino crime masterpiece Carlito's Way, Giallo masterpiece Blood and Black Lace from Mario Bava, the four Psycho films in one thrilling collection, and Hideo Nakata's groundbreaking J-horror Ringu in UHD. The releases feature brand new restorations, UHD debuts, incisive commentaries and video essays, illuminating documentaries, limited edition packaging, perfect-bound books with incisive writing on the films, fold-out posters, art cards and reversible sleeves.

CARLITO'S WAY (USA 1993)
Limited Edition UHD & Dual Format Blu-ray | 25 September 2023 | £34.99

Academy Award winner Al Pacino reunites with his Scarface director Brian De Palma for this tough-minded thriller about a gangster looking for salvation down the mean streets of 1970s New York City.

Gangster Carlito Brigante (Pacino) gets released early from prison thanks to the work of his lawyer, Kleinfeld (Sean Penn, Milk). Vowing to go straight, Carlito nonetheless finds dangers waiting for him in the outside world. As Carlito works toward redemption, Kleinfeld sinks into cocaine-fuelled corruption. When Kleinfeld crosses the mob, Carlito gets caught in the crossfire and has to face a hard choice: remain loyal to the friend who freed him or protect a new life with the woman he loves (Penelope Ann Miller, The Relic). With enemies closing in from all sides, Carlito must find his way before it's too late.

Also starring John Leguizamo (Land of the Dead), Luis Guzmán (Magnolia), and Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence), Carlito's Way has come to be regarded as among De Palma's most accomplished films. A hard-hitting gangster noir laced with romance and melancholy, powerful performances and nail-biting suspense.

LIMITED EDITION UHD CONTENTS:

• Brand new audio commentary by Matthew Seitz, author of The Wes Anderson Collection and The Soprano Sessions
• Brand new audio commentary by Dr Douglas Keesey, author of Brian De Palma's Split-Screen: A Life in Film
• Carlito and the Judge, a brand new interview with Judge Edwin Torres, author of the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours, on which the screenplay for Carlito's Way is based
• Cutting Carlito's Way, a brand new interview with editors Bill Pankow and Kristina Boden
• De Palma's Way, a brand new appreciation by film critic David Edelstein
• All the Stitches in the World: The Locations of Carlito's Way, a brand new look at the New York locations of Carlito's Way and how they look today
• De Palma on Carlito's Way, an archival interview with director Brian De Palma
• The Making of Carlito's Way, an archival documentary on the making of the film, produced for the original DVD release
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly-commissioned artwork by Tom Ralston and Obviously Creative
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and original production notes

Carlito's Way will also be released on 4K UHD + Blu-ray Dual Format with an Original Artwork Slipcase for £29.99.

BLOOD AND BLACK LACE [6 DONNE PER L'ASSASSINO] (Italy/France/West Germany 1964)
Limited Edition UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 18 September 2023 | £34.99 (UHD), £29.99 (Blu-ray)

The Christian Haute Couture fashion house is a home to models… and backstabbing… and blackmail… and drug deals… and MURDER.

Having established a template for the giallo with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Mario Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so, he created one of the most influential films ever made – an Italian classic that would spearhead the giallo genre, provide a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge effect on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese.

Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original uncut form, this all-new 4K Ultra HD release allows fans to see Blood and Black Lace afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• Audio commentary by Mario Bava's biographer Tim Lucas
• Psycho Analysis – a documentary on Blood and Black Lace and the origins of the giallo genre featuring interviews with directors Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Lamberto Bava (Demons), screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colours of the Dark), critics Roberto Curti and Steve Della Casa, and crime novelists Sandrone Dazieri and Carlo Lucarelli
• An appreciation by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, the creative duo behind Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears
• Gender and Giallo – a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s
• Blood and Bava – a panel discussion on Mario Bava featuring Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Steve Della Casa, recorded at the 2014 Courmayeur Film Festival
• The Sinister Image: Cameron Mitchell – an episode of David Del Valle's television series, devoted to the star of Blood and Black Lace and presented in full
• The alternative US opening titles, sourced from Joe Dante's private print
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by Howard Hughes, Alan Jones and David Del Valle, plus new writing by Rachael Nisbet and Kat Ellinger
• Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Six double-sided collector's postcards

The Limited Edition Blu-ray will have the same contents, with the the following difference:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

An alternative Limited Edition 'Arte Originale' UHD release will have the same contents as the UHD edition listed above, but with the following difference:

• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options

THE PSYCHO COLLECTION (USA 1960/1983/1986/1990)
Limited Edition UHD | 25 September 2023 | £59.99

Shattering expectations and shocking audiences around the world, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed the face of cinema in 1960. It remains one of the most iconic and influential movies ever made.

Twenty three years later, Australian filmmaker Richard Franklin (Patrick, Road Games) boldly followed in the master's footsteps and directed Psycho II, a sequel that not only delivered on the promise of his earlier films, but also lived up to Hitchcock's original. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis (neé Crane, Vera Miles) sister of Norman's most famous victim. All Norman wants to do is live quietly and productively as a normal member of society. But is returning to the house he once shared with his mother, and running the motel that was the site of so many murders, really a good idea? Is he cured, or will he kill again?

Psycho III would see Anthony Perkins himself take the franchise reins for his directorial debut, bringing a stylish flair that suggested his time working with not only Alfred Hitchock, but Orson Welles and Ken Russell had been well spent. Fallen nun (Diana Scarwid as Maureen Coyle), a sleazy drifter (Jeff Fahey as Duane Duke), and a curious reporter looking for a scoop (Roberta Maxwell as Tracy Venables) all arrive at the Bates Motel and 'Mother' is less than happy, especially when Norman begins to fall in love.

Psycho IV: The Beginning, written by Joseph Stefano (screenwriter of the 1960 original) and directed by master of horror Mick Garris, returns to the primal scene to show us how it all began in Anthony Perkins' final franchise appearance. Rehabilitated and happily married, Norman Bates has finally escaped from the overbearing influence of his abusive mother. But his wife is pregnant, and Norman finds himself afraid that the child will inherit his mental illness. When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose (CCH Pounder) discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name, to tell his story. Starring Henry Thomas (E.T.) as young Norman and Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas) as his mother, Norma.

Presented together for the first time in the UK on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray, featuring all new restorations of Psycho II, III and IV from the original camera negatives, Arrow Video invites you back inside the Bates Motel and wishes you a very pleasant stay.

LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD CONTENTS:

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentations of all four films
• New 4K restorations of Psycho II, Psycho III and Psycho IV from the original camera negatives
• Original lossless mono and 5.1 audio options for Psycho, Psycho II and Psycho III, lossless mono and stereo audio options for Psycho IV
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible Sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
• Double-sided posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
• 9 postcard sized reproduction art cards
• 120-page perfect bound collector's book featuring new writing by film critics John-Paul Checkett and Johnny Mains plus select archival material

DISC 1 – PSYCHO (UHD):

• Audio Commentary with Stephen Rebello, Author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
• The Making of Psycho documentary
• In the Master's Shadow, Hitchcock's Legacy featurette
• Hitchcock / Truffaut audio interview with scenes from the movie
• Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho featurette
• The Shower Scene: With & Without Music featurette
• The Shower Sequence, Storyboards by Saul Bass image gallery
• Psycho Sound featurette
• The Psycho Archives image gallery
• Posters and Psycho Ads image gallery
• Lobby Cards image gallery
• Behind the Scenes Photographs image gallery
• Publicity Shots image gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Re-Release Trailers

DISC 2 – PSYCHO II (UHD):

• New audio commentary by Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains
• Audio commentary by screenwriter Tom Holland 
• Behind the Curtain, The Masters of Horror on Psycho panel discussion with screenwriter Tom Holland and Psycho IV director Mick Garris moderated by Robert Galluzzo
• Giving Bloch His Due, interview with Chet Williams, author of Psycho: Sanitarium on the legacy of Norman Bates' creator, author Robert Bloch
• Anthony Perkins TV interview
• Anthony Perkins audio interview
• Richard Franklin audio interview
• Richard Franklin On Set featurette
• Richard Franklin scene commentary
• A sequel to a classic
• The House on the Hill featurette
• Personality profile: Anthony Perkins
• Personality profile: Richard Franklin
• Still Crazy After All These Years featurette
• Behind the scenes featurette
• Anthony Perkins interview
• Vera Miles interview
• Janet Leigh interview
• Jerry Goldsmith demo
• Trailers & TV spots
• Image Gallery
• Audio Press Kit/promotional record (plays during almost the entire film)
• Record gallery

DISC 3 – PSYCHO III (UHD):

• New Commentary by Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue
• Carnival of the Heart, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller Nicholas
• Scream of Love, a new interview with composer Carter Burwell
• Watch the Guitar, an interview with actor Jeff Fahey
• Patsy's Last Night, an interview with actor Katt Shea
• Mother's Maker, an interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Westmore
• Body Double, an interview with actress Brinke Stevens
• Original Electronic Press Kit
• Alternate Opening
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV spot
• Image Gallery

DISC 4 – PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (UHD):

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentation of the film in director's preferred 1.78:1 aspect ratio 
• Audio Commentary with director Mick Garris, actor Henry Thomas, and actress Olivia Hussey
• Death by Strings, new visual essay by author and critic Guy Adams on music across the franchise
• The Making of Mother, an archive interview with make-up effects artist Tony Gardner
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage
• A Look at the Scoring of Psycho IV, an archive featurette
• Theatrical Trailer

DISC 5 – BONUS: PSYCHO IV TV Aspect Ratio (UHD - LTD EDITION EXCLUSIVE):

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentation of the film in 1.33:1 TV aspect ratio

RINGU (Japan 1998)
Limited Edition UHD | 25 September 2023 | £29.99

In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film’s success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata’s original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology.

A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week – unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse…

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Brand new, exclusive 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Lossless Japanese DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
• The Ringu Legacy – a series of interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy
• A Vicious Circle – a video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata
• Circumnavigating Ringu – a video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ringu series
• Spooks, Sighs and Videotape – a video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon
• Sadako’s video
• Theatrical trailers
• Limited edition packaging featuring two artwork options
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two artwork options
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Violet Lucca and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

An Limited Edition Original Artwork UHD will also be released with alternative artwork.