Arrow May Slate Has Wild Women, Noé’ And Horror Classic!

Hopefully this coming May (or earlier) The Beatles song ‘Here Comes The Sun‘ will be ringing through our ears. For Arrow Video‘s May slate it will be a month of wild women, Gaspar Noé, Eroticism and a ‘stinging’ horror classic in 4K UHD.

May sees the release of Wild Things, with a spoilt rich kid, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks, a carefree playboy and a dogged detective finding themselves all caught up in the sex crime of the century in a steamy star-studded crime thriller from the director of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Presented in new 4K restorations of its original theatrical version and extended ‘Unrated Edition’, Wild Things is a classic piece of sexy late-90s neo-noir from director John McNaughton and writer Stephen Peters, whose serpentine plotting will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end credits roll. Including new interviews, a collector’s booklet, postcards and a poster, there is also a Limited Edition SteelBook, Blu-ray and a Zavvi Exclusive SteelBook.

Next up, a gloriously mean-spirited slice from the slasher golden age, Girls Nite Out, featuring a host of familiar genre faces including Hal Holbrook (Creepshow), Rutanya Alda (Amityville II: The Possession), Julia Montgomery (The Kindred) and Lauren-Marie Taylor (Friday the 13th Part 2).  Originally released under the only marginally more appropriate title of The Scaremaker, this is a decidedly singular slasher flick which comes on like a frenetic cross between Animal House and Friday the 13th – veering from jovial frat antics to jarringly disturbing scenes of the killer shrieking obscenities as he slices up his victims. With a brand new 2K restoration from 35mm vault elements, a new commentary track and an illustrated booklet, this is one night out you won’t want to miss! An Exclusive “The Scaremaker” O-Card edition is also available.

Also in May, dare you say his name five times? From the chilling imagination of horror master Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Nightbreed) comes Candyman – one of the greatest horror movies of the ‘90s, now newly restored on 4K UHD. Expertly directed by British filmmaker Bernard Rose (Paperhouse) and boasting an astounding score by composer Philip Glass, Candyman ingeniously reworks Clive Barker’s original short story “The Forbidden” (originally published as part of his groundbreaking Books of Blood series) into a modern horror parable that remains as timely today as ever. The release includes an audio commentary with writer-director Bernard Rose and actor Tony Todd, three rarely-seen Bernard Rose short films, postcards, a poster and a 40-page booklet.

Then, it’s time to Enter The Void. Eight years after the controversial and shocking Irreversible, director Gaspar Noé cemented his reputation as the enfant terrible of New French Extremity with perhaps his most challenging film to date – a hallucinatory meditation on life, death and rebirth, shot entirely in the first person. Described by Noé himself as a “psychedelic melodrama”, Enter the Void boasts mesmerising cinematography by the award-winning Benoît Debie (Climax, Spring Breakers) and a hypnotic soundtrack of experimental and electronic music. Powerful and transcendent, it offers viewers an immersive cinematic experience like no other. The Limited Edition Blu-ray is packed with extras and comes with art cards, a dazzling poster and an illuminating booklet.

Finally in May, on Blu-ray, more Gaspar Noé, where the arch provocateur of New French Extremity blurs the boundaries between reality and fiction in LUX ÆTERNA, his ode to the suffering and sacrifices involved in the creation of art. Shot over just five days and largely improvised by the superlative cast,  LUX ÆTERNA is a powerful, hypnotic assault on the senses like no other, cementing Noé’s position as one of the most incendiary voices in cinema today.

Wild Things On Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray 23rd May 

Popular and charming, student counsellor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) is no stranger to being the focus of female attention within the moneyed cliques of Florida’s Blue Bay. His fortunes are about to change dramatically, however, when one of the wealthiest students at his high school, sultry siren Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards), accuses him of rape. The charge looks sure to stick when another girl from the other end of the social spectrum, Suzie Toller (Neve Campbell), steps forward with her own allegations, but Detective Duquette (Kevin Bacon) smells something fishy, and the truth is as murky and dangerous as the alligator-infested swamps in the hinterlands of this affluent beach community.

Also coming soon on
Limited Edition Dual Format SteelBook
Limited Edition Dual Format SteelBook [Zavvi Exclusive]
Limited Edition Blu-ray

Girls Nite Out Limited Edition Blu-ray 16th May

The students of DeWitt University are preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics in the form of an all-night scavenger hunt. Little do they know that they are in fact the ones being hunted… An unhinged assailant, disguised in the college’s goofy bear mascot outfit – and bearing knives for claws, two years before Freddy donned his famous gloves – is stalking the campus hellbent on carving up co-eds.

Also soon
On Blu-ray [Exclusive “The Scaremaker” O-Card] 16th May

Candyman On Limited Edition 4K UHD 23rd May

When grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) begins working on a thesis about urban legends, she comes across the terrifying tale of the Candyman – a vengeful, hook-handed spirit who can be summoned by saying his name five times in the mirror. As her research leads her into the bowels of Chicago’s deprived housing projects and deeper into the Candyman’s world, Helen learns that some legends are best left well alone.

Enter The Void On Limited Edition Blu-ray 30th May

American siblings Oscar (Nathaniel Brown) and Linda (Paz de la Huerta, The Limits of Control) eke out a shared existence in Tokyo – he by dealing drugs, she by working as a stripper. However, tragedy strikes when a deal turns sour and Oscar is shot by the police. As his lifeless body lies on the floor of a public toilet, his soul floats high above the neon-drenched Tokyo streets, observing the effect of his death on his sister and reliving the events in his life that brought him to this juncture.

Lux Æterna On Limited Edition Blu-ray 30th May

French cinema icons Charlotte Gainsbourg (Ismael’s Ghosts, Antichrist) and Béatrice Dalle (Betty Blue, Inside), playing themselves, star as the lead actress and the director of an experimental film about witches. But as preparations for the shoot get underway, the increasingly chaotic production slowly unravels as egos and bitter resentments rise to the surface, threatening to derail the entire enterprise.