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🔊 Soundtrack & Score Reviews on Vinyl & CD
Whether you're a long-time collector or just discovering the thrill of Physical Media, we bring you honest insights, cinematic trivia, and rare finds from the world of analog and high-definition film formats.
🕰️ From Schwarzenegger blockbusters to Horror obscurities, our mission is to celebrate the magic of retro cinema — one reel at a time!
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Eraser 4K UHD
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Eraser, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams, the film will be available for purchase on 4K UHD Blu-ray, SteelBook and Collector’s Edition on June 29.
Directed by Chuck Russell (“The Mask”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors”) the newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring Russell, Vanessa Williams, and Executive Producer Michael Tadross reflecting on the making of the film 30 years later.
About the Film
U.S. marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) “erases” the lives and identities of people entering the Witness Protection Program. When his latest charge (Vanessa Williams) uncovers a deal to put a new superweapon in the wrong hands, it’s a do-or-die assignment. Kruger embarks on a high-octane action spree to protect her. As exciting as it is entertaining, Eraser is unstoppable.
Eraser 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contain the following new special features:
Reinventing the Modern Action Hero – The Evolution of Arnold (NEW)
Discover how the legendary actor’s career shifted from the muscle-forward characters of the 80s into a sleeker, more emotionally grounded, action identity.
‘90s Action Thriller Reimagined (NEW)
Dive deeper into the star power, early CGI, and technological innovations that defined the transition from the late-80s analog action into the emerging digital era to follow.
Eraser 4K Ultra HD Collector's Edition contains the following additional features:
Film on 4K UHD and Blu-ray
SteelBook
Rigid Slipcase
A3 Theatrical Poster
Character Art Cards
Behind-the-Scenes Art Cards
Action Scene Art Cards
4K Ultra HD Aspect Ratio: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 2.39:1
4K Ultra HD Languages: English; Dolby Digital: English, Castilian Spanish 5.1, Czech 5.1, German 5.1, Italian 5.1, Parisian French 5.1, Latin Spanish
4K Ultra HD Subtitles: English SDH, Castilian Spanish, Czech, Finnish, German SDH, Italian, Korean, Latin Spanish, Norwegian, Parisian French SDH, Polish, Swedish
4K Ultra HD Audio: Dolby Atmos True HD; Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Aspect Ratio: 1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4
Blu-ray Languages: English 5.1, Brazilian Portuguese 2.0, Castilian Spanish 5.1, French 5.1, German 5.1, Italian 5.1, Latin Spanish 2.0
Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, Complex Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Digital
Run Time: 115 minutes
Rating: 15
RRP: £23 4K Ultra HD / £35 SteelBook / £50 Collector’s Edition
Physical Street Date: June 29, 2026
#eraser #arnoldschwarzenegger #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
The Outfit - On Limited Edition Blu-ray
NOBODY PLAYS ROUGHER THAN THE OUTFIT… EXCEPT MAYBE EARL, CODY AND BETT!
Before he embarked on a roaring rampage of revenge with 1977’s Rolling Thunder, director John Flynn made The Outfit, a hard-boiled thriller par excellence, based on a novel by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake), one of the greatest crime writers who ever lived.
Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall, The Godfather) is a professional thief. Once upon a time, he and his brother Eddie robbed a bank together. Unfortunately, that bank was owned by criminal syndicate “The Outfit”. Now Eddie is dead and it looks like Earl is next. But “The Outfit” hasn’t counted on Earl’s iron will. Released from a 27-month stretch in prison, Earl wants to get even and, with girlfriend Bett (Karen Black, Five Easy Pieces) and best friend Cody (Joe Don Baker, Walking Tall), he begins a private war to avenge the death of his brother. The entire criminal underworld is about to learn an unforgettable lesson: never mess with Earl Macklin.
With a score by Peckinpah regular Jerry Fielding, gritty cinematography by Bruce Surtees (The Shootist), and a veritable rogues gallery of classic character actors including Robert Ryan (The Wild Bunch), Timothy Carey (The Killing), Richard Jaeckel (The Dirty Dozen), and Bill McKinney (Deliverance), The Outfit is as tough, taut, and relentless as its protagonist.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• Brand new restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation with original and alternate ending options available via seamless branching
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critic & author Jedidiah Ayres and film critic Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast
• The Man With the Getaway Face, a brand new appreciation of author Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark) by Westlake expert Levi Stahl
• Paths Not Taken, a brand new appreciation of the film by critic Walter Chaw
• Tapping into the Outsider, a brand new featurette on The Outfit and the Parker novels by Alissa Marmol-Cernat and Shay Dennis, creators of Tough Business: A Parker Site
• Archival interview with filmmaker Walter Hill on director John Flynn
• Theatrical trailer
• Image galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Collectors’ booklet with new writing by critics Chris D, Glenn Kenny, and Priscilla Page
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030395
Cat number: FCD2869
Format: Blu-ray
UK Release date: 27/07/2026
RRP: £24.99
Genre: Crime
Region coding: B
Runtime: 105 / 103 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Mono
Colour: Colour
Director: John Flynn
Cast: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15
#TheOutfit #robertduvall #arrowvideo #bluray #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
Sex and Fury / Female Yakuza Tale - On Limited Edition Blu-ray
Following their genre-defining “female delinquent” classic Girl Boss Guerrilla, director Norifumi Suzuki and action star Reiko Ike would join forces once again for the shocking Sex & Fury. Pulpy and bathed in lurid violence of the highest order, the film would beget the sequel, Female Yakuza Tale directed by none other than the king of ero-guro, Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men).
In Sex & Fury, deadly swordswoman Ocho Inoshika (Ike) is looking for the men who killed her father and finds herself infiltrating a sordid den of sexually deviant yakuza, involving a British secret agent (Christina Lindberg, Thriller: A Cruel Picture) and a twisted international scheme that could alter the fate of Japan. The sequel sees Ocho captured by devious yakuza who use Chinese women as drug mules, forcing her to use her sharp wits and blade to fight her way out.
Unparallelled levels of sleaze and violence combine in a haze of psychedelia with this deadly duo of Japanese exploitation, representing the high watermark of 1970s Toei yakuza madness.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio for both films
• Optional English subtitles for both films
• Archival audio commentaries for both films by Japanese cinema expert Chris D.
• Naked Vengeance, a brand new interview about the films with Yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito
• Original theatrical trailers for both films
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Ilan Sheady
• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by Asian cinema expert Camille Zaurin
Details:
Barcode: 5027035029429
Cat number: FCD2772
Format: Blu-ray
UK Release date: 06/07/2026
RRP: £14.99
Genre: Crime
Region coding: B
Runtime: 88 / 84 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Mono
Colour: Colour
Director: Norifumi Suzuki, Teruo Ishii
Cast: Reiko Ike, Akemi Negishi, Makoto Aikawa
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Rating: 18
#sexandfury #arrowvideo #bluray #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
To Live and Die in L.A. - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
A FEDERAL AGENT IS DEAD. A KILLER IS LOOSE. AND THE CITY OF ANGELS IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE.
In the seventies, one of America’s finest ever maestros behind the camera, William Friedkin, made The French Connection, The Exorcist and Sorcerer. In the eighties, he equalled them with the formidable To Live and Die in L.A., one of the most stylish thrillers the decade had to offer.
When his partner is murdered just days before retirement, Secret Service Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen, Manhunter) begins an obsessive hunt for his killer — counterfeiter and all-round psychopath Eric Masters, played by Willem Dafoe at his villainous prime.
Beautifully shot by Robby Müller (Repo Man, Paris, Texas) and with a driving score by British new wave act Wang Chung, To Live and Die in L.A. looks and sounds exceptional in this breathtaking 4K restoration from the original camera negative.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio option
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director and co-writer William Friedkin
• Taking a Chance, an archive interview with actor William Petersen
• Doctor for a Day, an archive interview with actor Dwier Brown
• Renaissance Woman in L.A., an archive interview with Debra Feuer
• So In Phase: Scoring To Live and Die in L.A., an archive interview with composers Wang Chung
• Wrong Way: The Stunts of To Live and Die in L.A., an archive interview with stunt co-ordinator Buddy Joe Hooker
• Counterfeit World: The Making of To Live and Die in L.A., an archive featurette containing interviews with Friedkin, actors Petersen and Willem Dafoe, and others
• Alternative ending
• Deleted scene
• Stills gallery
• Trailers
• Radio spot
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian Lee
• Collectors’ booklet featuring writing by Anne Billson and Ric Gentry
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030326
Cat number: FCD2862
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 06/07/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Crime/ thriller
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 116 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 2.0 / 5.1
Colour: Colour
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 18
#ToLiveAndDieInLA #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
Soylent Green - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
IT'S THE YEAR 2022... PEOPLE ARE STILL THE SAME. THEY'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET WHAT THEY NEED. AND THEY NEED SOYLENT GREEN.
Across a forty year career, Richard Fleischer directed classic movies in almost every decade he was working: from the epic swashbuckling of The Vikings, to the psychological chills of 10 Rillington Place... and, of course, Soylent Green: a dystopian science-fiction thriller with a venomous sting in its tail.
In a frighteningly prescient world of overpopulation and ecological collapse, resources are scarce. While the elite live in spacious, walled-off communities eating natural food and drinking clean water, the masses live in squalor, collecting water from communal taps and eating highly processed food wafers made by the Soylent Corporation. Soylent Red and Soylent Yellow are a staple, but now there's a tastier and more nutritious option: Soylent Green. When a member of the Soylent Corporation's board is murdered, Detective Robert Thorn (Charlton Heston) is called in to investigate. His search for answers will lead to a shocking discovery.
The final entry in a trilogy of dystopian sci-fi classics starring Charlton Heston - following Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man - Soylent Green is a devastating vision of humanity on the brink, once seen, never forgotten.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• 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
• Archive audio commentary with director Richard Fleischer and star Leigh Taylor-Young
• Brand new audio commentary with film historian Michael Brooke and author Johnny Mains
• Charlton Heston at the BFI, an archive onstage interview with the star of Soylent Green
• Richard Fleisher at the BFl, an archive onstage interview with the director of Soylent Green
• A Look at the World of Soylent Green, a vintage featurette
• MGM's Tribute to Edward G. Robinson's 101st Film, a vintage featurette
• Theatrical trailer
• Image galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Frank Collins and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030371
Cat number: FCD2867
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 27/07/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Sci-fi / Thriller
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 97 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: Mono
Colour: Colour
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Conners
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15
#soylentgreen #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
Falling Down - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
A TALE OF URBAN REALITY
In 1993, director Joel Schumacher (Flatliners) delivered one of the most provocative studio thrillers of the decade with Falling Down, a darkly comic, razor-sharp portrait of modern urban frustration starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall at their very best.
On a sweltering Los Angeles morning, a man known only as “D-Fens” (Douglas) abandons his car in a gridlocked traffic jam and sets off across the city on foot. He just wants to go home, but his path is marred by increasing everyday irritations that escalate into explosive confrontations, leaving a trail of violence in his wake. Trying to piece together these events is veteran cop Prendergast (Duvall), whose quiet final day before retirement becomes a chaotic hunt for a dangerous man on the edge. As the paths of these two very different men converge, the question of whether D-Fens is a victim of an oppressive society, or a man showing his true colors becomes unavoidable.
Shocking, darkly funny, and eerily prescient, Falling Down remains one of the most unforgettable portraits of rage in modern American cinema. Now restored in stunning 4K, this controversial cult classic looks sharper and hits harder than ever before.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films approved by cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Newly restored original lossless stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 4.0 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary by director Joel Schumacher, editor Paul Hirsch, screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith, LA Times writer Shawn Hubler, and actors Michael Douglas, Michael Paul Chan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Frederic Forrest
• Man on the Edge, a brand new interview with screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith
• At War with the World, a brand new interview with composer James Newton Howard
• Going Home, a brand new location featurette revisiting the real-life Los Angeles sites used in Falling Down
• Deconstructing D-Fens, an archival interview with Michael Douglas
• Original trailer
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Simon Ward
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030357
Cat number: FCD2865
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 20/07/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Drama
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 113 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: 2.0 / 4.0
Colour: Colour
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 18
#fallingdown #MichaelDouglas #JoelSchumacher #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Arrow Video Announcement -
Hush - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
SILENCE CAN BE KILLER.
Before The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan delivered Hush – a lean, nerve-shredding exercise in minimalist terror. Co-written with and starring Kate Siegel, this stripped-back home invasion thriller showcases the filmmaker’s mastery of sustained suspense.
Maddie (Siegel), a deaf novelist living in secluded woodland isolation, finds her hard-won peace shattered when a masked killer (John Gallagher Jr.) appears at her window. Cut off from help, she is forced into a brutal game of cat and mouse where silence becomes both her greatest vulnerability and her only weapon. As the night deepens, Maddie’s survival will depend on ingenuity, resilience, and sheer strength of will.
Claustrophobic, cleverly constructed, and relentlessly tense, Hush transforms a simple premise into a masterclass in pure tension, demonstrating that sometimes the quietest films make the loudest impact.
2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Kat Ellinger, Amanda Reyes and Eloise Ross
DISC 1 - ORIGINAL VERSION
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 of the original, full-colour version
• English Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
• Shush Cut audio mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with co-writer/director Mike Flanagan, co-writer/actor Kate Siegel, and actors Samantha Sloyan, John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Trucco
• Picture-in-picture commentary with Flanagan, Siegel, Sloyan, Gallagher Jr., and Trucco
• The Dance Macabre, an interview with Mike Flanagan
• To Stand Alone, an interview with Kate Siegel
• The Constant Reader, an interview with Samantha Sloyan
• The Shape of Silence, an interview with John Gallagher Jr.
• Silent Witness, an interview with Michael Trucco
• One Good Scare, an interview with actor Trevor Macy
• Violent Strains, an interview with composers The Newton Brothers
• One Terrible Night, an interview with cinematographer James Kniest
• Original trailer
• Image gallery
DISC 2 - SHUSH CUT
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 of the Shush Cut, presented in black & white with a revised audio mix
• English Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
• Original version audio mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
• Mike Flanagan Artist Talk, a feature-length Q&A with the filmmaker, recorded at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal in 2024
• Beyond Fest Q&A with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, recorded at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles in 2024
• The Silent Mask, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller Nicholas on the film’s representation of deafness
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030333
Cat number: FCD2863
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 13/07/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 82 MINS
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: ATMOS / 5.1
Colour: Colour
Director: Mike Flanagan
Cast: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15
#Hush #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming release of Mortal Kombat -Annilhilation (1997) from the Mortal Kombat Kollection.
Pre-order here - amzn.to/4cDBr6n
#mortalkombat #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay #90smovies
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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming release of Mortal Kombat (1995) from the Mortal Kombat Kollection.
Pre-order here - amzn.to/4cDBr6n
#mortalkombat #arrowvideo #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay #90smovies
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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming 4K Ultra HD release of Bullet in the Head (1990)
#bulletinthehead #arrowvideo #hkclassics #4KUltraHD #4KUHD #physicalmedia #BoutiqueBluRay
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