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Classic John Ford western THE SEARCHERS to be released on 4K UHD for the first ever time in the UK

THE SEARCHERS

THE CLASSIC JOHN FORD WESTERN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK WITH 4K RESOLUTION AND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

AVAILABLE ON 4K ULTRA HD STEELBOOK ON JULY 20, 2026

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Experience the stunning vistas of John Ford’s 1956 classic odyssey The Searchers when it is released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for the first time in the UK on 4K Ultra HD SteelBook on July 20, 2026.

Directed by John Ford (“She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, “The Quiet Man”), the film stars Academy Award winner John Wayne (“True Grit”), Jeffrey Hunter (“King of Kings”), Vera Miles (“Psycho”) and Natalie Wood (“Gypsy”). The screenplay is by Frank S. Nugent, based on the novel by Alan LeMay. With stunning cinematography by Academy Award winner Winton C. Hoch (“The Quiet Man”), and a rousing score by Academy Award winner Max Steiner (“Gone With the Wind”, “Casablanca”) the film is produced by Merian C. Cooper (“King Kong”) and Patrick Ford (“The Young Land”).

About the Film
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his nieces. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwards' after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his remaining niece, Debbie. The movie's title refers to the duo's five year search for the young woman, and their struggle to rescue her once she is adopted by the tribe and married to Chief Scar.

The Searchers Blu-ray Disc contains the following special features:
Featurette The Searchers: An Appreciation
A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers
1998 Documentary Narrated by John Milius
Introduction by John Wayne’s Son and The Searchers Co-Star Patrick Wayne
Commentary by Director/John Ford Biographer Peter Bogdanovich
Vintage Behind the Cameras Segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV Series
Theatrical Trailer

BASICS
4K Ultra HD Aspect Ratio: 2160p Ultra High Definition 16x9 1.85:1
4K Ultra HD Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital
4K Ultra HD Subtitles: English SDH, German SDH, Italian SDH, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Parisian French, Swedish
4K Ultra HD Languages: 4K: English 2.0; Dolby Digital: Castilian Spanish 1.0, German 1.0, Italian 1.0, Parisian French 1.0

Blu-ray Aspect Ratio: 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85:1
Blu-ray Languages: English 1.0, French 1.0, German 1.0
Blu-ray Audio: Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Subtitles: English, French, German

Run Time: 119 mins

Rating: PG

RRP: £35

Physical Street Date: July 20, 2026

THE CREDITS
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

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Arrow Video August Announcement -
Troy - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
FOR LOVE. FOR GLORY. FOR TROY.
From director-producer Wolfgang Petersen (Poseidon, Das Boot) comes Troy, an epic tale of love, war and devastation. Adapted from Homer’s classic poem The Iliad, Troy demonstrates the undeniable gravitas and inevitability of Homer’s narrative even after millennia.
When Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), though married, elopes with the Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) and flees to Troy, they’re followed by war of unimaginable proportions. Helen’s husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) summons a united army of Greece led by the arrogant Agamemnon (Brian Cox) and driven forward by the bold and courageous Achilles (Brad Pitt). As the armies of Greece and Troy clash, so too do their greatest champions – Achilles and Hector (Eric Bana) in a conflict that brings devastation to both kingdoms. In this colossal epic, witness huge battlescapes, one-on-one duels worthy of a Colosseum and the fall of a once-great nation.
Prepare to witness the gargantuan scale of this legendary fable in stunning 4K for the first time, courtesy of a brand new restoration. Experience this legendary saga of heroes, battles and tragedies, all in more glory than ever before.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K remasters of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and Laurie Maguire and an excerpt from the original production notes
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
DISC 1: THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Theatrical Cut
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
DISC 2: DIRECTOR’S CUT (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Director’s Cut
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Troy Revisited, an archival introduction by director Wolfgang Petersen
DISC 3: EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
• In Movie Experience, an archive picture-in-picture commentary of the film
• Troy in Focus, a series of archival behind-the scenes featurettes
• In the Thick of Battle, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
• From Ruins to Reality, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
• Troy: An Effects Odyssey, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
• Attacking Troy, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette
• Gallery of the Gods, an archival introduction to the Greek Gods
• Easter egg
• Trailer
• Image galleries
Details:
Barcode: 5027035030487
Cat number: FCD2878
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 17/08/2026
Genre: Action
Region coding: N/A / B
Runtime: 163 / 196 MINS
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: 5.1 / 2.0
Colour: Colour
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15
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Arrow Video August Announcement -
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
ONCE... THEY MADE HISTORY. NOW... THEY ARE HISTORY.

In 1991, director Peter Hewitt kicked things into a whole new dimension with Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, a sequel that trades time-travel hijinks for a wildly inventive trip through the afterlife. Reuniting Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as the dim-but-destined heroes, this bodacious blockbuster pushes the series into darker, weirder and even more excellent territory.

When evil robot doubles of Bill and Ted are sent back to ruin their future, the real dudes find themselves facing an untimely demise. Cast into the beyond, they must outwit Death himself, navigate Heaven, Hell and everything in between, and find a way back to save their babes and get back in time for the Battle of the Bands.

Packed with surreal visuals, quotable gags and a totally righteous turn from William Sadler as Death, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey is a most non-heinous blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi – strange, hilarious, and still totally triumphant.

4K ULTRA HD BLU--RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by actor Alex Winter and producer Scoot Kroopf
• Audio commentary by co-writers/co-producers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
• Bill and Ted Go to Hell, a 2016 retrospective documentary, featuring interviews with Reeves, Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, production designer David L. Snyder, production illustrator Simon Murton, and actors William Sadler, Amy Stock-Poynton and Hal Landon Jr.
• The Most Triumphant Making Of, a 2005 retrospective making-of featurette, featuring interviews with Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, Solomon, Hewitt, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure director Stephen Herek and production designer Roy Forge Smith
• Score!, a 2005 interview with guitarist Steve Vai
• Air Guitar Tutorial
• Vintage behind-the-scenes EPK from 1991
• The Linguistic Stylings of Bill & Ted, a 2005 decoding our heroes’ distinctive verbal quirks
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ booklet featuring original production notes and a Bill & Ted Speak glossary

Details:
Barcode: 5027035030548
Cat number: FCD2884
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 17/0802026
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 94 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 2.0 / 5.1
Colour: Colour
Director: Pete Hewitt
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: PG

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Arrow Video August Announcement -
Killer Party - On Limited Edition Blu-ray
BY THE END OF THE DANCE YOU'LL BE DEAD ON YOUR FEET!

William Fruet, the director of Canuxploitation classics The House by the Lake, Spasms, and Funeral Home, cordially invites you to a party to die for!

The sisters of Sigma Alpha Pi are throwing an April Fool’s party and they’ve found the perfect place to hold it: the abandoned fraternity house where a pledge once lost his head in a hazing ritual gone horribly wrong. Partying turns to panic when it transpires that the dead pledge had a penchant for occult practices and his evil spirit returns to wreak its revenge.

With a script by Barney Cohen (Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter), and a cast that includes cult icon Paul Bartel (Piranha, Eating Raoul), Killer Party is an underrated slasher classic that deserves a place on the shelves of any 80s horror fan!

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Stacie Ponder
• Campus Gentleman, an archival interview with actor Ralph Seymour
• Head of the Class, an archival interview with actress Sherry Willis-Burch
• Fool's Night, an archival interview with writer Barney Cohen
• Racing to the Party, an archival interview with composer John Beal
• Unholy Diver, an archival interview with special make-up effects artist Gordon J. Smith
• Dressed to Possess, an archival interview with production designer Reuben Freed
• Killer Initiations, a brand new visual essay by film critic Alexandra West of The Faculty of Horror podcast
• Slasher Party, a brand new visual essay by film critic Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast
• From Burbank It Came: White Sister and Killer Party, an archival featurette
• Image gallery
• Collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics Alison Lang and Amanda Reyes
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch

Details:
Barcode: 5027035027869
Cat number: FCD2616
Format: Blu-ray
UK Release date: 10/08/2026
Genre: Horror
Region coding: B
Runtime: 91 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Mono
Colour: Colour
Director: William Fruet
Cast: Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine Wilkes
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15

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Arrow Video August Announcement -
Stéphane - On Limited Edition Blu-ray
Skilfully blending elements of Mark Duplass’ Creep with 1992’s Man Bites Dog, alongside mis-matched buddy movies such as The Cable Guy, Stéphane is a darkly comic thriller set in the world of amateur film-making that is as bleakly funny as it is disturbingly twisted.
When Tim (Bastien Garcia), a committed and aspiring filmmaker, encounters the eccentric Stéphane (Lucas Pastor), it seems like a match made in heaven. Stéphane claims to be an experienced SFX supervisor and stuntman who quickly impresses Tim with his home-made pyrotechnics. The two men decide to embark on a journey to Stéphane’s private island to film an ambitious World War II epic, along with Stéphane’s acquaintance, a selective mute refugee actress named Bianca (Eva Gregorieff). But as Tim and Stéphane’s movie-making odyssey develops, it soon becomes apparent that neither of them may be what they claim, and tensions quickly escalate.
Part found-footage, part sinister thriller and part self-reflexive black comedy, Stéphane is punk filmmaking at its finest, right up until the final, chilling post-credits scene.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Brand new audio commentary with co-writer/directors Timothée Hochet & Lucas Pastor, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
• Eight never-before-seen deleted scenes with optional commentary by co-writer/directors Timothée Hochet & Lucas Pastor
• Original trailer
• Arrow Video trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Beth Morris
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Sean Hogan and Jennie Kermode
Details:
Barcode: 5027035029542
Cat number: FCD2784
Format: BD
UK Release date: 03/08/2026
Genre: Thriller/ Comedy
Region coding: B
Runtime: 76 MONS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: 5.1
Colour: Colour
Director: Lucas Pastor, Timothée Hochet
Cast: Lucas Pastor, Bastien Garcia, Eva Gregorieff
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Rating: 15
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Arrow Video August Announcement -
Once a Thief - On Limited Edition 4K UHD

Legendary director John Woo unites with three of Hong Kong’s most charismatic actors in Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung and Leslie Cheung for Once a Thief, a rollicking blend of buddy comedy and heist movie with lashings of humour, and of course, Woo’s signature pulse-pounding action!

Our three stars play a debonair trio of international art thieves who grew up as orphaned Artful Dodgers on the streets of Hong Kong. Fresh from a successful heist in the sunny French Riviera, they set their sights on one last job: break into a heavily guarded fortress and steal a painting so valuable that it is said to be cursed. But when they’re double-crossed by their former criminal mentor, villainous triad leader Mr. Chow (Kenneth Tsang, The Killer), the gang must use their wits, skills and unbreakable friendship to take him down.

With Once a Thief, Woo showcases his love for classic French crime capers and his enviable comedy chops on top of his flair for action, with car stunts by the legendary Rémy Julienne (GoldenEye). Thrilling, funny and surprisingly touching, Once a Thief deserves to stand tall among Woo’s action movie classics.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio, plus alternate mono mixes for both languages
• Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English for the deaf and hard of hearing subtitles for the English soundtrack
• Brand new audio commentary with Asian cinema expert James Mudge
• Handling a Heist, a brand new interview with director John Woo
• Heists and Lows, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
• Thoughts About Thievery, a brand new interview with co-writer Clifton Ko
• Stealing Some Shots, a brand new interview with director of photography Poon Hang-Sang
• Art of the Steal, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
• Hong Kong Confidential, a brand new appreciation by author and film historian Grady Hendrix
• Once a Star, Always an Icon, a brand new appreciation of star Leslie Cheung by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng
• Up Close and Personal, an archival interview with John Woo
• Brothers in Arms, an archival interview with Terence Chang
• Archival interview with actor Kenneth Tsang
• Original theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page

Barcode: 5027035030524
Cat number: FCD2882
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 03/08/2026
Genre: Action / Crime / Comedy
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 108 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Mono
Colour: Colour
Director: John Woo
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung
Language: Cantonese / English
Subtitles: English / English SDH
Rating: 15

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Screenshots from Umbrella's new 4K Ultra HD release of BMX Bandits (1983)

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Screenshots from Kino Lorbers new 4K Ultra HD release of Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

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Screenshots from Kino Lorbers new 4K Ultra HD release of The Great Outdoors (1988)

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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming Blu-ray release of The Outfit (1973)

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