![]() On October 24th, Sammo Hung’s directorial debut, The Iron Fisted Monk, comes to Blu-ray in a 2K restoration from original film elements by Fortune Star, including the original uncensored version. ![]() The special features include brand new audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer Trouble in Suburbia – a new appreciation of the film by José Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick The Lonely Man – a new visual essay by Eloise Ross, co-curator of the Melbourne Cinémathèque Scaled Down and Ratcheted Up – a new audio interview with Catherine Wyler, daughter of director William Wyler a lobby cards gallery a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio and an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Philip Kemp and Neil Sinyard. Featuring a taut script, crisp black and white photography, and a truly sinister turn by Bogart, The Desperate Hours isn’t just a good home invasion thriller but the original classic that launched the genre itself.įeaturing a taut script, crisp black and white photography, and a truly sinister turn by Bogart, The Desperate Hours isn’t just a good home invasion thriller but the original classic that launched the genre itself. Adapted by Joseph Hayes ( The Third Day) from his own novel and stage play and inspired by actual events, The Desperate Hours is a classic tale of suspense from a master filmmaker at the height of his creative powers. Wyler’s thriller stars Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March in a battle of wills between an escaped convict (Bogart) and a family man (March) whose loved ones he’s taken hostage. On October 17th, Academy Award-winning director William Wyler’s classic film noir, The Desperate Hours, comes to Blu-ray with a new restoration from a 6K scan of the original VistaVision negative. Via MVD Entertainment Group Arrow Video Presents Thrills in October, with Humphrey Bogart, Harrison Ford and Sammo Hung! Here’s the press release from Arrow Video with all the details: This is the movie that made people eager to build their own barns with friends and neighbors. ![]() He’s a cop who during a dangerous case finds himself hiding out in the Amish countryside of Pennsylvania. Finally there’s Harrison Ford in Witness. Sammo goes the extreme and the film was given the Hong Kong version of NC-17 for the bone breaking action. The Iron-Fisted Monk has him directing and acting in this Shaolin Temple story. Next up is Arrow continuing giving us the early work of Hong Kong legend Sammo Hung. You don’t want him looking at your kids in this classic thriller. This is Bogart as a bad guy when he takes a family hostage. First is Humphrey Bogart in T he Desperate Hours. Arrow Video is making October a manly month with three releases starring iconic actors.
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