Today, Square Enix Collective® and FuturLab® launched the Wallace & Gromit Special Pack for PowerWash Simulator, in partnership with Aardman. The latest expansion is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®) and PlayStation®4 (PS4®).
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Players will enter the whimsical world of Wallace & Gromit in PowerWash Simulator’s next big adventure and embark on a cracking cleaning adventure that will take them from cozy British suburbs to cheesy celestial bodies.
Levels include:
Wallace & Gromit’s Dining Room & Kitchen
Floor to Ceiling Filth – This level features not one, but two charmingly cluttered rooms absolutely caked in muck from floor to ceiling, even inside the fridge!
Off the Rails – Some beautiful interactable animations, including a fully operational model train set.
Wallace & Gromit’s House
Home Sweet Home – 62 West Wallaby Street has been doused in dirt following an invention malfunction.
The Knit-O-Matic
Cracking Contraptions – It takes a lot of work to bathe and shear a sheep, and even more work to clean the contraption that does it. Navigate marvellous mechanisms and machinery to clean the basement where the Knit-O-Matic lives.
Wallace & Gromit’s Vehicles
Techno Trousers and Elbow-Greased Lightning – Once you’re done cleaning the property, the vehicles also need a quick hose down, just don’t put the wrong trousers through the wrong spin-cycle.
The Moon Rocket
Fly me to the Moon – And let me play among the stars cheese. A far cry from suburban England, the Moon Rocket level is a real Grand Day Out, where you will clean the Moon Rocket inside and out, as well as a picnic area with a cracking view.
In addition to these iconic locales, washers will welcome WASH LAD: an all-singing, all-dancing, all-WASHing invention that players will pilot in the Wallace & Gromit Special Pack.
The Wallace & Gromit Special Pack is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®) and PlayStation®4 (PS4®).
Additionally, if players want to experiment with some cleaning first – the FREE demo for PowerWash Simulator is also available now on PC (via Steam and Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and PlayStation®5 (PS5®). Join the 775,000+ aspiring washers already playing the demo – fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find on 2+ levels and get a taste of that simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
After more than two decades, a team of industry veterans has united to bring back one of gaming’s most iconic brands. Acclaim, the legendary video game publisher known for its groundbreaking titles in the ‘80s and ‘90s, is officially returning with a bold vision aimed at revitalizing the gaming landscape.
Originally founded in 1987, the relaunch marks an exciting new chapter for the publisher, as it seeks to support indie developers and reignite classic franchises. Acclaim will provide much-needed resources such as funding, marketing and PR support, giving independent studios the opportunity to bring their creative visions to a broad audience.
One of the key goals for the relaunched Acclaim is to resurrect and revitalize its beloved portfolio of classic IP enjoyed for years by millions of players. To ensure this vision comes to life, Acclaim has assembled an advisory board comprised of esteemed industry leaders, including Russell Binder at Striker Entertainment, Mark Caplan at Ridge Partners and Jeff Jarrett at Global Force Entertainment. Their vast experience and invaluable guidance will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Acclaim’s classic franchises and innovative ventures.
Acclaim’s growth strategy is further supported by key partners Phil Toronto, Partner at VaynerFund, and Eric Vogel, Partner at JET Management. Their expertise in investment and management will help foster an environment ripe for nurturing independent developers and driving long-term success alongside the advisory board’s leadership.
Acclaim’s leadership and board spans the entertainment industry—licensing icons, professional athletes, living music legends and seasoned veterans who have defined the intersection of video games and pop culture. Two-time Hall of Fame wrestler Jeff Jarrett, with over three decades of experience in the sports entertainment and video game industries, underscores how this wealth of expertise will shape the future of Acclaim.
“For more than three decades, I’ve had the privilege to have been a part of both the wrestling and gaming universes, and I’m thrilled to now be a partner in the revival of Acclaim, an iconic publisher known for releasing some of the most legendary games of the ‘80s and ‘90s,” said Jarrett. “From my early involvement with the publisher’s hit 16-bit WWF titles to my experience helping shape the TNA Wrestling series, which spawned the first video game wrestler to become a full-time roster member in the Squared Circle, I’ve seen firsthand the type of impact great games can have on players and fans. Resurrecting Acclaim is an opportunity to impart the same degree of passion and love to a new generation, and I’m excited to be involved.”
Tapped to spearhead the relaunch and growth of Acclaim as CEO, is games industry veteran Alex Josef, who brings more than two decades of experience marketing and publishing hundreds of games on PC, console and mobile.
“It’s an absolute honor and pleasure to be leading the charge in bringing Acclaim back to the forefront of the games industry,” said Alex Josef, CEO, “We’re fortunate that we have an extremely talented team and that we’ve already signed some incredible indie titles, which we’ll be revealing soon.”
Swedish indie game studio Polysoup Interactive has just launched a free update for Put the Sausage in the Bun on Steam.
The expansion adds three new physics-based levels where players must guide a sausage into a hotdog bun using balloons and bees. Sounds simple? Think again! – especially if you are a Streamer brave enough to turn up the challenge in exchange for donations.
The update also introduces native support for Crowd Control – the renowned app that lets viewers interact with the games played on stream in real-time. Viewers can make the streamers’ gameplay harder (or just more chaotic) unlocking new levels of trolling interaction with their favorite streamers on all platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, TikTok LIVE, and Discord.
Gaijin Entertainment announces that the “Hornet’s Sting” major content update for the military online shooter War Thunder will be released in mid-March. Three iconic maps will receive massive visual updates, and dozens of new military vehicles will join the fight. Some of the most interesting additions are the F/A-18 fighter jet, Hopkins Mk.I light tank, and HMS Warspite battleship.
The F/A-18 Hornet carrier-based fighter jet that has been used in most military conflicts where the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been involved in, including Libya, the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm, the Balkans and Afghanistan. In addition to the United States, other countries have operated the F/A-18 Hornet, including Canada, Finland, Australia, Kuwait and some more. It was also widely featured in popular culture, including blockbuster movies.
The Hornet’s Sting update will bring American F/A-18A and F/A-18C variants, as well as Finnish F/A-18C, all of them featuring a bit different set of available weapons and combat systems. One of those is the Walleye II ER/DL guided bomb equipped with a thermal imaging homing head.
The Mk VIII Light Tank, the Harry Hopkins, was designed in late 1941 in order to replace the Mk VII Tetrarch, with the primary goal of increasing the overall armor protection. It features 38 mm of armor on the turret and hull, with the latter having some decent sloping, enough to stop hits from some of the weaker shells, which is more than most light tanks can boast. AP shells of its fast-firing 40 mm cannon can get through a max of 89 mm of armor, and the APHE can be similarly destructive.
Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and Jungle have all undergone major visual overhauls. Artists have replaced the models with better looking and more authentic ones, updated the textures, added more vegetation and decorative elements, while preserving the overall layout and design. For example, a railway and telegraph line have been added between the main combat areas and the water channel in Sinai. The Jungle map also received gameplay improvements, offering more balanced terrain traversal options.
More information on Hornet’s Sting update is available on the official website of the game.
CD PROJEKT RED announced further 10th anniversary celebrations for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with two brand-new concert dates in the United States and Poland slated to occur around the critically acclaimed game’s release anniversary in May.
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The Witcher in Concert will visit Boston, Massachusetts on May 31st and Poznań, Poland during Pyrkon on June 15th.
The pre-sale for tickets will begin on March 5th with an exclusive code available to those who are signed up for The Witcher in Concert newsletter followed by a regular sale on March 7th.
The Witcher in Concert, which celebrates ten years of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, will bring to life the open-world RPG’s timeless score with a live orchestra performance. Select tracks from the game and its expansions will be accompanied by cutting-edge visuals and gameplay, as well as special guests Percival Schuttenbach — co-composers of the game’s soundtrack who are known for their iconic contributions to beloved tracks.
Ahead of the concert’s official world tour kickoff at this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany, a select run of anniversary concerts are planned for Boston, Massachusetts at the Emerson Colonial Theatre and Poznań, Poland during this year’s Pyrkon Fan Convention.
Ticket sales begin on March 7th at 4 PM CET, with an exclusive pre-sale for subscribers of The Witcher in Concert newsletter beginning on March 5th at 4 PM CET. The full list of dates for the world tour, which begins on August 20th, will be revealed over time — tickets for the first batch of stops in Europe are already available for purchase.
The Witcher in Concert is created in collaboration with GEA Live and RoadCo Entertainment, the producers of live entertainment events in over 40 countries worldwide. Those interested can browse the current list of venues and soon purchase tickets through The Witcher in Concert official website.
McFarlane Toys, an industry leader in the collectibles category, proudly announces an exciting new collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to bring the iconic Mortal Kombat Klassic brand to McFarlane Toys’ growing video game collectible category.
The upcoming series will feature highly detailed 7-inch action figures, each crafted with meticulous attention to detail, designed to capture the Klassic designs of the original Mortal Kombat characters. These figures are fully articulated and will include additional accessories, sold in both solo and multipacks.
Early renderings were first revealed during the IGN Fan Fest live stream on February 28th, teasing the release of fan favorite characters such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Kitana and Mileena, with many more to come. The highly anticipated collection is set to launch in Summer 2025 and will be available online and through select retailers.
From Todd McFarlane, Founder and CEO of McFarlane Toys, “As longtime partners with the talented team behind the Mortal Kombat games, we’re thrilled to once again bring fans a new wave of exciting figures inspired by this legendary video game franchise. What’s especially exciting this time around is the opportunity to revisit some of the all-time classic characters – something Mortal Kombat fans have been asking us to do for years. We’re finally diving even deeper into the rich history of this brand, and we can’t wait to deliver what fans have been craving.”
Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of TERROR IN THE FOG: THE WALLACE KRIMI AT CCC, five crime thrillers produced by Artur Brauner adapted from the works of British crime writer Bryan Edgar Wallace and his father Edgar Wallace. Available in a 4-Disc Blu-ray collection as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on May 27, 2025 in North America. The Limited edition boxed set of 2000 copies (per territory) will exclusively feature a hardbound slipcase and 60-page collector’s book.
In the 1960s, a cycle of crime films – or krimis – became hugely popular with West German audiences. Adapted from works by the British crime writer Edgar Wallace and his son Bryan Edgar Wallace, they combined the traditional murder mystery with horror as they depicted enigmatic killers stalking their victims through foggy English landscapes – from the streets of London to isolated rural mansions. Following the early success of the cycle after the release of Face of the Frog and The Crimson Circle, veteran producer Artur Brauner launched into his own series of Wallace krimis with his company CCC Film. Presented here are five key films drawn from CCC’s krimi cycle.
In The Curse of the Yellow Snake, a mysterious cult wishes to lay its hands on an ancient artifact that has been brought to London from Hong Kong. The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle sees a masked murderer stalk the grounds of a vast British estate – one who brands his victims’ foreheads with the letter “M.” London is faced with dual threats in The Mad Executioners, as a gang of hooded vigilantes roams the streets while a sadistic serial killer is on the loose. Jack the Ripper lives on in The Monster of London City, as a series of brutal murders brings panic to the British capital. Finally, in The Racetrack Murders (or The Seventh Victim), people are dropping like flies in and around a stately home – and the murders might just have something to do with the owner’s prized racehorse.
With its masked killers, labyrinthine plots and gothic atmosphere, the Wallace krimi blended crime, thriller, and horror elements into a potent mix that had a significant influence on both the Italian giallo and the American slasher film. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present five of Artur Brauner’s Wallace adaptations for the first time on Blu-ray in the US from new restorations provided by CCC Film, alongside a wealth of special features – including a bonus film presented in standard definition, The Phantom of Soho.
Special Features:
• Limited Edition of 2000 copies
• Limited edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Poochamin
• Limited edition 60-page collector’s book featuring a new introduction to the Wallace krimi cycle by film writer Howard Hughes, a new essay on Edgar Wallace and Bryan Edgar Wallace by crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw and new notes on each film by Holger Haase, co-editor of Krimi! Magazine
• All five films presented in 1080p HD from 2K restorations of the original film elements
undertaken by CCC Film
• The Phantom of Soho (Franz Josef Gottlieb, 1964) – bonus feature (presented in SD)
• Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
• Optional English dubs for The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle, The Mad Executioners, The Monster of London City, and The Phantom of Soho
• New introductions to each film by genre film expert and Video Watchdog founder Tim Lucas • New audio commentaries on The Curse of the Yellow Snake and The Phantom of Soho by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• New audio commentaries on The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle, The Mad Executioners, and The Racetrack Murders by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
• New audio commentary on The Monster of London City by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• Bryan Edgar Wallace: An Era – new interview with Alice Brauner, producer and managing director of CCC Film and daughter of Artur Brauner
• Passing the Blade – new video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas exploring the influence of the Wallace krimi on the Italian giallo and American slasher film
* All extras subject to change
Today, Swedish indie publisher Raw Fury and UK developer Ground Shatter launched their deckbuilding, turn-based tactics title, Knights in Tight Spaces, now available on Steam for €19.99, with a 10% discount at launch. Additionally, the Official Soundtrack is available for €6.99 and an Artbook for €2.99. A Collector’s Edition with the base game, OST and Artbook is also available, with a 15% discount at launch.
As a standalone follow-up to 2021’s Fights in Tight Spaces, Knights in Tight Spaces builds on a successful foundation of blending strategic thinking with thrilling animated fight sequences, where players build and structure their deck to create momentum and own the environments and scenarios they fight in. Players can also assemble their own party of up to three characters, as they travel across a vast map in search of glory.
Key features in Knights in Tight Spaces include:
A stylish, action-packed take on deckbuilders – Fight through challenging scenarios packed with enemies, with strong action-movie visual effects and animations, while vibing with the elegant soundtrack.
Master your surroundings – Position characters carefully around enemies and obstacles, making sure to keep the tactical advantage. Don’t lose sight of the pool of momentum and combo points to release powerful special moves!
Gather your party and unveil secrets – Recruit new characters and assemble a party as players travel and reveal new areas in the procedural map, unveiling the mystery of the secret society that has hired them.
Find your playstyle – With 300 cards, different classes and gear to equip, and an upgrade system, Knights in Tight Spaces offers countless hours of deckbuilding fun, whether players are experienced turn-based tacticians or new to the genre.
Over 50 years since the Blaxploitation subgenre dominated ‘70s film culture, Shout! Studios is excited to bring forth an incredible collection of culturally rich legacy films in Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1, available on May 20, 2025 as part of the Shout! Select line. This first volume of films includes Across 110th Street, Black Ceasar, Hell Up in Harlem, Coffy, Sheba, Baby and Truck Turner, presenting the genre’s most treasured stars such as Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Isaac Hayes, and Yaphet Kotto in all their heroic action on Blu-ray ™ as well as on 4K Ultra High Definition for the first time worldwide.
The fabulous collection of Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1 will treat fans to a 12-disc set, of which boasts newly restored 4K scans from the original camera negatives and a wealth of bonus features including the new “It’s Where The Action Is” The Blaxploitation Films of A.I.P, Part One, an in-depth documentary with new and archival interviews from filmmakers, authors and film historians including a brand new exchange from Director Jack Hill (Coffy). Film collectors can pre-order their set now on ShoutFactory.com.
Fans of the subgenre can look forward to Shout! Select celebrating even more of the film era that brought Black filmmakers, stories, fashion and star-studded prowess to action-hero spotlights and can anticipate Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 2 to release later this summer.
Blaxploitation Classics Vol. 1 | Synopsis
From the drive-in to 4K and Blu-ray, the heavy-duty action of the ’70s subgenre known as “Blaxploitation” has thrilled and captivated audiences for decades. Shout! Select is proud to present an explosive six-film collection of some of the coolest movies to ever hit the streets. Featuring genre legends Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Isaac Hayes, and Yaphet Kotto, these tough-as-nails and unbelievably hip classics of the subgenre — presented here on both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra High Definition — are a tremendous entry point into the world of Blaxploitation for newcomers as well as must-haves for discerning fans of genre cinema.
ACROSS 110TH STREET
If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery … it’s suicide. Anthony Quinn (Zorba The Greek) and Yaphet Kotto (Alien) lead a double-barreled cop thriller with style and violence to spare in Barry Shear’s Across 110th Street. When a crowd of gun-toting gangsters take on the Mafia, the bullets start flying … and cops start dying. In order to bring justice to the streets, two of New York’s finest (Quinn and Kotto) are forced to team up in an unlikely pairing. With the gangsters, the mob, and The Man involved in a three-way dance, one thing’s for sure – the only guaranteed way Across 110th Street … is in a body bag.
DISC 1 – Across 110th Street
Presented In Dolby Vision
DISC 2 – Across 110th Street
NEW “It’s Where The Action Is” The Blaxploitation Films Of A.I.P., Part One – An In-Depth Documentary Featuring New And Archival Interviews With Filmmakers, Authors, And Film Historians, Including A Brand-New Exchange With Director Jack Hill
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BLACK CAESAR
Hail Caesar! Godfather of Harlem … the cat with the .45-caliber claws! Fred Williamson stars in his signature role of Tommy Gibbs in the action classic Black Caesar! Growing up on the streets and trying to make his mother proud, Gibbs resorts to running “errands” for The Man. But when a crooked cop beats him up, Tommy realizes there’s a better way to live his American dream: by making The Man deliver for him! Infiltrating – and then destroying – an infamous mob family, Gibbs takes over Manhattan … and tragically loses his hold on the most important things in his life, making him vulnerable to every cutthroat gangster who ever dreamt of ruling an empire! With Williamson’s powerhouse performance and gritty direction by cult movie legend Larry Cohen (It’s Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent, Original Gangstas), it’s little wonder that Black Caesar stands tall among the best the Blaxploitation genre has to offer.
DISC 3 – Black Caesar
Presented In Dolby Vision
Audio Commentary With Director Larry Cohen
DISC 4 – Black Caesar
Audio Commentary With Director Larry Cohen
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HELL UP IN HARLEM
He may never get to Heaven — but he’s raising Hell Up In Harlem. The Black Godfather, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) is back in this explosive sequel to Black Caesar! When Gibbs steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and politician on the mob’s payroll, he becomes the most wanted man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction from Harlem all the way to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the most mayhem-filled turf war battles in history.
DISC 5 – Hell Up In Harlem
Presented In Dolby Vision
Audio Commentary With Director Larry Cohen
DISC 6 – Hell Up In Harlem
Audio Commentary With Director Larry Cohen
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COFFY
They call her Coffy – and she’ll cream ya! The great Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) is a one-woman instrument of justice in the no-holds-barred revenge thriller Coffy. A nurse by day and avenging angel by night, Coffy (Grier) turns up the heat when she discovers that her little sister has been doped up by a greedy drug pusher. Vowing to not only put the pusher down for good but also to follow his trail of corruption up to the top – the very top – Coffy is unaware that all is not what it seems … and that the pipeline of drugs just may lead to someone she knows! Directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Switchblade Sisters) and featuring Sid Haig (House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects), Coffy is a thrilling action flick and a showcase for the unique talents of Pam Grier.
DISC 7 – Coffy
Presented In Dolby Vision
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill
DISC 8 – Coffy
Interview With Director Jack Hill
Interview With Actor Pam Grier
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Jack Hill
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SHEBA, BABY
Pam Grier (Foxy Brown) is hotter than dynamite and just as deadly in this hard-hitting thriller that leaps from one death-defying scene to the next. Sheba Shayne (Grier) is a private eye summoned to her old stomping grounds to help her father keep the mob from moving in on his business. But she gets too close to the fire, narrowly escaping the blast of a car bomb. Gunning for justice, Sheba vows to take revenge. Packing a .44 Magnum, a machine gun, and a few extra surprises to blow the bad guys away, Sheba leaves a blazing trail of blood in her wake, putting the mob on the defensive … until she’s lured into a plot that could flatten her curves once and for all.
DISC 9 – Sheba, Baby
Presented In Dolby Vision
Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon
DISC 10 – Sheba, Baby
Interview With Screenwriter David Sheldon
Audio Commentary With Screenwriter David Sheldon
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TRUCK TURNER
He’s a skip tracer, the last of the bounty hunters, living on blood money and borrowed time. Isaac Hayes (Escape From New York, South Park) is Truck Turner – a football star turned bounty hunter who’s tracking a sadistic pimp on the mean streets of Los Angeles. But when a tragic accident changes all the rules, suddenly the hunter finds himself being hunted by the city’s deadliest hired killers! Truck strikes back in a series of wild car chases, shootouts, and bone-crushing fistfights, knowing that the battles can lead to only one place: an intense struggle to the death against the brutal leader of L.A.’s crime syndicate, Harvard Blue (Yaphet Kotto, Live And Let Die). Featuring an outstanding score by Hayes, riveting performances by Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek) and Scatman Crothers (The Shining), and direction by Jonathan Kaplan (Over The Edge, Unlawful Entry), Truck Turner is an explosive force that can’t be stopped!
Arrow Video is excited to announce the March 2025 lineup of their subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. Enjoy a selection of new titles, from carefully cultivated curations to shorts by new talent. For serious enthusiasts, ARROW offers deep dives into the tastes of filmmakers that changed the way we see the genre.
In a profile last Halloween, the New York Times praised ARROW and noted, “Viewers with a fondness for the esoteric will be hard-pressed to find more quality bang for their streaming buck.”
The March 2025 lineup leads with I Will Never Leave You Alone, a spine tingling exploration of trauma from DW Medoff, an exciting new voice in the genre. Medoff crafts an innovative and chilling take on the haunted house formula with I Will Never Leave You Alone, a surreal nightmare where the psychological and the supernatural collide to terrifying effect. Would you survive six days in a haunted house? Find out exclusively on ARROW March 10.
ARROW’s March lineup begins March 3 with the perfect title for the beginning of spring.
Play It Cool (UK/IE/US/CAN) is a chic and erotically charged drama starring popular Japanese singer of the day Mari Atsumi as a college girl negotiating her way through the male-dominated hierarchies of Tokyo’s seductive but treacherous nightclub culture.
ARROW is proud to release this little-seen gem by one of Japan’s most highly regarded directors of the 1960s, Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Irezumi), a filmmaker known for his social satires and powerful portrayals of women.
March 7 debuts a trio of works all about the seedy underworld and the fight to maintain law and order, exclusively for subscribers in the United States.
Violent Panic: The Big Crash (US): Takashi, an expert bank-robber, plans to pull off the biggest heist of his career, stealing 300 million yen before fleeing to Brazil. However, when the robbery goes awry, Takashi finds himself alone and his getaway foiled. Trailed by the police, his lover, his partner-in-crime’s brother, and countless others, Takashi becomes the target of a manhunt filled with twists, double-crosses and explosive action.
Heroes Shed No Tears (US): Eddy Ko stars as Chan Chung, the leader of an elite Chinese commando force enlisted by the Thai government to capture General Samton, a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. After a successful raid on the general’s headquarters, the mercenaries cross into Vietnam and encounter a barbaric colonel (Lam Ching Ying), who is determined to stop them at any cost. Now pursued by both Samton’s henchmen and the colonel’s troops, the heroes flee for the border of Thailand, outmanned and outgunned by their enemies.
Robocop (TV Series, 1994) (US): Alex Murphy is RoboCop, a cybernetic policeman. A creation of a vast corporation, he fights crime and occasional corporate conspiracy in the near-future of Old Detroit.
On March 10, ARROW vows to subscribers I Will Never Leave You Alone (UK/IE/US/CAN). Writer and director DW Medoff crafts an innovative and chilling take on the haunted house formula with I Will Never Leave You Alone, a surreal nightmare where the psychological and the supernatural collide to terrifying effect. After being released from prison, Richard is given an opportunity to restart his life by a mysterious company who offer him five thousand dollars to spend six days in a dilapidated house to cleanse it of evil spirits. His handler assures him this is only to put any potential buyers’ superstitions to rest, and that he has nothing to fear.
But Richard’s sojourn is haunted by an inscrutable figure hiding in the dark corners of the house that seems to have a connection with his dark past. As his sinister neighbor’s appearances become more frequent, Richard must confront the terrifying reason that sent him to prison and risk slipping into madness.
The Seasons begin March 14 with Most Haunted (UK/US/CA/IRE).
If ARROW’s chilling new release, I Will Never Leave You Alone, has given you a taste for spook-saturated shacks, then you have come to the right place. Plus, the door just swung shut behind you and you couldn’t leave now, even if you wanted to.
Most Haunted is a collection of Cult films full of our most ghost-infested homes, just waiting for a curious stranger to stop by, step inside… and never leave!
Titles Include: I Will Never Leave You Alone, A Ghost Waits, Double Face.
The theme of March 14 debuts is murder, mayhem and magic.
Body Count (US): New Orleans cops try to capture two ruthless assassins who are trying to avenge themselves against cops who had previously set them up.
Mirror Mirror (UK/IE/US/CAN): A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces.
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (US): The discovery of a demon mirror sets off a bizarre series of “deadly accidents” when a young girl and her brother are caught in an intricate web of evil and deceit.
Winter melts away and death blooms on March 21st with more body counts for ARROW subscribers.
Blood Theatre (UK/IE/US/CAN): An old movie house plagued with a history of unexplained tragedies is reopened with bloody history repeating itself.
Mausoleum (UK/IE/US/CAN): A 10 year-old girl, mourning the death of her mother, becomes possessed by a demon, who has been preying on her female ancestors for centuries. Years later, the demon starts to take over her, mentally and physically.
Slaughterhouse (UK/IE/US/CAN): The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.
On March 21: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Selects (UK/US/CA/IRE).
Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer are the co-writers and directors of Starry Eyes and the co-directors of the 2019 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary.
“We have to admit, whenever we saw our friends and colleagues sharing their recommendations on ARROW, we were a bit jealous! We’ve always wanted to do one ourselves, so it’s an incredible honor to finally take part. Long time collectors of Arrow Video’s physical releases, it’s no surprise that their app is essential when it comes to the streaming format. Loaded with the best cult, horror, Giallo and exploitation films, all neatly curated into themed collections, ARROW has become the first app we open when looking for something to watch. And if you’re here now doing the same, let us recommend to you a few of our favorite movies currently playing on the platform…”
Titles Include: The Gore Gore Girls, My Sweet Satan, Deadbeat at Dawn.
On March 24, from Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don’t Torture a Duckling, making its 4K premiere on ARROW!
Don’t Torture a Duckling (4K) (UK/IE/ US/CAN): When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) – team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents… Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and paedophilia, Don’t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci’s greatest film, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento.
The March lineup comes to a close with new treats strictly for subscribers west of the Atlantic Ocean.
On March 28, cross blades with Samurai Wolf (US) and Samurai Wolf II (US).
Samurai Wolf (US): Isao Natsuyagi stars as Kiba, a charismatic ronin who wanders into a small town and ends up ensnared in a local conflict that becomes increasingly treacherous. After dispatching a pair of highway criminals seen robbing a courier wagon, Kiba agrees to assist a beautiful blind woman who runs the local shipping company. Double- and triple-crosses ensue, illustrated with savage but economical violence courtesy of famed director Hideo Gosha (Three Outlaw Samurai, Violent Streets). The result is a lean and mean triumph of samurai cinema, cementing Gosha’s status as a master of the genre.
Samurai Wolf II (US): Charismatic ronin Kiba (Isao Natsuyagi) returns, once again entangled in a complex web of intrigue, involving a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical swordsman, and an arrogant dojo master. Master filmmaker Hideo Gosha brings his trademark tight pacing and stylish action to this brisk morality play, inevitably punctuated by the explosions of violent swordplay beloved by fans of the genre.
On March 31, close out your month on ARROW with an icon of the genre and its recent legacy sequel.
I Spit On Your Grave (US/CAN): An aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
I Spit On Your Grave: Déjà Vu (US/CAN): Following her rape, Jennifer Hills wrote a bestselling account of her ordeal and of the controversial trial in which she was accused of taking the law into her own hands and brutally killing her assailants. In the small town where the rape and revenge took place, the relatives of the rapists she killed are furious that the court declared her not guilty and resolve to take justice into their own hands.
