Arrow Releasing CONANs in January; 4K Box $42

[AndyDursin]

Had a quick email exchange with my Arrow friend. People will be VERY excited by a forthcoming UHD release of theirs that should be announced within the next month.

[John Johnson]

Had a quick email exchange with my Arrow friend. People will be VERY excited by a forthcoming UHD release of theirs that should be announced within the next month.

Nothing you can pass on?
I seem to remember Arrow being connected to the recent Invaders from Mars release.
Are they planning to release that in the UK?

[AndyDursin]

I really can't, I worked hard enough to get back on their mailing list John. But it ought to be announced pretty soon.

I haven't heard anything about them releasing INVADERS FROM MARS. Why not just buy the US disc now that you can get it at "retail" so to speak?

[Monterey Jack]

You're a tease, Andy.

[andy b]

A while back the net seemed 'aflame" about The Warriors coming out with an all bells & whistle edition? maybe it is that & they finally got the full TV version to add to 4K remastered? Some people held back on the Imprint for that reason. Happy with the German media book edition, but if it is true would like to see the TV version, so that would get my interest.

Who knows?

We will find out shortly.

andy b

[AndyDursin]

I didn't hear much about THE WARRIORS happening other than some message boarders hoping it would. It would be a no-brainer given how much 4K UHD catalog content Paramount is cranking out (albeit with wildly mixed results).

I will say this is one of my favorites from the 80s, and had a bunch of people carping that it might never happen for one reason or another. It has the potential to be an awesome release and should be but they have a lot of elements to put together still, but it sounds great...multiple soundtracks, isolated scores, etc.

[AndyDursin]

This ought to spill the beans...

[John Johnson]

This ought to spill the beans...

Rumour has it, the release is Conan the Barbarian.

Maybe both films

[AndyDursin]

It is indeed.

Looks like a phenomenal release...box set or individual releases.

BARBARIAN:

Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Six double-sided collectors’ postcards
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and John Walsh, and an archive set report by Paul M. Sammon

DISC ONE – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of three versions of the film via seamless branching: the Theatrical Cut (127 mins), the International Cut (129 mins) and the Extended Cut (130 mins)
- Newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio on all three cuts
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on all three cuts
- Archive feature commentary by director John Milius and star Arnold Schwarzenegger (Extended Cut only)
- Brand new feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of Conan: The Phenomenon (Extended Cut only)
- Newly assembled isolated score track in lossless stereo (Extended Cut only)

DISC TWO – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
- Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan, an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
- Designing Conan, a newly filmed interview with production artist William Stout
- Costuming Conan, a newly filmed interview with costume designer John Bloomfield
- Barbaric Effects, a newly filmed interview with special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone
- Young Conan, a newly filmed interview with actor Jorge Sanz
- Conan & The Priest, a newly filmed interview with actor Jack Taylor
- Cutting the Barbarian, a newly filmed interview with assistant editor Peck Prior
- Crafting Conan’s Magic, a newly filmed interview with visual effects crew members Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean
- Barbarians and Northmen, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Robert Eggers on the film’s influence on The Northman
- Behind the Barbarian, a newly filmed interview with John Walsh, author of Conan the Barbarian: The Official History of the Film
- A Line in the Sand, a newly filmed interview with Alfio Leotta, author of The Cinema of John Milius
- Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend, an archive featurette on the film’s literary and comic book roots
- Art of Steel: Sword Makers & Masters, an archive interview with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki
- Conan: From the Vault, an archive compilation of on-set cast and crew interviews
- A Tribute to Basil Poledouris, a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from the film in 2006 (remixed in 5.1 surround) and interviews with collaborators such as Paul Verhoeven and Randal Kleiser
- Rarely-seen electronic press kit from 1982, featuring over half an hour of on-set footage and cast and crew interviews (from a watermarked tape source)
- Outtakes, including a deleted cameo by Milius
- Split-screen “Valeria Battles Spirits” visual effects comparison
- Conan: The Archives, a gallery of photos and production images from 2000
- Conan the Barbarian: The Musical, an affectionate comic tribute to the film by Jon & Al Kaplan
- US and International teaser and theatrical trailers
- Image gallery

DESTROYER carries over MGM extras that never got released in the US:

ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
- 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Archive feature commentary by director Richard Fleischer
- Archive feature commentary by actors Olivia d’Abo and Tracey Walter
- Archive feature commentary by actor Sarah Douglas with genre historians Kim Newman & Stephen Jones
- Brand new feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of Conan: The Phenomenon
- Newly assembled isolated score track in lossless stereo
- Casting the Destroyer, a newly filmed interview with casting director Johanna Ray
- Cut from a Different Cloth, a newly filmed interview with costume designer John Bloomfield
- Dune and the Destroyer, a newly filmed interview with art director Kevin Phipps
- Swords, Sorcery & Stunts, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
- Behind the Destroyer, a newly filmed interview with John Walsh, author of Conan the Barbarian: The Official History of the Film
- Conan: The Making of a Comic Book Legend, an archive interview with writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway
- Basil Poledouris: Composing the Conan Saga, an archive interview with the composer
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Six double-sided collectors’ postcards
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and John Walsh, and an archive set report by Paul M. Sammon

Box Set with both:

[AndyDursin]

Box Set preorder at Arrow:

https://www.arrowvideo.com/the-conan-ch ... FQQAvD_BwE

[AndyDursin]

Not sure how long this will last, or if they'll cancel orders, but the 4K box-set is $50 - 25% (MU23NOV code) for a total of $38.22 at Moviesunlimited.

Another 7%-8% off if you use various cashback sites.

https://www.moviesunlimited.com/conan-c ... YYQAvD_BwE

[AndyDursin]

$59 at Amazon

[mkaroly]

I preordered my set...not really a huge fan of Destroyer but will be nice to have this set.

[AndyDursin]

$42 preorder at Amazon!

https://amzn.to/46TGjPQ

[Monterey Jack]

Don't even care about Destroyer, but this price is like getting that one for free.