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A young knight and his allies battle monstrous Horrors while confronting a dark kingdom and their own destinies.

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A young knight and his allies battle monstrous Horrors while confronting a dark kingdom and their own destinies.

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One of the iconoclastic Pier Paolo Pasolini’s most radical provocations, Teorema finds the auteur moving beyond the poetic, proletarian earthiness that first won him renown and notoriety with a coolly cryptic exploration of bourgeois spiritual emptiness. Terence Stamp stars as the mysterious stranger—perhaps an angel, perhaps a devil—who, one by one, seduces the members of a wealthy Milanese family (including European cinema icons Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Laura Betti, and Anne Wiazemsky), precipitating an existential crisis in each of their lives. Unfolding nearly wordlessly in a procession of sacred and profane images, this tantalizing metaphysical riddle—blocked from exhibition by the Catholic Church for degeneracy—is at once a blistering Marxist treatise on sex, religion, and art and a primal scream into the void. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • Alternate English-dubbed soundtrack, featuring the voice of actor Terence Stamp and others • Audio commentary from 2007 featuring Robert S. C. Gordon, author of Pasolini: Forms of Subjectivity • Introduction by director Pier Paolo Pasolini from 1969 • Interview from 2007 with Stamp • New interview with John David Rhodes, author of Stupendous, Miserable City: Pasolini’s Rome • New English subtitle translation • More! • PLUS: An essay by film scholar James Quandt

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In GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH, a radioactive Godzilla emerges from his own ashes to face the deadliest challenge yet: The Oxygen Destroyer in this high-tech, high-powered GODZILLA thriller. In GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY, this contemporary film has an updated look and a high-tech Polish while still retaining the spirit of past GODZILLA films. In it, Japan is threatened not only by Godzilla, but by a gigantic flying monster and it's legions of hungry larva. As the monsters go at it, the Japanese military scrambles to destroy all them all.

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Best friends Yuta and Kou are about to graduate high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life. One night, they pull a consequential prank on their principal, which leads to a surveillance system being installed in the school. Between the oppressive security system and a darkening national political situation, Kou feels increasingly frustrated with the world while Yuta seems completely unaware. Finding an empathetic ear in a passionate student activist, Kou’s political consciousness blossoms. Assuming that Yuta would never understand his newfound interests, Kou begins to avoid his friend. For the first time in their lifelong friendship, the two are forced to confront differences that they never had expressed before. Bonus Features: 1. Commentary with Director Neo Sora 2. Studio Visit with Composer Lia Ouyang Rusli 3. Deleted scenes 4. 16-page booklet with essay by film critic Ryan Swen Happyend [Blu-ray] Happyend Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews

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Two private detectives hunt for an actress trapped within the reel of a silent ninja film in the dreamlike debut of Kaizo Hayashi (Circus Boys, Zipang), a magical double-handed cinephilic homage to the movie worlds of the 1910s and 1950s. When private eye Uotsuka (Shiro Sano, Violent Cop, Shin Godzilla) and his sidekick Kobayashi are approached by an aged former actress, Madame Cherryblossom, to go in search of her kidnapped daughter Bellflower, their investigations lead them to the studios of the mysterious M. Pathe company. Here Uotsuka has a strange vision in which he comes face to face with the beautiful star of a 1915 chanbara film that appears to have no ending. From then on, things begin to get a little strange… Among the most impressive and critically regarded Japanese films of the 1980s, To Sleep so as To Dream finally makes its home-video debut outside of Japan in a brand new restoration supervised by the director himself. Drifting between illusion and allusion, it is chockfull of references to Japan’s rich cinematic heritage and features cameos from a host of veteran talent and baroque sets created by Takeo Kimura, the Nikkatsu art designer fondly remembered for his flamboyant work with Seijun Suzuki in the 1960s. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp Audio commentary with director Kaizo Hayashi and lead actor Shiro Sano recorded in 2000 How Many Eggs? Actor Shiro Sano Talks, a brand new interview with the film’s lead actor Talking Silents: Benshi Midori Sawato Talks, a brand new interview on early Japanese film culture and the art of the benshi silent film commentator Midori Sawato Performs ‘The Eternal Mystery’, an exclusive benshi performance to the film within the film The Restoration of To Sleep So as to Dream featurette Fragments from Japan’s Lost Silent Heyday, a selection of scenes from silent jidai-geki films from the Kyoto Toy Museum archives Original Theatrical trailer and English-language restored re-release trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by David Downton FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Aaron Gerow Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews To Sleep So as to Dream (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

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Yakuza bosses are supposed to be tough, ruthless, and treat their men like cogs in a callous criminal machine. When former cop and ex-con Doumeki accepts his latest bodyguard assignment, however, he realizes that there's something different about his new boss, Yashiro. Because while Yashiro may seem as emotionally distant as his counterparts, he's also a closet masochist who enjoys receiving pain as much as his job involves bringing it. Yashiro's feelings for at least a few of his men also extends far beyond what's normally extended to other members of the same crime family... a group that now includes Doumeki. Of course, Doumeki's got his own issues, Doumeki. Of course, Doumeki's got his own issues, and nobody can beat an ex cop when it comes to putting the lockdown on a relationship. Except, possibly, a true King of Pain in TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY THE CLOUDS GATHER.

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With supernatural ninja warriors, astonishingly choreographed sword-play and wildly unpredictable plot twists, ZIPANG is a Japanese fantasy epic. "Utterly delirious... a feminist-kabuki-sword-and-sandal-samurai-fairytale. The action never lets up." - The Village Voice. Set in an alternate Japan, where modern technology meets an ancient legend, samurai outlaw Jigoku (Masahiro Takashima, GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II) and his motley band of renegades discover the keys to a mythical kingdom of gold. Unfortunately for them, they also attract the attention of a beautiful female bounty hunter, Yuri the Pistol (Narumi Yasuda, PEACOCK KING), an ace gunslinger who soon gets hot on their tail. With supernatural ninja warriors, astonishingly choreographed sword-play and wildly unpredictable plot twists, ZIPANG is a Japanese fantasy epic in a class all of its own. Bonus Materials NEW Audio Commentary by Jasper Sharp and Joe Hickinbottom Theatrical trailers Stills Gallery Cast & Crew Actors: Masahiro Takashima as Jigoku Gokurakumaru Narumi Yasuda as Yuri the Pistol Bengal as Togizo the Squire Director: Kaizo Hayashi Top About this item Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews Zipang [Blu-ray] Zipang [Blu-ray]