Imprint are releasing three limited edition Hardboxes this July, celebrating the work of landmark directors and actors. The long-awaited set DIRECTED BY… WALTER HILL delivers five gritty, highly stylized films from one of the most important and influential filmmakers of modern cinema, as well as the epic 2006 miniseries Broken Trail. DIRECTED BY… SIDNEY J. FURIE features five incredible 70’s films alongside brand NEW audio commentaries featuring Sidney J. Furie himself, as well as featurettes, interviews, video essays, and a collectable booklet exploring Furie’s remarkable legacy. Finally, FILM FOCUS: GENE HACKMAN brings together five staples from two-time Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman, who established himself as one of the finest actors of his generation.
DIRECTED BY WALTER HILL (1976-2006)
Imprint Collection #164 – #169
Limited Edition 8-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.
NUMBER OF BLU-RAY DISCS : 7
NUMBER OF 4K UHD DISCS: 1RATING: M
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2023
RUNTIME: 667 MINUTES
CELEBRATE THE WORK OF PROLIFIC FILMMAKER WALTER HILL
Walter Hill has been directing films for almost 50 years and has established himself a reputation of delivering thrilling, gritty, and highly stylized films.
This special edition set collects five films and one landmark miniseries from one of the most important and influential filmmakers of modern cinema.
Hard Times (1975)
The Driver (1978)
The Long Riders (1980)
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Johnny Handsome (1989)
Broken Trail (2006)
Featuring performances from some of Hollywood’s greatest actors including Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Bruce Dern, Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman & Robert Duvall.
HARD TIMES (1975) – Imprint Collection #164
In the middle of the Great Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson, Death Wish) is just looking to catch a break. When he meets Speed (James Coburn, The Magnificent Seven), a promoter of bare-knuckle street fighting, Chaney thinks with his fighting skill and Speed’s savvy, he might have a chance. But Speed has his own problems, and what seemed like a sure thing is not as simple.
This gritty, compelling drama is the directorial debut of Walter Hill.
Starring Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland & Strother Martin.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Special features TBC
-Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
-Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0
- Optional English subtitles
THE DRIVER (1978) – Blu-ray & 4K – Imprint Collection #165
Ryan O’Neal plays the Driver, an ice-cool getaway “Wheel Man” for hire. Bruce Dern is the detective who becomes obsessed with catching him. The more O’Neal leaves tantalising clues at the crime scenes, the more Dern becomes a man possessed with catching his prey.
This cult neo-noir thriller is presented on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
Starring Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Joseph Walsh & Ronee Blakley.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
4K UHD Disc
NEW 4K restoration by StudioCanal
- Walter Hill Masterclass – featurette
- Interview with Walter Hill
- Alternate Opening
- Original English Trailer
-Original German Trailer
- 13 Original Teasers
Blu-ray Disc
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian and critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2022)
- NEW Cut to the Chase – interview with actor Bruce Dern on The Driver (2022)
- NEW Teeth Bared – interview with actor Rudy Ramos on The Driver (2022)
- NEW Simplicity in Motion: Editing The Driver – interview with editor Robert K. Lambert (2022)
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
-Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
THE LONG RIDERS (1981) – Imprint Collection #166
The Long Riders is Hill’s version of the story of the James-Younger gang. Held as heroes by many, and much celebrated for its attacks upon the railroad, the gang became the most famous band of outlaws in the country. They were eventually brought to ruin by the Pinkerton detective agency, losing many of their number in the ill-fated Northfield, Minnesota bank raid.
Four sets of real-life brothers – the Carradines, the Keachs, the Quaids and the Guests – star in this classic western.
Starring Keith Carradine, James Remar, Dennis Quaid, Stacy Keach, Robert Carradine & David Carradine.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
Disc One
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Toby Roan
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
Disc Two
- Interview with actors Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine
- Interview with actors Stacy Keach and James Keach
- Interview with actor Randy Quaid
- Interview with actor Nicholas Guest
- Interview with director Walter Hill
- Interview with composer Ry Cooder
- Interview with producer Tim Zinnemann
- Outlaw Brothers: The Making of The Long Riders – documentary
- The Northfield Minnesota Raid: Anatomy of a Scene – featurette
- Slow Motion: Walter Hill on Sam Peckinpah – featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
EXTREME PREJUDICE (1987) – Imprint Collection #167
Extreme Prejudice stars Nick Nolte as tough, no-nonsense Texas ranger Jack Benteen, whose childhood friend Cash (Powers Boothe) is now a ruthless drugs baron on the other side of the border. Jack finds himself recruited by the CIA to eliminate Cash, who allegedly has secret government documents.
Starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Rip Torn, Maria Conchita Alonso & Michael Ironside.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic / author Walter Chaw
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and Nat Segaloff
- Audio commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
- Interview with director Walter Hill (2010)
- Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with music historian John Takis
- The Major’s Agenda – interview with actor Michael Ironside
- The War Within – interview with actor Clancy Brown
- Capturing The Chaos – interview with director of photography Matthew F. Leonetti
- Theatrical Trailer
- Vintage Electronic Press Kit
- Photo Gallery
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH subtitles
JOHNNY HANDSOME (1989) – Imprint Collection #168
Severely-deformed petty criminal Johnny Handsome (Mickey Rourke) is double-crossed in a robbery and left to take the rap on his own. He is stabbed in jail and sent to hospital, where a prison doctor decides that plastic surgery and a fresh start will lead Johnny on the path to reform. However, when the handsome new Johnny emerges from prison, his potential fresh start in life is hampered by his desire to get even with the man who put him away.
Starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman & Forest Whitaker.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic and author Walter Chaw (2022)
- NEW Audio commentary by film critics Daniel Kremer and Scout Tafoya (2022)
- NEW Interview with actor Peter Jason
- Codes to Live By: Walter Hill on Johnny Handsome – featurette
- Wordsmith – interview with writer Ken Friedman (2010)
- Eye of the Beholder – interview with makeup artist Michael Westmore (2010)
- Action Man – interview with stuntman Allan Graf (2010)
-Theatrical Trailer
-Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH subtitles
BROKEN TRAIL (2006) – Imprint Collection #169
Set in 1897, Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Haden Church) become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Ritter and Harte’s attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals, intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes. Classic Western action takes centre stage in this dramatic miniseries!
This critically acclaimed miniseries is the winner of four Emmy Awards.
Starring Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church & Greta Scacchi.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western – featurette
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English subtitles
Set in 1897, Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Haden Church) become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Ritter and Harte’s attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals, intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes. Classic Western action takes centre stage in this dramatic miniseries!
This critically acclaimed miniseries is the winner of four Emmy Awards.
Starring Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church & Greta Scacchi.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western – featurette
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English subtitles
DIRECTED BY... SIDNEY J FURIE (1970-1978)
Imprint Collection #231 - #235
Limited Edition 5-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.
NUMBER OF BLU-RAY DISCS: 5
RATING: M
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2023
RUNTIME: 592 MINUTES
ENJOY 5 CLASSIC FILMS FROM THE INFLUENTIAL AUTEUR SIDNEY J. FURIE, BEST KNOWN FOR STRONG VISUAL STYLE AND CLEVER USE OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
Influential auteur Sidney J. Furie is best known for his strong visual style and clever use of cinematography.
A BAFTA Award-winner for Best Director, and a Palme d’Or nominee, Furie’s remarkable career spans more than five decades, countless genres, and has seen him helm over 40 feature films.
These five classic films are accompanied by brand NEW audio commentaries featuring Sidney J. Furie himself, as well as featurettes, interviews, video essays, and a collectable booklet exploring Furie’s legacy.
The Lawyer (1970) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Hit! (1973)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living In New York (1975) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
The Boys In Company C (1978)
THE LAWYER (1970) – Imprint Collection #231
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young defense lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder case where a prosperous physician is charged with killing his socialite wife.
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Starring Barry Newman (Vanishing Point, Fear Is The Key), who later reprised his role in the TV series Petrocelli. Also starring Diana Muldaur, Robert Colbert (The Time Tunnel), and Kathleen Crowley in her final on-screen appearance.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer & Director Sidney J Furie
- NEW Newman’s Law – interview with actor Barry Newman
- NEW Interview with Diana Muldaur
- NEW Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount – video essay
- NEW Joe Dante’s Appreciation of Sidney J. Furie
- NEW A Reunion Movie: Finding Hannah, starring Barry Newman and Diana Muldaur – trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0
- Optional English Subtitles
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) – Imprint Collection #232
A story of two motorcycle racers: the inept, unsuspecting Little Fauss and the opportunistic, womanising Halsey Knox.
Featuring an incredible original soundtrack with songs from Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Carl Perkins – whose title song was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Starring Academy Award winner Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All The President’s Men) and Academy Award nominee Michael J. Pollard (Bonnie and Clyde), alongside Lauren Hutton (The Gambler).
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer & Director Sidney J Furie
- NEW Audio Interview with Gray Frederickson (Part 1)
- NEW Godfathers and Grand Marshals: An Open Conversation with Albert S. Ruddy
- NEW Panning the Furious Scans: A Visual Archaeology of the Man Who Wouldn’t Be Cropped
- Trailers from Hell, with Larry Karaszewski
- Director’s Guild of Canada Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0
- Optional English Subtitles
HOT! (1973) – Imprint Collection #233
U.S. agent Nick Allen (Billy Dee Williams) has his own idea about how to fight a war on drugs: go to the source… and cut the big-time traffickers down. Embittered over the drug-related death of his teenage daughter, Nick sets out to do just that.
This brutal action-packed epic stars Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars) & Richard Pryor (Superman III).
“Solid entertainment… should be a box office smash.” – Gene Siskel
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer & Director Sidney J Furie
- NEW Audio Interview with Billy Dee Williams
- NEW Audio Interview with Gray Frederickson (Part 2)
- NEW Video Interview with Paul Hampton
- NEW Video Essay by David Cairns
- NEW Flesh & Furie: The Space Between Us – video essay
- Original Radio Ad
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
SHEILA LEVINE IS DEAD AND LIVING IN NEW YORK (1975) – Imprint Collection #234
A sheltered young woman tries to make it in New York City, and finds herself falling for a man who’s not interested in a relationship.
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
A pithy black comedy based on the bestselling novel by Gail Parent, starring Academy Award nominees Roy Scheider (Jaws, The French Connection), and Jeannie Berlin (The Heartbreak Kid, The Fabelmans).
“Jeannie Berlin triumphs!” – Leonard Maltin
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2021 4K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer & Director Sidney J Furie
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
- NEW The Film That Died and Lived: Interview with Cinematographer Donald Morgan
- NEW Sidney J. Furie is Alive and Dreaming of New York – video Essay
- NEW Why Can’t I Be Doris Day? – Sheila Levine from Page to Screen
- NEW Video Essay by David Cairns
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0
- Optional English Subtitles
THEBOYS IN COMAPNY B (1978) – Imprint Collection #235
The Boys in Company C follows the lives of five naive young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war.
This Golden Globe nominated Vietnam War film came before Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, filmed in the Philippines.
Starring Stan Shaw (The Monster Squad), Craig Wasson (Body Double), James Canning (The Fog), and Andrew Stevens (Death Hunt), who was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in this film.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary with Rick Natkin and Andre Morgan
- Audio Commentary with Andrew Stevens (Archival)
- NEW Scenefinder General: Sidney J. Furie Remembers Company C
- NEW Video Interview with actor Michael Lembeck
- NEW Video Interview with actor Stan Shaw
- NEW Interview with James Whitmore, Jr.
- NEW Full Metal Furie: Kubrick in Company C – video Essay by Daniel Kremer
- Teaser of Fire Up the Carousel (Doc on Furie)
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
FILM FOCUS: GENE HACKMAN (1970-1977)
Imprint Collection #236 - #239
Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.
NUMBER OF BLU-RAY DISCS: 4
RATING: M
RELEASE DATE
26 July 2023
RUNTIME: 431 MINUTES
WITH A DIVERSE FILMOGRAPHY SPANNING SIX DECADES, GENE HACKMAN ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE FINEST ACTORS OF HIS GENERATION
With a diverse filmography spanning six decades, Gene Hackman established himself as one of the finest actors of his generation.
The winner of two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one SAG and two BAFTAs, this collection brings together four of Hackman’s masterful performances from the 70s, alongside brand new special features exploring his work.
I Never Sang For My Father (1970) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
Bite The Bullet (1975)
The Domino Principle (1977)
March Or Die (1977)
I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER (1970) – Imprint Collection #236
Gene Garrison, a forty-year-old New York college professor, is forced to put his plans to marry and move away from his aging parents on hold when his mother dies.
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Gene Hackman was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in this film, as was two-time Oscar winner Melvyn Douglas (Being There). Robert Anderson won a Writers Guild of America Award for this adaptation of his 1968 Broadway play.
“One of the most unforgettably human films I can remember.” – Roger Ebert
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
Special features TBC
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
BITE THE BULLET (1975) – Imprint Collection #237
A former rough-rider must match his wits and wiles against a beautiful but tough woman, a drifting ex-mercenary, a young reckless cowboy and a gusty Pony Express rider in this turn-of-the-century tale of a grueling 700 mile race across the frozen mountain paths and sun parched deserts of the American Wild West.
The critically acclaimed sweeping Western was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Sound, Best Original Score). Gene Hackman stars alongside Academy Award nominee Candice Bergen (Ghandi) and Hollywood legend James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Charade).
“A film that reexamines and reaffirms the Western myth — both as it affected our history and as it has been considered in the movies. …Bite the Bullet finds the traditional power and integrity of the Western intact…” – Roger Ebert
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan
- Special features TBC
- Isolated Music & Effects Track
- Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH subtitles
THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE (1977) – Imprint Collection #238
An assassin is released from prison early, on condition that he make one last assassination. The target: the most powerful man in the Western World.
This neo-noir thriller features an all-star cast including Candice Bergen (Ghandi), Mickey Rooney (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Bridges At Toko-Ri) and Richard Widmark (Kiss Of Death).
Directed by Stanley Kramer (On The Beach), and adapted by author Adam Kennedy from his novel of the same name.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- NEW Audio commentary by film historian Howard Berger
- NEW Video Essay on Stanley Kramer
- NEW Interview with Karen Sharpe
- Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
MARCH OR DIE (1977) – Imprint Collection #239
An ex-West Point cadet leads a potpurri of thieves, murderers, exiles, and aristrocrats seeking adventure on a semi-suicidal mission to protect an archaelogical dig in the Moroccan wilderness.
This devastating war epic was directed by Golden Globe winner Dick Richards (Heat), and alongside Gene Hackman, features some of Hollywood’s greatest stars: Spaghetti Western legend Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve (Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, Belle de Jour), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist, The Seventh Seal), and Sir Ian Holm (Chariots Of Fire, The Lord Of The Rings, Alien, Brazil).
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger & Steve Mitchell
- NEW Video Essay on Director Dick Richards
- NEW Interview with actor Paul Sherman
- Theatrical Trailer
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
