After Dark: Neo Noir Cinema Collection Two (1990 – 2002) – Imprint Collection #178 – #183

Take a journey into the shadowy world of Neo Noir Cinema with Collection Two, bringing together some of the best directors in cinema including Kathryn Bigelow, Mike Figgis, James Gray, Joe Carnahan & more.

• Blue Steel (1990)
• Internal Affairs (1990)
• Crimson Rivers (2000)
• The Way of the Gun (2000)
• The Yards (2000)
• Narc (2002)

Limited Edition 7 Disc Hardbox with 80-page booklet, featuring essays from film critics Peter Galvin, Blake Howard & Alexei Toliopoulos. 1500 copies only.

Blue Steel (1990) – Imprint Collection #178

Rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. But she doesn’t know that someone has been watching. And when that someone lifts the assailant’s gun from the crime scene, carves Turner’s name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders, Turner is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who’s always one step ahead and much closer than she thinks!

This psychological thriller vividly depicts a female cop’s mental and physical struggles with an obsessed psychopathic killer.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña & Louise Fletcher.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• More features to be announced
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English subtitles

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Internal Affairs (1990) – Imprint Collection #179

Dennis Peck knows his way around the law. He can launder money, run a scam, fix a bad rap. He can even, for the right price, arrange a murder. “Trust me,” he says, “I’m a cop.” Richard Gere is Peck and Andy Garcia is Raymond Avila, the investigator determined to bring Peck to justice in this supercharged police thriller. Peck isn’t going down without a fight.

Directed by Mike Figgis and starring Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf & Nancy Travis.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Interview with director Mike Figgis
• NEW Interview with screenwriter Henry Bean
• NEW Interview with co-composer Anthony Marinelli
• More features to be announced
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English subtitles

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Crimson Rivers (2000) – Imprint Collection #180

When Commissaire Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), France’s leading serial killer investigator, is called to investigate a grisly murder, he enters a world of secrets, lies and unthinkable horrors. The dead, whose hands and eyes have been removed, are clues to a terrible tradition the killer can no longer bear. Each murder means something more; each victim, a guilty conspirator in a grand immoral experiment. Filled with blood-chilling suspense, twisted turns and breathtaking locations, this tense thriller has the style, action and intelligence to keep you wondering what’s really happening right up until the shocking conclusion.

Starring Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Fares & Dominique Sanda.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio commentary by actors Jean Reno & Vincent Cassel
• Isolated music score with optional commentary by audio composer Bruno Coulais
• The Investigation – documentary
• The Scalpel Scene – featurette with optional commentary (2000)
• The Making of a Corpse – featurette (2000)
• The Fight: Challenging Filming – featurette (2000)
• Night Time Filming – featurette
• The Chase – storyboard comparisons with optional commentary
• Filming in Altitude – featurette
• White Rivers – featurette
• The Avalanche – multi-angle featurette
• Archives From Thierry Flamand: Production Designer
• Image Galleries
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio Original French DTS-HD 5.1
• English subtitles

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Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Travis Woods
• Audio commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie and composer Joe Kraemer
• Audio commentary by composer Joe Kraemer
• Cast interviews
• TV spot
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Storyboards and script of a deleted scene
• Isolated music score
• More features to be announced
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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The Yards (2000) – Imprint Collection #182

Released from prison after taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) just wants to get his life back on track. But when he takes a job with his powerfully influential Uncle Frank (James Caan) and reconnects with his old friend Willie (Joaquin Phoenix), Leo finds himself unwittingly drawn into a world of sabotage, high-stakes payoffs, and even murder! Then, he discovers a secret that makes him the target of the city’s most ruthless family, his own!

Directed by James Gray and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn & James Caan.

Special Features and Technical Specs: Disc One – Theatrical Version

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Interview with director James Grey
• NEW Interview with actress Ellen Burstyn
• NEW Interview with production designer Kevin Thompson
• More features to be announced
• Audio commentary by writer/director James Gray
• Roundtable discussion with Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, James Caan and James Gray
• 8 deleted scenes, with optional commentary by James Gray
• Visualizing The Yards – featurette
• Behind-the-scenes – featurette
• Original Concept Art
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

Special Features and Technical Specs: Disc Two – Director’s Cut

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio commentary by writer/director James Gray and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh
• Original aspect ratio 2:40:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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Narc (2002) – Imprint Collection #183

Narc tells the story of suspended undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis (Patric), who is reluctantly drawn back onto the force to find the truth behind the murder of a young police officer killed in the line of duty. He is teamed with Henry Oak (Liotta), the slain officer’s partner, a rogue cop who will stop at nothing to avenge his friend’s death. As Tellis and Oak unravel the case, the dark underbelly of the narcotics world reveals itself in surprising ways that are more twisted than either officer has ever seen before and threatens to destroy them both.

Directed by Joe Carnaghan and starring Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Busta Rhymes & John Ortiz.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• More features to be announced
• Audio commentary by writer/director Joe Carnaghan and editor John Gilroy
• Narc: Making The Deal – featurette
• Narc: Shooting Up – featurette
• Narc: The Visual Trip – featurette
• The Friedkin Connection – featurette
• Cast Interviews
• Anatomy of a Scene – featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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