ViaVision's Imprint line will release a limited edition, region-free (1,500 units) Blu-ray boxed set commemorating director Walter Hill. Suggest you get your pre-orders in early, as Imprint limited edition sets usually sell out fast. This set will be released in July.
Here is the official announcement:
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.
Limited Edition 8-Disc Hardbox. 1500
copies only.
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 Edition 2-Disc Set.
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
Any pre-order titles will be
dispatched in the week leading up to its aforementioned release date. Special
features and artwork are subject to change.
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