ASTOUNDING ALTMAN IN APRIL

IN APRIL, ARROW PRESENTS OFFBEAT ALTMAN, BASKET CASE IN 4K, MORE PODCAST RELEASES, BOROWCZYK EROTICA, DON COSCARELLI SELECTS & MORE

Not to be missed in April on the world beating cult streaming service ARROW - an underrated psychosexual chiller from Robert Altman, cult classic horror Basket Case creaking open in 4K, lively episodes of the ARROW Video Podcast with Sam and Dan, and short films that will boggle your mind. Plus, the director of the Phantasm films chooses his favourite ARROW titles and steel yourself for the sensuous brilliance of Behind Convent Walls.

In April, ARROW presents Robert Altman's That Cold Day in the Park, a suspenseful tale of sexual repression starring Sandy Dennis (Academy Award® winner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) as a woman who becomes obsessed with an enigmatic 19 year-old boy she sees sitting on a park bench. Vividly photographed by László Kovács (Easy Rider), and accompanied by a haunting score from Johnny Mandel, this is arguably the first true 'Altman film' - a stylish harbinger of the themes that would resonate through many of the director's later masterpieces such as Images and 3 Women.

Also in April, Frank Henenlotter’s beloved slice of gruesome sleaze, Basket Case - where New York’s 1980s-era Times Square is brought to life in all its seedy glory in 4K via ARROW. Don’t miss this deliriously enjoyable low-budget classic, featuring the magnificent Belial, one of the most loveable and lethal creatures in horror history.

Venture into forbidden carnality in Behind Convent Walls, the lushly filmed exploration of the relationship between flesh and spirit from Polish provocateur Walerian Borowczyk (The Beast, Immoral Tales). Featuring striking cinematography by Luciano Tovoli (Suspiria), Behind Convent Walls is erotic, colourful and highly charged.

In April you can also listen to six episodes of the Arrow Video Podcast with Sam and Dan on ARROW, where they’ll discuss the delights of David Lynch’s Dune, the mad monster mayhem of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, horror favourites Phantasm, Hellraiser, and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and the off-the-scale martial arts horror of The Boxer's Omen.

Seasons in April include:

Don Coscarelli Selects, with films chosen from by the independent filmmaker best known for the Phantasm series, and Bubba Ho-Tep, starring horror icon Bruce Campbell, as well as sword and sorcery adventure The Beastmaster. His picks include Henelotter’s Basket Case, Lucky Mckee’s The Woman, and George A.Romero’s The Crazies.

Regional Horror, with regular people making horror films outside of the Hollywood studio system, fusing outsider art, a rebellious nature and a lack of any oversight to create some truly unique and terrifying films, including Regional Bloodshed, Dark August and Driller Killer.

Bad Magic, a collection of bewitching bangers including Wizard of Gore, The End of Man and Zombie Nightmare.

Sick Filth Never Dies, a selection of corrupt and disgusting films including Behind Convent Walls, The Awakening of the Beast and The House By The Cemetery.

Blaze It, a carefully rolled collection of hazy tripped out treats, including Reefer Madness, Bad Acid, and A Trip to the Moon.

The Kids Aren't Alright, featuring tearaway teens, chilling children and killer kids in the likes of Over the Edge, The Child and The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch.

APRIL RELEASE CALENDAR

New Titles – From April 5
ARROW Podcast: Dune
ARROW Podcast: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

From April 8
That Cold Day in the Park - 1969

From April 12
Arm - 2021
Meat Friend - 2022
BLEEP! - 2023
Bad Acid - 2021

From April 19
ARROW Podcast: Hellraiser
ARROW Podcast: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
ARROW Podcast: Phantasm
ARROW Podcast: The Boxer's Omen

From April 29
Behind Convent Walls - 1978

From April 30
Basket Case - 4K - 1982

New Seasons this April

April 5th: Regional Horror

A fascinating and fun thing happens when regular people decide to make a horror film outside of the Hollywood studio system. Utilising purely the talents of themselves, family, friends and pretty much anyone who lives nearby and fits the bill, these 'regional horror' films fuse outsider art, a rebellious nature and a lack of any studio interference to create some truly unique and terrifying films that never do or go where you would expect!

Titles Include: Regional Bloodshed, Dark August, Driller Killer

April 12th: Bad Magic

Magic can enchant and enthral audiences of all ages. Which is nice. But, in 'Bad Magic', illusion and wizardry brings forth terror, bloodshed and even some brutal beatdowns. So, hit play on one of these bewitching bangers and let's all say the magic word together: "Abracadabr-ARGH!".

Titles Include: Wizard of Gore, The End of Man, Zombie Nightmare

April 15: Don Coscarelli Selects

Independent filmmaker Don Coscarelli is best known for the Phantasm films. Phantasm and its successful sequels spawned a rabid cult of fans around the world. Coscarelli subsequently wrote and directed three award-winning sequels.

One of Coscarelli’s more celebrated films is Bubba Ho-Tep, starring horror icon Bruce Campbell and the legendary actor, writer and social activist, Ossie Davis, which he wrote for the screen and directed.

Coscarelli also co-wrote and directed, The Beastmaster, described by Entertainment Weekly as being one of the most popular films of all time on cable television. The Beastmaster has generated two sequels, a television series and a Saturday Night Live joke by Billy Crystal when he commented that HBO stood for “Hey Beastmaster’s On.”

For television, Don Coscarelli co-wrote and directed the well-received premiere episode of Showtime Networks, Masters of Horror cable series.

More recently Coscarelli wrote for the screen and directed John Dies At The End starring Paul Giamatti and Clancy Brown. Another festival favourite, John Dies At The End premiered at the Sundance International Film Festival and then played at both the Toronto International Film Festival and SXSW.

Coscarelli’s well-received memoir entitled True Indie: Life and Dead in Filmmaking was published by St. Martin’s Press. His most recent book, Phiction: Tales from the World of Phantasm releases soon.

Titles Include: Basket Case, The Woman, The Crazies

April 19: Sick Filth Never Dies

Worry not, my children, for Sister Filth has returned once more to shepherd you away from the deviant delights that drip from the very pores of this sick and sinful streaming service.

I have taken it upon myself to cloister all of the worst offenders that could corrupt you the most within this collection, safe from perverted prying eyes. Now, you wouldn't dare disobey me and watch any of these corrupt and disgusting films, would you?

Titles Include: Behind Convent Walls, The Awakening of the Beast and House By The Cemetery

April 20: Blaze It

Full of far-out 420 fun and hazy horror, kick back and Blaze It with this carefully rolled collection.

Titles Include: Reefer Madness, Bad Acid, A Trip to the Moon

April 26: The Kids Aren't Alright

The youth is revolting in this collection of tearaway teens, chilling children and killer kids.

Titles Include: Over the Edge, The Child, The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch.

APRIL TITLES - IN DEPTH

FROM APRIL 5: ARROW PODCAST: DUNE

A place beyond your dreams. A movie beyond your imagination. Sam and Dan discuss David Lynch's oft maligned, sci-fi epic, Dune.

ARROW PODCAST: GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE

Giant monster fans rejoice - it's a kaiji delight this week as Sam and Dan delve into an iconic Gamera release, with a particular focus on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, the first film from the renowned Heisei trilogy.

FROM APRIL 8: THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK

Made after years of directing television and industrial films - and just one year before his commercial breakthrough with M★A★S★H - Robert Altman's underrated psychosexual chiller That Cold Day in the Park, arguably the first true 'Altman film', is a stylish harbinger of the themes that would resonate through many of the director's later masterpieces such as Images and 3 Women.

FROM APRIL 12: ARM

After the break-up of her relationship, Katharine finds herself alone and miserable in the middle of the pandemic. With isolation madness taking hold, she buys herself a companion - a boyfriend pillow. It’s an impulse purchase she may come to regret.

MEAT FRIEND

Nominated for a 2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Short Film. An ex-con, sentient pile of hamburger meat (voiced by Steve Johanson) teaches after-school lessons to a child (Marnie McKendry in this absurdist comedic short film directed by festival favourite Izzy Lee.

BLEEP!

Jason and Clara are stuck in a rut. They have the same argument every single night, their relationship is on the brick of dying. One particular night they awake to a strange bleep. Determined to find the mysterious sound they search the house.

BAD ACID

A wild exploration of the realm where ego, fitness and vanity collide.

FROM APRIL 19: ARROW PODCAST: HELLRAISER

You can't keep a good demon down! Sam and Dan are back with the fourth installment of the franchise that loves to hurt you: Hellraiser! Specifically, they watched the pre-release assembly rather than the released version and discuss that, in particular.

ARROW PODCAST: HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER

What better way to rejoin the real world than with the slice of grime that is John McNaughton's controversial quasi-biopic: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

ARROW PODCAST: PHANTASM

Sam and Shea (who is filling in for Dan) stop off at the cemetery to hang out with their old pal the Tall Man, going in-depth on Don Coscarelli's indie masterpiece Phantasm.

ARROW PODCAST: THE BOXER'S OMEN

Dan and Sam revel in the unparalleled insanity that is The Boxer's Omen.

FROM APRIL 29: BEHIND CONVENT WALLS

A lushly filmed exploration of the relationship between flesh and spirit from Polish provocateur Walerian Borowczyk, director of Blanche, The Beast, and Immoral Tales.

FROM APRIL 30: BASKET CASE - 4K

The feature debut of director Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Frankenhooker), 1982's Basket Case is a riotous and blood-spattered "midnight movie" experience, now presented for the first time ever on 4K.

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