STAY IN THE LOOP THIS SUMMER

IN JULY, ARROW PRESENTS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLS, MAFIA KILLS, STEPHEN KING ROMANCE, MICK GARRIS SELECTS & MUCH MORE

Not to be missed in July on the expertly curated cult streaming service ARROW - a horrifying hike into madness in Loop Track, zany comedies from Nico Mastorakis, a Stephen King short, meaty Italian crime drama from Gomorrah Season 5, and more.

In July, exclusively on ARROW, Loop Track, an electrifying journey into the unknown from Kiwi writer-director and actor Tom Sainsbury, his latest collaboration with Chillbox Creative. Known for his comedic flair in such works as Wellington Paranormal and Guns Akimbo, Sainsbury stars as a hiker whose solo trek in the New Zealand bush takes a very unexpected turn. A gripping and tense psychological thriller, that deftly explores the subjects of isolation and paranoia, Loop Track intertwines thrilling scares with moments of off-kilter humour. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience - that lingers in the mind well beyond the closing credits.

July also sees six more episodes from Series 5 of the hard-hitting Italian crime drama Gomorrah. The drug war between Ciro and Genny reaches boiling point, leading to an explosive finale that brings this epic saga of the Camorra crime syndicate to a fitting and brutal end.

Short films in July include David Yorke’s comedy horror Eric, about a dog that is not all it seems; Julia Marchese’s I Know What You Need, based on the Stephen King short story; and Bryan M Ferguson’s Earworm, about a gnarly tape cassette-dwelling worm.

Lastly in July on ARROW, a pair of outrageous comedies from Greek director Nico Mastorakis - Ninja Academy, featuring a snotty rich kid, a clumsy geek, a paranoid survivalist, two beach joggers, a cool secret agent and a mime, at the titular a martial arts school; and The Naked Truth, where Mastorakis pays cheeky homage to a certain Billy Wilder film, with two friends deciding to pass as women and pose as makeup artists for a local beauty pageant to elude a vicious mafia boss.

Seasons in July include:

Mick Garris Selects, with the Master of Horror, writer of Psycho IV, Hocus Pocus and The Fly II, picking some treats from the ARROW catalogue that are “unafraid to travel where the mainstream might fear to tread”, including Dark Water, Ringu and Audition

First Class Fear, where no form of transport is safe, including The Hermit, Bloodstone and Death Has Blue Eyes.

Little Monsters, featuring weird little guys who just wanna rip you to pieces or cause absolute havoc, including Meat Friend, Gwilliam's Tips for Tricks and Treats and 100 Monsters

Thomas Sainsbury Selects, where the writer director and star of July’s premiere title Loop Track, lines up some unmissable ARROW titles including The Navigator, Sting of Death and The Time Traveller

The ARROW Olympics, where the difference between winning and losing is quite literally life and death, including Bad Acid, Why Don't You Just Die! and Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji.

JULY RELEASE CALENDAR

New Titles – From July 5
Gomorrah S05 E05 - 2021
Gomorrah S05 E06 - 2021

From July 8
Loop Track - 2023

From July 12
Gomorrah S05 E07 - 2021
Gomorrah S05 E08 - 2021
Eric - 2022
I Know What You Need - 2023
Earworm - 2022

From July 19
Gomorrah S05 E09 - 2021
Gomorrah S05 E10 - 2021

From July 22
Ninja Academy - 1989
The Naked Truth - 1992

New Seasons this July

July 1: Mick Garris Selects

"I was flattered to be asked by my friends at Arrow to recommend some of their titles that I particularly enjoy. The world of cult video is a deep and expansive one, and the Arrow catalogue is filled with gems, wonders of a cockeyed world of cinema that much of the world believes is of the gutter variety. But these movies are imaginative, propulsive, unafraid to travel where the mainstream might fear to tread. Some of these are more unhinged than others, but they all display filmmakers working on films that only they could create. These are distinctive visions, unfiltered by studio notes and corporate influences.

So with that being said, here’s a list of delectables that you might want to take a bite out of, next time you’re jonesing for something outré, outside of the lanes of your neighbourhood cineplex, some more obvious than others, but all of them treats."

Titles Include: Dark Water, Ringu, Audition

July 5: First Class Fear

Plane? Train? Automobile? No form of transport is safe on ARROW, but, whichever method of killer conveyance you choose, we guarantee you a great seat in First Class Fear!

Titles Include: The Hermit, Bloodstone, Death Has Blue Eyes

July 12: Little Monsters

We can't get enough of weird little guys who just wanna rip you to pieces or cause absolute havoc. Come and join the party with a great and gruesome gaggle of little (and not so little tbh) monsters!

Titles Include: Meat Friend, Gwilliam's Tips for Tricks and Treats, 100 Monsters

July 19:

Thomas Sainsbury Selects

Writer-director and actor Tom Sainsbury, actor in Wellington Paranormal and Guns Akimbo, two-time winner of the 48Hours film competition, and writer/director/star of this month’s Loop Track, chooses his favourite films from ARROW’s catalogue..

"I'm absolutely thrilled to do an edition of ARROW selections. I really adore these films and want the world to cherish them too. Some of them have huge ideas, some of them are great character studies and some of them are all out zany. And I reckon we could all do with some more zaniness in our lives. I hope you enjoy!"

Titles Include: The Navigator, Sting of Death, The Time Traveller

July 26: The ARROW Olympics

Test your mettle in an international athletics competition where the difference between winning and losing is quite literally life and death. Will you get a bronze in beheading? Can you manage a silver in sprinting from a slasher? Got what it takes to get a gold in gore? Find out in The ARROW Olympics.

Titles Include: Bad Acid, Why Don't You Just Die!, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

JULY TITLES - IN DEPTH

FROM JULY 3: GOMORRAH S05 E05

The war has begun: as Ciro goes looking for new allies, Genny militarises the streets and plants a mole within Ciro's ranks.

GOMORRAH S05 E06

Ciro and the others go underground in Forcella, but they have to find a safer place: Genny has put a bounty on them.

FROM JULY 8: LOOP TRACK

Highly anxious Ian Thompson (Sainsbury) sets off on a solo trek in the New Zealand bush for some respite from the stress of everyday life. His plans for uninterrupted solitude are scuppered however, when he encounters Nicky (Hayden J Weal) and other hikers, only exacerbating his paranoia. As Ian's grip on reality weakens, he becomes convinced they are being followed. Miles from civilisation, their journey turns into a fight for survival as Ian's fears manifest into a surreal battle against an unseen threat lurking in the wilderness. Is it all just in his head? Or is someone, or something, really out there?

FROM JULY 12: GOMORRAH S05 E07

Genny asks some businessmen for cash to fund a new load of cocaine. Meanwhile, Ciro and Nunzia receive an unexpected visit.

GOMORRAH S05 E08

To win the market, Genny starts dumping cocaine at half price. But Ciro also knows how to hit Genny where it hurts most.

ERIC

Joshua finally gets to meet Eric, the beloved dog of a girl he’s been dating. As the evening evolves, Josh begins to get a sneaking suspicion that Eric isn’t your typical house pet.

I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED

It's 1976, and popular college co-ed Elizabeth meets an unusual boy, Edward, who knows what she needs. But who is Edward really, and what secrets is he hiding? It's a love story, but a Stephen King love story, so things aren't always what they seem.Elizabeth doesn't know what she wants, but Edward knows what she needs.

EARWORM

A rip roaring film about two knuckleheads facing off against a gnarly tape cassette dwelling worm that really wants inside their ear holes.

FROM JULY 19: GOMORRAH S05 E09

Genny pressures Ruggieri to find out where his son is. Meanwhile, Ciro and Nunzia find new and unexpected allies.

GOMORRAH S05 E10

Ciro and Genny get together for a final trip. Locked in the cockpit, the two of them are forced to face their demons.

FROM JULY 22: NINJA ACADEMY

Take a martial arts school, throw in a snotty rich kid, a clumsy geek, a paranoid survivalist, two beach joggers, a cool secret agent and a mime, and you get Ninja Academy, a madcap karate acomedy like no other starring Gerald Okamura (Big Trouble in Little China).

THE NAKED TRUTH

Director Niko Mastorakis pays homage to a certain Billy Wilder film when two friends decide to pass as women and pose as makeup artists for a local beauty pageant to elude a vicious mafia boss. It seems like the perfect cover, until the mafioso gets the hots for one of them!

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