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Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The first episode for the March Batch episode features in-depth reviews of The Hunter, Conquest of Space, MArooned, Audrey Rose and Johnny Got His Gun.

The Hunter (Imprint Collection #110)

THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF RALPH ‘PAPA’ THORSON. HE’S A MODERN-DAY BOUNTY HUNTER AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES HIM DANGEROUS.

Steve McQueen’s last movie shows the dynamic talent of the late, great actor in one of his most memorable roles: the true story of Ralph “Papa” Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Thorson’s exploits are detailed as he pursues a number of fugitives who have skipped bail. The chase comes full circle when he becomes the quarry of a vengeful psychopath. McQueen’s multi-dimensional performance as Thorson, a man born in the wrong age, is the counterpoint to the explosive action in The Hunter.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition transfer by Paramount Pictures
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Jason Ney (2022)
• Steve McQueen, Man on the Edge – vintage documentary
• TV Trailer
• TV Spot
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English LPCM Mono
• Optional Subtitles: English
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

Conquest of Space (Imprint Collection #112)

DRAMATIC EFFECTS NEVER BEFORE EQUALLED – OR EVEN IMAGINED!

From a space wheel 500 miles above the Earth, commander Samuel Merritt (Walter Brooke) and his men (including Eric Fleming and Benson Fong) construct a sleek robot, then receive orders providing their new craft’s destination: Mars!

Five-time Oscar Winner George Pal (The War of the Worlds) produced this adventure rooted in the ’50s understanding of space exploration… and heightened by the awareness that no matter how advanced science becomes, human weaknesses remain.

“A fascinating relic” – Time Out

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
• NEW Audio commentary by George Pal author Justin Humphreys
• NEW Audio commentary by film historians Barry Foreshore & Kim Newman
• NEW A Fellow Journeyman: Byron Haskin at Paramount – featurette
• NEW The Conquest of Space: From the Book to the Screen – featurette with NASA illustrator Vincent Di Fate
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English LPCM Mono
• Optional Subtitles: English
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

Marooned (Imprint Collection #113)

THREE MAROONED ASTRONAUTS. ONLY 55 MINUTES LEFT TO RESCUE THEM. WHILE THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES AND WAITS…

Gripping, yet starkly realistic, portrayal of three astronauts on an extended special mission who find themselves unable to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. As the oxygen supply diminishes, the stranded astronauts must face the inevitability of death…

A major influence on Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity”, John Sturges’ 1969 Space exploration epic is ripe for re-appraisal in high definition.

“Marooned tells an exciting story” – Roger Ebert

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation
• NEW Audio commentary by entertainment journalist and author Bryan Reesman
• NEW Kim Newman on Marooned
• NEWThe Troubled Master: Inside the Final Films of John Sturges – featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 2:35:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional Subtitles: English
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

Audrey Rose (Imprint Collection #114)

A happily married couple find their lives thrown into frightening disruption when a stranger appears at their door claiming that their adopted 12-year-old daughter contains the reincarnated spirit of his little girl!

Underrated 1970’s psychological horror from Director Robert Wise, and also starring Anthony Hopkins & Marsha Mason.

“Audrey Rose is a thinking man’s horror film” – DVD Beaver

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
• Archival interview with author Frank De Felitta
• NEW Investigator: The Paranormal World Of Frank De Felitta– featurette (2022)
• NEW Kim Newman on “Audrey Rose” (2022)
• NEW The Role Of A Mother – an interview with actress Marsha Mason (2022)
• NEW“I’ve Been Here Before”: Reincarnation On Film – a video essay by film historian Lee Gambin (2022)
• NEW Hypnotist: Inside The Score for “Audrey Rose” – featurette (2022)
• Isolated Score audio track featuring the music of Michael Small
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM Stereo
• Optional Subtitles: English
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

Johnny Got His Gun (Imprint Collection #115)

THE MOST SHATTERING EXPERIENCE YOU’LL EVER LIVE.

War has plunged Army soldier Joe Bonham (Timothy Bottoms) into an unending nightmare. Hit by an artillery shell in World War I, Joe has suffered injuries that have all but erased his humanity: he’s lost his sight, speech, hearing and sense of smell. But he still has the ability to think and remember, which, in the end, maybe more a curse than a blessing. Trapped in his body, Joe realizes there’s only one way out of his misery: death. Can he get a sympathetic nurse to help him?

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation
• NEW Audio commentary by cinema author and critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2021)
• Dalton Trumbo: Rebel In Hollywood – documentary
• Interview with actor Timothy Bottoms
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage with commentary by Timothy Bottoms and director of photography Jules Brenner
• 1940 Radio Adaptation starring James Cagney
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
• Audio English LPCM Mono
• Optional Subtitles: English
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies with unique artwork

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