Arrow Releasing Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls & The Seven Minutes On Blu-ray!!!!!!!!

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

If you're not region free yet, this just might change your mind...

NEW UK ONLY TITLE: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls + The Seven Minutes [Limited Edition] Arrow Video Blu-ray/DVD - Russ Meyer's two Hollywood films: the ultimate camp cult musical, and an impassioned attack on censorship

Pre-order yours here: http://bit.ly/1hfU8PD

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls + The Seven Minutes (Arrow Video) Blu-ray/DVD [Limited Edition]

When Easy Rider rewrote the box-office rulebook in 1969, Hollywood scrambled to catch up - and 20th Century Fox noticed that one particular independent filmmaker was seeing impressive returns from tiny investments. So what would happen if he was given a decent budget and the run of a Hollywood studio and told to make the ultimate Russ Meyer film?

Well, this is the result: an initially X-rated cult camp classic about an all-female rock band trying to parlay Midwestern success into a Hollywood contract with the aid of a hefty inheritance. But will they be able to maintain their trademark apple-pie wholesomeness under their new manager, the notorious Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell? Take a wild guess.

Co-scripted by film critic Roger Ebert, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a merciless satire of Hollywood and the music business, a no-holds-barred psychedelic thrill-ride that gleefully stirs sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, fashion, lesbianism, transvestism and Nazis into one of the most riotously unhinged mainstream films ever made. This special edition also includes the rarely-seen The Seven Minutes (1971), Russ Meyer's Hollywood swansong, an adaptation of Irving Wallace's polemical novel about the absurdities of American obscenity laws.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
-Limited Edition collection of both of Russ Meyer's Hollywood films (3000 copies)
-High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
-Standard Definition DVD presentation of The Seven Minutes
-Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for both films
-Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
-Two commentaries on Beyond the Valley of the Dolls by co-screenwriter Roger Ebert and actors Erica Gavin, John LaZar, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page and Dolly Read
-Introduction to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls by John LaZar
-Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
-Look On Up at the Bottom, with composer Stu Phillips and three members of the Carrie Nations discussing the film's music
-The Best of Beyond, favourite moments selected by cast and crew members
-Sex, Drugs, Music & Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby!, a look at the late 1960s culture that spawned Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
-Casey & Roxanne: The Love Scene, discussed by participants Erica Gavin and Cynthia Myers
-Screen tests for Michael Blodgett, Cynthia Myers, Harrison Page, Marcia McBroom
-High Definition photo galleries
-Multiple trailers
-Reversible sleeve featuring two original artworks
-Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Kat Ellinger

-Region: B
-RRP £29.99
-Release Date: 18th January

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Stupid damn exchange rate!!!!

[Ian Miller Flattery and foreplay Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Miller]

Well, it's a good thing that I will be going region-free soon!

[Jobla Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jobla]

Ian got a scoop, as Amazon.UK doesn't even list this title yet.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

It's another Arrow Limited title...maybe it's just through their site?

[Ian Miller Flattery and foreplay Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Miller]

I wonder if the "limited" status means that a U.S. Blu Ray is forthcoming? Probably wouldn't include THE SEVEN MINUTES though.

[John Bernhard Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close John Bernhard]

20th Century refused Arrow's offer to license in the US, so if one is coming it won't be from Arrow.

And I don't see it coming from Fox but would love to be proved wrong...probably grabbing the Arrow anyway as it's stacked.

[Jobla Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jobla]

If not from Fox or Arrow in the US, perhaps Twilight Time or Criterion?

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I hemmed and hawed. With the exchange, its over 60 bucks. And despite the other movie, extras are tye same as the Fox DVD. Which means, i really fuckin want it, but I can't.

[Jobla Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jobla]

Now up for preorder at Amazon.UK, but yeah, it ain't cheap.

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

I ordered it. I hope THE SEVEN MINUTES is AT LEAST in OAR.

[Ignatius Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ignatius]

It should be OAR, just from an existing SD transfer because they weren't allowed to access the 35mm elements.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Arrow offered free shipping. So for 51 dollars, i bought this. I 3nvy you Mericans

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

I promised Mark some grabs from this. So here goes:

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Thanks for posting those. :) Looks like a winner. And the DVD is OOP and going for some decent change around here, so that'll offset the cost.