Arrow has announced its August UHD and Blu-ray releases, which will consist of horror prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Michael Mann's neo-noir thriller Thief, and disaster movie remake Poseidon on Limited Edition 4K UHD, and John Wayne's swansong The Shootist, action-thriller Enemy Territory, and melding of feminist coming-of-age drama with serial killer and supernatural fantasy genres, Perpetrator on Limited Edition Blu-ray. Full details below.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING (USA 2006)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 25 August 2025 | £29.99

After 2003’s remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes would take another trip to the Lone Star State for the terrifying prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

In the summer of 1969, brothers Eric and Dean and their girlfriends Chrissie and Bailey are having one last road trip before the boys set off to Vietnam. An altercation with a shotgun-wielding biker leads them to crash their car, only for them to be rescued by Sheriff Hoyt. But their saviour isn’t as benevolent as he seems, and the gang are taken hostage and dragged to the residence of the murderous Hewitt family, among them Hoyt’s brother Thomas, a hulking brute who conceals his face behind a leather mask.

Feast your eyes on this twisted and horrifying vision of the Hewitts' origins, presented here in its original Theatrical Version and the extended Uncut Version for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both the Theatrical Version and the Uncut Version
• Original DTS 2.0 and 5.1 audio on the Theatrical Version and DTS-HD MA 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 audio on the Uncut Version
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
• Brand new audio commentary on the Uncut Version with Dread Central co-founder Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton and co-host of The Spooky Picture Show podcast Chris MacGibbon
• Archival audio commentary on the Uncut Version with director Jonathan Liebesman and producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller
• Hoyt, Actually, a brand new interview with actor Lew Temple
• Original Skins: KNB FX, a brand new interview with special effects makeup artist Jake Garber and special effects makeup technician Kevin Wasner
• Light and Sawdust, a brand new interview with director of photography Lukas Ettlin
• Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel, an archival making-of documentary featuring many interviews with cast and crew members 
• Deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary from director Jonathan Liebesman and producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller 
• Theatrical trailer 
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Aaron Lea 
  
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Aaron Lea 
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold

THE SHOOTIST (USA 1976)

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 18 August 2025 | £24.99

“I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.”

Legendary director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) directs the iconic John Wayne as an ageing gunfighter dying of cancer in his final screen appearance, a superb adaptation of Glendon Swarthout's classic western novel, The Shootist.

John Bernard Books is the stuff of legend, a renowned ‘shootist’ whose reputation looms large. But it’s 1901, and like the old west, John is dying and a reputation like his draws trouble like an outhouse draws flies. As word spreads that the famous gunfighter is on his last legs, the vultures begin to gather; old enemies, the marshal, newspaper men, an undertaker, all eager to see him dead. Other men might die quietly in bed or take their own lives, but J. B. Books will choose his executioner and face down death with a pistol in each hand.

With an outstanding cast that features not only Wayne, but James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Scatman Crothers and John Carradine, The Shootist is an elegiac ode to a monumental screen presence and to the Western genre itself.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• 2K remaster by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Howard S. Berger
• The Last Day, a visual essay by film critic David Cairns
• A Man-Making Moment, an interview with Western author C. Courtney Joyner
• Laments of the West, an appreciation of Elmer Bernstein’s score by film historian and composer Neil Brand
• Contemplating John Wayne: The Death of a Cowboy, a visual essay by filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya 
• The Shootist: The Legend Lives On, archival featurette
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Juan Esteban Rodríguez
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing by film critic Philip Kemp

ENEMY TERRITORY (USA 1987)

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4 August 2025 | £24.99

An intense action-thriller filled with guns, gangs and danger round every corner, dare you set foot in Enemy Territory? Exploding onto high definition in a brand new restoration, the long unavailable Empire Pictures classic is back and it’s taking no prisoners.

Down-on-his-luck insurance salesman Barry (Gary Frank) finds himself trapped in an apartment building on the wrong side of town with a street gang called “The Vampires” out for his blood. With the help of a telephone repairman (Ray Parker Jr.), a disabled Vietnam vet (Jan-Michael Vincent), and the granddaughter of his client (Stacey Dash), Barry must fight for his life to make it all the way down from the top floor in the hope of getting out alive.

Directed by Peter Manoogian (Eliminators), photographed by Ernest Dickerson (Do the Right Thing) and featuring a stand out early role for genre legend Tony Todd (Candyman), Enemy Territory is a cult classic that continues to pack a powerful punch.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Brand new restoration from the original 35mm negative by Arrow Films
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation 
• Original lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by director Peter Manoogian with film critics Dave Wain and Matty Budrewicz
• Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Josh Nelson
• Den of Vampires, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer Ernest Dickerson
• Giving up the Ghost, a newly filmed interview with actor Gary Frank 
• Theatrical trailer 
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley 
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laurie Greasley
• Illustrated collector’s booklet containing new writing by film critics Paul Lê and Martyn Conterio

THIEF (USA 1981)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 25 August 2025 | £29.99

For his first theatrical feature, Michael Mann (Manhunter, Public Enemies) returned to the rain-soaked streets of his hometown, Chicago, for a stunning piece of neo-noir starring James Caan (The Godfather, Rollerball) at his toughest.

Caan plays Frank, a jewel thief and former convict who is looking to settle down with his girlfriend (Tuesday Weld, Once Upon a Time in America) and begin a family. But when his ‘fence’ is thrown from a window and the Chicago mafia begin to flex their muscles, his hopes of a quiet life become anything but…

With a sterling supporting cast in the shape of James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson and Dennis Farina, lush electronic score by Tangerine Dream and the assured direction of Mann, Thief is a standout eighties crime flick that paved the way for his later urban thrillers such as Heat and Collateral as well as Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive.

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by maarko phntm
• Collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Brad Stevens, new essays by Barry Forshaw and Gillian Kelly, and a new comparison of the different cuts of the film by Stevens

DISC 1 – DIRECTOR’S CUT & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

• Brand new 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut from the original camera negative, approved by director Michael Mann
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) 
• Lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and stereo 2.0 audio 
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
• Audio commentary by writer/director Michael Mann and actor James Caan
• The Directors: Michael Mann, a 2001 documentary on the filmmaker, containing interviews with Mann, James Belushi, William Petersen, Jon Voight and others
• Stolen Dreams, a 2014 interview with Caan
• Hollywood USA: James Caan, an episode of the French TV series Ciné regards devoted to the actor, filmed shortly after Thief had completed production 
• The Art of the Heist, an examination of Thief by writer and critic F.X. Feeney, author of the Taschen volume on Michael Mann 
• Thieves, a brand new comparison of the Theatrical Cut, 1995 Director’s Special Edition and 2014 Director’s Cut 
• UK “Violent Streets” opening and closing titles
• Theatrical trailer

DISC 2 – THEATRICAL CUT (BLU-RAY) [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the original Theatrical Cut
• Original lossless English stereo 2.0 audio 
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
• Optional isolated music and effects track

PERPETRATOR (USA/France 2023)

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 18 August 2025 | £24.99

From the exquisite mind of Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin and V/H/S/94) comes Perpetrator, a brilliantly original and twisted take on female suppression, dangerous male predators and the pains of adolescence, with a stunning lead performance from Kiah McKirnan.

On the eve of her 18th birthday, wild and rebellious Jonny is sent by her father to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie, where she begins to experience a radical metamorphosis: a family spell called the Forevering. With her newly uncovered powers, alongside a growing obsession with blood, a freshly feral and self-assured Jonny sets out on a perilous hunt to find a lethal perpetrator, responsible for the disappearances of several local women.

Superbly blending a feminist coming-of-age drama with serial killer and supernatural fantasy genres, Perpetrator is beautifully shot in Bava-esque colours by director of photography Sevdije Kastrati, and features a phenomenal supporting cast, including Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Melanie Liburd (Bad Boys: Ride or Die) and Christopher Lowell (Promising Young Woman).

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original DTS HD-MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by writer-director Jennifer Reeder and director of photography Sevdije Kastrati 
• Perpetrator: Mirrors and the Monstrous Womb, a brand new video essay by filmmaker Jen Handorf
• On-set cast interviews with Kiah McKirnan, Alicia Silverstone, Melanie Liburd and Christopher Lowell 
• Screenplay (2024), a music video for Aitis, directed by Jennifer Reeder
• Tiny Baby (2024), a music video for Joan of Arc, directed by Jennifer Reeder 
• Three short films directed by Jennifer Reeder: All Small Bodies (2018, 20 mins); I Dream You Dream of Me (2018, 11 mins); LOLA, 15 (2017, 5 mins) 
• Original trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options by Creepy Duck Design and Duke Aber / Shudder
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kat Hughes and Marianne Lampon

POSEIDON (USA 2006)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 11 August 2025 | £29.99

Legendary director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm) brings all his talent for jaw-dropping spectacle to his 2006 epic disaster movie Poseidon, a pulse-pounding update of Paul Gallico’s classic adventure novel.

Passengers and crew members alike are celebrating New Year’s Eve aboard the cruise-liner Poseidon, the pinnacle of engineering and the height of luxury. But soon after the clock strikes midnight, a gigantic rogue wave comes crashing against the vessel, sending it plummeting towards the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. As the ship sinks further down, a group of survivors must learn to work together if they are to pull through this terrifying ordeal.

With an outstanding ensemble cast including Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Andre Braugher and Emmy Rossum, and stunning special effects by Industrial Light and Magic, Poseidon is an audiovisual tour de force, presented for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) 
• Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound 
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
• Ocean View, a brand-new interview with director of photography John Seale 
• Big Sets for Big-Time Directors, a brand-new interview with production designer William Sandell 
• Surfing the VFX Wave, a brand-new interview with visual effects supervisor Boyd Shermis 
• Bringing Out the Dead, a brand-new interview with make-up effects on-set supervisor Michael Deak 
• Set a Course for Adventure, a brand-new retrospective on the film by Heath Holland
• Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage, a featurette looking at the film’s production featuring interviews with cast and crew
• Poseidon: Upside Down, a featurette exploring the film’s challenging set design
• A Shipmate’s Diary, a featurette following production assistant Malona Voigt on the set of Poseidon
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacey 
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page