Apocalypse: World War I, the most complementary documentary about the First World War is from 1st September on available on DVD and Blu-ray™.

A five part HD series of international scope, consisting entirely of archival images. This historical project will bring a fuller awareness of the horrors of the war, and provide a better understanding of the reasons and outcomes

Was the sacrifice of an entire generation worldwide an avoidable or a necessary tragedy? Are the roots of World War II to be found in the devastation of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles? This series seeks to address such questions using a global and all-encompassing yet personal and sensitive approach, drawing from over 300 hours of archival footage and tracing the journeys of the civilians and soldiers across the world, anonymous or well-known, who fought for survival in this unprecedented period in human history, both heroic and barbaric.

Authors : Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle

With the voice of François Arnaud

Lenght : 5 x 52 minutes

Episode 1: Fury

Episode 2: Fear

Episode 3: Hell

Episode 4: Rage

Episode 5 : Deliverance
DUTCH VERSION

2014 is ontegensprekelijk verbonden met de herdenking van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Tussen 1914 en 1918 verdeelde en verscheurde de 'Grote Oorlog' de wereld, waarbij miljoenen mensen omkwamen. Exact 100 jaar later verschijnt met Apocalypse: World War I de duurste en meest complete documentaire ooit gemaakt over deze oorlog.

De reeks bevat exclusief beeldmateriaal, onder ander uit privécollecties, dat nooit eerder werd vertoond. Bovendien is de gehele documentaire in kleur te bekijken, en werden alle beelden opgefrist. Het maakt van Apocalypse: World War I een uniek en exceptioneel naslagwerk, die deze immense en barbaarse oorlog als nooit tevoren op het scherm brengt.

Apocalypse: World War I is vanaf 1 september beschikbaar op DVD en Blu-ray™.

SYNOPSIS

Deze 5 - delige documentaire begint in 1914 bij de aanloop naar en de start van de oorlog, en loopt door tot wanneer in deel vijf uiteindelijk de vrede gesloten wordt. We zien hoe het conflict tussen de centrale mogendheden en de geallieerden ontstaat, en hoe dat al snel gruwelijk uit de hand loopt. De slagen bij Ieper, Passendale, de Marne en aan de Somme, waar in enkele uren tijd 30.000 Britten worden afgeslacht, maken een onuitwisbare indruk. Ook de veldslagen op andere fronten komen aan bod, zoals de slag bij Tannenberg, de slagen in Rusland, Servië, Turkije, Palestina, en in de woestijn. In deze oorlog wordt gevochten vanuit loopgraven, voor het eerst wordt er gifgas gebruikt, en de tank doet zijn intrede. We zien de harde strijd en het loodzware leven van zowel de soldaten als de burgerbevolking.

De eerder verschenen serie Apocalypse World War 2 werd een wereldwijd succes, en beide documentaires zijn inmiddels aangekocht door National Geographic omwille van de zeer bijzondere inhoud en kwaliteit.

DETAILS

Speelduur: 260 minuten

Samenstelling: 5 disc DVD, 2 disc Blu-ray™

Volledig geremastered in kleur en digitaal gerestaureerd in HD en 5.1 Dolby Digital.

Engels gesproken, Nederlands ondertiteld

Music video for "Exorcisms," the title track from the new Bella Morte album available October 28, 2014 from Metropolis Records.

Directed by Marshall Camden.

Taken from the album IM AUGE DES STURMS, release 29.8.2014. Director: Martin Koleják.

Letzte Instanz - Traum im Traum from Drakkar Entertainment on Vimeo.

Das Ding - Triffid Farm 7"

Release date: 18th of August and now ready for pre-order!

Tracklisting:

A: Triffid Farm

B: We Can Rebuild Him 

Rotterdam based Danny Bosten a.k.a. Das Ding (originating from an old and probably ultra-bad SF-movie from the 50’s of the last century) has long been active in the scene, but was operating under the radar for some time. The renewed interest in the genre, which is shown in festivals, releases and fanzines, persuaded Das Ding to create new songs at his home studio. Both side A of the single 'Triffid Farm' (you remember him, the bloodcurdling The Day Of The Triffids?) as the B side "We Can Rebuild Him ', are popping in immediately. Das Ding is aiming at two goals: being impressive, both on the dance floor as in the intimacy of the living room.

This year, Arrow Academy invites you to rediscover the amazing work of painter, sculptor and filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk (1923-2006) with the first major UK retrospective celebrating his prolific body of work, focusing on his artwork, short films, pioneering animations and live-action features, many of which have been rarely seen or previously unseen on video in the UK.

Arrow Academy’s ground-breaking Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection brings together key films from the artist’s twenty five year period stretching from 1959 through to 1984. This unique release includes five of Borowczyk’s provocative feature films: The Theatre of Mr and Mrs Kabal, Goto, Isle of Love, Blanche, Immoral Tales and The Beast as well as his shorts and animation.

Though the box set is sold out, each of these films is available individually on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time from the 8th September, in a new digital high definition restoration supervised by leading expert James White and approved by the director’s widow, Ligia Borowczyk. In addition to exclusive documentaries featuring cast and crew, the full collection includes an hour long portrait of Borowczyk, featuring the director’s musings on painting, animation and sex.

Arrow Films have overseen the extensive restoration on Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection. Not only will many of these films available on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time, but accompanying this seminal release will be exclusive documentaries, a book edited by Daniel Bird and Michael Brooke featuring newly commissioned essays on Borowczyk’s films and art, as well as an account of the meticulous restoration process involved plus for the first time, an English translation of Borowczyk’s 1992 collection of short stories, Anatomy of the Devil, translated by the director's assistant, Michael Levy.

Daniel Bird producer of the new restorations said, “The process of researching and restoring these films has been decades in the making and a real labour of love for me. Thanks to Ligia Borowczyk, Arrow Films as well as everybody who took part in the Kickstarter campaign to restore 'Goto, Isle of Love and the remaining French short films', we are now finally in a position to rediscover Borowczyk's work and re-evaluate his contribution to film history’.

The Walerian Borowczyk Collection and each individual release is a vital addition to anyone interested in world cinema, animation or experimental film.

This super-deluxe package will be full of special features and bonus material including:

LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

· Brand new 2K restorations of Borowczyk films

· High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the films and extras.

THE SHORT FILMS & THEATRE OF MR AND MRS KABAL

· Introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam

· Film is not a Sausage: Borowczyk’s Short Films – A new interview programme featuring Borowczyk, producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant André Heinrich and composer Bernard Parmegiani

· Blow Ups – A new visual essay by Daniel Bird concerning Borowczyk’s works on paper

· Borowczyk’s commercials

GOTO, ISLE OF LOVE

· Introduction by artist and Turner Prize nominee Craigie Horsfield

· The Concentration Universe: Goto, Isle of Love – A new interview programme featuring actor Jean-Pierre Andréani, cameraman Noël Véry and camera assistant Jean-Pierre Platel

· The Profligate Door – A new documentary about Borowczyk’s sound sculptures featuring curator Maurice Corbet

· Original theatrical trailer

BLANCHE

· Introduction by director Leslie Megahey

· Ballad of Imprisonment: Blanche – A new interview programme featuring producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant director André Heinrich, camera operator Noël Véry and assistant Patrice Leconte

· Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk – A newly edited archival interview in which Borowczyk discusses painting, cinema and sex

· Gun Point – A documentary short by Peter Graham produced and edited by Borowczyk

· Original theatrical trailer

IMMORAL TALES

· Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird

· Immoral Tales: L’Age d’Or Cut – featuring a fifth episode, The True Story of the Beast of Gévaudan

· Love Reveals Itself: Immoral Tales – A new interview programme featuring production manager Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin and cinematographer Noël Véry

· Boro Brunch: A reunion meal recorded in February 2014 re-uniting members of Borowczyk’s crew, featuring Philippe D’Argila, Florence Dauman, Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, Dominique Ruspoli, Noël Véry and Zoe Zurstrassen

· A Private Collection

· A Private Collection: Oberhausen Cut

· Original theatrical trailer

THE BEAST

· Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw

· The Making of The Beast: Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of The Beast

· Frenzy of Ecstasy – A new visual essay on the evolution of Borowczyk’s beast and the sequel that never was, Motherhood

· Venus on the Half Shell

· Original theatrical trailer

CAMERA OBSCURA [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE]

A generously illustrated book edited by Daniel Bird, Michael Brooke, Peter Graham and Robert Benayoun. featuring new essays, landmark articles by Raymond Durgnat, Philip Strick, Patrice Leconte, David Thompson and Chris Newby, Boro’s Dictionary, an account of the restoration of Borowczyk films and Anatomy of the Devil, a collection of Borowczyk’s short stories translated from the original French by the filmmaker’s assistant, Michael Levy

LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES

DETAILS:

Region: Free (Blanche/Shorts) Region B (Goto, Immoral Tales, The Beast)

Cat No: FCD923

Duration: 620 mins (features and shorts exc. extras)

Language: French

Subtitles: English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1/1.66:1/1.85:1

Audio: LPCM 1.0 mono

Colour: Colour/B/W