After Dark: Neo-Noir Cinema Collection Two (1990 – 2002) – Imprint Collection #178 – #183

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Number of Blu-ray Discs	7
Rating	R
Release Date	7-Dec-22
Runtime (in minutes)	662
Product Code	IMP3204

Take a journey into the shadowy world of Neo Noir Cinema with Collection Two, bringing together some of the best directors in cinema including Kathryn Bigelow, Mike Figgis, James Gray, Joe Carnahan & more.

• Blue Steel (1990)
• Internal Affairs (1990)
• The Crimson Rivers (2000)
• The Way of the Gun (2000)
• The Yards (2000)
• Narc (2002)

Limited Edition 7 Disc Hardbox with 60-page booklet, featuring essays from film critics Peter Galvin, Blake Howard & Alexei Toliopoulos. 1500 copies only.

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Blue Steel (1990) – Imprint Collection #178

Rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. But she doesn’t know that someone has been watching. And when that someone lifts the assailant’s gun from the crime scene, carves Turner’s name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders, Turner is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who’s always one step ahead and much closer than she thinks!

This psychological thriller vividly depicts a female cop’s mental and physical struggles with an obsessed psychopathic killer.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña & Louise Fletcher.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW A Hired Gun – editor Lee Percy on Blue Steel
• NEW The Phallic Woman: Deconstructing Blue Steel – with film historian Professor Jennifer Moorman
• NEW Staring Down the Barrel – production designer Tony Corbett on Blue Steel
• NEW A Profound Emotional Response – video essay by film historian Chris O’Neill
• Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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Internal Affairs (1990) – Imprint Collection #179

Dennis Peck knows his way around the law. He can launder money, run a scam, fix a bad rap. He can even, for the right price, arrange a murder. “Trust me,” he says, “I’m a cop.” Richard Gere is Peck and Andy Garcia is Raymond Avila, the investigator determined to bring Peck to justice in this supercharged police thriller. Peck isn’t going down without a fight.

Directed by Mike Figgis and starring Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf & Nancy Travis.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by film critics Alain Silver and James Ursini
• NEW The Clever and the Corrupt – interview with director Mike Figgis
• NEW His Most Dangerous Weapon – interview with screenwriter Henry Bean
• NEW One Bad Cop – interview with co-composer Anthony Marinelli
• Extended & Deleted Scenes
• Alternative Ending
• Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English subtitles

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The Crimson Rivers (2000) – Imprint Collection #180

When Commissaire Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), France’s leading serial killer investigator, is called to investigate a grisly murder, he enters a world of secrets, lies and unthinkable horrors. The dead, whose hands and eyes have been removed, are clues to a terrible tradition the killer can no longer bear. Each murder means something more; each victim, a guilty conspirator in a grand immoral experiment. Filled with blood-chilling suspense, twisted turns and breathtaking locations, this tense thriller has the style, action and intelligence to keep you wondering what’s really happening right up until the shocking conclusion.

Starring Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Fares & Dominique Sanda.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by director Mathieu Kassovitz and actors Jean Reno & Vincent Cassel (in French with English subtitles)
• The Investigation – documentary
• The Scalpel Scene – featurette
• The Making of a Corpse – featurette with commentary by Jean-Christophe Spadaccini and Denis Gastouet
• The Fight: Challenging Filming – featurette (with optional commentary by Vincent Cassel and Nicky Naude)
• Night Time Filming, Filming in Altitude, White Rivers, The Avalanche – featurettes
• The Chase – storyboard comparisons (with optional commentary by story boarder Farid Kermici)
• The Complete Storyboards: The Avalanche, The Morgue, Unfilmed Opening Sequence, Car Chase
• Archives from production designer Thierry Flamand
• Isolated music score with commentary by composer Bruno Coulais
• Theatrical and Teaser Trailers
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio French DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English subtitles

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The Way of the Gun (2000) – Imprint Collection #181

Longtime partners Parker and Longbaugh are hoping for a quick and nonviolent payoff when they abduct Robin, a young woman pregnant with the child of a wealthy Southwestern couple. But kidnapping proves to be much more complicated, logistically and psychologically, than other felonies they’ve committed. Parker is increasingly drawn to the mysterious Robin, whose imminent delivery date awakens strong feelings in him. Tensions rise between Parker and Longbaugh, a ruthlessly decisive man who knows Parker’s sentimental impulses could land them in big trouble. As the moment for the ransom exchange approaches, Parker and Longbaugh must battle not only well-armed opponents, but also their own conflicted emotions.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Taye Diggs, James Caan & Juliette Lewis.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie and composer Joe Kraemer
• NEW Audio Commentary by film writer Travis Woods
• Isolated music score with commentary by composer Joe Kraemer
• Cast interviews with Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt and James Caan
• Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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The Yards (2000) – Imprint Collection #182

Released from prison after taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) just wants to get his life back on track. But when he takes a job with his powerfully influential Uncle Frank (James Caan) and reconnects with his old friend Willie (Joaquin Phoenix), Leo finds himself unwittingly drawn into a world of sabotage, high-stakes payoffs, and even murder! Then, he discovers a secret that makes him the target of the city’s most ruthless family, his own!

Directed by James Gray and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn & James Caan.

Special Features and Technical Specs: Disc One – Theatrical Version

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Creating Authenticity – interview with director James Gray
• NEW Motherhood Through the Method – actress Ellen Burstyn on her life, career and The Yards
• NEW Designing Queens – production designer Kevin Thompson on The Yards
• NEW Film critic Tim Robey on The Yards
• Visualizing The Yards – featurette
• Behind the Scenes – featurette
• Roundtable discussion with Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, James Caan and James Gray
• 8 Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by writer/director James Gray)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

Special Features and Technical Specs: Disc Two – Director’s Cut

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by writer/director James Gray and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh
• Audio Commentary by writer/director James Gray
• Original aspect ratio 1.78:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles

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Narc (2002) – Imprint Collection #183

Narc tells the story of suspended undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis (Patric), who is reluctantly drawn back onto the force to find the truth behind the murder of a young police officer killed in the line of duty. He is teamed with Henry Oak (Liotta), the slain officer’s partner, a rogue cop who will stop at nothing to avenge his friend’s death. As Tellis and Oak unravel the case, the dark underbelly of the narcotics world reveals itself in surprising ways that are more twisted than either officer has ever seen before and threatens to destroy them both.

Directed by Joe Carnaghan and starring Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Busta Rhymes & John Ortiz.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Joe Carnahan and editor John Gilroy
• NEW Chasing Ghosts – interview with actor Jason Patric
• NEW Over the Top – interview with director Joe Carnahan
• NEW A conversation with composer Cliff Martinez
• NEW Interview with Ray Liotta
• Narc: Making the Deal, Shooting Up, The Visual Trip, The Friedkin Connection – featurettes
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH subtitles