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• Love & Death: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit | Blu Ray | (12/10/2020) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Controversial, crazy, shocking, disturbing Using any of those words to describe horror director Jörg Buttgereit's output would be putting it mildly! Over the years, the Berlin based filmmaker has created some of the genre's most graphic and twisted films and cemented his reputation as one of cult cinema's grisliest auteurs. Arrow Video invites you to feast your eyes upon four of Buttgereit's most infamous works: Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2 and Schramm. 4-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation of four films by Jörg Buttgereit: Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2 and Schramm Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 audio for all films and additional Mono audio option for Nekromantik Optional English subtitles Special Edition packaging featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx and reversible sleeves featuring artwork by Godmachine and Gilles Vranckx DISC ONE: NEKROMANTIK Two additional short films by Jörg Buttgereit: Hot Love (1985) [29 mins] and J.B.'s Horror Heaven (1984) [23 mins] with optional English subtitles Nekromantik audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen Hot Love audio commentary with Buttgereit Horror Heaven audio commentary with Buttgereit Director's Introduction to Nekromantik Alternative Grindhouse version of Nekromantik, transferred from the only existing 35mm print In Conversation with The Death King an interview with Buttgereit Morbid Fascination: The Nekromantik Legacy a documentary looking at the impact of the film on the horror scene both in the UK and abroad, featuring interviews with Buttgereit, genre critic Alan Jones, Buttgereit biographer David Kerekes and others Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit recorded at Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts The Making of Nekromantik a vintage documentary featuring a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage, viewable with two different audio tracks: an English commentary with Buttgereit, Rodenkirchen and Kerekes, and a German-language audio track featuring radio interviews with Buttgereit, Rodenkirchen and producer Manfred Jelinski Nekromantik Featurette a look back at the film's production, featuring interviews with Buttgereit and Jelinski, produced for the film's 10-year anniversary German VHS release Nekromantik Premiere a short featurette comprising footage from the film's premiere in Berlin, January 1988 Das Letzte a short featurette comprising footage from the 1985 premiere of Hot Love Two Buttgereit-directed music videos: ˜I Can't Let Go' by Shock Therapy (1995) and ˜Lemmy I'm a Feminist' by Half Girl (2013) Complete collection of Buttgereit film trailers: Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2 and Schramm Extensive image gallery including behind-the-scenes stills and the rare, surrealist German-language Nekromantik comic by Berlin artist Fil, reproduced in its entirety DISC TWO: DER TODESKING Audio commentary by Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen From Bundy to Lautréamont Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with journalist Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films Todesmusik composer Hermann Kopp on his numerous collaborations with Jörg Buttgereit Skeleton Under the Skin journalist and Buttgereit fan Graham Rae on Todesking tattoo culture The Making of Der Todesking a vintage documentary viewable with both an English-language and a German-language audio track with English subtitles Eating the Corpse footage from the original 1990 Berlin premiere The Letter alternate English-language chain letter insert used for the original UK VHS release Corpse Fucking Art 1992 documentary comprising the making of Nekromantik, Der Todesking and Nekromantik 2 Two short films by producer Manfred O. Jelinski: Die Reise ins Licht (1972, 27 mins) viewable with optional audio commentary, and Geliebter Wahnsinn (1973, 7 mins) Der Gollob (1983, 25 mins) a short film by Jörg Buttgereit, viewable with optional director's audio commentary Extensive Image Gallery Jörg Buttgereit Trailer Gallery DISC THREE: NEKROMANTIK 2 Audio commentary with Buttgereit, co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen and actors Monika M. and Mark Reeder Introduction to the film with Buttgereit, Reeder, Monika M. and producer Manfred Jelinski Masters of Life and Death a documentary looking at the film's production and release history, featuring interviews with Buttgereit, Reeder, Monika M. and Jelinski City of the Loving Dead a walking tour of some of the original Berlin locations with Reeder and Jelinski Necropolis: Jörg Buttgereit's Berlin film scholar Dr. Marcus Stiglegger on the significance of the German capital as the backdrop for Nekromantik 2 The Making of Nekromantik 2 a vintage documentary viewable with two different audio tracks: an English track comprising audio interviews with Buttgereit, Rodenkirchen and Monika M., and a German track featuring radio interviews with Buttgereit and Rodenkirchen, with optional English subtitles Nekro Waltz: The Music of Nekromantik 2 actor and composer Reeder discusses his work on the film's score Outtakes Reel Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert footage from the 20th anniversary Nekromantik 2 concert, with Monika M. and friends performing the live score Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert the complete 20-track audio recording of the concert [BD-ROM content] Two Buttgereit short films: Bloody Excess in the Leader's Bunker (Blutige Exzesse im Führerbunker, 1982) and A Moment of Silence at the Grave of Ed Gein (2012) Two Buttgereit-directed music videos: ˜Rise Up' by Die Krupps (1997), starring Monika M., and ˜Die Frau in der Musik' by Stereo Total (2007) Complete collection of Buttgereit feature film trailers Extensive image gallery DISC FOUR: SCHRAMM Archival audio commentary with director/co-writer Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen Archival audio commentary with actors Florian Koerner Von Gustorf and Monika M. The Making of Schramm archival behind-the-scenes documentary Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit, producer/cinematographer Manfred Jelinski, Monika M. and David Kerekes, author of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, filmed at a 1994 UK screening of Schramm Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt (2019, 8 mins) animated short film sequel to Schramm made by award-winning filmmaker and stop-motion artist Robert Morgan Making Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt a brief look behind the making of the short film Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt premiere featurette Schramm: Redux option to watch Schramm and its sequel Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt as a single, continuous feature Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll author Kier-La Janisse on the strange and fascinating story behind one of Schramm's most memorable props Buttgereit: Into the Mind of a Cult Filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with Ewan Cant at the 2019 Offscreen Film Festival Mein Papi (1981-95, 8 mins) short film by Jörg Buttgereit offering a highly personal account of the life and death of his father, viewable with optional director commentary Jesus Der Film (1986, 1 min) a short piece directed by Jörg Buttgereit as part of a 1986 experimental movie of the same name by German filmmaker Michael Bynntrup Two short films by Manfred Jelinski: Orpheus in der Oberwelt (1970, 31 mins) and Ein Ku'ze' Film übe' Hambu'g (1990, 5 mins) Extensive image gallery Jörg Buttgereit Trailer Gallery

• The Work of Director Spike Jonze | DVD | (01/12/2003) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. While collectors will regret that only 16 of Jonze's 40 plus music videos are included here, this glorious sampling represents the cream of Jonze's bumper crop; for sheer ingenuity it doesn't get any better than this. From the Beastie Boys' popular TV cop-spoof "Sabotage" to the intensely disciplined backwards-filming technique of the Pharcyde's "Drop", it's clear that Jonze has an affinity for inventive street theatre, culminating in the sad/happy vibe of Fatlip's introspective "What's Up Fatlip?" and the pop-jazz effervescence of Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet". Technical wizardry is also a Jonze trademark, especially in the elaborate "Happy Days" nostalgia of Weezer's "Buddy Holly" and the graceful fly-wire dancing of Christopher Walken to Fatboy Slim's pulsing "Weapon of Choice". No doubt about it: every one of these videos is an award-worthy testament to Jonze's ability to combine hard work with fun-loving spontaneity. On the DVD: The Work of Director Spike Jonze is a double-sided DVD (one in a series that includes the equally dazzling work of Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham) accompanied by an informative 52-page booklet. The second side explores Jonze's artistic evolution with an entertaining selection of video rarities and three half-hour documentaries, the best being a revealing and very funny interview with rapper Fatlip after his dismissal from the Pharcyde. Commentaries for the music videos are consistently worthwhile, supporting Jonze's own belief that his best videos were made for artists whose work he genuinely enjoyed. Lucky for us, his pleasure is infectious. --Jeff Shannon

• Nekromantik 2 | Blu Ray | (07/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Return of the Loving Dead Monika isn’t like other young women. She shares her small flat with Rob, a recently disinterred corpse which serves the object of her affections. But then the good-natured Mark comes into her life, and she finds herself torn between the prospect of a ‘normal’ life with a living partner and her overwhelming love for her rotting bed-fellow. Once prosecuted in its native Germany for “glorifying violence”, Jörg Buttgereit’s follow-up to his ground-breaking Nekromantik is just as shocking as its reputation would suggest. But it’s also a profoundly moving (if decidedly twisted) love story, and a thought-provoking meditation on death – that most mysterious aspect of the human condition. 3-Disc Director-Approved Limited Edition Contents: New High-Definition transfer of the feature from the original 16mm camera negative, supervised by producer Manfred Jelinski High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Optional English subtitles Limited Edition packaging featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx Individually-numbered #/3,000 Certificate Exclusive Limited Edition 100-page book Disc 1 & Disc 2 - Nekromantik 2 Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit, co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen, and actors Monika M. and Mark Reeder Brand new interviews with Buttgereit and Reeder The Making of Nekromantik 2 – vintage documentary featuring a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage, viewable with two different audio tracks: an English commentary with Buttgereit, Franz Rodenkirchen, Monika M. and Buttgereit biographer David Kerekes, and a German-language audio track featuring radio interviews with Buttgereit and Rodenkirchen, subtitled in English Outtakes Reel Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert – footage from the 2011 live performance of the film score in Berlin, featuring Monika M. Nekromantik 2 Livekonzert – the complete 20-track audio recording of the Berlin concert [DVD-ROM content] A Moment of Silence at the Grave of Ed Gein – Jörg Buttgereit short film Two Buttgereit-directed music videos: ‘Rise Up’ by Die Krupps (1997), starring Monika M., and ‘Die Frau in der Musik’ by Stereo Total (2007) Complete collection of Buttgereit feature film trailers: Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2 and Schramm Extensive image gallery Disc 3 (CD) – Nekromantik 2 Soundtrack - Limited Edition Exclusive CD featuring the complete Nekromantik 2 soundtrack 100-Page Book - Limited Edition Exclusive Exclusive perfect-bound book featuring new writing on Nekromantik 2 from Electric Sheep editor Virginie Selavy alongside archive pieces, all illustrated with new artwork and original archive stills PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

• Der Todesking Limited Edition | DVD | (26/02/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The second feature film from German provocateur Jörg Buttgereit, director of Nekromantik and Nekromantik 2, Der Todesking (The King of Death) presents seven suicides across seven days of the week. As a chain letter from the self-proclaimed Brotherhood of the 7th Day circulates encouraging its recipients to end their lives, a series of grim murder-suicides unfold. In one vignette, a young woman massacres a room of concert-goers before turning the gun on herself; in another, a man, driven to madness by some unspecified mental disturbance, repeatedly slams his head into a wall before collapsing in a pool of his own blood These are just some of depictions of death and despair that make up the tortured fabric of Der Todesking. Regarded by many as director Jörg Buttgereit's most accomplished work, Der Todesking is an existential masterpiece - a powerfully haunting howl of rage from one of the genre's most underrated filmmakers. 3-DISC DIRECTOR-APPROVED LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Director's approved HD transfer from the original 16mm negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original Stereo Audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles Limited edition packaging featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx Limited edition certificate featuring original artwork Replica Brotherhood of the 7th Day Chain Letter Der Todesking Soundtrack CD Limited Edition 60-page book DISC 1 [BLU-RAY] & DISC 2 [DVD] ˜DER TODESKING' Audio commentary by Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen From Bundy to Lautréamont - Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with journalist Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films The Making of Der Todesking - vintage production featurette Footage from the original 1990 Berlin premiere Corpse Fucking Art - 1992 documentary bringing together the making of featurettes of Nekromantik, Der Todesking and Nekromantik 2 Der Gollob (1983, 25 mins) - short film by Jörg Buttgereit, newly transferred in HD and viewable with optional director's audio commentary Two short films by producer Manfred O. Jelinski: Die Reise ins Licht (1972, 27 mins) and Geliebter Wahnsinn (1973, 7 mins) Still Gallery Jörg Buttgereit Trailer Gallery DISC 3 [CD] ˜DER TODESKING' SOUNDTRACK LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE CD featuring the complete Der Todesking score 60-Page Book LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE Exclusive perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film from Graham Rae and Kat Ellinger, all illustrated with new artwork and original archive stills