Arrow Video has announced its June 2021 lineup for its subscription-based ARROW platform.
The June lineup leads with a selection of short films curated by the creative team behind “The Stylist,” one of ARROW’s most popular titles. The collection highlights the work of women in horror, in front of and behind the camera. These eight films include Tristan Risk’s “Reptile House,” her take on “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Alchemia,” “Ticks,” and Connor Sandheinrich’s deeply unsettling “Unsafe Spaces.”
The exciting new shorts are joined by the ARROW premiere of several classic titles for horror fans: “Chopping Mall,” starring horror icon Barbara Crampton (US/CA), Kevin Tenney’s “Witchboard” (US/CA), “Twins of Evil” (US/CA), Werner Herzog’s “Nosferatu the Vampyre” (US/CA), “The Quiet Earth” (US/CA/UK), “Xtro 3” (US/UK/CA), and “Zombie” (US/CA) along with the “Daimajin Trilogy” (US/CA/UK), all of which will debut on the platform on June 1.
June 7 sees the launch of eight shorts, curated by the team behind “The Stylist,” a selection that celebrates and supports female filmmakers working on both sides of the camera within the Horror film industry. These include: “Alchemia,” “Reptile House,” “Attention,” “Unsafe Spaces,” “Bedbug,” “Ticks,” “Bloodhound,” and “The Curse.”
June 7 will also launch three features on ARROW (all US/CA/UK). In “Hellbent,” a bandleader whose career is nose-diving makes a deal with the owner of a bar to sell his soul for success. In the Duke Mitchell Double Bill, famed crooner Duke Mitchell headlines in “Massacre, Mafia Style,” which follows an exiled mafia scion (Mitchell) who wants to get back into the family business, whatever it takes, and “Gone With the Pope,” with Mitchell as a paroled gangster with an unholy scheme: to kidnap the Pope and charge a dollar from every Catholic in the world as the ransom.
June 7 is capped off with “Deathdream” (US/CA), which tracks a young Vietnam vet who shows up on his family’s doorstep long after they thought he was dead.
June 14 turns up the heat with the erotic grindhouse classic “Daughters of Darkness,” where an ageless Countess and her young female companion seduce a troubled newlywed couple. Then, George A. Romero and Dario Argento combine their terrifying powers in “Two Evil Eyes,” an irresistible double-bill based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. And finally, “The Stendhal Syndrome” tells the story of a young police officer who suffers from a rare hallucinatory disorder that causes her to blackout when looking at works of art. She finds herself in the custody of the sadistic murderer she’s been sent to apprehend after he uses her affliction to ensnare her. All June 14 titles are US/CA.
Then, on June 18, ARROW will premiere “Mausoleum,” which tells the story of how a 10-year-old girl, mourning the death of her mother, becomes possessed by a demon who has been preying on her female ancestors for centuries. Years later, the demon starts to take over her in every way.
June wraps up with the Years of Lead collection on June 21, in the US, Canada, and the UK. The season gathers five brutal crime thrillers produced amidst the political upheaval of 1970s Italy. In Vittorio Salerno’s “Savage Three” (1975) and Mario Imperoli’s “Like Rabid Dogs” (1976), random acts of violence committed by vicious young sociopaths threaten the fragile fabric of respectable society. In Massimo Dallamano’s “Colt 38 Special Squad” (1976) and Stelvio Massi’s “Highway Racer” (1977), renegade cops battling against red tape and political corruption turn to new and morally dubious methods to dispense justice. Finally, class dynamics are explored in Salerno’s “No, the Case is Happily Resolved” (1973) as an innocent man finds himself under suspicion for a savage crime committed by a highly respected member of society. Featuring an impressive line-up of Euro-cult stars, this collection of stylish, hard-hitting Euro-crime thrillers showcases the range and breadth of the genre and is a must-have for newcomers and grizzled veterans alike.
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