Imprint After Dark: Neo Noir Cinema Collection One

Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureThis six-disc limited edition collection brings together some of the best directors and actors in six crime-soaked tales of hard-boiled detectives, seductive women, mistaken identity, and suspense, in the best tradition of the shadowy world of Neo Noir Cinema!After Dark My Sweet (1990) – Imprint Collection #124An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both into helping kidnap a rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his loyalties and what is right.Directed by James Foley, After Dark My Sweet is generally considered one of the mostunderrated films of the 1990’s. Starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward & Bruce Dern. “After Dark, My Sweet remains one of the purest and most uncompromising of modern films noir” – Roger EbertMortal Thoughts (1991) – Imprint Collection #125Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis and Harvey Keitel star in this riveting psychological thriller about two best friends caught in a complex web of violence and betrayal.Told in a series of haunting flashbacks, the story unfolds as a determined police detective (Keitel) questions New Jersey housewife, Cynthia Kellogg (Moore), about the death of her best friend’s abusive husband (brilliantly played by Willis). The two desperate women are reluctantly pushed toward the shocking, violent climax.“Intricate, intellectually satisfying and emotionally involving murder mystery” – New York MagazineRush (1991) – Imprint Collection #126What happens when two cops stop loving their job…and start living it?This ’emotionally riveting, powerful and unsparing film (Variety) exposes the plight of two narcotics officers who cross the line…and become enmeshed in the dangerous but intoxicating underbelly of the drug world.“Head-swivelling directorial debut of Lili Fini Zanuck lays out a tough masculine scenario” – VarietyOne False Move (1992) – Imprint Collection #127They did it for money. For power. And for fun.Two ruthless drug dealers commit a brutal mass murder in Los Angeles and are forced to flee the state. And when Fantasia, their beautiful accomplice, begs to go home to Arkansas, she unwittingly leads them into the eye of the hurricane.Carl Franklin’s Neo Noir masterpiece finally gets the deluxe treatment in HD. Written by Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson.“On the very short list of great movies about violent criminals, “One False Move” deserves a place of honor” – Roger EbertFlesh & Bone (1993) – Imprint Collection #128Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) leads a life as simple and unchanging as his native West Texas plains. He stocks vending machines, moving from town to town and from one familiar lover to another. Kay Davies (Meg Ryan) also calls the road her home. Running from a broken marriage, she doesn’t know where she’s headed, but any place is better than where she’s been. Fate brings them together and gives them a future, until a figure from the past–Arlis’s father (James Caan)–awakens a memory as deep and dark as a grave: a family history written in cold blood. From the writer of The Fabulous Baker Boys and Wonder Boys, and co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow in her first major feature film role.“A provocative film-noir homage” – Washington PostTwilight (1998) – Imprint Collection #129Screen legend Paul Newman heads a luminous cast in this acclaimed whodunit packed with stars and suspense. He plays Harry Ross, a burned-out private eye who’s plunged into a murder mystery tied to a long-unsolved case of Hollywood dreams, schemes, and cover-ups.With Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, James Garner, Stockard Channing, and Reese Witherspoon all among the locals who inhabit a Tinseltown world of privilege and sleaze, sexuality, and desperation, trust and double-cross.“Twilight is a class act in a classic genre” – New York TimesLimited Edition 6 Disc Hard box with 60-page booklet featuring essays from Film Critics Walter Chaw & Peter Galvin. 2000 copies.After Dark My Sweet (1990):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-RayNEW Audio Commentary by director James FoleyNEW Audio Commentary by film critic Travis WoodsLight on a Black Film – Interview with director James Foley NEW Interview with actor Jason Patric NEW Interview with actor Bruce Dern NEW Interview with Jim Thompson expert Robert PolitoTrailerMortal Thoughts (1991):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-RaySpecial features TBCOriginal Theatrical TrailerRush (1991):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-RayAudio Commentary by director Lili Fini ZanuckNEW Audio Commentary by entertainment journalist and author Bryan ReesmanNEW Interview with actor Jason Patric NEW Visual Essay by Chris O’Neill NEW Interview with director Lili Fini ZanuckNEW Interview with author Kim WozencraftFilming Rush – Vintage Featurette Tears in Heaven – music video by Eric Clapton Theatrical TrailerOne False Move (1992):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-RaySpecial Features TBCTheatrical TrailerFlesh & Bone (1993):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-Ray NEW Audio Commentary by director/screenwriter Steve KlovesNEW Interview with editor Mia GoldmanNEW Interview with production designer Jon HutmanTheatrical TrailerTwilight (1998):1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-RayNEW Audio Commentary by film critics Alain Silver and James UrsiniNEW Audio Commentary by film critics Alexei Toliopoulos and Blake HowardNEW Interview with editor Carol LittletonNEW Interview with film music historian Daniel SchweigerTheatrical Trailer