Arrow Video, who for a number of years have been one of the leaders in providing cult movie fans the best home video options, recently decided to take a stab at the world of books. This is a natural transition of course, given that a number of their releases come with wonderful booklets full of essays. Their first foray into the written world will be available April 12th in the form of Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion. If you’re on the fence about whether or not this is something you may be interested in, Arrow has kindly provided us with an exclusive excerpt that may very well peak your interest. This is Blood and Black Gloves and comes from writer Michael Mackenzie and was newly commissioned specifically for this release. It’s a fun read and a good overview of giallo. Take a look!
The book, as described by Arrow:
This book will serve as a look at cult cinema through the lens of Arrow Video, a pretty broad view: Tinto Brass, Joe Dante, science fiction, super 8, Suzuki Seijun, Boris Karloff, Battle Royale, horror all-nighters, video nasties and much more besides. Something familiar, something fresh, something that might just introduce you to a whole new world of filmmaking and its enthusiastic fandom.
Complete list of writers: Robin Bougie, Michael Brooke, Paul Corupe, David Del Valle, David Flint, Cullen Gallagher, Kevin Gilvear, Joel Harley, David Hayles, Pasquale Iannone, Alan Jones, Tim Lucas, Michael Mackenzie, Maitland McDonagh, Tom Mes, John Kenneth Muir, Kim Newman, James Oliver, Vic Pratt, Jasper Sharp, Kenneth J. Souza, Mike Sutton, Stephen Thrower, Caelum Vatnsdal, and Douglas Weir.
Introduction by filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High Rise, Free Fire)
Cover Illustration by Graham Humphreys
Edited by Anthony Nield
Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion is limited edition so I recommend pre-ordering now. The book will be available on April 12th. You can pre-order directly from MVD or Amazon.
