Key highlights this March on the essential, alternative streaming service ARROW includes the dizzying Japanese sci-fi comedy Summer Time Machine Blues; the debut of two outstanding Paul Joyce documentaries, Dennis Hopper: Some Kind of Genius and Nothing As It Seems: The Films of Nicholas Roeg; an unmissable season of cult gems featuring genre hero Jeffrey Combs; Camille Rutherford starring in the riveting royal drama Mary Queen of Scots, as well as much more…
In March, ARROW are proud to present Summer Time Machine Blues, a delightful teenage time-travel comedy from 2005 and a cult favourite in Japan, from the makers of the highly-acclaimed sci-fi comedy Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. Summer Time Machine Blues, which Backseat Mafia acclaimed is “wildly inventive and impossible not to enjoy”, sees a gang of students discover a working time machine leading to all manner of delightful mayhem… and you can follow their antics on ARROW in March.
Also in March, Mary Queen of Scots, a stirring account of the beleaguered Queen’s turbulent life, with an outstanding performance by Camille Rutherford (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) in the lead role. A Swiss/French co-production, based on the novel by Stefan Zweig, and directed by Thomas Imbach, Eye For Film describes it as “a spare and taut account and a view of Mary as a woman far ahead of her time who fought to live her own passions”.
In March, ARROW present two documentaries from renowned documentarian Paul Joyce: Dennis Hopper: Some Kind of Genius, a revealing, entertaining and intimate interview with the legendary star of Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet whose directorial debut, Easy Rider, irreparably altered Hollywood forever; and Nothing As It Seems: The Films of Nicholas Roeg, a terrifically insightful look at the formidable British director behind cult classics Walkabout, Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Don’t Look Now and The Witches.
Seasons in March include Re-Animated: The Jeffrey Combs Collection, an unmissable selection of cult films starring the legendary actor Jeffrey Combs, whose mere presence makes any film he’s in automatically 27% better, with titles including Castle Freak, Doctor Mordrid, and Lurking Fear; Nico Mastorakis: Hellas Raiser, showcasing the Greek genre film god’s pulpy thrillers jam-packed full of excitement, action and gore, with titles including .Com For Murder, Island of Death, and Nightmare at Noon; and Death By Stereo, a collection of music and audio-based ARROW features, shorts and extras up to 11!
ALSO SHOWING: A fascinating documentary on Get Carter director Mike Hodges, a behind-the scenes look at sci-fi classic Barbarella and horror favourite The Mutilator, Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in the dazzling Perfect Sense, and much much more…