One of the best trilogies of recent years is definitely the Ti West X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Whilst you can watch the films in any order, they do work really well as a trilogy. Definitely fitting in the horror genre, some of the scenes in these movies aren’t for the squeamish but these movies are highly recommended if you haven’t seen them. Two of the films are headed for the loving Second Sight Films treatment this November and come feature packed. For those wondering why the first film X isn’t included, well that’s because the rights to X are held by another company but there’s nothing to concern yourself with. You can watch Pearl and MaXXXine as standalone films if you wish and watch X further down the road.
Discover this Pearl of a movie in horror maestro Ti West’s devastatingly brilliant prequel, that breaks open the origin story of one of modern horrors most iconic figures, played by the queen of horror herself Mia Goth (Frankenstein, Infinity Pool, Suspiria).
The award-winning second movie in the X trilogy heralds the return of Goth in a career defining performance as the young Pearl, a woman so desperate for stardom it drives her to the point of insanity and murderous mayhem. Praised by audiences and critics alike, the film immediately found its rightful place as a horror classic on its 2022 release with The Guardian saying: ‘Goth is now the Judy Garland of horror’ and the legendary Martin Scorsese calling it ‘mesmerising… powered by a pure, undiluted love for cinema’.
The Pearl 4K UHD Limited Edition Box Set is set to arrive on 17 November, alongside a Standard Edition.
The Limited Edition Box Set is presented in a stunning rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thinh Dinh that perfectly encapsulates the spectacular visuals of Pearl and a brilliant 120-page book featuring all new essays. Both editions come complete with a slew of special features including new interviews with the director, cast, cinematographer, production designer and much more.
Texas, 1918, we meet Pearl Douglas, the daughter of German immigrants, who lives on the family farm,
while her husband Howard (Alistair Sewell – The Power of the Dog) is away, fighting in the First World War.
The young dreamer spends her days under the watchful eye of her overbearing mother, Ruth (Tandi Wright
– Nothing Trivial, Creamierie), caring for her sick father (Matthew Sunderland – Out of the Blue, 6 Days),
while longing to escape her hellish existence and find fame on the stage.
After meeting a handsome projectionist (David Corenswet – Superman, Twisters) at her local cinema, Pearl is encouraged to pursue her dreams and when the opportunity to audition for a touring dance company arrives, she is finally given the chance of a lifetime. However, as the romantic fantasy of glamorous stardom fades, obsession and violence consume Pearl, and her ambition knows no bounds, as she desperately attempts to prove that she’s a star.
With influences from The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Norman Rockwell, Pearl is a vivid, psychological nightmare with stunning visuals and a romantic score, set amongst alligator infested lakes and decaying dreams. Fans will be screaming out for Pearl on Limited Edition as this glorious and gory dive into ambition, isolation and murder gets the star treatment.
The Special Features are as follows,
● Presented in HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
● New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
● Bold Choices: a new interview with director Ti West
● The Mother: a new interview with actor Tandi Wright
● Absorb the Aesthetic: a new interview with director of photography Eliot Rockett
● Going Technicolor: a new interview with production designer Tom Hammock
● Hollywood Goes West: a video essay by Joe Wallace
● Coming Out of Her Shell
● Time After Time
Limited Edition Contents
● Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thinh Dinh
● 120-page book with new essays by Jenn Adams, Joel Harley, Mo Moshaty, Tori Potenza,
Vannah Taylor and Nadine Whitney
● Six collectors’ art cards
Modern horror icons Mia Goth (Frankenstein, Infinity Pool, Suspiria) and Ti West (The Sacrament, The Innkeepers) reunite for a glamorous, gritty and gore-filled conclusion to the acclaimed X trilogy with MaXXXine,
Goth once again cements herself as a magnetic screen presence with her show stopping performance as Maxine Minx.This seductive horror that pays tribute to Italian Giallo and eighties cinema with its satanic panic, pulp, seedy PIs, corrupt cops, thrilling showdowns and a visual feast of fluorescent colours. Lauded by The Hollywood Reporter as ‘a gleeful dive into retro movie tropes with vivid period evocation’ the film has gone on to become the highest-grossing film of the trilogy, MaXXXine Limited Edition 4K UHD Box Set is set to arrive on 17 November, alongside a Standard Edition.
Pulling out all the stops in its final outing, the film features a glowing A-List line-up that sees Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Mystic River), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Usual Suspects), Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown, Tenet), Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man, The Watcher), Halsey, Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror, Emily in Paris), Sophie Thatcher (Heretic, Companion) and Moses Sumney (The Idol), all give stellar performances.
The set is presented in a stunning rigid slipcase with new artwork by OC Agency Group and a fantastic 120-page book featuring all new essays. Both editions come complete with a slew of special features
Dive into the seedy underworld of 1980s Hollywood, where the streets are rife with sex, drugs, crime,
murder and satanic panic. Amongst the young dreamers hoping to make it big is pornographic actor Maxine Minx, who will stop at nothing to become a star. After surviving the merciless massacre on the set of her 1979 X-rated feature, Maxine looks onwards and upwards as she bats for a starring role in the latest slasher flick The Puritan II.
But just as Maxine gets her big break, the bodies of starlets start piling up and she realises it won’t be so easy to escape her traumatic past. With a shady private investigator (Bacon) threatening to snatch away her precious ticket to the top, a sadistic killer on the loose and her past rearing its ugly head round every corner, Maxine must claw her way through cults and chaos to reach the top and the stardom, she so desperately craves.
She’s a star – and now, thanks to Second Sight Films, the whole world is gonna know her name with the new MaXXXine Limited Edition Box Set, the perfect conclusion to a genre defying trilogy.
Special Features on MaXXXine are as follows,
Presented in HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
New audio commentary by Bill Ackerman & Amanda Reyes
Back to the Blank Page: a new interview with director Ti West
Money on the Screen: a new interview with producer Jacob Jaffke
B-Movie Aesthetic: a new interview with director of photography Eliot Rockett
Curating Space: a new audio interview with production designer Jason Kisvarday
The Whole World’s Gonna Know My Name: Kat Hughes on MaXXXine
The Belly of the Beast
XXX Marks the Spot
Hollywood is a Killer
Q&A with Ti West
Limited Edition Contents
Rigid slipcase with new artwork by OC Agency Group
120-page book with new essays by Reyna Cervantes, Sarah Miles, Sam Moore, James Rose,
Rebecca Sayce and Michelle Swope
Six collectors’ art cards
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