As things warm up outside, Arrow Video brings the heat with four releases for March. First up is the 4K UHD (and Blu-ray) premiere of The Birthday. Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys) is being dragged to the birthday party for his girlfriend’s father. He’s never met the guy and things just feel extra weird at the hotel hosting the festivities. There’s a lot of freakish things happening before they bring out the cake. The film was made in Spain with an English speaking cast. It took nearly 20 years for The Birthday to arrive in America so it’s a “lost” film. Feldman cracks me up as the nervous boyfriend. Red Sonja brings another character from the world of Conan The Barbarian. After refusing to be the lover to Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman, Conan The Barbarian), Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen, Cobra) is attacked by her guards. She prayers for revenge and a spirit grants her super strength. She learns how to weird a sword so she can get revenge. Only she learns that the Queen has taken a relic from a nearby temple that can destroy the world. Her only help is Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger who is not playing Conan). Red Sonja see the value in a trusted partner?

Salem’s Lot was one of the greatest creepy TV miniseries ever aired. This is what happens when Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) joins forces with Stephen King. David Soul (from Starsky & Hutch) returns to his childhood home to explore a haunted mansion. Except James Mason has already bought the house with his partner. While Davis Soul wants to focus on the past, he finds himself in the middle of a fresh killing spree in the small Maine town. The boxset has both the original two night miniseries and the theatrical cut of Salem’s Lot. Eiichi Kudo‘s Samurai Revolution Trilogy is a boxset of the director’s three films about the nasty things the relatives of the Shogun would do. This was revolutionary at the time when Japanese cinema didn’t want to show the Shogun or the samurai warriors as less than noble. These are three amazing tales of people who must rise up against the powerful who abuse their positions. Here’s the press release from Arrow Video with all the details on the films.

New from Arrow Video US

 The Birthday

[Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

[Blu-ray]

3/17/26

Red Sonja

[Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

3/24/26

Salem’s Lot

[Limited Edition]

[4K UHD]

3/31/26

Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy

[Limited Edition]

[Blu-ray]

3/31/26

via MVD Entertainment Group

On March 24, journey back to the time of swords and sorcery when the fantasy epic Red Sonja makes its 4K UHD world premiere. From the legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis and director Richard Fleischer (Conan The Destroyer) comes a female hero created by writer Robert E. Howard (Conan The Barbarian). The limited edition release includes a 4K restoration from the original negative with new HDR grading by Arrow Films, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.

Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen, Cobra) has her life, family, and home torn apart by the evil Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman, Conan The Barbarian) and her ruthless soldiers, driving Sonja to pray for revenge. A spirit blesses her with the strength of a great warrior, and she trains until her master can teach her no more, leaving her ready to exact revenge. Can Red Sonja save the world from the Queen and her powerful relic, and will Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan The Barbarian) convince her that he is worthy enough to be her partner in this epic battle? The clanging steel of Red Sonja’s epic battles is accompanied by a rousing score from Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly).

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); Original lossless mono audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; two brand new audio commentaries; newly filmed interviews with actor Ernie Reyes Jr. and others; an archival unreleased interview with poster artist Renato Casaro; an archival featurette on Arnold Schwarzenegger; an archival interview with assistant director Michel Ferry; the original theatrical trailer; image gallery; a collectors’ perfect-bound booklet; double-sided foldout poster; and six postcard-sized reproduction artcards.

Watch the trailer for Red Sonja here: 

On March 31, horror masterpiece Salem’s Lot arrives on 4K UHD with both the original TV mini-series version and the shorter theatrical cut distributed internationally. Director Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) scared millions of primetime viewers with his adaptation of Stephen King’s second novel. The limited edition release features brand new 4K restorations of both versions, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras. 

Bestselling author Ben Mears (David Soul, Starsky & Hutch) returns to his childhood home of Salem’s Lot, Maine, to tap into the source of his nightmares, intending to rent the ominous and haunted Marsten House. Mears feels the house is evil, fueled by rumors surrounding the original owner, Hubie Marsten, after he killed himself inside.

As a boy, Mears had snuck into the abandoned mansion and encountered the ghost of Marsten, an experience that never left him. Mears still wants to get inside the creepy place to receive literary inspiration, but his plan is thwarted when he learns the house has already been purchased by antiques dealer Richard Straker (James Mason, Lolita) and his mysterious partner Kurt Barlow (Reggie Nalder, The Dead Don’t Die). When a new horror hits the small town and people begin to disappear, Mears wonders if he revived the undead evil by returning home?

The all-star cast includes Fred Willard (This Is Spinal Tap), Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard), Lance Kerwin (James At 15), Geoffrey Lewis (High Plains Drifter), George Dzundza (Basic Instinct), Elisha Cook Jr. (Rosemary’s Baby), and Brad Savage (Red Dawn).

Special features include 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both versions of the film; the original lossless mono audio; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; a Salem’s Lot town sign sticker; double-sided foldout poster; brand new audio commentaries; an archival audio commentary by director Tobe Hooper; commercial bumpers; the original broadcast version of the antlers death; the original shooting script gallery; brand new interviews with Mick Garris and others; a video appreciation; new featurettes about the locations of Salem’s Lot and more; the trailers; an image gallery; and a collectors’ perfect-bound booklet.

Watch the trailer for Salem’s Lot here: 

Also on March 31, the true nature of life in feudal Japan takes center stage in Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy, making its Blu-ray debut. Director Eiichi Kudo revolutionized the jidaigeki genre during the 1960’s with 13 Assassins, The Great Killing, and Eleven Samurai, the very films that make up this landmark trilogy. The limited edition boxset features High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three films, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras. 

The Shogun and Samurai warriors were originally presented in cinema as noble men who upheld the morality and ethics of the Bushido code in feudal Japan, an attitude that shifted with director Eiichi Kudo’s 13 Assassins. Lord Matsudaira has been accused of horrifying crimes, yet nothing can be done to punish him since his brother is the Shogun and he’s about to be promoted to an even higher position. A group of Samurai secretly plots justice, assembling 13 assassins to ambush Lord Matsudaira and his 200 guards.

The Great Killing centers on the Chief Elder’s conspiracy to elevate the Shogun’s easily controllable brother to power, allowing him to truly administer authority without holding the title. A rival official must recruit allies to prevent the scheme from unfolding.

In Eleven Samurai, a hunting party led by Lord Nariatsu journeys onto the Oshi clan’s fiefdom in pursuit of prey, and this border breach leads the petulant Lord to murder an Oshi official. The head of the Oshi clan demands action from the Shogun’s Council of Elders, but they instead award the Oshi fiefdom to Lord Nariatsu, as he is the Shogun’s son and can do no wrong. This injustice drives members of the Oshi clan to plot an uprising against their new leader.

All three films are loosely based on historical events involving Shogun-connected family members failing to live up to the Bushido code.

Special features include original lossless Japanese mono audio on all three films; optional newly translated English subtitles for all three films; an illustrated collectors’ booklet; brand new audio commentaries on each film; video essays on the score, cinematography and the historical setting; Samurai Guerilla is a three part archival interview with Eiichi Kudo’s former assistant director Misao Arai; theatrical trailers for 13 Assassins; a tribute to director Eiichi Kudo by his former assistant and brother-in-law Masaaki Ito; and an archival interview on the films of Eiichi Kudo.

Watch the trailer for Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy here: 

The Birthday [Limited Edition]

Norman, a man in love with his girlfriend, attends her father’s party, held in a hotel where a sect is preparing for the birth of the god it worships.

Unreleased for nearly twenty years, The Birthday has achieved near-mythic status among cult film enthusiasts. Shot on a single, meticulously designed location, Eugenio Mira’s deliriously offbeat dark comedy offers a career-best turn from Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys), playing wildly against type.

Painfully awkward Norman Forrester (Feldman) chooses the opulent birthday party of his girlfriend Alison’s (Erica Prior) wealthy father (Jack Taylor, Conan the Barbarian) as the perfect moment to propose. But between bizarre encounters with guests and unnervingly polite hotel staff, Norman stumbles into a nightmarish occult conspiracy that threatens not just his relationship but the fate of the world itself.

Rediscovered at last, The Birthday blends screwball comedy, cosmic horror and feverish style into an unforgettable cinematic experience. Restored from the original negative, Arrow Video is proud to present this one-of-a-kind descent into madness in the release it’s always deserved.

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K restoration from the original negative
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by actor Corey Feldman and co-writer/director Eugenio Mira
• The Shape of a Miracle, a brand new interview with Mira, shot exclusively for this release
• Pathology, an in-depth breakdown of a scene from the film by Mira, featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage, storyboards and rushes
• 2024 Q&A with Feldman and Mira from the film’s 20th anniversary screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas
• Original trailer
• 20th anniversary trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Bryan Reesman

Red Sonja [Limited Edition]

The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family’s murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.

From the mythical world of Robert E. Howard comes Red Sonja, a fierce, fireforged fantasy adventure from director Richard Fleischer (Soylent Green), starring Brigitte Nielsen (Cobra) in her iconic debut as the legendary warrior, joined by Arnold Schwarzenegger at the height of his sword-and-sorcery powers.

When her family is slain and her homeland destroyed by the tyrannical Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman, Conan the Barbarian), Sonja is chosen by the goddess Scáthach and gifted with extraordinary strength and skill in battle. Sworn to vengeance, she embarks on a perilous quest to stop Gedren from wielding a deadly talisman with the power to annihilate the world.

A thrilling tale of high adventure packed with stunning spectacle and steel-clashing action, backed by an epic score by maestro Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly), Red Sonja is a bold, larger-than-life epic where destiny is forged in fire and blood.

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K restoration from the original negative with new HDR grading by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless mono audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• Brand new audio commentary with comic book expert Dave Baxter
• The Prince and Me, a newly filmed interview with actor Ernie Reyes Jr.
• Swords, Stunts and Sonja, a newly filmed interview with action unit supervisor Vic Armstrong
• The Last of the Invincibles, a newly filmed interview with Schwarzenegger’s stunt double Pietro Torrisi
• The Danish Girl, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Ottaviano Dell’Acqua
• The 12 Labors of Red Sonja, a newly filmed interview with assistant production manager Stefano Spadoni
• The Marvel of Primitive Technology, a newly filmed interview with FX artist Domingo Lizcano discussing the work of Emilio Ruiz del Río
• Moulding Fantasies, a newly filmed interview with make-up FX assistant Adriano Carboni
• Bodybuilding the Imagery, an archival unreleased interview with poster artist Renato Casaro
• The Man Who Raised Hollywood, an archive featurette on Schwarzenegger’s career featuring filmmakers Peter Hyams and Arthur Allan Seidelman, producer Edward Pressman and others
• Red Sonja vs. Kalidor: The Making of a Misunderstanding, an archive interview with assistant director Michel Ferry
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options by Renato Casaro
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Walsh, Nanni Cobretti and Barry Forshaw
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options by Renato Casaro
• Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards

Salem’s Lot [Limited Edition]

A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.

THE ULTIMATE IN TERROR!

From Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, comes the mini-series that scarred a generation. Based on Stephen King‘s all-time classic of small-town terror, welcome to Salem’s Lot. Population two-thousand and thirteen, but falling fast!

Author Ben Mears (David Soul, Starsky and Hutch) returns to the town of Salem’s Lot after 25 years to write about the Marsten House, an old mansion with a bad reputation that has haunted the writer since childhood. But the sleepy town of Ben’s youth is beginning to change. There’s an antiques store about to open, run by the mysterious Richard Straker (James Mason, Lolita) and his unseen partner Mr. Barlow (Reggie Nalder, The Dead Don’t Die), and they’re living in the Marsten House. A series of deaths and disappearances leads Ben to believe that a vampire is feeding on the town. But how can he stop them, and will anyone believe him?

With a script by Paul Monash (producer of De Palma’s Carrie, writer of Peyton Place and The Friends of Eddie Coyle) and a superb cast that includes Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard), Fred Willard (Best in Show), Geoffrey Lewis (Every Which Way But Loose) and Elisha Cook Jr. (The Killing), Tobe Hooper breathes vivid life and chilling un-death into the characters of King’s novel. The children of the night await… in Salem’s Lot.

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restorations of both the original two-part miniseries and the shorter theatrical cut distributed internationally
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both versions of the film
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet containing new writing on the film by critics Sean Abley, Sorcha Ni Fhlainn, and Richard Kadrey, plus select archival material including interviews with director Tobe Hooper, and stars Lance Kerwin and Julie Cobb
• Salem’s Lot town sign sticker
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
• DISC 1 – ORIGINAL TV MINI-SERIES VERSION
• Two viewing modes: Play as miniseries in two parts as per the original broadcast or as extended movie
• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Bill Ackerman and Amanda Reyes
• Archive audio commentary by director Tobe Hooper
• Alternate TV footage: commercial bumpers and original broadcast version of the antlers death
• Original shooting script gallery
• DISC 2 – THEATRICAL VERSION & EXTRAS
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Chris Alexander
• King of the Vampires, a new interview with Stephen King biographer Douglas Winter
• Second Coming, a new appreciation by author and critic Grady Hendrix
• New England Nosferatu, a new interview with filmmaker Mick Garris
• Fear Lives Here, a new featurette looking at the locations of Salem’s Lot today
• We Can All Be Heroes, a new featurette with film critic Heather Wixson, co-author of In Search of Darkness
• A Gold Standard for Small Screen Screams, a new featurette with film critics Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman, co-hosts of the podcast Horror Queers
• Trailer
• Image gallery

Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy [Limited Edition]

The Samurai Revolution trilogy depicts the rot at the heart of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Throughout Japanese cinema, the image of the noble samurai righting wrongs katana in hand remains a fixture of the jidaigeki genre, with the authoritarianism and corruption of the country’s medieval past often attenuated for the sake of spectacle and entertainment. But in the 1960s, director Eiichi Kudo‘s Samurai Revolution Trilogy shattered this idealized conception of the samurai, providing an authentic and scathing portrayal of Japan’s tyrannical past to question the social and political landscape of his day.

Beginning in 1963 with 13 Assassins (remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike), followed by The Great Killing in 1964 and 11 Samurai in 1967, the Samurai Revolution trilogy depicts the rot at the heart of the Tokugawa shogunate: despotic lords oppress their people and abuse their power with impunity, loyalty to the Shogun is valued above compassion and righteousness, and samurai have shed any trace of nobility in favor of their own self-interest, which they pursue with gleeful cruelty. Each film portrays a group of honorable samurai driven to plan the political assassination of a corrupt lord, hoping to light the fuse that will eventually destroy the regime. But the rebels must understand the fatal consequences of their mission. Should the Shogun falter, then their lives and the entire samurai class will be forfeit.

Eiichi Kudo masterfully deploys expressive black and white cinematography, spectacular swordfights and compelling performances to paint a rich visual and narrative tapestry, using each film to further explore questions of ethics and morality. Featuring a who’s who of iconic jidaigeki actors including Chiezo Kataoka (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji), Ko Nishimura (Lady Snowblood), Kei Sato (Hara-Kiri) and Toru Abe (Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman), Kudo’s Samurai Revolution trilogy rank among the most important samurai films ever made and are a must-have for chanbara connoisseurs.

Bonus Materials

• LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all three films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all three films
• Optional newly translated English subtitles for all three films
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Fournier
• Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the films by Chris D., Earl Jackson and Alain Silver
• DISC ONE – 13 ASSASSINS
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• The Samurai Variations, a brand new video essay by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont on legendary composer Akira Ifukube’s score for the film
• Samurai Guerilla Part 1, an archival interview where Eiichi Kudo’s former assistant director Misao Arai and filmmaker Dirty Kudo discuss Eiichi Kudo and Toei’s role in the Japanese film landscape of the 1960s
• Theatrical trailers
• DISC TWO – THE GREAT KILLING
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
• Magician of Light and Shadow, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Daisuke Miyao on the cinematography seen in the film
• Samurai Guerilla Part 2, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss the jidaigeki genre and expand on the political dimension of The Great Killing
• Masaaki Ito Remembers Eiichi Kudo, a tribute to the director by his former assistant and brother-in-law
• DISC THREE – 11 SAMURAI
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
• Fighting the Poison, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements on the historical setting and context of the film
• Samurai Guerilla Part 3, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss some of the filming techniques seen in the film and the conception of the Samurai as seen in Eiichi Kudo’s jidaigeki films
• Eiichi Kudo: The Art of Realism, an archival interview with Fabrice Arduini, filmmaker and programmer for the House of Culture of Japan in Paris, where he discusses jidaigeki and the films of Eiichi Kudo