Upcoming “Mexico Trilogy” and Desperado releases

Arrow Video has announced new releases of Robert Rodriguez’ so-called Mexico Trilogy on BluRay, with Desperado even (but unfortunately only that one) also arriving on 4K UltraHD BluRay.

Mexico Trilogy release

U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 26.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition presentations of all three films
• 4K Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of Desperado
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
• Double sided posters featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
• Collectable poster featuring Robert Rodriguez’s original poster concept for El Mariachi

DISC ONE – EL MARIACHI (REGION A BLU-RAY)

• Original uncompressed Latin-American Spanish stereo audio, plus an English dub in lossless stereo
• Optional English subtitles, plus English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• Big Vision Low Budget, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
• The Original Mariachi, a newly filmed interview with producer/star Carlos Gallardo
• The Music of ‘El Mariachi’, a newly produced featurette on the music in the film, featuring interviews with composers Eric Guthrie, Chris Knudson, Alvaro Rodriguez and Marc Trujillo
• Ten Minute Film School, an archive featurette produced and narrated by Rodriguez
• Bedhead, a 1991 short film by Rodriguez
• Theatrical trailer and TV spot

DISCS TWO & THREE – DESPERADO (REGION A BLU-RAY / 4K BLU-RAY)

• New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
• Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
• Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
• Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
• Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
• Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid)
• Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
• Textless opening (“Morena de mi Corazón”)
• Theatrical trailers

DISC FOUR – ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (REGION A BLU-RAY)

• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• The Revolution Will Be Digitized, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
• Troublemaking, a newly filmed interview with visual effects editor Ethan Maniquis
• Eight deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Rodriguez
• Ten Minute Flick School, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
• Inside Troublemaker Studios, an archive featurette on Rodriguez’s studio in Austin
• Ten Minute Cooking School, an archive featurette in which Rodriguez shows you how to cook Puerco Pibil
• Film is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez, a presentation by the director given in 2003
• The Anti-Hero’s Journey, an archive featurette on the arc of the Mariachi
• The Good, the Bad and the Bloody: Inside KNB FX, an archive featurette on the film’s special effects
• Theatrical trailers

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Desperado separate release

U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: AUGUST 27.
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 26.

Special Features and Techncial Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
• Dolby Vision/HDR Presentation of the film
• Limited Edition SteelBook packaging
• 32-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Carlos Aguilar and Nicholas Clement
• Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• Lean and Mean, a newly filmed interview with Rodriguez
• Shoot Like Crazy, a newly filmed interview with producer Bill Borden
• Kill Count, a newly filmed interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
• Lock and Load, a newly filmed interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
• Game Changer, a newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption)
• Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout, an archive featurette narrated by Rodriguez
• Textless opening (“Morena de mi Corazón”)
• Theatrical trailers

Buy now: AMAZON.COM | Amazon.co.uk (not yet listed)