New to Blu: June Imprint Classics

The latest Imprint selection out today includes the first-ever Blu-ray releases of ’60s satire The President’s Analyst and the Peter Lorre crime thriller The Face Behind the Mask as well as the first Australasian Blu-ray release of The Chalk Garden.

There’s also a deluxe two-disc edition of Alfie and another Essential Film Noir Collection featuring Hollywood Story, City That Never Sleeps, Plunder of the Sun and Private Hell 36.

Each of the Film Noir titles includes a commentary and contributions from genre critics and experts.

Here’s what’s on the rest of this month’s releases:

The President’s Analyst

• New audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas (2020)
• New video interview: The Presidents Analyst: An Appreciation by Kim Newman (2020)
• Theatrical trailer
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies

Alfie

• Limited 2 Disc Hard box edition – 2000 copies only
• New audio commentary with film historians Jo Botting and Melanie Williams (2020)
• New audio essay by Kat Ellinger (2020)
• New video appreciation by journalist, broadcaster and author Matthew Sweet (2020)
• Archival video interview with director Lewis Gilbert at the London National Theatre(1995)
• Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold: Caine discusses his life from childhood to stardom (1994)
• Theatrical trailer

The Gambler

• New audio commentary from cinema author and critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2021)
• After the Game: New video essay by Chris O’Neill (2021)
• On the Morning After: Composing The Gambler: a new interview aboutJerry Fielding’s legendary score with author/film music historian Jon Burlingame
• 1991 archival audio interview with Karel Reisz about his life and career from the British Entertainment History Project
• Theatrical trailer
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 2000 copies

The Chalk Garden

• New audio commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger (2020)
• Theatrical trailer
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies.

The Face Behind the Mask

• New audio commentary by film historian Alan K Rode (2020)
• Peter Lorre: An Appreciation: New video Interview with film historian Alan K Rode (2021)
• Kim Newman video Interview on The Face Behind the Mask (2020)
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies.