New on Blu-ray: SMALL AXE - Five Films by Steve McQueen - The Criterion Collection

Product Description: With the five films that make up his Small Axe anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White and Blue; Alex Wheatle; and Education), director Steve McQueen offers a richly evocative panorama of West Indian life in London from the 1960s through the ’80s—a time defined for the community by the terror of police violence, the empowering awakening of political consciousness, and the ecstatic escape of a vibrant reggae scene. Ranging in tone from the tenderly impressionistic to the devastatingly clear-eyed, these powerfully performed portraits of Black resistance, joy, creativity, and collective action—all sumptuously shot by Shabier Kirchner—form a revolutionary counterhistory of mid-twentieth-century Britain at a transformational moment.

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Director: Steve McQueen

Starring: Shaun Parkes, John Boyega

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 424 min

Rating: N/A

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: April 25, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1, 1.85:1, 2.00:1, 1.66:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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New 2K masters of all five films, approved by director Steve McQueen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
New conversation between McQueen and writer and professor Paul Gilroy
Behind-the-scenes featurettes including interviews with McQueen, executive producer Tracey Scoffield, writing consultant Alex Wheatle, and members of the Small Axe cast
Uprising (2021), a three-part documentary codirected by McQueen and James Rogan about the tragic 1981 New Cross house fire
Audio conversation among McQueen, music producer Dennis Bovell, and Beastie Boys member Mike D
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English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film programmer and critic Ashley Clark