This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by F. Ron Miller) is limited to4,000 unitsand is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Taking its name from the Lumire Brothers invention of the same name, Cinmatographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinmatographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome’s Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

Jim (Sean Penn, Carlitos Way) and Ned (Robert De Niro, The Untouchables), two ambling convicts imprisoned in Upstate New York during the Great Depression, are forced to escape prison when fellow inmate Bobby (James Russo, Dangerous Game) pulls a gun during his electric chair execution, turning them into unwitting accomplices. With a taste of freedom, Jim and Ned end up in a small town near the Canadian border, mistaken for priests in the local monastery. With the law hindering an easy passage into Canada, the two hunker down in their newfound home, befriending the people of the town and finding faith in the process.

A remake of the 1955 Michael Curtiz film of the same name, Were No Angels is a deft marriage of comedy and drama from celebrated Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan (Mona Lisa, The Crying Game), based on a script from noted playwright David Mamet (The Untouchables, House of Games). Featuring a staggering ensemble cast including Oscar nominees Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) and John C. Reilly (Chicago) with Wallace Shawn (My Dinner with Andre) and Bruno Kirby (The Godfather Part II), WERE NO ANGELS is a seldom overlooked entry in Neil Jordans career. Cinmatographe is proud to bring Jordans epic crime comedy to blu-ray for the first time in the world with a new 4K restoration approved by the filmmaker.

directed by: Neil Jordan
starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, James Russo, John C. Reilly, Hoyt Axton, Wallace Shawn, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally
1989 / 106 min / 2.39:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• New audio commentary with film historians Chris O’Neill and Bill Ackerman
• A Club That Already Existed – a new video interview with director Neil Jordan
• The Right Elements – a new video interview with actor James Russo
• We’re No Angels: A Comparison – a new video essay from film historian Samm Deighan comparing the 1955 and 1989 versions of We’re No Angels
• Archival interview with screenwriter David Mamet, moderated by Film Noir Foundation’s Eddie Mueller, recorded in 2020 at the Aero Theater
• New text essays by film writer Patrick Dahl, comic book writer Joshua Dysart and entertainment journalist Matt Prigge
• English SDH subtitles