Valerie and Her Week of Wonders for August 25

Holy shit, cannot WAIT to get rid of my Facets DVD abortion and upgrade.

Holy shit, cannot WAIT to get rid of my Facets DVD abortion and upgrade.

Amazon UK is listing Tropical Malady for July 28 and Valerie and Her Week of Wonders for August 25

Wait, is Second Run releasing these titles?

Wait, is Second Run releasing these titles?

A cryptic clue...

In 2009 we will be releasing a film which we absolutely love and are really looking forward to showing you. More about it later but, in the meantime...

A tale of lost innocence, set during a long hot summer in 1950's Australia, which beautifully evokes the surreal, childhood world of rituals, games and gangs and the incomprehensible nature of adults. The film was released in the late-1980s, to unanimous praise everywhere.

"It is a work to be set beside Richard Hughes' "A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA", William Golding's "LORD OF THE FLIES" and John Rae's "THE CUSTARD BOYS", novels that plunge through the innocent surface of children's ritual games into a dark world where atrocious feelings take terrible forms, and acts of violence, once committed, are coolly accepted and forgotten." - Phillip French, The Observer

"Transfixing, assured, extremely lucid... recalls the deceptive serenity of BLUE VELVET." - Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"Perhaps the most impressive debut of recent years." - Empire

Second Run DVD’s release of this film will be from an all-new, director-approved anamorphic transfer.

Guesses (answers) by email to info@secondrundvd.com

Two randomly-picked correct answers will receive a free copy of the DVD when released.

Any ideas?

My idea is to not post the correct answer, so as to increase my chances of winning.
But I will say that this is quite easily Googled.

Does anyone here have experience of ordering DVD:s straight from their website/shop? Do they package the DVDs well? And how about shipping times within Europe? I was planning to lay an order of maybe ten films, so just checking.

For some time I have been researching the career of the British director, screenwriter, playwright and actress Jane Arden. It is very hard to track down her films - it has taken literally years - but I think I know where copies of all of them are now (except one). Her work would be ideal material for Second Run, and being the only British woman, that I am aware of, to direct a feature film in the UK in the 1970s it is bizarre that her work and career has suffered from such neglect.
I don't know if the Second Run staff read this forum but I would be VERY interested to talk to someone about how Ms Arden's films could be made available again. Even if Second Run could not pursue this I would be very interested to hear any ideas about how this aim could be realised.
In the last few months a My Space site has been set up to celebrate her work (http://www.myspace.com/janeardendotcom). At the very least her 'magnum opus' 'The Other Side of the Underneath' (1972) should be readily available.
I would be fascinated to read any replies to this comment.

I hope some of their short films will be included.

Is there any reason to be alarmed over the rapidly disappearing availability of Second Run titles at Amazon (The Ear, The Round-Up, The Cremator, Third Part of the Night, etc)?

If you have any problems in finding those, just order them direct from our website and they will be despatched right away. Also, when you order from us, we will try always to inform you if any title you've ordered is temporarily out-of-stock.

Is there any reason to be alarmed over the rapidly disappearing availability of Second Run titles at Amazon (The Ear, The Round-Up, The Cremator, Third Part of the Night, etc)?

As you know, ever since Second Run started, we have tried very hard to maintain Free Worldwide Delivery for DVDs purchased from our website. Unfortunately, mail prices have continued to keep on rising steeply each of those years and it is now just not possible for us to continue providing worldwide free delivery. From 1st July 2009, we will have to begin to charge a contribution towards our mailing costs for International Shipping. However, as we are based in the UK, items for delivery in the UK will continue to remain free.

There will be a flat charge of £1.50 for the first item, with a charge of £1 for each additional item. This still represents only a contribution towards the actual mailing costs. We hope you will understand and that this will not deter our many friends and supporters from continuing to purchase direct from our website. Thank you.

Is there any news on the Xie Fei movies? Its a long time since I was excited by the initial announcment.