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They just posted on IG that Planet of the Vampires is out of stock and only available at online retailers at the moment. Not sure what changed in the last few hours!

Drucker wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 4:05 pm They just posted on IG that Planet of the Vampires is out of stock and only available at online retailers at the moment. Not sure what changed in the last few hours!

I ordered a copy on Ebay at the weekend - it had better come!

the new partner label title is



Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the ultimate 1970s psychological thriller. John Cassavetes veteran Seymour Cassel stars as George Manning, a family man whose perfect life is turned into a nightmare of sex and torture when he allows himself to be seduced by two nubile young strangers (Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp) who show up at his door on a rainy night. Considered lost for many decades, Death Game is presented for the first time on UK home video in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio, meticulously restored in 4K from the original camera negative.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Spectacular new 4K restoration created from the original camera negative
Provocative, in-depth interviews with cult movie legend Colleen Camp (GAME OF DEATH, APOCALYPSE NOW) and director Peter Traynor, conducted by Eli Roth
Additional interviews with co-star Sondra Locke, producer Larry Spiegel, cinematographer/editor David Worth, and screenwriter Michael Ronald Ross
Audio commentaries by Colleen Camp & Eli Roth, and Larry Spiegel & David Worth
24-page full-color booklet with rare photos and liner notes
Extensive still galleries
AND OTHER SURPRISES!


AVAILABILITY WATCH
UK
A Woman Kills 95% sold out
Scream and Scream Again 95% sold out
Cosa Nostra 95% sold out
Visible Secret 95% sold out
Bounty Hunter Trilogy 95% sold out
She Dies Tomorrow 90% sold out
World Noir 90% sold out
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 90% sold out
Messiah of Evil SE 90% sold out
The End of Civilization 90% sold out
Tony Arzenta 85% sold out
Fill 'Er Up with Super 85% sold out
O.C. and Stiggs 80% sold out
Trenque Lauquen 80% sold out
I, the Executioner 80% sold out
Night of the Devils 80% sold out
Commedia all'italiana 70% sold out
The Dead Mother 65% sold out
Black Tight Killers 65% sold out
By A Man's Face Shall You Know Him 65% sold out
Suzhou River 65% sold out
A Story Written with Water 65% sold out
L'amour fou 65% sold out
Shinobi 60% sold out

US
Bounty Hunter Trilogy 95% sold out
Visible Secret 80% sold out
A Woman Kills 80% sold out
Cosa Nostra 75% sold out
A Moment of Romance 75% sold out
The Iron Prefect 70% sold out
The Facts of Murder 50% sold out
Black Tight Killers 50% sold out

Newsletter clue: Next month join us for ghost stories

ryannichols7 wrote: Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:57 pm I'd love this to be the other Sixth Generation filmmakers that aren't Jia Zhangke, who is one of my favorite directors but also pretty well represented at this point (aside from his first four films that Janus hold now). Suzhou River has a new 4K restoration and would be a phenomenal candidate...

I'd also be cool with any of the Zhang Yimou titles that Imprint has released, but I think those won't see a UK/US release until they've been properly restored. or Jiang Wen's In the Heat of the Sun and Devils on the Doorstep. many possibilities! just have no idea what's been restored/what's available

I check every once in a while on this topic… will Jiang Wen films ever get restored or released? Have you or anyone else heard anything? :)

Jamesonnephi wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:18 pm

ryannichols7 wrote: Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:57 pm I'd love this to be the other Sixth Generation filmmakers that aren't Jia Zhangke, who is one of my favorite directors but also pretty well represented at this point (aside from his first four films that Janus hold now). Suzhou River has a new 4K restoration and would be a phenomenal candidate...

I'd also be cool with any of the Zhang Yimou titles that Imprint has released, but I think those won't see a UK/US release until they've been properly restored. or Jiang Wen's In the Heat of the Sun and Devils on the Doorstep. many possibilities! just have no idea what's been restored/what's available

I check every once in a while on this topic… will Jiang Wen films ever get restored or released? Have you or anyone else heard anything?

Spectrum released In the Heat of the Sun a couple of years back, but with French subtitles only (in a double-set with The Emperor's Shadow). In fact I keep noticing Spectrum and other French labels like Carlotta release interesting Asian titles I'd love to see released in the UK, and wonder what's stopping English-language labels from doing the same...

Oh wow, that’s cool! I saw it in film school at a special event where and author was talking about it. But it didn’t have subtitles and I was going to work with him to make them.
I’d love to know what the deal is with the rights to his films. It just doesn’t make sense that no one wants to put them out.

France has had releases of East Asian films on home video since at least the early days of DVD, that have never seen a corresponding release in english-speaking regions; especially from Japan and most without english subtitles. It’s unfortunately nothing new, and no doubt down to rights issues and licensing costs.

Sale has been extended to Friday, though the prices aren't being updated once they are in the cart for some reason.

Update on Availablity:

UK
Trenque Lauquen 95% sold out
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 95% sold out
Messiah of Evil SE 95% sold out
Night of the Devils 95% sold out
A Woman Kills 95% sold out
Scream and Scream Again 95% sold out
Visible Secret 95% sold out
I, the Executioner 90% sold out
She Dies Tomorrow 90% sold out
Tony Arzenta 90% sold out
O.C. and Stiggs 90% sold out
Fill 'Er Up with Super 85% sold out
Commedia all'italiana 80% sold out
Suzhou River 80% sold out
The Dead Mother 75% sold out
Black Tight Killers 75% sold out
By A Man's Face Shall You Know Him 75% sold out
A Story Written with Water 75% sold out
L'amour fou 75% sold out
Shinobi 75% sold out
Elegant Beast 75% sold out

US
A Moment of Romance 80% sold out
Visible Secret 80% sold out
A Woman Kills 80% sold out
Cosa Nostra 75% sold out
The Iron Prefect 70% sold out
Black Tight Killers 60% sold out
The Shape of Night 50% sold out
The Facts of Murder 50% sold out
Shinobi 50% sold out

Apologies. This is now fixed!

bringing The Man Who Left His Will on Film and other Oshima titles out in 2025, debuting new restoration (?) at Venice with Carlotta

ryannichols7 wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2024 5:11 pm bringing The Man Who Left His Will on Film and other Oshima titles out in 2025, debuting new restoration at Venice with Carlotta

The best news. I was really hoping they would do something like this, as they seemed like the label who would do it most passionately (Criterion, Eureka and Arrow have dabbled, but never given him the attention he clearly deserves). The Man Who Left His Will on Film is specifically one of Fran's dream titles, so I'm glad he got there in the end!

I wonder how big a collection they are planning? I imagine it will at least include Death by Hanging, Boy and The Ceremony like the old Carlotta set, and hopefully add some others too (lots of brilliant options of course, up to and including his final film Taboo).

I hope it doesn’t include the already available Death by Hanging and we get Diary of a Shinjuku Thief instead! Ali Baba for the win!

Maybe replace the overrated The Ceremony with the pretty hard to see The Catch please… But any Oshima is great. Night and Fog in Japan not being available on Blu is a crime.

Peacock wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2024 10:42 pm I hope it doesn’t include the already available Death by Hanging and we get Diary of a Shinjuku Thief instead! Ali Baba for the win!

Maybe replace the overrated The Ceremony with the pretty hard to see The Catch please… But any Oshima is great. Night and Fog in Japan not being available on Blu is a crime.

I don’t think The Catch has ever been with Janus, correct? It’s out on a very shitty French DVD, I thought. That and Band of Ninja would be wonderful

How about the nearly complete works of Oshima (only excluding the already released Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence).

Band of Ninja you’d think would do well due to its historical importance right? I’m not sure who has The Catch to be honest! I mentioned it for selfish reasons as it’s one of the few I missed seeing in a retrospective a few years back.

Aunt Peg - agreed 100%! You can’t really go wrong with Oshima. That said… I’m cautiously wondering if Max Mon Amour is as good as the rest…?

Peacock wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2024 6:13 pm Band of Ninja you’d think would do well due to its historical importance right? I’m not sure who has The Catch to be honest! I mentioned it for selfish reasons as it’s one of the few I missed seeing in a retrospective a few years back.

Aunt Peg - agreed 100%! You can’t really go wrong with Oshima. That said… I’m cautiously wondering if Max Mon Amour is as good as the rest…?

I enjoy Max Mon Amour quite a bit. Certainly an outlier among his films for many reasons, but enjoyable if you go along with its internal logic

Japanese, Swedish and Italian films confirmed on Twitter for tomorrow.

Neither my PC drive nor my BluRay players recognize either of the discs of the L'amour fou set. Big big disappointment.

Finch wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:01 pm Japanese, Swedish and Italian films confirmed on Twitter for tomorrow.

At least the Swedish could be a fun surprise

the Japanese will surely be the Daiei Ghosts box. the Swedish title has most potential to be something outside the box for sure, I'm quite interested to see

Finch wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:01 pm Japanese, Swedish and Italian films confirmed on Twitter for tomorrow.

The Italian film might be Slap the Monster on Page One but for the Swedish title, I’m not entirely sure, but perhaps the SM box set could be some sort of set dedicated to Swedish Masters or something of that nature though it’s naturally just guessing on my part.

TechnicolorAcid wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:03 pm

Finch wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:01 pm Japanese, Swedish and Italian films confirmed on Twitter for tomorrow.

The Italian film might be Slap the Monster on Page One but for the Swedish title, I’m not entirely sure, but perhaps the SM box set could be some sort of set dedicated to Swedish Masters or something of that nature though it’s naturally just guessing on my part.

great shout on SMPO - I forgot we had that due!

The Man From Majorca was guessed elsewhere by Rapta and I think that's a good idea. I would be game for UK editions of Haxan, The Phantom Carriage, or if we really wanna be more obvious, Hour of the Wolf. but I think the first two will be MOC, the latter...well, I just hope it gets its own edition with actual extras from someone sometime. of course, it could be a Swedish film I've never heard of, which this label excels at. would be happy with that too

I’m not entirely positive about The Man from Majorca since we’ve already gotten the MM release for Mississippi Mermaid but then again we got three movies that could’ve fit the TL clue in the Radiance hints sheet so anyways possible.

Either Haxan or Phantom Carriage could also be the landmark silent teased at. Criterion hasn't released either in the UK already (I don't keep up with their British releases)?

TechnicolorAcid wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:52 pm I’m not entirely positive about The Man from Majorca since we’ve already gotten the MM release for Mississippi Mermaid but then again we got three movies that could’ve fit the TL clue in the Radiance hints sheet so anyways possible.

should keep going and give us a loaded edition of Millennium Mambo too!

Finch wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:59 pm Either Haxan or Phantom Carriage could also be the landmark silent teased at. Criterion hasn't released either in the UK already (I don't keep up with their British releases)?

correct, they haven't put out either. my guess is Eureka or Radiance will put out a UK edition. Eureka obviously specializes in silents but have never licensed from Svensk Filmindustri (unless I'm forgetting) whereas Radiance put out The Man on the Roof from them. both would definitely fit the bill of "landmark silent" but I'm still in the camp that believes it'll be A Page of Madness or L'Inferno, given their Japanese and Italian focuses. I'd be happy with any of these four though, mind you