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Starting to think the '2025 Titles Teaser' is meant to be read from left to right, as ATOS (A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness), GWS (Girl with a Suitcase), VS (Va savoir) and ROG (River of Grass) are the first 4 circles on the graphic.

I wonder then if RJ is a Radu Jude box set (we know Fran was trying to license at least one or two of his more recent titles) and PAL could well be Palindromes (somebody confirmed Radiance have that for the UK, and Criterion have US rights according to Solondz himself). Any guesses for RM or THE?

When you get down to the fifth row, DAI could be another Daiei Gothic set (or similar), and DAU is considered to be Daughters of Darkness, so what could MAL be for? I assume those will be horror titles for October/Halloween, like last year.

EDIT: Just realised THE is likely Thesis, which got a 4K release from Umbrella recently. Guessing that's one of the "A couple of serial killers" clues too...

Finch wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:20 pm I really really want the 90s crime film clue to be for The Funeral though.

if Radiance doesn't release it, we could very well see Arrow put out a 4K, if that's any consolation

I'd be totally.okay with that!

I'm sure it's a mistake (and I wouldn't blame them for not honoring it), but Volume 4 of their Dirty Arthouse set is currently listed as £2.49 on Radiance's site.

Edit: Okay, I feel like an idiot. It's a magazine, not an eclectic boxed set.

ellipsis7 wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:54 am

andyli wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:49 am I wonder what the Cardinale masterpiece could be. Is a The Leopard UHD remotely possible?

Could alternatively be Valerio Zurlini's La ragazza con la valigia (Girl with a Suitcase) also recently restored I believe...

Bingo!

Girl with a Suitcase

Newsletter clue: next month, iron man

Killer Cop confirmed for Rare Video



Police inspector Matteo Rolandi (Claudio Cassinelli, The Suspicious Death Of A Minor) witnesses a massacre in a hotel when a bomb explodes and kills dozens of civilians. The prime suspect, a young political activist (Bruno Zanin, Amarcord), is shot dead soon after, despite being under the protection of General Attorney Di Federico (Arthur Kennedy, The Man From Laramie). As Inspector Rolandi continues his investigation, he soon discovers a terrifying conspiracy behind the act of brutal terrorism. Based on the notorious 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing, Killer Cop is a gritty poliziottesco from giallo master Luciano Ercoli (The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion).

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

High-Definition digital transfer, presented with both original Italian and English audio options, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK

Uncompressed mono PCM audio

New audio commentary with Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth

Valeria's First: An Interview with Valeria D'Obici

Interview with production manager Alessandro Calosci

Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters

New and improved English subtitle translation, and English SDH subtitles for English audio

Limited edition booklet with new writing by Barry Forshaw

Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging

Last not least:


AVAILABILITY WATCH
UK
L'amour fou - 95% sold out
Fill 'Er Up with Super - 95% sold out
A Story Written with Water - 95% sold out
World Noir Vol 2 - 95% sold out
Goodbye & Amen - 95% sold out
Daiei Gothic - 90% sold out
The Agitator - 90% sold out
Commedia all'italiana - 85% sold out
The Dead Mother - 85% sold out
The Sting of Death - 85% sold out
A Story Written with Water - 85% sold out
Planet of the Vampires SE - 85% sold out
Black God, White Devil - 80% sold out
Nothing is Sacred - 80% sold out

US
A Moment of Romance - 95% sold out
The Shape of Night - 90% sold out
Visible Secret - 85% sold out
Shinobi - 85% sold out
A Woman Kills - 85% sold out
Cosa Nostra - 80% sold out
Black Tight Killers - 80% sold out
Bandits of Orgosolo - 80% sold out
The Iron Prefect - 75% sold out
Sympathy for the Underdog - 60% sold out
The Facts of Murder - 50% sold out

Finch wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:11 am Newsletter clue: next month, iron man

yoloswegmaster wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 2:59 pm I could see the Palme D'or title being When Father Was Away on Business, Man of Iron, or Chronicle of the Years of Fire.

I know they've already done a Palme D'or winner with The Eel, but this makes a ton of sense in relation to the clue.

Could it also be Germi’s Il ferroviere, which, in some countries at least, is known as Man of Iron..?

Has anyone seen Radiance's releases of Mississippi Mermaid or The Bride Wore Black? Just
interested to know if these are a marked improvement on previous US releases.

The improvements are in the booklets/on-disc supplements (though I'll never forget that Twilight Time issued the latter with a bonus CD of Bernard Herrmann... in interview, not of his score!), I don't think there's much of a marked difference quality wise between these and the Kino reissues otherwise as they use the same restos

AndyOstmo wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:23 pm Could it also be Germi’s Il ferroviere, which, in some countries at least, is known as Man of Iron..?

Think you may have a point there - 'RM' clue is due next month, so that would be the English title: The Railroad Man.

If the teaser list is still reliable, that means we may have 'PAL' (Palindromes) and 'RJ' (Radu Jude box set?) next month as well, and possibly 'THE' (Thesis 4K UHD?).

rapta wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 1:20 am

AndyOstmo wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:23 pm Could it also be Germi’s Il ferroviere, which, in some countries at least, is known as Man of Iron..?

Think you may have a point there - 'RM' clue is due next month, so that would be the English title: The Railroad Man.

If the teaser list is still reliable, that means we may have 'PAL' (Palindromes) and 'RJ' (Radu Jude box set?) next month as well, and possibly 'THE' (Thesis 4K UHD?)

It’s probably not Thesis because I believe Severin has the rights to that and will probably release it in the UK too. The Railroad Man is a good shoutout though and has been on my list for quite a while so I’d be excited to check it out in HD.

THE = Themroc?

Yeah, Themroc was suggested by someone before as it was mentioned in the blurb for the Corneau set, so that seems a likely alternative.

I didn't realise Thesis was coming from Severin, that's good news I suppose.

Themroc feels way more like a Radiance title to me

still want THE to be Theo Angelopoulos, though...

If THEMROC comes, I’d like the option to play it with the little red Channel 4 warning triangle in the corner. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tri ... Channel_4)

someone on the other forum pitched Cavalier's Thérèse, which also feels like a possibility since they've done two of his other movies

That's wonderful news for "La ragazza con la valigia" I still remember the gorgeous black & white photography; the beach scene was tremendous... and the scene when Claudia is on the stairs whilst Jacques Perrin plays an opera...
Can we stil order Radiance UK blu-ray from France to amazon.co.uk ? It does not appear on amazon.co.uk so far.
Is there a trailer of the new 4K restoration ? (Too bad no UHD is planned)

I have "found" some video excerpts of the new 4K restoration (not from Radiance) here :
https://lesfilmsducamelia.com/films/la- ... la-valise/

I remember I bought the Mk2 DVD (saw in in theatrical release (restored copy) in France); then the fair HDTV transfer of the Spanish blu-ray "unofficial" (?) release.


I hope that Criterion sill plan to release Sandra.

ryannichols7 wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:55 pm someone on the other forum pitched Cavalier's Thérèse, which also feels like a possibility since they've done two of his other movies

I would love for this to be true. I saw it screened in its release year at San Francisco International Film Festival and it’s stuck with me ever since.

Rupert Pupkin wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:35 pm That's wonderful news for "La ragazza con la valigia" I still remember the gorgeous black & white photography; the beach scene was tremendous... and the scene when Claudia is on the stairs whilst Jacques Perrin plays an opera...
Can we stil order Radiance UK blu-ray from France to amazon.co.uk ? It does not appear on amazon.co.uk so far.
Is there a trailer of the new 4K restoration ? (Too bad no UHD is planned)

I have "found" some video excerpts of the new 4K restoration (not from Radiance) here :
https://lesfilmsducamelia.com/films/la- ... la-valise/

That glimpse of the new 4K restoration is tantalising. Basically you can still order the Radiance UK release from amazon.co.uk from the EU including France. They calculate the appropriate VAT for the country you are in. Likewise if you order directly from Radiance it will be the country appropriate EU VAT rate charged, rather than that levied by the UK, so the import should similarly be unimpeded subsequently.

Rupert Pupkin wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:35 pm That's wonderful news for "La ragazza con la valigia" I still remember the gorgeous black & white photography; the beach scene was tremendous... and the scene when Claudia is on the stairs whilst Jacques Perrin plays an opera...
Can we stil order Radiance UK blu-ray from France to amazon.co.uk ? It does not appear on amazon.co.uk so far.
Is there a trailer of the new 4K restoration ? (Too bad no UHD is planned)

I have "found" some video excerpts of the new 4K restoration (not from Radiance) here :
https://lesfilmsducamelia.com/films/la- ... la-valise/

I remember I bought the Mk2 DVD (saw in in theatrical release (restored copy) in France); then the fair HDTV transfer of the Spanish blu-ray "unofficial" (?) release.


I hope that Criterion sill plan to release Sandra.

Radiance released a trailer on their YouTube channel (here). Looks lovely but am trying not to pre-order absolutely every Radiance release so have put this on hold for now...bound to pick it up within a few months though!

As for Amazon UK listings, newly-announced Radiance titles generally don't show up for pre-order on any site other than their own until about a week after announcements, so check back next week and they should be up on Amazon, HMV, Rarewaves, Zavvi etc.

I would like to suggest that the SEN clue from the letters hints that Radiance dropped could be for Kira Muratova's The Sentimental Policeman but I'm not sure whether or not it would be off limits due to current events involving Ukraine at the moment.

Aunt Peg wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:09 am A film I only recently discovered myself that I think would be a great release for Radiance is Rosaura a las 10 (Rosaura at 10 O'Clock) (1958).

Directed by Mario Soffici it is very highly regarded in it's native Argentina with an ingenious narrative unlike any film I've ever seen. Had me hooked until the very end.

The film was in competition at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival but failed to win any prizes. A hidden gem that is screaming for discovery.

Sadly slept on this, but a brand-new restoration premiered at MoMA this month, "restored in 4K by Cubic Restauration in collaboration with the Society for Audiovisual Heritage, coordinated by Fernando Madedo and supervised by Luis Alberto Scalella. Restored in the original AlexScope 2.35 format from the original 35mm negatives in the archives of Argentina Sono Film, the owner of the film."

So YES, it would absolutely make a great release, especially with a new 4K master ready to go.

I would definitely try and track down a copy of the original novel by Marco Denevi (who also wrote the novel Secret Ceremony).
There's only one edition in English (under the title Rosa at Ten O'Clock) which I believe was published in 1964. I think the film is
excellent, but the novel is certainly worth checking out.

Announcements are tomorrow, not Thursday - the web site had originally listed 2/6. They almost always do Wednesday so I guess maybe that was just an oversight. France, Japan, and Italy. Guessing... Railroad Man (for the newsletter clue), Pastoral, and maybe Therese?