God, I paid over 3X that. I wonder if it’s a really low mover. Regardless, I hope more pick it up at that price and enjoy the wonders within
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On the other end of the age spectrum, I’m waiting for KLSC to start offering Depends and/or prune juice bundles with BD purchase.domino harvey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:13 pmThey're also selling rolling papers and grinders, though I honestly think most of their core audience are not allowed to toke up in their mom's basement so they may not have thought this through
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I was going to wait until the Halfway sale, but even after shipping and taxes this is a better price and the limited edition will be gone before I finish tonight's viewing of Rocky II.
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That's a bargain price for Kani's release of Will Your Heart Beat Faster?, which also contains the 1947 feature Miss Philippines as an extra.
On that note, judging by their social media, Kani are continuing their Filipino releases with Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Moral. They've also filmed an interview with Joel Torre for something, I'd put money on Diaz-Abaya's Karnal as it's considered part of a thematic trilogy along with Moral and Brutal. Or maybe they'll get into the Lav Diaz game with Batang West Side.
On that note, judging by their social media, Kani are continuing their Filipino releases with Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Moral. They've also filmed an interview with Joel Torre for something, I'd put money on Diaz-Abaya's Karnal as it's considered part of a thematic trilogy along with Moral and Brutal. Or maybe they'll get into the Lav Diaz game with Batang West Side.
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Kani have restored Lino Brocka's Bona, which will premiere at Cannes Classics. I'm sure a Blu-Ray will follow from them.
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As mentioned by dwk in the other forum, we could be seeing a release of Johnnie To's Lifeline. Sean Gilman confirmed that there will be a North American release of one of Johnnie To's non-Milkyway film, and we know that VS have a deal with Shaw Brothers. Also, one of the visual clues contains a drawn image of what looks to be firefighters.
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I did mention that there, he also seemed to tease it on his Twitter account.
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Kani have posted some new photos from their Philippines trip on their socials, one of which is a visit with Art Acuña - he seems to be more of a TV actor, but had a significant early role in Batang West Side so maybe they really are working on that one.Calvin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:12 pmOn that note, judging by their social media, Kani are continuing their Filipino releases with Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Moral. They've also filmed an interview with Joel Torre for something, I'd put money on Diaz-Abaya's Karnal as it's considered part of a thematic trilogy along with Moral and Brutal. Or maybe they'll get into the Lav Diaz game with Batang West Side.
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the next VS Pictures title is Riddle of Fire
Features:
"Overexposing" - an interview with cinematographer Jake L. Mitchell
"Best Grilled Cheese" - an interview with actress Phoebe Ferro
"At the Top" - an interview with actor Charlie Stover
"A Big Roll of Tape" - an interview with actress Lorelei Olivia Mote
"Very Surprised" - an interview with actor Skyler Peters
Commentary with director Weston Razooli
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes still gallery
Behind-the-scenes video clips
24-page booklet with an essay by film curator and writer Ariel Esteban Cayer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
Features:
"Overexposing" - an interview with cinematographer Jake L. Mitchell
"Best Grilled Cheese" - an interview with actress Phoebe Ferro
"At the Top" - an interview with actor Charlie Stover
"A Big Roll of Tape" - an interview with actress Lorelei Olivia Mote
"Very Surprised" - an interview with actor Skyler Peters
Commentary with director Weston Razooli
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes still gallery
Behind-the-scenes video clips
24-page booklet with an essay by film curator and writer Ariel Esteban Cayer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
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From the partner labels:
Samurai Wolf 1&2 (Film Movement)
Streetwise (Dekanalog)
The Most Important Thing Called Love (Film Movement)
Brooklyn 45 (Shudder)
The Amityville Curse (Canadian International Pictures)
Shudder evidently is the next new partner label.
Samurai Wolf 1&2 (Film Movement)
Streetwise (Dekanalog)
The Most Important Thing Called Love (Film Movement)
Brooklyn 45 (Shudder)
The Amityville Curse (Canadian International Pictures)
Shudder evidently is the next new partner label.
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so basically....they signed Film Movement on just so they could rerelease their movies with slipcovers? and mind you that edition is still broadly inferior to Eureka's, which is loaded with extras (and can be bought cheaper!). not really sure I grasp the strategy
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This is a fun, charming movie, a kind of modern fairytale with a trio of clever, trouble-making country kids on a quest to bake their mother a cake so they can play video games. Worth a watch.Finch wrote:the next VS Pictures title is Riddle of Fire
Features:
"Overexposing" - an interview with cinematographer Jake L. Mitchell
"Best Grilled Cheese" - an interview with actress Phoebe Ferro
"At the Top" - an interview with actor Charlie Stover
"A Big Roll of Tape" - an interview with actress Lorelei Olivia Mote
"Very Surprised" - an interview with actor Skyler Peters
Commentary with director Weston Razooli
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes still gallery
Behind-the-scenes video clips
24-page booklet with an essay by film curator and writer Ariel Esteban Cayer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
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Really enjoyed this one. Can't wait to rewatch!Mr Sausage wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 4:38 pmThis is a fun, charming movie, a kind of modern fairytale with a trio of clever, trouble-making country kids on a quest to bake their mother a cake so they can play video games. Worth a watch.Finch wrote:the next VS Pictures title is Riddle of Fire
Features:
"Overexposing" - an interview with cinematographer Jake L. Mitchell
"Best Grilled Cheese" - an interview with actress Phoebe Ferro
"At the Top" - an interview with actor Charlie Stover
"A Big Roll of Tape" - an interview with actress Lorelei Olivia Mote
"Very Surprised" - an interview with actor Skyler Peters
Commentary with director Weston Razooli
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes still gallery
Behind-the-scenes video clips
24-page booklet with an essay by film curator and writer Ariel Esteban Cayer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
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Same would go for One Cut Of The Dead, which is still for sale in schteelbook form for $60 for the Region A crowd, but now I just found out there is a region free edition from Third Window, so nevermind?
I never got to Mad God for precisely the first reason, so I'm in. Seems too perfect a fit!
Also gotta respect VS for bringing to my attention The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide To Child Kills In Film, a crowd-funded book that is already out of stock through their distribution arm, but still available directly from the author Erica Shultz.
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ryannichols7 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 4:07 pmso basically....they signed Film Movement on just so they could rerelease their movies with slipcovers? and mind you that edition is still broadly inferior to Eureka's, which is loaded with extras (and can be bought cheaper!). not really sure I grasp the strategy
This is how their partnership with Altered Innocence began as well, reissuing titles like Luz that perhaps they thought might benefit from exposure to VS' customer base.
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The OCofD steelbook is $25 at my local Wal-Mart. Maybe at others around the U.S. too in case this makes picking it up a bit easier.pianocrash wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 6:27 amSame would go for One Cut Of The Dead, which is still for sale in schteelbook form for $60 for the Region A crowd
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I think the secret releases will be Blood Freak and Maniac Cop.
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Kani are releasing Nobuhiko Obayashi's Beijing Watermelon, initially with a theatrical run - it opens at Metrograph June 7th.
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Nice! That's one of his best
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The Canadian animation collection is definitely one of the year's best releases. And there's plenty of popular (and, I'm sure, obscure) films to make a satisfying Volume 2.
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https://x.com/ocndistro/status/17907442 ... CjouTCHkVw
OCN teasing Mister Lonely (2007) being released June 1.
OCN teasing Mister Lonely (2007) being released June 1.
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Made my way through the Mexican Gothic: The Films of Carlos Enrique Taboada set, backwards:
Rapiña is a tiring and predictable tale of greed affecting relationships after discovering a crashed plane without survivors, but with money. It's like A Simple Plan in Mexico, only without as strong characterization or winding narrative pivots (and I don't even like that movie very much). There's no reason this should be two hours long either. After the initial moral dilemmas when encountering another group of bandits - which is relatively potent, and lingers on moments affectively - there's no reason to continue. I don't understand how this is gothic or horror either. A major disappointment.
Darker Than Night is more fun, thanks to the crew of kittenish ingénues frolicking about in the mansion. The best moments come early on, when they're playfully trying on clothes or laughing with in-jokes we aren't exactly privy to, which only briefly gives the film a feel of Rozier across a couple of scenes. The actual mystery has no real stakes, but its pacing and aesthetic contributions keep your attention. All in all, a forgettable programmer that gets marks for putting in far more effort than the material deserves. There's one stupid twist at the end that means absolutely nothing, or at least shouldn't to anyone.
Poison for the Fairies is the best of the lot. I like the tweak of expectations, where a young girl becomes entranced by the occult -perpetuated from adults with a power differential- rather than scared by it. Which ultimately makes more sense, as abnormal parenting has become normalized for her, and as the old saying goes in child care settings "it's a kid's job to get power where they can." And I liked how classism is woven into the heart of the story, appropriately responding with youthful self-consciousness and agile playful-turned-brutal power dynamics - a keen meditation on latency-age friendships' cruel edges, right down to the whopper of an ending! It's also simply a pleasurably economical film, never boring or wandering to stupid places like the others. It's so good that it may justify keeping the set.
Rapiña is a tiring and predictable tale of greed affecting relationships after discovering a crashed plane without survivors, but with money. It's like A Simple Plan in Mexico, only without as strong characterization or winding narrative pivots (and I don't even like that movie very much). There's no reason this should be two hours long either. After the initial moral dilemmas when encountering another group of bandits - which is relatively potent, and lingers on moments affectively - there's no reason to continue. I don't understand how this is gothic or horror either. A major disappointment.
Darker Than Night is more fun, thanks to the crew of kittenish ingénues frolicking about in the mansion. The best moments come early on, when they're playfully trying on clothes or laughing with in-jokes we aren't exactly privy to, which only briefly gives the film a feel of Rozier across a couple of scenes. The actual mystery has no real stakes, but its pacing and aesthetic contributions keep your attention. All in all, a forgettable programmer that gets marks for putting in far more effort than the material deserves. There's one stupid twist at the end that means absolutely nothing, or at least shouldn't to anyone.
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