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Re: Arrow Films

#301 Post by Calvin » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:20 pm

He'd probably get put in the Arrow Video label, rather than Arrow Academy.

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Re: Arrow Films

#302 Post by perkizitore » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:24 pm

Sorry, I wasn't certain they were talking about their Academy line...

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#303 Post by Calvin » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:35 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if some Melville was among them. A few of his haven't had UK releases.

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Re: Arrow Films

#304 Post by MichaelB » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:45 pm

I suspect Rollin is unlikely from any UK company other than Redemption.

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#305 Post by peerpee » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:21 pm

Looking at Arrow's old releases, which have made up the bulk of the AA label so far, I'd guess they were Rohmer films.

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Re: Arrow Films

#306 Post by GaryC » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:35 pm

peerpee wrote:Looking at Arrow's old releases, which have made up the bulk of the AA label so far, I'd guess they were Rohmer films.
They have all six of the Comedies and Proverbs series, plus The Marquise of O... They also released Love in the Afternoon back in the day, but Artificial Eye released that film two years ago in their Six Moral Tales boxset.

A title that Arrow released on VHS but haven't so far done so on DVD or Blu-ray (though it was announced at least once) is The Lacemaker. I'd love to have that on disc, as it's the film that started me off on foreign-language cinema, when I saw it on BBC2 thirty-one years ago.

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Re: Arrow Films

#307 Post by doc mccoy » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:44 pm

I'd love it if they put the Sorrow and the Pity out on blu.

Battle of Algiers for region B would also be good.

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Re: Arrow Films

#308 Post by perkizitore » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:54 pm

MichaelB wrote:I suspect Rollin is unlikely from any UK company other than Redemption.
They started releasing his films with Kino in the US, maybe they pair up with Arrow in the UK?

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Re: Arrow Films

#309 Post by MichaelB » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:19 pm

perkizitore wrote:
MichaelB wrote:I suspect Rollin is unlikely from any UK company other than Redemption.
They started releasing his films with Kino in the US, maybe they pair up with Arrow in the UK?
Redemption is a UK label, and the Rollin titles are their crown jewels - I can't see them licensing them to another British label.

And a UK edition of The Battle of Algiers has already been announced: I forget the label, but it isn't Arrow. (It's drastically inferior to the Criterion in terms of specs, but for those who have the Criterion DVD it might be a cheap alternative to importing the Criterion Blu-ray and simply getting more SD video copies of the same extras).

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Re: Arrow Films

#310 Post by eerik » Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:39 pm

doc mccoy wrote:Battle of Algiers for region B would also be good.
It's coming from Argent Films on 9th July.

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#311 Post by John Edmond » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:45 pm

Maybe Carax's Les amants du Pont-Neuf in time for the release of Holy Motors.

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Re: Arrow Films

#312 Post by antnield » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:17 am

Today's announcements:

Class of Nuke 'em High (DVD+Blu Dual-Format)
Combat Shock (DVD)
Lady Snowblood: Blizzard in the Netherworld (DVD+Blu Dual-Format or ltd ed Blu steelbook)
Surf Nazis Must Die (DVD)

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Re: Arrow Films

#313 Post by JamesF » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:50 am

Ugh, sad to hear they've got into bed with Troma. Though the first ever UK release of Combat Shock is something to celebrate, I guess - wonder if Arrow will go all-out and release both cuts of the film, as in Troma's last release?

EDIT: Never mind, should have clicked the link. Looks like a must-buy.

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#314 Post by Bürgermeister » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:06 am

Not seen Snowblood so i can't comment on that one, But the rest of the announcement is mediocre.

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Re: Arrow Films

#315 Post by TMDaines » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:24 am

Not particularly sure that many people on this forum are going to be doing cartwheels but I'm sure they have their market somewhere. Let's hope the Academy line has some stuff in the next announcement.

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Re: Arrow Films

#316 Post by bigP » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:50 am

I won't be doing cartwheels over it, but I'm a fan of Lady Snowblood and will certainly be picking up the Steelbook which I assume should blow the Madman release out the water in regard to extras.

EDIT: Amazon are listing both the Steelbook and the Dual-Format as including both Lady Snowblood: Blizzard in the Netherworld and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance. I hope this is correct and part of the TBA extras. Pricey though.

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Re: Arrow Films

#317 Post by kidc85 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:01 pm

Re: LADY SNOWBLOOD
SpoilerShow
Unless I'm remembering incorrectly doesn't she clearly die at the end? How does the sequel work? And is it any good?

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#318 Post by knives » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:29 pm

I like the sequel well enough even though it is a serious step down from the first film.

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Re: Arrow Films

#319 Post by BrokenFace » Tue May 08, 2012 5:29 pm

Just a heads up, Arrow's Miracle in Milan blu-ray is going for £6.97 on Amazon uk. Seems very cheap for such a recent release..I want it mainly to see Il Tetto, which is included as extra.

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#320 Post by RossyG » Sat May 12, 2012 9:33 am

Thanks for that, BrokenFace. My copy's on its way.

It's very nice of Amazon to sell it so cheaply. They can't be making much money on it.

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Re: Arrow Films

#321 Post by MichaelB » Sat May 12, 2012 11:15 am

I hear it didn't do especially well, which is a shame as it's a great package - Il Tetto in particular doesn't deserve its obscurity, and the booklet is up to Arrow Academy's usual excellent standard.

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#322 Post by Calvin » Sat May 12, 2012 11:41 am

I hope the poor sales don't foreshadow the future of the series. I have seen some people on the net say that the only reason they bought the Academy titles was because of the packaging (which first changed with Miracle in Milan) :-s

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Re: Arrow Films

#323 Post by ellipsis7 » Sat May 12, 2012 12:08 pm

Lots of stuff seems discounted presently... Right now Pasolini's Decameron, Arabian Nights & Canterbury Tales dual format packages from the BFI are all just £8.97 list price on Amazon!...

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Re: Arrow Films

#324 Post by TMDaines » Sat May 12, 2012 1:55 pm

MichaelB wrote:I hear it didn't do especially well, which is a shame as it's a great package - Il Tetto in particular doesn't deserve its obscurity, and the booklet is up to Arrow Academy's usual excellent standard.
It's hardly been out though. They slashed the price pretty quick and there's been regular sales on the Arrow site.

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Re: Arrow Films

#325 Post by manicsounds » Mon May 14, 2012 10:48 pm

House By The Cemetary review on Blu-ray.com, this is for the dual format version, not the limited edition, which is only different by packaging.

Arrow said the limited edition packaging will now be delayed until June....

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