Second Run General Chitchat

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Grand Wazoo
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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#351 Post by Grand Wazoo » Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:50 pm

eerik wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:44 pm
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Yuki Yukite Shingun) A film by Kazuo Hara
Japan, 1987
I actually shouted at this news. This is my favorite documentary ever made and it'll be a joy to replace my oft-watched Facets disc with what is sure to be a beautiful transfer. I love you Second Run.

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#352 Post by Ribs » Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:33 am

It seems after much delay SR releases are once again available to order from Arrow’s webstore - hopeful they’ll be included in special offers as they were on the old site.

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#353 Post by rapta » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:05 pm

Ribs wrote:
Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:33 am
It seems after much delay SR releases are once again available to order from Arrow’s webstore - hopeful they’ll be included in special offers as they were on the old site.
Yeah, hopefully more of an offer than the current one (£15 per title; same price as getting it from anywhere else such as HMV/Fopp, Amazon, TheEntertainmentStore etc).

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#354 Post by TMDaines » Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:54 am

The biggest non-sale of the year. In fact they are cheaper in Fopp and HMV where some are included in 2 for £25 offers.

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#355 Post by Luke M » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:09 pm

Jonathan Keogh of Criterion tweeted, I assume, about Second Run? Does anyone have any news?

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#356 Post by swo17 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:15 pm

Criterion just announced these Zemans but he's saying the Second Runs are still recommended

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#357 Post by Luke M » Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:37 pm

swo17 wrote:Criterion just announced these Zemans but he's saying the Second Runs are still recommended
Ah, thanks

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#358 Post by TMDaines » Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:46 pm

It would be nice to get a sale on Second Run Blu-rays, either via the Arrow website or in store at Fopp. I can’t be the only one with an ever growing wishlist of Second Run titles, yet I’m always been enticed by all the labels to pick up their releases first.

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#359 Post by Bikey » Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:21 am

ARROW / SECOND RUN EASTER SALE
With apologies to those who tried to order Second Run titles yesterday - stock issues have now been resolved and Second Run titles are again available to buy.

Selected Second Run Blu-rays at £10 / DVDs at £5 for a limited time only until April 22.

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#360 Post by hearthesilence » Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:51 pm

I just placed a second order myself for Second Run titles alone. They were all virtual blind buys since I've never seen any of them before, but Vampir Cuadecuc, Intimate Lightning, Invention for Destruction, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and A Case for a Rookie Hangman were all 10 quid apiece. (The last one is down to limited availability, but the others are still in the 'green.') Pretty glad for this sale, I'm a big fan of Cutter's Way and Terry Gilliam's own adaptation of Munchausen (not to mention his animated work), so I'm sure I'll enjoy these quite a bit.


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#362 Post by Bikey » Tue May 26, 2020 7:57 am

Second Run launches a new and distinctive VOD service from June 1st.

As the world reacts to the COVID-19 pandemic, we at Second Run have been thinking how we might reach an online audience and at the same time try to help those special independent UK and Eire cinemas who have always supported us, but for whom this period could prove disastrous?

Second Run founder Mehelli Modi explains: "We felt that the answer was to first create a new VOD service, providing the option to rent our releases directly from Second Run. Then, and most importantly, from each and every rental we would give an equal share from our proceeds to a selection of independent cinemas that have been forced to close. This is a contribution with our thanks to those cinemas which have to remain dark at the moment. We hope this will amount to something helpful and will reflect how important an independent cinema is to communities everywhere."

The details: each month we will present an evolving mix of world cinema, guided by our ethos of bringing important, challenging and entertaining classic and contemporary films to discerning viewers at the special price of £4.99 per title. Selected UK and Eire independent cinemas will receive a share from each rental fee.

We launch the service on Monday 1st June with a selection of 10 films from across the globe by some of our favourite filmmakers, curated to reflect the very special talents, cultures and philosophies which this unique art form embraces.

Viewers in the UK and Eire can then experience on demand these significant films which we love and admire – whilst we look forward to the time when we can all once again enjoy the space, experience and sensuousness of watching films together in a cinema. Please join us.

https://vimeo.com/secondrunondemand

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#363 Post by perkypat » Wed May 27, 2020 4:51 am

Thats terrific news, will definitely support this.

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#364 Post by Bikey » Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:23 am

LITTLE WHITE LIES choose their 20 Best Home Entertainment releases of 2020.
A wonderful selection - and ecstatic to find GOODBYE, DRAGON INN is at the #1 spot. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's passionate epic CZECHMATE at #5.

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#365 Post by bluesforyou » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:03 am

A bad list. I suppose they did not secure a copy of Second Sight's Dawn of The Dead, which is an all time great home video release. What is the point of putting Arrow's The Game on here? I suppose the author likes The Game but any of Arrow's UHDs would have been better picks. No Columbia Noir, Varda, or Scorsese WCP #3.

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#366 Post by Glowingwabbit » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:05 am

Bikey wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:23 am
LITTLE WHITE LIES choose their 20 Best Home Entertainment releases of 2020.
A wonderful selection - and ecstatic to find GOODBYE, DRAGON INN is at the #1 spot. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's passionate epic CZECHMATE at #5.
I agree that the list is awful, but those two Second Run titles are definitely top 5 for me too.

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#367 Post by bluesforyou » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:11 am

Glowingwabbit wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:05 am
Bikey wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:23 am
LITTLE WHITE LIES choose their 20 Best Home Entertainment releases of 2020.
A wonderful selection - and ecstatic to find GOODBYE, DRAGON INN is at the #1 spot. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's passionate epic CZECHMATE at #5.
I agree that the list is awful, but those two Second Run titles are definitely top 5 for me too.
Yeah, not the picks I disgaree on. I own them both.

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#368 Post by swo17 » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:17 am

bluesforyou wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:03 am
What is the point of putting Arrow's The Game on here?
I mean, if nothing else, the book accompanying this edition is the most extensive one I can think of this year outside of Arrow's Trip to the Moon

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#369 Post by bluesforyou » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:43 am

swo17 wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:17 am
bluesforyou wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:03 am
What is the point of putting Arrow's The Game on here?
I mean, if nothing else, the book accompanying this edition is the most extensive one I can think of this year outside of Arrow's Trip to the Moon
A book that he doesn't even mention in his blurb.

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#370 Post by MichaelB » Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:59 pm

bluesforyou wrote:
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:03 am
A bad list. I suppose they did not secure a copy of Second Sight's Dawn of The Dead, which is an all time great home video release. What is the point of putting Arrow's The Game on here? I suppose the author likes The Game but any of Arrow's UHDs would have been better picks. No Columbia Noir, Varda, or Scorsese WCP #3.
It seems to be a UK-only list (or at least titles available in the UK as well as the US), so your last two suggestions presumably wouldn't be eligible. And I suspect modesty forbade the inclusion of Columbia Noir #1 since the editor of Little White Lies is one of the contributors (commentary on 5 Against the House).

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#371 Post by AidanKing » Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:52 am

He did the commentary on 'Boiling Point' in the Kitano collection too.



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#372 Post by Bikey » Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:28 pm

Still a couple of days left to grab a bargain in the Arrow Easter Carnage Sale - ends April 13.
Selected Second Run Blu-rays at £10 and DVDs at £5 !!!

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#373 Post by Calvin » Mon May 10, 2021 1:37 pm

Second Run On Demand are hosting the Undiscovered Masters strand of the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, offering On the Silver Globe, Walkover, The Temptation, A Lonely Woman, and Man on the Tracks as £4.99 rentals.

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#374 Post by MichaelB » Wed May 12, 2021 11:14 am

Sadly, this does not herald the imminent arrival of Blu-rays.

(Absolutely not Second Run's choice, but there's nothing they can do about it right now.)

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Re: Second Run General Chitchat

#375 Post by criterionsnob » Thu May 13, 2021 2:47 pm

Marc Isaacs' latest The Filmmaker's House (featured at Hot Docs) starts with a Second Run logo. Maybe a future release?

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