Transmission, Raro, Arbelos UK and other sublabels

[Finch]

Interesting that Nadja is a Transmission release now. Most people thought it would be from Radiance with the NAD clue and it got pushed back to 2027. That leaves two clues for this year unaccounted for. RC2 is obviously Radical Japan 2 but I forgot the other one.

[domino harvey]

Aren’t we still waiting on MH from last year?

[ryannichols7]

"MV" is forthcoming, and yes "MH" I don't believe was ever revealed

Nadja switching to Transmission may be a result of the Radiance schedule being full

[Matt]

Transmission's mission focuses on "left-of-the-dial cult classics," and that's a pretty spot-on description of Nadja. Also, Transmission is curated by Paul Martinovich, right? Not Fran. So it's not a case of shunting things off to a sub label. It's its own thing.

[swo17]

But also, Arbelos worked on the restoration so why aren't they the Radiance-adjacent label putting it out?

[Matt]

Is Arbelos UK still a going concern? Have they put anything out through Radiance other than Life is Cheap… but Toilet Paper is Expensive?

[swo17]

No but that's true of nearly every Radiance partner label. Actually, Life Is Cheap isn't even credited to Arbelos on Radiance's website--it's credited directly to Radiance

[Adam X]

If you mean the Radiance Films text above the title, listings for all hosted labels along with Transmission are displayed that way. Though I feel like that wasn’t always the case?

[Matt]

There's a catalog number of ARB001BDLE in the listing. I can't find any trace of an ARB002.

For that matter, I think the last US Arbelos disc release was The Bloody Lady in April 2025. But they do have Nadja featured on their site as a theatrical release.

[Calvin]

Interesting that Nadja is a Transmission release now. Most people thought it would be from Radiance with the NAD clue and it got pushed back to 2027. That leaves two clues for this year unaccounted for. RC2 is obviously Radical Japan 2 but I forgot the other one.

Apparently it was planned to be a Radiance title (so relevant clues still apply to it) but was then moved to Transmission for reasons not yet explained.

RJ2 and MV are unaccounted for, as are NEA, IMP, and JNB but they have been delayed til 2027 now

[rapta]

Is Nadja definitely delayed to 2027 then? It actually just says "moved..." in Fran's recent teaser list update, so that could be referring to it moving to Transmission rather than being pushed to 2027, so could still come out before the end of the year. By comparison he mentions IMP, NEA and JNB are specifically "moved to 2027".

No idea what the significance of it moving to Transmission is. Perhaps Radiance already had a lot on their plate and it fits Transmission's remit, or Transmission had a gap in schedule or delay on another title and they just moved this across (the difference will likely just be in packaging). Anyway, be interesting to see what other titles we'll see from Transmission going forward, as this opens things up a bit further.

[swo17]

If you mean the Radiance Films text above the title, listings for all hosted labels along with Transmission are displayed that way. Though I feel like that wasn’t always the case?

Ah, okay. There are traces of it being an Arbelos release (the logo on the spine, the letters in the catalog listing, as Matt mentioned) but the actual name "Arbelos" is strangely missing from Radiance's website. If you click on "Shop" to see all partner labels, you can see Raro, Chasm, Fun City, Mawu, Altered Innocence (who don't even have a release!), CIP, and Transmission, but not Arbelos

[Lowry_Sam]

Grasshopper was distributing it earlier in the year and its still on their website. It's also on the Arbelos website. Are the 2 labels connected?

[Calvin]

Is Nadja definitely delayed to 2027 then? It actually just says "moved..." in Fran's recent teaser list update, so that could be referring to it moving to Transmission rather than being pushed to 2027, so could still come out before the end of the year.

I don't think we can assume it has been delayed until 2027 now. Nothing been said one way or the other.

[Adam X]

Grasshopper was distributing it earlier in the year and its still on their website. It's also on the Arbelos website. Are the 2 labels connected?

They worked together on the restoration & theatrical release, hence it being on both of their websites.

Our next restoration/release will be Michael Almereyda's NADJA, in partnership with Arbelos Films. We will be doing a blu-ray release for this title.

[Finch]

When Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) kills Dracula with a stake through the heart, the Count’s daughter Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) sets out to reclaim his body, embarking on a dark odyssey that begins on the streets of downtown Brooklyn and ends in Transylvania. Sexy, funny, and with an achingly hip soundtrack featuring My Bloody Valentine and Portishead, Nadja is a sui generis blend of classic vampire horror and 90s independent film-making, presented in glorious Pixelvision.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

New 4K restoration by Arbelos and Grasshopper Film
Original uncompressed 2.0 stereo audio and 5.1 Dolby Surround mix
The Pain of Fleeting Joy - new critical appreciation from novelist and screenwriter Megan Abbott
Comfort in the Shadows - Nadja locations tour with journalist and filmmaker Michael Gingold
The Cult of Nadja - interview with programmer Geoffrey Badger on the film’s cult legacy
New interview with star Elina Löwensohn
New interview with producer Mary Sweeney
New interview with producer Amy Hobby
New interview with cinematographer Jim Denault
New interview with composer Simon Fisher-Turner
New interview with filmmaker Bertrand Mandico
U.S. theatrical re-release trailer
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Booklet featuring new writing by Vadim Rizov and Jason Wood
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in and full-height Scanavo packaging with O-card featuring new artwork by Sister Hyde and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

[Finch]

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, a diverse group of residents – including boxer Clutch (Nick Damici), his veteran daughter Casey (Kim Blair), their close friend Coco (Ron Brice), single mother Kay (Bo Corre) and elderly roommates Charlie (Larry Fleischman) and Frank (Larry Medich) – live alongside each other in a tenement block on New York’s historic Mulberry Street. A few days before they are all due to be forcibly evicted to make way for luxury housing, a virus carried by sewer rats breaks out in their neighbourhood, turning its victims into horrifying hybrids of human and rodent. The debut feature by Jim Mickle (Cold in July) and the first of several collaborations between Mickle and his co-writer Nick Damici (Stake Land), Mulberry Street is a visceral, low-budget marvel of independent American horror and a pointed commentary on gentrification and class warfare.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

World Blu-ray premiere
Standard-definition digital transfer sourced from the original Mini-DV, approved by director Jim Mickle and encoded by Fidelity in Motion
The Neighbourhood is Changing (2026) – feature-length documentary on the making and legacy of Mulberry Street featuring new interviews with cast and crew, including director Jim Mickle, producer Linda Moran, cinematographer Ryan Samul, production designer Beth Mickle and stars Kim Blair, Ron Brice and Larry Fessenden
New audio commentary with Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
New video essay on Mulberry Street and its monsters by horror expert Stacey Abbott, author of Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century (2016)
The Underdogs (2002) – short horror film by Jim Mickle, shot on 35mm and featuring Nick Damici
Tools (1995), Last Legs (1999) and The Jam (2000) – early short films by Jim Mickle
Behind-the-scenes footage
Make-up test footage
Visual effects test footage
Deleted scenes
Storyboards
Early director sketches
Optional English subtitles
Booklet featuring a new introduction by Nick Damici, a new essay by Ernie Rockelman, author of Jim Mickle’s World: Critical Commentary and Interviews on the Films and Television Series (2026), and archival material reprinted from Rue Morgue magazine
Limited edition of 3000 copies, featuring an O-card slipcase with new artwork by Heather Vaughan, full-height Scanavo packaging and reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork and alternative artwork by Heather Vaughan

[Finch]

Following The Horrible Dr Hichcock, Italian horror master Riccardo Freda and scream queen Barbara Steele reunite with The Ghost. In 1910 Scotland Margaret (Steele) and her lover, Dr. Charles Livingstone (Peter Baldwin, Stalag 17), plot to murder her wealthy, wheelchair-bound husband, Dr. John Hichcock, hoping to claim his fortune. But after John's death, their carefully laid plans begin to unravel when his inheritance vanishes and terrifying supernatural events plague the isolated estate. As ghostly apparitions, séances and mounting paranoia drive the lovers toward madness, they are forced to question whether John's vengeful spirit has truly returned from the grave—or whether a far more sinister deception is at work. Riccardo Freda's Gothic chiller blends murder, betrayal and spectral terror with unforgettable atmosphere, newly restored in 4K from the original negative.

4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

4K restoration of the long-lost original camera negative by Severin Films
4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
Uncompressed mono PCM Italian and English audio tracks
Audio commentary by historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
Newly filmed interview portrait of director Riccardo Freda featuring screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi, long-time collaborators Marcello Avallone and Giovanni Fago, FX artist Sergio Stivaletti and actress Martine Brochard (26 mins)
Visual essay by Tim Lucas (29 mins)
Featurette on the controversy tied to the soundtrack and composers De Masi and Mannino, featuring film historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis and son of Francesco De Masi, Filippo (28 mins)
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
New and improved English subtitle translation for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio
Booklet containing new writing by horror expert Kim Newman
Limited edition of 5000 copies

[ryannichols7]

I'm of the belief that the Ghost was also a Radiance title like Nadja but got shifted to Raro since the Radiance schedule was so full

[domino harvey]

Mac-Mahonists are eating good this month

[Finch]

All these horror titles make November feel more like October for the sublabels.

[jlnight]

Bo Corre? Out of BBC1 Euro-soap Eldorado?!

[What A Disgrace]

The Ghost is Raro spine 13, I believe we're still missing spines 5 and 9.

[therewillbeblus]

So the differences between the Arbelos and Transmission Nadja releases are three short films on the Arbelos vs. a new critical appreciation from Megan Abbott, a locations tour, and interview on the film’s cult legacy on the Transmission, in addition to different booklet essays

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

I'm very tempted by both editions of Nadja but this one looks great too. Severin's release of The Ghost is quite extensive but it doesn't have the commentary, featurette, or new interview.