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ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

InfiniteZero posted:

As a rule: if you're considering blind-buying a movie and note that it has Warren Oates in it, it's a safe blind-buy.



Hell yeah. I remember when I first saw Two Lane Blacktop and as soon as Warren Oates showed up, I knew I was in for a good time.

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ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

MacheteZombie posted:

Every Arrow Blu I've watched so far has been gorgeous.

I was really wary about getting back into the disc collecting game but Shout, Criterion, and Arrow have all eased my worries.

Yeah, some of these smaller companies are doing some great hard to find gems, and it's pretty refreshing seeing Arrow and Severin films ending up for sale on sites like Amazon and DeepDiscount too.

Besides Arrow, what other sites are you guys checking? These are the ones I've been perusing.

Vinegar Syndrome - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/

Blue Underground - http://www.blue-underground.com/

Synapse - http://synapse-films.com/

Severin - https://severin-films.com

Twilight Time - http://www.twilighttimemovies.com/

Salvation Films - http://salvation-films.com

Raro Video - http://www.rarovideousa.com/

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

I'm surprised you can't choose alternate shots on Blu Ray (or it just hasn't been implemented in any releases I can remember). Would come in handy when there's alternate title sequences/names like Phenomena/Creepers or something like Arrow's Mutilator release, which has the Fall Break opening titles in the film itself, and the Mutilator opening titles as a bonus feature instead of an optional alternate version you can watch that leads into the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3_xF9LGE4

Regardless of that, Arrow's Mutilator Blu Ray is a great release and recommended if any of you haven't seen it yet.

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Spatulater bro! posted:

Phantasm packaging:

drat that looks gorgeous.

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Alfredo Garcia is really loving good and a nice piece of fatalistic nihilist cinema.

It's one of my favorite Warren Oates performances.

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Spatulater bro! posted:

Yeah, and it's loving killing my wallet.

Shout Factory doing those limited edition posters and booklets is ruining me. I bought both the Red Dawn and the Streets of Fire pre-orders to get the posters, but skipped out on Tales From The Hood and now I'm regretting it because I love that movie. drat you Shout Facory!

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

FreudianSlippers posted:

Summer sale is coming up.



Goodbye wallet, hello poverty. That being said I only bought like 5 films last sale.

I thought this sale was starting today and was like "why is everything still so drat expensive?" Glad I didn't jump the gun.

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Holy poo poo J.D's Revenge! The DVD is out of print and I've been looking to get that one for a while!

In related news, they're screening Cooley High at the New Beverly this month and the actor who played Cochise is supposed to be their for a q&a. Would be hella dope if they got Glynn Turman too.

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Arrow sale is live y'all.

Unfortunately it doesn't include the pre-sale for the Romero box set. :(

ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Spatulater bro! posted:

November releases. The Incredible Shrinking Man is a definite buy.



drat, Animal Factory's one of my favorites, especially since it's adapted from an Edward Bunker novel. Here's hoping they have some cool Bunker-related bonus material.

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ruddiger
Jun 3, 2004

Vagabundo posted:

So this is the new cover photo on the Arrow Video facebook page.



What's the one on the right?

Zero Boys

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-zero-boys-vinyl-translucent-blue-/AR002

Also, it looks like the Blair Witch thing is going to be a book, maybe it's a novelization of the movie?

e: ah, it looks like the book is a retrospective on the film itself.

quote:

As the Millennium approached, horror was becoming an unusual commodity. Low budget horror films flooded the home video market while their big budget counterparts took hold at the box office. It seemed that a balance could not be found that would please everyone.

In the final months of 1999, horror was saved by a film that became a turning point in many aspects – including film production, film marketing and film distribution. One film was a revelation of cinema which shook the world at the time and created such panic and fear that the effects of the film can still be felt today.

Film-maker Russ Gomm takes a look at the phenomena of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT through the eyes of a fan who was captivated by the unusual promotional strategy that led up to the release. This book takes a trip back in time to the 1990s to uncover the history of the production of the film including a unique making of and its path to success.

Through conversations with fellow fans, filmmakers and other industry professionals, the book also examines the lasting effect that this seminal film had on not only the audiences, but the film industry itself and indeed the future of the horror genre.

ruddiger fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Mar 6, 2018

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