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Hmm. Phenomena seems to be a popular guess.Arrow on Facebook posted:This week we’ve been hard at work restoring one of our May releases in 4K – can you guess what it is?
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Spatulater bro! posted:Hmm. Phenomena seems to be a popular guess. It certainly looks like it. Phenomena:  I think in your screenshot that sequence is listed as 286903 134.
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Feb 8, 2017 20:14
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Huh, wouldn't have thought of Phenomena as a "popular" Argento film but I guess at this point they're all popular in the niche market Arrow is selling to.
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Basebf555 posted:Huh, wouldn't have thought of Phenomena as a "popular" Argento film but I guess at this point they're all popular in the niche market Arrow is selling to. It has Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, and a monkey with a straight razor. Oh yeah, and Iron Maiden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WADFrvge6GA TLDR: you are correct -- it's definitely popular with Arrow's demographic InfiniteZero fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Feb 8, 2017 |
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Feb 8, 2017 20:24
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Dope. I was probably going to pick up whatever Argento movie it was.
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Basebf555 posted:Huh, wouldn't have thought of Phenomena as a "popular" Argento film but I guess at this point they're all popular in the niche market Arrow is selling to. If you were to put all of Argento's films into either a "popular" or "unpopular" category, and stuff like The Card Player, Dracula 3D and Mother of Tears was in unpopular, then Phenomena is definitely in popular.
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Spatulater bro! posted:If you were to put all of Argento's films into either a "popular" or "unpopular" category, and stuff like The Card Player, Dracula 3D and Mother of Tears was in unpopular, then Phenomena is definitely in popular. Ugh, if it has to be a binary like that I guess you're right. Phenomena has no business being mentioned in the same breath as garbage like Dracula 3D.
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I saw Dracula 3D in a theater. Argento was the guest of honour at RIFF and they screened Suspira, Inferno, and Dracula loving 3D. Seeing peak Argento and bottom Argento in short succession was pretty fun.
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May announcements: Phenomena LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: •Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative produced by Arrow Video exclusively for this release •High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all three versions of the film: the 116-minute Italian, 110-minute international and 83-minute “Creepers” cuts •New 5.1 surround mixes of the Italian (116-minute) and English (110-minute) soundtracks in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio, derived from the original 4-channel Dolby Stereo elements •New hybrid English/Italian soundtrack for the 116-minute version in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo* •Italian soundtrack for the 116-minute version in lossless PCM 2.0 stereo •English soundtrack for the 110-minute version in lossless PCM 2.0 stereo •English soundtrack for the 83-minute version in lossless PCM 1.0 mono •Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack •Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack •New audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films •The Three Sarcophagi, a new visual essay by Michael Mackenzie comparing the different cuts of Phenomena •New feature-length documentary including exclusive interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, actors Fiorenza Tessari and Davide Marotta, co-writer Franco Ferrini, production manager Angelo Jacono, special optical effects artist Luigi Cozzi, makeup artist Pier Antonio Mecacci and composers Claudio Simonetti and Simon Boswell •Original Italian and English theatrical trailers •Limited edition 60-page booklet containing new writing by Mikel J. Koven, Rachael Nisbet and Leonard Jacobs •Limited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Candice Tripp * The 116-minute Italian cut features approximately six minutes of footage for which English audio does not exist. In these instances, the hybrid track reverts to Italian audio with English subtitles.  Brain Damage LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS •Digital transfer from original film elements •High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations •Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) •Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing •Brand new audio commentary by writer-director Frank Henenlotter •Brand new interviews with cast and crew •Q&A with Henenlotter recorded at the 2016 Offscreen Film Festival •Theatrical Trailer •Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck •Limited edition O-card with exclusive artwork •Collector’s Booklet with new writing on the film •PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!!! EXCLUSIVE ENAMEL “ELMER” PIN BADGE RELEASE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE ARROW STORE, DIABOLIKDVD AND PRE-RELEASE AT TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND 2017*  Evil Ed 3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS •Two versions of the film! •Original Stereo and 5.1 Audio Options •Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing •Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys •Collector’s booklet with new writing on the film DISCS 1 & 2 (BLU-RAY + DVD) – THE SPECIAL ED-ITION CUT •World premiere of the newly-extended version of the feature [95 min] •Keep ’Em Heads Rollin’ – making-of documentary •Reconstructing Edward – featurette on the creation of the Special EDition cut •Deleted scenes •Bloopers •Teasers and Trailers •Still Gallery DISC 3 (BLU-RAY) – THE ORIGINAL CUT [LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE] •Original Cut [93 mins] •Lost in Brainland – never-before-seen extended 3 hour version of the making-of documentary •PLUS OTHER SURPRISES!!!  Cops vs Thugs SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS • High Definition digital transfer • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Original uncompressed mono audio • Optional English subtitles • Beyond the Film: Cops vs Thugs, a new video appreciation by Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane • A new visual essay on cops & criminals in Fukasaku's works by film scholar Tom Mes • Theatrical trailer • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film  The Climber SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS • Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original negative • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Original Italian soundtrack in uncompressed PCM mono with optional newly-translated English subtitles • Alternative English-language soundtrack with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Little Joe’s Adventures in Europe, a brand-new interview with Joe Dallesandro on his numerous European film appearances during the 1970s and early 1980s • Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Roberto Curti, author of Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Feb 17, 2017 |
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Phenomena and Brain Damage are definite buys for me.
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Any chance of the Hellrasier films being released on their own? I like 2, but I really, really just want the first one with a good transfer and special features. 
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It doesn't seem to be Arrow's thing to re-release an individual title that was a part of a box set.
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Yea I enjoy Hellraiser 2 a lot but I'd be fine with just owning a really nice collectors edition of the original. The Arrow boxset is even more unnecessary than that because I'm really not a fan of Hellraiser III at all. I've watched it twice and I think I disliked it even more the second time.
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Spatulater bro! posted:It doesn't seem to be Arrow's thing to re-release an individual title that was a part of a box set. The US boxset releases usually get broken up down the line actually. The Death Walks and Black Cat sets got individual releases anyway
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Evil Ed is a weird one.
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What's even the point of having Creepers in the Phenomena set?
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:What's even the point of having Creepers in the Phenomena set? May as well ask why have the international cut and extended cut in the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition or why include the work print, international, etc. cuts in the Blade Runner blu-ray set. It's just another cut of the movie, for completeness sake.
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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.
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That Fall Break song is one of my top favorite 80's opening title songs.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Evil Ed is a weird one. How so? It seems rather fitting for Arrow.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:What's even the point of having Creepers in the Phenomena set? I love having alternate cuts as a special feature. Samuel Clemens posted:How so? It seems rather fitting for Arrow. Oh I just mean it's a weird movie in general. I'd love to see the Arrow blu ray, I've only seen it on a particularly lovely looking VHS in its r-rated cut.
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King Vidiot posted:That Fall Break song is one of my top favorite 80's opening title songs. It's so catchy and Oh God its playing in my head right now
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Arrow will be handling the U.K. release of the Paramount Marx Bros set. Same films and extras as the US set from Universal, but will have additional extras and a book. May 15th.
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Arrow Academy May releases  The 4 Marx Brothers at Paramount 1929-1933 (Blu-ray) LIMITED EDITION LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all five features, transferred from original film elements by Universal • Original 1.0 mono audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Commentary on The Cocoanuts by film scholar Anthony Slide • Commentary on Animal Crackers by film historian Jeffrey Vance • Commentary on Monkey Business by Marx Brothers historian Robert S Bader and Bill Marx, son of Harpo Marx • Commentary on Horse Feathers by film critic FX Feeney • Commentary on Duck Soup by Bader and film critic Leonard Maltin • The Marx Brothers: Hollywood’s Kings of Chaos, a feature-length documentary containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others • Three excerpts from NBC’s The Today Show featuring interviews with Harpo Marx, Groucho Marx and Bill Marx • MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Perfect-bound book featuring new and archival writing on the films My Life as a Dog SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations, transferred from original film materials and approved by director Lasse Hallström • Original 1.0 mono audio • Optional English subtitles • Come On Then! (Kom igen, nu'rå!), a 1981 TV film by Hallström about a 35-year-old footballer (played by Swedish pop star Robert Broberg) looking back over his life • Original theatrical trailer • Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Candice Tripp FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Peter Walsh Spotlight on a Murderer SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of the feature, restored by Gaumont • Uncompressed French Mono 1.0 PCM Audio • Optional English subtitles • Vintage production featurette from 1960, shot on location and including interviews with Georges Franju and actors Pascale Audret, Pierre Brasseur, Marianne Koch, Dany Saval and Jean-Louis Trintignant • Original theatrical trailer • Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Chris Fujiwara The Untamed BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: •High Definition digital transfer •5.1 DTS-HD Master audio •Optional English subtitles •Trailer •Reversible sleeve featuring original international art and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil •PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! First pressing only: Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, writing by critic Jonathan Romney, the director’s statement and extracts from the press book, illustrated with original stills DVD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: •High Definition digital transfer •5.1 surround sound audio •Optional English subtitles •Trailer •Reversible sleeve featuring original international art and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil •PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
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They revealed the final specs for The City of the Dead. I've preordered my copy. I've not seen the film but I can't imagine it'll disappoint.  IN WHITEWOOD, TIME STANDS STILL… Christopher Lee was already a horror icon when he started filming The City of the Dead in 1959. Having played Frankenstein’s Monster, Count Dracula and The Mummy for Hammer, this new picture would allow him to extend his range to the American Gothic – and witchcraft in a small New England village… Lee plays Professor Driscoll, an authority on the occult who persuades one of his students (Venetia Stevenson) to research his hometown, Whitewood, once the site of witch burnings in the 17th century. Booking herself into the Raven’s Inn, she soon learns that devil worship among the locals hasn’t been consigned to the past. Produced by future Amicus founders Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, and beautifully shot by Desmond Dickinson (whose credits ranged from Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet to Horrors of the Black Museum), The City of the Dead is a wonderfully atmospheric and still shocking slice of horror that stands firmly alongside its Hammer contemporaries. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: - Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original negative - High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations - New 4K digital restoration by the Cohen Film Collection and the BFI - High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of two versions of the film: The City of the Dead and the alternative US cut, Horror Hotel - Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing - Audio commentary by film critic Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 and Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History, recorded exclusively for this release - Audio commentary by actor Christopher Lee - Audio commentary by director John Llewellyn Moxey - Interview with Lee - Interview with Moxey - Interview with actor Venetia Stevenson - Gallery - Trailer - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Vic Pratt and an interview with John Llewellyn Moxey
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I really need to grab the HG Lewis set.
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King Vidiot posted:May as well ask why have the international cut and extended cut in the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition or why include the work print, international, etc. cuts in the Blade Runner blu-ray set. It's just another cut of the movie, for completeness sake. It's a cut of the movie that's almost entirely without value, though. The only differences are a different title card and the gore being chopped out of the Creepers version.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:It's a cut of the movie that's almost entirely without value, though. The only differences are a different title card and the gore being chopped out of the Creepers version. Arrow is a label that caters to obsessives who will lie awake at night if they don't have this in their collection and who notice if a few seconds of a film are missing that the director himself didn't notice (this is exactly what happened with Arrow's Cronenberg approved restoration of SHIVERS when it was screened in Toronto). This is one of the reasons I love Arrow (and fellow obsessives, as a person who owns I think at least 3 versions of Tenebre). EDIT -- and I'm not questioning your logic either by the way, it's just that with obsession, logic is firmly in the backseat
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Spatulater bro! posted:Final Catfight artwork: I watched the trailer for this and it looks awesome
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gently caress yes!! Evil Ed owns!
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Kinda OT but it concerns the used Arrow videos I splurged on recently: Is there a region-free bluray player that can automatically detect and play any region or the best I could do is a "faux" region-free player in which you can only change the region codes depending on the disc's region?
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I'm not sure about your question and I'd be curious myself, but I find it odd that you consider that kind to be "faux". The player is 100% region free and pressing the correct button is trivially simple. edit: Or maybe you're talking about something different. Are you talking about the players where you have to manually select the region? Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Mar 9, 2017 |
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Spatulater bro! posted:Phantasm packaging: drat that looks gorgeous.
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Spatulater bro! posted:edit: Or maybe you're talking about something different. Are you talking about the players where you have to manually select the region? Yup, that's the one! Sorry for the confusion. Apparently there isn't a region-free player that can play discs outright like regions never existed, you have to manually switch regions depending on the disc and that's as good as it gets.
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Disharmony posted:Yup, that's the one! Sorry for the confusion. Apparently there isn't a region-free player that can play discs outright like regions never existed, you have to manually switch regions depending on the disc and that's as good as it gets. Okay we're on the same page. Yeah, selecting the region is really not a big deal at all.
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Big fan of Arrow Video. I have a few Argento's and recently got Cozzi's Contamination. Despite having never seen the film, probably gonna look at getting Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia based on the Stephen Prince commentary alone. His ones for Straw Dogs as well as Cross of Iron are amazing.
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