Radiance Films General Discussion & Wishlist

[ryannichols7]

the Criterion for The Exterminating Angel is pretty poor, the movie deserves way better. it uses an old master and the extras are kinda thin - the booklet literally being the best part! what a far cry for Criterion nowadays. anyway, while I agree that it hopefully won't be the only Bunuel and more will be on the way, this is still an edition I can't wait to buy. Viridiana desperately needs a Bluray too, if we're talking the bigger/more known titles. especially since many of the missing Mexican ones seem to be held up / held by Criterion (very likely for Los Oliviados and El)

I would love to see Radiance release Center Stage, which I have likely said elsewhere in this thread

[therewillbeblus]

It may not be an ideal release, but Radiance's editions haven't been too extraordinary either (i.e. outstanding transfers, copious extras), and I doubt it'll be a huge step up. I like the label, and will welcome a better release if that's what it is, but there are too many great Bunuel movies not available on blu-ray yet.

[domino harvey]

The Australian DVD had a commentary by Adrian Martin, porting that would be a good first step towards making this more enticing

[What A Disgrace]

November announcements have been delayed until later in the week.

[domino harvey]

The announcements have been teased with flags for Italy, Japan, France, and the US, so no Bunuel yet

[Finch]

I'd be thrilled if the Japanese title was Kinji Fukasaku's Japan Organized Crime Boss.

[ellipsis7]

SLAP THE MONSTER ON PAGE ONE/ SBATTI IL MOSTRO IN PRIMA PAGINA
Marco Bellocchio (1972)
in the new 2024 resto is likely the Italian title...

[rapta]

'JCB' was one of the 2024 clues, so could well be for Japan [Organised] Crime Boss, and therefore might be the Japanese title for November. Similarly some have speculated the 'PDC' clue could be for Pastoral: To Die in the Country, as it's a title Fran has been chasing for years (he's even 'favourited' the film on his personal Letterboxd).

'SMPO' was another 2024 clue, which is no doubt Slap the Monster on Page One, and a good chance that's the Italian title teased since we're coming to the end of the year now. Of course some of these guesses could be wrong for November as things get delayed and pushed into 2025 (certainly feels like Buñuel's The Exterminating Angel won't be 'til early 2025, alongside the Oshima set).

At least the American title in question is an easy cert this month: Ray Milland's Panic in Year Zero! ('PY0'), and the French title may or may not be Truffaut's The Story of Adele H ('SOA'). I say 'may not' because I still hold out some hope the 'RB' clue was for a Bresson title (potentially Four Nights of a Dreamer, Lancelot du lac, or The Devil, Probably).

I'd still be happy with more Truffaut though - in fact, I'd be surprised if Radiance didn't also get Pocket Money and The Green Room, both of which are also available from MGM via Park Circus (though their rights to his films are expiring, according to Laura Truffaut). No idea why The Wild Child and The Man Who Loved Women both aren't listed on there too though. I suppose once MGM lose the rights, perhaps MK2 will pick them up so they'll still be available at a later date should Radiance want to release more of these.

[therewillbeblus]

At least the American title in question is an easy cert this month: Ray Milland's Panic in Year Zero! ('PY0')

I guess it'd have to be. I could've sworn Fran had said he was only focusing on indie American cinema from the 70s-present, not that this would be straying too far from that parameter

[rapta]

At least the American title in question is an easy cert this month: Ray Milland's Panic in Year Zero! ('PY0')

I guess it'd have to be. I could've sworn Fran had said he was only focusing on indie American cinema from the 70s-present, not that this would be straying too far from that parameter

Sounds similar to Cinématographe's mission statement, but I suppose Fran might have said something along those lines in interviews (certainly the first few US titles were 90's, then a few 70's ones since then). Perhaps this is just a one-off in the same way Scream and Scream Again seemingly was, to mix things up and maintain an air of 'unpredictability'. I'd also argue Milland is a curious Hollywood star (even as a director), and as far as AIP/Corman stuff goes you could easily do much worse...

Either way I get the impression from the curation that it's a mixture of quality titles that have bizarrely been missed by other UK labels, and more niche selections from various national cinemas (some barely seen before). I'm certainly not complaining as the quality of presentation so far is consistently spot-on, and if a few crowdpleasers mean more Oshima and Buñuel and Matsumoto and Petri then I'm all for it.

[Finch]

I was kind of hoping they'd have a Hong Kong title for tomorrow, specifically My Heart Is That Eternal Rose, which would complement their first HK film nicely.

[Finch]

AVAILABILITY WATCH
UK
Night of the Devils - 95% sold out
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock - 95% sold out
Tony Arzenta 95% sold out
A Woman Kills 95% sold out
Scream and Scream Again 95% sold out
Visible Secret 95% sold out
She Dies Tomorrow 95% sold out
O.C. and Stiggs 90% sold out
Fill 'Er Up with Super 90% sold out
Suzhou River 85% sold out
Shinobi 80% sold out
Elegant Beast 80% sold out
Commedia all'italiana 80% sold out
Black Tight Killers 80% sold out
L'amour fou 80% sold out
By A Man's Face Shall You Know Him 80% sold out
A Story Written with Water 80% sold out
The Dead Mother 75% sold out
Elegant Beast 75% sold out
Goodbye & Amen 75% sold out
The Shape of Night 75% sold out
Le combat dans l'ile 75% sold out
The Sting of Death 70% sold out

US
A Moment of Romance 90% sold out
Visible Secret 85% sold out
A Woman Kills 85% sold out
Cosa Nostra 80% sold out
Black Tight Killers 80% sold out
The Iron Prefect 75% sold out
Bandits of Orgosolo 75% sold out
Shinobi 70% sold out
The Shape of Night 50% sold out
The Facts of Murder 50% sold out

Also: Exterminating Angel confirmed for December and warehouse sale at end of August

MOVING WAREHOUSE SALE

At the end of this month we will moving to a new warehouse so we are offering the remaining stock at unprecedented sale prices in order to make our move a little lighter! Take advantage of these great prices while stocks remain!

Titles at £8 include Le combat dans l'ile, Buster Keaton Rides Again, The Working Class Goes to Heaven, Yakuza Graveyard, Fill 'er Up with Super, Welcome to the Dollhouse, A Woman Kills, A Moment of Romance, The Sunday Woman, Cutter's Way, The Man on the Roof, The Iron Prefect, Arrebato, Scream and Scream Again, The Bride Wore Black, Thieves Like Us, She Dies Tomorrow, O.C. and Stiggs, Married to the Mob, The Dead Mother, Miami Blues, The Hot Spot.

Titles at £10 include The Horrible Dr Hichcock, Murder Obsession, Death Occurred Last Night, Elegant Beast, The Shape of Night, The Sting of Death, Goodbye & Amen, Suzhou River, Black God White Devil, By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him, Gang War in Milan, Man Marked for Death 20 Years Later.

Titles at £30 include Commedia all'italiana, The Bounty Hunter Trilogy, Shinobi.

Please note some titles may go out of stock but not necessarily be out of print. Affected titles will become available again on our store following our warehouse move. Please use the Sotck Availability tracker below as a guide and we will endeavour to keep information updated on our social channels and website throughout the sale period.

Sale ends 29/08/24 at midday UK time.

[yoloswegmaster]

New podcast interview with Fran Simeoni

Some things noted from the interview:

- large boxset (likely containing 5-6 titles) is in production
- Cosa Nostra set was originally planned to contain 4 films but they couldn't secure the rights to Confessions of a Police Captain
- more films with Gian Maria Volonté coming
- when asked about 4K UHD releases, Fran responds by saying "watch this space"
- dream release for Fran is "The Mattei Affair" but likely won't be released by them due to rights issue
- more Commedia all'italiana boxsets planned
- another Letterboxd list is planned that lists another 10 films that they couldn't get the rights to
- typical time it takes for a release to go from inception to the shelf takes around a year, so sales won't have an immediate impact on what's released next
- he then spends the rest of the episode talking about August announcements and the July releases, like how Japan Organised Crime Boss was the first Fukusaku film that he ever saw, how he thinks Truffaut has never made a bad film, and how he found out about the films of Tai Kato when he was researching World Noir and became a fan of it
- there will be a pause on Tai Kato films for next year while they focus on another Japanese director

[Peacock]

Heads up: almost all of their August sale titles are incredibly already sold out. Move fast if you want to pick any of the last ones up. I missed out on all the titles on my list.

[Peacock]

Thanks yolo for writing those notes from the interview. Excited for these multiple films by another Japanese director (I assume Oshima?). And it’s surprising the Commedia set is the first of several considering it hasn’t sold well. But I’m not complaining!

[TMDaines]

Think we are down to PDC, MH, RB and SM boxset as unannounced clues.

[rapta]

Correct! I'd be surprised if they all got announced next month though, considering Buñuel's The Exterminating Angel is one of the teased announcements according to the newsletter...that is unless the SM box set is for a Buñuel set?

[What A Disgrace]

I just received my July and August titles, and I noticed something curious: di Leo's The Italian Connection is Raro spine 6, while Revenge of the Beast is spine 11. Spine 7 was di Leo's The Boss, and the first four spines are covered. We're therefore missing spine 5 - maybe another di Leo? could it be the new restoration of Milano Calibre 9? - and spines 8-10. I'm guessing 8-10 are a trio of films by an Italian director, maybe even a boxed set.

[Peacock]

Posted this on the Viva La Muerte thread but sharing here as well:

Radiance told me in response to a question about more Arrabal after this one:

No plans right now but a sell out of this would guarantee follow up!

So you know what you have to do if you want I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse in glorious HD!

[M Sanderson]

I just received my July and August titles, and I noticed something curious: di Leo's The Italian Connection is Raro spine 6, while Revenge of the Beast is spine 11. Spine 7 was di Leo's The Boss, and the first four spines are covered. We're therefore missing spine 5 - maybe another di Leo? could it be the new restoration of Milano Calibre 9? - and spines 8-10. I'm guessing 8-10 are a trio of films by an Italian director, maybe even a boxed set.

I hope it's not because the only truly brilliant restoration of a di Leo film is Arrow's edition of Milano Calibre 9, one of the best ever releases of an Italian genre title.

Wondering if there's any other di Leo or Lenzi films, that have a Raro release that are likely to be incoming to the RaroxRadiance label? My hope is to see one of the hard boiled Lenzi or di Leo films still not available on Blu ray but I realise that's unlikely.

Might be remembering wrong but were Raro releasing di Leo's comedy Nick the Sting starring Lucy Merenda - or was it Loaded Guns starring Ursula Andress?

[Aspect]

I would like to see Caliber 9; Shoot First, Die Later; Loaded Guns; Kidnap Syndicate; Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man; Nick the Sting; and Rulers of the City, all of which have been released by Raro in the US. I’m sure the Radiance editions would be superior and All Region like The Italian Connection and The Boss have been.

[black&huge]

How's the recent release of raro's The Italian Connection? An absolute botch job like The Boss?

[Aspect]

I think it looks great, but I thought Radiance’s The Boss looked great too. What is supposedly wrong with it?

[Finch]

Newsletter clue: "Next month, we'll be purring"

AVAILABILITY WATCH
Night of the Devils - 95% sold out
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock - 95% sold out
Tony Arzenta - 95% sold out
A Woman Kills - 95% sold out
Scream and Scream Again - 95% sold out
Visible Secret - 95% sold out
She Dies Tomorrow - 95% sold out
Le combat dans l'ile - 90% sold out
O.C. and Stiggs - 90% sold out
Fill 'Er Up with Super - 90% sold out
Elegant Beast - 90% sold out
Suzhou River - 85% sold out
Shinobi - 85% sold out
Black Tight Killers - 85% sold out
By A Man's Face Shall You Know Him - 85% sold out
A Story Written with Water - 85% sold out
Commedia all'italiana - 80% sold out
L'amour fou - 80% sold out
Goodbye & Amen - 80% sold out
The Dead Mother - 75% sold out
The Sting of Death - 75% sold out

US
A Moment of Romance - 90% sold out
Visible Secret - 85% sold out
A Woman Kills - 85% sold out
Cosa Nostra - 80% sold out
Black Tight Killers - 80% sold out
Shinobi - 80% sold out
Bandits of Orgosolo - 80% sold out
The Iron Prefect - 75% sold out
The Shape of Night - 60% sold out
The Facts of Murder - 50% sold out

[TMDaines]

Think we are down to PDC, MH, RB and SM boxset as unannounced clues.

Still all outstanding.