Looking forward to this release, thanks for the info and painstaking attention :D

Yeah it looks good! Blogged about at my site too!

DVD Trash

Thanks for the link DVD Trash! :)

Another sterling job chaps and thank god the bbfc has seen the good sense to pass it without cuts :) Really looking forward to this one.Going to be interesting to see what other gems you can get your hands on.

It's looking wicked. I'll update the Facebook pages right away!

And look at you guys getting all posh with directorial seals of approval! ;)

Best original cover to date. :) Is there any possibility of getting a commentary from the director?!

That would have been nice but it's an extra grand at least to put a commentary on and to date we're waiting for one of these titles to break even let alone make anything. We are looking though at doing a little tour round some of the directors still alive in Italy and hoover them up for future DVDs.

Pah! Who needs commentaries? Spend the money on getting hold of some more lost classics!!

That's the thought process but we're thinking about how we can economically produce some extras that won't break the bank.

Extras are usually bollocks mate,just keep giving us clean crisp transfers,uncut where possible and of course,the super reversible covers.:coolblue:

Ok,how about the forum members give a panel discussion foc for each release?:D:rolleyes:

Frightened Woman - restoration details?
 

I, for one, would be fascinated to hear the details of restoring this film: what the original master looked like and consisted of, where additional material was sourced from, etc?

MR Morris,care to take centre stage?:)

Some grabs from Shameless' 'Femina Ridens' DVD...

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Personally I think this is the best release so far from Shameless. Review of the DVD will be forthcoming...

Looking forward to the review Jonny - if you're impressed then that means something. Quite nervous about this one as we turned our business model on the head for this release. If it works though we'll do more but so far it's the highest pre-order in Shameless history. And before we get too excited it's not huge but for a teeny label it's encouraging in this market.

Cot damn, that looks sexy!

I must agree that it looks fantastic.... Well done to all involved :)

And look - we're beating all the gay DVDs out there!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-releases/dvd/1025436

So proud...

TILF? I didn't know they sold such things on Amazon heh heh... The Frightened Woman is one I've wanted to see for a long time. Looks good!

Haha! Nice one! I'd be proud too. :D

Phillipe Leroy's defo buff in this one! Gotta love the scene where he's getting out of the bath... Dagmar's holding a towel out for him and he stands up out of the water and leaps up to his trapeze and starts doing naked pull ups! :coolblue::D

Superb film.

Nice Car / Boat too!

I've banged the disc in and had a quick scan and it looks OK, but, why is there only English audio?

I, along with many others, like to watch films in their native language where possible, so do you have any opinions or thoughts or plans of giving us the option of correct language and subs instead of just a dub track?

This is not a criticism, just a general query :)

Personally with the lack of sync sound and the generally good standard of English dubs (compared to say the dubs you get on old Hong Kong movies) I've always been pretty happy with English tracks. Even newer films like Sleepless when I was watching it I remember kicking off with the Italian DTS and in the end switching to the English dub because at least it vaguely matched!

When we set up Shameless we weighed up whether to try and make extras and carry more audio options and release a few films a year or bring a lot more to market, keep the discs simple, and for the company to survive and build a market here in a country used to importing.

But...

We listen and we implement change where possible and where it's asked for by many so if alternative tracks really matter to people then let's hear it. It'll add a significant expense to the discs to create the subtitle tracks (translate, re-write and then sync up) so we'd have to work out how that could be dealt with because so far no release has come close to breaking even which clearly can't go on.

What's interesting though is that all the effort put into frightened woman has also seen it become our biggest pre-order to date so potentially doing more for certain titles could be a good idea.

So far I think I've been asked about original language options a few times so it's not been on our radar. Let us know if it should be.

If it means survival Almar,then keep the discs simple m8,once you hit the heights of likes abuk,maybe then you can start looking at extras,but then again,the discs prices aren't ott-12 quid,compared to when vipco were releasing films 'digitally unmastered' for 20 quid a pop............once you're rolling in it,you can be 'the criterion of horror and giallo'TM. :)One title which will vastly outnumber TFW would be.....NIGHT OF THE DEMON.......and I'm not just saying that because I want it on dvd............I also run my own business and risk taking isn't nice,but sometimes it has to be done,and thankfully calculated risks usually pay off..........sorry,I'll shut up now....:violin:

Even though it's an Italian film the lead actors are not. I would say that English is the intended language of the movie. I read that both Philippe Leroy and Dagmar Lassander speak heavily accented English. Judging by how precisely their lip movements match up to the English track, it looks like they definitely performed the roles that way.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think either version carries their actual voices but the English track would be the more correct or original of the two. That's my take anyway. I'd sure like to know who provided the dub because its really well done. I thought maybe I'd recognized the actor who provides Philippe LeRoy's voice while watching an old Hercules movie.

I don't care what the sound is, the dubbing even what species the bloody birds are chirping in the trees!

Watched this last night and instantly fell in love with it.

A wonderful film and, if it weren't for Shameless, I would never of seen this lost gem in a million years

Films like this should be praised for the restoration of the picture and sound quality but should certainly not be judged on it.

Thanks again Shameless for another classic! :)

I've not ordered it yet...:blush::o...I'll pick it up from hmv on friday on my day off...:)

Make sure you do Mr Reaper. You won't be disappointed!!! :)

Ordered yesterday from amazon and delivered this morning:D Looking forward to watching it later tonight :)

I absolutely loved this movie, I'd never seen it before it was real joy to behold.

Bloody good job guys


My spoiler free review is below

http://www.helium.com/items/998534-r...stored-release

Woah. Watched this upscaled through my PS3. It was jaw dropping. The quality was unbelievable.

I'm not sucking ass either. Seriously - it dropped my jaw.

Hey guys - a lovely review in the London Evening Standard today for Frightened Woman:

"Stylish Italian sexploitation flick, with a feminist twist that marks it out as being of 1969 vintage. Go-go dancing, pop-art sets, surrealism: it's all here. And more. Classic."
:)

I watched The Frightened Women last night not really sure what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. It's stunning! The sets, the lighting, Dagmar. Beautiful!

It affected me so much I changed my Avatar!!! :cool:

That film just possesses you - it's why we ended up delaying it so we could look into options as to how we could improve it. I'm glad it seems to be making new fans.

Look what it has done to me Almar

I was in Germany on business last week, took a look out of my hotel room and saw........ :cool:

Scary Biscuits!

I really enjoyed this movie. Very unusual and captivating. Nice ending as well.

Great job on this release! The DVD cover is done with taste, the image quality is fantastic and the movie itself is excellent. I had a great time watching it! Thank you Shameless.

I wish all the other Shameless DVDs were as elegant (I won't buy DVDs with trashy covers :ack:).

Glad you enjoyed the film Zarith - this release seems to have brought a lot of pleasure to a lot of people and that's really spurred us on in trying to push what we offer. As for the sleeves Zarith you do know that from Black Cat onwards they're reversible so you can go for the original poster artwork? Some people love our trashy 80s video style covers but we appreciate others really don't so for them we've brought in sleeves to flip over for hardcore fan afficionados!

You may be in the wrong place ;)