Rollin BD's from Kino in 2012
 

Thought the upcoming Rollin BD's deserved their own thread. New trailer can be found here:http://www.kinolorber.com/redemption

Can't wait for these! :pop2:

Really excited about these. :nod:

Are these to be US or UK releases? Region-free? Does anyone have any more information?

US releases.

No mention of any UK releases yet.

THE IRON ROSE and its shiny new HD-based transfer will be premiering on Turner Classic Movies in November (in the US).

Someone at AV Maniacs said they will be regionfree. With all blus coming from BU, Arrow och kino next year I will have titles to buy for the whole next year. I can only afford buying 2-3 movies a month.

I hope Grapes of Death is one of the BRs being released.

This is the only Rollin film I have seen and I really liked it!

Same here. I like the look of the vampire movies and may give them a chance.

Last I heard, Grapes of Death was with Synapse, but their license may well have expired by now. No idea if it's now with Redemption or not.

Grapes of Death is also my favourite Rollin film, but like Daemonia, I'm pretty sure Synapse still hold the rights to this one.

Rollin's films are usually an acquired taste (I personally love them! :happy:), and Grapes is probably his most accessible film.

The Living Dead Girl is my personal favourite. It has a haunting quality to it and is quite sad. Brilliantly atmospheric and wonderfully shot - with some nasty violence and gore thrown in for good measure. I hope this one gets a BD release!

'GRAPES' is now with Redemption but the release was delayed for reason.

http://c.dv1.us/p1/989/108989-d0.jpg

Me too. It's one of my favourites too (probably my second favourite after Grapes :D).

Odd that it was delayed.

Plus, typical of Redemption, the cover leaves a lot to be desired!

These have just been posted on Facebook:

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Why can't they do double-sided covers?

Deffo my fave Rollin flick.

pre-orders for blu discs i saw are start at ebay. here is the frontpages:

Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires and more Jean Rollin Films in 2012

but not GRAPES OF DEATH inside :(!!!! if they dont release Grapes of Death i dont buy anything :eek::dance: (maybe only

Fascination)

Tbh i can't imagine these titles selling well enough in the U.K. to justify the expense of issuing the films in HD on British shores.
Personally, i wouldn't touch any Rollin release on BR no matter how improved the PQ is and the same goes for Jess Franco’s output bar Faceless. Not my bloodstained bag i'm afraid but each to their own.

Surely it must be only the Rollin and Franco titles that keep Nigel Wingrove's company going as Redemption don't seem to dabble in much else now unlike the label's VHS heyday when the selection of viewing material was somewhat broader imo. That said, i'd be up for Killers Moon and Schizo on BR.

Give ‘em a while and the relevant Rollin Redemption HD editions will probably end up being included as cover mounts on issues of DVD And Blu-Ray World or The Dark Side sooner or later!:rolleyes:

You're probably right, I can't imagine the expense of releasing these here in the UK would make them a profitable endeavour.

Personally I'm a big fan of both Rollin and Franco, but I couldn't quite tell you why! :lol:

Speaking of Franco, why isn't there any Franco on BD yet?

I think the only title i may buy is Fascination as i couldn't get that on the Encore label.
But IMO The Living Dead Girl will always be Rollin's masterpiece.

As for Franco? I find a lot of his films seriously hard going, esp his women in prison films. I actually switched off Barb Wire Dolls about half way through before i died of boredom. Haha!
Having said that, i do have a lot of love for his giallo-esque Bloody Moon. Highly entertaining. :)

DVD Beaver reviews of THE IRON ROSE and THE NUDE VAMPIRE.

The Nude Vampire looks great, however i'm not sure the Iron Rose is any better, i prefer the Redemption USA dvd stills to be truthful

You going blu?

No. :popcorn:

The new Hammer discs may tempt me though, especially this time next year when they are going for £6 or so.

I'm in no hurry. After all people just moan like mad at Blu discs, yet never at dvd's. ;)

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Splendid!

:laugh:

But they used to, year's ago. A bad DVD transfer would always get slated and people would moan about stupid things like a speck of dust on frame 1132324 of the film. It's just that those people have abandoned DVD now and so focus all their moaning on BD instead. :lol:

Has anyone bought any of these Redemption blu rays yet?

Does anyone know if:

1) Non-Rollin titles in this range are region free also?

2) Is the entire range numbered? Or are the Rollin moives the only ones with numbered spines?


Cheers!

I have Virgin Witch and it works fine on my region B player and it also has a number 7 on it.

Nice :)

Can't believe I only discovered this collection today. Its certainly one I'll eventually get around to collecting.

Hi Bobz

I have all the releases so far and can confirm that they are all indeed region free, and each release has a numbered spine. :)

Same here, and I imagine the numbered spines was just a way to put obsessive collectors like me (and, I guess, bizarre_eye as well) in a situation where we have to buy every Redemption release!

Make that 3 of us. I saw pictures of the covers and the first 5 releases stacked together. Too sexy to avoid. I wanna collect them all. I do like the movies aswell though! :lol: I think its great that they're getting released on blu ray.

Nah, I only buy purely if I like the film.

Therefore if they were to release a film I didn't care for, I wouldn't feel the need to buy it to complete the set. I have them arranged alphabetically on my shelves too, so the numbers are out of sequence.

Photos of the spines and boxes:

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/...tionCovers.jpg

Trust Redemption to muck it up so soon by adding a small piece of artwork above the numbers on the latest two spines. :rolleyes:

It does mean I'll have to buy every release to give the theme going!

I wonder how many titles they still own?

Don't know if you bought any Redemption on vhs but they had a poster in them with all the covers of their titles.

Must have been at least 50 i would think.

No, I don't have any of their titles on VHS but, if they release 50, there's going to be more than Shameless have released so far!