The Arrow Thread

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Arrow's April Fool jape

That part of Night of the Hunter looks like its in 3d

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[Stephen@Cult Labs]

I see Arrow have finally gone full Yank....”color” 🤣

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I thought Friday's announcement was their April Fool joke.

[Crimson Blade]

There's still loads of great cult titles they could put out, the Blind Dead films, for example. Yet, they continue to put out underwhelming releases.

[Nostalgic]

Would love to see Arrow do Blind Dead, after House, Phantasm & other boxes, they could definately do a good job, but their releases are getting more & more obscure, good in one way but not in another.

The fact that Phantasm & HG Lewis boxes not even sold out yet, how are they expecting to shift any of these new ones? Between that & various re releases (Battle Royale, Donnie Darko etc) of stuff they've already put out, numerous times, not sure what's going on?

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

Would love to see Arrow do Blind Dead, after House, Phantasm & other boxes, they could definately do a good job, but their releases are getting more & more obscure, good in one way but not in another.

The fact that Phantasm & HG Lewis boxes not even sold out yet, how are they expecting to shift any of these new ones? Between that & various re releases (Battle Royale, Donnie Darko etc) of stuff they've already put out, numerous times, not sure what's going on?

once over Arrow had next to no competition in the marketplace so it was easy for them to get the high profile cult titles. now they are in competition with loads of labels some of whom are more of, shall we say, stack 'em high, and sell 'em fast variety. particularly in the US Arrow have some very stiff competition for licences.

i think Arrow have modified their business model to account for this. hence, more concentration on LEs (including upgrades of previous releases) for the bigger titles. Also, unlike other labels, and perhaps because they know they have a strong cult following themselves, they seem determined to control the tap. the real killer for the collectors market is dwindling sales, but imo this is less likely to be people turning to downloads, but an over-saturated marketplace.

PS it appears that Arrow's April Fool tease is most likely to be Heathers

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Arrow's April Fool jape

That reminds me that I'd quite like a blu-ray of the colourised version of Night of the Living Dead. (I'll get my coat).

[Rob4]

Mondo, giallo, crime thriller, cannibal, comedy, western, sci-fi and action. Over the best part of 40 years Italian Maestro Sergio Martino has worked tirelessly in many genres of film and television. While his output is often diverse in tone and theme, one thing you can always guarantee is that his cinema is always entertaining.

Author Kat Ellinger tracks the director’s rise, from his humble beginnings as actor, production manager and second unit director, to his status as one of Italy’s most celebrated cult filmmakers of the seventies and eighties. Chapters in the book include a run down of his earliest collaborations — with the likes of Mario Bava and Umberto Lenzi — and his first films, before turning to provide an in-depth examination of his giallo films. Later chapters focus on his crime thrillers, horror, sci-fi, action and adventure films; as well as delving into some of his most important partnerships; including those with his long-time producer, brother Luciano Martino, script-writer Ernesto Gastaldi and giallo and sexy comedy queen Edwige Fenech. In addition to this, the book takes a long look at some of the director’s most overlooked films; including the massive contribution he made to the Italian sexy comedy and his major works for Italian television.

Kat Ellinger is the Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique Magazine, and co-host of their Daughters of Darkness and Hell’s Belles podcasts. She is also the author of Daughters of Darkness (Devil’s Advocates Series, Auteur).

Featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx and original stills.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Mondo, giallo, crime thriller, cannibal, comedy, western, sci-fi and action. Over the best part of 40 years Italian Maestro Sergio Martino has worked tirelessly in many genres of film and television. While his output is often diverse in tone and theme, one thing you can always guarantee is that his cinema is always entertaining.

Author Kat Ellinger tracks the director’s rise, from his humble beginnings as actor, production manager and second unit director, to his status as one of Italy’s most celebrated cult filmmakers of the seventies and eighties. Chapters in the book include a run down of his earliest collaborations — with the likes of Mario Bava and Umberto Lenzi — and his first films, before turning to provide an in-depth examination of his giallo films. Later chapters focus on his crime thrillers, horror, sci-fi, action and adventure films; as well as delving into some of his most important partnerships; including those with his long-time producer, brother Luciano Martino, script-writer Ernesto Gastaldi and giallo and sexy comedy queen Edwige Fenech. In addition to this, the book takes a long look at some of the director’s most overlooked films; including the massive contribution he made to the Italian sexy comedy and his major works for Italian television.

Kat Ellinger is the Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique Magazine, and co-host of their Daughters of Darkness and Hell’s Belles podcasts. She is also the author of Daughters of Darkness (Devil’s Advocates Series, Auteur).

Featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx and original stills.

sorry, this has already been announced. i'm blaming watching Deep Red till two in the morning

[Susan Foreman]

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