Fun City Editions

[kenrik]

The Official Website
https://www.funcityeditions.com/

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Taking its name from the ironic moniker for late 1960s and '70s New York, Fun City Editions is a boutique label focused on reissues of maverick repertory cinema and music that can best be described as works that exist "outside of their time."

Spanning an array of genres, artists and countries, but with a unifying focus on forgotten and overlooked treasures, each Fun City release, be it a Blu-ray or vinyl LP, will present new restorations and comprehensive extras which contextualize and illuminate the artistic and historic value of the piece.

OCN releases
(Some still available at Vinegar Syndrome)






MVD releases








SHOPS

OrbitDVD
DiabolikDVD
Fun City Editions UK

Q & A

-Booklets and Slipcovers are only available for the first pressing.
-As for now (April 21, 2024), no OCN titles will be available after they sell out on Vinegar Syndrome website, except Morvern Callar and Radio On. Maybe we'll be surprised in the future but it is how it is for now.

[kenrik]

Reserved...

[CelestialAgent]

Frank Perry’s Rancho Deluxe is coming from Fun City, with a Nick Pinkerton extra. He attributes it to Severin, but this could be a misattribution.

https://twitter.com/nickpinkerton/st...885407233?s=21

[Okeh1931]

I don't see Severin releasing Rancho Deluxe. Fun City posted a video the other day about the Fun City guys, which includes Joe Spinell, who has a role in the film. I've been wanting a blu-ray release of Rancho Deluxe forever.

[jah13]

FCE are big fans of Severin, but not officially affiliated.

[bsend]

From the Vinegar Syndrome thread:

Originally Posted by jah13

Yes, it's true FCE (that's me), will be releasing films from all over the world, not just the U.S. Please forgive my friends at VS for the slightly inaccurate description.

Allow me to direct you to the "about" on our website (funcityeditions.com):

Taking its name from the ironic moniker for late 1960s and '70s New York, Fun City Editions is a new boutique label focused on reissues of maverick repertory cinema and music that can best be described as works that exist "outside of their time." Spanning an array of genres, artists and countries, but with a unifying focus on forgotten and overlooked treasures, each Fun City release, be it a Blu-ray or vinyl LP, will present new restorations and comprehensive extras which contextualize and illuminate the artistic and historic value of the piece.

[BobSimms]

I START COUNTING (1969) is coming soon (around Halloween) in a new restoration from Fun City.

For more on that release and an in-depth discussion of ALPHABET CITY, check out Jonathan “Fun City Editions” Hertzberg on the Just The Discs podcast today discussing his label. Thanks to jmilo61 on the Vinegar Syndrome thread for the alert.

[BobSimms]

I START COUNTING specs and pre-order:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive
• A Kickstart: Jenny Agutter Remembers I START COUNTING (video interview)
• Video introduction by Jenny Agutter
• Loss of Innocence: A Video Essay on I START COUNTING by Chris O'Neill
• Audio Commentary with film historian Samm Deighan
• I Start Directing: David Greene's Complicated Family Stories by Amanda Reyes
• Remembrances of Basil Kirchin
• David Green and I START COUNTING! by Matt Stephenson
• Trailer
• Image gallery
• English SDH subtitles

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...-city-editions

[gimmeshelter]

Originally Posted by BobSimms

I START COUNTING specs and pre-order:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive
• A Kickstart: Jenny Agutter Remembers I START COUNTING (video interview)
• Video introduction by Jenny Agutter
• Loss of Innocence: A Video Essay on I START COUNTING by Chris O'Neill
• Audio Commentary with film historian Samm Deighan
• I Start Directing: David Greene's Complicated Family Stories by Amanda Reyes
• Remembrances of Basil Kirchin
• David Green and I START COUNTING! by Matt Stephenson
• Trailer
• Image gallery
• English SDH subtitles

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...-city-editions

Picked this up today along with 2 of the VS titles. It's kind of fun starting in on the ground floor of a label. I will have ALL of their releases! Well...BOTH of them, anyway.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by gimmeshelter

Picked this up today along with 2 of the VS titles. It's kind of fun starting in on the ground floor of a label. I will have ALL of their releases! Well...BOTH of them, anyway.

Same boat... along with Cauldron. From the way both have started I'll stay on board (budget willing) for a long time with both..

[Leeon0]

Originally Posted by gimmeshelter

Picked this up today along with 2 of the VS titles. It's kind of fun starting in on the ground floor of a label. I will have ALL of their releases! Well...BOTH of them, anyway.

I'd say they're off to a strong start.

[jah13]

All the "ground floor" support we can get is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Yami]

All of their announced releases so far are very intriguing films that I hadn't heard of previously, so I'm very excited about this label.

Since Alphabet City and I Start Counting are both MGM licences, I hope that they might be able to rescue Robert Downey Sr.'s Pound which can certainly be described as maverick and is something that I've only been able to see in the most wretched quality.

[jah13]

Originally Posted by Yami

All of their announced releases so far are very intriguing films that I hadn't heard of previously, so I'm very excited about this label.

Since Alphabet City and I Start Counting are both MGM licences, I hope that they might be able to rescue Robert Downey Sr.'s Pound which can certainly be described as maverick and is something that I've only been able to see in the most wretched quality.

Thanks, Yami.

We have been told by the studio that there are rights issues with POUND. Not sure of the details beyond that.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Gonna get my order put in for the first two titles come October. Do their spines have numbers (i.e. 1 for Alphabet City, 2 for I Start Counting) like some other labels are doing?

[Yami]

Originally Posted by jah13

We have been told by the studio that there are rights issues with POUND. Not sure of the details beyond that.

That's a darn shame, I'm glad to hear that you asked it about it though. Hopefully Downey Jr.'s deep pockets will one day save it.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Originally Posted by jah13

We have been told by the studio that there are rights issues with POUND. Not sure of the details beyond that.

I don’t know if you're looking for suggestions, but I’m once again begging a new boutique label for But I’m a Cheerleader.

[jah13]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

I don’t know if you're looking for suggestions, but I’m once again begging a new boutique label for But I’m a Cheerleader.

Ha, keep them coming. That appears to be a Lionsgate title. Lionsgate rarely, if ever, sub-licenses their titles.

[jah13]

Originally Posted by Yami

That's a darn shame, I'm glad to hear that you asked it about it though. Hopefully Downey Jr.'s deep pockets will one day save it.

Will try to see if we can learn more.

[jah13]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Gonna get my order put in for the first two titles come October. Do their spines have numbers (i.e. 1 for Alphabet City, 2 for I Start Counting) like some other labels are doing?

The catalog numbers are FCE001BD and so on.