Mario Bava's Black Sunday

[bigshot]

Originally Posted by MegatronX

That's BLACK SABBATH you're thinking of.

Those two titles always throw me!

[gpn]

Originally Posted by Jobla

I keep hoping that LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO will be released in the US and/or the UK, with added English subtitles. Arrow Films? Severin? Vinegar Syndrome? Criterion? Surely some label is interested in this title.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, it's on this release from Arrow -


The Kino insider mentioned that the Bava films rights holders increased their asking prices substantially leading to Kino not renewing their licenses, and I imagine it's the same with Arrow, so that might be it for a while.

[Jobla]

The 2023 restoration is my preference. The Arrow transfer was from 2013.

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by Jobla

I keep hoping that LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO will be released in the US and/or the UK, with added English subtitles. Arrow Films? Severin? Vinegar Syndrome? Criterion? Surely some label is interested in this title.

well it was almost a year from when 88 films put out whip and the body that the kino came our. so maybe?

[MifuneFan]

The same label picked up several Bava titles that went OOP. So whoever announces one of those, has the others as well. Shout have been streaming them on their VOD channels for a while now, so they're speculated to have physical rights too. Arrow would be my guess for the other strongest candidate.

[dwk]

I'm beating this drum, Shout Factory has them

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by dwk

I'm beating this drum, Shout Factory has them

i wouldnt be upset with that.

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by dwk

I'm beating this drum, Shout Factory has them

Hopefully they'll release Rabid Dogs and not the Kidnapped version.

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Hopefully they'll release Rabid Dogs and not the Kidnapped version.

i dont know…

but kino had the rights to kidnapped on blu. and arrow had the rabid dogs region locked. so maybe kino has it still? i dont know how it works with multiple cuts. are they automatically included in a license?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

i dont know…

but kino had the rights to kidnapped on blu. and arrow had the rabid dogs region locked. so maybe kino has it still? i dont know how it works with multiple cuts. are they automatically included in a license?

No, just specific cuts that the rights holders have are included. In this case, it's likely just the Kidnapped version that will be re-released again.

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

No, just specific cuts that the rights holders have are included. In this case, it's likely just the Kidnapped version that will be re-released again.

Drat.

[HuggyBear73]

Kino said they have no interest in doing any Bava on 4K.

[gpn]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Kino said they have no interest in doing any Bava on 4K.

To add context, the Kino Insider said that the licensor for the Bava films drastically increased their rates to the point that it didn't make financial sense to renew any of the licenses. I'm sure if the licensing prices go down, Kino would be happy to release more Bava.

[Hammerlover]

Hopefully, Arrow and Radiance will pick up the slack; their recent special editions of BLOOD AND BLACK LACE and PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES have both sold extremely well, which definitely gives me hope.

[waxHead]

Originally Posted by Hammerlover

Hopefully, Arrow and Radiance will pick up the slack; their recent special editions of BLOOD AND BLACK LACE and PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES have both sold extremely well, which definitely gives me hope.

Would love more Bava in 4K from either... or both

[dwk]

Doubt if it'll be Radiance in the UK, as the licensing costs were one reason that Arrow (and Kino in the US) didn't renew their license(s). It wouldn't shock me if it ends up that Shout also has the UK rights and ends up sub-licensing them to 101 Films.

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by gpn

To add context, the Kino Insider said that the licensor for the Bava films drastically increased their rates to the point that it didn't make financial sense to renew any of the licenses. I'm sure if the licensing prices go down, Kino would be happy to release more Bava.

i get it. i dont like it, but i completely understand where they're coming from.

ones i want most in 4K are black sunday, whip and the body and kill baby kill. but these are all ones i have i bought from kino before.

really, danger diabolik would probably look super cool on 4K. but it took so long to come to blu, im not optimistic.

[sa5150]

Any closer to Shout or whoever getting the 4K out ? I would get Italian 4K but it does not have English subs for the original Italian language . How is the English dub ? Are they using a nice old fashioned dub ? Or something newly done ..which I think would be horrible ?

[bigshot]

The English dub is completely different, but still great. Instead of the Italian style score, it has a great soundtrack by Les Baxter.

[Jobla]

Originally Posted by bigshot

The English dub is completely different, but still great. Instead of the Italian style score, it has a great soundtrack by Les Baxter.

I assume that the English dub is the "international export" version, rather than AIP's dub for the US.