The Official Arbelos Films Thread

[noirjunkie]

Private Property has definitely just moved to the top of my wish list.

[nitin]

fantastic!

[G. Costanz]

Great news on Private Property!!

[Fred Sliman]

This label has instantly gained my everlasting thanks for the announcement of one of my two holy grail wants: Private Property. This Warren Oates completist can finally rest as far as feature films go. Long thought lost, I cannot wait for the day this arrives in the mail.

[javi92]

Really starting to love Cinelicious pics. My only gripe is I wish they would up their output some.

[Dragun]

Will they be releasing A Thousand and One Nights and Cleopatra, in addition to Belladonna of Sadness?

[silverlakephil]

I never heard of Private Property, but I googled and found this nice article:

http://brightlightsfilm.com/leslie-s.../#.Vu27duIrKUl

[Jobla]

My straight-laced mother accidently saw PRIVATE PARTS back in 1960. She was scandalized by it, and I have always wanted to see it. Now, in 2016, I may finally get that chance. The Blu-ray will be a Day One purchase for me!

[Craig-Rogers]

Just updated tumblr page for this release with some new lobby cards and a restoration comparison video. http://private-property-restoration.tumblr.com/

[Craig-Rogers]

Originally Posted by javi92

Really starting to love Cinelicious pics. My only gripe is I wish they would up their output some.

A sign you're doing things right...people crave more.

That said, if you knew what a small crew we were you'd be impressed with how much we have put out in only our first year+

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Dragun

Will they be releasing A Thousand and One Nights and Cleopatra, in addition to Belladonna of Sadness?

I would love that too!

[noirjunkie]

I'm really hoping for the remake of M (1951).

[Jobla]

I have heard from a pretty reliable source that M (1951) has been acquired for a US Blu-ray release later this year from a well-respected label.

That and PRIVATE PROPERTY would really make my year. I've wanted to see PRIVATE PROPERTY since 1960, so it's been a long time coming.

[Craig-Rogers]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I'm really hoping for the remake of M (1951).

There's a European release coming soon, so I'd assume a US release will get here eventually.

Certainly a title I'd love to have worked on.

[Jobla]

Another great but little-known B&W gem, in the category of PRIVATE PROPERTY and M (1951), is the barely-released ANGELS FLIGHT (1965). It's about a female serial killer who's dispatching victims in the decaying Bunker Hill neighborhood of LA.

The film would be virtually unknown today, other than a one-time showing on an LA PBS channel that held a "Film Noir Night" several years ago.

[John_Drake]

Originally Posted by spiffnme

There's a European release coming soon, so I'd assume a US release will get here eventually.

Certainly a title I'd love to have worked on.

Any chance of another announcement from you before the French BD goes on sale on April 6?

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Another great but little-known B&W gem, in the category of PRIVATE PROPERTY and M (1951), is the barely-released ANGELS FLIGHT (1965). It's about a female serial killer who's dispatching victims in the decaying Bunker Hill neighborhood of LA.

The film would be virtually unknown today, other than a one-time showing on an LA PBS channel that held a "Film Noir Night" several years ago.

Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds fascinating! Here's an article on the film - according to a user comment from Thom Anderson, he wanted to use a clip in LA Plays Itself, but couldn't get permission.

[Jobla]

There was a later, unauthorized re-editing of ANGELS FLIGHT that featured new wraparound footage of actor William THE CREEPING TERROR Thourlby, who starred in the original film. Retitled as SHOCK HILL, the wraparound footage featured an older Thourlby looking back at the events of ANGELS FLIGHT. The SHOCK HILL version was once available in a Crown International TV package, decades ago.

Deane Romano, the screenwriter, did claim to have renewed the rights to the film. Without his knowledge, there had been screenings of ANGELS FLIGHT in the east, as well as the Caribbean.

Lead actress Indus Arthur, who played the film's psychotic fallen angel, later became a harpist at Medieval Renaissance fairs. She died of cancer at a fairly young age.

[Jobla]

When the Blu-ray of PRIVATE PROPERTY is officially given a street date, I wonder if the Classic Flix site will list it? Some of the films they list, as well as some of the films that they choose not to list, seem hard to predict.

[Craig-Rogers]

We've started posting the BELLADONNA OF SADNESS art contest entries!

http://belladonnaofsadness4k.tumblr.com/

FYI...many entries are NSFW.