The Official Arbelos Films Thread

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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?