Spirit Entertainment distributors

[Nitroes]

Don't see a thread for these folks Studio link https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?studioid=714

[Nitroes]

Herbert Wise's 1989 The Woman in Black getting a re-release:



Was with Network https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=326940

Review of the Network release https://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=6313

I enjoyed it a lot.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLLF9FGY/

[Kieran Seymour]

There's a lot more ex-Network releases than just The Woman in Black on the way according to Amazon.

Hammer House of Horror on Blu-ray, Randall and Hopkirk and The Persuaders! are getting DVDs (for now...), Sapphire & Steel, a couple of other anthologies - Chiller and Tales of Unease. A lot of people missed out on the latter as it wasn't around long and disappeared extremely quickly when Network shut down.

A couple of Hammer movie re-release - Countess Dracula and Twins of Evil, again DVD only for the moment, but the old Network BDs are still easily findable at the likes of Rarewaves.

[Nitroes]

Well, a bit of mycocaine next month from Spirit:


TBC

One of the great British films.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLLD5W9D/


I wonder if Spirit have any surprises in the coming months.

[The Hornets]

The Wombles is actually a Fabulous title so should be in their thread.
http://www.fabulousfilms.com/products/875

I assume Spirit wholesale their titles to retailers on behalf of Fabulous who are producing it.

All these ex Network ITV titles from Spirit is good news coming back in print.

As with OGM and Fremantle the real value is if they start releasing new ITV content and not just reprinting OOP Network stuff.

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by The Hornets

The Wombles is actually a Fabulous title

Well, that spine only has the Spirit logo and it's listed as Spirit Entertainment.

No doubt there's a connection but I think it makes sense to have them separate as Uncle Bulgaria used to say about plastic and polystyrene.


Criterion use Spirit for their distribution and we wouldn't be wanting to mix the Wombles with Akira Kurosawa.

Oh, wait a minute

[mikey 6]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Well, that spine only has the Spirit logo and it's listed as Spirit Entertainment.

No doubt there's a connection but I think it makes sense to have them separate as Uncle Bulgaria used to say about plastic and polystyrene.


Criterion use Spirit for their distribution and we wouldn't be wanting to mix the Wombles with Akira Kurosawa.

Oh, wait a minute

Think that logo on the spine there is an ‘FF’, maybe Fabulous have a new logo

[Modman]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

Well, a bit of mycocaine next month from Spirit:


TBC

One of the great British films.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLLD5W9D/


I wonder if Spirit have any surprises in the coming months.

This movie is worthy of a 4K, one of the finest espionage movies of the last 60 years, however, never going to happen with ITV in charge.

[rapta]

Interesting, I wonder if Fabulous Films have bought a portion of the Network catalogue, or just set up a deal with ITV? There's another company called Old Gold doing the same kind of thing with ex-Network stuff, right?

[Martyghost]

Old Gold is Fremantle owned Thames material only. It seems they inherited the catalogue when Network went under or were created to take that over.

It is interesting to see other ITV owned titles (i.e non Thames) being resurrected via Spirit Entertainment.

Tales of Unease which I think was London Weekend, has been going for silly money.

[Nitroes]

Nice artwork. I see the only non-hammy Dr. Lecktor Brian Cox is there too. I don't think I've seen that episode.

Assume it's similar to the Australia release: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hamme...271152/#Review


https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLLFXQSQ/

[Mike0284]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

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Nice artwork. I see the only non-hammy Dr. Lecktor Brian Cox is there too. I don't think I've seen that episode.

Assume it's similar to the Australia release: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hamme...271152/#Review


https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLLFXQSQ/

It's the same as the Network release.

[Kieran Seymour]

Listings for BD re-releases of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Twins of Evil are now up at Amazon.

And the fiftieth anniversary set of The Prisoner is also now down for a DVD re-release on 16 December, so a BD probably isn't far behind.

[Nitroes]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

Listings for BD re-releases of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Rarewaves have that listed now £46.65 https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...omplete-series

With their weekend 10% off RWFLASH10 that comes out at £41.99.

I have the old Network releases (Blu-ray for the HD and dirt cheap 8DVD box for the extras).

[Nitroes]

The Front Room | Official Trailer 2 | A24 - YouTube

Hmmm, could be interesting. Hopefully they revist that terrible artwork.

https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/the-front-room
https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...t-room-blu-ray
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKPKCP7J/

[Mosley likes BFDI]

Originally Posted by Nitroes

The Front Room | Official Trailer 2 | A24 - YouTube

Hmmm, could be interesting. Hopefully they revist that terrible artwork.

https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/the-front-room
https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...t-room-blu-ray
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKPKCP7J/

I take it that Universal is no longer distributing their discs through Warner Bros. Home Entertainment after 2024.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Modman

This movie is worthy of a 4K, one of the finest espionage movies of the last 60 years, however, never going to happen with ITV in charge.

It will happen but ONLY if whoever releases it acquires a whole lot of other stuff (crap titles included), like Network did, along with it.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Kieran Seymour

There's a lot more ex-Network releases than just The Woman in Black on the way according to Amazon.

Hammer House of Horror on Blu-ray, Randall and Hopkirk and The Persuaders! are getting DVDs (for now...), Sapphire & Steel, a couple of other anthologies - Chiller and Tales of Unease. A lot of people missed out on the latter as it wasn't around long and disappeared extremely quickly when Network shut down.

A couple of Hammer movie re-release - Countess Dracula and Twins of Evil, again DVD only for the moment, but the old Network BDs are still easily findable at the likes of Rarewaves.

I wonder if the DVD releases will include the extras etc.

[Kieran Seymour]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

I wonder if the DVD releases will include the extras etc.

Looks like it, if the back cover images at Amazon are anything to go by. Countess Dracula even has the Thriller episode listed.

[Mike0284]

December 9, 2024 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Uneas...dp/B0DLL7V3J2/




December 9, 2024 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saint-Compl.../dp/B0DLLCM54H