Fun City Editions

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

They seem to have kept to a release schedule similar to when they were a partner label, if not less so. I was kind of expecting them to open the floodgates similar to TV. They’re definitely doing better than Culture Shock.

Yeah, CS kind of fell off a cliff there. Might have something to do with the rep they had leaving the company? Or maybe just having issues with supply chain etc. Hopefully they get it back going in 2024 though...

[emmet otter]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

I don't think they will ever put out a 4K release. Since they left VS as a partner label, almost no one talks about them. I'm going to guess their sales took a pretty big hit as well. I'd love to be wrong there, but it just feels that way to me. We should be happy they are still releasing these forgotten gems, and not worry about 4K in this instance.

The thing of it is, correct me if i'm wrong but, does doing a 4k scan cost more money than doing a standard scan? Kinda defeats its purpose really. I always thought that by going through a much costlier process one would think their intentions down the road would be to release a 4k disc at some point. And for a movie like this that most likely won't sell a lot of units, you would think that they would just go all out....I mean, again, they just did a 4k scan.

[jmat91]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

I don't think they will ever put out a 4K release. Since they left VS as a partner label, almost no one talks about them. I'm going to guess their sales took a pretty big hit as well. I'd love to be wrong there, but it just feels that way to me. We should be happy they are still releasing these forgotten gems, and not worry about 4K in this instance.

I think another part of the problem is bad marketing. They do "Letterboxd" exclusive announcements, no offence but I don't go to letterbox to get my blu ray news.These announcements get completely missed.

[dkelly26666]

When will Handgun/Deep in the Heart go up for Pre-order?

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

When will Handgun/Deep in the Heart go up for Pre-order?

Deep in the Heart (aka Handgun) is now available to pre-order directly from Fun City Editions:

https://www.funcityeditions.com/shop...theheartbluray

[A Tortured Duckling]

Hell yeah. This is how you sell an upcoming BD release!

Seeing Red: 3 French Vigilante Thrillers Official Trailer - YouTube

Jah, what's this banger of a tune that's playing throughout the trailer? This shit is awesome.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by A Tortured Duckling

Jah, what's this banger of a tune that's playing throughout the trailer? This shit is awesome.

Never mind. One of my friends found it with Shazam. This is one killer cut.

Bernard Lavilliers - Midnight Shadows (version Rue barbare - 1984) - YouTube

Also, the instrumental version from the trailer.

Bernard Lavilliers - Midnight Shadows (instrumental) - YouTube

[DukeTogo84]

Glad Fun City is going to for more French crime films. I'll be getting these for sure. Hope someone goes for Le choc soon.

[kenrik]

Looks amazing!

[mclellandj]

hahaha wow what a trailer! I've been trying to cut down on grindhouse/cult this year but... the heart wants what it wants.

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by emmet otter

The thing of it is, correct me if i'm wrong but, does doing a 4k scan cost more money than doing a standard scan? Kinda defeats its purpose really. I always thought that by going through a much costlier process one would think their intentions down the road would be to release a 4k disc at some point. And for a movie like this that most likely won't sell a lot of units, you would think that they would just go all out....I mean, again, they just did a 4k scan.

A 4K scan does take more time, and time is money, but the restoration is usually what costs the most. If they have the time and the cost of access is low, a 4K scan wouldn't be too expensive. In this case, the negative was probably in good shape (another reason why you'd choose between 2K vs. 4K) so the restoration may not have cost as much.

But the big issue with a 4K disc is the HDR pass, which can be costly (upwards of $250,000 to $500,000). No reason to take on that extra expense if you're a smaller label and you're probably not going to make a ton off this title.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Glad Fun City is going to for more French crime films. I'll be getting these for sure. Hope someone goes for Le choc soon.

First found out about this announcement on FCE's Facebook page yesterday. A surprising one this. Shall be checking out these three French films and it's probably likely I'll get this release (I do still want to get Fatal Femmes).

Been hoping a boutique label does a Blu-ray release of the Carole Bouquet-starring Mystere.

[LeDroitDeTuer]

I'm absolutely ecstatic that FCE is putting these out, they haven't even had HD releases in France so far. With Le Chat qui Fume putting out more and more 80s polars (Les Fauves, La Balance, Brigade Des Moeurs) and a much awaited book covering the genre, I was hoping they'd maybe release Rue Barbare, but this set is great unexpected news.

Rue Barbare was a huge hit when it came out in 1984, along with Tchao Pantin with Coluche, another high point for the genre. It's a tense and grim affair even if it's highly stylized, and you really shouldn't expect a non-stop action film. Giraudeau is very memorable in his role. I'm looking forward to upgrading my DVD.

[Show spoiler]

Tir Groupé had a French DVD release that's been out of print for a while and now fetches ridiculous prices on rakuten, and I almost caved in for a pricey copy a while ago. I'm glad I didn't.

La Liste Noire didn't even come out on DVD as far as I know.

If you haven't grabbed it yet and are looking for more 80s French crime, you should absolutely order the Fatal Femmes set from FCE. Neige is a great slice of life in the red light district of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, with interconnected characters dealing with the fallout of a police intervention.

If I can get carried away with some wishcasting, I hope we'll maybe see a volume 2 of Seeing Red with L'Arbalète (1984) later on.

[Show spoiler]

MORT OU VIF ( Générique Début ) / B.O.F. "L'ARBALETE" / Jacques Revaux - YouTube

[kenrik]

I've recently discovered Isabelle Hupert throught FCE La Garce on Fatal Femmes and now im watching her into Chabrol movie (Arrow Boxsets). Thanks to FCE! Always doing great and since french is my first language, i coudnt be more happy to discover new old moview from the old continent!!

[kenrik]

What happens with Stranger Kiss?

[LeDroitDeTuer]

New trailers are up:

Rue Barbare aka Street of the Damned (1984) Official Trailer - YouTube

Tir Groupé aka Shot Pattern (1982) Official Trailer - YouTube

EDIT: it's kind of funny that the translation is wrong on the percentage at 0:17 for Tir Groupé. The voiceover is saying you have a 90% chance of having your commuter trip be safe, the translated text says 95%. The error carries over to the next sentence ("reste dix pour cent de risque" is translated as "That leaves 5% who risk danger". Not a big deal, but I don't know how you translate the rest and miss something that basic.

[fdm]

They don't look like anything I'd be particularly interested in watching…

[Metalbeast]

Originally Posted by kenrik

What happens with Stranger Kiss?

I assume they cancelled the release.

[kenrik]

Originally Posted by Metalbeast

I assume they cancelled the release.

Just got the confirmation from them, it still coming!

Also, they showed me anpublication that i missed:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nEg...ibextid=oFDknk

[edmonddantes]

natural enemies..... wow, I wasnt expecting that

A very adult, mature and hopeless movie, one you don't expect from Americans, but from the British.

I mean I'm not suicidal or anything close, but almost every point Hal Holbrook makes to kill his family and himself sounded pretty logical to me, was I the only one? probably, good thing I don't own any weapon, hehe (sorry, dark sense of humor)

reminds me of what an old friend once told me when I asked him half in jest, half seriously, if now that he was 50 YO what could he advise me, what would be the most important thing he learnt over his life. And he told me, unless you were a moron or too young, delusion was the most important element of happiness, that you only need to adjust it to the right amount, so you wouldn't have too much and lose contact to reality, or too little and have too much of reality.

As I grow older I get more and more what he meant, and this movie reminded me of him. holbrook's character one day woke up and didn't have the veil of delusion, of thinking things will get better, and that he had this and that to look forward to. He saw life for what it was now and what probably would be in the future for him and his family, and thought why do I have, or them for that matter, to go through that? there's no point.

Im trying to think of a famous mathematician who wrote these very complicated formulas and concluded that the only logical result was that we all kill ourselves. I think some iterations of AI versions gave the same answer. Living life is a bit illogical if you think about it, at least past certain point. When I think is jose ferrer's character says to him that he probably felt the best part of his life was behind him, I think that's how holbrook's character felt too.

I'm digressing because this is the kind of movie I won't share with any of my family, and here I can reveal some of the dark thoughts I think most of us have.

Don't think its a great movie, strictly speaking, but its a thought provoking one, I mean some of those thoughts about life we all have when we become middle age, but since I rarely seen them reflected on movies I welcomed them, and I wish I had a friend like jose ferrer's character