Fun City Editions

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by jah13

Incredible soundtrack and the songs are largely allowed to play out in full or close to it.

That sounds marvelous. I see that a few people involved with Wim Wenders also worked on it. I'm even more excited now. Keep them coming, I'll keep buying.

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by Sternhalma Weinstein

Man, you know what you guys need to release? Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains!

Oh my god YES! One of the best movies ever made. I can’t believe no one has released it on BD yet.

[Jobla]

Music rights might be an issue with STAINS.

An interview with Diane Lane would be a great supplement.

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by bergman864

That sounds marvelous. I see that a few people involved with Wim Wenders also worked on it. I'm even more excited now. Keep them coming, I'll keep buying.

Radio On would actually make a good double bill with Wim Wenders Alice In The Cities.
I love Radio On, it was on my 'British films still not on blu ray holy grail wishlist' so i will definitely be picking it up. It makes sense for me to pick up the BFI release though being in the UK...sorry Fun City but still a great acquisition!

[beamish13]

Originally Posted by Yami

Agreed. I think they're all with Studio Kadr.

Most of Skolimowski's films have been neglected and I'd love to see some of the most obscure ones released as well - The Adventures of Gerard, a Conan Doyle adaptation with Claudia Cardinale and Eli Wallach, is with MGM so should be licensable to FCE if they were interested!

I have no idea who has King, Queen, Knave - his Nabokov adaptation with David Niven, Gina Lollobrigida and John Moulder-Brown released in the same year as Deep End.

I think that both Success is the Best Revenge and The Lightship will be with Shout Factory via their acquisition of Westchester Films (and themselves via Castle Hill). I'm not sure if they license out their catalog...

King, Queen, Knave is Sony, I think. Really wish this and Tony Richardson’s similarly period-updated Nabakov update Laughter in the Dark had official releases.

The Lightship was originally CBS/Paramount, correct? I was very surprised that it actually got a DVD release in North America. Who has Ferdydurke?

Regarding his early works, the Polish Film Institute made beautiful restorations of Walkover and Identification Marks: None that I was incredibly fortunate to see in 35mm at L.A.’s much-missed Cinefamily theatre. I also caught their huge Andrzej Zulawski retrospective, which also had lovingly restored prints c/o the Polish Film Institute.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

King, Queen, Knave (1972) was a West Germany production later released by Embassy Pictures in the US in 1978. StudioCanal probably doesn't have any ownership of it nowadays and is with German producer Constantin Film.

Laughter in the Dark was a Woodfall production released by United Artists and might still be with MGM. However, Woodfall has been reclaiming the ownership of some titles the original distributors haven't renewed their rights on and LITD might be one of them. As a glimmer of possible hope, Woodfall does work with the BFI and Criterion going by the recent Blus of Tom Jones and A Taste of Honey.

I don't think 30 Door Key/Ferdydurke ever had a US theatrical release. That one might be with one of the Polish producers or StudioCanal (who owns the output of one of the French producers, UGC).

The Lightship is CBS/Paramount. They had released it on DVD, but since they supposedly recently ceased licencing out titles (whatever remaining titles yet to be released from the prior Shout and Criterion deals might be the last), it remains off limits.

[beamish13]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

King, Queen, Knave (1972) was a West Germany production later released by Embassy Pictures in the US in 1978. StudioCanal probably doesn't have any ownership of it nowadays and is with German producer Constantin Film.

Laughter in the Dark was a Woodfall production released by United Artists and might still be with MGM. However, Woodfall has been reclaiming the ownership of some titles the original distributors haven't renewed their rights on and LITD might be one of them. As a glimmer of possible hope, Woodfall does work with the BFI and Criterion going by the recent Blus of Tom Jones and A Taste of Honey.

I don't think 30 Door Key/Ferdydurke ever had a US theatrical release. That one might be with one of the Polish producers or StudioCanal (who owns the output of one of the French producers, UGC).

The Lightship is CBS/Paramount. They had released it on DVD, but since they supposedly recently ceased licencing out titles (whatever remaining titles yet to be released from the prior Shout and Criterion deals might be the last), it remains off limits.

Thank you! Laughter in the Dark is completely untouchable for whatever reason; it might have to do with rights issues involving an aborted 1986 remake, but it simply has never had any home video release. The BFI does have materials for it, including footage filmed with Richard Burton before he was fired; they even screened those bits a few years ago.

[Sternhalma Weinstein]

Originally Posted by brainofj72

Oh my god YES! One of the best movies ever made. I can’t believe no one has released it on BD yet.

Certainly one of the ten best films ever made about being an artist

"Suckers! Be yourselves. I'm perfect! But nobody in this shithole gets me because I don't put out!"

[Animatic33]

Pre-ordered Jeremy for my Feb VS Subscriber package

Loved both Alphabet City and I Start Counting, I hope to say the same about Jeremy (I probably will, I have great faith in FC Editions)

[jah13]

We need a few more like you!

Originally Posted by Animatic33

Pre-ordered Jeremy for my Feb VS Subscriber package

Loved both Alphabet City and I Start Counting, I hope to say the same about Jeremy (I probably will, I have great faith in FC Editions)

[DukeTogo84]

Dawn of the Discs just mentioned that Fun City will be releasing Walking the Edge with Robert Forster. Is this old news because I never heard of this getting a release, and if not, where did Dawn get their info from?

[BarnDoor]

It's legit: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/l...p/CKwumF6FwNL/

I'm really excited about this one. I asked about it in the VS thread a while back so Fun City is just about the perfect home for it. Is this an MGM title, does anyone know? I don't think the Anchor Bay DVD was licenced from them, so it might be our first non-MGM Fun City title.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

It's legit: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/l...p/CKwumF6FwNL/

I'm really excited about this one. I asked about it in the VS thread a while back so Fun City is just about the perfect home for it. Is this an MGM title, does anyone know? I don't think the Anchor Bay DVD was licenced from them, so it might be our first non-MGM Fun City title.

Awesome. Well, this is an instant buy for me. Robert Forster and Joe Spinell had a pretty interesting friendship, so more of their films is always great news.

[KJones77]

Just learned about this label yesterday and am ecstatic that I did. I've been waiting for Smile for a while and am loving the look of the rest of the catalog.

[JoelGoodsen]

Walking The Edge is a day 1 purchase for me.

Nice work, Fun City!

[jah13]

Nope, it's not an MGM title. It was with the producer of the film.

We've also recently announced RADIO ON, which came from the BFI.

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

It's legit: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/l...p/CKwumF6FwNL/

I'm really excited about this one. I asked about it in the VS thread a while back so Fun City is just about the perfect home for it. Is this an MGM title, does anyone know? I don't think the Anchor Bay DVD was licenced from them, so it might be our first non-MGM Fun City title.

[jah13]

Many thanks...never too late to dive in.

Originally Posted by KJones77

Just learned about this label yesterday and am ecstatic that I did. I've been waiting for Smile for a while and am loving the look of the rest of the catalog.

[jah13]

Thank you, Joel!

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

Walking The Edge is a day 1 purchase for me.

Nice work, Fun City!

[jah13]

Indeed, both lost too soon, particularly Joe.

Happily, we've got Joe on two of our releases: RANCHO DELUXE and now WALKING THE EDGE.

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Awesome. Well, this is an instant buy for me. Robert Forster and Joe Spinell had a pretty interesting friendship, so more of their films is always great news.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by jah13

Nope, it's not an MGM title. It was with the producer of the film.

We've also recently announced RADIO ON, which came from the BFI.

Sweet. Well, glad you were able to get it from the producers. This is going to be a good one.

You might want to get Insider status or a special title with the website, so this way we all know we are actually talking to someone from the company.