The Official Arbelos Films Thread

[ZeTi]

Originally Posted by caiman

The first Tarr film I saw was Damnation, then Werckmeister Harmonies. So by the time I got to Satantango I was totally ready for it. The Man from London and The Turin Horse were icing on the cake after that.

Is this one also in the hands of Arbelos ?

[White Dang]

Originally Posted by ZeTi

Is this one also in the hands of Arbelos ?

we only know of satantango and damnation so far.

[Gacivory]

Did anyone buy Satantango from the Arbelos site? Did they charge you right away?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Did anyone buy Satantango from the Arbelos site? Did they charge you right away?

I just ordered a copy of the LE (I got the same email as Dollar Colonel posted above). And I was charged right away.

[Dollar Colonel]

Hi Arbelos fans,

We sincerely hope this note finds you in good health amidst the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.

First off, we’d like to issue an apology. We realize in hindsight that we overlooked our commitment to newsletter subscribers and you weren’t given first chance to pre-order the Sátántangó blu-ray, and subsequently the limited edition slipcases sold out in less than 24hrs. To amend this oversight, we’re producing another 500 slipcase editions, and are happy to share this link for pre-orders. We won’t be publicly advertising the reprint until December 1st, and to anyone who ordered a regular edition after the initial 500 were sold out, you will be receiving a slipcase version, as well.

We’re also including some surprise extras with the slipcase sets, as a thank you for your patience and understanding. All limited edition slipcase orders will also be receiving a Sátántangó “Szunet” intermission filmstrip bookmark and a postcard with a message from Béla Tarr.

Plus a limited vinyl available for preorder for email subscribers.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

Plus a limited vinyl available for preorder for email subscribers.

Didn't even know they had a newsletter until now I just signed up for it, but may be too late for this offer...Not a big fan of how they have been doing things so far...

[Rayjg]

So while not advertised yet, if you order Satantango direct right now you should receive the slipcover and extras?

[themp3000]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

So while not advertised yet, if you order Satantango direct right now you should receive the slipcover and extras?

Yeah, it’s still available, for what it’s worth.

Thankfully I had some funds to throw at it right now. Thanks for upping it to 1000, Arbelos.

[Craig-Rogers]

The recent Arbelos blu-ray release of SATANTANGO is the culmination of nearly four years of tremendous work​ and a bitter-sweet ending to my time with Arbelos.

​I co-founded the company with colleagues from Cinelicious/Cinelicous Pics in March of 2017. Our mutual love of arthouse and world cinema, as well as our strong desire to showcase lost or forgotten films of the past inspired us to form a new company from the ashes of Cinelicious. I'm extremely proud of the work we did together.

BELLADONNA OF SADNESS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES, THE LAST MOVIE, SATANTANGO and SON OF THE WHITE MARE are restorations that will remain very, very special to me. I need to thank my co-founders David Marriott, Ei Toshinari and Dennis Bartok for greatly expanding my cinema knowledge and experience. The shocking awakening that was BELLADONNA and even more so with FUNERAL PARADE was refreshing and deepened my already great love of cinema. All of our releases expanded my ideas of what cinema was, or could be. I hope they did yours too.

​Arbelos will continue on. They've in fact already acquired two more Hungarian gems, Bela Tarr's DAMNATION and Marcell Jankovics' JANOS VITEZ. These were both restored by the Hungarian Film Archive, with Arbelos serving only as distributor. I've also agreed to complete the 4K restoration of another as-yet-announced film.
As for me? Nothing will stop me from continuing to do what I love and big plans are afoot. Expect an announcement soon.

Until then, keep buying blu-rays and supporting the small boutique labels that bring them to you!

[Gacivory]

Craig, sad to hear of your departure. It I’m excited to hear what you do in the future.

[jayembee]

Thanks for all of your hard work, Craig.

And special thanks for taking the time to post announcements, comments, and replies here in this thread.

[Yami]

While we wait for news on a Blu-Ray release of Son of the White Mare, it looks like György Kovásznay's Habfürdö might be in Arbelos' future plans.

[Sterling450]

https://shoparbelosfilms.com/collect...e-mare-blu-ray

Finally!!!

Son of the White Mare BD:
Special Features:

- Limited edition slipcase
- Folded 11x17 double-sided poster
- New 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
- New 4K restoration of János Vitéz (Johnny Corncob)
- Three remastered short films
- Brighter Colors - A new interview with director Marcell Jankovics
- Making of János Vitéz - Archival newsreel footage from 1973
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- New essays by Eleanor Cowen and Charles Solomon

[Yami]

Now that's outstanding. I did not expect them to include Janos Vitéz as an extra. It's certainly not a cheap release but I'll be putting a pre-order in.

[FrameFecker]

What a terrible shame.
Don’t suppose you’re looking to sell your system? Could do with a back-up.
Best wishes for the future.

[analmonger]

When's the next Arbelos sale

[MifuneFan]

A new 4K restoration of Chameleon Street (1989) was done by Arbelos Films, and will be showing at the upcoming New York Film Festival. I assume a BD release is on the way as well.

Chameleon Street
Wendell B. Harris Jr., USA, 1989, 94m

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival, Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s debut feature endures as a brilliant satirical examination of the place of race and class in the performance of American social life. Harris himself stars as William Douglas Street Jr., a real-life con man from Detroit who, disillusioned with working for his father, sets about reinventing himself—and then again, and then again—successfully impersonating a vast succession of journalists, lawyers, athletes, and even surgeons in the process. Harris’s film boldly shape-shifts to match its subject’s own chameleonic transformations, yielding not just a landmark work in American independent cinema but also a singular meditation on the mutability of American identity that’s dense with aesthetic and political ideas. An Arbelos Films release.
New 4K restoration by Arbelos Films.

[Craig-Rogers]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A new 4K restoration of Chameleon Street (1989) was done by Arbelos Films, and will be showing at the upcoming New York Film Festival. I assume a BD release is on the way as well.

Chameleon Street
Wendell B. Harris Jr., USA, 1989, 94m

This was the final restoration I did with Arbelos. Very surprised they kept it under wraps for so long. We signed this film years ago.

[dr727]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A new 4K restoration of Chameleon Street (1989) was done by Arbelos Films, and will be showing at the upcoming New York Film Festival. I assume a BD release is on the way as well.

Chameleon Street
Wendell B. Harris Jr., USA, 1989, 94m

An absolute, under-seen classic! The DVD is _so_ rough too! Can’t wait!

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A new 4K restoration of Chameleon Street (1989) was done by Arbelos Films, and will be showing at the upcoming New York Film Festival. I assume a BD release is on the way as well.

Chameleon Street
Wendell B. Harris Jr., USA, 1989, 94m

[Show spoiler]

I made that post 2 years ago, and Chameleon Street is finally coming out on Blu-ray! Dated for August 8th

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8KF2F9F...ect=1&sr=1-451

Specs:
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1.
DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono.
Region code: A.

Special Features:

• New 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative .
• New audio commentary featuring Wendell B. Harris Jr. and Ashely Clark.
• New audio commentary featuring cast and crew .
• Marriage Counseling - The evolution of a scene .
• Being Independent is Glorious - An archival conversation featuring Harris and Mike Plante.
• Archival video interview with William Douglas Street Jr.
• The Process - Archival documentary on the making of CHAMELEON STREET.
• Colette Vignette &#@45; Harris’ award-winning 1986 short film featuring CHAMELEON STREET actress Colette Haywood.
• So, You Say You Know Leadbelly… - Archival footage from CHAMELEON STREET pre-production character explorations.
• Original theatrical trailer.
• 2021 U.S theatrical trailer

CHAMELEON STREET - Official Trailer (4K Restoration) - YouTube