Radiance Films North America Thread

[DukeTogo84]

Can anyone add the 5 US titles to the database? I saw Francesco's on Twitter asking for someone to do it and I want to update the front page. I'm going to learn how to do this one day.

[willieconway]

Originally Posted by Telstar

I was an Arrow Gold Backer back in the day and snagged lots of great stuff during that five year run. Of course, there was also an ever increasing number of titles that simply didn't interest me over the years and that I wound up selling off (many to folks on this very site), but all in all it turned out to be an amazing deal.
That said, the Radiance line suggests it might be a somewhat tougher sell, interesting though it might be, and I just don't think I have the energy at this point to deal with unloading all the stuff I might not want over the next three years.
So I guess that's a reluctant pass for me on the 3-year Gold Package.

I backed the Arrow campaign as well and it was a goldmine, both financially and in terms of all the BDs I kept. The Radiance three year package is interesting and slightly tempting but given that I really one want one of the release titles, I'm going to pass. Variety is great but in this case I could easily see myself having to sell off most of the releases. At least with Arrow you had some idea of the kind of stuff they'd put out. In this case it seems to be all over the place. Not a bad thing at all but purchasing in advance seems too risky.

[Rayjg]

Hate to be that guy but have they hinted of any future UHDs.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Hate to be that guy but have they hinted of any future UHDs.

They have mentioned they will not be releasing UHD's. At least not anytime in the immediate future.

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by Jaymole

The bundle saves a little money, (around 1.6 GBP more if buying 2 separately), but shipping is almost 10GBP for a bundle so that is why I am thinking of buying them all together. It is around 20 GBP for the Jan bundle & the 8 others.

You'll be waiting several months until the final item is available before they ship anything. FYI.

[DukeTogo84]

Looks like the US listings are up on our page, but no pictures yet. Also, hope we can link Big Time Gamblin Boss to its Amazon page, as it's already up for pre-order.

[DukeTogo84]

MifuneFan, I hope you don't mind if take some of your layout for the US Radiance thread. I won't be putting in as much as yours, as this feels like the more official one, but this way at least the two Radiance threats have some uniformity. I gave you credit on the initial post, and if you have any issues let me know and I'll reformat it.

[TheMGR]

I'm actually sort of possibly thinking about doing the gold package but I'm worried about the possibility of getting hit with customs and duties when things eventually ship, since I'm in Canada and I assume everything is coming from the US but I don't know how often packages will ship or what the value of each shipment will be, maybe they'll wait until there's enough to send a nice big box which is sure to end up getting hit with import fees and all that. Or maybe they'll just ship 2-3 titles a month which, if declared based on the actual cost of each title based on the subscription amount, would probably be safe. But, we don't know that yet. So I'm just not sure what I'm gonna do here but, I'm thinking about it.

Obviously the other issue is that it's a lot of money to lay out at once, even though in the end it looks like you'd definitely get your money's worth and these are all limited editions, anyway we'll see I guess.

[DukeTogo84]

So out of the hints we got, two don't match the current releases unless I'm missing something. Italian gothic, and corruption/mafia. I wonder if those will be part of the next slate, which I'm guessing we wont hear about for a few months.

[hainesdogg]

Well I took the plunge and did the US Gold Sub. If it's like the Circle of Trust from Oscilloscope it will probably introduce me to a lot of new cinema.

[mclellandj]

The Gold Sub is an amazing deal even if they only do a 2 a month for 3 years. I would love if more companies do this. Very excited about this new label.

[BunyipPouch]

Originally Posted by hainesdogg

Well I took the plunge and did the US Gold Sub. If it's like the Circle of Trust from Oscilloscope it will probably introduce me to a lot of new cinema.

Originally Posted by mclellandj

The Gold Sub is an amazing deal even if they only do a 2 a month for 3 years. I would love if more companies do this. Very excited about this new label.

Where are you all seeing it for the US?

I only see the UK one that's been sold out for a few days...

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by BunyipPouch

Where are you all seeing it for the US?

I only see the UK one that's been sold out for a few days...

https://mvdshop.com/products/radianc...-to-50-blu-ray

Sold out though.

[By_His_Strypes]

is Radiance the new label from the guy who left Arrow? some of these titles look very interesting...

[Rayjg]

If only I had spent my pandemic check already

[DukeTogo84]

Well, the USA package deal has officially sold out. Hopefully this gives Radiance some extra footing and maybe they will do a few more of these.

[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by WorkShed

You'll be waiting several months until the final item is available before they ship anything. FYI.

I don't mind as I am so backed up with blu-rays to watch but I understand that I am probably in the minority.

[TheMGR]

Sold out, so I guess I don't need to worry about it any more lol

[NathanLurker]

I compared prices a little bit for the Big Time Gambling Boss blu ray, shipping to Montreal, Québec, Canada

updated oct 6th.

Diabolik DVD : 24.99 USD + 14.11USD shipping = 51.75 $CAD
MVDshop : 25 USD + 12.95 USD shipping = 50.23 $CAD
edit: GrindhouseVideo : Ships inside the US only, no shipping to Canada or other international destinations.
Zavvi.ca : 34.49 $CAD + 6.06$CAD shipping = 40.55 $CAD (edit: RegionB even though it's the canada website)
UnobstructedView : currently not available
WowHd.ca : currently not available
amazon.ca : listed. no price yet
Direct from Radiance Films (Region B though) : £16.99 + £9.91 shipping = £26.90 or 41.30 $CAD

I might just grab a region B version, unless prices go down a bit on North American sellers shops. For some reason, US shipping to Canada seems to always be more expensive than shipping from UK to Canada. The current Zavvi price listed above (41.49$CAD) for Big Time Gambling Boss is the same price as 88 Films deluxe box Limited edition titles that I grab from there (Iceman Cometh is currently on preorder at the same price). so the Radiance title is a bit on the expensive side in comparison, and way more affordable if I buy direct from Radiance Films direct webstore, where the titles are up earlier, making it easier to secure a copy.

[DRCrispin]

Originally Posted by hainesdogg

Well I took the plunge and did the US Gold Sub. If it's like the Circle of Trust from Oscilloscope it will probably introduce me to a lot of new cinema.

I did this too, and have a similar feeling.
Yesterday morning on twitter they posted having... 4 of them left.
I had considered it the night before, but seeing as few left I took it for fate:
I'm in Canada, so I'm curious how shipping will work (specifically if I get hit with duty charges). Looking forward to more announcements!