The Official Radiance Films Thread

[spatafore]

I buy Welcome to the Dollhouse (LE), glad that finally got it.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by gekats

Not a small club. Nikolaidis' top film by far! (Though Sweet bunch might be his most popular.)

Symeon Nikolaidis has uploaded his fathers' complete filmography on YouTube, if anyone's interested:

https://www.youtube.com/@nikosnikolaidisads39

(I believe Radiance were negotiating to release Singapore, but that was too expensive(?) and so they got it for Arrow instead. Hopefully the rest of his filmography also find its way to physical media. I think Sweet bunch and Morning patrol have recently been restored in 4K.)

They would be great. I think there was some mention about music rights issues? Hopefully something gets sorted out as I'd love to own those.

[DannyAfterDark]

Very surprised to see another World Noir announced before Volume 3 is even released, but I'm not complaining.

I understand there are lots of Mexican and Argentinian noirs from the period. Would love to see some of those make an appearance in future volumes for something a bit different.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Almost 100% they have Haunted Castle. It was one of the three films that were discovered on the sheet I believe along with Wife From Hades and Ghost of Yotsuya. Snow Woman ended up being a surprise (also a Tanaka a film) so almost positive Hidden Castle will be in the next set. No idea what the other two could be though.

Daiei didn't actually make a huge number of horror films, so we can probably guess the other titles. I'd predict we might see a couple of these:

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958, Misumi)
The Pit of Death (1968, Shima)
The Curse of the Ghost (1969, Mori)
Masseur’s Curse (1970, Yasuda)
The Possessed (1976, Imai)

Leaning towards the Mori for obvious reasons, but Yasuda did Daimajin and a number of Zatoichi and Yokai Monsters films; whilst Shima is only really known for Warning from Space. Imai is a legend in his own right, but for some reason we haven't yet seen any of his work from Radiance, and this is quite a bit later than his heyday. There was a Misumi title in the first set, but yet to see if Radiance will dip into the whole 'ghost-cat' sub-genre (I suppose they could do this one if they were gonna do any, as it's a well-regarded director).

The Pit of Death sounds really interesting as it has been described as a 'horror-noir'. The Mori film seems to be another adaptation of the same story as Kato's The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, so that could be interesting too.

Of course they could do two Tanaka titles and include The Demon of Mount Oe (looks delightfully crazy from the footage I just saw), but on the other hand they may want to have a range of directors like the first set.

My overall prediction?

The Pit of Death (1968, Koji Shima)
The Curse of the Ghost (1969, Kazuo Mori)
Haunted Castle (1969, Tokuzō Tanaka)

[gekats]

Originally Posted by Yami

They would be great. I think there was some mention about music rights issues? Hopefully something gets sorted out as I'd love to own those.

Music rights would obviously pose problems for Sweet bunch or Wretches are still singing.

However, Morning patrol's score consists exclusively (if I'm not forgetting something) of Hadjinassios' excellent original compositions. I could see the various snippets of older film noirs and musicals being projected at various points throughout posing problems though. Big combo among them might be public domain, but the rest, Band wagon, Gilda and Dick Richards' remake of Farewell my lovely among them, aren't. Not sure how that works out.

Since you're a fan of Morning patrol, I'll take this chance to repeat my recommendation for Karypidis' excellent (and unjustly underseen and forgotten) In the shadow of fear (photography by Angelopoulos' and Breillat's doP Arvanitis, which this murky copy certainly doesn't do justice), that I recently revisited online after maybe 15-20 years since its last screening(!):

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pkgrd

Funny coincidence: this one intercuts the climax of Zabriskie point being aired on TV, which should be problematic as well... (Not that anybody is going to be looking for it though; it's even forgotten in its own country... Would fit nicely within the Radiance catalogue though.)

[moviemaker]

Originally Posted by gekats

Not a small club. Nikolaidis' top film by far! (Though Sweet bunch might be his most popular.)

Symeon Nikolaidis has uploaded his fathers' complete filmography on YouTube, if anyone's interested:

https://www.youtube.com/@nikosnikolaidisads39

(I believe Radiance were negotiating to release Singapore, but that was too expensive(?) and so they got it for Arrow instead. Hopefully the rest of his filmography also find its way to physical media. I think Sweet bunch and Morning patrol have recently been restored in 4K.)

great news, thanks! Morning Patrol would be a dream come true.

[Querelle]

Morning Patrol is my favorite Nikolaidis as well. I have his DVD boxset, but an upgrade would be great

Marie told me Morning Patrol, Zero Years, and Sweet Bunch had been restored in 4K and were available for download on his site

[moviemaker]

Originally Posted by gekats

Music rights would obviously pose problems for Sweet bunch or Wretches are still singing.

However, Morning patrol's score consists exclusively (if I'm not forgetting something) of Hadjinassios' excellent original compositions.

I would be very interested in obtaining this soundtrack if available.

[moviemaker]

Originally Posted by gekats

Not a small club. Nikolaidis' top film by far! (Though Sweet bunch might be his most popular.)

Symeon Nikolaidis has uploaded his fathers' complete filmography on YouTube, if anyone's interested:

https://www.youtube.com/@nikosnikolaidisads39

Just caught the Sweet Bunch trailer - looks absolutely fascinating! It's such a shame that for most people, Greek cinema begins and ends with Yorgos Lanthimos and Costa-Gavras. There's a whole world of incredible filmmaking happening in Greece that deserves way more attention!

[gekats]

Originally Posted by moviemaker

I would be very interested in obtaining this soundtrack if available.

I own the original LP; there has also been a CD reissue. Here it is: https://www.discogs.com/master/68302...BB%CE%BF%CF%82

[Show spoiler]Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...Pg-Fz-LOM4SpVg

Hopefully you'll find a cheap copy available.

Also Hadjinassios' score for Sweet bunch is worth checking out too (pleased to read you enjoyed the trailer; do check out the film too, Nikolaidis' most immediately appealing crowdpleaser): https://www.discogs.com/master/49012...81%CE%AF%CE%B1

[Show spoiler]Youtube playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...GM9VteHKNkfhVY

Since this is turning into a Hadjinasssios post, I'll also point many eurocult aficionados posting here to his score for the greek eurospy entry The navel

[Show spoiler](here is the London-set opening credit sequence:

The Navel (1975) (Opening Titles) Greek Spy Thriller - Ο Ομφαλος - YouTube

This track had later lyrics added to and became a popular song.)

and his excellent work for the Barbara Bouchet greek giallo The hook:

[Show spoiler](youtube playlist:

Giorgos Hadjinassios - Το Αγκίστ�ι / The Hook (1977). - YouTube

)

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by moviemaker

I might be part of a very small club here, but I'm desperately hoping Radiance will give us a proper Blu-ray release of Nikos Nikolaidis' Morning Patrol.
A sort of Greek version of Tarkovsky's Stalker.

Right now I'm stuck with a bootleg DVD (the things we do for obscure cinema!). I believe his son handles the film rights these days, so maybe there's hope for us fans yet.

Here is a trailer:

MORNING PATROL HD TRAILER - YouTube

Huge fan of Morning Patrol & i agree with Gekats, definitely his best film (although i like a lot of his others too!)

[Mike0284]

Originally Posted by ZombAid

I'm officially done with Yakuza Flicks, especially Kinji Fukasaku. I don't understand mostly who is who and what their goal is, besides shooting the other one that looks exactly like him. There are very few good Films in that subgenre in my opinion, one being Big Time Gambling Boss.

Originally Posted by ZombAid

Short Black Hair, Sunglasses and a Leather Jacket. Hard for me to tell the difference.
I have problems with German people (I'm german myself fyi) that choose to have the same look.
It's not a racism thing!

[jackranderson]

Originally Posted by tomblu

And more curiously perhaps is that it is a preorder for release in over a month. If they found extra LE in the warehouse why can't they be shipped immediately? I wonder what the deal with that is.

Balls, didn't realise it was a pre-order. How bizarre.

[ryanhoward79]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

Balls, didn't realise it was a pre-order. How bizarre.

If you ordered it by itself, it will ship out in a couple of weeks or so according to the Radiance team. The wait won't be that long

[MovieBuff647]

Radiance teased a DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS announcement in July at the bottom of their email two days ago regarding the September announcements. ("Next month, daughters!")

[Yurakucho]

Any reason given for Welcome to the Dollhouse LE coming back in stock?

[ryanhoward79]

Originally Posted by Yurakucho

Any reason given for Welcome to the Dollhouse LE coming back in stock?

I think they found extra copies in their warehouse.

[The Coconut God]

Originally Posted by ryanhoward79

I think they found extra copies in their warehouse.

Now they need to find a few extra copies of The Working Class Goes to Heaven and I'll be super happy...

[DukeTogo84]

Has anyone watched their copy of Oiwa's ghost yet? I won't have access to my copy for a couple of weeks, but noticed the Blu-ray.com review mention some start up issues? https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-T...383487/#Review Seems like it MIGHT just be an issue for Playstation's. Has anyone tried this on a Sony Blu-ray player?

[Thomas Veil]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Has anyone watched their copy of Oiwa's ghost yet? I won't have access to my copy for a couple of weeks, but noticed the Blu-ray.com review mention some start up issues? https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-T...383487/#Review Seems like it MIGHT just be an issue for Playstation's. Has anyone tried this on a Sony Blu-ray player?

Yes, and it worked fine on my Sony 800m2.