Fun City Editions

[lilboyblu]

This will be another purchase for me, too. Loving the consistently great titles that FCE chooses for release.

[JoelGoodsen]

Ordered!

I won’t lie, I did get my hopes up that The Final Jeopardy (1985) was in that box!!! Maybe one day.

[jah13]

Yes, we figured let's cover all our bases re: aspect ratio. Glad it's appreciated.

We only had access to the European "R-rated" cut of DEATH RIDE TO OSAKA. The U.S. TV version aired as GIRLS OF THE WHITE ORCHID. According to Jonathan Kaplan, DEATH RIDE was the original title and that's the title he shot it under.

In the case of DEATH RIDE, as it was made for international theatrical play, the widescreen framing is true to source as well.

Originally Posted by whiteberry

Correct. The cropped versions have been available on Amazon and iTunes for the last couple of years. Multicom always crops TV movies to 16:9 when they make them available for streaming so I was pleasantly surprised to see the original 4:3 versions will be included in the box set.

[bergman864]

Really like the selection of films in the Primetime Panic boxset. All right up my alley. You guys consistently surprise me with every new release.

P.S. I kinda like the understated cover design.

[Animatic33]

Really excited for the Primetime Panic boxset. The cover art is awesome, definitely evokes those old TV Guide illustrations. I think someone on Twitter in relation to OCN or VS was sharing some old TV Guide illustrations earlier last month. I won't attempt to search for them right now, but damn, the new boxset really has that exact vibe going.

(Maybe they are the actual illustrations that were used for TV Guide ads? In any case, I really enjoy the look of it!)

[jah13]

Thanks! Of course, the look of old TV Guide ads was exactly the look we were going for!

Originally Posted by Animatic33

Really excited for the Primetime Panic boxset. The cover art is awesome, definitely evokes those old TV Guide illustrations. I think someone on Twitter in relation to OCN or VS was sharing some old TV Guide illustrations earlier last month. I won't attempt to search for them right now, but damn, the new boxset really has that exact vibe going.

(Maybe they are the actual illustrations that were used for TV Guide ads? In any case, I really enjoy the look of it!)

[cgpublic]

Dreams Don't Die? Looks like my train just pulled in...

[knyc1]

Dreams Don't Die is an automatic buy for me. Never dreamed I'd see a quality release of this. I love love Trini Alvarado. Not as gritty as it should be but it is shot on location. Interesting that a network tv movie was very early in recognizing the graffiti art craze and a nice pairing to the Martha Cooper documentary.

[KJones77]

Originally Posted by KJones77

Well if it's from ABC and it played as an ABC Wednesday Movie of the Week, this should help (it even conveniently lists what played on a Wednesday):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Mo...ek#Filmography

I also stumbled on this from YouTube, showing intro to 1982's Dreams Don't Die. Never heard of it, but set in NYC and the write-up sounds like prime material for FCE.

Dreams Don't Die ABC Wednesday Movie With Star Tunnel - YouTube

https://letterboxd.com/film/dreams-dont-die/

Not to pat myself on the back, but I'm going to pat myself on the back lol.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Looks like Smile is one of the few titles to go through its slip allotment without being a part of a VS sale.

[jah13]

It's the first FCE title to sell out its slipcover edition prior to sale price reduction, yes.

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Looks like Smile is one of the few titles to go through its slip allotment without being a part of a VS sale.

[jah13]

Yes, but did you guess there would be more than one film?

Originally Posted by KJones77

Not to pat myself on the back, but I'm going to pat myself on the back lol.

[jah13]

We believe it's the first fiction film to prominently feature graffiti and have a graffiti writer as protagonist. It predates WILD STYLE, BEAT STREET, STYLE WARS and Cooper and Chalfant's book, SUBWAY ART.

Originally Posted by knyc1

Dreams Don't Die is an automatic buy for me. Never dreamed I'd see a quality release of this. I love love Trini Alvarado. Not as gritty as it should be but it is shot on location. Interesting that a network tv movie was very early in recognizing the graffiti art craze and a nice pairing to the Martha Cooper documentary.

[Bradsdadg]

Wow, I have to admit the box set came out of left field for me. I just never really thought a partner label would put one together for some reason. It looks great though! I'll definitely be picking this one up when I can

[Jobla]

The box sounds interesting, although I would have preferred another Mare Winningham TV movie from the early 1980's, namely OFF THE MINNESOTA STRIP, in which she becomes a teen prostitute IIRC.

[jah13]

As is always the case, you work with what’s available to a large degree. Your preferred Mare film is not part of the catalog from which these 3 films came.

Originally Posted by Jobla

The box sounds interesting, although I would have preferred another Mare Winningham TV movie from the early 1980's, namely OFF THE MINNESOTA STRIP, in which she becomes a teen prostitute IIRC.

[tehthomas]

When is 'Radio On' coming out?

[jah13]

It’s going to play at the New York Film Festival and play some theatrical dates next month. Blu will come after that.

Originally Posted by tehthomas

When is 'Radio On' coming out?

[mmarczi]

I should probably start looking into these Fun City releases. Fortunately I'm not committed to slipcovers so I don't mind losing them. Got to admit, I'm a bit floored there's a label out there willing to carry over a booklet from a limited release to a standard, so major props for that. I'd take a booklet over a slipcover 75 times a day.

[Gerby]

Never seen Dreams Don't Die but i'm a sucker for any movies set in 70's/80's NYC. Is there any chance in the future of putting out an all-time favourite of mine Curtis Hanson's 1986 TV Movie The Children Of Times Square?