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dwk wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 6:30 am The mystery titles: Invasion USA UHD and Criminally Insane / Satan's Black Wedding double feature Blu-ray. The two VSA releases are Lifeline UHD and The Instructor Blu-ray. The two VSA releases are limited to 5000 copies each.

Even the Blu-ray.com forum’s cultists recognize this is a particularly lame lineup for something they’ve been hyping so heavily

I went ahead and ordered Lifeline because Johnnie To, but I do wonder if VS's ever increasing pricepoint is stopping people from ordering newer releases that they would have jumped on three or four years ago?

The Yellow Veil label has just put the soundtrack to Riddle of Fire up on their YouTube page.

Vinegar is releasing Riddle of Fire by themselves, I wonder why Yellow Veil didn't release it. Do they only own the soundtrack? Do people actually like the movie so Vinnie decided "oooh I'll take that"?

colinr0380 wrote: Sat May 25, 2024 4:17 pm The Yellow Veil label has just put the soundtrack to Riddle of Fire up on their YouTube page.

Mondo is releasing it on vinyl

What A Disgrace wrote: Sat May 25, 2024 4:38 pm Vinegar is releasing Riddle of Fire by themselves, I wonder why Yellow Veil didn't release it. Do they only own the soundtrack? Do people actually like the movie so Vinnie decided "oooh I'll take that"?

It’s a co-production between both companies, that’s why VS released it.

Ah, mystery solved.

Partner month has started, and sorry, but We're All Going to the World's Fair is indeed still sold out. A ton of new stuff up for pre-order though. Most of interest to my eyes:

Beijing Watermelon (Nobuhiko Obayashi)
Kamikaze '89 (Wolf Gremm)
Mister Lonely (Harmony Korine)
The Plot Against Harry (Michael Roemer)
Roadkill (Bruce McDonald)
Shanghai Triad (Zhang Yimou)
Six in Paris (Various)
The Sweet East (Sean Price Williams)

Wtf when did Paris vu par happen?! Or is this a new announcement?

domino harvey wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 7:03 pm Wtf when did Paris vu par happen?! Or is this a new announcement?

Just announced (or 'dropped' to use youthful parlance).

It's coming from Icarus Films, who are apparently new partners with VS

The Rouch segment in the film is the greatest short film ever made. If anyone needs needling to add it up their order (it’s the only thing I ordered - $39 with shipping, Jesus)

Icarus means we could get some Marker and more Rouch on Blu soon

Got that and The Sweet East (I even ordered the slipcover for the latter) - can't recommend these highly enough, the first almost solely for the Rouch segment domino champions above

Ha I didn’t even notice that someone from New Yorker said almost the same thing I did about the Rouch short in their pull quote

I'll give a recommendation for With Love and a Major Organ, especially to fans of Michel Gondry.

I’m assuming Shanghai Triad will look identical to Film Movement’s

Shanghai Triad is from Film Movement, so this is probably just adding a slipcover. The film was also part of Imprint's Zhang Yimou/Gong Li set

so far the Film Movement partnership has been a total waste. at least Icarus is releasing something of value in their debut, though I don't like this trend of every US label that isn't Criterion/Kino/Shout becoming part of Vinegar Syndrome. is Flicker Alley going to join up next? Arbelos not long after? I genuinely hope not

some interesting stuff here as usual but I don't feel super rushed to get any of it. what I've learned is everything under Vinegar Syndrome's umbrella will sell out super quick on their site, but you can usually grab a copy from one of the import stores for months after the fact

Shudder's The Sadness slipcase is already sold out.

What A Disgrace wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 8:29 pm Shudder's The Sadness slipcase is already sold out.

Mister Lonely and Roadill are also on the verge of selling out

Won't they just get restocked though, minus the slips?

I believe you can purchase the slipless titles of any of these right now if you’d like (just select them from the drop down)

That's generally correct

domino harvey wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 7:09 pm The Rouch segment in the film is the greatest short film ever made. If anyone needs needling to add it up their order (it’s the only thing I ordered - $39 with shipping, Jesus)

Icarus means we could get some Marker and more Rouch on Blu soon

The Chabrol and Rohmer shorts are not nothing, in addition.

domino harvey wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:34 pm I believe you can purchase the slipless titles of any of these right now if you’d like (just select them from the drop down)

Yeah I know, I meant that they'll restock and show up on retail sites like DD et al. even after "selling out." I'm not trying to buy any more right now direct, but want the opportunity down the line