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Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2024 8:24 am
by MichaelB
swo17 wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:12 amOn the other side of things, I'm one of those people that can't play
Mr. Goodbar
I can't either, but that's because despite me ordering it on 29 November it still hasn't arrived. I suspect feelthy foreigners like me are right at the bottom of the priority list after VS subscribers and fine upstanding Americans.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2024 8:57 am
by swo17
Well if you weren't aware, the last half hour of the movie won't play in certain UHD players. They may try to sort that out before shipping to other countries? And for what it's worth, I only received my shipment a couple days ago
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2024 9:32 am
by MichaelB
I was aware, and VS has always been very good about proactive replacements - I've never had to request one upfront.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2024 6:20 pm
by nicolas
MichaelB wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2024 8:24 am
swo17 wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:12 amOn the other side of things, I'm one of those people that can't play
Mr. Goodbar
I can't either, but that's because despite me ordering it on 29 November it still hasn't arrived. I suspect feelthy foreigners like me are right at the bottom of the priority list after VS subscribers and fine upstanding Americans.
VS mentioned that orders placed during the pre-Black Friday shopping event (?) at November 1, where Goodbar was first made available for sale, will ship first. I’ve ordered then and got my international package today (shipped just ahead of Christmas) so they’re likely still a bit behind.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2024 11:36 am
by nicolas
CSM126 wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:01 am
I regret to confirm that the transfer of Candy Mountain is appalling. Someone somewhere in the restoration or encoding process had no idea what to do with the color black. True blacks are reduced to blobs of pale green/blue pixels. Reminds me of playing with photoshop and cranking up the contrast on a dark image until it glows with pixel rings. Bright scenes are… okay. Relatively speaking. But really this looks hardly any better than Blaq Out’s French DVD transfer and that is one of the worst discs I own. So is this. I think the VHS might be better (in spite of the lower resolution), although my VCR recently quit on me so I can’t fire it up for a comparison right now.
The issues are with your setup. I also got the release, checked your time codes and can’t see any of the issues on my LG OLED + Panasonic 824. Blacks are very deep and look as they should. The encode is terrible (as are most of Film Movement’s) but these issues aren’t inherited from there. Hopefully you’re getting this sorted out!
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2024 12:44 pm
by CSM126
I fail to see how this is in my tv when nothing else I watch has this issue, but maybe someone can give me a clue. I watched The Keep (a very darkly lit movie) and saw nothing of this sort at all. I also don’t see it on streaming video or live TV, so I’m confused.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:24 pm
by yoloswegmaster
January 1st at 12:01 PM EST
- 3 Regular VS
- 1 VSU
- 16 Partner Labels
- New merch
- Daily Deals
January 2nd at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 Cinématographe
- Daily Deals
January 3rd at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 VSA
- Daily Deals
January 4th at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 VSP
- Daily Deals
January 5th at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 VSL
- Daily Deals
January 6th at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 Cinématographe
- Daily Deals
January 7th at 12:01 PM EST
- 1 Degausser (Blu-ray and VHS)
- Daily Deals
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:09 pm
by dwk
VS:
Virtuosity UHD (VSU)
Deranged UHD
Curse of the Devil/The Vampires Night Orgy/Demon Witch CHild
The Seventh Curse/Witch From Nepal
Melusine:
The Image UHD (Melusine)
Neon Nights (Command Cinema)
Ribald Tales of Canterbury & Tasty (Peekarama)
Partner Labels
The Canyons (IFC)
Disembodied (Bleeding Skull)
Dream Team (Yellow Veil Pictures)
Hukkle (Dekanalog)
Influencer (Shudder)
Jacker /Jacker 2: Descent to Hell (Saturn's Core)
Keanu & Co. (CIP)
The Last Circus (Magnolia Pictures)
New Life (Brainstorm Media)
Once Were Warriors (Film Movement Classics)
The Sales Girl (Film Movement)
Satan War (AGFA)
Smiley Face (Dark Star)
The Special People (Art Label)
Videoman (ETR Media)
Wonderful Paradise (Kani)
and the subscription schedule
January 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $181.94 (MSRP)
Including: DERANGED: CONFESSIONS OF A NECROPHILE (4K UHD debut), 3-BD Spanish Horror Collection featuring CURSE OF THE DEVIL + THE VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY + DEMON WITCH CHILD, BD double feature of THE SEVENTH CURSE + WITCH FROM NEPAL
February 2025:
3 VS releases $149.94 (MSRP)
Including: THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY (uncut 4K UHD + BD debut), BD debut of 80s Slasher, BD debut of 80s Jess Franco horror
March 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $199.94 (MSRP)
Including: BD Debut of DEVIL FETUS + HER VENGEANCE, Forgotten Gialli Box, UHD + BD debut of jaw-dropping 80s British thriller
April 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $176.94 (MSRP)
Including: UHD debut of giallo, UHD debut of early supernatural slasher, BD debut/double feature of 60s British Horror
May 2025:
4 VS releases totaling $260.92 (MSRP)
Including: UHD debut of 70s horror masterpiece, UHD debut of 90s horror classic, plus two secret surprise UHDs!
June 2025:
No releases planned
July 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $179.94 (MSRP)
Including: 3x UHD debuts of horror and sci-fi films
August 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $226.94 (MSRP)
Including: UHD debut of SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D., a 3-film set of 70s Italian horror rarities, and a Double feature of two genre-melding films by indie director legend (one UHD/BD, one BD only).
September 2025:
3 VS releases totaling $179.94 (MSRP)
Including: UHD double feature of major indie horror films, BD debut of batshit crazy Italian horror, UHD debut of 90s supernatural horror
October 2025:
4 VS releases totaling $231.92 (MSRP)
Including: UHD debut (and brand new restoration) of 70s horror classic, UHD debut of a masterful 90s horror-infused genre-bender, UHD debut of giallo, disc debut of gory 80s supernatural horror
November 2025:
4 VS releases totaling $290.92 (MSRP)
Including: A shocking UHD debut, a horror box set, plus two more mind-blowing Secret Surprise titles
December 2025:
No releases planned
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:25 pm
by TechnicolorAcid
For anyone curious on recommendations, please check out Smiley Face, it’s such a genuinely funny little comedy and it has an almost infectious charm to it that Araki really hones in on.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:30 pm
by therewillbeblus
Seconded, that's the one I'll be getting from this batch
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:39 pm
by PfR73
Ditto on the recommendation. I saw it at SXSW years ago, laughed a ton, and was always disappointed it had never gotten a Blu-ray release.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:47 pm
by Grand Wazoo
Never expected to see The Canyons get a re-release (the blu ray has been a Dollar Tree staple) but especially not with an Adrian Martin commentary.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:04 pm
by beamish14
They couldn’t get ANY other features for Smiley Face? Some real wasted opportunities with these titles
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:05 pm
by beamish14
Hukkle is a really fun film. The directors’ other works have all been restored in Hungary
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:48 pm
by senseabove
On release pages on the VS site, there are "Have It" and "Need It" buttons that I assume indicate a library/wantlist function... but I can't find anywhere to actually see that library/wantlist? Anyone know where that's hiding?
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:36 pm
by dwk
On the bottom of the page, towards the center, you should see VS Checklist under Explore
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:25 pm
by senseabove
Oh, thanks! I had looked at those checklists and assumed it was just a list of releases—missed that have/need is a sortable column there.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:08 pm
by pianocrash
dwk wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:09 pm
Melusine:
The Image UHD (Melusine)
Neon Nights (Command Cinema)
Ribald Tales of Canterbury & Tasty (Peekarama)
Also listed in the Rewards section of the Melusine site: the notorious roughie
Hot Summer In the City BD, which can be
redeemed for 3000 loyalty points (
trailer!).
I know VS/etc. has had previous releases with original licensed music tracks, but I think slipping this one quietly almost under the radar is probably best for all involved (John Sebastian: still alive!). But then again, the trailer also looks like best-existing-print-available anyway, not like anyone was really expecting that sort of thing? Melusine is neck & neck with my adult-oriented DV-R keyvip this time around, but I hope this title is still alive for their annual Valentine's Day adults-only sale (it's lonely at the top, etc.).
beamish14 wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:04 pm
They couldn’t get ANY other features for
Smiley Face? Some real wasted opportunities with these titles
I know VS only had a month off from releases, but this month's seems like they're really pushing a deluge out (& maybe ran out of money for supplements?!?!), but at least there's a Purchell commentary
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:04 pm
by jheez
beamish14 wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:04 pm
They couldn’t get ANY other features for
Smiley Face? Some real wasted opportunities with these titles
They tried…
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:05 pm
by dwk
Bang the Drum Slowly (Cinématographe)
I guess this means they aren't doing Eight Men Out
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:23 pm
by domino harvey
The way Cinematographe keeps going after all those old $5 Paramount bargain DVD titles is telling
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:41 pm
by mfunk9786
Feeling like Domino with this particular slate of announcements. My order from Black Friday still hasn't shipped, so I'm sure that's adding to my sour feeling, but man... not sure I've seen a more boring film (aside from Goin' South?) with an A++ grade actor in it than Bang the Drum Slowly. Between that and a copy of Virtuosity that's nearly as expensive as buying a VR headset, and Vinegar Syndrome is definitely driving themselves off a cliff in my book.
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:01 am
by dwk
Here are hints for the Cinématographe releases for the first half of 2025
Jan 6th -- blu-ray of an overlooked 70s mystery, has been released in the US but has been OOP for a while
February -- two blu-ray releases: one a never on disc, anywhere in the world, comedy and the other a never on blu-ray, anywhere in the world, drama
March -- world blu-ray debut of a 70s film
April -- world UHD debut of an action movie, which will likely be the most controversial choice for Cinématographe yet
May -- world blu-ray debut of an 80s film from a major filmmaker, world UHD debut of another 80s film that couldn't be more different
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:17 am
by beamish14
dwk wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:01 am
Here are hints for the Cinématographe releases for the first half of 2025
Jan 6th -- blu-ray of an overlooked 70s mystery, has been released in the US but has been OOP for a while
February -- two blu-ray releases: one a never on disc, anywhere in the world, comedy and the other a never on blu-ray, anywhere in the world, drama
March -- world blu-ray debut of a 70s film
April -- world UHD debut of an action movie, which will likely be the most controversial choice for Cinématographe yet
May -- world blu-ray debut of an 80s film from a major filmmaker, world UHD debut of another 80s film that couldn't be more different
70’s mystery:
Peeper or
The Late Show?
80’s film from a major filmmaker:
Young Sherlock Holmes or
China Girl
Controversial action film:
Crack House
Re: Vinegar Syndrome and Their Partner Labels
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:47 am
by PfR73
Peeper should be with Fox, and The Late Show is Warners. VS doesn't have deals with either of them, unless these would be the first releases, which is unlikely.
Young Sherlock Holmes is already on Blu-ray, so it wouldn't be a Blu-ray debut.