💿October Announcements💿
This Halloween, prepare to feast on our next set of titles, including two special rigid box releases from Harry Kümel, a new volume of Japanese Ghost Stories, as well as a French master’s poignant depiction of childhood.
💿August Announcements💿
August brings us another collection of Ninja action, a moody and unnerving Polish drama, our second Visconti release (this time in colour) and two twisty police-noirs from Claude Miller.
We are delighted to be part of the @barnesandnoble.com Foreign Films Sale, providing 40% off a range of Radiance titles - including our new March releases.
Available in select Barnes & Noble stores until 13th April
💿June Announcements 💿
Prepare for some blockbuster releases, as Summer starts with our first UHD, a new noir boxset, classic Visconti and a ghost returning from the grave.
Goodnight Popeye, Harry, Royal… RIP Gene Hackman one of the greatest.
Fresh stock of our February titles - including Patrick Tam's double-disc set of NOMAD + MY HEART IS THAT ETERNAL ROSE - have arrived in. Grab your copy of these physical releases from our site now!
Home now! Wow that’s going back some!
When I was a teenager I definitely fetishised certain objects, Lamy, Victorinox, Leatherman, Maglite, artist pencils I can’t recall the brand of. Other than phones do kids today still do the same? I have a feeling pens and tools might be a bit ‘old man’ behaviour now?
Just had my final Berlin Film Festival meeting and ended on a bang. A clutch of exciting deals confirmed, an even bigger batch of titles lined up for the future (pending approvals, master checks etc) which is VERY exciting. Flags won’t do it justice but it’s very exciting!
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
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So sad to hear of the passing of David Lynch, perhaps the greatest artist of his generation. What a hole he will leave behind, there wasn’t anyone like him. I knew deep down we wouldn’t be getting new work from him with his illness but to have that confirmed by his passing is truly devastating. RIP
Naturally I’ll be doing my damnedest to repeat that this year…
In the whirlwind that was Christmas and the return to work I realise I haven’t thanked all who voted in the DVDBeaver poll in which Radiance was ranked top label and also placed the top two (and more) blurays. An incredible honour and privilege that honestly floored me.
Horrible news about the fires in LA, hope people are safe and managing ok at this difficult time.
Delighted with this month’s titles, something for everyone I hope!
It's time for the Top 30 Disc Releases of 2024! From surprising obscurities to holy grail titles we never thought would see the light of day, it was quite a year. How many have you seen? facebook.com/mondodig
I’m signing off for 2024, for me a pretty good year for which I am very thankful. Very happy with the Radiance 2025 slate, very happy with the 2024 slate too but I’m always looking forwards. Didn’t see enough films in the cinema, didn’t see enough films period. Something to correct for next year.
Fave first watches 2024 (chronological):
In nome della legge
Il cammino della speranza
Diamonds of the Night
Targets
We’re All Going to the Worlds Fair
Hit Man
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Excludes future Radiance (aka the real best I saw)
The Polish poster for 'War of the Worlds: Next Century', featuring three human ears with numbered metal tags attached to them.
War of the Worlds: Next Century/Wojna światów – następne stulecie
(Piotr Szulkin, Poland, 1981)
The double dedication to H.G. and Orson Well(e)s niftily establishes both content and tone of Szulkin's second feature; it deals not only with a Martian invasion but the media's manipulated reaction.
Bo Widerberg’s THE MAN FROM MAJORCA (1984) is a neo noir combining FRENCH CONNECTION style aesthetic & thrills with a critique of Sweden’s Cold War security state. I wrote an essay for the upcoming @filmsradiance.bsky.social release about film & its influences, including Leif Persson’s source novel
Happy Man from Majorca day to all who celebrate!
Wow incredibly bowled over to hear Tracy Letts single out Radiance as the label to collect everything! Thank you Tracy and @seanfennessey.bsky.social for your kind words! Excellent episode too, jealous of Tracy’s excellent parenting “yay it’s in black and white”!
Cover of the Blu-ray Yokohama BJ Blues. BJ is walking on a city street .
Contents of the booklet. Cast and crew "Mitsuru Kurosawa and Toei Central: A creative producer in the post studio era ". Essay by Dimitri Ianni A review of Yokohama BJ Blues Transfer notes and credits
Super pumped to watch this tonight. @filmsradiance.bsky.social knocked it out of the park with this cover design. It will be nice to see a proper transfer of this film.
Big shout-out to including a translated review from when it came out. One of my favorite things Radiance has been doing recently.
Best box sets I’ve ever been involved with
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Can recommend the top few!
Milestone hit, contract #100
![Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau (1976-81) - New Trailer [Radiance #97-98-99]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mr5lyici3rvp3licighrzq5d/bafkreib64ls3xil2mucnehp2wvu7jth5r5nedyw5jsyq7uwjpyc2gfh24u)
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Delighted to have a film (L’Amour fou) on @sightsoundmag.bsky.social top discs of the year, among illustrious company of course. Lots I need to catch up with, Mean Streets, Feuillade and Tales of the Four Seasons top of my list
