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Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs  Arrow were offered at least one slasher a couple of years ago, and they had zero interest in releasing it. Fast forward a few years and they now have a couple of slashers lined up (including the one mentioned above). Hmmmmmmm. |
They also had zero interest in a couple of projects that I pitched to them circa 2011/12.
Three years later, they changed their minds, and I'm developing both right now.
Why? Because state-of-the-art 4K restorations had become available in the meantime.
Every recent conspiracy theory about Arrow needs to be assessed in the light of (a) their dramatic raising of technical standards post-2012, and the resulting increase in the number of masters being rejected (with certain types of film being disproportionally affected), and (b) their move into the US market post-2014, which has made it more feasible to go back to 35mm basics more of the time, thus allowing a reassessment of titles that had previously been rejected on technical grounds.
Ignore these factors and any over-arching theory about Arrow's post-2012 acquisition and release strategy is highly likely to be barking up the wrong tree.