Radiance Films

[Trashforcash]

So excited to hear Fran Simeoni has jumped ship to start up a new label. What do we expect from this? I see Kat Ellinger is on board. I'm crossing my fingers for a UK Vinegar Syndrome (wierd stuff you've never heard of, incredible slips etc etc). I can't wait to see what they announce!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Agreed.

'Bout time the UK had a new and exciting cult label.

Arrow will continually go down the mainstream route in the future,as the more money to be made in titles like Desperado,True Romance etc. will have the Zavvi honchos drooling as opposed to forking money out for obscure 'niche' titles.

So yeah,bring on Radiance Films!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Agreed.

'Bout time the UK had a new and exciting cult label.

Arrow will continually go down the mainstream route in the future,as the more money to be made in titles like Desperado,True Romance etc. will have the Zavvi honchos drooling as opposed to forking money out for obscure 'niche' titles.

So yeah,bring on Radiance Films!

I read a bit about Radiance on Blu-Ray.com yesterday. Simeoni was on briefly talking about things he hopes to release along with loads of suggestions.

The films mentioned made Arrow Academy look like Vinegar Syndrome. Art house stuff i'd never heard of, every single one of them.

My thoughts after reading were that i wouldn't be buying a single Radiance title ever.

[Trashforcash]

Yes, just seen the thread. I think they need to find a sweet spot. For me, Indicator & Eureka are a bit stuffy, and Arrow are too mainstream. Hoping for more trashier stuff than Academy. Imagine a UK company putting out Gymkata, Miami Connection and Lady Terminator etc... that's the gap. I'll support them by buying whatever they release in the first few months though.

[Justin101]

He did say that he has to think commercially to start off with though or he's not going to be around for long. Think of Indicator's first 6 months, they were mainstream film releases and went into the deep cuts afterwards.

Some of the suggestions in that thread are wild and most people are not going to pay for some obscure world cinema film they haven't heard of based on the providence of the boutique label they're being released on. Even in Eureka's Masters of Cinema range where they go world cinema it's very often well known stuff.

Let's see what kind of things come out before any bold statements are made though

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I read a bit about Radiance on Blu-Ray.com yesterday. Simeoni was on briefly talking about things he hopes to release along with loads of suggestions.

The films mentioned made Arrow Academy look like Vinegar Syndrome. Art house stuff i'd never heard of, every single one of them.

My thoughts after reading were that i wouldn't be buying a single Radiance title ever.

****!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

****!

Yeah, i know. I was quite excited when i saw the thread and then saw what people were suggesting and Simeoni's comments.

Talk about deflated.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

What sort of titles we talking D?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

What sort of titles we talking D?

Here's a quote

Looks like Tom Mes has signed up as a producer with Radiance, so I guess that bodes well for Japanese films.

Swedish arthouse cinema as well as Czech films have been mentioned among other things, French New Wave etc...

It's all speculation and we won't know really until announcements i guess.

[Justin101]