The Arrow Thread - Page 647

Stephen@Cult Labs · #**6461** 11th October 2015, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Insomnia (1997), which Arrow released in 2003?

As I saw someone else say, there doesn't seem to be an Insomnia poster anywhere with those words on it.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**6462** 11th October 2015, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

As I saw someone else say, there doesn't seem to be an Insomnia poster anywhere with those words on it.

I was just thinking of Norwegian films which Arrow have previously released and going through the list.

I would love it to be Cold Prey (Fritt Vilt) and the sequel.

Hawkmonger · #**6463** 11th October 2015, 06:15 PM

And people still say Arrow have turned their back on their target audience!

trebor8273 · #**6464** 11th October 2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

And people still say Arrow have turned their back on their target audience!

They just did it to prove me wrong

Slightly off topic. Do people think arrow or 88 films will have a sale nearer Halloween, sure arrow have the last couple years

keirarts · #**6465** 11th October 2015, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

And people still say Arrow have turned their back on their target audience!

I think they have the sanest business plan going at the minute. Bigger, more commercially recognisable releases interspersed with more obscure stuff that caters to niche (classy) audiences like us. Yakuza pictures, spaghetti westerns, giallos ect. Given the problematic nature of licensing Italian titles and putting out good products, one or two with great restorations as opposed to loads with iffy transfers is preferable to me.

JAMIOUSE · #**6466** 11th October 2015, 07:22 PM

Completely agree with you there, it also seems that Arrow are staying true to what they said when they launched the label in the US. We are now getting niche - giallo titles that we would never have got had they of stayed UK only. Solange, Evelyn what next?

Michael Brooke · #**6467** 12th October 2015, 07:31 AM

Plenty! As Arrow explained at the time, the whole point of opening up the US arm was that a bigger marketplace would justify a greater number of original 35mm-sourced restorations where James White and Deluxe can maintain complete control over the entire process from beginning to end. And I'd never have believed in 2013 (when Arrow released just three original restos) that they'd come this far just two years later.

And yes, the point of the higher-profile titles is indeed to subsidise the riskier ones - especially if they need lots of expensive work done to make them releasable.