Vinegar Syndrome

[peter alex]

what is wrong with vinegar syndrome releases the covers are bad especially Bloodbath at the House of Death because its bad and not in a good way what have the done to vincent price's neck it looks like a tortoise sticking its head out of its shell.

[SymbioticFunction]

Just read that it's been leaked that Vinegar Syndrome will be releasing The Keep in a high definition format. If it's just regular 1080p, I hope it's region friendly (like my copy of their Argento's Trauma). I've badly wanted a hd copy of The Keep for a long time (ditto for my wife). Would import in a heartbeat.

[Justin101]

I don?t really rate The Keep but I would probably still buy it haha. Just because it?s been so hard to come by. Even though the story (possibly due to the edit) is a bit rubbish at least the soundtrack and imagery are top notch.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I don?t really rate The Keep but I would probably still buy it haha. Just because it?s been so hard to come by. Even though the story (possibly due to the edit) is a bit rubbish at least the soundtrack and imagery are top notch.

I also don't really rate The Keep.

But unlike you i wouldn't buy it just because it's been so hard to come by.

[will graham]

It'll sell out within a day.
How the heck they managed to talk michael mann into giving permission is one he'll of an achievement.....then again paramount have been in deep financial shit recently they probably just said nuts to mann and made a deal.

[Rob4]

Not seen The Keep since VHS days.

All I remember is it being quite slow and hard to follow. Also the performances seemed quite stilted. I finished the audiobook last year and quite enjoyed that.

Maybe I'll be able to follow the movie better now? I'm sure the picture upgrade will at least be a step up from the very murky VHS.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

If Vinegar Syndrome have it then there's probably a good chance one of our boutique labels will also have it in the pipeline.

Second Sight's first hundred quid release i'd bet

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by will graham

It'll sell out within a day.
How the heck they managed to talk michael mann into giving permission is one he'll of an achievement.....then again paramount have been in deep financial shit recently they probably just said nuts to mann and made a deal.

I'm quite sure it will sell out quickly, puts a bit of pressure on. There was an official Australian Via Vision dvd four years ago. It being posted about on this very site was where I first learnt of it. Not only does that Australian dvd have a Paramount logo upon loading up, but it even has the Paramount logo on the side of the dvd case. Would love to upgrade that.

[Susan Foreman]

'The Tenant' (1976) - 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo pre-order available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$34.48

"Trelkovsky, freshly arrived in Paris, is in desperate need of a place to live. After inquiring at a large apartment complex run by the brooding Monsieur Zy, he's offered the room of Simone Choule, a resident who recently attempted suicide by throwing herself out of the window. Undeterred by this macabre event, Trelkovsky is happy to move in. Shortly thereafter, he meets Stella, Simone's friend, and does his best to comfort and befriend her. Quickly integrating into Stella's bohemian social scene, Trelkovsky hopes that his life is finally turning a corner; that is, until his new neighbors begin acting strangely, making wild accusations against him, and displaying increasingly sinister and violent behaviors. As the weeks go on, Trelkovsky begins to suspect that something is very wrong in the stuffy old building and that Simone's fatal plunge might not have been her own doing...

From maverick director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby) comes one of the most unusual and unsettling studio thrillers of the 1970s: THE TENANT. Adapted from Roland Topor's cult novel, Polanski casts himself in the lead, offering a uniquely demented and outrageously funny performance, and is supported by Melvyn Douglas (The Changeling), Shelly Winters (Night of the Hunter, Lolita), and Isabelle Adjani (Possession). Featuring cinematography by two-time Oscar winner Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers) along with an original score by acclaimed composer Philippe Sarde (La Grande Bouffe), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present the 4K UHD debut of THE TENANT, newly and exclusively restored in 4K from its original camera negative and featuring a wide array of new and archival extras including an expanded interview with Polanski himself."

Special features and Specs:

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in its original English language mono soundtrack as well as a French dub soundtrack (untranslated)
• Commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• Paranoid in Paris (22 min) - an interview with co-writer / director / actor Roman Polanski
• Waiting for The Tenant (16 min) - an interview with actor Andre Penvern
• Room to Let (22 min) - author and film historian Stephen Thrower on The Tenant
• The Invisible Performer (15 min) - an interview with assistant cameraman Fran?ois Catonne
• Keeping Continuity (5 min) - an interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
• Audio Interview with co-writer Roland Topor by journalist Frederic Levy (6 min)
• Audio Interview with co-writer Gerard Brach by journalist Frederic Levy (5 min)
• A Visit to the Locations of The Tenant (11 min)
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• 40-page book with new essays by Patrick Dahl, Veronica Fitzpatrick, and Willow Catelyn Maclay
• English SDH subtitles
• 125 min
• 1.85:1
• English Mono

[Susan Foreman]

'Takeshi Kitano Double Play: Violent Cop & Boiling Point' (1989 / 1990) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Film Movement Classics - a partner label of Vinegar Syndrome - UK$23.94

Release date: November

"In his explosive directorial debut Japanese renaissance man-cum-comedian-extraordinaire Takeshi "Beat" Kitano plays vicious rogue homicide Detective Azuma who takes on a sadistic crime syndicate only to discover widespread internal corruption in the police force. Facing criminal charges for his unorthodox "Dirty Harry" type methods, Azuma finds himself caught in a web of betrayal and intrigue that sends him on a bloody trail of vengeance. But when his sister is kidnapped by a sadistic drug lord, Azuma's tactics escalate towards an apocalyptic climax.

In enfant terrible Takeshi Kitano's explosive second feature film, Masaki (Yurei Yanagi) is an unassuming gas station attendant and amateur baseball player for underdog team The Eagles. After he enrages a local yakuza, setting off a feud between the gangsters and his coach, Masaki heads to Okinawa on a haphazard quest for guns with his friend Kazuo (Dancan). There they are befriended by the uber-eccentric yakuza boss Uehara (played by Kitano), who initiates them into the strange and brutal world of organized crime."

Special features and Specs:

• Region Free 2-disc Blu-ray
• That Man is Dangerous; The Birth of Takeshi Kitano featurette
• Okinawa Days: Takeshi's Second Debut featurette
• Original Boiling Point trailer
• Violent Cop HD re-release trailer
• Collector's Booklet, featuring film essay by Tom Vick, Asian Film Curator for the Freer and Sackler Galleries (The Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art)
• English subtitles
• 200 min (combined)
• 1.85:1
• Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0