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  • Originally posted by fatboyslim142 View Post
    MID YEAR TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT #4

    Severin Films Presents Jess Franco's Shining Sex. Available to pre-order on our website starting June 26th.



    So glad they opted to use the original art for this. I love both posters, and they use both.

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    • How many versions of this film are there & how many do you think will be included in this release?

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      • The annoying thing with the bigger one of the 2 London London fairs is that since they moved from Westminster to the Royal National Hotel, it changed from Saturdays to Sundays & that meant it clshed with Women's football that I go to regularly. The ONLY times this does not clash is in between seasons.

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        • Can't wait to see what extras they have in store. Franco expert Stephen Thrower I'm sure will be involved.
          "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
          -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Sling Blade' (1996)

          "Some roads you shouldn't go down."
          -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo' (2014)

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          • Originally posted by Dark Horse 77 View Post
            Can't wait to see what extras they have in store. Franco expert Stephen Thrower I'm sure will be involved.
            There's supposed to be 6 Franco location things with Stephen & I think we've had the first 2 so there are at least 4 more still to come.

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            • Originally posted by fatboyslim142 View Post
              There's supposed to be 6 Franco location things with Stephen & I think we've had the first 2 so there are at least 4 more still to come.
              Great. Maybe there's another Franco that will be released in conjunction with this one. Severin usually does that, if I remember correctly.
              "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
              -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Sling Blade' (1996)

              "Some roads you shouldn't go down."
              -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo' (2014)

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              • Originally posted by Dark Horse 77 View Post
                Great. Maybe there's another Franco that will be released in conjunction with this one. Severin usually does that, if I remember correctly.
                Well, there are supposed to have Bahí­a blanca. I say supposed because Dorado claimed they owned the rights.

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                • Originally posted by Lalala76 View Post
                  Well, there are supposed to have Bahí­a blanca. I say supposed because Dorado claimed they owned the rights.
                  That would be interesting. I've only seen a few of his mid 80s pornos so this would be a nice way to check out yet another Franco era. I'd love if they released Lady Porno along with Shining Sex since they were made so close together.
                  "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
                  -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Sling Blade' (1996)

                  "Some roads you shouldn't go down."
                  -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo' (2014)

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                  • Amazon emailed & said release date of this has been changed. New release date of this is now 9th July.

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                    • Originally posted by Dark Horse 77 View Post
                      That would be interesting. I've only seen a few of his mid 80s pornos so this would be a nice way to check out yet another Franco era. I'd love if they released Lady Porno along with Shining Sex since they were made so close together.
                      Midnight Party (Lady porno) I guess is a realistic possibility. Did you not buy Night of Open sex and Cries of Pleasure??? They are both 80's Franco and very good they are too.

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                      • Originally posted by Lalala76 View Post
                        Midnight Party (Lady porno) I guess is a realistic possibility. Did you not buy Night of Open sex and Cries of Pleasure??? They are both 80's Franco and very good they are too.
                        Yeah, I got both (from 1981 or 82 i believe) and enjoyed them but I think the one you mentioned is a non-Golden Films production and a Franco solo job and definitely not one I've seen.
                        "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
                        -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Sling Blade' (1996)

                        "Some roads you shouldn't go down."
                        -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo' (2014)

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                        • Originally posted by fatboyslim142 View Post
                          Amazon emailed & said release date of this has been changed. New release date of this is now 9th July.

                          Amazon.de won't post this to my home country (New Zealand). Much sadness here :down::down:

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                          • Originally posted by stinty View Post
                            Amazon.de won't post this to my home country (New Zealand). Much sadness here :down::down:
                            All regional Amazon sites stopped shipping to New Zealand when the new GST regulations came in last year. Only Amazon.com will ship to NZ any more. Which is bullshit because they've clearly got the infrastructure in place to meet the requirements.

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                            • Shining Sex is going to be special!

                              David Gregory on Shining Sex:

                              "You guys have no idea how difficult it has been to get this one to disc. We initially agreed the deal with Daniel Lesoeur from Eurocine five or six years ago. He only had a 35mm print for scanning of the cut version and a 1" master of the uncut version. This was in danger of becoming a lost Franco film and it's one that's held in very high regard by Franco-philes like Dr. Thrower and Frank Henenlotter, a proper hypnotic Franco sex and sci-fi fever dream. We got a scan of the print and were thinking we may have to do a cut version in HD and uncut in SD. Every time we saw those guys they'd ask if there was any news but it was slow going until late last year when Daniel confirmed that he had tracked down the negative. When it came in from the lab a few months ago it was something to behold. The was some uneven discoloration from deterioration over the years but nothing that detracts from its gloriously sleazy splendor.

                              It also came with a whole reel of very not safe for work outtakes, just in case you haven't seen enough of Lina and her friends' anatomies in the main feature. We also continue our adventures with Stephen in the land of Franco into Spain, this time with co-pilot and frequent Franco collaborator and dear friend Antonio Mayans. We also have an interview with Eurocine's Daniel Lesoeur about his family's longterm working relationship with Jess. Also an appreciation of Uncle Jess by renowned French genre filmmaker Christophe Gans, a talk with erotic filmmaker Gerard (LADY LIBERTINE) Kikoine about his early days in the business doing post sound on Franco movies, and a thorough analysis of this film by Stephen. It's a very packed special edition for a very worthy entry in the Franco canon. We also purchased both Italian artworks for the original release of the film, which, although not particularly representative of the truly mesmeric otherworldly nature of this one of a kind movie, are works of art in and of themselves so we made one the wrap and one a limited slip case.

                              But that's not all! Franco fans rejoice! Daniel Gouyette in association with Omega Productions in Paris have been scouring the archives of the late composer Daniel J. White with the blessing of his heirs. White was a composer of a whole lot of wonderful library music in addition to scoring his pal Jess' films over a couple of decades. A selection of these recordings have been compiled into volume 1 of Daniel J. White in the Land of Franco which will be included on CD as a bonus disc in this limited edition release."

                              Shining Sex Special Features:

                              In the Land of Franco Part 3 - Stephen Thrower & Antonio Mayans Tour Multiple Franco Locations in Mí¡laga, Spain.

                              Shining Jess - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Murderous Passions and Flowers of Perversion

                              Never Met Franco - Interview with Filmmaker Gerard Kikoine

                              Very NSFW Outtakes

                              Franco At Eurociné - Interview with Producer Daniel Lesoeur

                              Commentary with Authors/Podcasters Robert Monell and Rod Barnett

                              Trailer
                              I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.

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                              • Damn, that's way more in the way of extras than I expected!
                                I really hope they put out Midnight Party (since it's also from Eurocine) as a fully loaded edition...
                                "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
                                -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Sling Blade' (1996)

                                "Some roads you shouldn't go down."
                                -Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo' (2014)

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