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  • Arrow Releasing Bava's Blood And Black Lace?

    Tomorrow they are making some announcements.

    This image popped up on FB today (I freely admit to stealing this from Ben's page!), apparently this postcard is included in a new release.

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    I'd heard a pretty solid rumor a few months ago that they were working on it.

    I think this more or less solidifies it at this point...

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  • #2
    Very good news, if true. I'd heard rumours too. The Anolis DVD is excellent but I'll happily splash out for a Blu, done right, as I absolutely adore this film (I still have the Roan Group LaserDisc released in the 1990s - can't bring myself to part with it).
    'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'

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    • #3
      I'd buy it in a New York minute.
      "The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11".

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      • #4
        Wow! I'd been hoping this might happen. Excellent news.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Paul L View Post
            Very good news, if true. I'd heard rumours too. The Anolis DVD is excellent but I'll happily splash out for a Blu, done right, as I absolutely adore this film (I still have the Roan Group LaserDisc released in the 1990s - can't bring myself to part with it).
            Hee Hee. Same here. What you said.

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            • #7
              One of the best giallos! Finally!

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              • #8
                It's a US/UK release, no less!

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                • #9
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                  Pre-order the UK edition of Blood and Black Lace here: http://bit.ly/1AfcbrQ
                  North American pre-order will be up soon!

                  Release Date UK: 13th April 2015
                  Release Date North America: 14th April 2015
                  Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD
                  Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner
                  Directed by: Mario Bava

                  Synopsis: SIX MODELS. SIX VICTIMS FOR A CRAZED MASKED KILLER.

                  The Cristiana Haute Couture fashion house is a home to models… and backstabbing… and blackmail… and drug deals… and MURDER.

                  Having established a template for the giallo with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Mario Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so he created one of the most influential films ever made - an Italian classic that would spearhead the giallo genre, provide a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge effect on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese.

                  Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original, uncut Italian form, this dual-format release allows fans to see Blood and Black Lace afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking.

                  SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
                  - New 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
                  - High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
                  - Optional Italian and English soundtracks presented in original uncompressed mono PCM audio
                  - Newly translated subtitles for the Italian audio
                  - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio
                  - Brand new audio commentary by Mario Bava's biographer Tim Lucas
                  - Psycho Analysis - a new documentary on Blood and Black Lace and the origins of the giallo genre featuring interviews with directors Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Lamberto Bava (Demons), screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colors of the Dark) critics Roberto Curti and Steve Della Casa, crime novelist Carlo Lucarelli and others
                  - An appreciation by Hélí¨ne Cattet & Bruno Forzani, the creative duo behind Amer and The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears
                  - Yellow - the much-acclaimed neo-giallo by Ryan Hansom & Jon Britt
                  - Gender and Giallo - a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s
                  - Panel discussion on Mario Bava featuring Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Steve Della Casa, recorded at the 2014 Courmayeur Film Festival
                  - devoted to the star of Blood and Black Lace and presented in full
                  - The alternative US opening titles, sourced from Joe Dante's private print and scanned in 2K especially for this release
                  - Original theatrical trailer, with optional English and Italian audio
                  - Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
                  - Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Howard Hughes, author of Cinema Italiano and Mario Bava: Destination Terror, and an interview with Joe Dante, David Del Valle on Cameron Mitchell and more, all illustrated with archive stills and posters

                  DETAILS:
                  Region: A+B / 1+2
                  Rating: 18
                  Duration: 89
                  Language: Italian/ English
                  Subtitles: English/ English SDH
                  Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
                  Audio: Mono
                  Discs: 3
                  Colour
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                  • #10
                    There's also going to be a steelbook option...

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                    Our UK SteelBook edition of Blood and Black Lace will be our second *Arrow Store exclusive* so pre-order it here: http://bit.ly/1AfcAKP
                    North American pre-order will be up soon!

                    Release Date UK: 13th April 2015
                    Release Date North America: 14th April 2015
                    Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD
                    Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner
                    Directed by: Mario Bava

                    Synopsis: SIX MODELS. SIX VICTIMS FOR A CRAZED MASKED KILLER.

                    The Cristiana Haute Couture fashion house is a home to models… and backstabbing… and blackmail… and drug deals… and MURDER.

                    Having established a template for the giallo with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Mario Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so he created one of the most influential films ever made - an Italian classic that would spearhead the giallo genre, provide a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge effect on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese.

                    Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original, uncut Italian form, this dual-format release allows fans to see Blood and Black Lace afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking.

                    SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
                    - Limited Edition SteelBook featuring original artworks
                    - New 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
                    - High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
                    - Optional Italian and English soundtracks presented in original uncompressed mono PCM audio
                    - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio
                    - Brand new audio commentary by Mario Bava's biographer Tim Lucas
                    - Psycho Analysis - a new documentary on Blood and Black Lace and the origins of the giallo genre featuring interviews with directors Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Lamberto Bava (Demons), screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colors of the Dark) critics Roberto Curti and Steve Della Casa, crime novelist Carlo Lucarelli and others
                    - An appreciation by Hélí¨ne Cattet & Bruno Forzani, the creative duo behind Amer and The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears
                    - Gender and Giallo - a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s
                    - Panel discussion on Mario Bava featuring Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Steve Della Casa, recorded at the 2014 Courmayeur Film Festival
                    - The Sinister Image: Cameron Mitchell - an episode of David Del Valle's television series, devoted to the star of Blood and Black Lace and presented in full
                    - The alternative US opening titles, sourced from Joe Dante's private print and scanned in 2K especially for this release
                    - Original theatrical trailer, with optional English and Italian audio
                    - Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Howard Hughes, author of Cinema Italiano and Mario Bava: Destination Terror, and an interview with Joe Dante, David Del Valle on Cameron Mitchell and more, all illustrated with archive stills and posters

                    DETAILS:
                    Region: A+B / 1+2
                    Rating: 18
                    Duration: 89
                    Language: Italian/ English
                    Subtitles: English/ English SDH
                    Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
                    Audio: Mono
                    Discs: 1
                    Colour
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                    • #11
                      US pre-order info for the regular Blu-ray and the steelbook options will be available soon according to their twitter feed.
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                      • #12
                        Tim Lucas said:

                        "BLOOD AND BLACK LACE has been magnificently restored in high definition from its original camera negative - I have seen the result, and it is mind-meltingly gorgeous."
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                        • #13
                          This one might possibly replace the old VCI double disc. That one had Lucas commentary as well and some features that don't seem to be ported over.
                          "His lives inside of his own heart. That's an awful big place to live in."
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Ian Jane View Post
                            Tim Lucas said:

                            "BLOOD AND BLACK LACE has been magnificently restored in high definition from its original camera negative - I have seen the result, and it is mind-meltingly gorgeous."
                            This is shaping up to be a very good year :)
                            'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'

                            http://www.paul-a-j-lewis.com (my photography website)
                            'All explaining in movies can be thrown out, I think': Elmore Leonard

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                            • #15
                              It's kind of surprising that Kino didn't get this one. They have most of Bava represented well on dvd/blu.
                              "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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