Vinegar Syndrome et al.

[Cash Flagg]

I'm excited for the retro analog T-shirt, personally

Wow, already sold out. Even their T-shirts are limited editions ?!

[SeizureMilk]

I'm excited for the retro analog T-shirt, personally

Wow, already sold out. Even their T-shirts are limited editions ?!

Can't make them forever.

[yoloswegmaster]

Incredible how Undefeatable has already sold 70% of its total unit despite it not even being out for a full day. I wouldn't be surprised if it were to be sold out by the end of the weekend. I guess people are fiending for that Godfrey Ho trash.

[therewillbeblus]

It's the 4K factor - VS could release anything in 4K and it would sell well

[Peacock]

Praying they announce a UHD for The Blair Witch Project soon.

[yoloswegmaster]

It's the 4K factor - VS could release anything in 4K and it would sell well

I was more commenting on how fast it was selling in comparison to a more popular title like Road House. However, I just realized that Undefeatable is included in both the subscription and the "Flash Preorder Everything" package while Road House wasn't included in any subscription, so that probably explains the fast selling rate.

[swo17]

Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds from Umbrella looks interesting!

This release includes a bonus short film as an Easter egg, Eyeball aka In Your Eye made for MTV. You can access it by navigating left from the interview with Michael Lake

[therewillbeblus]

Is it worth picking up, either for the feature or the short?

[swo17]

I'd say yes if you like what Gilliam or Raimi were doing around this time

[Grand Wazoo]

Anyone have a strong rec for Zerograd? It looks like it could either be fascinating or pitched at an irritating level.

[SeizureMilk]

Anyone have a strong rec for Zerograd? It looks like it could either be fascinating or pitched at an irritating level.

I had a fun time with it, plays like a comedic Kafka satire of the decline of the Soviet empire. It’s filled with absurd set pieces (most notable being the famous head cake scene), good characters, and a good sense of warmth despite what the story may describe. Though I recommend watching it on the Mosfilm channel before trying to buy it, as I did, in order to truly determine if it’s good to buy or not.

[furbicide]

Another thumbs up here – watched it on the Mosfilm YouTube channel just a few weeks ago and enjoyed it enough to buy the disc.

[PfR73]

Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds from Umbrella looks interesting!

This release includes a bonus short film as an Easter egg, Eyeball aka In Your Eye made for MTV. You can access it by navigating left from the interview with Michael Lake

The Australian release had 2 Easter Eggs; the one you've described, and a 2nd: "Unrestored Opening Credit Sequence (4:35)
- On the special features tab, highlight "Commentary with director Alex Proyas", press left to highlight an eye, then press enter. "
Could you confirm the 2nd Easter Egg is also present on the US release?

[swo17]

Yes, it is

[PfR73]

Awesome, I had been waiting to make sure they were included before ordering a copy. Thanks!

[SeizureMilk]

Speaking of Zerograd, why is the English translation Zerograd anyway. The Russian title when directly translated means Zero City, it's on the back of the standard edition cover art, it's on the posters, it's on the credits even. So unless the director or studio choose to make it Zerograd, I don't really get it.

[MichaelB]

Presumably for the same reason that we don't refer to the Siege of Lenin City or the Battle of Stalin City.

It's generally known - certainly amongst people who'd be interested in watching Zerograd in the first place - that "grad" means "city", but keeping it in the original Russian makes it feel more Russian. You're in little doubt about the film's nationality from that title in a way that's far less clear if it had been needlessly translated.

[Matt]

It’s seemingly impossible for me to discern Vinegar Syndrome’s actual release dates. When is the “Piotr Szulkin's Apocalypse Tetralogy” set actually coming out?

[SeizureMilk]

It’s seemingly impossible for me to discern Vinegar Syndrome’s actual release dates. When is the “Piotr Szulkin's Apocalypse Tetralogy” set actually coming out?

Per the site:

When will you begin shipping orders?
This year, HBF orders will begin shipping out on Monday, June 5th starting with Subscribers, then Flash Pre-order customers, and then all other orders.

So most likely for regular customers, maybe wait about a month for your order or when the site comes up, contact support for help.

[therewillbeblus]

It’s seemingly impossible for me to discern Vinegar Syndrome’s actual release dates. When is the “Piotr Szulkin's Apocalypse Tetralogy” set actually coming out?

VS seems to be a rare label to announce their releases on the actual release day, at least for the bi-annual sales, so it was May 26 (just like we all bought Freeway when it was unveiled last Black Friday and received it a week later). If you bought it during their sale you’ll get it with your order shortly. However, the standard editions have different street dates from third party sellers, usually like a month or so later. I don’t see this one listed yet, probably because all the SEs sold out, but other VS releases already available on their website have preorders up on DD et al

How bout that Criterion tho

[domino harvey]

I remember far enough back when there was no Criterion monthly announcements, and we found new titles by waiting for the cover art to populate in broken image links

[Matt]

Okay, I did see a release date of May 26 for the VS title on Blu-ray.com, but thought it was wrong. It’s not urgent that I get it, I just want a chance to get it. Will they not be restocking the Standard Editions? Would that be because these are from the experimental VS Labs line?

And DH, I remember Jun-Dai writing a script that would scrape the Criterion site like every 5 minutes for new cover images. That was always kind of fun until Criterion got wise to it.

Before that were the fabled printed catalogs.

[agnamaracs]

There's a good chance Kani is announcing

SpoilerShow

Spacked Out (2000)

for the beginning of Partner Month tomorrow.

[SeizureMilk]

Also Prague Nights from Deaf Crocodile

[furbicide]

Speaking of Zerograd, why is the English translation Zerograd anyway. The Russian title when directly translated means Zero City, it's on the back of the standard edition cover art, it's on the posters, it's on the credits even. So unless the director or studio choose to make it Zerograd, I don't really get it.

I had this exact conversation with my Russian-speaking partner – she pointed out that "grad" is an old-fashioned word anyway, and that the original title uses "gorod", i.e. the generic word for "city". But I must say that "Zerograd" sounds much more compelling to my Anglo ears than "Zero City", and I guess the original international distributors felt the same because that's how it was titled in the UK, US and Australia when it screened at festivals and theatrically in the early 1990s.