Radiance Films

@filmsradiance.bsky.social

Independent distribution company releasing classic films on Blu-ray in US/CA/UK/IE | https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/

Watch our new trailer for THE MAGNIFICENT CUCKOLD. A stylish skewering of '60s Italian society starring an increasingly paranoid Ugo Tognazzi and the radiant Claudia Cardinale. Our Blu-ray is out on 17 Aug (UK) / 18 Aug (US).

Out today, a hypnagogic journey through a hallucinatory world and two infamous Spanish TV films! There were slightly supply-chain issue with THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM (UHD + BD LE), but both titles are now shipping from our site as well as available at retailers.

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Some title updates: Histoire(s) du cinema (LE) will now be released 24th August. World Noir vol. 5 (LE) will now be released 31st August. We are very sincerely sorry for this news, as we are particularly proud of these upcoming sets. We appreciate the patience around this.

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Dennis Hopper's sun-soaked pulp noir gets the UHD + HDR treatment. Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly are enmeshed in a dusty small town love-triangle, whose only escape is murder. THE HOT SPOT (UHD + BD LE) is out in UK and US/CA this August.

Lock yourself inside with TWO BOXES: TELEVISED TERROR IN FRANCO'S SPAIN, the latest Transmission release that showcases two infamously dark Spanish TV films. Ft. O-card artwork, booklet writing, audio comms. by Steve Pemberton/Reece Shearsmith, new interviews and much more!

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Tumble through flashbacks of adulterous affairs and jealous fantasies, in Romolo Guerrieri's feverish metaphysical giallo THE DOUBLE. Newly restored and officially released for the first time since VHS. Out now and available from the UK and US/CA.

Happy The Odyssey Day to all those watching! If you wanted some extra context, we're just saying we also released a film this year set around The Trojan War... (plus it's currently discounted in North America via Barnes & Noble)

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'Joe' (out on Blu-ray in September from @filmsradiance.bsky.social with audio commentary by yours truly and @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social) hit theaters on this day in 1970, barely two months after lower Manhattan's Hard Hat Riot. Here's our pod episode on why that timing mattered:

Keep America Great

How a riot in Manhattan reconfigured a New York exploitation classic – and American politics for half a century. John G. Avildsen’s 1970 New York drama was originally titled The Gap, dramatizing the…

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🚚SHIPPING NOW🚚 Our July releases of a unique sports drama and metaphysical giallo are now shipping from our site. Website orders held up by THE BOXER or THE DOUBLE will now be dispatched. The rest of July's delayed releases will be shipped as soon as stock is in.

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"Humans are terrifying creatures." Descend into the seedy underbelly of 60s Japan in the darkly comic, shockingly modern, THE PORNOGRAPHERS. Available for the first time ever on UHD, Shohei Imamura's was controversial upon release but now feels ahead of its time.

A metaphysical giallo, THE DOUBLE is told in flashbacks as a man lies dying. Our LE includes reversible cover art, new writing by Nathaniel Thompson, audio commentary by Tim Lucas, appreciation by Stephen Thrower, archival cast interviews + an Easter Egg...

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💿October Announcements💿 This coming Halloween, expect a shocking visit from Takashi Miike, a satirical giallo, erotic despair, a UHD upgrade of a Mario Bava sci-fi horror and a box set exploring the world of the Fantastique. Plus, an unthinkable question courtesy of TX!

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Very sad to hear about the passing of Tony Rayns. He was invaluable to the appreciation and understanding of Asian cinema and a champion of many filmmakers, the world and home ent. industry are poorer for this passing. He will be greatly missed.

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Master Shohei Imamura's final feature, WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE, is a taboo-breaking love-story. Our LE includes reversible artwork and removeable OBI. Plus, a new intro with Takashi Miike (+ the unique trailer he made for Imamura), new co-screenwriter interviews + more!

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Unfortunately, a number of our July titles will be pushed back due to printer delays at the factory. The newly expected street dates are as follows: 3rd Aug: The Hourglass Sanatorium [TX] Two Boxes 10th Aug: Histoire(s) du cinéma and other works [TX] Vampire's Kiss