Janus Films

[Buttery Jeb]

Film Forum October-November 2023

Upcoming releases from Janus includes Emilio Fernández's Victims of Sin, Orlando, My Political Biography (with Sideshow), and Glauber Rocha's Black God, White Devil.

[dwk]

These were with Sony previously, so I wonder if their rights to the Heisei-era films have lapsed as well.

Sony's rights to Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) and Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) expired in 2019 and their rights to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II(1993), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) expire(d) this year.

[yoloswegmaster]

The Cassandra Cat

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

The Cassandra Cat

Of course my copy of the Second Run blu arrived today. At least this means it'll be easier for friends and family to watch it when the home video release eventually happens here.

[Ribs]

Janus Films have acquired Neo Sora's Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

[yoloswegmaster]

Page is up for Emilio Fernández' Victims of Sin

Trailer and a very lovely poster:

SpoilerShow

[FrauBlucher]

Wender's Anselm-Das Rauschen der Zeit

[Matt]

It’s like a new announcement every other day. Who is showing all these? Who is going to see all these? How are all these going to be distributed for home viewing?

Not my business, I suppose!

[FrauBlucher]

I would think the Wender's will be a Criterion (not a Janus Contemporaries) release due to the 3D and 6k resolution. Has there been a UHD of a 3D releases of any kind?

[DandyDancing]

https://x.com/FilmLinc/status/1707107358122422354?s=20

Looks like the L'amour Fou restoration is distributed by Janus. Opening at Lincoln Center October 20th.

[swo17]

Has there been a UHD of a 3D releases of any kind?

Is 3D compatible with the UHD spec? I think the closest we've gotten are dual 2D UHD/3D Blu-ray packages like for Alita: Battle Angel and Hugo

[yoloswegmaster]

https://x.com/FilmLinc/status/1707107358122422354?s=20

Looks like the L'amour Fou restoration is distributed by Janus. Opening at Lincoln Center October 20th.

Future blu double pack with Le Pont Du Nord?

[FrauBlucher]

No. Although that would've been fun

[Ribs]

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

They’re really trying to make themselves competitors to Cinema Guild and Grasshopper Films, huh?

[bad future]

Considering that I don't think Bonello's last feature ever got picked up for US distribution at all, I welcome Janus/Sideshow's incursion into that ostensibly crowded space!

[Matt]

It’s got to be an attractive proposition for filmmakers and their sales agents knowing their film will get competent theatrical, streaming, and physical media distribution and probably a strong awards push too. Even A24 can’t guarantee that.

[furbicide]

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast

Awesome. Really looking forward to this one!

The L'amour fou news is great too – dare we dream of a Criterion release?

[yoloswegmaster]

I'm hoping that Janus/Sideshow pick up the new Erice film as well. Insane that it hasn't been scooped up yet.

[FrauBlucher]

Orlando, My Political Biography
Totem
Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China II
Once Upon a Time in China III

[FrauBlucher]

L'amour fou... could we be getting a Rivette box at some point

[FrauBlucher]

L'amour fou

Trailer

[yoloswegmaster]

According to the listing for the retrospective being held at Lincoln Center, Janus have picked up Edward Yang's A Confucian Confusion and Mahjong!!!! I was hoping they would have also picked up Terrorizers but this is still very exciting!

[Calvin]

It's great news that they've got Mahjong and A Confucian Confusion. I wonder what the deal is with rights to The Terrorizers as it seems unlikely that they'd pass over it.

[knives]

It’s distributed already in the US by another company.