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<v Speaker 1>Hello there, and welcome back to the disc connected here

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<v Speaker 1>with perhaps the youngest boutique blu ray label in the

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<v Speaker 1>world at the moment, considering we don't even have our

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<v Speaker 1>first release in hand yet, but I want to give

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<v Speaker 1>you all of the information possible with New Way Video. Here,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got John who you might recognize has been on

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<v Speaker 1>the channel before. John is a part of the Imprint

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<v Speaker 1>podcast and a few other things, the Indicator Cast, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's been a part of the awards show that I

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<v Speaker 1>do and some other stuff. Well we'll talk about one

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<v Speaker 1>of the other exciting things coming up to but John's

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<v Speaker 1>partner my echoes here as well. Welcome, thanks for coming.

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<v Speaker 2>On, Thank you for having us fat New.

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<v Speaker 1>Way Video before I ask all the deep stuff behind it.

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<v Speaker 1>What is New Way Video? What you what are you

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<v Speaker 1>giving your elevator pitch as nowadays?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, a New Way Video is. Like I said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a label that's focused on genre titles, particularly Asian genre titles.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're really going after the obscure, forgotten films, films

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<v Speaker 2>that we personally love as well that just haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>given that sort of special treatment, and films have lost

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<v Speaker 2>in limbo. So I guess our main mission is to

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<v Speaker 2>sort of rescue Asian films, particularly like I said, hard

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<v Speaker 2>hitting genre films and sort of titles that we're big

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<v Speaker 2>in that day but have essentially been forgotten and not

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<v Speaker 2>because of any sort of issues with the film, just

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<v Speaker 2>because of the rights issues or things that have happened

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<v Speaker 2>over the years. So our main goal is to just

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<v Speaker 2>present some of the most you know, controversial or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, how shall we say outstanding or and like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, in terms of critically claimed as well films

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<v Speaker 2>in the Asian line, and obviously we're we're focusing on

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<v Speaker 2>Japanese right now, but sort of our goal is to

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<v Speaker 2>get these films back out to the public in very

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<v Speaker 2>nice special editions.

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<v Speaker 1>It is exciting to see, you know, you've announced three

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<v Speaker 1>of your titles so far, and every single one. I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen many people, especially spying three and we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get into all of these, but many people responding with,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, I've been looking for this for years

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<v Speaker 1>and here you are delivering it to the people of

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<v Speaker 1>Australia and kind of secretly the rest of the world

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<v Speaker 1>that are going to fall in love with you quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>This is amazing. One thing that's obvious is you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a partnership here. How is it running things behind the

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<v Speaker 1>scenes as a couple.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we both have our own roles and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a really good sort of ying. And Yang, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Makos originally from Japan, so we have that advantage.

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<v Speaker 2>Maker works very closely with the license sows, the sales contracts,

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<v Speaker 2>the filmmakers. Yeah, and myself, I'm more on the I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>the production side, sort of picking the films, working with

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<v Speaker 2>the special feature and extras, producers, manufacturing. So it's a

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<v Speaker 2>really good sort of balance. But yeah, and it worked

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<v Speaker 2>well for us because dealing with Japanese license sows is

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<v Speaker 2>a real art form. And Make explained that the sales

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<v Speaker 2>process Japanese is quite a.

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<v Speaker 3>It's quite like a long pulsus, like maybe the lot

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<v Speaker 3>of steps right, yes, to get the deal. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we take you know, time and then you know bucking

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<v Speaker 3>pores and background purse, so we need a bit patient.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Yeah, and that's the thing. And some of the

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<v Speaker 2>films we've released is once again not because like I

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<v Speaker 2>said I said earlier, it's just some of the US

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<v Speaker 2>companies may have just given up after like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe two emails no one responded. They use Google Translate.

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<v Speaker 2>They're getting frustrated. Why do they want respond? And so

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Miko knows how to because obviously she comes

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<v Speaker 2>from a sales background as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I'm working in the educational industry as like

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<v Speaker 3>educational consultants, but more like you know, sales, like marketing.

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<v Speaker 2>I know how to talk with people.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I imagine that's super important. Communication is probably

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<v Speaker 1>like the number one used skill with with this whole industry.

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<v Speaker 3>For the.

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<v Speaker 2>It is especially Japanese companies.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so we have like you know, a bit different culture,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, com bear with Western countries, so that very

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<v Speaker 3>especially you know culture, so yes.

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<v Speaker 2>And very like I said, patients, and and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just certain mannerisms as well, like I myself, I spent

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<v Speaker 2>hours just practicing the car delivery. So when you because

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<v Speaker 2>we obviously met these licenses in Japan, we met them

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<v Speaker 2>in person, so there are certain rules. You have to

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<v Speaker 2>be very respectful and if you do something wrong in

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<v Speaker 2>the meeting, that that's it. The deal could be off

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<v Speaker 2>the table. So there's certain steps and I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>very interesting and it is a real learning experience. But

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<v Speaker 2>thankfully with maker has that great sort of skills for

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<v Speaker 2>negotiation as well with the licensees and contracts, so that's

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<v Speaker 2>really helpful. And obviously working with the filmmakers too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, directors, we bigits and directors and you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>got the interviews, so yeah, it was a nice experience.

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<v Speaker 2>And also just general communication, like just just keeping them

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<v Speaker 2>up to date, what's happening with the release, like obviously

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<v Speaker 2>just just keeping them informed. So yeah, so obviously that's

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<v Speaker 2>very valuable to the New Wave Obviously brands trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get you know, work with the licenses, like I said myself, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so more ons of the getting the releases together that

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<v Speaker 2>the extras, and obviously you're getting it into production. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's like it's a really really good balance we have

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<v Speaker 2>sort of between us on that side.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well we've mentioned that the name new Wave Video

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of times already. Why why the name new Wave?

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<v Speaker 1>What does that mean to you and the company?

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, I this isn't my idea, yes, because we are

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<v Speaker 4>based in Sydney, and then you know, we chose the

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<v Speaker 4>name new Wave because Sydney has a lot of like

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<v Speaker 4>nice beaches and you know beach vibes.

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<v Speaker 3>So and then like you know, new wave, but there

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<v Speaker 3>is another.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>Reason, like another metaphor like metaphor, Yeah, like we want

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<v Speaker 3>to make like an impact in the industry as a newcomer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so wave making waves.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, making wave making an impact.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. So I thought, oh, that is kind of like

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<v Speaker 3>a cool name. And I also represents as.

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<v Speaker 2>Like Sydney, we wave the flag for Sydney. Yeah. We

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<v Speaker 2>did go through a few names, and it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hard obviously being a names, so we just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>went through and and I thought that was good and

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<v Speaker 2>it was available. The name was available, so we kind

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<v Speaker 2>of we.

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<v Speaker 5>Are actually on the bus, you know, on the way

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<v Speaker 5>to the beach maybe a few years ago, and I said, oh,

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<v Speaker 5>what about like a new way, Yes, yeah, and that's

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<v Speaker 5>the one.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, and this hasn't been an overnight thing.

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<v Speaker 2>This has been over a year and a half of

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<v Speaker 2>planning to get this off the ground. So yeah. So

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<v Speaker 2>the name we probably came up with and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>probably about maybe two years ago. So yeah, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of a spark light ball moment. It's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>And we looked up and it was available, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we registered it and got a really cool logo design

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of I guess shows to the Asian influences

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<v Speaker 2>at of like Japanese style as well. Sort of it's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so obviously that's that's Mako that came up

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<v Speaker 2>with the name. So yeah, we kind of got that

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<v Speaker 2>inspiration as a newcomer.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and you bring up the timeline, and that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>a good question because I've you know, you and I

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<v Speaker 1>know each other. I've known about this for quite some

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<v Speaker 1>time at this point, and before then you had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of stuff already leading up to that. What was

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<v Speaker 1>what was the start of this? Like, what was that

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<v Speaker 1>moment that inspired this to begin?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we've been discussing about starting a label for

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<v Speaker 2>a while and it was one of those things where

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<v Speaker 2>it's like you've got to have that first title, or

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<v Speaker 2>at least acquire a title that that's what gets the

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<v Speaker 2>ball rolling. So we weren't looking at various films and

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<v Speaker 2>how this all started was actually our last trip to Japan. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>it was actually was January. It was it twenty twenty four, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was. That was the trip for Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's been it's been a while. So we're in

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<v Speaker 2>Japan and we just thought, oh, maybe we can look

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<v Speaker 2>to acquire some films, acquire some films were over here,

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<v Speaker 2>and and so a friend of mine said, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a director shows in for Kui who did ninety

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<v Speaker 2>six four Pinocchio, and I'm a huge fan of that

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<v Speaker 2>film and his other film, Robbers Lover. And so I said,

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<v Speaker 2>to make a what if we approach shows in and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know your other films not available, could we possibly

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<v Speaker 2>put it out? So we we thought about it, and

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<v Speaker 2>we said, oh, I don't know what we'll see. So

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<v Speaker 2>we went. We went to his bar. We met him,

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<v Speaker 2>absolute gentlemen, and you know, we got along like a

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<v Speaker 2>house on fire. And she was in He he's a

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<v Speaker 2>massive movie fan. His bar is literally filled with movies,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he has a wall of Blu rays and he

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<v Speaker 2>puts a movie on every night because it's called Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>You visited there by yourself? First? I did, yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>without me, So you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of hit it all, kind of yeah, I hit

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<v Speaker 2>it off.

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<v Speaker 3>But he don't speak English, you don't understand what you

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<v Speaker 3>were saying. But but you guys, movie talk, movie talk, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>movie movie yes, yeah, And then you all yes, you

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<v Speaker 3>visited next day by yourself again.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. I forgot, yes, sorry, So I went first

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<v Speaker 2>just just to see if it really was his bar,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, it could have been let on a

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<v Speaker 2>well chase. I went there, I said, ah, and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>ChEls him and I'm like, Australia shoot in this, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>from Australia. You lost you and she must and and

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<v Speaker 2>he said oh. And then I said, oh, nine sixpo pinocchios. Ah.

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<v Speaker 2>Because at the time he didn't have any posters or

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<v Speaker 2>anything like, you would not know he was the director.

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<v Speaker 2>Recently he's really embraced his films, but obviously at the

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<v Speaker 2>time I didn't even know. I said that you shols

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<v Speaker 2>and something Oh, and I said oh, I said, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a big fan of And he probably thought, who's the

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<v Speaker 2>strange guy from Australia in my bar? And I said oh,

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<v Speaker 2>And so yes, I did completely forgot. I didn't meet

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<v Speaker 2>him first, and then I said to make oh, let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>Originally I said we weren't playing to acquire it. It

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<v Speaker 2>was just the thing. I said, let's meet shows and

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<v Speaker 2>he's a really nice guy. So we went the second night, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I visited Yeah, you came with Yeah again with me.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I may have had too many drinks that night,

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<v Speaker 2>but I said, oh, and I said, oh, I said,

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<v Speaker 2>because Nicey saw Pinocchio just got a blue ray thing

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<v Speaker 2>from Media Blasters, And I said, where's Rubber's Lover? Because

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<v Speaker 2>I because that's my favorite of his two films, Like

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<v Speaker 2>they're both great, but Rubber's Lover it's more edgy, it's

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<v Speaker 2>I just I just said, what's going on with that film?

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<v Speaker 2>bit better than I could. But that that night we

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<v Speaker 2>about Rubber's lover. And the thing is I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>that that light bulb moment, like this will be the film.

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<v Speaker 2>Hasn't got a blue ray, no one's released it, It's

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in limbo. The DVD is horrendous. I hate to

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<v Speaker 2>say it, but it was literally from it like a

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<v Speaker 2>so I said, oh, yeah, this this could be the one.

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<v Speaker 2>This could be the title. And so I said, to

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<v Speaker 1>Very nice. And when you say no one has released this,

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<v Speaker 1>just so people know that no one has released this worldwide,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no German release, no Spanish release, no UK release,

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<v Speaker 1>no US release, nowhere. So you are the first HD

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<v Speaker 1>proper release of Rubber's Lover, and that's by Number one

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, there's there's no release because once again the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said that the problem was with the elements,

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<v Speaker 2>So so yeah, so basically we so I said, oh great,

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<v Speaker 2>the movie from him, we'll restore it. And he said, no, no, no, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>it's actually owned by, like I said, this company, and

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<v Speaker 2>we oh, okay, and we checked the company. It's this huge,

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<v Speaker 2>publicly traded, massive you know corporation. Oh no. And so,

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<v Speaker 2>because we thought it'd be an easy deal at the bar,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, signed the contract. So and so negotiations began.

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<v Speaker 2>very slow process. And negotiations began in February twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>It went for a year, and so obviously we were

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<v Speaker 2>going back and forth, back and forth, and obviously in Japan.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very committee based, so they have to go back

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<v Speaker 2>It's not like America, but it's like, yeah, do it,

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<v Speaker 2>a step by step process and so and so, after

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<v Speaker 2>months and months of negotiations, we found it. We said,

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<v Speaker 2>they said, yep, look what we can sign you the film.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all good. Let us check the elements. Oh cool,

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<v Speaker 2>And they came back they said, oh, we don't have anything.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a We've got like a beta master. How's that.

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<v Speaker 2>We said, we need the elements and we spoke the

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<v Speaker 2>shows and he said they have to have it. Like

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<v Speaker 2>we gave them everything they have to have. The negative

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<v Speaker 2>they have to have. And so basically we went back

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<v Speaker 2>and said can you please search and they said yeah, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>and they looked at oh, yeah, we've got the negatives. Yes, great,

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<v Speaker 2>so and so I know and then we saw okay, great,

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<v Speaker 2>So they're going to scan it. They're gonna do everything

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<v Speaker 2>like no, no, no, you guys are going to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So and we're like, okay, so so our first film

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<v Speaker 2>so already like because because a lot of people. They

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<v Speaker 2>do their first film, they sign a film master's done,

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<v Speaker 2>they give them the file. It's ready to go. But

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<v Speaker 2>this was a real learning curve because we had to

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<v Speaker 2>now restore a negative from scratch and so and so.

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<v Speaker 2>Then more months passed by, and then obviously we're dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with insurance shipping, and then finally we get the negatives

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<v Speaker 2>sent to us and we begin the restoration. So, look,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't that first negative was.

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<v Speaker 3>The different that we expected.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and even more problems. So they ship us the

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<v Speaker 2>negative and we take it to the restoration place and

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<v Speaker 2>the guy scans it goes through, guys, this is sound,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not video, and we're like, oh my god.

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<v Speaker 2>So we go back to them, that's right. I forgot

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<v Speaker 2>about that and they said, oh, yeah, look we have

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<v Speaker 2>and they said oh really, and they said, yes, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to have the picture. It has to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>And they certainly said, oh, here it is. We found

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<v Speaker 2>the picture negative and they so just delayed the processing more.

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<v Speaker 2>So there was a real learning curve, like a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of mishaps, but we finally got through in the end.

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<v Speaker 2>Once again, this was a year process of negotiating, working

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<v Speaker 2>with them, working with a contract and once again just patience,

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<v Speaker 2>extreme patience, and we knew in the end it would

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<v Speaker 2>be worth it because we'll get a film that obviously

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<v Speaker 2>no one else has released, like you said on Blu Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>But obviously the process we have to go through, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is what what was required in order for us to

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's a lot that's got to be intimidating for

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<v Speaker 1>your first title and have them not only the long

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<v Speaker 1>negotiation process, but then have so many setbacks, and it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like lately with a lot of these very new

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<v Speaker 1>labels that tends to happen. I don't know what it is,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like an initiation process or something. So good

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<v Speaker 1>job you made it past it. Congrats, I think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was, but it was it was good because,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, yeah, it was a real initiation process

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<v Speaker 2>because everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was great because now we know for future what

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And then the thing was like how do

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<v Speaker 2>we get this scanned? And so that was another learning

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<v Speaker 2>process and so I asked around in a good I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure he won't mind me dropping his name. James from

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<v Speaker 2>Carmellion Films. They obviously run that really cool Asian Britique

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<v Speaker 2>label Melbourne. And so I've been friends with him for

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<v Speaker 2>a while and so we had a phone call. So, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what would you recommend for this? He said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>look there's a guy in Sydney that does restoration work.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, because we were looking all the restoration work

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<v Speaker 2>was in Melbourne basically, which means kind of like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd have to drive, you know, with a negative ten

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<v Speaker 2>hours to get a scam and so so he said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>look there's a guy in Sydney. So we sussed it

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<v Speaker 2>out and we went round and I met Ray. And

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<v Speaker 2>Ray does a lot of restoration work for I guess

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<v Speaker 2>so government projects for the film archive. And I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>this work and it's phenomenal. So like, you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five mili film, sixteen meal film, and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you feel doing a Japanese film? He said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's film, is film, like I'll restore it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just just pret in and we took the negative Ray

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<v Speaker 2>and Ray did a phenomenal job on the restoration compared

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<v Speaker 2>to like I said, what looked like before He scanned

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<v Speaker 2>the sixteen Mili in four K. Obviously we went through,

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<v Speaker 2>we checked it. He did color grading, correction, clean up

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<v Speaker 2>on the specs and yeah, so we're like, wow, this

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<v Speaker 2>is fantastic. So now we have a local guy that

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<v Speaker 2>can do restorations and is office got this big four

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<v Speaker 2>when we negotiate with these film companies, we can say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll do it for you. So it really helped

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<v Speaker 2>build this relationship because, yeah, look, raise a great guy

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, he's he's working in more films, some

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<v Speaker 2>Ozzie films he's restoring right now. I saw some of

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<v Speaker 2>the previews and they look phenomenal. So yeah, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's let's dive into Rubbers Lover a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>We mentioned some of the themes of the film, But

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, like for Kui, didn't he work with

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<v Speaker 1>Sukermoto a little bit?

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<v Speaker 2>He did. Yes, he worked on Tetsu Byron Man. He's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the crew and he has that sort of

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<v Speaker 2>cyberpunk influence. Yeah, a lot of this he works. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>very much sort of punk sort of influence. Like I

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<v Speaker 2>guess there's there's one called Middle Days, which hasn't officially

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<v Speaker 2>had a release, but he is planning on releasing it.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, he's he just had this and he worked

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<v Speaker 2>with what's the director did Crazy Ishi Soga who did

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<v Speaker 1>Road so nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we're always sort of like real up and

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<v Speaker 2>coming sort of punk sort of filmmakers and sort of visionaries.

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<v Speaker 2>And he took that influence and then he obviously made

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of short film student films like Caterpillar, which

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<v Speaker 2>which is really incredible, and then he took that and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously made his first film, nine six for Pinocchio. And

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<v Speaker 2>so he does come from that sort of I guess

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<v Speaker 2>generation filmmakers that were up and coming during the sort

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<v Speaker 2>of video era. And so he obviously took that influence.

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<v Speaker 2>And when we interviewed him, he did mention he was

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<v Speaker 2>influenced by a lot of American films as well, like

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<v Speaker 2>American New Waves. So he's yeah, he's quite the visionary

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<v Speaker 2>and I think, like you said, despite his film being

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<v Speaker 2>so intense and extreme.

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<v Speaker 3>He's yeah, he's an extremely like a gentleman and a

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<v Speaker 3>really soft spoken, very lovely, charming person. So I'm never

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<v Speaker 3>imagined that he made it such a.

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<v Speaker 2>That movie.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, kind of surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, quite a shock. Yeah, sorry, because because you see

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<v Speaker 2>and you see it's all so yeah, absolutely real gentlemen

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, the nicest guy in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and that brings us to the release. Here, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got this this Blu Ray coming. You are delivering a

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<v Speaker 1>really really nice release for the first Blu Ray release

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<v Speaker 1>of this in the world. You've got an interview with

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<v Speaker 1>the Koui. You've got Jasper Sharp, who is like the

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<v Speaker 1>guy for many of these films, doing a featurette on this.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got Suzanne doing another visual essay incredible, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you get a booklet with Stanley in there. And then

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<v Speaker 1>my dear friend, miss Michelle Kissner. These are great I

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<v Speaker 1>would love to hear. Obviously you're in deep with the

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<v Speaker 1>physical media world with me. Who who is like the

419
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<v Speaker 1>company that you're trying to emulate or who inspired these releases?

420
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<v Speaker 1>What are you trying to be.

421
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<v Speaker 2>Like, Yeah, I mean I've because I've been following home

422
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<v Speaker 2>video for a while, like a long time pretty much life.

423
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<v Speaker 2>I mean from the early days of local labels over

424
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<v Speaker 2>here Anchor Bay and know those sort of labels as well,

425
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<v Speaker 2>and then and so yeah, look at I've Obviously I'm

426
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<v Speaker 2>a huge physical media clicked to myself, you know, make

427
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<v Speaker 2>her nose. I probably have too many Blu rays and

428
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<v Speaker 2>four K, way too many. But I guess some of

429
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<v Speaker 2>the labels we like obviously. Yeah, like even like like

430
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<v Speaker 2>Terror Vision, Like I just love that sort of curation

431
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<v Speaker 2>from a label.

432
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<v Speaker 1>You know.

433
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<v Speaker 2>The guys are like Era four four four, you know,

434
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<v Speaker 2>just really great sort of like Asian titles, Eureka. So

435
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<v Speaker 2>these are the sort labels that I'm a big fan

436
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<v Speaker 2>of myself personally, if I was to do a label

437
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<v Speaker 2>be along that line, you know, very curated. We're not

438
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<v Speaker 2>you know, pumping out you know, buying a calog of

439
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<v Speaker 2>fifty titles and pumping them out. We're actually handing films

440
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<v Speaker 2>that we think are very cool and then we think

441
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<v Speaker 2>the audiences would would enjoy as well. So yeah, those

442
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<v Speaker 2>sort of labels sort of really influenced myself. Yeah, just

443
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<v Speaker 2>just creating a brand that you know, people can have

444
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<v Speaker 2>all lined up on the shelf and to go, well,

445
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<v Speaker 2>these are cool movies.

446
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<v Speaker 1>Well, for anybody that's excited about Rubber's Lover, you can

447
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<v Speaker 1>buy a bundle on the website now that includes Rubbers

448
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<v Speaker 1>Lover and Spy number two. And this one is a

449
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<v Speaker 1>director you might be slightly more familiar with. Tell us

450
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<v Speaker 1>about your second movie coming out.

451
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so the second film is Strange Circus by Sion Sono.

452
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<v Speaker 2>And this is quite interesting because because the process of

453
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<v Speaker 2>Rubber's lovel was taking so long, I said, to make it, look,

454
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<v Speaker 2>we should probably look at getting another film in case

455
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<v Speaker 2>it all falls apart, because you know, we should probably

456
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<v Speaker 2>look at getting a second film, or at least a

457
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<v Speaker 2>backup film. Is a launch title, and so we and

458
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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking, and there's look, and we've in this

459
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<v Speaker 2>weird place where there's a lot of films that were

460
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<v Speaker 2>huge during the DVD era, but they never quite made

461
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<v Speaker 2>the jump to blu ray and they've they've kind of

462
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<v Speaker 2>been forgotten. And one of those titles was Strange Circus.

463
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<v Speaker 2>And Strange Circus was a film that I I remember

464
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<v Speaker 2>seeing when someone gave me a DVD copy and they

465
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<v Speaker 2>said this film is pretty extreme. This is like a

466
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<v Speaker 2>pretty out there film. And I watched I was I

467
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<v Speaker 2>was blown away by because it was this mystery and

468
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<v Speaker 2>it's really beautifully shot, and it's well directed and the

469
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<v Speaker 2>you know, obviously Sono is the master so storytelling, and

470
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<v Speaker 2>his films are never boring. They just move at a

471
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<v Speaker 2>rapid pace and and so yeah, so I said, oh,

472
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<v Speaker 2>you know what I thought, And I was thinking a

473
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<v Speaker 2>and I was going through a list. I said, you know,

474
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<v Speaker 2>a strange circause this one. I think there might be

475
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<v Speaker 2>demand for this film because it's it's quite notorious and

476
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<v Speaker 2>there's people, you know, there's a YouTuber called Spooky Rice

477
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<v Speaker 2>that did a video and had like a half a

478
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<v Speaker 2>million views. So I'm like, why is it, Like, what's

479
00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:36.319
<v Speaker 2>the deal with this? And so we made contact, we

480
00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:38.759
<v Speaker 2>found the company that owned it, We made contact, and

481
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<v Speaker 2>this was probably this is probably about six months ago,

482
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<v Speaker 2>I'd say, or maybe no, No, it was last year,

483
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<v Speaker 2>wasn't it middle I'll try to remember, maybe middle middle

484
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<v Speaker 2>of last year. Maybe I think it was maybe.

485
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, strange circus cidic CN. It's the end of the year.

486
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<v Speaker 2>The end of the year, that's right, Yes, my timelines,

487
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<v Speaker 2>so yeah. So it was a time that I just said, oh,

488
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<v Speaker 2>what's going on with this film? And so we made

489
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<v Speaker 2>some inquiries and we found the right owners and three

490
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<v Speaker 2>I think April maybe April April or twenty twenty four,

491
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<v Speaker 2>was it? No, it was last year? Last year? Yeah, sorry,

492
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<v Speaker 2>this is how sorry because the negotiation is such a

493
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<v Speaker 2>long process, right it was maybe maybe I think it

494
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<v Speaker 2>was last year. Was last year?

495
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<v Speaker 1>I mean April was only four months ago, so that

496
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<v Speaker 1>would be pretty quick company.

497
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, last year, last year. Last year we met the

498
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<v Speaker 3>main person was in April.

499
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<v Speaker 2>That's right. I was just saying when we started acquiring. Yeah,

500
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<v Speaker 2>so so it was last year, so early last year,

501
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<v Speaker 2>and so it reached out and and City. They're an

502
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<v Speaker 2>interesting company. They produced by Gemini, the film What's that film,

503
00:24:53.599 --> 00:24:56.119
<v Speaker 2>The Goblin and the other supermodel film as well, so

504
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<v Speaker 2>they have a really interesting catalog and I saw a

505
00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:59.839
<v Speaker 2>strange circus on the list. They said, oh, yeah, this

506
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<v Speaker 2>is the film because I personally love it. So we

507
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<v Speaker 2>made some inquiries and these guys there are smaller companies,

508
00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:07.599
<v Speaker 2>so things moved a bit faster, which is great. So

509
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<v Speaker 2>we had a really good call with them, and we

510
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<v Speaker 2>had some negotiations and they said, yeah, look we can,

511
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<v Speaker 2>we can sign you this title, and I said yes,

512
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<v Speaker 2>So we obviously took the offer and we acquired Strange

513
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<v Speaker 2>Circus as the next title, and and yeah, so we

514
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<v Speaker 2>once once we acquired it, we thought, obviously we're looking

515
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<v Speaker 2>at sort of who could get involved with the release.

516
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<v Speaker 2>And then we said, I wonder if Seon Sona would

517
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<v Speaker 2>be interested in doing an interview, because look, he's a

518
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<v Speaker 2>we won't go into it, but there has been some

519
00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:41.119
<v Speaker 2>sort of controversy around on we won't we won't discuss

520
00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:45.559
<v Speaker 2>it once again. I you know, Criterion decided to release

521
00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:48.119
<v Speaker 2>Rosemary's Baby and have it fully approved by Polansky with

522
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<v Speaker 2>his extras all over in his commentary, then you know,

523
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<v Speaker 2>and if imprint the side to a Plansky box, So

524
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to go into it because there's there's

525
00:25:55.119 --> 00:25:57.880
<v Speaker 2>certain things there we won't comment. So we thought, oh, look,

526
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<v Speaker 2>we try and separate the art from the artist. New

527
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<v Speaker 2>wave and what we're trying to do is create a

528
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<v Speaker 2>package that has I guess, the best set of documentation

529
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<v Speaker 2>on the film, so people know the history of it,

530
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<v Speaker 2>the filmmaking and so and so. Yeah, I reached out

531
00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:16.400
<v Speaker 2>to someone who knew Sono, which was Nicodem and Nikodem

532
00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:18.960
<v Speaker 2>he worked with a lot of labels in Japan. He

533
00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:21.640
<v Speaker 2>does a lot of sort of inquiring and sort of

534
00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:25.240
<v Speaker 2>extras film as well. I said, oh, look, when mister

535
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<v Speaker 2>Sono be interested in doing an interview, and he said, oh, look,

536
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<v Speaker 2>I can check because obviously Sono is a bit private

537
00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:33.880
<v Speaker 2>right now, but I can check for you. And so

538
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<v Speaker 2>so he said, look, even if we don't get so

539
00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:38.559
<v Speaker 2>we've got the film, you know, we're going to release it,

540
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<v Speaker 2>We'll get some extras done. And then Suzanne was was

541
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<v Speaker 2>a big fan of the film as well. So I said,

542
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<v Speaker 2>do you want to do an essau? Yeah? Absolutely, so

543
00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:47.000
<v Speaker 2>we can't do in the extras, And then we got

544
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<v Speaker 2>the word back, hey, yes, actually Sona was interested in

545
00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:51.400
<v Speaker 2>being involved with the whole and to us, look, I

546
00:26:51.400 --> 00:26:54.960
<v Speaker 2>mean that's you know, it's it's huge for me personally,

547
00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:58.240
<v Speaker 2>because you know, Sono was a massive influence to me

548
00:26:58.279 --> 00:27:02.039
<v Speaker 2>growing up. His films like stal Cyclic, you Love Exposure,

549
00:27:02.079 --> 00:27:06.079
<v Speaker 2>these big sort of tempole films just kind of like epics, yeah, epics,

550
00:27:06.119 --> 00:27:09.279
<v Speaker 2>and and yeah, he was like there's there's Mika, and

551
00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:11.319
<v Speaker 2>there's Sono and he's he's up there, like he's one

552
00:27:11.319 --> 00:27:12.839
<v Speaker 2>of the greats, Like you know, he's one of the

553
00:27:12.839 --> 00:27:15.519
<v Speaker 2>great filmmakers, and so it would be an honor to

554
00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:18.160
<v Speaker 2>have a son A film in a catalog and so

555
00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:20.160
<v Speaker 2>we and that's how we sort of acquired the film

556
00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:23.279
<v Speaker 2>and and yeah, and then Sono did an interview for us,

557
00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:26.200
<v Speaker 2>which was which was quite quite quite amazing because we

558
00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:28.119
<v Speaker 2>didn't think we'd get the interview, but we ended up

559
00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:30.359
<v Speaker 2>getting it. And then obviously he also approved the release too.

560
00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:32.839
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, yeah, it's a good one. So it's a

561
00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:35.960
<v Speaker 2>very the film. How would you describe its kind of

562
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<v Speaker 2>a quite a shocking, not any kind of mystery.

563
00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:45.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's kind of a mystery and trauma. Oh yeah,

564
00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.400
<v Speaker 3>oh yeah that's right, yeah, sort.

565
00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:51.599
<v Speaker 2>Of a yeah, it feels it's it unfolds an interesting film,

566
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<v Speaker 2>Like yeah, I recommend it's a hard hitting film. And

567
00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:56.359
<v Speaker 2>and once again it kind of goes back to our mission.

568
00:27:56.359 --> 00:27:58.880
<v Speaker 2>We're kind of trying to acquire sort of hard hitting

569
00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:02.039
<v Speaker 2>films that quite controversial because, like I said, I love

570
00:28:02.359 --> 00:28:05.000
<v Speaker 2>sort of extreme cinema, but I say the words cinema

571
00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:06.920
<v Speaker 2>not there are these sort of movies that are shot

572
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<v Speaker 2>in bathrooms on phones, I know, like actual movie like Cinema,

573
00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:12.359
<v Speaker 2>so like really like films like Martyrs, you know, one

574
00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:15.880
<v Speaker 2>of my all time favorites. Wow, So I like extremes,

575
00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:18.759
<v Speaker 2>and so we're trying to get to the heart hitting

576
00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:20.720
<v Speaker 2>titles and Stranger because it's definitely one of those real,

577
00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:24.519
<v Speaker 2>you know, impact films that that you know, it'll stick

578
00:28:24.559 --> 00:28:25.920
<v Speaker 2>with you for a while after you see it, you

579
00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:28.279
<v Speaker 2>definitely won't forget it. So we, yeah, we want it

580
00:28:28.359 --> 00:28:30.200
<v Speaker 2>to get that as our second release. And by the

581
00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:33.839
<v Speaker 2>time all the contracts and negotiation was done, Rubber's Lover

582
00:28:34.039 --> 00:28:36.000
<v Speaker 2>was done, so kind of we pair them together kind

583
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<v Speaker 2>of made sense just to release them at the same time.

584
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<v Speaker 1>It is so so neat to see a label come

585
00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:47.880
<v Speaker 1>out with two titles that are sot after that are rare,

586
00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:52.720
<v Speaker 1>that are hard hitting, and that everybody has to sort

587
00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:57.400
<v Speaker 1>of immediately be I don't know, like on their on

588
00:28:57.440 --> 00:29:00.599
<v Speaker 1>their toes and validate you as a label, because it's

589
00:29:00.640 --> 00:29:03.039
<v Speaker 1>not just something easy. You are You were putting something

590
00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:04.920
<v Speaker 1>out there that took a lot of work, took a

591
00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:08.759
<v Speaker 1>lot of balls, took a lot of just really saying,

592
00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:11.119
<v Speaker 1>you know what we're really going for it, and that

593
00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:13.480
<v Speaker 1>is that is a bold choice and based to what

594
00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:16.599
<v Speaker 1>you're saying, It sounds like that's kind of the whole

595
00:29:16.640 --> 00:29:19.079
<v Speaker 1>point of the label. Am I hearing that right? That

596
00:29:19.079 --> 00:29:20.480
<v Speaker 1>that is kind of what you're always going to.

597
00:29:20.519 --> 00:29:24.160
<v Speaker 2>Do, absolutely, and sort of our thing is is first

598
00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:25.720
<v Speaker 2>time on Blu Ray as well. That's sort of our

599
00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:28.599
<v Speaker 2>sort of mission as well, well, first of first sort

600
00:29:28.599 --> 00:29:31.119
<v Speaker 2>of release. And like I said, it's exactly that it's

601
00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:33.799
<v Speaker 2>rescuing these films because that's limbo. I don't think anyone

602
00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:36.119
<v Speaker 2>else wants to touch them, to be honest, like so,

603
00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:39.000
<v Speaker 2>so yeah, that's that's exactly it kind of rescuing these

604
00:29:39.119 --> 00:29:42.440
<v Speaker 2>these films and and you're kind of giving them the

605
00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:45.440
<v Speaker 2>definitive release as possible. But yeah, absolutely, there's a lot

606
00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:47.319
<v Speaker 2>of time and effort and and we want to make

607
00:29:47.319 --> 00:29:49.119
<v Speaker 2>an impact of the first two titles, and like I said,

608
00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:51.400
<v Speaker 2>we want something that you just hasn't been released you know,

609
00:29:51.559 --> 00:29:53.759
<v Speaker 2>five times in different territories. Want to make it a

610
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.240
<v Speaker 2>really special release and that's sort of what we're going for.

611
00:29:56.319 --> 00:29:59.160
<v Speaker 2>And even the ones in the pipeline are so far

612
00:29:59.400 --> 00:30:01.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, first time on Blu Ray. So that's sort

613
00:30:01.759 --> 00:30:04.559
<v Speaker 2>of our goal is to really kind of do that.

614
00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:08.119
<v Speaker 1>Well, speaking of that, your your third spine. You just

615
00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:11.680
<v Speaker 1>announced that one on social media and blaze of questions

616
00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:14.720
<v Speaker 1>from everybody immediately, because this is one that has been

617
00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:18.119
<v Speaker 1>sought after for a long time, and kind of around

618
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<v Speaker 1>the same time, we have the US company Disco Tech

619
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<v Speaker 1>working on a very similar type of release, So could

620
00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:26.559
<v Speaker 1>you tell us what that is, what is on the release,

621
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<v Speaker 1>and how it will be different from the Disco Tech release.

622
00:30:30.160 --> 00:30:33.680
<v Speaker 2>Definitely. So yeah, number three we just announced. And the

623
00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:36.440
<v Speaker 2>reason we didn't want to announce it early but because

624
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<v Speaker 2>Discotech announced the They're one. We just wanted to just

625
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<v Speaker 2>get ahead of the curve because obviously, like when Venegas

626
00:30:44.160 --> 00:30:46.839
<v Speaker 2>Syndrome did the key in pretty year ago, said hey, guys,

627
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<v Speaker 2>just to let you know, we're doing the keep as well,

628
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<v Speaker 2>so at least it gives the buyers some options obviously,

629
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<v Speaker 2>because that's why I love this is a free market,

630
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<v Speaker 2>and so we we announced it a bit early just

631
00:30:57.880 --> 00:30:59.680
<v Speaker 2>just to let people know that, Hey, you know, guys,

632
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<v Speaker 2>just well I said, and don't get me wrong, I

633
00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:03.920
<v Speaker 2>love Discotheque. I've got all there, like a lot of

634
00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:07.119
<v Speaker 2>their releases, that the one's really rescuing classic anime and

635
00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:09.359
<v Speaker 2>so look, you know, all means if you're in the

636
00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:11.559
<v Speaker 2>US definitely. But our one is is going to be

637
00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:13.839
<v Speaker 2>a little bit different. I'll explain why. And it's interesting

638
00:31:13.839 --> 00:31:17.720
<v Speaker 2>because the how we acquired it was the company that

639
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<v Speaker 2>owns Rubbers Lover owns us I was going to pronounce it.

640
00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:28.559
<v Speaker 2>That's the correct pronunciation, by the way, because one more time.

641
00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:34.119
<v Speaker 1>I slaughtered the name on my show last night. So

642
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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much.

643
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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, so we we basically we we met the

644
00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:43.400
<v Speaker 2>company that owns Rubbers Love the women in Japan. We

645
00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:46.759
<v Speaker 2>went in the office and had negotiations and they said, look,

646
00:31:46.759 --> 00:31:48.359
<v Speaker 2>we're very happy with what you guys did was a

647
00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:50.880
<v Speaker 2>restoration of Rubbers Love it. You know, here's our catalog.

648
00:31:50.960 --> 00:31:53.359
<v Speaker 2>You know, what else are you interested in? And so

649
00:31:53.400 --> 00:31:55.559
<v Speaker 2>it was an open book thing. We're like, okay, and

650
00:31:55.599 --> 00:31:57.599
<v Speaker 2>so I kind of I went through. I looked at MAKE.

651
00:31:57.720 --> 00:32:00.880
<v Speaker 2>I went, I see you guys Ownoski Dot and they said, yeah,

652
00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:02.920
<v Speaker 2>we own we owned the whole whole series. And I

653
00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:04.559
<v Speaker 2>looked at Make. I said, oh, I think this is

654
00:32:05.400 --> 00:32:07.559
<v Speaker 2>this is this, this will be this will be big

655
00:32:10.160 --> 00:32:14.119
<v Speaker 2>personally myself, this film I saw I think I'm sure

656
00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:16.359
<v Speaker 2>I read maybe teenage boys saw it when they were younger,

657
00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:18.240
<v Speaker 2>but when I was in high school. A friend of

658
00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:20.559
<v Speaker 2>mine gave me the VHS. It did come out in

659
00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:23.319
<v Speaker 2>Australia on tape VHS, and so someone actually gave me

660
00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:27.079
<v Speaker 2>a copy of So check out this this this cartoon.

661
00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:30.519
<v Speaker 2>And I think maybe I was like fourteen or fifteen,

662
00:32:30.519 --> 00:32:32.319
<v Speaker 2>I can't remember, but I watched and I was just

663
00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:34.400
<v Speaker 2>like blown away. I was like, wow, this is because

664
00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:37.039
<v Speaker 2>I never seen anything quite like it. And a lot

665
00:32:37.119 --> 00:32:38.960
<v Speaker 2>of my friends at high school like, oh that that

666
00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:42.599
<v Speaker 2>film's like twisted, it's you know, it's it's graphic. And

667
00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:45.920
<v Speaker 2>obviously when it came out, people just didn't could not

668
00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:47.880
<v Speaker 2>comprehend it when it came out because obviously this is

669
00:32:48.559 --> 00:32:51.200
<v Speaker 2>it was made in the eighties, but it didn't get

670
00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:53.440
<v Speaker 2>sort of wide video releases until the early nineties and

671
00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:56.160
<v Speaker 2>even theatrical dig get theatrical release in Australia as well,

672
00:32:56.200 --> 00:33:00.720
<v Speaker 2>which just boggles the mind and so people which is

673
00:33:00.759 --> 00:33:03.680
<v Speaker 2>shocked by and I was blown away because it was dark,

674
00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:06.240
<v Speaker 2>it was it was also erotic because I never seen

675
00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:07.880
<v Speaker 2>something in a cartoon. I was like, why is this,

676
00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:11.319
<v Speaker 2>Why is what's going on here? This is very unusual,

677
00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:13.680
<v Speaker 2>and I was like very intrigued by it and violent

678
00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:15.160
<v Speaker 2>as well. So I ticked all the boxes for me

679
00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:18.880
<v Speaker 2>as a you know, like a fourteen year old even

680
00:33:18.880 --> 00:33:20.880
<v Speaker 2>though it was R rated obviously shouldn't been seeing it.

681
00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:22.960
<v Speaker 2>But uh and so yeah, that that did have an

682
00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:25.000
<v Speaker 2>impact on me and a lot of people we speak

683
00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:26.880
<v Speaker 2>to and know they have seen it at some point

684
00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:29.480
<v Speaker 2>in their life, like they have they do know of it,

685
00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:31.920
<v Speaker 2>they've heard of it, the notoriety of it, and so

686
00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:33.559
<v Speaker 2>so I said to make I said, look, this is

687
00:33:33.599 --> 00:33:36.079
<v Speaker 2>a big title. What we should really go after this

688
00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:37.880
<v Speaker 2>because I think it's one of the tempole It's up

689
00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:41.519
<v Speaker 2>there with you know, Wicked City. So that's an eighty

690
00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:45.880
<v Speaker 2>error of animation, unfortunately does get put into the entire genre.

691
00:33:46.599 --> 00:33:49.000
<v Speaker 2>But the theatrical version is more it cuts a lot

692
00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:51.039
<v Speaker 2>of that out. It's more of like a post apocalyptic

693
00:33:51.119 --> 00:33:54.559
<v Speaker 2>sort of movie. It's a shame because the animation is

694
00:33:54.559 --> 00:33:57.400
<v Speaker 2>is beautiful. It's it was animated by the best studios

695
00:33:57.400 --> 00:34:01.119
<v Speaker 2>in Japan under pseudonyms, so the guys Madhouse, who did

696
00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:04.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, Perfect Blue and that these guys worked on

697
00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:07.880
<v Speaker 2>you Dicky dogy early on. And so if you watch

698
00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:11.320
<v Speaker 2>the film, the animation is breathtaking. It's fast motion, it's

699
00:34:11.320 --> 00:34:13.559
<v Speaker 2>all hand but this is cell based. It's not no

700
00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:16.760
<v Speaker 2>citys all hand drawing, like hundreds of animators like drawing out.

701
00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:18.800
<v Speaker 2>So it's so it's a real work of art. And

702
00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:20.519
<v Speaker 2>that's why when I saw it on the list, I said, oh,

703
00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:24.639
<v Speaker 2>like this is I knew Disco Tech had they're released coming.

704
00:34:24.760 --> 00:34:28.079
<v Speaker 2>So I said, look, let's acquire it because I personally

705
00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:30.159
<v Speaker 2>love this film and I want to I want to

706
00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:34.480
<v Speaker 2>make it really special. Let's go for it. And so

707
00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:37.239
<v Speaker 2>we acquired it. But the deal was I said to

708
00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:39.159
<v Speaker 2>the licenses, I said, look, guys, I want it, but

709
00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:42.000
<v Speaker 2>I need Disco Tech's master. I can't accept the video

710
00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:45.079
<v Speaker 2>master because I think in Europe they had to release

711
00:34:45.119 --> 00:34:47.280
<v Speaker 2>some blue rays that they were just aiop scale. They

712
00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:51.679
<v Speaker 2>literally took the old video masters horrible, horrible, horrendous, And

713
00:34:51.760 --> 00:34:54.559
<v Speaker 2>so I said, look, will are quite, but we need this,

714
00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:56.880
<v Speaker 2>this new two K wrestler. We need this restoration. It's

715
00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:58.320
<v Speaker 2>part of our deal. And they said, look what, We'll

716
00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:01.400
<v Speaker 2>speak to Disco Tech and and they were nice enough to,

717
00:35:01.800 --> 00:35:03.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, give it up, give up the master to us,

718
00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:06.679
<v Speaker 2>and so we acquired the title. So I guess where

719
00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:10.920
<v Speaker 2>it differs. Look, we take our time with our releases,

720
00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:15.199
<v Speaker 2>and obviously we want extras. So we have got people

721
00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:19.199
<v Speaker 2>working on it doing you know, essays, interviews. We're doing

722
00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:22.119
<v Speaker 2>a mini documentary as well on the controversy of as well,

723
00:35:22.320 --> 00:35:25.559
<v Speaker 2>so that included. So we've actually got a local critic,

724
00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:30.000
<v Speaker 2>Ron Peterson. He saw it in the original theatrical run

725
00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:32.079
<v Speaker 2>and he has a lot of stories to talk about

726
00:35:32.079 --> 00:35:35.000
<v Speaker 2>how it played an anime festival and it was quite

727
00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:36.519
<v Speaker 2>a story and he's going to tell that on camera

728
00:35:36.559 --> 00:35:40.880
<v Speaker 2>as well. And yeah, we want to make it an

729
00:35:40.920 --> 00:35:43.760
<v Speaker 2>incredible physical package as well. So obviously it's going to

730
00:35:43.800 --> 00:35:45.760
<v Speaker 2>be a big box. It's going to have an art book.

731
00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:49.239
<v Speaker 2>We've got hundreds of pages of sort of character designs

732
00:35:49.239 --> 00:35:52.400
<v Speaker 2>and concepts and storyboards, so I really want to include

733
00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:56.320
<v Speaker 2>that as well. And obviously, yeah, like I mentioned earlier,

734
00:35:56.320 --> 00:35:58.079
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be on fifty gigabyte this. We don't

735
00:35:58.159 --> 00:36:00.239
<v Speaker 2>use twenty five gig this. We only use twenty fifty

736
00:36:00.280 --> 00:36:03.320
<v Speaker 2>gig because we want the best compression. And even though

737
00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:06.280
<v Speaker 2>the sequels are standard DEAF, they're huge, you know, niney

738
00:36:06.280 --> 00:36:08.840
<v Speaker 2>gig files and they look they look good for for

739
00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:12.599
<v Speaker 2>like video masters and so so yeah, so so basically

740
00:36:12.639 --> 00:36:15.320
<v Speaker 2>we will be presenting those in the highest quality bit

741
00:36:15.400 --> 00:36:16.880
<v Speaker 2>rates spread over a few discs int theyd of just

742
00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:18.679
<v Speaker 2>crammed on one disk. We're going to try and have

743
00:36:18.679 --> 00:36:21.519
<v Speaker 2>the best presentation. But over all years, it's just a

744
00:36:21.599 --> 00:36:23.320
<v Speaker 2>labor of love and it's something that we really want

745
00:36:23.320 --> 00:36:25.440
<v Speaker 2>to make special. I mean, as you see out there,

746
00:36:25.480 --> 00:36:28.800
<v Speaker 2>that's an original poster of the Demon over the City,

747
00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:33.000
<v Speaker 2>got that many years ago. So yeah, it's always been

748
00:36:33.280 --> 00:36:35.920
<v Speaker 2>a fan favorite. So when New Wave does a release,

749
00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:37.480
<v Speaker 2>you know that it's going to be extra special. So

750
00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:39.639
<v Speaker 2>we're going to put in the extra extra mile. And

751
00:36:39.639 --> 00:36:41.239
<v Speaker 2>they get at some companies they need to you know,

752
00:36:41.280 --> 00:36:42.760
<v Speaker 2>they need to get out to retail as fast. They

753
00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:45.280
<v Speaker 2>need to've got a pipeline, they need to work quickly.

754
00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:48.039
<v Speaker 2>But with us, we take our time, work with the

755
00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:51.480
<v Speaker 2>filmmakers directors. So yeah, if people are patient, and once

756
00:36:51.480 --> 00:36:54.039
<v Speaker 2>again I'm not discouraging people from the US release, but

757
00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:57.119
<v Speaker 2>if they, uh, you know, it's a free market. You

758
00:36:57.119 --> 00:36:59.239
<v Speaker 2>can get the keep from via vision and get the

759
00:36:59.320 --> 00:37:01.760
<v Speaker 2>key from a syndrome up to you and so similar

760
00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:04.599
<v Speaker 2>to us, you can get the film from US. They'll

761
00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:07.960
<v Speaker 2>get it from the US and our release. I did

762
00:37:08.039 --> 00:37:10.159
<v Speaker 2>say Region B market because yeah, this will be sort

763
00:37:10.159 --> 00:37:13.559
<v Speaker 2>of other territories as well. So yeah, we can explain

764
00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:15.000
<v Speaker 2>a bit more. But yeah, it's going to be like

765
00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:17.760
<v Speaker 2>we want it to feel like the ultimate addition because

766
00:37:17.920 --> 00:37:19.440
<v Speaker 2>this is going to be the be all, end all

767
00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:21.079
<v Speaker 2>for the series, and we know there are fans of it,

768
00:37:21.119 --> 00:37:23.559
<v Speaker 2>so we want to make it extra special.

769
00:37:24.519 --> 00:37:28.880
<v Speaker 1>That is basically what I took away from this is

770
00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:30.960
<v Speaker 1>it's going to be the full package that Disco Tech

771
00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:33.199
<v Speaker 1>doesn't have. That to get Disco Tech's full package you

772
00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:34.960
<v Speaker 1>got to buy two different things, which not not a

773
00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:36.719
<v Speaker 1>huge deal, but if you want it all in one,

774
00:37:36.880 --> 00:37:38.639
<v Speaker 1>this is the way to get that. You got more

775
00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:42.679
<v Speaker 1>bonus features, you got better compression, So lots of reasons

776
00:37:42.679 --> 00:37:44.519
<v Speaker 1>to pick up your release over Disco Tech if you're

777
00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:47.800
<v Speaker 1>a stickler for the technical side, especially, So I mean,

778
00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:52.280
<v Speaker 1>this sounds fantastic, I mean, and that's that's just the

779
00:37:52.280 --> 00:37:56.519
<v Speaker 1>first three releases. All literally all three of these like obscure,

780
00:37:56.719 --> 00:38:01.360
<v Speaker 1>hard to find, some of them shrouded and received controversy,

781
00:38:01.360 --> 00:38:06.000
<v Speaker 1>and like so much just rich history behind these titles,

782
00:38:06.119 --> 00:38:10.119
<v Speaker 1>really great choices. Can we can we get anything about

783
00:38:10.159 --> 00:38:11.599
<v Speaker 1>what's coming up in the in the future for a

784
00:38:11.639 --> 00:38:12.280
<v Speaker 1>New Way video?

785
00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:15.199
<v Speaker 2>Definitely? Yeah, So I was just going to mention as

786
00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:20.000
<v Speaker 2>well with the compression. So we've partnered with I won't

787
00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:22.440
<v Speaker 2>say their name, but they do the authoring for Imprint

788
00:38:22.480 --> 00:38:27.039
<v Speaker 2>as well and Poor Label so and so. So yeah,

789
00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:29.039
<v Speaker 2>they've been really they're actually authoring the disc right now

790
00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:31.440
<v Speaker 2>for us, the first two releases, and so they that

791
00:38:31.519 --> 00:38:34.480
<v Speaker 2>they they're the masters of sort of compression. It's not

792
00:38:34.599 --> 00:38:37.039
<v Speaker 2>fidelity the emotion or they're they're fantastic, but these guys

793
00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:39.559
<v Speaker 2>do a lot of work for the local labels and so,

794
00:38:39.639 --> 00:38:41.559
<v Speaker 2>and they know their stuff. So obviously the bit rates

795
00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:43.960
<v Speaker 2>it's very important to us, you know, may being quite technical,

796
00:38:43.960 --> 00:38:46.760
<v Speaker 2>what's kind of importance. So yeah, so so you just

797
00:38:46.800 --> 00:38:49.000
<v Speaker 2>want to mention that these will be properly authored. Dis

798
00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:51.039
<v Speaker 2>A's not someone in the garage, you know, burning discs,

799
00:38:51.280 --> 00:38:52.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, because a lot of people are like these

800
00:38:52.880 --> 00:38:55.880
<v Speaker 2>burn on demand. No, these are proper press This properly

801
00:38:55.920 --> 00:38:58.280
<v Speaker 2>authored with going the extra miles, I just wanted to

802
00:38:58.280 --> 00:39:01.119
<v Speaker 2>mention as well, but they will be well compressed as well,

803
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:05.159
<v Speaker 2>because it's very iportant, great in terms of what kind

804
00:39:05.159 --> 00:39:07.519
<v Speaker 2>of titles. Yes, look, Wimill'm happy to announce number four

805
00:39:07.559 --> 00:39:12.519
<v Speaker 2>on your show. So number four will be another Sono

806
00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:15.760
<v Speaker 2>movie and because a lot of his films are stuck

807
00:39:15.800 --> 00:39:19.920
<v Speaker 2>in Libo, and it will be a two thousand and

808
00:39:19.960 --> 00:39:24.360
<v Speaker 2>five film called Nordico's Dinner Table. And and that is

809
00:39:24.360 --> 00:39:30.079
<v Speaker 2>a film. It's actually the Suicide Club prequel. And look,

810
00:39:30.760 --> 00:39:34.159
<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, our opinion, we think it's it's better

811
00:39:34.199 --> 00:39:36.519
<v Speaker 2>than Silicide Club. It's it's a real like son I

812
00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:39.760
<v Speaker 2>had really mastered as skill as a filmmaker, and and

813
00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:42.360
<v Speaker 2>it's it's an incredible film and one that I've been

814
00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:43.880
<v Speaker 2>looking at a lot of groups and forums and people

815
00:39:43.880 --> 00:39:46.800
<v Speaker 2>like where's Noriko, where's Norwiko. So we met with the

816
00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:49.199
<v Speaker 2>licenser in Japan. We went out to dinner with them

817
00:39:49.320 --> 00:39:52.360
<v Speaker 2>and and yeah they were lovely, really nice people.

818
00:39:52.840 --> 00:39:55.920
<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, very super causual and then like you know,

819
00:39:56.079 --> 00:39:59.199
<v Speaker 3>we had a drink and like yeah, when to your

820
00:39:59.280 --> 00:40:02.679
<v Speaker 3>bar to then as.

821
00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:06.920
<v Speaker 2>We yes, yeah yeah. And so what opened the door

822
00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:09.239
<v Speaker 2>was we because it went out and we met these

823
00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:12.400
<v Speaker 2>licensells who owned a lot of so films and basically

824
00:40:12.440 --> 00:40:15.679
<v Speaker 2>we and then Nickodyin was there as well, and he said, oh,

825
00:40:15.719 --> 00:40:19.079
<v Speaker 2>look I'll try and get Sono out and he said, oh, no, pressure,

826
00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:20.719
<v Speaker 2>he doesn't have to come out and then he showed up,

827
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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, and so so and then we were

828
00:40:23.880 --> 00:40:26.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, we went out that night drinking with Sono

829
00:40:26.599 --> 00:40:29.039
<v Speaker 2>and the license or and we we were just like,

830
00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:32.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, is this really happening. So it's yeah, it's

831
00:40:33.039 --> 00:40:35.039
<v Speaker 2>kind of like you know, because because like I've always

832
00:40:35.039 --> 00:40:36.880
<v Speaker 2>admired this filmmaking, the fact we're drinking with them at

833
00:40:36.880 --> 00:40:39.800
<v Speaker 2>the bar, talking about us films, going into depth and details,

834
00:40:39.800 --> 00:40:42.280
<v Speaker 2>and also getting his approval like do you want these

835
00:40:42.280 --> 00:40:43.920
<v Speaker 2>two together? Do you want this separate? How do you

836
00:40:43.960 --> 00:40:46.239
<v Speaker 2>want to do this? And do you approve his artwork?

837
00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:49.000
<v Speaker 2>So so it was just kind of surreal and so

838
00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:51.559
<v Speaker 2>and so, yeah, we struck up a good relationship with

839
00:40:51.599 --> 00:40:54.880
<v Speaker 2>those licenses as well. So Noriko Dinner Table is a

840
00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:58.480
<v Speaker 2>part of that, another son of film. So we want

841
00:40:58.480 --> 00:41:01.840
<v Speaker 2>to rescue Sono and once again art from the artists.

842
00:41:01.880 --> 00:41:03.719
<v Speaker 2>We just want to put the films out and it's

843
00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:05.440
<v Speaker 2>up to your choice if you want to purchase or not.

844
00:41:05.480 --> 00:41:07.280
<v Speaker 2>You don't have to, but yeah, we want to give

845
00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:09.280
<v Speaker 2>people the option at least make these films available and

846
00:41:09.320 --> 00:41:13.440
<v Speaker 2>not bury them. Because yeah, because no Conner Table is Yeah,

847
00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:16.559
<v Speaker 2>it's when I first saw it, it really had a

848
00:41:16.559 --> 00:41:18.559
<v Speaker 2>big sort of emotional impact on me. It's it's a

849
00:41:18.639 --> 00:41:23.079
<v Speaker 2>very yeah, it's a very emotional film. It's it's yeah,

850
00:41:23.239 --> 00:41:26.920
<v Speaker 2>I can't wait for people to see it. And they

851
00:41:27.039 --> 00:41:29.000
<v Speaker 2>did send us the negative to it as well, so

852
00:41:29.079 --> 00:41:33.719
<v Speaker 2>I've got it right here, I can show it office negative,

853
00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:40.599
<v Speaker 2>so yes, and so this is the yeah literally just

854
00:41:40.639 --> 00:41:45.039
<v Speaker 2>said naughtyko yeah yeah in Japanese. Yes, yeah, naughty coats

855
00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:47.639
<v Speaker 2>down table. So so yeah, so I've got this. So

856
00:41:47.719 --> 00:41:49.320
<v Speaker 2>these they shipped it over, we got it FedEx and

857
00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:52.239
<v Speaker 2>it's always very nerve wracking to have a negative in

858
00:41:52.280 --> 00:41:56.000
<v Speaker 2>the post. So this is gone. It's it's gone essentially,

859
00:41:56.000 --> 00:42:00.880
<v Speaker 2>that's it. And so yeah, we will be restoring this.

860
00:42:00.880 --> 00:42:03.320
<v Speaker 2>This is the yeahs iry and people under it negative

861
00:42:03.320 --> 00:42:04.960
<v Speaker 2>looks like this is just real one of ten. It's

862
00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:06.760
<v Speaker 2>a long film. It's it's two and a half hours,

863
00:42:06.760 --> 00:42:10.880
<v Speaker 2>so this is one of ten reels. So yeah, so

864
00:42:11.039 --> 00:42:13.280
<v Speaker 2>we'll be releasing that. We'll give it the special treatment

865
00:42:13.400 --> 00:42:16.480
<v Speaker 2>and then once again we'll give so the deluxe treatment

866
00:42:16.480 --> 00:42:20.559
<v Speaker 2>as well. The interesting thing about Norico, it was people

867
00:42:20.599 --> 00:42:23.880
<v Speaker 2>wondering it was Karli Wolf Creek. It was shot digitally,

868
00:42:24.519 --> 00:42:28.920
<v Speaker 2>but then it was transferred to film, so so because

869
00:42:29.079 --> 00:42:31.239
<v Speaker 2>back in two thousand and five, cinemas have not quite

870
00:42:31.280 --> 00:42:34.960
<v Speaker 2>made the jump to digitally yet and so essentially, yeah,

871
00:42:35.000 --> 00:42:37.480
<v Speaker 2>this film was shot digitally, but then they transferred it

872
00:42:37.480 --> 00:42:39.559
<v Speaker 2>to film. So what we're doing is restoring the negative

873
00:42:39.559 --> 00:42:41.920
<v Speaker 2>the film negatives. It's going to get as the best

874
00:42:42.320 --> 00:42:44.960
<v Speaker 2>possible element we could get. So yeah, we're very we're

875
00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:46.920
<v Speaker 2>very excited to see how it looks like. And Ray

876
00:42:47.280 --> 00:42:48.679
<v Speaker 2>is currently restoring it right now.

877
00:42:51.599 --> 00:42:55.920
<v Speaker 1>This is I mean, the first four titles are like

878
00:42:56.760 --> 00:43:00.320
<v Speaker 1>long sought after stuff that people just could not get

879
00:43:00.559 --> 00:43:02.719
<v Speaker 1>and you somehow got through the door and got it

880
00:43:02.760 --> 00:43:05.480
<v Speaker 1>in that that's got to feel really great to get

881
00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:09.079
<v Speaker 1>those out of the way and literally have the foundation

882
00:43:09.199 --> 00:43:13.599
<v Speaker 1>of the company b be these like monumental achievements to

883
00:43:13.639 --> 00:43:15.079
<v Speaker 1>be able to put out.

884
00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:19.639
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, yeah we yeah, so like I said, they were,

885
00:43:19.800 --> 00:43:23.519
<v Speaker 2>we were a bit ambitious and we persisted. But thanks

886
00:43:23.559 --> 00:43:28.679
<v Speaker 2>to some negotiating and yourself obviously negotiating to being very

887
00:43:28.679 --> 00:43:29.639
<v Speaker 2>patient your.

888
00:43:29.519 --> 00:43:35.400
<v Speaker 3>Taste of movies, like you're really super taku. So yeah,

889
00:43:35.760 --> 00:43:39.679
<v Speaker 3>quite surprised that. Yeah, he has a lot of knowledges

890
00:43:39.719 --> 00:43:46.280
<v Speaker 3>and that ee for all movies, is it correct, like

891
00:43:46.920 --> 00:43:52.239
<v Speaker 3>movies like you know, I'm a more I like mainstream,

892
00:43:53.159 --> 00:43:57.079
<v Speaker 3>you know. So that's why he brings a lot of

893
00:43:57.840 --> 00:44:03.639
<v Speaker 3>movies which I haven't seen it, even Japanese films. So yeah,

894
00:44:03.760 --> 00:44:05.800
<v Speaker 3>of surprise, Yeah surprising.

895
00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:09.639
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so but yeah, because I knew, I guess I

896
00:44:09.679 --> 00:44:11.599
<v Speaker 2>knew these are big titles that you like. And that's

897
00:44:11.599 --> 00:44:13.280
<v Speaker 2>the thing I'm thinking as a collector's mind, these are

898
00:44:13.320 --> 00:44:15.280
<v Speaker 2>things I want to see, like like where are they?

899
00:44:15.519 --> 00:44:17.239
<v Speaker 2>That's why, and this is how I want to treat it.

900
00:44:17.280 --> 00:44:20.679
<v Speaker 2>So it's coming very much from a collector's mind frame

901
00:44:20.880 --> 00:44:23.320
<v Speaker 2>of like how we kind of want to see these releases.

902
00:44:23.320 --> 00:44:25.719
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so we hope that these are big, hard

903
00:44:25.800 --> 00:44:27.880
<v Speaker 2>hitting titles out of the gate, just to kind of

904
00:44:28.039 --> 00:44:30.559
<v Speaker 2>show that, you know, we're here to continue and work

905
00:44:30.599 --> 00:44:32.920
<v Speaker 2>on films that we love and give them the treatment

906
00:44:32.920 --> 00:44:36.800
<v Speaker 2>they deserve. But look, we are exploring other options as well.

907
00:44:37.760 --> 00:44:40.840
<v Speaker 2>There are certain films we're looking at that wouldn't suit

908
00:44:40.920 --> 00:44:44.760
<v Speaker 2>new Wave. They're more sort of I guess, more sort

909
00:44:44.760 --> 00:44:48.719
<v Speaker 2>of art house, like one of your We can't reveal

910
00:44:48.760 --> 00:44:51.719
<v Speaker 2>the title. We're in negotiations for another title, but it

911
00:44:51.760 --> 00:44:54.639
<v Speaker 2>definitely wouldn't fit on New Wave. That movie you like, Yeah.

912
00:44:54.559 --> 00:45:01.679
<v Speaker 3>New Wave is more for like extreme like horror genre genre,

913
00:45:02.000 --> 00:45:07.639
<v Speaker 3>but in the meantime, like we want to launch a

914
00:45:07.960 --> 00:45:11.840
<v Speaker 3>side label for more like mainstream or like a drama

915
00:45:12.639 --> 00:45:14.599
<v Speaker 3>or peaceful movies.

916
00:45:15.320 --> 00:45:22.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, which I more you know, I like, well there's yeah,

917
00:45:22.519 --> 00:45:26.119
<v Speaker 2>because don't understate you know, Maker you've has a has

918
00:45:26.159 --> 00:45:28.400
<v Speaker 2>a great knowledge of Japanese films, I guess sort of

919
00:45:29.440 --> 00:45:33.840
<v Speaker 2>more sort of uh drama and coming of age films

920
00:45:33.880 --> 00:45:35.880
<v Speaker 2>and sort of like really great, like she brought some

921
00:45:36.000 --> 00:45:37.800
<v Speaker 2>of my attention. I watched them, like wow, this is

922
00:45:38.360 --> 00:45:41.119
<v Speaker 2>this is incredible, and so a film actually in negotiations

923
00:45:41.159 --> 00:45:43.159
<v Speaker 2>for right now. But once again, we'll not fit in

924
00:45:43.199 --> 00:45:45.119
<v Speaker 2>a new way that you know, the person buying that

925
00:45:45.280 --> 00:45:47.159
<v Speaker 2>won't be buying this, or maybe they will. I mean,

926
00:45:47.159 --> 00:45:49.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they're open. So we're thinking like Terror Vision

927
00:45:49.400 --> 00:45:52.960
<v Speaker 2>have their grave faceline, very similar, we might do something

928
00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:55.239
<v Speaker 2>like that where it's more sort of indie films, sort

929
00:45:55.239 --> 00:45:58.159
<v Speaker 2>of like a Japanese sort of I guess.

930
00:45:58.280 --> 00:45:58.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

931
00:45:58.599 --> 00:46:01.199
<v Speaker 2>So so like I said that, they're fantastic films, but

932
00:46:01.280 --> 00:46:04.400
<v Speaker 2>obviously Maker has a great knowledge about that sort of

933
00:46:04.400 --> 00:46:07.360
<v Speaker 2>those sort of nineties two thousand sort of Japanese films

934
00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:10.119
<v Speaker 2>I've never heard of, which are wonderful, just wonderful kind

935
00:46:10.119 --> 00:46:12.079
<v Speaker 2>of like it's like like Karnie, you do like these

936
00:46:12.079 --> 00:46:15.599
<v Speaker 2>wonderful cut Yeah, nice, nice sort of movie. So there's

937
00:46:15.639 --> 00:46:17.639
<v Speaker 2>stuff like that that we would love to release. Once again,

938
00:46:17.679 --> 00:46:19.880
<v Speaker 2>it just does not fit with New Waves, so we

939
00:46:19.880 --> 00:46:22.039
<v Speaker 2>we are and that would be more maker, would be

940
00:46:22.039 --> 00:46:27.760
<v Speaker 2>creating that line, the the sort of more peaceful films.

941
00:46:27.920 --> 00:46:33.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, now we're thinking about the name or new like

942
00:46:33.440 --> 00:46:38.039
<v Speaker 3>I said, the label, but more like really to the

943
00:46:38.280 --> 00:46:42.679
<v Speaker 3>new waves a bit like a beach theme something yeah,

944
00:46:42.760 --> 00:46:47.639
<v Speaker 3>yea or yeah, but still all yeah.

945
00:46:47.559 --> 00:46:52.719
<v Speaker 2>It hasn't come yet. We think yeah and looking and

946
00:46:52.760 --> 00:46:55.039
<v Speaker 2>we're in and look at not the say too much,

947
00:46:55.039 --> 00:46:59.239
<v Speaker 2>but we're in negotiations with for some titles that would

948
00:46:59.360 --> 00:47:01.559
<v Speaker 2>take us to barian levels. There are times that we're

949
00:47:01.599 --> 00:47:05.440
<v Speaker 2>you know inspiring about that are you know classics as well,

950
00:47:05.519 --> 00:47:08.679
<v Speaker 2>So we're very Yeah, I don't want to say too much,

951
00:47:08.719 --> 00:47:11.239
<v Speaker 2>but like I said, it's just negotiations, nothing solid, but

952
00:47:11.800 --> 00:47:14.280
<v Speaker 2>we definitely want to try and get more you know,

953
00:47:14.320 --> 00:47:17.199
<v Speaker 2>into into sort of like the tastiest new waves, like

954
00:47:17.239 --> 00:47:21.679
<v Speaker 2>so Japanese new wave as well, so the seventies and sixties.

955
00:47:22.360 --> 00:47:24.159
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, that that's stuff we're looking at as well.

956
00:47:24.239 --> 00:47:27.519
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, we definitely want to branch out a bit,

957
00:47:28.079 --> 00:47:33.280
<v Speaker 2>obviously from the hard hitting genre stuff. And also obviously

958
00:47:34.320 --> 00:47:36.440
<v Speaker 2>I guess we're folks in Japanese because it's what we know,

959
00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:41.639
<v Speaker 2>we love, you know, we've we know the culture. I've

960
00:47:41.639 --> 00:47:45.320
<v Speaker 2>worked in Japan, same with obviously makers from Japan. So

961
00:47:45.320 --> 00:47:47.400
<v Speaker 2>so I guess it's comfortable with right now. But we

962
00:47:47.679 --> 00:47:50.559
<v Speaker 2>are the possibility of branching out to you know, one

963
00:47:50.559 --> 00:47:54.679
<v Speaker 2>of our friends, you know, William, he's actually from Hong

964
00:47:54.760 --> 00:47:57.039
<v Speaker 2>Kong originally, he lives in Australia's he speaks Cantonese. So

965
00:47:57.079 --> 00:47:59.880
<v Speaker 2>he's showing us the idea of what about sort of

966
00:48:00.039 --> 00:48:02.199
<v Speaker 2>Hong Kong films. I'm like, yeah, look, I mean that's

967
00:48:02.239 --> 00:48:04.599
<v Speaker 2>a possibility as well, because there's a lot of great

968
00:48:04.599 --> 00:48:07.880
<v Speaker 2>Hong Kong movies. But once again, Japanese will be sort

969
00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:10.400
<v Speaker 2>of out bread and butter. But there is possibility of

970
00:48:10.440 --> 00:48:13.000
<v Speaker 2>Hong Kong later on, maybe as later on down the truck.

971
00:48:14.440 --> 00:48:17.920
<v Speaker 1>Very interesting there are Man, We're going to have to

972
00:48:17.920 --> 00:48:20.239
<v Speaker 1>talk after I pressed up because I've got a long

973
00:48:20.360 --> 00:48:22.119
<v Speaker 1>list of titles that I want to throw at you.

974
00:48:23.400 --> 00:48:28.440
<v Speaker 1>There is so much happening with all I mean I've

975
00:48:28.519 --> 00:48:30.079
<v Speaker 1>covered on my show a couple times, how in the

976
00:48:30.159 --> 00:48:33.880
<v Speaker 1>last year year and a half, I did an active

977
00:48:33.960 --> 00:48:36.239
<v Speaker 1>number of boutique labels count about a year and a

978
00:48:36.239 --> 00:48:39.519
<v Speaker 1>half ago, and around then there was about one hundred

979
00:48:39.519 --> 00:48:43.079
<v Speaker 1>and fifty active boutique Blu Ray labels that were you know,

980
00:48:43.119 --> 00:48:44.920
<v Speaker 1>they weren't doing like five a month, but they were

981
00:48:44.960 --> 00:48:46.800
<v Speaker 1>doing at least one or two a year, so that

982
00:48:46.840 --> 00:48:51.079
<v Speaker 1>there are they're actively working towards things. And yet so

983
00:48:51.159 --> 00:48:54.440
<v Speaker 1>many people are thinking that some of these companies are

984
00:48:54.480 --> 00:48:56.719
<v Speaker 1>going to run out of titles, and yet there are

985
00:48:56.760 --> 00:48:59.960
<v Speaker 1>corners of this world that have literally never had stones

986
00:49:00.079 --> 00:49:02.840
<v Speaker 1>unturned that if you just put in the work and

987
00:49:02.880 --> 00:49:06.199
<v Speaker 1>you get these major titles, suddenly you could be like

988
00:49:06.280 --> 00:49:09.760
<v Speaker 1>a major player in the scene here. And that is exciting.

989
00:49:11.599 --> 00:49:14.639
<v Speaker 2>It is yeah, definitely is it just yeah, like just

990
00:49:15.679 --> 00:49:17.480
<v Speaker 2>if you put your mind to it, you never know,

991
00:49:17.599 --> 00:49:20.639
<v Speaker 2>like I said, just and you know, it's just just

992
00:49:20.840 --> 00:49:24.039
<v Speaker 2>obviously just a process. Be persistent, go after it. You

993
00:49:24.360 --> 00:49:26.800
<v Speaker 2>like I said, they can turn you down, but it's

994
00:49:26.800 --> 00:49:29.199
<v Speaker 2>worth just doing a shot. We're trying, and so that's

995
00:49:29.239 --> 00:49:32.039
<v Speaker 2>why we were going out the styles and we were

996
00:49:32.079 --> 00:49:33.559
<v Speaker 2>getting them and we were like, oh wow, okay, so

997
00:49:33.599 --> 00:49:35.440
<v Speaker 2>because I thought we'd definitely get knocked back on one

998
00:49:35.480 --> 00:49:36.679
<v Speaker 2>or two of them, but it was like, oh wow,

999
00:49:36.760 --> 00:49:39.679
<v Speaker 2>so so I guess, and once again it's just how

1000
00:49:40.039 --> 00:49:42.199
<v Speaker 2>hey present yourself. And but yeah, I think there's plenty

1001
00:49:42.239 --> 00:49:44.079
<v Speaker 2>of opportunity, plenty of films that need to be rescued

1002
00:49:44.079 --> 00:49:47.119
<v Speaker 2>as well. Definitely kind of stuck in limbo, and so yeah,

1003
00:49:47.159 --> 00:49:49.519
<v Speaker 2>there's it's great to hear, and it's you know, it's

1004
00:49:49.800 --> 00:49:52.480
<v Speaker 2>an incredible time because there's so many and like on

1005
00:49:52.519 --> 00:49:54.960
<v Speaker 2>your obviously your page, there's always stumping it out daily

1006
00:49:55.000 --> 00:49:57.239
<v Speaker 2>and it's just like it truly is the golden age

1007
00:49:57.360 --> 00:49:59.440
<v Speaker 2>of physical media right now.

1008
00:50:00.119 --> 00:50:02.199
<v Speaker 1>That note, I would love to hear. What has the

1009
00:50:02.239 --> 00:50:04.760
<v Speaker 1>response been, Like, you just got two titles put up

1010
00:50:04.800 --> 00:50:06.679
<v Speaker 1>for pre order, you saw the bundles available, you got

1011
00:50:06.679 --> 00:50:09.480
<v Speaker 1>a shirt available. How's everybody responding.

1012
00:50:10.599 --> 00:50:14.159
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look very positively. We were quite shocked the orders

1013
00:50:14.400 --> 00:50:17.280
<v Speaker 2>were coming in. Look, it's been good, it's been good.

1014
00:50:17.280 --> 00:50:20.559
<v Speaker 2>I think obviously, being new label, I would be the same.

1015
00:50:20.599 --> 00:50:22.719
<v Speaker 2>I'd be sort of on the sideline, just waiting to

1016
00:50:22.960 --> 00:50:25.000
<v Speaker 2>obviously get them in hand and then I make my purchase.

1017
00:50:25.039 --> 00:50:27.320
<v Speaker 2>So I completely understand there's probably some people just waiting.

1018
00:50:27.840 --> 00:50:30.760
<v Speaker 2>But it's been very positive. We've had great reception from

1019
00:50:30.800 --> 00:50:35.440
<v Speaker 2>around the world. People super positive about the releases. Obviously

1020
00:50:36.480 --> 00:50:40.000
<v Speaker 2>Mako handles the social media, so has that been a

1021
00:50:40.000 --> 00:50:41.000
<v Speaker 2>bit overwhelming A lot.

1022
00:50:40.920 --> 00:50:45.639
<v Speaker 3>Of the Yeah, like Earlie day, also at night, like

1023
00:50:46.000 --> 00:50:52.360
<v Speaker 3>you know, Pimp Pin and then new Floors and like,

1024
00:50:52.679 --> 00:50:58.159
<v Speaker 3>oh my god, we cannot sleep. But even while we're working,

1025
00:50:58.719 --> 00:51:00.360
<v Speaker 3>like you know, many worries.

1026
00:51:00.360 --> 00:51:06.719
<v Speaker 2>Yes, but still yeah, on the side, the phone keeps going. Yeah,

1027
00:51:07.000 --> 00:51:07.400
<v Speaker 2>it's good.

1028
00:51:07.599 --> 00:51:08.599
<v Speaker 1>It's a good problem to have.

1029
00:51:08.639 --> 00:51:13.239
<v Speaker 2>At least it is. It is, Yeah, and I think yeah,

1030
00:51:13.239 --> 00:51:17.320
<v Speaker 2>and even since yesterday, since we announced Doji, that really

1031
00:51:17.400 --> 00:51:19.400
<v Speaker 2>kind of just went off and so we've just been

1032
00:51:19.440 --> 00:51:21.239
<v Speaker 2>having like being shared around the world and we've just

1033
00:51:21.280 --> 00:51:24.360
<v Speaker 2>been having a lot of messages and people inquiring. So

1034
00:51:24.360 --> 00:51:26.440
<v Speaker 2>so yeah, so you're working over time on the social

1035
00:51:26.440 --> 00:51:28.920
<v Speaker 2>media now, having to respond to everyone.

1036
00:51:29.559 --> 00:51:33.760
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, actually you do. But also I yeah, I do

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<v Speaker 3>try not to like skip someone's comments and tried to

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<v Speaker 3>respond to.

1039
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<v Speaker 2>All you know, Yes, we try and respond to everyone. Yeah,

1040
00:51:41.400 --> 00:51:43.960
<v Speaker 2>who plays the comment, Yeah, just just so we're engaged

1041
00:51:43.960 --> 00:51:46.480
<v Speaker 2>with them as well, the fan base. But yeah, it's

1042
00:51:46.519 --> 00:51:50.320
<v Speaker 2>been very positive and people are you know, we just

1043
00:51:50.320 --> 00:51:52.159
<v Speaker 2>can't wait till people have in their hands. I mean,

1044
00:51:52.760 --> 00:51:57.519
<v Speaker 2>we look and we did a pre order just because look,

1045
00:51:57.559 --> 00:52:02.320
<v Speaker 2>obviously it's people may may obviously know, but it's very

1046
00:52:02.320 --> 00:52:05.239
<v Speaker 2>expensive to manufacture. To get every order like it, it's

1047
00:52:05.280 --> 00:52:07.239
<v Speaker 2>a very expensive process. And then obviously we've paid for

1048
00:52:07.239 --> 00:52:10.920
<v Speaker 2>the restoration and the just costs that up and so look,

1049
00:52:10.960 --> 00:52:12.719
<v Speaker 2>we could have sort of paid for it upfront, but

1050
00:52:12.760 --> 00:52:14.800
<v Speaker 2>we thought, look, the pre orders really help. It really

1051
00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:17.159
<v Speaker 2>helps us, like get the business, get the cash flow going,

1052
00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:19.320
<v Speaker 2>so we can obviously get them in hand a lot faster,

1053
00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:22.559
<v Speaker 2>and so so we appreciate everyone who's ordered directly. It

1054
00:52:22.599 --> 00:52:26.360
<v Speaker 2>really means a lot because obviously that support helps us

1055
00:52:26.400 --> 00:52:29.000
<v Speaker 2>to obviously get the initial releases and then and once

1056
00:52:29.000 --> 00:52:31.679
<v Speaker 2>again we're not it's a real passion project for us.

1057
00:52:31.679 --> 00:52:34.119
<v Speaker 2>We're not going to be a millionaires of this because

1058
00:52:34.119 --> 00:52:36.440
<v Speaker 2>obviously everything we make from it goes right back into restoration,

1059
00:52:36.519 --> 00:52:40.679
<v Speaker 2>into buying new films, into the manufacturing, into artwork. So

1060
00:52:40.800 --> 00:52:43.280
<v Speaker 2>obviously all the costs that up, and so we're very

1061
00:52:43.280 --> 00:52:45.480
<v Speaker 2>happy to break even and then obviously make a bit more.

1062
00:52:46.320 --> 00:52:48.280
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, so the response has been great, So all

1063
00:52:48.280 --> 00:52:51.440
<v Speaker 2>those people who've trusted us with the pre orders, it's incredible.

1064
00:52:51.480 --> 00:52:53.920
<v Speaker 2>So we've sold about I can say now in terms

1065
00:52:53.920 --> 00:52:56.559
<v Speaker 2>of stock levels about twenty five percent, which is which

1066
00:52:56.599 --> 00:52:58.559
<v Speaker 2>is great. Look, I mean we would have been happy

1067
00:52:58.559 --> 00:53:01.920
<v Speaker 2>with ten percent. So we've had a really good response.

1068
00:53:01.960 --> 00:53:05.400
<v Speaker 2>And once again that's just from us, and I can

1069
00:53:05.519 --> 00:53:06.519
<v Speaker 2>say on the show, I know there's a lot of

1070
00:53:06.519 --> 00:53:09.119
<v Speaker 2>people that are inquiring about, Hey, you know what about

1071
00:53:09.519 --> 00:53:12.880
<v Speaker 2>Diabolic or other retailers. Yes, so if you please be patient,

1072
00:53:13.440 --> 00:53:16.360
<v Speaker 2>we have signed with a distributor and they have all

1073
00:53:16.360 --> 00:53:18.840
<v Speaker 2>the relationships with all the sort of indie boutique sort

1074
00:53:18.840 --> 00:53:22.039
<v Speaker 2>of retailers. So hopefully you'll see our titles showing up

1075
00:53:22.119 --> 00:53:24.039
<v Speaker 2>very soon on their websites as well, so if you

1076
00:53:25.000 --> 00:53:26.760
<v Speaker 2>they're locally, you can pick it up on them as well.

1077
00:53:26.800 --> 00:53:30.920
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it's the support's been overwhelming and where we

1078
00:53:30.960 --> 00:53:32.360
<v Speaker 2>really appreciate it from everyone.

1079
00:53:32.880 --> 00:53:34.920
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's already happening. They're out there and at least

1080
00:53:34.960 --> 00:53:37.760
<v Speaker 1>a couple of the retailers here in the US. Now,

1081
00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:40.880
<v Speaker 1>I know some people on my discord got real excited,

1082
00:53:40.920 --> 00:53:44.840
<v Speaker 1>went and pre ordered pretty much immediately. This is so

1083
00:53:45.079 --> 00:53:48.360
<v Speaker 1>cool to see somebody that I've known and respected for

1084
00:53:48.400 --> 00:53:51.239
<v Speaker 1>so long be able to do something like this, and

1085
00:53:51.599 --> 00:53:53.320
<v Speaker 1>this is just one of many things. I mean, you've

1086
00:53:53.320 --> 00:53:55.480
<v Speaker 1>got the Imprint cast going on that you're still very

1087
00:53:55.519 --> 00:54:00.360
<v Speaker 1>active on. Obviously, before we call it a day on

1088
00:54:00.639 --> 00:54:04.760
<v Speaker 1>the interview here, I got to ask you mentioned Ankorbay earlier,

1089
00:54:04.920 --> 00:54:07.760
<v Speaker 1>what's going on with the documentary because I know a

1090
00:54:07.800 --> 00:54:10.679
<v Speaker 1>lot of us are dying to see that documentary.

1091
00:54:11.480 --> 00:54:17.119
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, obviously it's still still happening. There was some delays. Look,

1092
00:54:17.159 --> 00:54:21.119
<v Speaker 2>we interviewed the main people we wanted, but we how

1093
00:54:21.119 --> 00:54:23.920
<v Speaker 2>should I say this week? It was all guys we interviewed.

1094
00:54:23.920 --> 00:54:27.599
<v Speaker 2>It was a real sort of a lot of guys talking,

1095
00:54:27.599 --> 00:54:29.239
<v Speaker 2>a lot of yeah, a lot of.

1096
00:54:29.519 --> 00:54:30.559
<v Speaker 1>Sasage first, I get it.

1097
00:54:31.039 --> 00:54:37.159
<v Speaker 2>Yes, we really needed some like female Ancabay employees to

1098
00:54:37.199 --> 00:54:41.039
<v Speaker 2>really balance the documentary because interesting thing about Ankabay it

1099
00:54:41.119 --> 00:54:43.840
<v Speaker 2>was run by women. Essentially they were head of marketing,

1100
00:54:43.880 --> 00:54:46.800
<v Speaker 2>head of horror. A lot of them are quite obviously

1101
00:54:46.880 --> 00:54:48.480
<v Speaker 2>they're a little bit shy, the obviously don't want to

1102
00:54:48.480 --> 00:54:50.599
<v Speaker 2>tell their stories. But we were able to track down

1103
00:54:51.480 --> 00:54:53.800
<v Speaker 2>three ladies that worked at Ankabay and we will be

1104
00:54:53.800 --> 00:54:57.559
<v Speaker 2>interviewing them. Actually, Michael Felcher is actually going to go

1105
00:54:57.599 --> 00:55:00.559
<v Speaker 2>out and interview them and once we've got them. We're done.

1106
00:55:00.559 --> 00:55:02.920
<v Speaker 2>We're done because I did that balance, that sort of

1107
00:55:02.920 --> 00:55:04.840
<v Speaker 2>female balance, because like I said, we want to know

1108
00:55:04.960 --> 00:55:07.679
<v Speaker 2>more about you know, the women who ran the company,

1109
00:55:07.800 --> 00:55:10.960
<v Speaker 2>like that culture. But yeah, the Ancube Doctor is still coming.

1110
00:55:11.000 --> 00:55:13.440
<v Speaker 2>Danny is editing it, working on it day and night,

1111
00:55:13.920 --> 00:55:16.280
<v Speaker 2>and hopefully we'll have an update in the next month

1112
00:55:16.360 --> 00:55:18.480
<v Speaker 2>or so. But yeah, it's been a long process, but

1113
00:55:18.960 --> 00:55:21.320
<v Speaker 2>it's something that we we're very passionate about as well,

1114
00:55:21.360 --> 00:55:24.440
<v Speaker 2>and there's been a real interest uniting in Ncubey. I

1115
00:55:24.480 --> 00:55:27.800
<v Speaker 2>know that obviously there's an Ancabay podcast that's kind of started.

1116
00:55:27.880 --> 00:55:30.719
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, we're very keen to get that documentary out

1117
00:55:30.719 --> 00:55:32.400
<v Speaker 2>there because there's some great stories. You know, We've got

1118
00:55:32.400 --> 00:55:36.760
<v Speaker 2>Bruce Campbell, William Lustig, so some really big names as well,

1119
00:55:36.800 --> 00:55:40.599
<v Speaker 2>and so there's a passion project. And and I forget

1120
00:55:40.639 --> 00:55:42.400
<v Speaker 2>Danny credit because Danny did help me as well with

1121
00:55:42.559 --> 00:55:44.920
<v Speaker 2>getting the label our label obviously a New Way launch

1122
00:55:45.039 --> 00:55:49.599
<v Speaker 2>because he he is involved with Crawford's and he's behind

1123
00:55:49.599 --> 00:55:52.039
<v Speaker 2>all their DVD and sort of Blu ray releases. They

1124
00:55:52.039 --> 00:55:54.400
<v Speaker 2>do a lot of TV shows, so he really helped

1125
00:55:54.440 --> 00:55:56.440
<v Speaker 2>me with the logistics of you know, speak to these

1126
00:55:56.480 --> 00:55:59.199
<v Speaker 2>people they do the manufacturing blah blah blah. So I

1127
00:55:59.239 --> 00:56:01.119
<v Speaker 2>have Danny credit. It was a massive help in getting

1128
00:56:01.199 --> 00:56:04.320
<v Speaker 2>us from to the manufacturing stage. But yeah, so we're

1129
00:56:04.320 --> 00:56:09.159
<v Speaker 2>still coming, aiming for late this year at the worst,

1130
00:56:09.199 --> 00:56:12.400
<v Speaker 2>maybe early twenty twenty six. But the first trailer should drop,

1131
00:56:12.440 --> 00:56:15.800
<v Speaker 2>so once we get those ladies interviewed, we can we can, yeah,

1132
00:56:15.960 --> 00:56:18.320
<v Speaker 2>finally get it out there. So we're we're very excited.

1133
00:56:18.360 --> 00:56:20.719
<v Speaker 2>So thank you for being patient with us. But I guess,

1134
00:56:21.320 --> 00:56:24.400
<v Speaker 2>as is the case, documentaries do take a while. We

1135
00:56:24.400 --> 00:56:26.199
<v Speaker 2>were hoping to rush to get out a lot quicker,

1136
00:56:26.199 --> 00:56:29.079
<v Speaker 2>but yeah, just we need those those crucial interviews and

1137
00:56:29.960 --> 00:56:32.400
<v Speaker 2>hopefully next week Michael's going to go interview them, so

1138
00:56:32.480 --> 00:56:35.480
<v Speaker 2>we should be done. So yeah, it'll be coming soon.

1139
00:56:35.559 --> 00:56:39.199
<v Speaker 2>And I think even you've been asking what's going on

1140
00:56:39.280 --> 00:56:40.000
<v Speaker 2>the documentary?

1141
00:56:40.079 --> 00:56:45.639
<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, you're working on that documentary. Now.

1142
00:56:48.400 --> 00:56:51.679
<v Speaker 1>This is this is so great again, very very happy

1143
00:56:51.719 --> 00:56:55.679
<v Speaker 1>for your congratulations on all the success. Proud to see

1144
00:56:55.679 --> 00:56:58.000
<v Speaker 1>all the moves you've made over the last couple of years.

1145
00:56:58.079 --> 00:57:02.519
<v Speaker 1>It's just exciting. The future is quite great for New

1146
00:57:02.559 --> 00:57:05.280
<v Speaker 1>Way Video and both of you. This is amazing.

1147
00:57:06.599 --> 00:57:08.000
<v Speaker 2>No, I really appreciate it.

1148
00:57:08.679 --> 00:57:08.800
<v Speaker 1>Think.

1149
00:57:08.920 --> 00:57:12.679
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, we just hope that people enjoy check them out,

1150
00:57:12.760 --> 00:57:15.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, and hopefully, and like I said, we're acquiring

1151
00:57:15.320 --> 00:57:19.159
<v Speaker 2>titles that we think are yeah, some of the masterpieces,

1152
00:57:19.199 --> 00:57:21.880
<v Speaker 2>like in our opinion, So you know, if people just

1153
00:57:21.880 --> 00:57:24.119
<v Speaker 2>give them a chance, then enjoy it. Like I said,

1154
00:57:24.159 --> 00:57:27.719
<v Speaker 2>once again, they're hard hitting, they're extreme. Like I said,

1155
00:57:27.800 --> 00:57:31.000
<v Speaker 2>we never intended to, I guess sort of be an

1156
00:57:31.039 --> 00:57:33.400
<v Speaker 2>extreme label. But I guess the films we are acquiring,

1157
00:57:33.480 --> 00:57:36.880
<v Speaker 2>I guess are extreme to a degree. So so like

1158
00:57:37.000 --> 00:57:39.840
<v Speaker 2>something like you know, we didn't want to maybe like

1159
00:57:39.880 --> 00:57:42.480
<v Speaker 2>Unearthed or something. We weren't really going for that, but

1160
00:57:42.519 --> 00:57:44.400
<v Speaker 2>I guess the titles that we're going are sort of

1161
00:57:44.440 --> 00:57:46.239
<v Speaker 2>like that. But yeah, like I said, if you just

1162
00:57:46.280 --> 00:57:49.360
<v Speaker 2>give them a go, there controversial, hard hitting, but just

1163
00:57:49.360 --> 00:57:53.840
<v Speaker 2>just wonderful, wonderful films and films of cinema.

1164
00:57:54.800 --> 00:57:57.599
<v Speaker 1>Incredible links for everything or in the description below you

1165
00:57:57.639 --> 00:57:59.760
<v Speaker 1>can pick up from New Way Video Now pre order those.

1166
00:58:00.039 --> 00:58:02.639
<v Speaker 1>When is the bundle shipping again here in the next

1167
00:58:02.679 --> 00:58:03.679
<v Speaker 1>couple of months, right.

1168
00:58:03.960 --> 00:58:09.840
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Aimy for mid October. So Alex who he's doing

1169
00:58:09.880 --> 00:58:13.440
<v Speaker 2>our shirt. He's a he's a great guy. Like I've

1170
00:58:13.480 --> 00:58:15.559
<v Speaker 2>known Alex for a while he usually goes to sort

1171
00:58:15.559 --> 00:58:17.719
<v Speaker 2>of conventions and sells really sort of cool punk shirts

1172
00:58:17.760 --> 00:58:20.960
<v Speaker 2>based on horror movies. And I said, oh, you filmcoming Rubbers.

1173
00:58:20.960 --> 00:58:23.119
<v Speaker 2>It's it's very it's black and white, it's punk. He's

1174
00:58:23.519 --> 00:58:25.079
<v Speaker 2>I'll do it. So he's done a really cool t shirts.

1175
00:58:25.079 --> 00:58:27.440
<v Speaker 2>He can get the bundle as well. Yea, and yeah,

1176
00:58:27.440 --> 00:58:29.599
<v Speaker 2>we're shipping them all out mid October. And and that

1177
00:58:29.639 --> 00:58:32.000
<v Speaker 2>shirt is a limited edition, so once we close the

1178
00:58:32.000 --> 00:58:34.119
<v Speaker 2>pre orders then that's sort of bit. So if you

1179
00:58:34.119 --> 00:58:37.000
<v Speaker 2>want the shirt, I advise you get on it because

1180
00:58:37.000 --> 00:58:37.960
<v Speaker 2>it is a limited run.

1181
00:58:38.639 --> 00:58:42.239
<v Speaker 1>Good good choice. Yeah, this is great. I'll link the

1182
00:58:42.280 --> 00:58:45.000
<v Speaker 1>imprint cast below. I'll link all the social media for

1183
00:58:45.079 --> 00:58:46.559
<v Speaker 1>new wave videos so you can stay up to date.

1184
00:58:46.599 --> 00:58:48.440
<v Speaker 1>And of course I'll cover every single thing you do

1185
00:58:48.480 --> 00:58:50.880
<v Speaker 1>because I'm just excited about it. So you know, I'll

1186
00:58:50.880 --> 00:58:52.800
<v Speaker 1>be here sharing the word. So thank you both for

1187
00:58:52.840 --> 00:58:55.360
<v Speaker 1>your time. This has been just an absolute delight.

1188
00:58:57.000 --> 00:59:00.960
<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for having nice Thank you Eran

1189
00:59:01.039 --> 00:59:01.800
<v Speaker 2>really appreciate it.

1190
00:59:02.440 --> 00:59:05.079
<v Speaker 1>Thank you for watching the Disconnected on the way out.

1191
00:59:05.159 --> 00:59:07.320
<v Speaker 1>Make sure that you are subscribed to the channel, that

1192
00:59:07.360 --> 00:59:09.639
<v Speaker 1>you've liked the video, and that you've copied the link

1193
00:59:09.639 --> 00:59:11.159
<v Speaker 1>to be able to share with someone else that may

1194
00:59:11.199 --> 00:59:11.840
<v Speaker 1>appreciate this