Second Run DVD
Launching this Summer Second Run is a new UK-based DVD company specialising in the release of important and award-winning films from all around the world.
The films encompass many genres and languages and what Second Run believes distinguishes them is their quality and their ethos. They are niche-market films which they hope anyone who seriously cares about cinema would want in their collection - but which, crucially, have never before been available anywhere in the world on DVD; and now are, additionally, being presented with English subtitles.
DVDTimes already has plans to cover Second Run's launch titles so expect reviews to appear over the next couple of weeks. For now though, here is more from the press release including full details on their initial August 2005 line-up...
Each Second Run film is our personal selection reflecting significant films which we love and care about, and which we believe should be seen by others for their quality and importance.
Every Second Run release is re-mastered to the best possible sound and picture quality and, wherever possible, incorporates a range of original extras. Our films will always appear in their original aspect ratio and in their original language version with English subtitles only.
Second Run DVD content on DVD Times:
The films encompass many genres and languages and what Second Run believes distinguishes them is their quality and their ethos. They are niche-market films which they hope anyone who seriously cares about cinema would want in their collection - but which, crucially, have never before been available anywhere in the world on DVD; and now are, additionally, being presented with English subtitles.
DVDTimes already has plans to cover Second Run's launch titles so expect reviews to appear over the next couple of weeks. For now though, here is more from the press release including full details on their initial August 2005 line-up...
Each Second Run film is our personal selection reflecting significant films which we love and care about, and which we believe should be seen by others for their quality and importance.
Every Second Run release is re-mastered to the best possible sound and picture quality and, wherever possible, incorporates a range of original extras. Our films will always appear in their original aspect ratio and in their original language version with English subtitles only.
Second Run DVD content on DVD Times:
 | In The Land of the Deaf DVD Video Review With the recent success of Ętre et Avoir, new label Second Run release an earlier work by Nicolas Philibert: In The Land of the Deaf (Au Pays Des Sourds) which offers a fascinating insight into the deaf community. Philibert's unintrusive camerawork once again creates a compelling and moving experien... |
 | Nighthawks DVD Video Review Anthony Nield has reviewed Second Run's Region 0 release of Nighthawks. Notable as the first major British gay film, it nowadays transcends such importance and stands up as a fine example of cinema in its own right. |
 | Mother Joan of the Angels DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews Second Run's Region 2 release of Mother Joan of the Angels, a fascinating example of early sixties Polish cinema. |
 | Love (Szerelem) DVD Video Review Mark Boydell gets bowled over by Szerelem (Love) - another excellent release by Second Run and one of the most moving films he has ever seen. |
 | Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews Strip Jack Naked, Ron Peck's autobiographical look at his life as a gay man during the sixties and seventies and a gay filmmaker during the seventies and eighties. |
 | Portrait of Jason DVD Video Review Anthony Nield takes a look at Second Run's latest DVD release, Portrait of Jason, a fascinating documentary glimpse at the life of a middle-aged African-American gay hustler complemented by an impressive transfer and noteworthy extras. |
 | The Ear (Ucho) DVD Video Review Mark Boydell looks at Ucho (The Ear) - a Czechoslovakian film banned by the authorities for 20 years which is finally released in the UK. |
 | Interrogation (Przesluchanie) DVD Video Review A young woman finds herself unjustly imprisoned in Interrogation, a harrowing Polish film, made in 1982 and banned for seven years, which contains a great leading performance from Krystyna Janda. Gary Couzens has reviewed the Region 2 release from Second Run. |
 | Another Way DVD Video Review Gary Couzens has reviewed the UK region 0 release of Another Way, a tale of lesbian love set against the turbulent events of 1950 Hungary. An award-winning film from 1982 gets a good DVD release from Second Run. |
 | Audition / Talent Competition DVD Video Review Anthony Nield takes a look at another of Second Run's recent DVD releases, Milos Forman's debut. Lightweight in comparison to the company's roster so far, it's nonetheless a fascinating piece and one which demonstrates a huge amount of charm. |
| Event: Second Run Tuesdays News DVDTimes are a strong supporter of the new label Second Run DVD who are committed to releasing previously unavailable, important and award-winning films from all around the world. They do this for a reasonable price while maintaining high standards of audio and visual presentation, along with a rang... |
 | Intimate Lighting DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews the latest release from Second Run, Ivan Passer's 1965 delight Intimate Lighting. A plotless charm of a film, Passer's early Czech feature also comes with a worthy presentation and an insightful interview with the director himself. |
 | David Holzman's Diary DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews the first utterly essential DVD release of the year, Second Run's Region 0 release of Jim McBride's David Holzman's Diary. A bona fide classic of American sixties, not only are we getting the film itself - and superbly presented at that - but also 1969's feature length vérité d... |
 | The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák) DVD Video Review Gary Couzens has reviewed the UK Region 0 release of The Red and the White, Miklós Jáncsó's 1968 film set in the 1919 Hungarian Civil War, the first of a series of films from this celebrated director that Second Run will be releasing. |
 | The Cremator DVD Video Review Another rare East European gem brought to DVD by Second Run, Juraj Herz’s film is a dark gothic horror that, set in a pre-war Prague coming under the influence of Nazi ideals, has an inevitable political theme. |
 | Every Little Thing (La Moindre des choses) DVD Video Review Second Run gives us another look at another film by Nicolas Philibert - possibly the best documentary maker in operation. La Moindre Des Choses brings us into the psychiatric institute of La Borde as the patients and staff prepare for their annual play... |
 | Blissfully Yours DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews Second Run's recent Region 0 release of Blissfully Yours, the 2002 feature from Apichatpong Weerasethakul which plays out like a modern day Partie de campagne. Blissful indeed... |
 | Passenger (Pasazerka) DVD Video Review Andrzej Munk died before completing work on this Holocaust drama which was later salvaged by a group headed by Munk's friend Witold Lesiewicz. Now this unique piece has received its first ever DVD release courtesy of Second Run DVD. |
 | A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (Egy hét Pesten és Budán) DVD Video Review Gary Couzens has reviewed Second Run's UK Region 0 release of A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda, a 2003 film from Hungary which reunites director Károly Makk with the stars of his 1971 classic Love. |
| Romeo, Juliet And Darkness DVD Video Review This 1960 Czech drama is set during the German occupation of Prague, where a young man is keeping a Jewish girl hidden, despite the threat of serious consequences. Noel Megahey reviews Second Run’s DVD release. |
| The Party And The Guests DVD Video Review Noel Megahey reviews the Second Run release of Jan Nĕmec’s subversive parable of authoritarianism and society, released in 1966 and promptly “banned forever” by the Czech authorities. |
 | The Third Part of the Night DVD Video Review Andrzej Zulawski's debut feature is supposedly a reclaiming of the Nazi occupation of Poland from Communist myths. John White waxes lyrical about the self proclaimed "difficult character" |
| Partition DVD Video Review To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Indian subcontinent partition, Second Run has released Ken McMullen's 1987 television film in an excellent DVD edition - clydefro reports on his weekend with the disc. |
| Palms (Ladoni) DVD Video Review With their recent release of the Russian film Palms, Second Run unearthed a motion picture worthy of accolades and attention. It's the rare film that stands out as a wholly unique experience. |
| My Way Home (Így jöttem) DVD Video Review Second Run follows last year's release of The Red and the White with another film by Miklos Janscó - My Way Home (Így jöttem), an equally excellent work from the Hungarian director. clydefro takes a look at the disc. |
| Marketa Lazarova DVD Video Review Our good friends at Second Run unleash some more Eastern European goodies and we wolf them down. John looks at the Czech Citizen Kane... |
| Black Sun DVD Video Review Painter Hugues de Montalembert's efforts to overcome being suddenly blinded form the basis of Black Sun, Gary Tarn's remarkable documentary meditation on perception, released on DVD by Second Run. Gary Couzens reviews the UK Region 0 release. |
| The Round-Up (Szegénylegények) DVD Video Review Miklós Jancsó’s highly respected film about the evil psychology of an 1869 Hungarian detention camp is given an excellent DVD by the Second Run label. |
| Rat-Trap DVD Video Review Anthony Nield reviews the latest release from Second Run, the worldwide DVD premiere of Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Rat-Trap. |
| Tropical Malady DVD Video Review Out today, Anthony Nield reviews Second Run's Region 0 release of Tropical Malady, another fine DVD showing for Apichatpong Weerasethakul. |
| Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Valerie a týden divů) DVD Video Review Girls just wanna have...their first period without getting molested by a priest or bitten by a chicken-eating vampire who may or not be her father. |
| Fighters / Real Money DVD Video Review The latest release from Second Run, a pair of raw, authentic boxing pics from Ron Peck, one fact, one fiction. Anthony Nield reviews... |
| Divorce Iranian Style / Runaway DVD Video Review Two superb documentaries by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini examine the cases of a number of Iranian women and young girls unable to cope with the country's repressive laws. |
| Celia DVD Video Review The dark side of 50s Australia is seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Celia, in Ann Turner's neglected film from 1988. Gary Couzens reviews the DVD from Second Run. |
| Daisies (Sedmikrásky) DVD Video Review A defiant, cataclysmically fun Czech film populated by pretty colors and cute girls can now be seen in just about the best release imaginable thanks to Second Run. |
| Three Films by Marc Isaacs DVD Video Review Three wonderful, humane documentary features from British director Marc Isaacs are treated to a fine DVD release from Second Run. Noel Megahey reviews. |
| Diary for My Children (Napló gyermekeimnek) DVD Video Review Diary for My Children is the first of Márta Mészáros's autobiographical trilogy about a young woman's coming of age in post-war Hungary. Gary Couzens reviews Second Run's DVD. |
| Blood (O Sangue) DVD Video Review Second Run has brought out the debut feature from Portuguese director Pedro Costa, marking the first release on DVD in either the UK or stateside for this acclaimed filmmaker. |