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"One of the greatest Blu-ray labels ever..."
Elliot Coen at Boutique Blu-rays dedicates a whole episode to Second Run in celebration of our 20th anniversary - we're suitably chuffed and delighted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-k...
Elliot Coen at Boutique Blu-rays dedicates a whole episode to Second Run in celebration of our 20th anniversary - we're suitably chuffed and delighted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-k...
Underrated Boutique Blu-ray Label Every Collector Should Know
YouTube video by Boutique Blu-rays with Elliot Coen
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"One of the greatest Blu-ray labels ever..."
Elliot Coen at Boutique Blu-rays dedicates a whole episode to Second Run in celebration of our 20th anniversary - we're suitably chuffed and delighted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-k...
Elliot Coen at Boutique Blu-rays dedicates a whole episode to Second Run in celebration of our 20th anniversary - we're suitably chuffed and delighted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-k...
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Shyam Benegal's Manthan is an important piece of Independent Indian Cinema, but for reasons that go deeper than its socially significant story. Out now on @secondrun.bsky.social Run Blu-Ray.
Read Graham's #review here: thegeekshow.co.uk/manthan-1976...
Read Graham's #review here: thegeekshow.co.uk/manthan-1976...
Manthan (1976) Out now on Second Run Blu-Ray
Shyam Benegal's Manthan is an important piece of Independent Indian Cinema, but for reasons that go deeper than its socially significant story.
thegeekshow.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Shyam Benegal's Manthan is an important piece of Independent Indian Cinema, but for reasons that go deeper than its socially significant story. Out now on @secondrun.bsky.social Run Blu-Ray.
Read Graham's #review here: thegeekshow.co.uk/manthan-1976...
Read Graham's #review here: thegeekshow.co.uk/manthan-1976...
SPECIAL SCREENING
Juraj Herz's OIL LAMPS + Iva Janžurová at Regent St. Cinema, Sat 22 Nov. From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Janžurová delivers a fearless performance in this sumptuous, unsettling tale of love, desire, and decay. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/made-i...
Juraj Herz's OIL LAMPS + Iva Janžurová at Regent St. Cinema, Sat 22 Nov. From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Janžurová delivers a fearless performance in this sumptuous, unsettling tale of love, desire, and decay. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/made-i...
Made in Prague: Oil Lamps + Introduction by actress Iva Janžurová & Mehelli Modi
From master filmmaker Juraj Herz (The Cremator, Morgiana), comes Oil Lamps, a sumptuous, unsettling tale of love, desire, and decay. At its centre blazes Iva Janžurová, delivering one of the greatest ...
www.regentstreetcinema.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
SPECIAL SCREENING
Juraj Herz's OIL LAMPS + Iva Janžurová at Regent St. Cinema, Sat 22 Nov. From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Janžurová delivers a fearless performance in this sumptuous, unsettling tale of love, desire, and decay. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/made-i...
Juraj Herz's OIL LAMPS + Iva Janžurová at Regent St. Cinema, Sat 22 Nov. From the director of The Cremator and Morgiana, Janžurová delivers a fearless performance in this sumptuous, unsettling tale of love, desire, and decay. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/made-i...
"MANTHAN is a gorgeously rich fable of social development, far from propaganda or triumphalism. […] It’s also very beautiful"
Nick Bradshaw reviews Shyam Benegal's incredible MANTHAN in the latest @sightsoundmag.bsky.social
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Nick Bradshaw reviews Shyam Benegal's incredible MANTHAN in the latest @sightsoundmag.bsky.social
www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/m...
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"MANTHAN is a gorgeously rich fable of social development, far from propaganda or triumphalism. […] It’s also very beautiful"
Nick Bradshaw reviews Shyam Benegal's incredible MANTHAN in the latest @sightsoundmag.bsky.social
www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/m...
Nick Bradshaw reviews Shyam Benegal's incredible MANTHAN in the latest @sightsoundmag.bsky.social
www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/m...
"The performances here are wonderful... This restoration by the Film Heritage Foundation, looks incredible as well.
The release is of the typical high standards we’ve come to expect from Second Run... this was also a joy to review"
Whats In A Scene: MANTHAN
whatsinascene.substack.com/p/non-canoni...
The release is of the typical high standards we’ve come to expect from Second Run... this was also a joy to review"
Whats In A Scene: MANTHAN
whatsinascene.substack.com/p/non-canoni...
NON-CANONICAL: MANTHAN (THE CHURNING)
A crowd-funded marvel
whatsinascene.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"The performances here are wonderful... This restoration by the Film Heritage Foundation, looks incredible as well.
The release is of the typical high standards we’ve come to expect from Second Run... this was also a joy to review"
Whats In A Scene: MANTHAN
whatsinascene.substack.com/p/non-canoni...
The release is of the typical high standards we’ve come to expect from Second Run... this was also a joy to review"
Whats In A Scene: MANTHAN
whatsinascene.substack.com/p/non-canoni...
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'Wendy and Lucy' is a small masterpiece, beautifully acted. It also has an excellent dog in one of the lead roles. www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
#kellyreichardt #michellewilliams #dogs @secondrun.bsky.social
#kellyreichardt #michellewilliams #dogs @secondrun.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
'Wendy and Lucy' is a small masterpiece, beautifully acted. It also has an excellent dog in one of the lead roles. www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
#kellyreichardt #michellewilliams #dogs @secondrun.bsky.social
#kellyreichardt #michellewilliams #dogs @secondrun.bsky.social
OUT TODAY!! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
OUT TODAY!! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
Film Heritage Foundation's Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Second Run's Mehelli Modi show off our lovely new MANTHAN Blu-rays at BFI London Film Festival.
Out next Monday!
Out next Monday!
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Film Heritage Foundation's Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Second Run's Mehelli Modi show off our lovely new MANTHAN Blu-rays at BFI London Film Festival.
Out next Monday!
Out next Monday!
"It might be Reichardt’s best film, and she’s never made a bad one. [...] it is a pocket American epic, and richly deserves its place among the classics in Second Run’s back catalogue" @thegeekshow.bsky.social review our new Blu-ray edition of WENDY AND LUCY thegeekshow.co.uk/wendy-and-lu...
Wendy and Lucy (2008) Out now on Second Run Blu-Ray
Social Realism without the nihilism, Kelly Reichardt offers her contribution to the great cinematic tradition of good dogs in cinema with Wendy and Lucy.
thegeekshow.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"It might be Reichardt’s best film, and she’s never made a bad one. [...] it is a pocket American epic, and richly deserves its place among the classics in Second Run’s back catalogue" @thegeekshow.bsky.social review our new Blu-ray edition of WENDY AND LUCY thegeekshow.co.uk/wendy-and-lu...
NEW RELEASE - 24 NOV. ISTVÁN SZABÓ:
MEPHISTO / COLONEL REDL / HANUSSEN
LE 3-disc Blu-ray Set. 4K restorations, released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special pre-order discount price £37.99 at our webstore: tinyurl.com/8n2mvttm
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4bckyaa2
MEPHISTO / COLONEL REDL / HANUSSEN
LE 3-disc Blu-ray Set. 4K restorations, released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special pre-order discount price £37.99 at our webstore: tinyurl.com/8n2mvttm
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4bckyaa2
October 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
NEW RELEASE - 24 NOV. ISTVÁN SZABÓ:
MEPHISTO / COLONEL REDL / HANUSSEN
LE 3-disc Blu-ray Set. 4K restorations, released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special pre-order discount price £37.99 at our webstore: tinyurl.com/8n2mvttm
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4bckyaa2
MEPHISTO / COLONEL REDL / HANUSSEN
LE 3-disc Blu-ray Set. 4K restorations, released for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special pre-order discount price £37.99 at our webstore: tinyurl.com/8n2mvttm
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4bckyaa2
OUT TODAY! WENDY AND LUCY! Kelly Reichardt, Michelle Williams - a low-key masterpiece that resonates still. Order:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/aeybwv5p
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez
@hmvcardiff.bsky.social
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/aeybwv5p
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez
@hmvcardiff.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
OUT TODAY! WENDY AND LUCY! Kelly Reichardt, Michelle Williams - a low-key masterpiece that resonates still. Order:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/aeybwv5p
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez
@hmvcardiff.bsky.social
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/aeybwv5p
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez
@hmvcardiff.bsky.social
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Never thought I would ever see a Shyam Benegal film make it to Blu-ray home video in a boutique release. So honoured to have been able to write the essay. Another much anticipated release from @secondrun.bsky.social & landmark restoration from Film Heritage Foundation in India. #ParallelCinema
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Never thought I would ever see a Shyam Benegal film make it to Blu-ray home video in a boutique release. So honoured to have been able to write the essay. Another much anticipated release from @secondrun.bsky.social & landmark restoration from Film Heritage Foundation in India. #ParallelCinema
The VICE Guide to Film: Kelly Reichardt
Our WENDY AND LUCY Blu-ray is out next week, so here's Jesse Eisenberg. Lily Gladstone, Todd Haynes and others traversing the poetic road films of director Kelly Reichardt on VICE TV in 2016.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29g...
Our WENDY AND LUCY Blu-ray is out next week, so here's Jesse Eisenberg. Lily Gladstone, Todd Haynes and others traversing the poetic road films of director Kelly Reichardt on VICE TV in 2016.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29g...
Kelly Reichardt: A Major Voice of Indie Cinema | The VICE Guide to Film
YouTube video by VICE
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The VICE Guide to Film: Kelly Reichardt
Our WENDY AND LUCY Blu-ray is out next week, so here's Jesse Eisenberg. Lily Gladstone, Todd Haynes and others traversing the poetic road films of director Kelly Reichardt on VICE TV in 2016.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29g...
Our WENDY AND LUCY Blu-ray is out next week, so here's Jesse Eisenberg. Lily Gladstone, Todd Haynes and others traversing the poetic road films of director Kelly Reichardt on VICE TV in 2016.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29g...
"[Michelle] Williams is magnificent... This is minimalist, masterful storytelling that demands your attention."
Blueprint Review on our new Blu-ray edition of Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY - out 6 October
blueprintreview.co.uk/2025/09/wend...
Blueprint Review on our new Blu-ray edition of Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY - out 6 October
blueprintreview.co.uk/2025/09/wend...
Wendy and Lucy – Second Run - Blueprint: Review
John Kirk reviews Kelly Reichardt's 2008 film starring Michelle Williams, which is released on Blu-ray by Second Run.
blueprintreview.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"[Michelle] Williams is magnificent... This is minimalist, masterful storytelling that demands your attention."
Blueprint Review on our new Blu-ray edition of Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY - out 6 October
blueprintreview.co.uk/2025/09/wend...
Blueprint Review on our new Blu-ray edition of Kelly Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY - out 6 October
blueprintreview.co.uk/2025/09/wend...
WENDY AND LUCY director Kelly Reichardt interviewed by filmmaker Todd Haynes at BOMB Magazine.
bombmagazine.org/articles/199...
bombmagazine.org/articles/199...
BOMB Magazine | Kelly Reichardt
Todd Haynes, the director of Safe , first met Kelly Reichardt during the making of his film Poison . They take five to compare notes upon the release of…
bombmagazine.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
WENDY AND LUCY director Kelly Reichardt interviewed by filmmaker Todd Haynes at BOMB Magazine.
bombmagazine.org/articles/199...
bombmagazine.org/articles/199...
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Want to see me talking about my fave dog film while sharing a sofa with @fugitiveimages.bsky.social & their giant gorgeous dog??? We get into trees, precarity, women of the road & why Kelly Reichardt is a fucking genius. Get your hard copy to watch forever!
WENDY AND LUCY Blu-rays have landed! From Kelly Reichardt - one of the most important and quietly devastating US indy features of the 2000s. Out 6 Oct. Pre-order at:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Want to see me talking about my fave dog film while sharing a sofa with @fugitiveimages.bsky.social & their giant gorgeous dog??? We get into trees, precarity, women of the road & why Kelly Reichardt is a fucking genius. Get your hard copy to watch forever!
WENDY AND LUCY Blu-rays have landed! From Kelly Reichardt - one of the most important and quietly devastating US indy features of the 2000s. Out 6 Oct. Pre-order at:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
WENDY AND LUCY Blu-rays have landed! From Kelly Reichardt - one of the most important and quietly devastating US indy features of the 2000s. Out 6 Oct. Pre-order at:
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
www.secondrundvd.com/release_wend...
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yswx7yzm
@diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdek3vez and more!
Second Run is - gulp! - 20 years old. We're holding a special screening of one of our most popular titles, Juraj Herz's brilliant, and still chillingly relevant THE CREMATOR on Sat 4th Oct at London's ICA Cinema. The film also features one of the great Liška's finest scores!
ica.art/films/second...
ica.art/films/second...
ICA | Second Run Presents: The Cremator
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...
ica.art
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Second Run is - gulp! - 20 years old. We're holding a special screening of one of our most popular titles, Juraj Herz's brilliant, and still chillingly relevant THE CREMATOR on Sat 4th Oct at London's ICA Cinema. The film also features one of the great Liška's finest scores!
ica.art/films/second...
ica.art/films/second...
Czechoslovak composer and master of musical innovation Zdeněk Liška profiled in today's Guardian.
Many of the titles mentioned - and more! - are (coincidentally) available from Second Run.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Many of the titles mentioned - and more! - are (coincidentally) available from Second Run.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
‘He should be known as a film music revolutionary’: revitalising the legacy of Czech composer Zdeněk Liška
The electroacoustic pioneer scored dozens of pictures – and communist propaganda. Too successful to be persecuted by the politburo but largely forgotten when he died, his music is being revived by a n...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Czechoslovak composer and master of musical innovation Zdeněk Liška profiled in today's Guardian.
Many of the titles mentioned - and more! - are (coincidentally) available from Second Run.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Many of the titles mentioned - and more! - are (coincidentally) available from Second Run.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
"A stellar presentation of a cult classic, offering a high-quality HD transfer that revitalizes its innovative visuals, a thoughtful array of extras that provide deep context and historical insight... a definitive package" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social go wild for JESSIE www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Blu-ray - Dana Medricka, Jiri Sovak, Olga Schoberova
www.dvdbeaver.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"A stellar presentation of a cult classic, offering a high-quality HD transfer that revitalizes its innovative visuals, a thoughtful array of extras that provide deep context and historical insight... a definitive package" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social go wild for JESSIE www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...
"WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? packs a lot into its swift running time. Whether you're in the mood for a playful tweak on pulp conventions or an absurdist slice of social satire, it's a zippy good time that keeps surprising you at every turn" @mondodigital.bsky.social www.mondo-digital.com/jessie.html
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
www.mondo-digital.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? packs a lot into its swift running time. Whether you're in the mood for a playful tweak on pulp conventions or an absurdist slice of social satire, it's a zippy good time that keeps surprising you at every turn" @mondodigital.bsky.social www.mondo-digital.com/jessie.html
Ahead of our new Blu-ray release of WENDY AND LUCY on 6th October, here's director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams talking about the film following it's 2008 premiere at the New York Film Festival.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOM...
WENDY AND LUCY Q&A: Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams
YouTube video by Film at Lincoln Center
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Ahead of our new Blu-ray release of WENDY AND LUCY on 6th October, here's director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams talking about the film following it's 2008 premiere at the New York Film Festival.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOM...
NEW RELEASE... On Blu-ray 27 Oct - Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN. One of his finest films, presented from a beautiful new 4K restoration by Film Heritage Foundation. Order at our webstore tinyurl.com/yc2kp2bc Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/4m5ux36d @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NEW RELEASE... On Blu-ray 27 Oct - Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN. One of his finest films, presented from a beautiful new 4K restoration by Film Heritage Foundation. Order at our webstore tinyurl.com/yc2kp2bc Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/4m5ux36d @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social
"Extraordinary fusions of science fiction and farce
[...] the whole film becomes a successful allegory for the triumph of imagination over bureaucracy, and more importantly it’s incredibly funny"
The Geek Show on Vorliček’s irresistable WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
thegeekshow.co.uk/who-wants-to...
[...] the whole film becomes a successful allegory for the triumph of imagination over bureaucracy, and more importantly it’s incredibly funny"
The Geek Show on Vorliček’s irresistable WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
thegeekshow.co.uk/who-wants-to...
Who Wants to Kill Jessie (1966) Review
A brief reprieve from Frightfest, we head to the former Czech republic for an outlandish sci-fi comedy from second run. This out out, who wants to kill Jessie?
thegeekshow.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Extraordinary fusions of science fiction and farce
[...] the whole film becomes a successful allegory for the triumph of imagination over bureaucracy, and more importantly it’s incredibly funny"
The Geek Show on Vorliček’s irresistable WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
thegeekshow.co.uk/who-wants-to...
[...] the whole film becomes a successful allegory for the triumph of imagination over bureaucracy, and more importantly it’s incredibly funny"
The Geek Show on Vorliček’s irresistable WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
thegeekshow.co.uk/who-wants-to...
A selection of terrific artworks for WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? posters and ads from it's releases around the world.
In Italy it was released theatrically in 1967 as 'Superman vuole uccidere Jessie' (‘Superman Wants to Kill Jessie’) - as if in answer to the film's quizzical title.
In Italy it was released theatrically in 1967 as 'Superman vuole uccidere Jessie' (‘Superman Wants to Kill Jessie’) - as if in answer to the film's quizzical title.
August 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A selection of terrific artworks for WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? posters and ads from it's releases around the world.
In Italy it was released theatrically in 1967 as 'Superman vuole uccidere Jessie' (‘Superman Wants to Kill Jessie’) - as if in answer to the film's quizzical title.
In Italy it was released theatrically in 1967 as 'Superman vuole uccidere Jessie' (‘Superman Wants to Kill Jessie’) - as if in answer to the film's quizzical title.