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Several independent film, DVD and Blu-ray distributors have lost their stock – in many cases, all of their held stock – in a fire caused by the rioters in London. I covered this a little earlier today, but I didn’t want to just report on it, I wanted to do something about it.
Thankfully, there is something we can do. It may not, in all cases, be enough but that, I suppose, is up to us. Many of the films available from these distributors can be purchased not only as hard copies, but as downloads.
What follows is a compendium of links by which you can visit the iTunes store or other vendors and buy films from these distributors. If enough copies of enough films get purchased, it will make a real impact on the distributors’ chances of comeback from the arson attack.
Treating yourself to a movie or two could play an important part in keeping these companies ticking over. There’s more than enough film lovers out there in the UK to get this done, I’m sure.
The following list will be updated as I track down more and more of the films.
Arrow Films
Several Arrow Films are available as VOD via Blinkbox but I have yet to find specific links there.
Artifical Eye
Films from the Artificial Eye catalogue (and, really, what a catalogue) are available via iTunes, FilmFlex, Film4OD & Curzon on Demand.
Swedish Love Story and Songs From The Second Floor – a pair of Roy Anderson winners
Beez
The BFI
The BFI have a “Download Films” page on their website.
Crabtree Films
As of today, only one film available but The Drummond Will is coming this week, and I will update then.
Cine-Asia
Dogwoof Films
Dogwoof Films have a web page that will link you to the correct part of iTunes for several of their films. Several of them are real diamonds.
Exposure Cinema
A very small distributor, none of their films are available in digital format. But buying their stuff from HMV, for example, will still add to their coffers.
Eureka and Masters of Cinema
Eureka don’t have many titles for purchase via download, but would like you to know there’s stock at Amazon, and you can support them by buying there. New copies of some of their top titles are on way to their trade partners soon, and none of their August releases – Schloss Vogelod, Colossal Youth or Strigoi - were affected.
As of Thursday morning, they’ve made The Human Centipede available on iTunes for only £4.99. It’s easily worth that.
Kaleidoscope Films
Dream Home - this film is tremendous. It really is.
Left Films
Cowboys & Zombies can be downloaded on iTunes or streamed or downloaded via Distrify
Ninjas vs Vampires can be watched or downloded via Distrify
Metrodome Films
First, the iTunes links I had earlier…
World of the Dead: Zombie Diaries
Rabbit Hole – amazing script and some great acting.
Now, links to Virgin and Film4OD.
The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zen – Virgin, Film4OD
Aggravated Assault - Virgin, Film4OD
Paradox Soldiers – Virgin, Film4OD
Accursed Blood – Virgin, Film4OD
Bathory: Countess of Blood – Virgin, Film4OD
Age of the Dragons – Virgin, Film4OD
New Wave Films
New Wave Films have compiled a page that links to iTunes for their various titles (including the remarkably distinctive Helen, Two In The Wave, 35 Shots of Rum and many more) if you click on the cover of choice.
Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures have direct links to iTunes for several of their films from a Facebook page.
Revolver Entertainment
The superb Revolver have a web page with iTunes, Blinkbox, LoveFilm and On Demand links for most of their catalogue.
Showbox Home Entertainment
Terracotta
The following are available from Mubi
Third Window Films
Everything Third Window have on Mubi can be found on a single page – we think Fish Story and peppermint Candy will be amongst the most popular, but check the whole lot out.
Warp Films
None of Warp’s films are available for download, but buying the stock they have at their online store will help them no end. They were also hit as record label in this same fire.
The Cinema 16 discs are particularly good, and now might be the time to finally get Chris Morris’ My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117.
Please e-mail me if you can point me to anything else you think I need to include.
This story is undergoing updates.
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