"This is as brutally bleak a satire as anything in his back catalogue" Graham @thegeekshow.bsky.social revels in the subversive delights of Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ - out on Monday! thegeekshow.co.uk/the-criminal...

NEW RELEASE: JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER OLD CZECH LEGENDS / THE CZECH YEAR - Limited Slipcase Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Set on 27 July. Available exclusively to pre-order at our webstore NOW tinyurl.com/bdep2nmf

Luis Buñuel's "The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz" Blu-ray - Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Ariadne Welter, Andrea Palma @SecondRunDVD UK: www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/... BONUS CAPTURES: www.patreon.com/posts/luis-b... OUR COMPARISON: www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

"The clear choice for collectors thanks to its superior audio and substantially expanded extras... the definitive version currently available. Absolutely recommended" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social on Buñuel's delirious THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

It's Criminal... Our Blu-ray's of Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ have arrived! Our website: www.secondrundvd.com/release_crim... Amazon UK tinyurl.com/nmu4scmw @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social @orbitdvd.bsky.social

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"Percolates with a perverse sensibility that somehow stays within the confines of censorship at the time while feeling utterly transgressive [...] an astonishing tightrope act with mixture of wry comedy and violent perversity" @mondodigital.bsky.social on our Buñuel mondo-digital.com/archibaldo.h...

"A humorous and highly entertaining film. It both subverts the suspense thriller and psychological drama ... [This] new 4k restoration shows off its bristling sadistic energy." Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ reviewed londongrip.co.uk/2026/05/the-...

"Broke ground in its intimate depiction of sexual disquiet and defiance[...]It makes for an incomparable document of sexual dialectics, perverse, fertile and unresolved" Our world-premiere Blu-ray of Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS reviewed @sightandsound.bsky.social www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/e...

"The best of the Mexican studio films, are the ones in which Buñuel’s personality, interests and wit have freer reign within the constraints of narrative convention" @sensesofcinema.bsky.social on Buñuel. His CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO... on Blu-ray 8 June www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-d...

“Buñuel’s gleefully perverse mock melodrama […] the art of murder and the art of movies appear to be closely aligned” Richard Brody @newyorker.com on CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...

"Filmed in monochrome CinemaScope, it still looks extraordinary [...] surely one of the greatest ever screen performances by a child actor... visually beautiful, emotionally rich epic" 5-star review of Kachyňa’s LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! @theartsdesk.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

"Remains one of Buñuel's most enjoyably macabre oddities. [...] a perfect balance maintained between morbid wit and blood-stained drama" Dec 1960 Monthly Film Bulletin review of CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ. 66 years later it makes it's UK home video debut. Blu-ray 8 June.

Gabriel Mascaro's excellent new film THE BLUE TRAIL is in UK cinemas now. Two of Mascaro's earlier sensual and provocative works, DIVINE LOVE and NEON BULL are available on Second Run. www.secondrundvd.com/release_divi... www.secondrundvd.com/release_neon... www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...

The great Luis Buñuel and friends on the set of THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ - on Blu-ray 8 June.

"Remains in a category of its own: deeply personal, unethical, and something you cannot look away from" Matthew Tilt examines Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 @whatsinascene.bsky.social whatsinascene.substack.com/p/non-canoni...

"Ethical-boundary-traversing brilliance is on display in this queasily private diary film...unlike much else in the documentary canon, making this a vital release from the ever-adventurous Second Run label" @sightsoundmag.bsky.social new 'Watchlist: 7 films for 7 days' chooses EXTREME PRIVATE EROS

OUT TODAY! Kazuo Hara's raw and uncompromising EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 - explodes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking. www.secondrundvd.com/release_extr... Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/mrx8ajju @rarewaves.bsky.social @orbitdvd.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social

"For anyone serious about personal documentary, Japanese independent cinema, or the ethics of nonfiction filmmaking, this disc is indispensable - raw, unflinching, and long overdue." @dvdbeaver.bsky.social rave on Kazuo Hara's uncompromising EXTREME PRIVATE EROS www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

"A staggering and deeply human collision between the filmmaker and his subject that transforms a messy breakup into a radical manifesto of personal liberation [...] a work of profound, uncomfortable beauty" EXTREME PRIVATE EROS reviewed at Cinemas Online cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/69e0...

NEW RELEASE! On Blu-ray May 25... Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ. A neglected gem from one of cinema’s greatest artists, newly restored. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/3fj77hdp Amazon UK tinyurl.com/nmu4scmw @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3edasbra

"Arguably the most super of the superprodukcja [...] rousing action, memorable characters and spectacular visuals, all of which it excels at." Graham Williamson reviews Aleksander Ford's epic KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER @thegeekshow.bsky.social thegeekshow.co.uk/knights-of-t...

"An authentic radical of documentary cinema. Both of these amazing, if painful, films ask deep questions about sexual identity, the family, individual freedoms, guilt, responsibility..." LondonGrip on Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS and EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY londongrip.co.uk/2026/04/extr...

"An extraordinary and ambitious melding of reality, memory and fantasy... Bravo once again to Second Run for this release... Highly recommended" An excellent, and very personal, appreciation of Kachyňa's remarkable LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! @cineoutsider.bsky.social cineoutsider.co.uk/long_live_th...

Hold onto your hats - this just arrived!! Kazuo Hara's explosive EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974. Out 20 April. Pre-order at our webstore: tinyurl.com/3bunajby Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/mrx8ajju @rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bddea9ma @diabolikdvd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yvuzdwjx

"The result is closer to a Czech Fellini, an audacious jumble of dreams and memories with a killer punch underneath the whimsy." Graham Williamson @thegeekshow.bsky.social on Kachyňa's remarkable LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! thegeekshow.co.uk/long-live-th...

RIO FOREVER! April - Sept '26 @riocinema.bsky.social - UK’s longest-running cinema. Community-run, living part of Hackney’s cultural & social history. Help maintain this beautiful, historic building + ensure it remains an inclusive, vibrant space for years to come riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

"A beautiful and visually distinctive film... a clear-eyed and markedly unidealised perspective on the murky moralities of war [...] deliberately blurs the lines between reality, memory, and fantasy" LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! reviewed @eyeforfilm.bsky.social www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/long-...

Looking forward to our release of Kazuo Hara's explosive EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974? Here's a 2021 @sensesofcinema.bsky.social interview with Hara by Łukasz Mańkowski www.sensesofcinema.com/2021/intervi...

"A sweeping, dreamlike war film told through the fractured imagination of a child LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! ... a haunting mosaic of memory, cruelty, and fleeting moments of wonder. [...] Seen today, the film remains astonishingly fresh" Cinemas Online cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/69bd...

"Sometimes magical and amusing, at others heartbreaking and devastating, it’s another masterpiece from Karel Kachyňa.[...] Second Run have, once again, handpicked an absolute gem that I can’t recommend highly enough" Blueprint Review on LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! blueprintreview.co.uk/2026/03/long...

"Exuberant and lyrical, cruel and packed with extraordinary dreamlike images. The film feels like a lost classic that is every bit as impressive as early Tarkovsky or Paradjanov" A rave review of Kachyňa's sublime LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! at Close-Up Film close-upfilm.co.uk/long-live-th...

From Karel Kachyňa, director of Coach to Vienna and The Ear, his lyrical, landmark film LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! is OUT TODAY on Blu-ray! Order at our webstore: tinyurl.com/vtd6tm7u Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4kur4293 @hmvcardiff.bsky.social @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social

Selected Second Run Blu-rays in @rarewaves.bsky.social 'Collector's Editions: 2 for £16' sale: ON NOW!! www.rarewaves.com/collections/...

“One of the best documentaries [I've seen]... essential.” Award-winning American actor, director and comedian Bill Hader on discovering Kazuo Hara's extraordinary THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON - and available on Blu-ray and DVD from Second Run! www.kcrw.com/shows/the-tr...

"A pivotal early work in the Czechoslovak New Wave [...] A commendable and essential release for this undervalued gem ... Absolutely recommended" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social review Kachyňa's astounding LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

Reversible men and Lipský’s HAPPY END An article by artist and designer John Coulthart on vintage sci-fi book art and Oldřich Lipský's unique Czech comedy HAPPY END www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2...

NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!! Kazuo Hara's legendary EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 on Blu-ray 20 April. From the director of The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, this intensely personal film explodes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking. tinyurl.com/3bunajby Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/mrx8ajju

LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC discs have arrived! From the director of Coach to Vienna and The Ear, this lyrical, landmark film on region-free Blu-ray 16 Mar. Pre-order: tinyurl.com/vtd6tm7u Amazon UK tinyurl.com/4kur4293 @rarewaves.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3pbvckw2 @diabolikdvd.bsky.social diabolikdvd.com

"One of the great achievements of post-war European cinema...reminding us that the forces that shaped the 20th century did not rely solely on brutality, but on ambition, vanity and fear. These films are not only important.They are necessary" Cinemas Online cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/6968...

"A monumental fusion of romance, war, and national memory... captures the sweep of history while remaining attentive to individual longing... evidence that cinema can preserve memory, shape identity, and thrill the senses all at once" Cinemas Online on KNIGHTS cinemas-online.co.uk/reviews/699d...

"For fans of grand historical cinema, it offers a powerful vision of heroism and resistance that has aged remarkably well... the audio-visual improvements are substantial [...] this region-free release is a welcome and definitive edition" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social on our KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER

OUT TODAY! KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER (Krzyżacy) on Blu-ray!! Aleksander Ford's legendary feature, KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER is to this day one of the most successful and popular Polish films ever, was selected by Martin Scorsese as one of the best films in the history of Polish cinema.

"Truly superb filmmaking and an epic vision of a period piece brought to life." Robert Beksinski's review of KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER at Letterboxd - out on Blu-ray Monday 23 Feb! letterboxd.com/bbeksinski/f...

"These new 4K restorations... are so beautifully done they shimmer. [...] It’s a fine package and ideal for the Szabó fan or for anyone wanting to learn more about the national cinema of a country that was still struggling away under Soviet domination" moviesteve.com/review-mephi...

"It’s no stuffy history lesson but a rousing adventure that will keep you hooked throughout its near-three-hour running time. [...] grand entertainment of the highest order." Our new Blu-ray edition of Ford's KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER at Blueprint Review blueprintreview.co.uk/2026/02/knig...

To get you in the mood for our forthcoming release of Aleksander Ford's monumental KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER (on Blu-ray 23 Feb), this excellent YouTube piece provides all you need to know about the film, it's historical context and literary origins. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAL...

Riding in to the weekend... KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER Blu-rays have arrived!! Aleksander Ford's legendary feature, to this day one of the most successful and popular Polish films ever, was selected by Martin Scorsese as one of the best films in the history of Polish cinema. tinyurl.com/fns9sscb

Power corrupts in Second Run's ISTVAN SZABO: MEPHISTO/COLONEL REDL/HANUSSEN (review): cineventures.blogspot.com/2026/01/powe... @dvdcompare.net @secondrun.bsky.social

Filmmaker Ben Wheatley curates an imaginary, dazzlingly demented, movie marathon of his favourite fantasic films, including Karel Zeman's JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME ("It’s like a proto Jurassic Park") - handily available on Blu-ray / DVD from Second Run www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...