R.I.P. Tartan Films USA

[A.J. Hakari]

News of this first emerged a couple weeks back, but since I didn't see any threads about it here, I decided to post the story linked to me by someguy:

http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/kaijushakedown/TARTAN-CLOSED

This is a pretty sad occasion for me. I've been getting screener DVDs from these guys for a while to review for the various sites I write for, and although quite a bit of their product wasn't all that good, I always enjoyed seeing what new flicks they were distributing next and taking them on thereafter.

And just look at the slate of awesome flicks they did release: the ELECTION movies, the VENGEANCE trilogy, 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST, AB-NORMAL BEAUTY, NATURAL CITY, BLOODY REUNION...

R.I.P. Tartan :(

[LordSimen]

News of this first emerged a couple weeks back, but since I didn't see any threads about it here, I decided to post the story linked to me by someguy:

http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/kaijushakedown/TARTAN-CLOSED

This is a pretty sad occasion for me. I've been getting screener DVDs from these guys for a while to review for the various sites I write for, and although quite a bit of their product wasn't all that good, I always enjoyed seeing what new flicks they were distributing next and taking them on thereafter.

And just look at the slate of awesome flicks they did release: the ELECTION movies, the VENGEANCE trilogy, 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST, AB-NORMAL BEAUTY, NATURAL CITY, BLOODY REUNION...

R.I.P. Tartan :(

Tartan's gone? What the fuck. They were my number 1 source of awesomely violent asian films. God damn it.

[D.B. Cooper]

Heard this recently. I just hope they dont close down Tartan Films UK, cause like Lordsimen, its my number one place for asian movies; Oldboy, A Bittersweet Life etc. Plus they just announced Blu-ray titles, so heres hopin they truck on this side of the water.

[travisvornoff]

very sad news. i loved alot of what they put out.
sad face.

[Dirtyfrog]

oh damn , this isnt good :(

I loved the movies from Tartan and i do hope someone steps in to maintain the violent asian movie tradition ( Dimension Extreme maybe ? ).

[A.J. Hakari]

Good news: the Palisades Media Group (or Corp., I forget which one) has bought Tartan USA's entire library and are supposedly planning on starting to release and re-release films pretty soon.

Bad news: Tartan UK has closed its doors as well. Damn. :(

[Cronos]

Bad news: Tartan UK has closed its doors as well. Damn. :(
Booooooo :(

[LordSimen]

Good news: the Palisades Media Group (or Corp., I forget which one) has bought Tartan USA's entire library and are supposedly planning on starting to release and re-release films pretty soon.


Hurray! :D

[D.B. Cooper]

Bad news: Tartan UK has closed its doors as well. Damn. :(

Shit news.

[Sonny Corleone]

Lets hope A Bittersweet Life gets a US release soon.