When will ALTIN COCUK dvd be out?

Some gentlemen are wondering when this one will be released.

Well... so am I.

I earlier said that as soon as I raise enough money.

But if I wait till I get just my COSTS back from the latest dvd it's gonna be a looooong wait.

Speaking in numbers, I must sell about 350 copies of the last dvd just to get my costs back.
After that I'll be having a profit too.
But at THIS rate it would take me about 12 months.
Now, given that this rate won't be steady all the time and week after week sales will be dropping, I must make it about 3 years.

Thank God I'm also selling a few copies of my older releases in the meantime, plus those blessed old videos on ebay!
Therefore, my current plan is to get it released in October.

NEW aquisitions!

After about a year of negotiations and misunderstandings and suspense I managed to secure (meaning I already paid for) license for these 3:

ALTIN COCUK (THE GOLDEN BOY)
ALTIN COCUK BEYRUT'TA (THE GOLDEN BOY IN BEYRUT)
CICI CAN

The first one is the Turkish 007 version from 1966.
The second one is its sequel featuring a superhero-looking villain with mask, cape etc.
The third one is a 1963 weird bizarre spooky TWILIGHT ZONE-looking gem.

The prints are in very good condition by the way!

You can check trailers for the first and third on my dvd's and youtube.

The ALTIN COCUK character appeared in 2 more films that I would buy ONLY if the first 2 sold well and fast.

I really believe these 007 ripoffs are something unique and ground-breaking and don't tell me you're used to watching such films.
In fact these are another experiment for me.
I've released Superhero stuff, Vigilante stuff, Horror stuff, Historical stuff, Western stuff.... but NEVER SPY James Bond-ish stuff!

Those 3 have something in common:
The actor and producer Goksel Arsoy.
And of course, I've already ordered a special interview with him due to be given in a few days.

I'd love to hear your opinions...

KADIN DUSMANI reviews

I thought it would be a good idea and it would help undecided buyers to check current reviews for this DVD.

I guess it doesn't help if I just say "Hey! this is a great dvd! Buy it NOW!", right?

So, check these reviews for the moment:

http://worldweirdcinema.blogspot.com/2009/06/dvd-review-kadin-dusmani.html

http://www.synergy-magazine.com/
(Follow the DVD Reviews page...)

http://www.mondo-digital.com/kadin.html

http://10kbullets.com/reviews/k/kadin-dusmani-woman-despiser/

http://delirium-vault.com/kurtodrome/

http://cinemino.kaywa.com/

http://z9.invisionfree.com/THE_CINEHOUND_FORUM/index.php?showtopic=3064

http://www.sexgoremutants.co.uk/frame1.html

http://www.searchmytrash.com/movies/womandespiser(1967).shtml

I'll be updating as they come in.

KADIN DUSMANI DVD available as of today

Right, today, May 27, I got it from the factory and I'm waiting for 498 (2 copies were damaged and thrown away) buyers.

I hope I'll live long enough to see this release sold out.

KADIN DUSMANI in the Factory

Yesterday, I took the master to the factory, at long last.

I encountered a problem with the sound and it took me a few extra days plus a few 100's of Euros to get it fixed.
There was a horrible hissing buzz throughout and it wouldn't go away no matter what.
I had to take it to a special sound studio and eventually the sound became hiss-free, clear, strong and as good as it gets!

The picture quality is better than I expected. Well, it's actually one of my CLEAREST releases!
And now that I watched it with subtitles I loved it even more.
It's a genuine, original, sick, unpredictable gloomy giallo... from 1967, in Turkey!

Now, the dvd will be in my hands for sale by the end of next week.

As for the price?
Remember that my 500 copy titles were 23.50 euro in retail, ok?
But, as promised earlier, now that I've run out of wholesales, I will share my lost wholesale prices with you.
So, as of now, all my future releases will be sold for 17.50 euro, ONLY!

Ok, one of these days I'll let you know about my new acquisitions and the title coming after Kadin Dusmani.
As for "when" is the next one, it ALL depends on "when" I get back enough money to be able to pay for it...

KADIN DUSMANI and OTHER NEWS...

Here I am again, still breathing.

For those who care about what's going on with KADIN DUSMANI DVD, a few minutes ago I received the subs and I'll shortly start working on them.

Well, lately I've been -and still am- facing various problems with my personal life... lots of shit etc.

A big problem is the cash.
My current super-discounts don't seem to do the trick and I can't say I'm ready to pay for the dvd costs right now.
See, I'm one of those guys who hate owing money to anybody.
I always work in hand-to-hand terms. One hand gives the cash, the other hand gets the stuff.

But since I also hate fooling around I'll save on bread and milk and I'll just go on and release this damn thing in about 3 weeks.

This time, I'm in the unpleasant position of declaring that there's no retail sources you could buy this one from.
Right, I'm out of wholesales.
And I don't give a damn if a couple of small stores buy 2-3 copies from me just to demonstrate they got cool stuff for sale.

At least you can now buy them much cheaper than before since I'm going to combine the old wholesale prices with my retail ones resulting in really attractive prices!

Too bad though, as I'm going to have to wait for a loooooong time before I get back enough cash to release my next dvd.

...Speaking of which, what's it going to be?

I'm not really sure...
I was planning to seal the deal for the ALTIN COCUK films and CICI CAN and release the first ALTIN COCUK film next...
BUT, Yilmaz Atadeniz is back again, asking for more money since I was dumb enough to sign licenses for 18 months ONLY instead of 5 years like ALL companies do!!

This case is a big pain in the ass and I must either throw tons of dvd's in the toilet and never release other films at all, OR pay Atadeniz LOTS of cash!

This situation has caused me so much trouble and grief that I've lost my appetite for the whole Turkish Films story.

I may as well start selling greek cheese-pie in my neighbourhood or something...

CRAZY DISCOUNTS (KICKING RECESSION'S ASS)

Everybody is talking about financial crisis, recession etc etc and they're lamenting that business is going to hell and sales are 80% off and they're going to close down and other crap!

Why crap?
Because those who complain are not doing the slightest thing to make things straight.
Why??
Because: 1) THEY ARE BRAINLESS
2) THEY ARE LIARS.

For months now I've been trying to go on some trips here in Greece for the weekend and I tried to book a room at some remote villages.
Result?
I always try 2 months prior to going and they ALL tell me they're FULL!
And when I find something the prices are 20-30% higher than last year!
And when I go there I CAN see all hotels and pensions are FULL indeed!

Now, I'm trying to travel to some european capital, next month.
Same shit.

The travel agencies here are telling me that prices are indeed MUCH HIGHER than last year and that ALL hotels get full!

Same with houses here.
They're saying they remain unsold but prices are HIGHER than last year!

Same in the supermarkets.
They say they're getting fewer and fewer customers BUT their prices are 20-50% higher than last year!
Besides, I can see that ALL supermarkets are JAMMED with customers!

Same with restaurants, same with electronics stores etc etc...

SO, WHO THE HELL ARE THEY FOOLING????

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Now, as far as I am concerned...

Yes, my sales have managed to drop even lower than before.

So, what could I do besides lamenting for my bad karma and my miserable fate?

HOW ABOUT SOME SALES?

So, if you check my site www.onarfilms.com now you will see what I mean.

PLUS, unlike some previous time when I didn't mention normal prices, now I'm mentioning the old prices so that you actually see that my discounts reach up to 50%.

Ok, but "HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST?"

I'm not really sure for the moment.
Maybe till the bad times are over?

Or till I raise enough cash to release the next dvd KADIN DUSMANI?

For the moment, I MUST help myself by helping people with REALLY CHEAP prices.