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Originally Posted by Shane Rollins
The Third Man, why the hell has Criterion not relicensed that one? Of their OOP Blu-rays, that's probably the one I want the most
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I remember people saying something like, Studio Canal was not interested in cherry-picking licensors - they transferred a bulk license for a huge chunk of catalog to Lionsgate in the US. So Criterion was not able to renew licenses for Third Man, Man Who Fell to Earth, Ran, Paris, Texas and several other movies. Apparently, they still have David Lynch only because of Lynch's special relationship with the people at Criterion. That's what I heard anyway.