Punch-Drunk Love 4K UHD (2002) (Criterion Collection)

[MifuneFan]

Punch Drunk Love 4K coming to 4K from Criterion in February!

Punch Drunk Love 4K

https://www.criterion.com/films/27916-punch-drunk-love

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Paul Thomas Anderson, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Blossoms & Blood, a short 2002 piece by Anderson featuring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson, along with music by Jon Brion
• Interview with Brion
• Program featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a recording session for the film’s soundtrack
• Conversation between curators Michael Connor and Lia Gangitano about the art of Jeremy Blake, used in the film
• Additional artwork by Blake
• Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2002
• NBC News interview from 2000 with David Phillips, the “pudding guy”
• Twelve Scopitones
• Deleted scenes
• Mattress Man commercial
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by filmmaker, author, and artist Miranda July

Cover by Dustin Stanton

[Torgon]

I guess if you wanted the individual release. I don't understand why Sony (or whoever) licenses out movies they've released themselves. Is the quality that much difference? Is the release much better (maybe different extras)? Like I said, it's best for people who don't buy the sets to save money. I still need to watch my CC version.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Torgon

I guess if you wanted the individual release. I don't understand why Sony (or whoever) licenses out movies they've released themselves. Is the quality that much difference? Is the release much better (maybe different extras)? Like I said, it's best for people who don't buy the sets to save money. I still need to watch my CC version.

Criterion's Last Picture Show encode is better than Sony's, wondering if that'll hold true here in another stunning reversal.

[maverick22]

Glad it’s getting an individual release.

I didn’t really want to buy the Columbia set when I was mainly interested in this one.

[ko8ebryant24]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Criterion's Last Picture Show encode is better than Sony's, wondering if that'll hold true here in another stunning reversal.

TBF, Sony's The Last Picture Show was on a BD-66, while Criterion's release used a BD-100. Punch-Drunk Love from Sony is on a BD-100, so we'll see.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by ko8ebryant24

TBF, Sony's The Last Picture Show was on a BD-66, while Criterion's release used a BD-100. Punch-Drunk Love from Sony is on a BD-100, so we'll see.

It was in the realm of 75 gigs on Sony's disc which ain't a bad thing and size ain't everything so we will see! Could be identical which in this case everyone wins.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Reject Revisionists

I highly doubt that.

Hey Mike

[Scottie]

We thinking the included Blu-ray is the existing one? Or a new one?

No mention of DTS-HD 5.1 with the 4K release, just Atmos, so part of me is thinking maybe yes?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Scottie

We thinking the included Blu-ray is the existing one? Or a new one?

No mention of DTS-HD 5.1 with the 4K release, just Atmos, so part of me is thinking maybe yes?

Criterion don't often do new Blus for these 4K packs IIRC.

[nicwood]

As fantastic as Sony’s new Atmos mix is, why couldn’t the just include the 5.1 to round it up? This definitely doesn’t sound like something Anderson would request as he, like Christopher Nolan, wanted Sony to use the IP again for their 4K transfer. He may have approved the new mix but that doesn’t mean the 5.1 should be deleted.

[Hedrox]

Criterion must be paying some serious $$$ to get these titles straight out of Sony's limited sets. Either that or they have some ridiculous pull, cause so far no other boutique has been able to license any of these.

[dallywhitty]

Need them to acquire Call Me By Your Name.

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Need them to acquire Call Me By Your Name.

I'd rather they do a Guadagnino that's not on 4K yet, like I Am Love, cause that one has a piss poor BD.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Hedrox

Criterion must be paying some serious $$$ to get these titles straight out of Sony's limited sets. Either that or they have some ridiculous pull, cause so far no other boutique has been able to license any of these.

Barely any other label has a deal with Sony, so I would say that's one notable limiting factor. I think Shout and Indicator are the few others that do, but the latter has yet to release a Sony 4K. The only film that Shout has rights to from the sets is Starman, so it'll be interesting to see if that ever gets a solo 4K from them.. Kino and Arrow do not appear to have an active deal with them.

It should also be noted that Sony, unlike MGM, Paramount, and Warner, has not shown any indication of splitting BD and 4K rights amongst labels. So, it's possible Criterion's original licensing agreement allows them leeway to have 4K rights to these films too. I'd be surprised if we see Criterion release something from those sets that they didn't already have a license for already.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Need them to acquire Call Me By Your Name.

With Mike lurking around again they need to retitle it Call Me By Your Sock.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Criterion don't often do new Blus for these 4K packs IIRC.

Seems like if you have the Columbia Classics disc and the Criterion Blu-ray there's really no reason to get this version.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

With Mike lurking around again they need to retitle it Call Me By Your Sock.

I'm liking this new, humourous side to you. Is there a Mrs. PeterTHX?

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Need them to acquire Call Me By Your Name.

Oh yes, please! Now that you mention it I’m already dreaming of a more stacked edition. Guadagnino recorded a commentary for the film but Sony decided not to release it. They’re seemingly very strict if things weren’t going the way they / their legal team approve of, such as it happened with Indicator’s Ishtar release. Since they also didn’t include it in the SPC set, it’s likely that they’re still not happy with it but a label like Criterion could possibly edit around the "problematic" passages. That commentary would be a major get, without a doubt but there’s so much to be said about the film that they could fill two bonus discs with ease, if they only wanted to.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I'm liking this new, humourous side to you. Is there a Mrs. PeterTHX?

Careful, she's a jealous one. Faster on the pocketknife than ol' Nomi.

I'm lucky I found someone who loves movies as much, if not more, than I do. Even if she doesn't care about the quality as I do. All this "DV this and Atmos that" means nada.

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Barely any other label has a deal with Sony, so I would say that's one notable limiting factor. I think Shout and Indicator are the few others that do, but the latter has yet to release a Sony 4K, The only film that Shout has rights to from the sets is Starman, so it'll be interesting to see if that ever gets a solo 4K from them.. Kino and Arrow do not appear to have an active deal with them.

It should also be noted that Sony, unlike MGM, Paramount, and Warner, has not shown any indication of splitting BD and 4K rights amongst labels. So, it's possible Criterion's original licensing agreement allows them leeway to have 4K rights to these films too. I'd be surprised if we see Criterion release something from those sets that they didn't already have a license for already.

Arrow did release a bunch of 4Ks from them tho, like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Desperado, Wild Things and Flatliners. So they could have a deal as well.