Criterion releases...Region locked!

[ghidorah]

So ..all the releases coming from Criterion are Region Locked...Thanks a bunch Criterion. Just when you hoped that all this crap might be dying out! Great move, coding old films! Way to go!!

[ccfixx]

You didn't know this already?

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[PowellPressburger]

I think because of how their contracts are for the films criterion releases they have to region code them because of legal reasons on their distribution requirements as agreed to when they acquired the rights of the films.

I would hope they would go back to the companys and re negotiate their terms to say hey things have changed ... and try to fix the issue.

I don't think Criterion would want to choose to make it harder for overseas fans to buy titles. I would think anyone would like to make a sale where ever.

on a different note I think so far all of the BFI British releases are Region locked also.

[Mobe1969]

I would think it is because they are being a short sighted bunch of choads

[PowellPressburger]

It is beacuse they don't own the films just licensed to sell them in the US and I think Canada depending. So other companies own the rights of distribution in other markets - again depending.

I would guess some companies like Studio Canal would rather be contracted by others to sell overseas etc.

[Jimbo976]

This was always expected. They only have rights for these in some regions.

[RustyK94]

Originally Posted by ghidorah

So ..all the releases coming from Criterion are Region Locked...Thanks a bunch Criterion. Just when you hoped that all this crap might be dying out! Great move, coding old films! Way to go!!

Got money?

Buy a 40gb PS3 multi voltage so you can stick another UK PS3 plug in it adn there you have it. One multi region solution.

[bladelia]

anyone know who owns the UK rights to above film and when it might be released

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by bladelia

anyone know who owns the UK rights to above film and when it might be released

Optimum Home Releasing. The studio has not announced plans for an upcoming BD release.

Pro-B

[onyxx]

Region free players: http://www.bluraymods.com/

[Ace of Sevens]

It's the same situation as DVD. Criterion region codes only when contractually obligated to do so.

[harry lime]

Originally Posted by Ace of Sevens

It's the same situation as DVD. Criterion region codes only when contractually obligated to do so.

The original release of The Third Man was region 0. Then the remastered version which came out was locked Region 1. Criterion is locking the BD just as it did with new DVD.

It is the same with The Wages of Fear. Original release free, new release locked. Therefor the BD which was announced should also be locked.

Maybe its been Criterion's practice to lock their recent releases? I would have to look further into there last 100 releases but so far it seems like it.

[Ace of Sevens]

Originally Posted by harry lime

The original release of The Third Man was region 0. Then the remastered version which came out was locked Region 1. Criterion is locking the BD just as it did with new DVD.

It is the same with The Wages of Fear. Original release free, new release locked. Therefor the BD which was announced should also be locked.

Maybe its been Criterion's practice to lock their recent releases? I would have to look further into there last 100 releases but so far it seems like it.

Or they had to renogotiate rights since then. Why would Criterion lock otherwise? They'd only be hurting themselves.

[harry lime]

I typed up this list of titles currently apart of the collection that are region free. I did this so you can be aware of what possible titles will be available for those wishing to import. You can expect these titles to remain region free when they are brought to BD, however don't be surprised if the region coding is altered once Criterion's contract runs out with whomever the title is licensed from.

I decided to keep titles separate even if they are only available in box sets and also included out of print titles because we never know when they will be back in print. (Back in print = New contract)

The 39 Steps
The 400 Blows
8 ½
A Nous la Liberte
Alexander Nevsky
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
All That Heaven Allows
Alphaville
Amarcord
And God Created Woman
And the Ship Sails On
Andrei Rublev
Ashes and Diamonds
Autumn Sonata
Bad Timing
Ballad of a Soldier
The Band Dick – OOP
The Battle of Algiers
Beastie Boys Video Anthology
Beauty and the Beast
Bed and Board
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Billy Liar
Black Narcissus
Black Orpheus
The Blob
Blood for Dracula - OOP
The Blood of a Poet
Bob le Flambeur
Boudu Saved from Drowning
Branded to Kill
Brazil
The Browning Version
Burden of Dreams
By Brakhage: An Athology
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
Carnival of Souls
Casque d’or
Charade
Children of Paradise
Cleo from 5 to 7
Closely Watched Trains
A Constant Forge
Contempt
Coup de Torchon
The Cranes are Flying
Crazed Fruit
Cries and Whispers
Day of Wrath
Dead Ringers – OOP
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Diabolique
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Country Priest
Divorce Italian Style
Do the Right Thing
F for Fake
Faces
Fanny and Alexander: Theatrical Version
Fanny and Alexander: Television Version
Fat Girl
Fighting Elegy
The Fireman’s Ball
Fishing With John
Flesh for Frankenstein – OOP
The Flowers of St. Francis
For all Mankind – Announced for BD Release
French Cancan
Gate of Flesh
General Idi Amin Dada
A Generation
George Washington
Gertrud
The Golden Coach
Good Morning
Grand Illusion
Great Expectations
Grey Gardens
Hamlet
Hard Boiled – OOP
The Harder They Come – OOP
Haxan: Withccraft Through the Ages
Hearts and Minds
Henry V
Hiroshima Mon Amour
The Honey Moon Killers
Hopscotch
The Horse’s Mouth
How to Get Ahead in Advertising – OOP
I Am Curious – Blue
I Am Curious - Yellow
I Fidanzati
I Know Where I’m Going
I Vitelloni
Ikiru
Il Posto
The Importance of Being Earnest
In the Mood for Love
Indiscretion of an American Wife & Terminal Station
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
Insomnia
Ivan the Terrible I and II
Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake Otis at Monterey
Jubilee
Kanal
The Killer
The Killers
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The King of Kings
Knife in the Water
La Commare Secca
La Strada
The Lady Eve
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Wave
Le Circle Rouge
Le Corbeau
Le Coup de Grace
Le Million
Le Notti Bianche
Le Trou
The Leopard
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Lola
The Long Good Friday
Lord of the Flies
The Last Honor of Katharina Blum
Love on the Run
Loves of a Blonde
L’Avventura
L’eclisse
M
M. Hulot’s Holiday
The Magic Flute
Maitresse
Making of Fanny and Alexander
Mamma Roma
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Mon Oncle
Mona Lisa
Monterey Pop
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Most Dangerous Game
My Life as Dog
My Man Godfrey
The Naked Kiss
Naked Lunch
Nanook of the North
Night and Fog
The Night Porter
A Night to Remember
Nights of Cabiria
Oliver Twist
Opening Night
Ordet
Orpheus
Peeping Tom
Pepe le Moko
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Playtime
The Pornographers
Port of Shadows - OOP
Pygmalion
Quai des Orfevres
Ratcatcher
Rebecca – OOP
The Red Shoes
Richard III
Rififi
The River
Robocop – OOP
The Rules of the Game
The Ruling Class
Salesman
Salvatore Giuliano
The Scarlet Empress
Scenes from a Marriage
Schizopolis
Secret Honor
Seventh Seal
Shadows
Shock Corridor
Sid & Nancy – OOP
The Silence
The Silence of the Lambs – OOP
Sisters
Smiles of a Summer Night
Solaris
Spartacus
Spellbound – OOP
Stolen Kisses
Story of a Prostitute
A Story of Floating Weeds
Straw Dogs
Stray Dog
Sullivan’s Travels
Summertime
Tanner ‘88
Taste of Cherry
The Testament of Dr, Mabuse
Testament of Orpheus
That Obscure Object of Desire
This is Spinal Tap – OOP
Through a Glass Darkly
Time Bandits
The Tin Drum
Tokyo Drifter
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi
Trouble in Paradise
Tunes of Glory
Umberto D.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Under the Roofs of Paris
Variety Lights – OOP
Veronika Voss
W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films
Walkabout – Announced for BD release
The White Sheik
Wild Strawberries
Winter Light
Withnail and I
A Woman is a Woman
A Woman Under the Influence
Written on the Wind
Young Torless
Youth of the Beast

Hope this helps!

[demoni]

Originally Posted by onyxx

Region free players: http://www.bluraymods.com/

Not for PS3...

[Nielsb90]

I keep hearing complaints about a few movies beeing released in Europe before the US.. Heres a great example of how things work the other way around! Maybe years in the future these will be realeased as a bare-bones release in a fatcase.. Just saying, you probably have twice as many releases in the US as us in Europe so no need for complaints when we get Se7en before you