The Criterion Collection

[softunderbelly]

Not sure if Criterion has this one and I've possibly mentioned it as a hopeful here before but would love to see a release of Kohei Oguri's Muddy River (Doro no Kawa).

It seems a natural for a Criterion release. Fingers crossed they have it in their purportedly huge backlog of films and we'll see a release of this wonderful film one day.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

Since I'm never right, I'm going with reverse psychology this month. I predict Criterion will not release Basquiat, Little Children, and The Bad Sleep Well.

My work here is done.

I'd get lightheaded for a minute if this showed up on the page suddenly. Anyones page, I don't even care.

[Brad1963]

My predictions for April.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 4k upgrade
The Burmese Harp - 4k and BD
Twentieth Century - 4k and BD
Shoeshine - 4k and BD
Basquiat (BW and Color) - 4k + BD
My Family (Mi Familia) - 4k + BD

I'll probably be way off in my guesses.

[93wergo]

Originally Posted by Jobla

I'd be happy with any of the following:

Eyes Wide Shut
M (Joseph Losey, 1951)
A View from the Bridge (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
Return of the Secaucus Seven or Eight Men Out
A Perfect Couple (Robert Altman)
Blood and Roses (Roger Vadim, 1960)
High and Low (more readable subtitles)
Wise Blood (Blu-ray or 4K upgrade)

I'd love to get decent upgrades for any of the MGM Altmans (especially Quintet) if only because none of the old DVDs play any more.

[MovieBuff647]

Man I can't remember the last time I've been anxious over these announcements. I've gotten so hyped over the very real possibility of ANORA being announced for April that I'll be so disappointed if it does not pan out that way.

[Egbert Souse]

Originally Posted by 93wergo

I'd love to get decent upgrades for any of the MGM Altmans (especially Quintet) if only because none of the old DVDs play any more.

Quintet, A Perfect Couple, A Wedding, and HealtH are all Fox titles with Disney.

The remaining MGM Altmans needing in-print discs are:
The Delinquents (had an Olive Blu)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (Kino Lorber OOP, has superior UK Blu from Indicator)
O.C. and Stiggs (has UK Radiance Blu)
Vincent and Theo (had an Olive Blu)

[mrjohnnyb]

April wishes:

Five Films from John Ford (The Informer, The Long Voyage Home, The Wings of Eagles, Cheyenne Autumn, and Seven Women)

Another Three Films by Luis Buñuel (Los Olvidados, El, and Nazarín)

Pink Floyd: The Wall (Alan Parker)

The Last Adventure (Robert Enrico)

[MovieBuff647]

Criterion took the March 2025 banner off their homepage, which means the site is being updated now!

[DukeTogo84]

Come on Kenji Misumi's sword trilogy! Hopefully we do get Anora, and maybe Cyrano? Crossing fingers here!

[blockbustervideo]

- Saving Face (2004)
- Prince of Broadway (2008)
- Maybe Anora (2024)
- 4K upgrade of some kind

[jordan-r]

They're up! Quite a cover for Anora.

[MifuneFan]

Holy shit what a month

[jt839]

Nothing for me but I'm glad everyone else is happy.

[MovieBuff647]

Anora is confirmed!!!!!!!!!

[MifuneFan]

Anora 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/34891-anora

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

• New 4K digital master, supervised by director Sean Baker and producer Alex Coco, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Two audio commentaries: one featuring Baker, Coco, producer Samantha Quan, and cinematographer Drew Daniels, and the other featuring Baker and actors Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Mikey Madison, and Vache Tovmasyan
• New making-of documentary
• New interviews with Baker and Madison
• Cannes Film Festival press conference
• Q&A with Madison and actor-stripper Lindsey Normington
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
• PLUS: Essays by film critic Dennis Lim and author Kier-La Janisse

New cover by Bianca Parkes

[MifuneFan]

Chungking Express 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/226-chungking-express

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

• 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, both supervised and approved by director Wong Kar Wai
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Interview from 2002 with cinematographer Christopher Doyle
• Episode of Moving Pictures from 1996 featuring interviews with Wong and Doyle
• Deleted scenes
• Trailer
• PLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin

Cover by Sarah Habibi, based on an original design by Nessim Higson

[jshaide]

Sleepy line up

[Cremildo]

What a month! In for Anora, Jean de Florette/Manon, and Chungking Express.

[Brad1963]

WOW! April is a spectacular month!

[MifuneFan]

Ugetsu 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/369-ugetsu

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary by critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
• Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, a 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo
• Two Worlds Intertwined, a 2005 appreciation of Ugetsu by Masahiro Shinoda
• Process and Production, a 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on Ugetsu
• Interview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa
• Trailers
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Phillip Lopate and three short stories that inspired the film

Cover by Michael Boland