The Criterion Collection

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

The Browning set looks great, but I wouldn't have minded a few more extras given that the three films are rather short. A visual essay or two would have been really welcome or at the very least a commentary on THE UNKNOWN by Michael F. Blake.

He did a commentary for the DVD but it probably would have been difficult to sync it with the new restoration. Still they should have gotten him to do a new one. He's the foremost expert on Lon Chaney. I'm sure every Lon Chaney fan has a copy of his "Lon Chaney: The Man Behind The Thousand Faces" book released in the early 90s:



http://www.michaelfblake.com/lon-cha...housand-faces/

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Well, Zierra claims the new doc will reveal what it was, and its already getting pushback from festivals that are refusing to show it, so there's something in it they don't want you to see.

He specifically claims there was one moment that the studio cut that changes the perception of the entire film. Could be truth, could be hyperbole, but there's been rumors from Day 1 that WB cut something out, and then Kubrick mysteriously died a week after presenting his cut. Conspiracy theories abound, but there's some mystery there for sure.

Someone named Antony Adler posted this in a Facebook group Zierra:



Someone else posted



And that's what I heard, that the DCP is censored, from people who had seen the new screening. But it could be that way for playing theatrically and still keeping an R rating, who knows. The DCP for 2001 was different than the UHD disc (the DCP had Nolan's gray/green color grading while the disc did not), so one doesn't necessarily mean the other is tainted.

You mean Christopher Nolan?

If so, what’s his involvement with EWS?

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

You mean Christopher Nolan?

If so, what’s his involvement with EWS?

Nothing. Nolan was brought in to "oversee' the 2001 re-release before the UHD came out.

One has nothing to do with the other. I was just pointing out the DCP was different than the disc version, so having a censored EWS DCP doesn't mean the disc will be that way.

[tisdivine]

I am in for everything in October. It’s been a while since that has happened. Now that we’re getting Videodrome in 4K I wonder how long it will be until we get Scanners in 4K. I need to see heads exploding in super clear 4K

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Freaks-Blu-ray/37475/

As of yesterday, that cover was a fan-made mockup of the WAC Blu-ray of Freaks that never happened.

What other WB titles is Criterion rumored to have? After Hours, Freaks, what else?

Criterion 100% has John Sayles' Lone Star, as confirmed by Sayles himself. Although as of earlier this year, they were either just beginning to work on it or hadn't started yet.

They are also heavily rumored to have Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Scorsese's Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore & Who's That Knocking At My Door (Which a lot of people thought might be in a box set with After Hours, but obviously that didn't happen).

[Nosferatu31]

So the new Blu-ray release of Don't Look Now is the same release from 2015 correct?

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

So the new Blu-ray release of Don't Look Now is the same release from 2015 correct?

Should be.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
4K digital restoration, approved by director Nicolas Roeg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Conversation between editor Graeme Clifford and film writer and historian Bobbie O’Steen
“Don't Look Now”: Looking Back, a short documentary from 2002 featuring Clifford, Richmond, and director Nicolas Roeg
“Don't Look Now”: Death in Venice, a 2006 interview with composer Pino Donaggio
Program on the writing and making of the film, featuring interviews with Richmond, actors Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, and coscreenwriter Allan Scott
Program on Roeg’s style, featuring interviews with filmmakers Danny Boyle and Steven Soderbergh
Q&A with Roeg from 2003 at London’s Ciné Lumière
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film critic David Thompson

Cover by Fred Davis

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Criterion 100% has John Sayles' Lone Star, as confirmed by Sayles himself. Although as of earlier this year, they were either just beginning to work on it or hadn't started yet.

They are also heavily rumored to have Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Scorsese's Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore & Who's That Knocking At My Door (Which a lot of people thought might be in a box set with After Hours, but obviously that didn't happen).

...yet.

[thornhill]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

They are also heavily rumored to have Scorsese's Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore & Who's That Knocking At My Door (Which a lot of people thought might be in a box set with After Hours, but obviously that didn't happen).

Maybe they could throw New York, New York in while they’re at it and I can retire all my Scorsese DVDs once and for all.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Videodrome a new transfer exclusive to Criterion.

Sure? Arrow release is also a 4k OCN master approved by Cronenberg - they have both unrated DC and US theatrical cuts.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by spatafore

Don’t Look Now, same Studio Canal transfer?
Videodrome, same Arrow transfer?


I have Videorome Arrow and I almost buy Don't Look Now from Studio Canal (glad that I wait on this).

Most likely same 4K masters as the SC and Arrow releases.

[jw007]

Well, one of the long awaited titles, Freaks, has finally been released by Criterion. I believe I watched the film in one of my university film classes but it's been over 20 years. As a curiosity to me, I will check it out again.

Congrats to everyone who approve of October's releases.

[Stewynewy]

Originally Posted by speedracer5

I've never heard of "Don't Look Now" but I like the cast. I will need to look more into that title. I don't care about the other titles.

As MifuneFan mention, tread lightly when looking into it, as the film really hinges on a certain surprise that is better left unspoiled.

Don't Look Now is in my top 10 films of all time. For me it captures a constant state of dread that no other film has replicated for me. It feels like something bad is going to happen but you don't quite know what and when. This in combination with the beautiful scenery of Venice, it's slower pace, and unconventional editing keep your eyes glued to the screen (well for me at least). Also, Pino Donaggio's score is simply magnificent, and is one of the great film soundtracks of all time.

I highly recommend it, but maybe rent it before buying the Criterion. It is a slow film and not too many things happen in it when compared to other horror films (I don't even know if I can call it "horror"), so it isn't for everyone.

[Member-222782]

I've only picked up After Hours 4K and Petite Maman from B&N but they're still sitting on the order. Should've purchased from Amazon instead.

[Rayjg]

Yeah, if you don't know anything about DLN consider yourself very lucky and enjoy the film. I wasn't lucky enough to be a DLN virgin

[Gambit1138]

Originally Posted by banandroid

While we're talking Amazon, I'm really hoping Criterion gets Annette and Paterson sooner or later. (The latter especially seems likely given their relationship with Jarmusch.)

Personally hoping for The Handmaiden and Suspiria sooner rather than later.

[MifuneFan]

I wonder if Janus Contemporaries will be a separate announcement, or they simply won't be coming till November at the earliest now.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

That would be awesome. While Waters has yet to listen to a voice of reason regarding PFTW, maybe Criterion would be different. Considering his position is “either an edited movie and just an edited movie, or no movie at all”, if they get him to budge that really opens the door for a lot of other movies where the directors have taken the opportunity to restore their movies as a chance to play in their sandbox. (George Lucas, James Cameron, Michael Mann, etc.)

I hadn't heard about Waters wanting to release an edited version. What does he want cut?

[Fellini912]

I am in for Videodrome 4k HDR (I missed out on Arrow arte original) and Ted Browning collection (the best announcement since the Fellini set). Will The Other movie be HDR?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Ted Browning collection (the best announcement since the Fellini set).

Interestingly, both designed by the same artist, which you can tell by looking at them, as they both share a similar carnival/festive theme with their designs.



As for The Others, there's no HDR on that, likely the director's choice, as he supervised the release. It'll no doubt be a huge improvement over any existing release to date based on the few screenshots on Criterion's page.