The Criterion Collection

[Rayjg]

Great to see Texasville announced...and it’s only an extry

[Egbert Souse]

I'm 100% in for Mean Streets and Days of Heaven 4Ks. Can we also appreciate the stellar artwork Sister Hyde does for Criterion?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just got an email that The Film Foundation will be holding a virtual screening of the Egyptian film Al Momia (1969) and the short film The Eloquent Peasant (1970) on August 12th. I imagine the film will be in a future WCF release.

Registration for the event is free:

https://passes.delphiquest.com/al-mo...ource=hs_email

I watched Al Momia yesterday for the first time. What a great film. It's haunting, and surreal at times. The Thebes setting, with its dark, and brooding atmosphere is almost a character in itself, not unlike Venice in Don't Look Now. Hopefully Criterion includes it with their next WCF collection.

[DukeTogo84]

Yeah, I think 1200 is going to be an Ozu boxset. I wonder how many titles this will include if it in fact happens.

[Gacivory]

I would enjoy a Blu or a 4K of Twelve O’Clock High for spine 1200. But I doubt that would be a big enough title for that number.

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Great to see Texasville announced...and it’s only an extry

Yeah pretty excited about that. I’ve never seen it but have wanted to for a bit. Al ost bought the oop dvd before. Have u seen it before? Anyone else out there check it out?

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by Jobla

I almost did the very same thing. Glad I held out!

Tbh I think the set would still be worth it. It really kinda puts BBS & Rafelson into perspective. Head & King of Marvin Gardens are quite incredible. And Drive, He Said is quite an interesting curiosity to see Nicholson at the helm. And when I heard the theme song, I was like that’s where the Coens got that track for Lebowski! I didn’t really vibe on the Jaglom film, but it was cool to see an ageist Welles pop up.

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by makaveli21

I thought this maybe coming so I sold my OOP Criterion Blu-ray last month for a good amount

I worked on a movie w Richard Gere once and he was understandably private during the shoot, so not too many people were interacting w him. I was working as a crew member on the film & on his very last day it was just me, him, his assistant, and an Assistant Director standing there as Richard was about to leave set. I said to him that I was a huge fan of Days of Heaven and he got the biggest most genuine smile on his face and shook my hand.

[kingdoxie]

An Ozu box for spine 1200 would be amazing, but it’s going to be Twelve O’Clock High 4K…the first post-Disney 4K scan of a 20th Century Fox catalog title. Just remember you read it here first

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

I would enjoy a Blu or a 4K of Twelve O’Clock High for spine 1200. But I doubt that would be a big enough title for that number.

Originally Posted by kingdoxie

An Ozu box for spine 1200 would be amazing, but it’s going to be Twelve O’Clock High 4K…the first post-Disney 4K scan of a 20th Century Fox catalog title. Just remember you read it here first

Looks like we both had the Twelve O’Clock High idea!

[Reddington]

Strong month. Definitely in for Mean Streets, The Last Picture Show, and Days of Heaven. For some reason, I never picked up the Malick before it went OOP. Used to look at it every B&N/Flash sale, but always passed it up for another title.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by hawkikwah

Tbh I think the set would still be worth it. It really kinda puts BBS & Rafelson into perspective. Head & King of Marvin Gardens are quite incredible. And Drive, He Said is quite an interesting curiosity to see Nicholson at the helm. And when I heard the theme song, I was like that’s where the Coens got that track for Lebowski! I didn’t really vibe on the Jaglom film, but it was cool to see an ageist Welles pop up.

I’m a little biased on TKOMG, but you get to see my area just before the casinos moved in. The nice, big, great buildings of the 1800s and early 1900s, well they weren’t so nice and great anymore. The older resorts had had their moment in the sun. At the same time the casinos and hotels that would rise in the years to follow had yet to be built. It’s very surreal to say the least. Add to that the great performances and it’s just an all around masterpiece. Crazy that so many films that are among the greatest ever made are in one set: Easy Rider, TKOMG, TLPS, those are three films that movies just wouldn’t be the same without.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Yeah, I think 1200 is going to be an Ozu boxset. I wonder how many titles this will include if it in fact happens.

Originally Posted by Gacivory

I would enjoy a Blu or a 4K of Twelve O’Clock High for spine 1200. But I doubt that would be a big enough title for that number.

It is possible spine 1200 could just be a regular title. Spine 1100 turned out to be The Incredible Shrinking Man. A good announcement, but nothing major. But I'll remain hopeful for something big since I'm a glass half-full kind of guy, at least, 50% of the time.

[mande2013]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

While I’m not on the payroll over there (but I wish I was), I would say that the goal of 1200-2000 needs to be to bring back at the least all of the laserdiscs, and if possible some of the DVDs and Blu-rays that went out of print. You literally can’t even make it past two laserdiscs or one DVD without finding one that’s OOP.

James Bond films included? I’d say the first three 3 Connery films along with perhaps OHMSS are the Bond films Criterion could get away with releasing without sacrificing any of their cultural capital.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by hawkikwah

Yeah pretty excited about that. I’ve never seen it but have wanted to for a bit. Al ost bought the oop dvd before. Have u seen it before? Anyone else out there check it out?

I haven't seen it but from what I've heard it's very underrated. Jonathan Rosembaum included it in his top 1000 films of all-time. Hopefully a Bogdanovich renaissance is upon us and we'll see his masterpiece Daisy Miller get a release along with They All Laughed and Nickelodeon.

[Taylor3978]

Originally Posted by mande2013

James Bond films included? I’d say the first three 3 Connery films along with perhaps OHMSS are the Bond films Criterion could get away with releasing without sacrificing any of their cultural capital.

[ShellOilJunior]

Would it be reasonable to say Criterion will likely release as many UHDs for Scorsese and Lynch as they possibly can?

I'd imagine CC had (or maybe still has) several Scorsese projects queued up and ready to release. I like how the UHD releases don't typically adhere to the unwritten rule that a director can't get films released in consecutive months.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by mande2013

...without sacrificing any of their cultural capital.

Whatever can you mean?

[Show spoiler]

[postmodel]

I just want some Harmony Korine Blu-rays (if not 4Ks) of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, and Mister Lonely. But mainly Gummo.

[alexrinse]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

I would enjoy a Blu or a 4K of Twelve O’Clock High for spine 1200. But I doubt that would be a big enough title for that number.

What a great film, mind.