The Criterion Collection

[hawkikwah]

Does anyone know if the current newer $40 membership at B&N works on their Criterion sales?

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by bergman864

The Tales of Hoffmann in June 2022.

I completely forgot about that.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by amputd

Black Narcissus would be my first choice for a PP 4k release.

Yes, but it needs to be redone from scratch. The current Blu looks like a DVD honestly. While that Blu-ray had an older 4K restoration, a new 4K restoration with newer scanners and tools would give a way better result.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

The contents of the fourth CC box makes me believe that we'll get some Sony 4K titles from Criterion, Shout, and Arrow in 2024.

Most obvious are probably On the Waterfront (also the 70th anniversary), All The King's Men (75th), It Happened One Night (90th), Easy Rider (55th), and maybe even Taxi Driver and The Age of Innocence. Perhaps we'll get all the Best Picture winners on 4K between all the boutiques and Sony themselves.

While CC4 was still a great set, I would give that whole set for someone to do a 4K release of On The Waterfront. If I'm not mistaken, the Criterion Blu is a 4K scan, restoration, and master from the OCN, so there's no reason why it can't be on 4K. Criterion would likely do a massive set (to include all three ratios plus the two old Blus), and I'd be in for it.

[JonBTS]

Originally Posted by speedracer5

I managed to purchase the "Dietrich and von Sternberg in Hollywood" blu ray box set at Barnes and Noble. We'll see if they're able to fulfill the order. I also picked up "The Great Dictator" and the new 4K of "The Last Picture Show."

Thanks for the heads-up, I also snagged a copy online as there isn't one in-stores within a 100 mile radius.

[double-a]

Well it happened, got my first scratched disc from Criterion. Mean Streets just came in and it looks like it was scraped with something, and it has greasy fingerprint marks. I could understand some tiny marks, but this is bad.

[speedracer5]

Originally Posted by JonBTS

Thanks for the heads-up, I also snagged a copy online as there isn't one in-stores within a 100 mile radius.

No problem. I had a copy in my cart but could never check out because it always had the red "out of stock" message. I just kept checking until the message was gone. There was one location near me that supposedly had it, but I didn't want to drive all the way out there, only to find out they didn't have it. I placed a hold request online for it and selected the option to pay at the store. I'm glad that I did, because within an hour I had a message stating that they couldn't find it.

UPDATE: I have a "Shipped" message. So they fulfilled my request with something. Hopefully they sent me the blu ray and not the DVD.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by hawkikwah

Does anyone know if the current newer $40 membership at B&N works on their Criterion sales?

Works? 10% member discount -- no. I did read one person who says he got the extra 10% -- there always seems to be at least one.

For Stamps acquisition, yes -- including the Bonus points when they have extra points from buying.

[trobrianders]

A question re: aspect ratios on the Rohmer Tales of the Four Seasons set.

This is what Artificial Eye gave us on their DVD set from 2009 according to this site. Any idea what Criterion will give us?

A Tale of Springtime (1990) Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
A Winter's Tale (1992) Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
A Summer's Tale (1996) Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
An Autumn Tale (1998) Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1

[dex14]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

A question re: aspect ratios on the Rohmer Tales of the Four Seasons set.

This is what Artificial Eye gave us on their DVD set from 2009 according to this site. Any idea what Criterion will give us?

A Tale of Springtime (1990) Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
A Winter's Tale (1992) Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
A Summer's Tale (1996) Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
An Autumn Tale (1998) Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1

https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2020
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2021
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2022
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2023

[trobrianders]

Originally Posted by dex14

https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2020
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2021
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2022
https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2023

Thank you. A perfect response. Interesting to note the 2 earlier films are in 1.66:1 and the 2 later films are in 1.37:1. Perhaps they originally aired on French TV? I saw them when they had their theatrical release in the UK.

Also interesting to see 4 Seasons comes on 4 discs while 6 Moral Tales came on 3.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by double-a

Well it happened, got my first scratched disc from Criterion. Mean Streets just came in and it looks like it was scraped with something, and it has greasy fingerprint marks. I could understand some tiny marks, but this is bad.

Send that shit back! You paid for a new perfect disc, not that.

I'm planning on hitting B&N by the end of this week, and I'm opening my shit right there. It's tough if they don't like it. Considering the hoops and hurdles I'm still going through on After Hours, one effed up Criterion disc is enough.

[LaMarAzul]

Originally Posted by speedracer5

I'm surprised that this is the first Cagney film in the collection. His breakthrough film, "The Public Enemy," also seems like a natural choice for Criterion as well.

Originally Posted by ravenus

It may not be laden with extras (there is a commentary and very decent featurette), but there's a strong blu-ray of Public Enemy from Warner themselves.

Speaking of extras, there is also a documentary titled Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film on a separate disk in the WAC Ultimate Gangsters Collection boxset which includes The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest, and White Heat.

[trobrianders]

Moonage Daydream. Does the Universal release contain the Brett Morgen commentary track that's on the Criterion release?

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

Moonage Daydream. Does the Universal release contain the Brett Morgen commentary track that's on the Criterion release?

NONE of the other BD releases of this film have any extras at all albeit the previous US Decal release from last year has a trailer.

[trobrianders]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

NONE of the other BD releases of this film have any extras at all albeit the previous US Decal release from last year has a trailer.

The UK will get a 4k Universal release with the following extras listed on Amazon but no mention of a commentary track but that could easily be a mistake/omission. Presumably these extras will be on the UK BD release too.

ALL NEW BONUS FEATURES
MOONAGE SOUNDSCAPES - Interview with Brett Morgen, David Giammarco & Paul Massey Q&A AT THE TCL CHINESE THEATRE - Featuring Brett Morgen, Mark Romanek, Mike Garson & Jack Black PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ‘ROCK N ROLL WITH ME’INTERVIEW FEATURETTES – with Director Brett Morgen A film that is the Artist More than a Musician Working with the Archive

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Alex Cox already hinted towards Pat Garrett (makes sense with Peckinpah and Dylan), but doesn’t Captain Blood have elements issues?

1. Considering True Lies and The Abyss are the closest they’ve ever been to coming, Pat Garrett may become the official “what the hell is the holdup” movie if the two Cameron films finally drop. While there’s definitely surviving elements of the three released cuts (theatrical cut, preview cut, DVD cut), I wonder if any of those cuts actually survive on film, an analog source, a “digital master” from the 80s, or a DI. The 80s digital master would apply to the first two cuts, with the DI applying to the 2005 DVD cut.

Also, there was a rough cut that ran either 160 or 165 minutes, but it’s unknown if that exists at all.

2. Per other Blu-ray.com users, Captain Blood has a great 4K transfer, and while it’s more of a “preservation elements” situation (ie, no OCN), it still looks great, and if there’s multiple elements used it’s not noticeable. So now it comes down to who will drop it between WAC and Criterion.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by amputd

I’m open to exploring more Indian cinema, but I can’t lie- the convention of having musical numbers in so many films is a big turn off for me. It changes the tone in such dramatic ways and certainly kills the realism. My hang up, I guess.

I thought the same thing about West Side Story. I mentioned to my mother’s friend (who likes musicals even more than me) that I thought all the dancing before, during, and after fights was ridiculous, and he told me that on top of this being a musical (so logic doesn’t apply), it was supposed to be a nonviolent stand-in for actual fights and violence.

Having watched gangs fight for control of several of my schools (with no real success, it just annoyed the normal people), I can’t imagine the Bloods and the Crips twirling around before they start killing each other, but maybe that’s just me.

[fdm]

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[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

It has left a legacy. They had House on as part of their Halloween season, and someone seems to be trying to keep the TCM Underground flag flying late Friday / early Saturday (They had Alphabet City on this morning). That time slot was my favorite part of the week, so many great cult films some of which I even knew about and so many new ones I learned about. Plus great shorts like Shake Hands With Danger (done by the guy who did Carnival of Souls).

I would love to have a chance to boo Zaslav at a commencement, if for nothing else than the firing of Millie De Chirico. But hey, he got his nine-figure bonus and that's what counts.

Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav Booed at BU Commencement - YouTube

The only reason I don’t absolutely hate Zaslav is because he brought Feltenstein and WAC back. Other than that he completely flushed it down the toilet.

I’m still shocked that when The Flash bombed ass that he didn’t lose his job. Outside of Disney (which I think they print money in their basement or something), when a studio puts out a bomb like that, heads roll. How Zaslav avoided that happening to him is beyond me.