The Criterion Collection

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Now you have me wanting to watch EWS again, which I honestly have never said or thought. Both are time capsules of a NYC that’s no longer there. By 1990, a lot of the locations in After Hours were gone or remodeled, and nowadays most if not all locations in the film are gone. And EWS is probably the last NYC film I’ve seen that was made before 9/11. Even though the whole city wasn’t destroyed that day, the city did change. I have the scene of Tom Cruise walking down the street in my head right now, and you feel like NYC is this amazing, magical place. (Perhaps it’s that I’ve never been there, despite living so close.) A mere few years later, the entire mood and environment changed.

Those scenes were all filmed in a studio in England.

[Basic Judy]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Nope they just haven’t unmatched the Barnes and Noble sale.

These are all new price drops though. Maybe 20 reported just today on this site. These titles had gone back up to Amazon pricing, but as of today back down to 50% off. Example.

[xxnomad]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

KUNDUN remains my all time favorite Scorsese picture, followed by THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. With all the major studios so petrified of alienating the market in China these days, I doubt that KUNDUN could be made anymore. Don't miss out on the fantastic KINO Blu set as I really think this is another masterpiece that will rot away in Scrooge McDuck's vault at Disney.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Basic Judy

These are all new price drops though. Maybe 20 reported just today on this site. These titles had gone back up to Amazon pricing, but as of today back down to 50% off. Example.

If you don't already have that release, Judy, pick it up. It's great!

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by Basic Judy

These are all new price drops though. Maybe 20 reported just today on this site. These titles had gone back up to Amazon pricing, but as of today back down to 50% off. Example.

Noticed this earlier too and was also curious if there was some mystery deal going on somewhere. Going to "newest deals" and searching specifically Criterion there's around 50ish titles in the past 24 hours that have gone down to the typical "half off" pricing.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

KUNDUN remains my all time favorite Scorsese picture, followed by THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. With all the major studios so petrified of alienating the market in China these days, I doubt that KUNDUN could be made anymore. Don't miss out on the fantastic KINO Blu set as I really think this is another masterpiece that will rot away in Scrooge McDuck's vault at Disney.

Absolutely. I read up on Kundun but have never seen it. I nearly puked when I read the quotes of Michael Eisner basically kissing the ring in China.

Ironically 99% of the Chinese people agree with us that the regime running the country is a problem, and would have no problem with our films. If the CCP has an issue with a film about the Dalai Lama, then frankly tough shit.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Those scenes were all filmed in a studio in England.

Fooled me. Just one more way Kubrick was amazing, and remains so even in death. He’s quite possibly the greatest director ever.

[Afriendofours]

Originally Posted by Lee2112

Five Blueberries and a Goat is the name of my upcoming top-secret film project. Who told you?

Signed,
Farmer Lee.

I read about it in the NEWS PAPEA

[Show spoiler]

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Absolutely. I read up on Kundun but have never seen it. I nearly puked when I read the quotes of Michael Eisner basically kissing the ring in China.

Ironically 99% of the Chinese people agree with us that the regime running the country is a problem, and would have no problem with our films. If the CCP has an issue with a film about the Dalai Lama, then frankly tough shit.

I've heard that all of the major studios now have a literal list of what can and cannot be portrayed in a movie before it is allowed to play in China. Read that list and it will explain a lot of what's been going on in films for the last 30 or so years and why you will likely never see another Chinese bad guy in any film.

[Afriendofours]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I've heard that all of the major studios now have a literal list of what can and cannot be portrayed in a movie before it is allowed to play in China. Read that list and it will explain a lot of what's been going on in films for the last 30 or so years and why you will likely never see another Chinese bad guy in any film.

Guess I won't be seeing a US release of Red Corner on bluray anytime soon?

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by bergman864

It'd be interesting to know how long Criterion has had the license for a lot of the films they've released in the last few years. We may never know why Criterion sits on films for so long but there's no way they've just now acquired every title they've been releasing for the last few years.

I remember in a September 2017 post on Facebook, about releasing "Kundun", I asked Kino Lorber about releasing "Burn!" by Gillo Pontecorvo, with Marlon Brando. Kino Lorber actually told me that "Burn!" is with Criterion. These days, they don't usually name the label, they'll just say it's with another label. But back then, they actually said, 'It's with Criterion".

That was Sept. 2017.... There is still no "Burn!" release from Criterion.

[Fellini912]

I Am Cuba



Day one, I really cannot believe it.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I've heard that all of the major studios now have a literal list of what can and cannot be portrayed in a movie before it is allowed to play in China. Read that list and it will explain a lot of what's been going on in films for the last 30 or so years and why you will likely never see another Chinese bad guy in any film.

Is it online? I’d love to have a look.

It seems now that Disney wants to do a lot of stuff that would piss China off, without explicitly saying they want to piss them off. Is that like their way if making it right? If so it’s a pretty shitty job they’re doing at it.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Is it online? I’d love to have a look.

It seems now that Disney wants to do a lot of stuff that would piss China off, without explicitly saying they want to piss them off. Is that like their way if making it right? If so it’s a pretty shitty job they’re doing at it.

I don’t know. I heard excerpts from the list on a sports talk radio show I listen to out of Los Angeles. So I’m assuming it must be somewhere online.

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

KUNDUN remains my all time favorite Scorsese picture, followed by THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. With all the major studios so petrified of alienating the market in China these days, I doubt that KUNDUN could be made anymore. Don't miss out on the fantastic KINO Blu set as I really think this is another masterpiece that will rot away in Scrooge McDuck's vault at Disney.

Why? Those kind of films aren't made for the Chinese market. That rule applies more to blockbusters.

[Taylor3978]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

I remember in a September 2017 post on Facebook, about releasing "Kundun", I asked Kino Lorber about releasing "Burn!" by Gillo Pontecorvo, with Marlon Brando. Kino Lorber actually told me that "Burn!" is with Criterion. These days, they don't usually name the label, they'll just say it's with another label. But back then, they actually said, 'It's with Criterion".

That was Sept. 2017.... There is still no "Burn!" release from Criterion.

The extras rival anything you could expect from Criterion.

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

I remember in a September 2017 post on Facebook, about releasing "Kundun", I asked Kino Lorber about releasing "Burn!" by Gillo Pontecorvo, with Marlon Brando. Kino Lorber actually told me that "Burn!" is with Criterion. These days, they don't usually name the label, they'll just say it's with another label. But back then, they actually said, 'It's with Criterion".

That was Sept. 2017.... There is still no "Burn!" release from Criterion.

I know the focus in the thread is usually on Japanese films but I've seen some YouTube videos of films from Janus and/or Criterion from 5 or more years back that still haven't been released.

Plus, they signed that huge Czech deal ages ago and haven't released even half of those films yet.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

The extras rival anything you could expect from Criterion.

Thank you, I have this.

I have a German BD from before that, too. Even the German BD isn't bad. It has the restoration of the Italian longer version, with English subs, and it has the unrestored English version as a supplement, plus other features.

But, yes, nothing has rivaled that Imprint edition. It's a boxed set unto itself.

I likely wouldn't even buy a Criterion edition, now.

But that was an example of one of many films they get the rights to, tie the film up in Region A, and then just sit on the film for years and years.

Then, they seem to rush out other things.

[bergman864]

I love that Criterion seems to be the only label giving streaming titles a physical release but, they announced American Factory and Atlantics among their first wave of Netflix licensed titles and we're still waiting on them.

It doesn't seem like those titles should take as long as they have to come to disc but here we are. Criterion sitting on titles is a problem that exists well beyond the output of a single country.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by malakaheso

Why? Those kind of films aren't made for the Chinese market. That rule applies more to blockbusters.

KUNDUN is about the displacement of the Dalai Lama after the Chinese takeover of Tibet and the Chinese are not portrayed in any kind of favorable light, of course. But yes, it's doubtful it was ever meant for distribution in China anyway, but my point was that now the studios have rules for any movie that goes into production whether it's potentially planned for exhibition in China or not.