The Criterion Collection

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by FirstDayBuyBrandon

Why are people so certain about Paper Moon coming in November?

Apparently November is gonna just be like 4 upgrades and 4 other highly requested titles and some box sets. Gonna be a real party.

[Scottie]

I'm curious what Olive Films titles Criterion has acquired but not yet released.

[UHDLoverForever]

Imagine if Criterion actually releases a Kurosawa UHD boxset with the following movies:

- Stray Dog

- Rashomon

- Ikiru

- Seven Samurai

- Throne of Blood

- The Hidden Fortress

- Yojimbo

- Sanjuro

- High and Low

- Red Beard

- Kagemusha

If I'm not mistaken, all of these have 4K restorations.

[Rzzzz]

I predict an upgrade from their Dvd of this...

[Show spoiler]

[Show spoiler]I would die of shock but I want it!

[DrasticHandprint]

Originally Posted by javy

Friedkin's is great. I've watched his numerous times. And I must admit, I was surprised by Patton Oswalt's visit. The guy definitely knows his stuff.

Tbh I always figured Patton would be really into film and stuff - I think all around he has pretty solid tastes. Like I know he’s referenced Hubert Selby Jr in his standup, who is my favorite author (who, besides the Requiem for a Dream adaptation he doesn’t get enough love), so I always had it in the back of my mind he’d have similar tastes in film too. That said, definitely didn’t expect him to choose Dekalog, even seemed like we had the same experience and reaction too it too. I’d love to hear him talk more about film, though lol.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

Imagine if Criterion actually releases a Kurosawa UHD boxset with the following movies:

- Stray Dog

- Rashomon

- Ikiru

- Seven Samurai

- Throne of Blood

- The Hidden Fortress

- Yojimbo

- Sanjuro

- High and Low

- Red Beard

- Kagemusha

If I'm not mistaken, all of these have 4K restorations.

My dream set!

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I'm curious what Olive Films titles Criterion has acquired but not yet released.

What I would give to see this get some Criterion love...



This film deserves much more than a barebones release, although I am thankful to Olive that it was released at all.

[FirstDayBuyBrandon]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

What I would give to see this get some Criterion love...



This film deserves much more than a barebones release, although I am thankful to Olive that it was released at all.

In the entertainment biz that's what we would call a First Day Buy!

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

Imagine if Criterion actually releases a Kurosawa UHD boxset with the following movies:

- Stray Dog

- Rashomon

- Ikiru

- Seven Samurai

- Throne of Blood

- The Hidden Fortress

- Yojimbo

- Sanjuro

- High and Low

- Red Beard

- Kagemusha

If I'm not mistaken, all of these have 4K restorations.

Yes yes I would buy this immediately I’m not kidding along with Drunken Angel and The Bad Sleep Well this set would be perfect for a huge Kurosawa fan like me.

[jshaide]

Just looking for that 40 film monumental box set of the full Kurosawa.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by javy

Friedkin's is great. I've watched his numerous times. And I must admit, I was surprised by Patton Oswalt's visit. The guy definitely knows his stuff.

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

Tbh I always figured Patton would be really into film and stuff - I think all around he has pretty solid tastes. Like I know he’s referenced Hubert Selby Jr in his standup, who is my favorite author (who, besides the Requiem for a Dream adaptation he doesn’t get enough love), so I always had it in the back of my mind he’d have similar tastes in film too. That said, definitely didn’t expect him to choose Dekalog, even seemed like we had the same experience and reaction too it too. I’d love to hear him talk more about film, though lol.

I remember him being a guest programmer alongside Robert Osborne on TCM roughly 10 years ago. Two of the four picks were The Wind Journeys and Aaltra. Titles that were unknown to me and I ended up enjoying them both. I was quite impressed with his knowledge of film and also just listening to the two of them discussing the four picks that he chose.

[phillyfilmbuff]

Darling (1965)
Advise and Consent(1962)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Tovarich (1937)
The Turning Point (1977)
The Devils (1971)
The Catered Affair (1956)
Sanctuary (1961)
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)
Midnight (1939)

Mank (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago Seven (2020)
Malcolm & Marie (2021)

The Taste of Things (2023)
The Three Musketeers: Part I: D'Artagnan / Part II: M’Lady (2023)
The Teachers Lounge (2023)
Maestro (2023)
The Old Oak (2023)
Goodbye Julia (2023)

for starters …….

[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

Tbh I always figured Patton would be really into film and stuff - I think all around he has pretty solid tastes. Like I know he’s referenced Hubert Selby Jr in his standup, who is my favorite author (who, besides the Requiem for a Dream adaptation he doesn’t get enough love), so I always had it in the back of my mind he’d have similar tastes in film too. That said, definitely didn’t expect him to choose Dekalog, even seemed like we had the same experience and reaction too it too. I’d love to hear him talk more about film, though lol.

Oswalt's funny riff on Death Bed made me go and buy the film on DVD (warning:language):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jYyYl3RdjI

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

... Boxset with the following Powell/Pressburger films on UHD: The Thief of Bagdad, A Matter Of Life And Death, The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, A Canterbury Tale and I Know Where I'm Going...

I would buy that in a heartbeat and not even wait for a sale.

Originally Posted by jshaide

Apparently November is gonna just be like 4 upgrades and 4 other highly requested titles and some box sets. Gonna be a real party.

Is this all speculation or does someone know something concrete? ... Edit: Or are you joking

[Alfredlynch]

Not sure what the chances are, but I was under the impression Criterion would eventually put out

Spellbound (1945)
California Split (1974)
The Last Wave (1977)
Missing (1982)
Hard Eight (1996)

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Criterion has added one new extra for their release of I Walked With a Zombie / The Seventh Victim. An excerpt from an episode of a PBS series called Monstrum. They've also added a little more details about the included audio essays.

Criterion have been including more podcasts recently.

It’s just a YouTube video.

YouTube

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Is this all speculation or does someone know something concrete? ... Edit: Or are you joking

I’m teasing, just making light of the very heavy predictions I’ve seen for November.

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by jshaide

I’m teasing, just making light of the very heavy predictions I’ve seen for November.

[UHDLoverForever]

Has Criterion ever "stolen" a title from Kino? For example: Kino releases an UHD of a given film, and Criterion later releases an UHD of the same film?

Do you guys see Criterion releasing in UHD some titles that Kino has already released in UHD? Maybe to add HDR, more extras and so on, after Kino's license to a given title expires?

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

Has Criterion ever "stolen" a title from Kino? For example: Kino releases an UHD of a given film, and Criterion later releases an UHD of the same film?

Do you guys see Criterion releasing in UHD some titles that Kino has already released in UHD? Maybe to add HDR, more extras and so on, after Kino's license to a given title expires?

That doesn't happen. Criterion has released many Blu-ray titles that Kino upgraded to UHD (The Silence of the Lambs, In the Heat of the Night, Some Like It Hot, etc.) but never a separate UHD release before. I doubt the distribution contracts that Criterion and Kino received from these companies would allow both of them to release UHD (Criterion were probably given the rights to the film on Blu-ray only whereas Kino gets the UHD).

But if it's after Kino's license expires, then maybe Criterion will release these UHDs but I have a feeling these won't be coming out for a while regardless.