The Criterion Collection

[Rayjaymay]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Eyes Wide Shut
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Eight Men Out
M (1951)
Wise Blood
Atomic Submarine
A Perfect Couple (Altman)
The Black Dahlia (original De Palma cut)

If they weren’t already releasing Sayles one at a time, I would hope for a box set.

[DukeTogo84]

I hope tomorrow the 4K upgrades are limited big time. Hopefully it's some new to HD titles in 4K and Blu-ray.

I was going to guess Misumi's Sword Trilogy for tomorrow, but guessing it will come later. Here is hoping for Cyrano!

[SonnybytheSea]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Eyes Wide Shut
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Eight Men Out
M (1951)
Wise Blood
Atomic Submarine
A Perfect Couple (Altman)
The Black Dahlia (original De Palma cut)

I would love it if they released the original De Palma cut of The Black Dahlia!

[benricci]

I'd love some new titles, and not just the same old predictable 4K upgrades.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by benricci

I'd love some new titles, and not just the same old predictable 4K upgrades.

The majority of their releases are new titles.

[mclellandj]

I hope we get Barry Lyndon 4K before July.

[Somebuddy]

My 2 biggest wants for tomorrow are Dead Presidents and SubUrbia (1996)

[Astairefan]

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

For a Valentine’s Day release, I’d really like for a Criterion release of Top Hat and The Gay Divorcee to go right on my shelf next to Swing Time Unlikely, but I can hope!

I'm with you! I want Criterion to release Top Hat (and it better be on 4K, especially if the rumor about the OCN surviving is true). I want The Gay Divorcee (and, quite frankly, all the other Astaire/Rogers films) as well, although if they are to be Blu-ray only, I'd rather WAC release them.

[Areyakiddin]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The majority of their releases are new titles.

To be fair, November and December only had one title each that was new to Region A BD. So his concern could totally be valid for the February announcements, we'll just have to wait and see.

[Number_6]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

No predictions but I continue to hope for upgrades from their existing library of dvd only titles.

Yes, I'd like to see the Gainsborough Melodramas get an upgrade.

[ghostsofjoy]

Still eagerly awaiting The Sweet Hereafter myself…

[The Sovereign]

I'd like to get that upgrade for Secret Honor. Now more than ever.

[Bolo Seagull]

I think they'll want romantic/relationship films for Valentine's Day and at least one release that focuses on black Americans for black history month. So here are my predictions...

'Bird' (1988)
'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'
'Chungking Express' 4K standalone
'Before Sunrise' trilogy 4K upgrade
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' 4K upgrade

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

To be fair, November and December only had one title each that was new to Region A BD. So his concern could totally be valid for the February announcements, we'll just have to wait and see.

Yeah, I'd like to see Criterion focus more on studio film upgrades and more on the thousand or so titles that don't have even a Blu-ray. Criterion still takes chances, but not like before. I'd love to see a streak of 4-6 months with zero 4K upgrades and all brand new BD and 4K titles, but that will never happen.

No one label in the entire world has as many titles in the storage as Criterion does. There is a good chance either we'll be long dead or Criterion folds before we get some of the titles we really want.

[dwk]

November is always going to be full of upgrades and big titles because of the B&N sale and December has always been a slow month, so the lack of new titles shouldn't come as a surprise.

The move to releasing most titles on 4K has undoubtedly caused a shift in what is getting released, but that is what it is. Criterion has been less re-release crazy than Scream/Shout and Arrow.

[traths]

Originally Posted by Bolo Seagull

I think they'll want romantic/relationship films for Valentine's Day and at least one release that focuses on black Americans for black history month. So here are my predictions...

'Bird' (1988)
'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'
'Chungking Express' 4K standalone
'Before Sunrise' trilogy 4K upgrade
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' 4K upgrade

Faster, Pussycat seems more like it's up Vinegar Syndrome's alley than Criterion.

[ophone]

Bird would be marvellous.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by dwk

The move to releasing most titles on 4K has undoubtedly caused a shift in what is getting released, but that is what it is. Criterion has been less re-release crazy than Scream/Shout and Arrow.

The problem with Criterion compared to Shout and Arrow is that we KNOW they have over a thousand titles that don't even have Blu-rays or any sort of release. So when they give us a release of say Grifters versus say Goke The Body Snatcher that's a loss in my eyes or a release of No Country For Old Men versus say Danton.

I'd rather see labels with smaller backlog of titles release the studio upgrade titles on 4K. Criterion just has simply too much to waste time on titles that could be coming from elsewhere. Other labels at this point have better features, encodes, etc than Criterion now, the only thing they don't have is the same resources and the thousand of so titles Criterion got the rights to bloat up their streaming channel versus putting priority on the physical market.

Again, I'd rather they focus less on the studio stuff that could be released by anyone versus the titles they have that CAN'T be released by anyone as only they have the rights to those titles.

[Axl Rose]

All the Vermeers in New York would be cool.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Number_6

Yes, I'd like to see the Gainsborough Melodramas get an upgrade.

Your post reminded me that every 50% off sale that Criterion and B&N has I neglect the Eclipse series. There’s a lot of gold there and I always forget about them. One of the best purchases I ever made regardless of format was: