The Criterion Collection

[exzachary]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

One more that I could see going to Criterion is Frank Perry's Play it as it Lays (1972), also from a new 4K restoration.

The Kino Insider had been saying for years that this had legal issues preventing a release. I guess things were finally settled!

[Colonel Blimp]

So the 4K restoration of "Play It" is basically a guarantee that it shows up for somebody, right? And like was said, Criterion is the best fit one would think.

[javy]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Film Forum's January to March 2025 repertory schedule (PDF) is now up. Lots of great programs as usual. The most notable as far as Criterion goes are Luis Buñuel's Él (aka This Strange Passion) (1953) and Godard's A Woman Is a Woman (1961), both from new 4K restorations. There's also a huge retrospective on René Clair, with over 20 of his films included. Janus is among the contributors credited. One more that I could see going to Criterion is Frank Perry's Play it as it Lays (1972), also from a new 4K restoration.

Now that's the good stuff.

[jshaide]

I hope instead of doing a cool Rene Clair box set that gives us a bunch of films in HD for the first time, Criterion staggers them out one by one roughly 9-14 months at a time so that when the selection is complete I’m in my late 40s.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Film Forum's January to March 2025 repertory schedule (PDF) is now up. Lots of great programs as usual. The most notable as far as Criterion goes are Luis Buñuel's Él (aka This Strange Passion) (1953) and Godard's A Woman Is a Woman (1961), both from new 4K restorations. There's also a huge retrospective on René Clair, with over 20 of his films included. Janus is among the contributors credited. One more that I could see going to Criterion is Frank Perry's Play it as it Lays (1972), also from a new 4K restoration.

Beautiful. I identified another phantom page on Janus's website because of this.

#2172 is for El.

[MifuneFan]

March predictions:

Shoeshine 4K
The Wages of Fear 4K
The Quiet Man 4K
Sean Baker Box set
The Burmese Harp 4K

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Criterion just sent out an en email for their Holiday sale (30% off all items), and mine had a $10 Gift code inside. These offers are often targeted, so not every account may get one. These codes do not expire.

I used my gift code and ordered these.

[ToonySpoonGoon]

Are we sure theres announces today? or just droppin em early

Anyways, I hope we get a Fox title (pre-80s) for a nice surprise and to confirm other rumors..

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by ToonySpoonGoon

Are we sure theres announces today? or just droppin em early

Anyways, I hope we get a Fox title (pre-80s) for a nice surprise and to confirm other rumors..

Just posting early in case, but no indication they're coming today yet.

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

March predictions:

Shoeshine 4K
The Wages of Fear 4K
The Quiet Man 4K
Sean Baker Box set
The Burmese Harp 4K

Since he said "early 2025" for the box set I feel like we HAVE to get the Sean Baker stuff in March, and if not then it's like 100% for April lol. Think there's even a chance we'd get the box set and Anora at the same time? (Assuming Anora is a sure thing at all too after Parasite/Triangle of Sadness/Anatomy of a Fall lol)

[jshaide]

Would be shocked if they did them today.

[kwr212]

March titles are up!
Thief 4K DV
Night Moves 4K DV
Choose Me 4K DV
A Woman of Paris BD
Godzilla vs. Biollante 4K SDR
The Wages of Fear 4K SDR

[MifuneFan]

Thief 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/28024-thief

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut, supervised and approved by director Michael Mann, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring Mann and actor James Caan
• Interviews with Mann, Caan, and Johannes Schmoelling of the band Tangerine Dream, which contributed the film’s soundtrack
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Nick James

Cover by Fred Davis

[MifuneFan]

Godzilla vs. Biollante 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/3302...a-vs-biollante

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm
• Making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Omori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others
• Short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts
• Deleted special effects
• TV spots and trailers
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by science-fiction and horror film expert Jim Cirronella

New cover by Eric Powell

[DrasticHandprint]

A Woman of Paris is an instant preorder for me. Figures Thief would be announced having just got it during the sale though, haha.

[MifuneFan]

Night Moves 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/29466-night-moves

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New audio commentary by Matthew Asprey Gear, author of Moseby Confidential
• New audio interview with actor Jennifer Warren
• Interview with director Arthur Penn from a 1975 episode of Cinema Showcase
• Interview with Penn from the 1995 documentary Arthur Penn: A Love Affair with Film
• The Day of the Director, a behind-the-scenes featurette
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris

New cover by Greg Manchess

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Would be shocked if they did them today.

Call it the "Friday the 13th shock"

[MifuneFan]

The Wages of Fear 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/370-the-wages-of-fear

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Marc Godin, biographer of director Henri-Georges Clouzot
• Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1988
• Henri-Georges Clouzot: The Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director’s career
• Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for its 1955 U.S. release
• Program on the film’s 4K restoration
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film

New cover by Juan Esteban Rodríguez

[RevolverOcelScott]

Nice, in for Godzilla, Wages and Thief.

[MifuneFan]

Choose Me (1984) 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/29146-choose-me

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Alan Rudolph and producer David Blocker, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New conversation between Rudolph and actor Keith Carradine
• New program featuring interviews with Rudolph, Blocker, production designer Steven Legler, and producer Carolyn Pfeiffer
• Excerpts from an interview with Rudolph at the Midnight Sun Film Festival
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Beatrice Loayza

New cover based on an original theatrical poster