The Criterion Collection

[Jobla]

My want list:

Eyes Wide Shut (will probably be Lolita)
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (collector's edition)
Return of the Seacaucus Seven or Eight Men Out
The Curse of the Cat People
The King of Comedy
A Perfect Couple (Altman)
A View From the Bridge (Lumet)
M (1951)
Petulia

[phillyfilmbuff]

Some of my wish list:
Advise & Consent
Darling
A Man and A Woman
The Devils
The Mad Miss Manton
Spellbound (back in the collection)
Suspicion (back in the collection)
Play It As It Lays
Tovarich
Mank
Sanctuary(1961)
The Turning Point (1977)
Entertaing Mr. Sloane
Walk on the Wild Side
Trial of the Chicago 7

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by darrellmaclaine

Napoleon Dynamite (which is 21 years old now, thank you) typifies a group of films that represented the DVD boom, a fascinating bubble in Hollywood history in which leftfield indie films and mid-budget experiments were emboldened to exist and be greenlit, because the DVD releases became more important than their theatrical runs and were successful enough to make hits out of what otherwise would have been flops in any other era.

Though with Dynamite, it should be noted it made $46 million on a 400k budget, more than a 100x times return, which is staggering. Of course, the DVD just magnified its legendary status, but its theatrical success was kind of atypical compared to a lot of the other films on this your (very well elucidated) list.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Jobla

My want list:

Eyes Wide Shut (will probably be Lolita)
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (collector's edition)
Return of the Seacaucus Seven or Eight Men Out
The Curse of the Cat People
The King of Comedy
A Perfect Couple (Altman)
A View From the Bridge (Lumet)
M (1951)
Petulia

Don't forget House Party I'm super stoked for it to come out in November. It has been on my wishlist for years. That's the only confirmed one that is actually coming in November. I know it isn't on your wishlist, but it sure definitely was on mine. I'm a late 90s kid so I love a lot of 90s films so this is super exciting for me, and a number of others on here.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Ishai

I still have some of those DVDs but in the age of Youtube, I don't know if anyone will think about releasing that, and licensing might be more complicated today.

Yeah it's pretty hard to license out music videos as special features on films these days it'll be even more difficult trying to do Blu-Rays of a compilation of music videos.

It's way more likely for a music film like Krush Groove to come out on Blu-Ray than a music video compilation title.

[sherlockjr]

I'm seeing quite a number of discounted Criterion disks on Amazon with additional Amazon "coupons" this week. Many of the disks are currently 50% off on Amazon (matching Walmart's sale, I believe). The coupons add an additional 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, or 10% discount on top of the already discounted price.

It's hard to find Criterions at below 50% off. These are nice bargains. Many of the titles I saw are recent releases from the last couple of years.

Amazon's coupons are regional (there's a surprising number of Amazon regions across the US) so what you see in your region may not be what I see in mine (the Northeast). But it's worth checking them out. No real order to the listings, just need to scroll through. There's a dedicated thread on bluray.com, link below, to find the coupons for each region on a weekly basis. The links for each region change every week.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=381865

Coupons are released every Monday, though it can take a day or two for people to find them for most regions--for some reason Amazon makes them obscure, especially for movies. Even though, presumably, these are items they are really trying to sell!

[Watershipdownisgood]

Alright I know I said I wasn't going to guess anything, but I have changed my mind. Here's my guesses besides the two confirmed titles.

House Party 4K plus Blu-Ray
Abbas Kirostami set
Lolita
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
New to Blu-Ray Kurosawa titles most likely Stray Dog, and Red Beard
Deliverance rumored to be coming from Criterion I hope it does
The French Connection I just want this confirmed already so people can stop spreading rumors about this film coming from Criterion already. Classic flick that I need in my collection as I haven't seen it in years. Also uncensored too
Captain Blood I think November fits very well for this film plus we've been waiting months for this one me included.
Kenji Misumi Sword Trilogy, or Heartburn considering it has been a huge year for Mike Nichols film I could see it
White Dog maybe I doubt it, but Criterion might want to finally put out this Samuel Fuller title


My list is quite basic obvious, and seems too easy for it to be all of these titles besides the first three. Who knows though besides Lolita, and House Party the rest of these titles are completely up in the air as Criterion has been quite random with their lineups with the exceptions of July, and October most of the year.

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by backwater

When did Birth get rumored?

Right now!

[HarryAlbright89]

Originally Posted by phillyfilmbuff

Some of my wish list:
Advise & Consent
Darling
The Devils
The Mad Miss Manton
Spellbound (back in the collection)
Suspicion (back in the collection)
Play It As It Lays
Tovarich
Mank
Sanctuary(1961)
The Turning Point (1977)
Entertaing Mr. Sloane
Walk on the Wild Side
Trial of the Chicago 7

I'd mark out hardcore if they released The Turning Point. That would be a massive deal because I believe that would be the first official 20th Century Fox release since Disney bought the library. In general I'd love it for Criterion to recognize Herbert Ross in some way. That guy is one of the unsung heroes of New Hollywood, producing gem after gem for over twenty years. He might not have produced a Citizen Kane type film, but he had a hell of a career. Realistically, I think there's a decent chance for a release of Darling in the near future to coincide with StudioCanal's Region B 4k release (Think Peeping Tom all over again). In summation I wouldn't be shocked if at least a few of these titles aren't released within the next two years. Conservatively I'll guestimate Darling and Spellbound get added back in.

[Scottie]

Surely Criterion has Body Heat, Raising Arizona and Wild at Heart, no?

[MifuneFan]

Here are my predictions:

Yi Yi 4K
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 4K
Hud 4K
The French Connection 4K
Throne of Blood 4K
(plus Kiarostami Eclipse set)

With November being one of their big months, it was hard not to include every major title connected to Criterion in there, as well as some films that have an anniversary (like Pee Wee for example). I thought about adding Eyes Wide Shut or Lolita, but I feel EWS may be December. Also you'll notice House Party isn't there. I swear every time a director or actor says a movie is coming a specific month, it ends up being another month. So, I'm leaving it off the list, which pretty much assures it will be announced

Others that I considered

The Gold Rush 4K
Night of the Hunter 4K
Point Blank 4K
The Last Wave 4K
Godzilla Showa Volume 1* 4K (Raids Again, Mothra, Ghidorah)

[Show spoiler]*I'm unsure how Criterion will handle the Godzilla Showa sequels on 4K, if they will at all. Will they just do one big set again, or break it down into volumes?

[Brad1963]

So many titles have been thrown around lately, so predicting accurately is impossible sometimes. My main hope is that Hud finally gets released, and I feel confident that it will be this year, and it will be November.

[nicwood]

My November predictions:

- The English Patient 4K
- Dog Day Afternoon 4K
- Network 4K
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 4K
- The Sweet Hereafter 4K
- House Party 4K
- Stanley Kubrick in Black & White 4K Box Set: Killer’s Kiss, The Killing, Paths of Glory, Lolita and Dr. Strangelove
- In a Year of 13 Moons BD
- Atlantics + Dahomey BD

Others I considered:

- Memento 4K
- Insomnia (Nolan) 4K
- The Night of the Hunter 4K upgrade
- Koyaanisqatsi 4K upgrade
- The Legend of Billie Jean 4K

[MifuneFan]

Oh man, I completely forgot about The English Patient . That's definitely a strong contender.

[SeanJoyce]

Anything that's already had an HD release is a strong contender for refried central.

[commissioner.giorgio]

My wish list:

The French Connection 4K
All the President's Men 4K
Dog Day Afternoon 4K

Hope at least one of these show up. I'm dying for a All the President's Men 4K UHD.

[kwillard37]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Here are my predictions:

Yi Yi 4K
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 4K
Hud 4K
The French Connection 4K
Throne of Blood 4K
(plus Kiarostami Eclipse set)

With November being one of their big months, it was hard not to include every major title connected to Criterion in there, as well as some films that have an anniversary (like Pee Wee for example). I thought about adding Eyes Wide Shut or Lolita, but I feel EWS may be December. Also you'll notice House Party isn't there. I swear every time a director or actor says a movie is coming a specific month, it ends up being another month. So, I'm leaving it off the list, which pretty much assures it will be announced

Others that I considered

The Gold Rush 4K
Night of the Hunter 4K
Point Blank 4K
The Last Wave 4K
Godzilla Showa Volume 1* 4K (Raids Again, Mothra, Ghidorah)

[Show spoiler]*I'm unsure how Criterion will handle the Godzilla Showa sequels on 4K, if they will at all. Will they just do one big set again, or break it down into volumes?

How long before Dawn of the Discs posts that Pee Wee's Big Adventure is coming to 4K from Criterion?

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by HarryAlbright89

I'd mark out hardcore if they released The Turning Point. That would be a massive deal because I believe that would be the first official 20th Century Fox release since Disney bought the library.

Not The Girl Can’t Help It or Miller’s Crossing?

[ShellOilJunior]

If you're not a legitimate industry insider with contacts, you can become one by one or both methods:
1. Learn of something very early and post about it on social media before most people learn the news. Take credit for the scoop.
2. Predict something early that seems inevitable and take credit when it's announced.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Oh man, I completely forgot about The English Patient . That's definitely a strong contender.

Not that it really means anything now that they are promos for other peoples' projects, but they did recently post a picture of Kristin Scott Thomas in the closet. But maybe she was there to shoot an interview.