The Criterion Collection

[spargs]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

It does, but it's barebones and I believe only has a 5.1 audio mix and not the original. While I think the PQ is pretty great on it I wouldn't be mad if Criterion revisited this. Doubt that it's going to happen though

Would love a Straw Dogs upgrade, but if I recall correctly the Criterion DVD didn't stay in print very long due to losing the rights.

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Am I missing where Criterion said something about 2pm?

Originally Posted by dsman71

2pm pacific time 😀

I missed that too, especially because I thought they were based in New York

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by spargs

Would love a Straw Dogs upgrade, but if I recall correctly the Criterion DVD didn't stay in print very long due to losing the rights.

Yeah you're right. Might have something to do with the ABC films library. Same thing happened with Hitchcock's Rebecca, Spellbound, and Notorious.

[Mateo Sanboval]

Originally Posted by jvince

Would be cool if Criterion uses the Mondo artwork for Mulholland Drive:

Originally Posted by Polaroid

That's cool but I prefer Sam Smiths poster ;p

Both of these prints are dead lovely.

Originally Posted by alien2010

Yes, now that would be cool. You know seeing that poster makes me wish for Nicholas Winding Refn collaborating with Lynch on a film. Imagine that?

I can see it now... They'd call it... Fear X.

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I don't just want The Brood, I want an early Cronenberg collection!

Seconded.

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Ugh. Pacific Time?
Even people in Pacific Time celebrate when the ball drops at midnight Eastern time on New Years

No. No they don't.

[MikeZ.]

Go look at their May 11th Facebook entry...why else even bring up Straw Dogs ?

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by Mateo Sanboval

I can see it now... They'd call it... Fear X.

This is spot on While it's not a bad film really, it felt like he watched Lost Highway for the first time in the middle of making it.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dsman71

2pm pacific time

What a day this could be with these three alone

Mullholland Drive
Dressed to Kill
Le Samurai

I dont know if it will happen obviously but I also feel that today will have Mullholland Drive if nothing else

What are you basing that time off of?

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Go look at their May 11th Facebook entry...why else even bring up Straw Dogs ?

Criterion frequently posts things to their Facebook and Twitter that have no relation to what they are/will be releasing.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Mateo Sanboval

Both of these prints are dead lovely.

I can see it now... They'd call it... Fear X.

Seconded.

No. No they don't.

Maybe not you.

Add to that the other "ugh" with Pacific Time; live TV events/Reality Shows! When the results/winner happen at 9pm eastern time, social media blows up with the results, spoiling it for those at "6pm" Pacific Time.
"I'll just avoid going on any PC, laptop, phone, or tablet every day for three hours eiknarf"

OK.

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by dsman71

2pm pacific time

What a day this could be with these three alone

Mullholland Drive
Dressed to Kill
Le Samurai

I dont know if it will happen obviously but I also feel that today will have Mullholland Drive if nothing else

Nahhh, if you're lucky maybe one, and the rest of the releases will be obscure Eastern European films that five people will buy.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Nahhh, if you're lucky maybe one, and the rest of the releases will be obscure Eastern European films that five people will buy.

I'll be proud to be one of the five.

[pedromvu]

I don't think anybody has any proof of that 2pm claim, i think it was EST the first time i see it posted here, but at this point i don't think it was real, unless someone can come up with the source, it definitely isn't on Twitter.

[asabreed]

People: It's almost 3 now so clearly the 2 PM EST thing was a lie or mistake from someone.

We'd be lucky to have it by 6 PM EST at the rate we're going...

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Criterion frequently posts things to their Facebook and Twitter that have no relation to what they are/will be releasing.

I wasn't aware of that, having only been on FB for 2 months now.

[Scottie]

Good job, Polaroid.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by asabreed

People: It's almost 3 now so clearly the 2 PM EST thing was a lie or mistake from someone.

We'd be lucky to have it by 6 PM EST at the rate we're gong...

Being new to following a Criterion release, is it normal for them to wait til "after hours" (after 5pm Eastern) to make their announcement? Especially since members have pointed out that Criterion is based in New York, aka, eastern time zone?
Isn't it best to make such an announcement mid day, so its technically "on hours" everywhere in the country? Just asking

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by Yami

I'll be proud to be one of the five.

I'm in! 2 down, 3 to go.

[Mateo Sanboval]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Maybe not you.

Nor anyone I know on the West Coast of The United States of America. Every town I know of has a First Night. Every major network shows Times Square on tape delay (or their local version in real time). Never heard a single firework go off at 9pm. I'm sure someone does of course, but they would be the vast minority. Representing it as anything aside from that is just fraudulent.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

I wasn't aware of that, having only been on FB for 2 months now.

It's pretty natural to assume that all the stuff they post would be a hint of some kind, but history has shown that a lot of their posts are simply "we love movies and think this is cool" type of posts.

[colinrgeorge]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Being new to following a Criterion release, is it normal for them to wait til "after hours" (after 5pm Eastern) to make their announcement? Especially since members have pointed out that Criterion is based in New York, aka, eastern time zone?
Isn't it best to make such an announcement mid day, so its technically "on hours" everywhere in the country? Just asking

You would think so, but announcements do typically occur late in the day, between 5 and 6pm EST. To be fair, I worked in New York for a couple years, and the typical workday ends after 6pm.