The Criterion Collection

[20th Century Boy]

Originally Posted by sawdustandtinsel

Come and See
Sixteen Candles
Days of Wine and Roses
Meantime
Chungking Express re-issue
Upgrade of either Viridiana or The Virgin Spring

This sounds spot on. I'm all for this list. Will it happen?

[UncleBuckWild]

I know this one's a stretch... but despite rights issues how about some Japanese Anime?

The 1995 original Ghost in the Shell has never been properly remastered.

If this would ever happen it'll be a dream come true.

Beckeroo, Are you listening?!!

Criterion Collection:
Strongly underrepresented: ANIME

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

I know this one's a stretch... but despite rights issues how about some Japanese Anime?

The 1995 original Ghost in the Shell has never been properly remastered.

If this would ever happen it'll be a dream come true.

Beckeroo, Are you listening?!!

Criterion Collection:
Strongly underrepresented: ANIME

I want a reissue of Akira

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I want a reissue of Akira

[Show spoiler]

Same here!!!

I didn't even know they once released it!!

What happened! Why did they ever stop with Anime!!

[ravenus]

I saw Kurosawa's Dreams last night on the Criterion blu-ray (superb A/V and a handsome slate of extras) and wrote up a review for my blog which I'm sharing here for those interested:

Akira Kurosawa's 1990 magic realism journey does not have a central plot but is a portmanteau with the script evolving from, as the title suggests, actual dreams the film-maker had. To get the most from it one needs to understand a little of Kurosawa as a person.

Kurosawa came from Samurai lineage and his childhood was steeped in old-world Japanese tradition that respected nature and the change of seasons. In Something Like An Autobiography, he recounts how when a child, his father used to send him out in the morning with a fishing net, cooking pot and bare essentials, with instructions to not return before sundown; he had to fish in the stream if he wanted lunch. The opening segments of Dreams reflect on our relationship with nature. In Sunshine Through the Rain a little boy (from a family called Kurosawa), slips out against his mother's advice into the woods and espies a wedding procession of "foxes", only to be told he can return home after he has begged forgiveness for his transgression from the angry foxes. The Peach Orchard's child protagonist is berated by a gallery of living dolls, representing the spirits of peach trees, for the culling of the titular orchard by his family.

The Blizzard takes inspiration from the same folk legend that inspired the Yuki Onna segment in Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan - a group trudging through snowy mountainous terrain is caught in a heavy storm, and one by one succumb to the elements. Even the leader finds himself growing powerless and sleepy in the arms of the Snow Queen, and must find it in himself to overcome her destructive power. Nature takes a different role, as muse and inspiration for art in Crows, the episode devoted to Van Gogh. Played by Martin Scorsese, the painter is depicted as one obsessed with and compelled by nature to make his art.

In The Tunnel, a lament on war, a military commander goes through a tunnel and is faced by the walking corpses of his erstwhile unit. He apologises for having led them into a conflict both futile and fatal. In a final tearful command, he orders them to march back into the tunnel whence they came. Both Mount Fuji in Red and The Weeping Demon express Kurosawa's strident anti-nuclear stance, something he had dealt with earlier in the drama I Live in Fear. One talks about the state of panic induced by a nuclear catastrophe and the other is a grim fairy tale set in the aftermath of radioactive fallout.

Kurosawa who was a master of innovative film-making was apparently a technophobe in other aspects of life (''Modern technology and and I do not get along. My son tells me I look like a chimpanzee when I try to dial the telephone, and it would be hopeless for me to try to drive a car.''). Dreams' last segment - Village of the Watermills - speaks of a utopian return to an older way of living, of forgoing technological advancement and its accompanying effects in favor of settling to a slower rhythm, in greater harmony with nature.

Anyone who has seen Kurosawa's films will recognize in Dreams, the auteur's philosphies. Kurosawa's approach to his story-telling was always simple and direct, rarely dabbling in artistic ambiguities or playing with the perception of the audience. In consequence, the messages conveyed through the various segments of Dreams (respect nature, simple living is good, nuclear proliferation is BAD!) can come across as heavy-handed. But the visual expression of his ideas is powerful - the rhythmic procession of the "foxes", the dance of the peach orchard "dolls", the march of the dead soldiers, the Van Gogh landscapes through which the protagonist walks before meeting the man himself, raging Mt Fuji, the watermills village - His sensibilities as a painter get full reign here and, in conjunction with Shinichiro Ikebe's moving score, make Dreams a memorable and highly rewatchable experience from his fimography.

[bsend]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

I know this one's a stretch... but despite rights issues how about some Japanese Anime?

The 1995 original Ghost in the Shell has never been properly remastered.

If this would ever happen it'll be a dream come true.

Beckeroo, Are you listening?!!

Criterion Collection:
Strongly underrepresented: ANIME

I thought the best title for Criterion to release would be Robot Carnival since it has some many different segments that feature different directors. The theme just being "robots". Discotek Media has since released it.

Some anime movies that would be a good fit for Criterion (that aren't already out from other companies on Blu ray or DVD):
- Windaria
- Angel's Egg
- Tale of Genji

[MifuneFan]

Perfect Blue would be an absolutely perfect anime choice for Criterion. It's a brilliant film, and it's lacking a domestic release.

[bsend]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Perfect Blue would be an absolutely perfect anime choice for Criterion. It's a brilliant film, and it's lacking a domestic release.

I thought the Manga Video DVD was still in print but it looks like this is not the case. I agree with this choice then. It's got a nice Hitchcock thriller vibe to it. I would gladly upgrade my Manga Video DVD for a Criterion Blu ray of Perfect Blue.

[theater dreamer]

UncleBuckWild, you petition Criterion to release some classic sports films in their collection, and I'll petition them on your behalf for anime. Deal?

I'm thinking films like Bang the Drum Slowly and Pride of the Yankees.

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Same here!!!

I didn't even know they once released it!!

What happened! Why did they ever stop with Anime!!

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

I believe Kino has announced The Lion In Winter for release later in the year.

That is correct, just announced last week:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=13573

[ingmog]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

The Breaking Point

David Lynch: The Art Life

Le Samouraï

Lost in America

Meantime

Oh man, I would love to see The Breaking Point in there! Is this *confirmed* to be coming at some point, or just a wish?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by ingmog

Oh man, I would love to see The Breaking Point in there! Is this *confirmed* to be coming at some point, or just a wish?

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by bsend

[Show spoiler]I thought the best title for Criterion to release would be Robot Carnival since it has some many different segments that feature different directors. The theme just being "robots". Discotek Media has since released it.

Some anime movies that would be a good fit for Criterion (that aren't already out from other companies on Blu ray or DVD):
- Windaria
- Angel's Egg
- Tale of Genji

Those are some excellent choices!

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

[Show spoiler]Perfect Blue would be an absolutely perfect anime choice for Criterion. It's a brilliant film, and it's lacking a domestic release.

Hell yeah! Perfect Blue will be perfecto indeed! can't believe it doesn't have a local release.

Crazy how anime studios are so unwilling to distribute their material overseas.

We're truly missing on some of the great stuff that's out there.

I now must import this pronto! Which one will it be the UK or JP edition... Gotta start researchin'.

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

UncleBuckWild, you petition Criterion to release some classic sports films in their collection, and I'll petition them on your behalf for anime. Deal?

I'm thinking films like Bang the Drum Slowly and Pride of the Yankees.

DONE.

If them petitions don't turn fruitful.

We'll have it our ways.

[Show spoiler]

I can't change what's already taken... But, I really wish someone​ like Criterion gets hold of at least home viewing rights to Your Name.

It's probably little known in around North America. But this film has made nearly 330m worldwide!

From the looks of it, it's got that Miyazaki vibe and I really wanna see it soon.

Your Name - Trailer [English Subtitled] - YouTube

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Roman Holiday is one of those titles I'm absolutely flummoxed by the knowledge that nobody has released it on blu-ray. I mean, seriously?????

This.

Should qualify as a crime against humanity.

We are being denied this beautiful sight in HD...

[Scottie]

I'm like 99.9% sure that Criterion will be released Roman Holiday.

I also have a good feeling about The Philadelphia Story being released in the future, too.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I also have a good feeling about The Philadelphia Story being released in the future, too.

Yeah, that one's not like Thing From Another World where Warner has talked about having serious problems finding HD-able source materials. The fact that they haven't talked much about it at all makes it seem more like a matter of when (and these days I suppose who) than a matter of if.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Those are some excellent choices!



Hell yeah! Perfect Blue will be perfecto indeed! can't believe it doesn't have a local release.

Crazy how anime studios are so unwilling to distribute their material overseas.

We're truly missing on some of the great stuff that's out there.

I now must import this pronto! Which one will it be the UK or JP edition... Gotta start researchin'.



DONE.

If them petitions don't turn fruitful.

We'll have it our ways.

[Show spoiler]

I can't change what's already taken... But, I really wish someone​ like Criterion gets hold of at least home viewing rights to Your Name.

It's probably little known in around North America. But this film has made nearly 330m worldwide!

From the looks of it, it's got that Miyazaki vibe and I really wanna see it soon.



Your Name - Trailer [English Subtitled] - YouTube

I'm probably showing my age, but I have zero interest in anime. Zero. If Criterion is foolish enough to announce an anime release, I won't even say I'm happy for those who like that stuff, because I won't be.

Signed, grouchy old guy.

[demonknight]

As per the usual demonknight Criterion hopes, I hope at least one gets announced, regardless of rumors or confirmations or what have you:
After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese)
Henry Fool / Fay Grim / Ned Rifle Trilogy (1995/2006/2015, Hal Hartley)
Lost Highway (1997, Davis Lynch)
The Lure (2015, Agnieszka Smoczyńska)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001, Joel and Ethan Coen)
Pink Floyd- The Wall (1984, Alan Parker)
Polyester (1981, John Waters)
Schizopolis (1999, Steven Soderbergh)
The Silence of the Lambs (1990, Jonathan Demme)
Sisters (1973, Brian De Palma)
Sixteen Candles (1984, John Hughes)
SLC Punk (1998, James Merindino)
Star 80 (1980, Bob Fosse)
Targets (1969, Peter Bogdonovich)
True Stories (1986, David Byrne)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995, Todd Solondz)

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by demonknight

As per the usual demonknight Criterion hopes, I hope at least one gets announced, regardless of rumors or confirmations or what have you:
After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese)
Henry Fool / Fay Grim / Ned Rifle Trilogy (1995/2006/2015, Hal Hartley)
Lost Highway (1997, Davis Lynch)
The Lure (2015, Agnieszka Smoczyńska)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001, Joel and Ethan Coen)
Pink Floyd- The Wall (1984, Alan Parker)
Polyester (1981, John Waters)
Schizopolis (1999, Steven Soderbergh)
The Silence of the Lambs (1990, Jonathan Demme)
Sisters (1973, Brian De Palma)
Sixteen Candles (1984, John Hughes)
SLC Punk (1998, James Merindino)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995, Todd Solondz)

The fact that they already turned down the option to release The Silence of the Lambs around 5 years ago doesn't seem likely they would do a 180, but you never know. The times/home video climate has certainly changed since then. But their reasoning, according to Peter Becker, was a lack of new extras (since a lot of the extras had been used on the MGM disc) and had nothing to do with a new transfer.

[Hoke Moseley]

Femme Fatale or bust.