The Criterion Collection

[KJones77]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Last February was a huge month for Criterion with both Silence of the Lambs, and Night of the Living Dead coming out, in addition to Elevator to the Gallows, An Actor's Revenge, The Hero, and Tom Jones. I wonder if they have anything major for that month in 2019 too? Detour would certainly fit.

I think February will be big as well (sale month, so they need anchors), but there's no way Detour will be announced.

It hasn't even toured yet, seems like they're only kickstarting the Janus tour now as they recently released the poster and press book for it. Wanda toured before it and hasn't been announced yet either.

[thatguamguy]

Just based on the Kino thread, I think that Criterion will backdoor-announce that they have a deal with StudioCanal by announcing "La Strada", or maybe "Ran".

[KJones77]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Just based on the Kino thread, I think that Criterion will backdoor-announce that they have a deal with StudioCanal by announcing "La Strada", or maybe "Ran".

I could see Nights of Cabiria as a possibility as well.

They did tweet out the poster a few months ago...

[benedictopacifico]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Regardless, most UK-based folks usually voice how much more expensive CC is compared to other labels. Maybe that particular title is not the norm, but I thought the price was very reasonable and similar to what we pay here in the US

Some Arrow/Eureka titles can get as low as £7.5

[DeyoreW]

What's the status of The Grand Illusion....Criterion #1?

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by DeyoreW

What's the status of The Grand Illusion....Criterion #1?

If there is a Studiocanal deal then I would assume this would be a possibility. Though I would think films like Ran would be a bigger possibility to be released first. Or a reprint of a film such as The Third Man. Personally, I rather see another film than Le Grande Illusion released right away then Grand Illusion later.

[StarDestroyer52]

The KL Insider said that the film Darling was with MGM. This would be a good Criterion release and one that has been hard to get in the US as its been OOP for quite a while.

[thebratpackwrangler]

What musicals would people like to see in the collection?

My picks are

Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Dancer In The Dark
West Side Story
A Star Is Born (1954)
Once

[Jack.A.Napes]

Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

What musicals would people like to see in the collection?

My picks are

Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Dancer In The Dark
West Side Story
A Star Is Born (1954)
Once

Love Me Tonight.

Astaire and Rogers Collection.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

What musicals would people like to see in the collection?

My picks are

Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Dancer In The Dark
West Side Story
A Star Is Born (1954)
Once

Astaire-Rogers trilogy. The current WB A Star is Born is already the extensive must have version and IDK how Criterion could really outdo that release. Also, the early Maurice Chevalier musicals would have my second vote.

[Purplenoon]

Originally Posted by KJones77

I think February will be big as well (sale month, so they need anchors), but there's no way Detour will be announced.

It hasn't even toured yet, seems like they're only kickstarting the Janus tour now as they recently released the poster and press book for it. Wanda toured before it and hasn't been announced yet either.

Here’s hoping for WANDA. Eventually, if not February.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Just based on the Kino thread, I think that Criterion will backdoor-announce that they have a deal with StudioCanal by announcing "La Strada", or maybe "Ran".

La Strada is still in print, so it’s not Canal.

Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

What musicals would people like to see in the collection?

My picks are

Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Dancer In The Dark
West Side Story
A Star Is Born (1954)
Once

Hedwig is coming, confirmed by the director/star.

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

As you know, I'm as big a Clift fan as there is and Suddenly, Last Summer is pretty disposable as a "Clift movie"'. He's merely window dressing in a film dominated by its two female leads. He isn't "bad", but it's a pretty thankless role and he's not given much opportunity to do anything beyond mutter perfunctory dialogue.

I don't see Criterion picking up Suddenly, Last Summer when TT's license expires. The Heiress, A Place in the Sun and/or Freud would be great gets.

Yeah, I agree with your assessment of his part. A likeable character he played (especially in light of Catharine’s money hungry family), but as far as what he was given to work with from a performance standpoint, pretty cut and dry. Not that Award noms are always indicative of greatness, but seeing Liz and Kate getting Best Actress nods should have been my first clue. Both were very good, especially at the end. Only Kate Hepburn could pull off floating down to the ground floor in a human sized dumb waiter!

I loved the film. Poor Joseph Mankiewicz, though. Liz showing up late on set, and other assorted production issues, gave him a myriad of medical problems, ones that reappeared when he did Cleopatra immediately afterwords.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by demonknight

La Strada is still in print, so it’s not Canal.

I'm not sure who owns the US rights, but I thought that the hold-up for "La Strada" getting a Blu upgrade was that Studio Canal owns the 4k restoration.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

What musicals would people like to see in the collection?

My picks are

Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Dancer In The Dark
West Side Story
A Star Is Born (1954)
Once

Song of the South
Paint Your Wagon
Sextette
The Great Rock And Roll Swindle
Blue Hawaii

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

I'm not sure who owns the US rights, but I thought that the hold-up for "La Strada" getting a Blu upgrade was that Studio Canal owns the 4k restoration.

Maybe Canal did a restoration, but Janus has it according to their site.

[taymo016]

Here's what I'm hoping for...

[Hazel Motes]

My hopes/picks:

Husbands- John Cassavetes
The Rain People or One From the Heart- Francis Ford Coppola
Trouble in Paradise- Ernst Lubitsch
Cockfighter- Monte Hellman
Irreversible- Gaspar Noe

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Astaire-Rogers trilogy.

There are 7 movies more than a trilogy that those two made together.

[masterrusell]

Originally Posted by taymo016

[Show spoiler]Here's what I'm hoping for...

That would be a lovely set althought The Grand Budapest Hotel has already an excellent edition from Fox...

I´d love to see Criterion releasing The 13th Warrior
, with both the theatrical cut and the original cut from McTiernan, an in-depth documentary about the shooting of this (quite) underrated epic tale, if the original material is in good condition or can be restored.

I know that a film like this is not what everybody would expect from a boutique label like Criterion, but heck, if they released The Rock...