The Criterion Collection

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by zombeaner

Z00 seems a bit unlikely only because it was just rereleased a couple of years ago. They should pick up and OOP title like The Thief etc.

Hah, at first I thought you were saying Zoo instead of Z00. Zoo is the name of the documentary about the guy in Washington who died from having sex with a horse. Really disturbing documentary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_(film)

[reallyagi]

Originally Posted by reallyagi

Antichrist
Red Shoes
Rashomon
The Four Feathers
Thin Red Line

Only one IFC in my predictions, and these are all titles heavily rumored to be released soon, although Criterion usually has a surprise title every month.

Originally Posted by captveg

I wouldn't be surprised to see one or two of the Chaplin films announced in May for August releases. Or perhaps one or two of the rumored MGM titles, like Paths of Glory or Night of the Hunter.

Ah yes, I forgot about Chaplin.
Maybe Criterion can release a Chaplin film instead of my other guesses, Antichrist or Thin Red Line. I just put them on there because I couldn't piece together 5 new releases. I also think it's too early for those films to be announced.

[Hep]

Originally Posted by jmcy2k

Only ten days until the July releases will be known ... the recent hints at The Thin Red Line and Antichrist in 2010 (in addition to the rest) are very exciting! Criterion continues its excellence.

I've had my ear to the ground for a North American friendly Antichrist release for some time now, so this hint is a very good step in the right direction in my books. I'll definitely get The Thin Red Line as well. I have been itching to see more Malick after The New World and Days of Heaven; I really enjoyed both.

[zombeaner]

Originally Posted by reallyagi

Ah yes, I forgot about Chaplin.
Maybe Criterion can release a Chaplin film instead of my other guesses, Antichrist or Thin Red Line. I just put them on there because I couldn't piece together 5 new releases. I also think it's too early for those films to be announced.

I would think the Chaplins will be released as a set.

[g.schweet]

Can we assume the titles in the Remasters section on that criterionforum page would be coming to blu also?
If so, I really hope we see Les Diaboliques soon.

I wonder if we'll soon see another choice from the amazon pick the next blu-ray thing.
Au Revoir Les Enfants

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

New Yorker, like Kino, were a double-edged sword for DVDs. They usually had the only R1 edition out, but they were pretty incompetent about transfers, and they often used PAL converted materials for European titles. Also, their pricing was outrageous--Criterion level without the usual abundance of extras and wonderful transfer.

The only exception I can think of is the Edvard Munch SE, which was done by someone else for N'Yer (NTSC) and MoC/Eureka! (PAL). That transfer was great considering the nature of the film elements.

The saving grace is that Kino has stepped up to the plate for HD, creating some great BD releases, so hopefully, this will encourage N'Yer to render things properly.

That's a pretty spot on assessment of New Yorker, unfortunately

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by rich_adamson

Well, if its any consolation, Zeitgeist films has pretty excellent editions of A Zed And Two Noughts, The Draughtsman's Contract, as well as a box set of some of Greenaway's Early Films, including The Falls. I would however like to see A Cook.... as I never did get that now OOP dvd, and all I have is a divx rip of it.

I assume you're talking about 'The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover? Just FYI there is a perfectly serviceable R2 dvd from Universal UK still available. I picked it up about 6 months ago. Amazon.co.uk currently has it for £3.97

[rich_adamson]

Originally Posted by Alkaline

I assume you're talking about 'The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover? Just FYI there is a perfectly serviceable R2 dvd from Universal UK still available. I picked it up about 6 months ago. Amazon.co.uk currently has it for £3.97

Awesome, that one has slipped past my radar somehow. I will definitely be including that in my next UK order. Thanks for the heads up.

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by rich_adamson

Awesome, that one has slipped past my radar somehow. I will definitely be including that in my next UK order. Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah, from what I had read the transfer is basically on par with if not slightly better than the OOP Anchor Bay. Don't expect to be dazzled, but it's anamorphic and gets the job done.

[Ceaucescu]

Originally Posted by rich_adamson

Well, if its any consolation, Zeitgeist films has pretty excellent editions of A Zed And Two Noughts, The Draughtsman's Contract, as well as a box set of some of Greenaway's Early Films, including The Falls. I would however like to see A Cook.... as I never did get that now OOP dvd, and all I have is a divx rip of it.

3 of my favourites, these are. He attended my local cinematheque alongside with an early showing of Nightwatching a few years ago. An absolute pleasure, although, I have to say, he can definetly come off as somewhat pretentious to some. I saw several people leaving his Q&A shaking their head. That screams of a sucsessfull Q&A to me, though.

But, if your able to play R2 DVD's, "The Cook..." is still avaliable from the usual etailers.

[kndy]

It's interesting how "Summer Hours" has stayed with me and in my mind. Days after watching it, there was something about the film that I wasn't sure what it was but then it finally hit me.

For those who enjoy films by Jean Renoir, Agnes Varda and Eric Rohmer, I know that Assayas drew inspiration from Renoir but it's that balance between the utilization of the setting, the art in conjunction with the storytelling. The film is well-acted and at the same time, absolutely beautiful to look at.

The Blu-ray has not yet been released but I look forward to hearing your thoughts about the film. Especially the transition to the final arc of film's storyline.

[ccfixx]

Two new posters have been added to the Criterion store...

"M. Hulot's Holiday"

"Dillinger Is Dead"

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[captveg]

Originally Posted by zombeaner

I would think the Chaplins will be released as a set.

Too many to do that, IMO. They have all the MK2 distributed titles, which are:

The Kid
A Woman of Paris
The Gold Rush
The Circus
City Lights
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Monsieur Verdoux
Limelight
A King in New York

Plus a number of short films and the feature compilation, The Chaplin Revue. Not to mention alternate cuts of many of these films. I think they're more likely to treat them like other filmmakers that they have a ton of films for, such as Kurosawa, Bergman or Godard, and release them individually, perhaps in pairs from time to time.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by captveg

Too many to do that, IMO. They have all the MK2 distributed titles, which are:

The Kid
A Woman of Paris
The Gold Rush
The Circus
City Lights
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Monsieur Verdoux
Limelight
A King in New York

Plus a number of short films and the feature compilation, The Chaplin Revue. Not to mention alternate cuts of many of these films. I think they're more likely to treat them like other filmmakers that they have a ton of films for, such as Kurosawa, Bergman or Godard, and release them individually, perhaps in pairs from time to time.

MK2 released them as 2 sets. So its possible, I guess. I dont think people would pay $29.99 or $39.99 for one 50 minute Chaplin film. So they will most likely be packaged together in some aspect.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Two new posters have been added to the Criterion store...

"M. Hulot's Holiday"

"Dillinger Is Dead"

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Hell Yes! Dillinger Baby!

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

Hell Yes! Dillinger Baby!

I thought you might like that, CG. It's an awesome poster for sure. My copy of the movie was delivered to my house today, so I can't wait to get home and watch it at my earliest convenience.

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[jacobsever]

Criterion posted a screen shot of what I believe is House via their Twitter. I'm on my phone while driving on the interstate right now, so I can't really post a link.

[ccfixx]

Yeah, I just saw that picture posted over at criterionforum.org, and that's definitely "Hausu." I skipped the MOC release 'cause we all knew Criterion was gonna be releasing stateside sooner or later. I can't wait 'til May, either, when I'll actually get to see the film in a theater.

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[ShellOilJunior]

http://ow.ly/i/Zfg

Yep, that's Hausu.

M.Hulot's Holiday poster is very nice. More Hulot to blu-ray this summer?

[Ceaucescu]

Hot!