Boyhood (2014) (Paramount + Criterion Releases)

[Scottie]

Update #1

In mid-July 2014, Richard Linklater confirmed that his twelve-year-long project, Boyhood, would be released on home video via distribution from The Criterion Collection. The full interview that confirms this can be found here.

Q: The Criterion Collection has worked with you before putting together special editions of your films. Is there a Criterion edition of Boyhood coming in the future and if so, can you talk about some of the special features we might see on the release?

Linklater: Yeah, we’ve got a ton of behind the scenes stuff. We made this in the era where everyone has a digital camera so we unearthed an interview from year one with Ellar, Lorelai, Patricia and myself, Patricia interviewed me in 2002. I hadn’t seen this since we shot it, Ellar had forgotten quite a bit of it but he got to see himself as a wide-eyed six year old. For people who like the movie, I think there will be a lot of cool little treasures.

Update #2

In late August 2014, new information surfaced from the movie website, Rope of Silicon, that confirmed the home video release of Boyhood as coming exclusively from Paramount Pictures. The full article that confirms this can be found here.

UPDATE: I have reached out to Paramount and confirmed there will not be a collaboration with Criterion for the release of Richard Linklater's Boyhood on Blu-ray and DVD. I was told, "This will be a Paramount only home release. We will not collaborate with Criterion."

Update #3

Several days after the Rope of Silicon article was published, a forum member belonging to the movie website, CriterionForum, e-mailed Richard Linklater's production company, Detour Films, directly for more information regarding the home video release and distribution of the film. The forum member's original inquiry, as well as the response he received, can be found here.

Paramount is handling the initial DVD/bluray release for Boyhood. The Criterion release will come later. It is not yet being produced and the release date is unknown.

General Comments

As new information continues to surface, I will update this thread accordingly.

As of right now, the initial home video release of Boyhood will be distributed exclusively from Paramount Pictures and will more or less be released around the fourth quarter of 2014. A special edition of the film, distributed exclusively from The Criterion Collection, will follow at a later date.

Boyhood is a one-of-a-kind, game-changing film and regardless of which studios puts out the film on home video, it should be experienced by everybody. For now, you can pre-order the film from Amazon via the following link.

Boyhood - Official US Trailer | HD | IFC Films - YouTube