The Criterion Collection

[demonknight]

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)
Star 80 (1980, Bob Fosse)
Targets (1969, Peter Bogdonovich)
True Stories (1986, David Byrne)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995, Todd Solondz)

The song remains the same...

Maybe add The Devils

[Hoke Moseley]

Chant it with me folks. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale.

[Polaroid]

Announcement will come moments after I retire for bed. Always happens, the longer i sit waiting the longer it takes for releases.

Maybe I will go to bed shortly.

[spargs]

Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

Chant it with me folks. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale.

This!

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[senseabove]

To kill some time while we wait:

It looks like Rialto is sending a new 4K restoration of Leon Morin, Priest for the Melville retros touring around:
http://www.rialtopictures.com/catalo...n-morin-priest

It's showing in NYC this week, and in Cleveland, Chicago, and Berkeley in the near future. So I guess add this to the list of potential Criterion 4k upgrade re-releases, along with Battle of Algiers? Was Leon Morin a StudioCanal causalty, is that why it went out of print?

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I think it's safe to take Le Samourai off prediction lists. Not that it won't happen, but I don't think it will be a random surprise. We will hear news of the new restoration months in advance, like the Apu trilogy.

The fact that the DVD is now OOP tends to make me feel that a Blu-ray will be coming sooner than later.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

Chant it with me folks. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale. Femme Fatale.

Femme Fatale! Femme Fatale! Femme Fatale!

My old DVD needs to be retired.

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Does anyone here prefer Todd Haynes' Mildred Pierce. I saw the first two parts yesterday and I thought it was fantastic. Obvioisly the performances are fantastic and the telling nuanced, but it's not very televisual at all. The way the camera documents the bric-a-brac, property, and wealth that surrounds Mildred seems to form a dialogue with the narrative.

I'm really impressed so far and I can't wait to revisit the movie in the near future.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by senseabove

To kill some time while we wait:

It looks like Rialto is sending a new 4K restoration of Leon Morin, Priest for the Melville retros touring around:
http://www.rialtopictures.com/catalo...n-morin-priest

It's showing in NYC this week, and in Cleveland, Chicago, and Berkeley in the near future. So I guess add this to the list of potential Criterion 4k upgrade re-releases, along with Battle of Algiers? Was Leon Morin a StudioCanal causalty, is that why it went out of print?

Yes. Criterion lost the rights to Leon Morin, Priest, along with Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, and other Melville films.

It's a wonderful, wonderful movie, but I'm hard-pressed to imagine how a 4K restoration could improve substantially upon the already impressive existing presentation.

[mca213]

Targets would be amazing. That film is a masterpiece.

[Thebunk]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

There was talk a while back of a Michael Winterbottom phantom page, so if you take that, add in the fact that I just bought the DVD off of eBay because I got tired of waiting for a Blu-ray, and it's a lock that 24 Hour Party People will be announced today.

I would be floored if we got 24 Hour Party People. One of my favorite films of the last 20 years (I am also a big music geek as well). Always struck me as odd that this film does not have a proper full blown special edition Blu Ray set. There are so many great extras that could be put on here (i.e. great BBC Docs, older archival Tony Wilson programs, great commentary with Coogan, live musical performances, etc.).

[jshaide]

Im still eagerly awaiting the long-promised pre-code film, and I hope that it's I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Im still eagerly awaiting the long-promised pre-code film, and I hope that it's I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG.

Isn't that a Warner release? Don't they tend to release their own material?

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Isn't that a Warner release? Don't they tend to release their own material?

Criterion has gotten into WB: Before Sunrise/Sunset, Blow-Up, Cat People, The New World, Pan's Labyrinth, Barcelona, etc.

[UncleBuckWild]

Gents, Welcome to our monthly pre-announcement predictions:

Please make yourself comfortable.. Unlimited Booze and Xanax for everyone.

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Predictions #5152017

Le Samourai
Red Beard
Chasing Amy
16 Candles
John Wick
Secret Honor
Magnificent Obsession

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Isn't that a Warner release? Don't they tend to release their own material?

Criterion has been licensing Warner titles on a regular basis for at least a year now.

[ElliesDad]

Originally Posted by LucaNinja7

I really want Roman Holiday - it's a film that absolutely deserves a high quality release!

I dunno, I'm torn by collector's dilemma. Do I want to live in a world where I can add Roman Holiday to my collection. Or do I want to live in a world where I can eagerly savor the anticipation of adding Roman Holiday to my collection, which might be a brighter and happier place?

Kind of like with women.

[Show spoiler]Kidding folks!! Just kidding...!!!

[natureboy]

I have it on good authority that this will be announced this month:

[Show spoiler]

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Im still eagerly awaiting the long-promised pre-code film, and I hope that it's I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG.

Yeeeeeeeesssss! I would scream if this got announced. A terrific film.

I would also take Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) or Freaks (1932).

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

Yeeeeeeeesssss! I would scream if this got announced. A terrific film.

I would also take Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) or Freaks (1932).

Oh, FREAKS I'd go ape for.

I watched JEKYLL the other night for the first time and wasn't too impressed. I liked elements of it (March's performance, the sexual angst, the sets), but thought it kind of plodding and meadering, and overlong. And also a bit repetitive too. Could be having read the text multiple times. But the Barrymore version reigns supreme for me.

[willieconway]

Oh good, monthly post time.

Cronenberg's Crash, please.

Please.

Please?