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The Sovereign · 05-16-2018, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

I don't think any boutique label is going UHD. I think the labels are doing calculations and figuring that BD is the end of the line for physical for most people. I'd rather Criterion focus on releasing lower-profile films on BD than trying to acquire higher-profile films to release on UHD, in all honesty. I'm to the point where I'm absolutely done with re-releases, they bore the shit out of me 99.9% of the time, and just want stuff released from VHS/non-anamorphic DVD prison.

I don't really see it either, at least from the currently existing boutique's. I think if they were going to do it, it would be happening now. And while I know there's a customer for everything, I suspect $50-$60 list priced Criterion's would create a firestorm. And way too much classic stuff not even on HD.

Dragon Ranger · 05-16-2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tallrichard

Heaven Can Wait and Ballad of Gregorio Cortez will be the ones for me in this month.

It's amazing to me that Malick either has lovers or haters...doesn't seem many are middle of the road with his body of work.

I think that's becoming the case with a lot of directors nowadays be they the types releasing Criterion bound titles (such as Malick) or more commercial types such as Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan etc. Seems a lot of people can only react to their works in an extreme way and can see no merit in anything they do once their minds are made up.

koberulz · 05-16-2018, 02:49 PM

The middle-grounders are around, they're just silently rolling their eyes at the idiots on either side of them for the most part.

The stronger your opinion, the more likely you are to come and post about it.

MifuneFan · 05-16-2018, 04:35 PM

I think with the announcement of Tree of Life, the 2018 New Year's Drawing is complete.

Bronson13 · 05-16-2018, 04:38 PM

Could the bullets be Full Metal Jacket?

MifuneFan · 05-16-2018, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronson13

Could the bullets be Full Metal Jacket?

It's part of the clue for Bowling for Columbine. The BfC cover art also matches that motif.

RCRochester · 05-16-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I think with the announcement of Tree of Life, the 2018 New Year's Drawing is complete.

That’s awesome! Can you go back and do previous years?

BobbyMcGee · 05-16-2018, 05:48 PM

Love that they are adding "Heaven Can Wait" to the collection.

Would have been really cool if they could have made it a double-bill with "Midnight ", another fantastic film starring Don Ameche, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with screenplay by Brackett & Wilder. Definitely deserves a Blu-ray release.

thatguamguy · 05-16-2018, 05:57 PM

I like "Midnight", but if they're going for Claudette Colbert movies scripted by Wilder and Brackett, I personally would push for "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" first.

StarDestroyer52 · 05-16-2018, 06:49 PM

If they're going for more Brackett & Wilder then I propose The Lost Weekend. Surprised this isn't on BluRay in the US when Eureka released it in the UK. Lost Weekend won 4 awards(best director, best picture, best screenplay, and best actor).

thatguamguy · 05-16-2018, 06:51 PM

That should be coming soon, the TCM festival in April included a new restoration.

Marlow27 · 05-16-2018, 07:00 PM

I'm a Lubitsch fan, but I found Heaven Can Wait to be a weaker effort. It just falls flat compared to his other great films I think, however I'm glad films like it are being released.

The Sovereign · 05-16-2018, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I think with the announcement of Tree of Life, the 2018 New Year's Drawing is complete.

Very cool - although I still feel a bit shortchanged by the FilmStruck stream. I think we should get a supplemental Summer drawing.

MifuneFan · 05-16-2018, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RCRochester

That’s awesome! Can you go back and do previous years?

Here's the one for 2017. It's much more cluttered, and I still don't know what the T in the back is for. Also, still no Sixteen Candles.

joy-division · 05-16-2018, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

that's a long ass movie to start watching after midnight...

I'm a night owl

Normally go to sleep at 6,8-ish (AM)

octagon · 05-16-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by joy-division

I'm a night owl

Normally go to sleep at 6,8-ish (AM)

I'm a life-long apartment-dwelling night owl who will be moving into a house soon and one of the things I'm most looking forward to is not having to tiptoe around at 3am anymore. Soon I'll be able to stomp around 24/7

joy-division · 05-16-2018, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronson13

I blew my butt off!!!!

For some reason I just couldn't take the movie seriously after that. It's a great anti-war film but it doesn't accurately portray the horrors of war as well as other war films out there.

It is a take on the emotional side of war, rather than the physical

I definitely think it better than Saving Private Ryan & think it was a shame that the two films came out so closely together, SPR got all the attention plus more that rightfully belonged to TTRL

peschi · 05-16-2018, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by joy-division

I'm a night owl

Normally go to sleep at 6,8-ish (AM)

same for me, best time to watch an movie is around 3:00 am.

StarDestroyer52 · 05-16-2018, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by joy-division

I'm a night owl

Normally go to sleep at 6,8-ish (AM)

Same here usually I don't get to sleep till 4-5 AM. That allows a fair share of movie watching.

theater dreamer · 05-16-2018, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by peschi

same for me, best time to watch an movie is around 3:00 am.

I'm a night owl, too. I get up between 3 PM and 7 PM depending on how I feel, then I'm up to between 3 AM and 8 AM.

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05-16-2018, 02:49 PM	#176723
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2229 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	The middle-grounders are around, they're just silently rolling their eyes at the idiots on either side of them for the most part. The stronger your opinion, the more likely you are to come and post about it.

05-16-2018, 04:35 PM	#176724
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	I think with the announcement of Tree of Life, the 2018 New Year's Drawing is complete.

05-16-2018, 04:38 PM	#176725
Bronson13 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2018 Location:California 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:807 DVD collection:54	Could the bullets be Full Metal Jacket?

05-16-2018, 05:48 PM	#176728
BobbyMcGee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:500 Blu-ray collection:4495 Trading Score:361	Love that they are adding "Heaven Can Wait" to the collection. Would have been really cool if they could have made it a double-bill with "Midnight ", another fantastic film starring Don Ameche, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with screenplay by Brackett & Wilder. Definitely deserves a Blu-ray release.

05-16-2018, 05:57 PM	#176729
thatguamguy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2016 Trading Score:4	I like "Midnight", but if they're going for Claudette Colbert movies scripted by Wilder and Brackett, I personally would push for "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" first.

05-16-2018, 06:49 PM	#176730
StarDestroyer52 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2016 Location:In a galaxy far, far away.... 4K collection:511 Blu-ray collection:3271 DVD collection:233 MA collection:5 Digital collection:11 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	If they're going for more Brackett & Wilder then I propose The Lost Weekend. Surprised this isn't on BluRay in the US when Eureka released it in the UK. Lost Weekend won 4 awards(best director, best picture, best screenplay, and best actor).

05-16-2018, 06:51 PM	#176731
thatguamguy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2016 Trading Score:4	That should be coming soon, the TCM festival in April included a new restoration.

05-16-2018, 07:00 PM	#176732
Marlow27 Active Member Member since:Nov 2014	I'm a Lubitsch fan, but I found Heaven Can Wait to be a weaker effort. It just falls flat compared to his other great films I think, however I'm glad films like it are being released.

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