The Criterion Collection

[Ray Jackson]

Like Revok!

...Darryl REVOK!!!!

[Krutishka]

Originally Posted by bdmckinl

I *do* know that Criterion released Hamlet on DVD, but is there any reason to doubt an upgrade from Criterion won’t be in the cards? If there is, then today’s iTunes price of $9.99 CAD may be too tempting to pass up.

Real men don't stream.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by MJD64

I asked on the Kino thread a month or two ago about the possibility of a release of the original SCARFACE, and Kino Lorber Insider responded saying they had attempted to acquire it but it was unavailable. Looks like Criterion could potentially have it, unless Universal is planning to release it themselves (I suppose Shout Select could also be a possibility, though I rather doubt it).

Criterion does seem to have a thing for Howard Hawks.

[Hellspawn28]

Titles would love to see to be released by Criterion Blu-Ray in no real order:

2046 (2004)
Begotten (1990)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) (1994)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Dogville (2003)
eXstenZ (1999)
Irréversible (2002)
I Stand Alone (1998)
Kafka (1991)
Lost Highway (1997)
One-Armed Swordsman trilogy (1967-1971)
Pi (1998)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Singapore Sling (1990)

[outrunner]

I'd love to see Criterion release any of the following in 2019:

Ordinary People
After Hours
You Can Count on Me
Seven Men from Now
The Spirit of the Beehive
Out of the Blue (1980)
The Naked Spur
Atlantic City
Hud
Prince of the City

I'm also hoping the long-rumored Klute finally gets released next year.

[taymo016]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I'm curious as to what other MGM films Criterion will re-release in 2019.

Here's a list of all of the MGM Blu-ray releases in descending order.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...leasetimestamp

Here's a list of the remaining notable titles. Bolded are probably with Criterion (key word: probably). Some of these won't see any re-release.

I'm almost positive this list will be knocked down quite a bit by the end of 2019.

A Bridge Too Far
A Chorus Line
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert
Annie Hall
Back To School
Battle of Britain
The Birdcage
Blue Velvet
Capote
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Cutting Edge
Dead Man Walking
Fiddler on the Roof
Force 10 From Navarone
The Great Escape
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Hair
Hannah and Her Sisters
Honeymoon In Vegas
Hoosiers
The Horse Soldiers
Last Tango In Paris
The Last Waltz
Leaving Las Vegas
The Magnificent Seven
Manhattan
The Misfits
Moonstruck
Much Ado About Nothing
Mystic Pizza
Navy Seals
New York, New York
Overboard
Posse
Raging Bull
Rain Man
Rob Roy
Showgirls
Sleeper
Spellbound
Thelma & Louise
The Terminator
This Is Spinal Tap
Throw Momma from the Train
The Usual Suspects
Vera Cruz
WarGames
Weekend at Bernie's
West Side Story

[bdmckinl]

Originally Posted by Krutishka

Real men don't stream.

I don't wanna stream, I don't WANNA! Criterion, please! I'm in danger of losing my masculinity!!!

[Krutishka]

Originally Posted by bdmckinl

I don't wanna stream, I don't WANNA! Criterion, please! I'm in danger of losing my masculinity!!!

LOL !!

But it's true...The more we stream, the more physical media is in jeopardy.

And I GOTTA have my shiny discs man !!

[Gary_M44]

In No Particular Order, My 2019 Criterion Fantasies:
After Hours
Klute
Bringing Up Baby
Wagonmaster
Lady Eve
War of the Worlds
The Alamo
Freaks
Adam's Rib
Gunga Din
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
DOA

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Originally Posted by javy

Here are some films that I would love to see come to Criterion blu-ray:

Cleo from 5 to 7
Pandora's Box
Alphaville
Scarface (1932)
Babyface
Eyes Wide Shut
Haxan

I'd definitely buy those, especially Alphaville.

Also hoping for:
Youth of the Beast
Fighting Elegy
Jigoku
2046
Atlantic City
I Walked With a Zombie
C.T. Dreyer set

Passion of Joan of Arc was on my wishlist for years, and I've yet to buy it Next flash sale for sure!

[bdmckinl]

Originally Posted by Krutishka

LOL !!

But it's true...The more we stream, the more physical media is in jeopardy.

And I GOTTA have my shiny discs man !!

I’ve been trying to buy all Best Picture winners on blu-ray for... 11 years now. Beginning to feel like the remainder are never gonna show, though, given studio disinterest in discs anymore. Boutique labels would appear to be our last best hope. Hence my interest in knowing what Criterion actually has rights to/has its eyes on. I’ll let Hamlet on iTunes pass and continue crossing my fingers for a Criterion upgrade.

Bought ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ on iTunes yesterday, though, because it is also MIA, the price was great ($4.99 CAD), and I’ve really lost hope on that one. Going this route feels like a defeat, though, and I’ll be thrilled to replace it with a blu-ray the moment it should ever become available.

[Krutishka]

Originally Posted by bdmckinl

I’ve been trying to buy all Best Picture winners on blu-ray for... 11 years now. Beginning to feel like the remainder are never gonna show, though, given studio disinterest in discs anymore. Boutique labels would appear to be our last best hope. Hence my interest in knowing what Criterion actually has rights to/has its eyes on. I’ll let Hamlet on iTunes pass and continue crossing my fingers for a Criterion upgrade.

Bought ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ on iTunes yesterday, though, because it is also MIA, the price was great ($4.99 CAD), and I’ve really lost hope on that one. Going this route feels like a defeat, though, and I’ll be thrilled to replace it with a blu-ray the moment it should ever become available.

For me, it's the fact that the "Average Joe" is increasingly streaming Netflix and "buying" stuff from iTunes (and its okay that everyone isn't obsessed with movies like the majority of folks here are). The thing is, that majority out there is killing physical media...and it slowly has been, more so with each passing year.

If, in the future, a company like iTunes suddenly let us download our "purchases" to a flash drive, then we would still have the physical media that we could simply plug into our monitors and own it and watch it forever...but that's just the problem. The movie studios don't want private consumers to own "their" film catalogs. They don't think we should have any ownership like we do now with our physical shiny discs.

So, slowly but surely, streaming will most likely end up being the way we get to see our films...and when you "buy" a streaming video, the corporate folks will decide when it's time to "discontinue" streaming their films...After all, they'll own 'em, not us.

But, although this "streaming" phenomenon is progressing, the bright side is that there is still enough demand for Blu-rays and 4Ks in that they won't be going away anytime soon...but for those of us that want to be able to pop in a nice physical shiny disc, and own it, and enjoy it whenever we please, we have to start realizing how precious those things are RIGHT NOW, while we still have 'em !!

I just hope that somebody releases the majority of my favorite films in Hi-Def within the next few years...because that may be all the time we have left.

[ShellOilJunior]

[Rzzzz]

Speaking of upgrades, I wonder if Criterion will ever release a blu ray of David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948). I watched this on AMC the other night and holy crap, parts of it are like watching a horror film.....

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Speaking of upgrades, I wonder if Criterion will ever release a blu ray of David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948). I watched this on AMC the other night and holy crap, parts of it are like watching a horror film.....

No doubt. It may be easy to overlook, but horror is a very common and palpable aspect of the Dickensian structure. I’d love to see an upgrade of Great Expectations too.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Gary_M44

In No Particular Order, My 2019 Criterion Fantasies:
After Hours
Klute
Bringing Up Baby
Wagonmaster
Lady Eve
War of the Worlds
The Alamo
Freaks
Adam's Rib
Gunga Din
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
DOA

Wasn't Bringing Up Baby already hinted in a drawing? or was it something else

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Speaking of upgrades, I wonder if Criterion will ever release a blu ray of David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948). I watched this on AMC the other night and holy crap, parts of it are like watching a horror film.....

Yes, a David Lean adapts Charles Dickens pack with Oliver Twist and Great Expectations would be nice.

[senseabove]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

Wasn't Bringing Up Baby already hinted in a drawing? or was it something else

There was speculation that the skeleton in the last New Year's drawing referred to Grant's character's pseudonym, Mr. Bone, especially since a dog was beside it, but since BUB didn't come this year, it's possible/kinda assumed they were separate clues for Dead Man and The Awful Truth.

[darkness2918]

Im just hoping in 2019 Criterion releases the other Godzilla films they have on BD.

[whiteberry]

I'd like to see Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off finally released