The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Double Indemnity 4K. Another stunning cover by Greg Ruth

https://www.criterion.com/films/30460-double-indemnity

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring film critic Richard Schickel
• New interview with film scholar Noah Isenberg, editor of Billy Wilder on Assignment
• New conversation between film historians Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith
• Billy, How Did You Do It?, a 1992 film by Volker Schlöndorff and Gisela Grischow featuring interviews with director Billy Wilder
• Shadows of Suspense, a 2006 documentary on the making of Double Indemnity
• Audio excerpts from 1971 and 1972 interviews with cinematographer John F. Seitz
• Radio adaptations from 1945 and 1950
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

New cover by Greg Ruth

[DukeTogo84]

Mr. Klein and the Funeral for sure, though I was hoping for an Itami boxset. Still, something is better than nothing.

[jshaide]

Klein and Funeral for sure. Chan might be an impulse but I’m unsure. I never really got into Double Indemnity

[tama]

Klein and DI UHD for me. I'll have to read up more on the others to see if there's a blind buy in there for me.

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just came back from seeing Drive My Car at an AMC theater. First off, excellent movie. Unlike anything i've seen really. And for a 3 hour film, it flows quite nicely. I was wondering, is this the first Janus film to show at an AMC theater? I can't recall any in recent memory at least.

I went in blindly, not even reading a synopsis for the movie, so I was shocked to see the synpopsis that's posted on Google, and other places be so completely wrong. What's up with that?

The synopsis appears to be based off the original short story, not the movie.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Rizor

The synopsis appears to be based off the original short story, not the movie.

Well that was a big flub-up then. I figured it was based on that, or an older script version or something.

[MifuneFan]

Wayne Wang's Chan is Missing (1982)

https://www.criterion.com/films/31920-chan-is-missing

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• High-definition digital master, approved by director Wayne Wang, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Is Chan Still Missing?, a making-of documentary directed by Debbie Lum
• New conversations between Wang and critic Hua Hsu and Wang and filmmaker Ang Lee
• Conversation between Wang and film programmer Dennis Lim
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Oliver Wang

New cover by Sister Hyde

[Ender14]

Wow, Double Indemnity in 4K!! Completely unexpected and has become my most anticipated release of the year!

[CinemaBlu]

I saw The Funeral on TCM a few years ago and was hoping that Criterion would pick up the rights. It’s a great film. I’ll be grabbing a copy for sure.

[mfitzwah]

Definitely did not consider the possibility of Double Indemnity on UHD!

[MifuneFan]

Juzo Itami's The Funeral (1984)

https://www.criterion.com/films/28879-the-funeral

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-definition restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New interviews with actors Nobuko Miyamoto and Manpei Ikeuchi
• Creative Marriages: Juzo Itami & Nobuko Miyamoto, a short program produced by the Criterion Channel
• Commercials for Ichiroku Tart by director Juzo Itami
• Trailers
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by author Pico Iyer and, for the Blu-ray, excerpts from Itami’s 1985 book Diary of “The Funeral” and from a 2007 remembrance of Itami by actor Tsutomu Yamazaki

New cover by Tatsuro Kiuchi

[spf781]

Strong lineup in May. Definitely down for Double Indemnity in 4K.

Three Wilder titles on UHD in 2022 so far. Could "Sunset Boulevard" be lurking on the horizon somewhere?

[MifuneFan]

Just noticed there were no upgrades this month

[blurayisnice]

Klein has been on my wish list for years, so will definitely get that one.


Chan Is Missing seems interesting as well.

[MifuneFan]

Mississippi Masala (1991). Really like the eclectic collage cover.

https://www.criterion.com/films/3223...issippi-masala

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Ed Lachman, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New audio commentary featuring Nair
• New conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish
• New interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Bilal Qureshi and, for the Blu-ray, excerpts from Nair’s production journal

New cover by Phyx Design

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Juzo Itami's The Funeral (1984)

Had thought this was Abel Ferrara's The Funeral at first. Guess not.

[Gacivory]

Definitely in for Double Indemnity on 4K! Don't let the Wilder 4k releases stop!

Chan is Missing & Mississippi Masala are also definite purchases!

Hadn't heard of The Funeral before, but it sounds like something I would enjoy!

[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just noticed there were no upgrades this month

Are you telling me all they did was add five new titles to the collection? Oh no!

[dkelly26666]

Nothing really for me in May, but happy for people who are happy.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

Are you telling me all they did was add five new titles to the collection? Oh no!

Save the sarcasm, my post wasn't overly serious in case you missed that.