The Criterion Collection

[yoloswegmaster420]

I'm not sure why you would expect anyone here to actually know the answer to that, but it's most likely going to be BD release only.

[Vigojean]

Originally Posted by randian

I like thrillers, film noir, science fiction, and occasional classics like On the Waterfront. Criterion likes art house, and I hate art house. So yes, I think there's a very high chance of that.

2001: A Space Odyssey is sci-fi and the most art house movie ever, so are most film noirs

[suspiciouscoffee]

I love 2001 as much as the next guy but I wouldn’t call it “the MOST art house” lol.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by randian

I like thrillers, film noir, science fiction, and occasional classics like On the Waterfront. Criterion likes art house, and I hate art house. So yes, I think there's a very high chance of that.

randian hates movies

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by gbm82

randian hates movies

Movies suck, now films are another story.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Frankie S

The idea that any reasonably open-minded film enthusiast won’t find a least one film of interest in Criterion’s July to October release slate seems like an extraordinary suggestion to me.

I can believe that such a person exists; what is extraordinary to me is that they would waste their time in a thread dedicated solely to a label they aren't interested in.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

I can believe that such a person exists; what is extraordinary to me is that they would waste their time in a thread dedicated solely to a label they aren't interested in.

Never underestimate people’s dedication to complaining.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Movies suck, now films are another story.

Films are trash. I only like Kino

[Axl Rose]

If we aren't taking Cinema then we aren't talking.

[Akibiyori]

Originally Posted by Vigojean

so are most film noirs

Not really. Most of the films that get the “Noir” tag aren’t particularly interesting. Even a lot of the genuinely good ones don’t necessarily have the visual force of something like Out of the Past.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Akibiyori

Not really. Most of the films that get the “Noir” tag aren’t particularly interesting. Even a lot of the genuinely good ones don’t necessarily have the visual force of something like Out of the Past.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Akibiyori

Not really. Most of the films that get the “Noir” tag aren’t particularly interesting. Even a lot of the genuinely good ones don’t necessarily have the visual force of something like Out of the Past.

[DukeTogo84]

So, does it look like The Long Good Friday Criterion on Blu-ray will be announced on Monday? Surprised they didn't announce this with Mona Lisa.

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Movies suck, now films are another story.

Only film I like is on teeth.

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

So, does it look like The Long Good Friday Criterion on Blu-ray will be announced on Monday? Surprised they didn't announce this with Mona Lisa.

As someone else pointed out, they have used or referenced it numerous times before and nothing has come out of it. Honestly, at this point I wouldn't read much into it. That being said, who knows? Maybe come Monday it will finally pan out. I know Criterion tends to sit on titles, but this particular/specific title I do not get why they haven't released already. It's baffling when you consider a restoration is ready and done with and has been for some time now. Anyway, who knows? Criterion certainly works in mysterious ways.
The only thing we know for certain is that Summertime is finally coming and I'm ecstatic. Hopefully, it was restored and not some old and ancient master. It would suck to have waited all this time only to end up with a crappy dated master. That being said, unfortunately I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being the case (looking at you Magnficent Obsession).

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

As someone else pointed out, they have used or referenced it numerous times before and nothing has come out of it. Honestly, at this point I wouldn't read much into it. That being said, who knows? Maybe come Monday it will finally pan out. I know Criterion tends to sit on titles, but this particular/specific title I do not get why they haven't released already. It's baffling when you consider a restoration is ready and done with and has been for some time now. Anyway, who knows? Criterion certainly works in mysterious ways.
The only thing we know for certain is that Summertime is finally coming and I'm ecstatic. Hopefully, it was restored and not some old and ancient master. It would suck to have waited all this time only to end up with a crappy dated master. That being said, unfortunately I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being the case (looking at you Magnficent Obsession).

This past Friday would have been the most perfect time time to announce it, but maybe something happened? Dunno. I do hope it finally gets announced come Monday.

[dkelly26666]

Someone coming into a Criterion thread talking about how much art house sucks is just as obnoxious as people who go into comic book threads and talk about how much comic book movies suck, then name-drop Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, etc.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

This past Friday would have been the most perfect time time to announce it, but maybe something happened? Dunno. I do hope it finally gets announced come Monday.

Criterion rarely announces two upgrade titles for a month, and we know Summertime is coming. The LGF pic was posted just because it was GF it appears. In "Criterion time" Mona Lisa wasn't even released that long ago, I wouldn't expect LGF till at least a year after ML.

[suspiciouscoffee]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

Someone coming into a Criterion thread talking about how much art house sucks is just as obnoxious as people who go into comic book threads and talk about how much comic book movies suck, then name-drop Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, etc.

To be fair, a comic book thread would be a normal place to talk about how the movies ostensibly based on comic books suck.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

Someone coming into a Criterion thread talking about how much art house sucks is just as obnoxious as people who go into comic book threads and talk about how much comic book movies suck, then name-drop Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, etc.

He didn't say that art house sucks, he said that he hates art house.