The Criterion Collection

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Since you're a billionaire you should fund my low-budget
independent film noir. To be shot it in 6K with a state-of-the-
art 3-D alternate to boost it at the box-office and on home
video. Just send me a check. Don't worry about the financial
return. It will come.




Since you're a billionaire you should fund my low-budget
suspense thriller. To be shot in 6K with a state-of-the-art
3-D alternate to boost it at the box-office and on home
video. Just send me a check. Don't worry about the
financial return. It will come.

Any other billionaires here?

If I was billionaire I'd buy Shout and fire their entire customer service department

[Professor Echo]

This just in:

The New York Times wants more minority billionaires to buy Criterion.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Love me some doom and gloom.

I'm going to predict that we observe very little to no discernible change.

I agree. The word is Jon Mulvaney's role will not change within Criterion.

[The Great Owl]

I bought Peeping Tom 4K at Barnes & Noble for 30% off while I was in a store earlier today to grab the new Stephen King novel.

These days, I usually chill back until the big 50% sale, but the brick-and-mortar Barnes & Noble places around me have been rather spotty lately when it comes to the physical media that is actually in stock, so I decided to get this one while it was there since it is a priority one title for me.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I bought Peeping Tom 4K at Barnes & Noble for 30% off while I was in a store earlier today to grab the new Stephen King novel.

These days, I usually chill back until the big 50% sale, but the brick-and-mortar Barnes & Noble places around me have been rather spotty lately when it comes to the physical media that is actually in stock, so I decided to get this one while it was there since it is a priority one title for me.

I did the same over the weekend. With my daughter’s membership and some reward she had earned it came out to $21.49. First time I had been to this store. It was a two story B&N with a very large Criterion section. I made sure to mention to her-“How about we come back here in July.”

[Jobla]

You guys are lucky that your local Barnes and Nobles stores still carry films on disc. The B&N in my city dumped their discs two years ago---just before I moved there!

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Actually I’m 73-year-old billionaire Steve Rales. And by the way I’m in great shape

Then I urge you to consider the fine gentleman dallywhitty’s idea...

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Criterion offering WB billions to acquire The Devils:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Meet the future owner of Criterion

Whoever that kid is, he better like Japanese cinema.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I bought Peeping Tom 4K at Barnes & Noble for 30% off while I was in a store earlier today to grab the new Stephen King novel.

While I generally avoid repurchasing movies I already own on DVD, unless the new version offers a significant upgrade in quality (e.g. swapping out a bare-bones Paramount release for a Kino edition), I'm making an exception for Peeping Tom. This brilliant film, which destroyed director Michael Powell's career, was so groundbreaking that it must have made Alfred Hitchcock green with envy, and might have inspired him to make Frenzy a decade later.

Anyone with an interest in horror/ suspense movies should grab this disc.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

While I generally avoid repurchasing movies I already own on DVD, unless the new version offers a significant upgrade in quality (e.g. swapping out a bare-bones Paramount release for a Kino edition), I'm making an exception for Peeping Tom. This brilliant film, which destroyed director Michael Powell's career, was so groundbreaking that it must have made Alfred Hitchcock green with envy, and might have inspired him to make Frenzy a decade later.

Anyone with an interest in quality horror/ suspense movies should grab this disc.

And that’s the key. The youngins who think that the crap released today is horror would have no clue what to do with Peeping Tom, a masterpiece which went completely unappreciated at its time.

The people who want real horror films, quality horror films, check out Peeping Tom. It’s a truly great film.

[Cremildo]

Michael Haneke Catalog Titles, Restored in 4K by Les Films du Losange, Acquired by Criterion and Janus Films

Criterion and Janus Films have acquired four of auteur Michael Haneke‘s never before seen catalog titles that have been restored in 4K by Les Films du Losange, it was revealed at the Cannes Film Festival.

Initially produced and shot for Austria’s TV ORF, the four titles were directed by Haneke between 1976 and 1993. This is the first time these films have been restored and brought to the rest of the world. Les Films du Losange cleared the rights and restored the films, with the support of the Austrian Film Institute. Haneke led the restorations himself.

The titles include 1979 pair “Lemmings Tale 1: Arcadia” that follows the coming-of-age of teenagers in a small town in Austria in the fall of 1959 and “Lemmings Tale 2: Injuries” that follows the same characters 20 years later.

In “Three Paths to the Lake” (1976), Elisabeth Matrei comes to Klagenfurt, in Austria, to vacation with her widowed father. There, she reflects about her childhood and her romantic life.

“Rebellion” (1993) follows Andreas Pum who returns from the Great War with one leg amputated. Proud of serving his Emperor on the battlefield, he looks forward to enjoying a decent life, but things don’t go according to plan.

Alice Lesort, head of international sales at Les Films du Losange, said: “Criterion and Janus Films is a exceptional house for heritage films. Partners for decades, whether on the films of Rohmer, Barbet Schroeder, or more recently Jean Eustache, we are delighted that these new restorations by Michael Haneke are being brought to the American public by Criterion and Janus, in whom Haneke has complete confidence.”

“Michael Haneke is one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers. Producers of his films for over 20 years, and distributors of his catalog in France and abroad, it is a great joy for the Losange team to continue to showcase his work through these restorations. These films, initially made for television, carry within them the genesis of everything that would make Michael Haneke’s cinema great,” Lesort added.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

And that’s the key. The youngins who think that the crap released today is horror would have no clue what to do with Peeping Tom, a masterpiece which went completely unappreciated at its time.

The people who want real horror films, quality horror films, check out Peeping Tom. It’s a truly great film.

That movie didn’t do well then. So what age or era of people are you saying is “allowed” to like Peeping Tom?

[Richard--W]

Released to theaters 51 years ago, today:

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

That movie didn’t do well then. So what age or era of people are you saying is “allowed” to like Peeping Tom?

28 years and 360 days old to 28 years and 360.5 days old.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by gbm82

28 years and 360 days old to 28 years and 360.5 days old.

I don’t match that age! I can never watch Peeping Tom! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! I wish I found out the age limit before I bought the 4K from the UK.

[javy]

I know we're still in May, but I'm ready for B&N sale! Peeping Tom is certainly on my to buy list, and I don't even have an age. 🤩

[Mushi Minion]

I’m a 0-year-old fairy baby like Chiitan desuuuuu~

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by javy

I know we're still in May, but I'm ready for B&N sale! Peeping Tom is certainly on my to buy list, and I don't even have an age. 🤩

That sale is going to put a major dent in my wallet, but I'm ready too.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

That movie didn’t do well then. So what age or era of people are you saying is “allowed” to like Peeping Tom?

Where do you see the word "allowed"? It's obvious his point is that the young people of today do not appreciate good horror films, not that they aren't "allowed" to. I disagree because Blumhouse has put out terrific horror movies that have done well at the box office and have spawned sequels (e,g., Sinister, Insidious).

Peeping Tom didn't do well at the time because Powell's film was 20 years ahead of 1960 audience sensibilities. People thought Psycho, in which all the violence is suggested (Martin Balsam staggering down the stairs) or edited so well you never actually see Janet Leigh being stabbed, was too violent. By comparison Peeping Tom is a kick in the face to squeamish folks.

I know this is a total fantasy due to rights squabbles on some titles, but I'd like to see Criterion show some love to more great horror movies, like the original Dawn of the Dead. Blood on Satan's Claw, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Stepford Wives, etc.

Regarding the July sale (if it happens under the New Management-yes, that's a Laundry Files reference)

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

Where do you see the word "allowed"? It's obvious his point is that the young people of today do not appreciate good horror films, not that they aren't "allowed" to. I disagree because Blumhouse has put out terrific horror movies that have done well at the box office and have spawned sequels (e,g., Sinister, Insidious).

Peeping Tom didn't do well at the time because Powell's film was 20 years ahead of 1960 audience sensibilities. People thought Psycho, in which all the violence is suggested (Martin Balsam staggering down the stairs) or edited so well you never actually see Janet Leigh being stabbed, was too violent. By comparison Peeping Tom is a kick in the face to squeamish folks.

I know this is a total fantasy due to rights squabbles on some titles, but I'd like to see Criterion show some love to more great horror movies, like the original Dawn of the Dead. Blood on Satan's Claw, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Stepford Wives, etc.

Regarding the July sale (if it happens under the New Management-yes, that's a Laundry Files reference)

Very true. You don’t become a billionaire by having sales and you don’t stay a billionaire by having sales

[koberulz]

There is almost zero chance of the new ownership impacting the July sale. Things don't tend to move that quickly.