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DetroitSquirreL · 12-14-2011, 10:44 PM

Heres a couple I'd LOVE to see get a better treatment then they have (or even get onto BD)

- The Madness of King George
- Dogs in Space
- Rumble Fish
- Rock -n- Roll High School

ShellOilJunior · 12-14-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

It was rumored that A Night to Remember would get a Blu ray upgrade this year. I was thinking April but looks like March.

So far these are pretty much confirmed:

A Night to Remember (Blu ray upgrade)
Blithe Spirit
The Last Temptation of Christ (Blu ray upgrade)

What else?
Being John Malkovich (March or April)
Bitter Rice
Wild Strawberries
Y Tu Mama Tambien

With the way these have been delayed I don't think there's any reason to believe they "could happen any month now", if you know know what I mean...

ShellOilJunior · 12-14-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Wally Q

Off topic guys but just so you all know, Turner Classic Movies will have Fear and Desire (1953) on at 8 pm tonight. Figured I'd pass it along.

Thanks for the heads up!

octagon · 12-14-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Thanks for the heads up!

+1

I usually pay pretty close attention to TCM but I completely missed that.

Eny- · 12-14-2011, 11:29 PM

Great news on A Night to Remember!

SlickDamian · 12-14-2011, 11:48 PM

I didn't think that A Night To Remember has been announced or hinted at?

It would be a nice release though. Someone a while ago mentioned Mulholland Drive; that would be very sexy.

billzfan · 12-14-2011, 11:48 PM

Soooo psyched about Last Temptation coming to Criterion Blu ray.

jcs913 · 12-14-2011, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad1963

It was rumored that A Night to Remember would get a Blu ray upgrade this year. I was thinking April but looks like March.

So far these are pretty much confirmed:

A Night to Remember (Blu ray upgrade)
Blithe Spirit
The Last Temptation of Christ (Blu ray upgrade)

What else?
Being John Malkovich (March or April)
Bitter Rice
Wild Strawberries
Y Tu Mama Tambien

I thought this was what people though that Facebook picture was originally, now everyone says its A Night to Remember? You forgot to add Gold Rush to your list...

SlickDamian · 12-14-2011, 11:54 PM

I've never seen The Last Temptation of Christ, but it looks very interesting. How religious is it?

billzfan · 12-15-2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I've never seen The Last Temptation of Christ, but it looks very interesting. How religious is it?

It's actually not Biblical but based on a novel that explores the human elements of Jesus' life. It was very controversial when it was released.

Brad1963 · 12-15-2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

I thought this was what people though that Facebook picture was originally, now everyone says its A Night to Remember? You forgot to add Gold Rush to your list...

I'm thinking Gold Rush is April. Usually the cartoons are either 2 or 3 months away.

Brad1963 · 12-15-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I didn't think that A Night To Remember has been announced or hinted at?

It would be a nice release though. Someone a while ago mentioned Mulholland Drive; that would be very sexy.

It has been mentioned as coming. This showed up today on Criterion Facebook page.

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retablo · 12-15-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

I thought this was what people though that Facebook picture was originally, now everyone says its A Night to Remember? You forgot to add Gold Rush to your list...

Different picture.

retablo · 12-15-2011, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Heres a couple I'd LOVE to see get a better treatment then they have (or even get onto BD)

- The Madness of King George
- Dogs in Space
- Rumble Fish
- Rock -n- Roll High School

Rock N Roll High School has been out on blu-ray for a while now.

Trekkie313 · 12-15-2011, 12:32 AM

Criterion needs to seriously look at picking up Targets and The Last Picture Show...as far as I know, both are pretty damn important pieces of cinema and have been neglected on DVD.

Mr. Movie Fan · 12-15-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Criterion Collector

Wow, an entire discussion about titles going OOP, and what ones would be considered "obscure".

As far as the OOP titles are concerned, I would suggest getting your favorite titles as you can...because you never really know if/when Criterion may lose the license. I will add that an official warning or notice would be very nice to have for each title that goes OOP.

IMO, the majority of people in the USA would consider a large portion of the Criterion collection to be obscure films.

The reasons have already been stated...Americans generally do not watch foreign films, are obsessed with 'splosions, do not really seek out films outside of the Hollywood mainstream, etc.

For film fans who are well versed in what the Criterion collection has to offer, it will seem as if there really aren't that many obscure spines in there. After all there are a lot of directors featured in the collection that have been extremely successful in their respective countries, or their films did very well at the time of release.

If you ask the "average person" (in the USA) what their favorite Criterion films are, they will likely respond with "What's Criterion?" I know this as I have asked a lot of people that profess to love movies...and yet they have no idea of who Criterion are.

To those people, almost all of the collection would be obscure. For Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin...a lot of these films are their favorite ones.

Not true. People who collect movies are the same everywhere.
If you ask me The Grand Illusion and Robocop are films of equal importance.
Hard core cinephiles don't discriminate- all genres are equal. There are no such things as "foreign films", just films not in english.

Whats an "obscure" Criterion? To me it would be Mishima's short film "Patriotism". A rarely scene dramatized future suicide note captured on film. Thats obscure.

The films that don't belong are most of the IFC movies: A Christmas Tale, Antichrist they are just doing IFC's special editions as they did in the past for Disney: Armageddon, The Rock, Chasing Amy (I think they really wanted Clerks).

Sukuri · 12-15-2011, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Criterion needs to seriously look at picking up Targets and The Last Picture Show...as far as I know, both are pretty damn important pieces of cinema and have been neglected on DVD.

well lookie here

Criterion Collector · 12-15-2011, 12:51 AM

A lot of great stuff coming down the pipeline.

The upgrades look nice, as well as some of the new titles. Some of the ones I am looking forward to the most are Being John Malkovich, Traffic (yes, I do really like this film and it will be nice to get a Criterion BD of it IMO

), Godzilla, and I think Tiny Furniture looks interesting as well. If it doesn't make it to Netflix, I think it would be a "safe" blind buy for me. The trailer looked good, and made me laugh several times, anyway.

I will admit that I am generally drawn to the most "well known" titles, as they usually aren't blind buys for me, but I am still a relative "noob" to the collection.

As time goes by, I am sure I will develop a deeper understanding (and therefore appreciation) for a wider array of directors and film movements.

drbikeshorts · 12-15-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Geezer

I received an e-mail from Barnes & Nobel this morning that my pre-order of Designs for Living and Branded to Kill has been delayed "because the release date had changed". Anybody else get a similar e-mail from them? I received similar treatment with my pre-order of The Three Colors Trilogy, finally receiving it about a month after release date. I sent them a nasty return e-mail letting them know that maybe they ran out of the product but the "release date" had certainly not changed.

And yet I received an email 2 days ago telling me that Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter had shipped.

BAMJoe · 12-15-2011, 01:07 AM

My $8.80 Copy of Monsoon Wedding came. It was still wrapped in its originally wrapper and in perfect shape. Great deal.

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12-14-2011, 10:44 PM	#41681
DetroitSquirreL Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Detroit, MI ~ USA Blu-ray collection:513 Trading Score:122	Heres a couple I'd LOVE to see get a better treatment then they have (or even get onto BD) - The Madness of King George - Dogs in Space - Rumble Fish - Rock -n- Roll High School

12-14-2011, 11:29 PM	#41685
Eny- Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Lisbon, Portugal Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:1377 Trading Score:14	Great news on A Night to Remember!

12-14-2011, 11:48 PM	#41686
SlickDamian Expert Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Canada 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:642 DVD collection:160	I didn't think that A Night To Remember has been announced or hinted at? It would be a nice release though. Someone a while ago mentioned Mulholland Drive; that would be very sexy.

12-14-2011, 11:48 PM	#41687
billzfan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:734	Soooo psyched about Last Temptation coming to Criterion Blu ray.

12-14-2011, 11:54 PM	#41689
SlickDamian Expert Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Canada 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:642 DVD collection:160	I've never seen The Last Temptation of Christ, but it looks very interesting. How religious is it?

12-15-2011, 12:32 AM	#41695
Trekkie313 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:1650 DVD collection:547 Digital collection:156 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:59	Criterion needs to seriously look at picking up Targets and The Last Picture Show...as far as I know, both are pretty damn important pieces of cinema and have been neglected on DVD.

12-15-2011, 12:51 AM	#41698
Criterion Collector Active Member Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray collection:85 DVD collection:59	A lot of great stuff coming down the pipeline. The upgrades look nice, as well as some of the new titles. Some of the ones I am looking forward to the most are Being John Malkovich, Traffic (yes, I do really like this film and it will be nice to get a Criterion BD of it IMO ), Godzilla, and I think Tiny Furniture looks interesting as well. If it doesn't make it to Netflix, I think it would be a "safe" blind buy for me. The trailer looked good, and made me laugh several times, anyway. I will admit that I am generally drawn to the most "well known" titles, as they usually aren't blind buys for me, but I am still a relative "noob" to the collection. As time goes by, I am sure I will develop a deeper understanding (and therefore appreciation) for a wider array of directors and film movements.

12-15-2011, 01:07 AM	#41700
BAMJoe Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:42	My $8.80 Copy of Monsoon Wedding came. It was still wrapped in its originally wrapper and in perfect shape. Great deal.

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