The Criterion Collection

[Yami]

I'd love a release of Von Sternberg's final film (it was made after Jet Pilot, released before it) Anatahan, which he made in Japan. I haven't seen it yet but it sounds fascinating.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Yep! Have a copy sitting right next to me. It's great stuff. Offers a glimpse into the man's past, chapters that go into his early documentaries, and very thorough chapters that go into everything from The Decalogue and on. If you can snag it for that price, I'd highly recommend it.

Nice! I may purchase a copy.

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I can't vouch for the book...but does this mean that you are going to (gasp) actually see Kieslowski's films not available on BluRay?

Lol. I don't mind watching DVDs, but I don't feel like purchasing one just for it to be announced on Blu-ray a week later. It's happened before.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The original negatives of The Life Aquatic were destroyed in a fire, the source material is lost forever, and the movie will never be available on Blu-ray.

(I'm joking, but curious to see the reactions.)

Had me going there for a second or two... and i freaked out a little. I'd love to see this on blu-ray.

[Dr_Bedlo]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I've heard Dersu looks pretty bad, so at this point, it's "BluRay or bust" with me. Non-anamorphic/cropped DVDs are the definition of Evil.

I should pop in my old cc laser disc of Dersu, it's been a very long time since I've made it's acquaintance.

[Swift1246]

I would just really like to have Hard Eight and Thief!!!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Had me going there for a second or two... and i freaked out a little. I'd love to see this on blu-ray.

The Life Aquatic and Le Samourai have been popular announcement predictions here since I've been on Blu-ray.com. When announcements are posted during each subsequent month, we all go through the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Mixed with varying levels of elation about the actual announced titles, of course.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Lol. I don't mind watching DVDs, but I don't feel like purchasing one just for it to be announced on Blu-ray a week later. It's happened before.

Same here. Bought the Body Double DVD in February.

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Had me going there for a second or two... and i freaked out a little. I'd love to see this on blu-ray.

I freaked out...for a different reason It's one of the two Anderson films I am not too keen on.

Originally Posted by Dr_Bedlo

I should pop in my old cc laser disc of Dersu, it's been a very long time since I've made it's acquaintance.

Do you own that Kino 5 films box set? Now that would be an upgrade!

Originally Posted by Swift1246

I would just really like to have Hard Eight and Thief!!!

Hell yes on both! If Shallow Grave is in the collection I don't see why Hard 8 shouldn't be.

Thief is a flat out masterpiece. One of the best debut films, maybe the best, of the '80's.

[madmojo]

No love for The Bad Sleep Well? That could definitely use an upgrade.

So could (unrelated) Kwaidan, Lacombe Lucien, Murmur of The Heart, and The Pornographers... Maybe put some special features on them this time!

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by madmojo

No love for The Bad Sleep Well? That could definitely use an upgrade.

So could (unrelated) Kwaidan, Lacombe Lucien, Murmur of The Heart, and The Pornographers... Maybe put some special features on them this time!

The Bad Sleep Well is great. Of course, you could say that about pretty much all of Kurosawa's films.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by madmojo

No love for The Bad Sleep Well? That could definitely use an upgrade.

So could (unrelated) Kwaidan, Lacombe Lucien, Murmur of The Heart, and The Pornographers... Maybe put some special features on them this time!

Your mention of Kwaidan made me think about Onibaba. I want to see that one in high definition pretty badly.

[vertigo12314]

I would like to see:

L'Avventura
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Foreign Correspondent
Nashville
City Lights
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Ikiru
My dinner with Andre
Pandora's Box
Sparticus
Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Virgin Spring
Woman in the dunes
More Kurosawa

[dsman71]

Id love to see them do the Great Flamarion

[thomasomalley]

I don't think we'll be getting ERASERHEAD and MULHOLLAND DR. in the same slate, probably ERASERHEAD first. Then MULHOLLAND DR. sometime next year. Also we already got Hitchcock and Chaplin this year (Foreign Correspondent and The Kid are more likely for 2014, imo).

Tomorrow I'm hoping for any of these titles...

New spines:
ERASERHEAD
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
NASHVILLE
BARTON FINK
SCANNERS
THE BROOD
THIEF
THE TENANT

Upgrades/reissues:
THRONE OF BLOOD or IKIRU or THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (Any Kurosawa really)
THE VANISHING
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
LE SAMOURAI
ANDREI RUBLEV
INSOMNIA
PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
ACE IN THE HOLE

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by vertigo12314

I would like to see:

L'Avventura
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Foreign Correspondent
Nashville
City Lights
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Ikiru
My dinner with Andre
Pandora's Box
Sparticus
Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Virgin Spring
Woman in the dunes
More Kurosawa

This pretty much.

on L'Avventura being at the very top

[Blu Titan]

I want The Hidden Fortress...that is all...nothing else .

[Show spoiler]well, I want a lot more but THF would make my holidays

[SammyJankis]

I'm awfully tempted on buying that L'Avventura poster Criterion has up for sale. It's just so pretty.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Back then, I stood on a school desk just like one of the kids in Dead Poets Society, and I learned two things.
1. School desks are apparently not as sturdy as they were back in 1959.
2. I should go on a diet.

Well, keep in mind that in 1959, school desks could shield one from a nuclear attack.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

MGM released an authorized DVD along with The Stranger and Kansas City Confidential. I'm not exactly sure how MGM picked up the titles since they were originally released by RKO.

Well, actually, Kansas City Confidential was originally released by United Artists, so it makes sense that MGM would have that.

The other two have the production company International Pictures in common, so RKO likely only had the original film distribution rights.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

I'm awfully tempted on buying that L'Avventura poster Criterion has up for sale. It's just so pretty.

I bought it, but I haven't opened it yet. It's too nice to pass up.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The Life Aquatic and Le Samourai have been popular announcement predictions here since I've been on Blu-ray.com. When announcements are posted during each subsequent month, we all go through the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Mixed with varying levels of elation about the actual announced titles, of course.

yeah, i've been a fan of Criterion for a while, but this is only the second or third time waiting for the announcement. Just excited to see what's announced. The last time I was excited was for The Ice Storm.