The Criterion Collection

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by BigShotCritic

Just in case Criterion reads this... I want The Bad Sleep Well on blu-ray...

Out of curiosity...

Is there any evidence that Criterion employees, both in the decision chain and rank-and-file, read this forum?

In the "can't resist" category:
Is there any evidence of how much amusement we have provided them?

[Sage00]

I’m so excited about Defending Your Life. I love this movie, but never felt the need to buy it until now. Can’t wait!

[Hellspawn28]

Originally Posted by joy-division

Is there any reason as to why Criterion has not released Oniibaba on blu-ray yet?

This film is only available in the UK in the Masters of Cinema line & in Germany

Maybe they are working on a good HD print for a while now or they feel like not enough people are asking about it. Who knows for sure.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by joy-division

Is there any reason as to why Criterion has not released Oniibaba on blu-ray yet?

This film is only available in the UK in the Masters of Cinema line & in Germany

Good question. Should be out already.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Yaboi Miggs

Are Criterion so strapped for cash that they had to get one of their 5 year old children to do that cover for CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING?

For a film that seems to be very whimsical from the description, is that such a bad idea?

[dr727]

It's rare that I like a new cover more than the original poster but the artwork for Celine and Julie Go Boating is great and captures the spirit of the film so well. It's the sort of perfect visual encapsulation that Polish poster designers were so talented at during the 1960s-80s. (It also led me the artist's IG page -> https://www.instagram.com/laurentamaki/)

[Xtempo]

haas it ever been stated how far along in a restoration that will tell is hitting BD?
it depends on the film but the newer ones don't need much for a blu-ray and they still have a large amount of DVDs in the collection that need an upgrade.

how about the boxset? like for Wong Kar Wai it was close to being finished before they said something right.

[dwk]

Seems Mississippi Masala is on tap for next year

[johnpaul2]

Originally Posted by joy-division

Shout are strictly Region A only

Precisely. It still didn't prevent them to release The Deer Hunter on UHD despite not having seemingly bought the Region B rights.

Originally Posted by joy-division

Studio Canal has the 3rd largest film library

They could be the 1st or 10th, it doesn't change the fact that licences are still bought on a market-by-market basis by the sub-licensors, and clearly, all indie labels are able to do their business on UHD like they did on BD without the lack of UHD region locking seemingly bothering anyone.

Again, Arrow is a good example : they don't have the UK rights for Django, they'll still do a UHD release that, while aimed solely at the US market, will be region-free. See also (bis repetita) Crash (Criterion has the US rights), Flash Gordon (rights haven't been sub-licenced by Canal in Europe), Demons (Synpase has the US rights), Oldboy (who knows who has the US rights right now) and King of New York (Lionsgate has the US rights).

Also on Crash : Carlotta's French UHD and Turbine's German UHD are region-free too, despite, again, Criterion having the US rights.

So not only examples exist outside Studio Canal's catalogue, but as detailed, the lack of region-locking system on UHD clearly is part of the market on this technology and has been incorporated by the market as such. So it's not a reason for Criterion not to go UHD, since litterally everyone else is able to manage this.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by dwk

Seems Mississippi Masala is on tap for next year

Yes! Excited for more Nair! I would love if they also get The Namesake.

More surprisingly is this will be Denzel Washington’s debut in Criterion, at least DVD/Blu era!

[traths]

Saw this today and thought it was well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05XfGmH2zG4

[Strangerbyday]

Just received Personal Shopper from Amazon, but it wasn’t in the normal plastic wrapping, more of a shrink wrap, & it was missing the “director approved” sticker on the front.
Even though I ordered it new, seems like I might have been shipped a repackaged return.

[Scottie]

Demonlover is now on Janus's website.

https://www.janusfilms.com/films/2016

This coincides with the company tweeting a still from the film yesterday.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by Strangerbyday

Just received Personal Shopper from Amazon, but it wasn’t in the normal plastic wrapping, more of a shrink wrap, & it was missing the “director approved” sticker on the front.
Even though I ordered it new, seems like I might have been shipped a repackaged return.

This comes up all the time. Brand new Criterion discs can be wrapped in either "tight" shrink-wrap, or "looser" cellophane wrap - and come with or without the sticker. There are undoubtedly re-wraps, but if you purchased directly from Amazon (not a third-party seller, or Amazon's "Warehouse"), it's very unlikely to be one.

[joy-division]

Originally Posted by Hellspawn28

Maybe they are working on a good HD print for a while now or they feel like not enough people are asking about it. Who knows for sure.

I very much doubt that such a highly rated film doesn't gave a large following

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by ravenus

If businesses could be run by armchair hypothesis, this forum would be full of tycoons

You mean it's not? Huh. I could have sworn with all the business operation specialists who chime in on this site all the time that most of the people who post here are all a part of the Fortune 500.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I'm super-stoked about Defending Your Life. With that said, I'm not in love with the cover art. Yes, it's basically a variation of the original theatrical poster, which I'd be happy about from any other company - since most of them use terrible "floating head" covers instead of the original poster art - but I was hoping for something more artistic from Criterion.

Yep. They finally use the original poster art, or a close facsimile thereof, but they choose a movie that had lousy original poster art.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Yes! Excited for more Nair! I would love if they also get The Namesake.

More surprisingly is this will be Denzel Washington’s debut in Criterion, at least DVD/Blu era!

The Namesake is a wonderful film. Love it.

[Head bugs]

I rarely find CC at Best Buy and have never found them at Target or Walmart. Today at Albertsons, a grocery store, I found a copy of The Irishman. Sometimes life just sees if you’re paying attention, I guess. The movie is okay, but what an odd find.

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Curious as to what Criterion will bring us in 2021. Hopefully we get some gems from the silent era!

Also, obligatory plea for That Hamilton Woman.