The Criterion Collection

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Hope Spellbound and Written on the Wind come out this year. And where is Memories of Murder?

Not released. They’ve had a tendency to not release movies by the same filmmaker multiple months in the year. It should’ve been released at the same time as Parasite. But they might’ve hoped to have shown the restoration in theaters before a disc release.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Hope Spellbound and Written on the Wind come out this year. And where is Memories of Murder?

I think they were teasing Written on the Wind on twitter last week. But they've been teasing it for years, so who knows if one should read anything into it.

[jw007]

On the subject of Polanski again, I just have to say that so much of his later body of work is highly rewatchable and thoroughly entertaining (Frantic is a perfect example of this - and I also find The Ninth Gate pretty entertaining too even though

[Show spoiler]the climax of the film was a sex scene - no pun intended

). History will be the final judge of how film scholars and viewers see Polanski decades from now long after his death.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Huh? There are lots of Criterion fans who buy everything they release. Likewise with Scream fans. And there are classic movie fans who buy plenty of films regardless of what label puts them. I wouldn't call myself a "fan" of Polanski but I've got a fair number of his films in my collection.

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

If only that were the case. I know a few collectors (and plenty here) that tend to buy whatever a certain label releases.

Sure, but I would believe that the bulk of people who buy X title on any label are specifically interested in the title (or the creator/cast), and not blind label devotees. Both Seven Samurai and Tiny furniture are Criterion titles, but I think the sales of one would hugely outweigh the sales of the other.

[Hydra Spectre]

I hope Criterion does a release of Toho's 1961 tokusatsu anti-war drama The Last War.
It's one of their best films but unfortunately, it has been mostly forgotten, despite getting referenced in Metal Gear Solid 3 and the film having been pillaged for stock footage for films like Godzilla vs. Gigan, Frankenstein Conquers the World, and Prophecies of Nostradamus.

[dkelly26666]

For the new year, my wish list would be, I hope Criterion releases more Pasolini (a "Mamma Roma" upgrade would be great; Accatone, Oedipus Rex, etc.), more Scorsese (After Hours, Bringing Out the Dead), I'd love an upgrade of Nagisa Oshima's "Empire of Passion", I do hope to see "Burn!", Kurosawa's "Dersu Uzala" (or, a Kurosawa SET in the same vein as the Bergman, Varda, and Fellini sets would be heart stopping), Vaclav Marhoul's "The Painted Bird", and many others....


Some of these I even already have imports of, but would still like to have them in Region A, and in the Collection.

[FragnitoM]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

For the new year, my wish list would be, I hope Criterion releases more Pasolini (a "Mamma Roma" upgrade would be great; Accatone, Oedipus Rex, etc.), more Scorsese (After Hours, Bringing Out the Dead), I'd love an upgrade of Nagisa Oshima's "Empire of Passion", I do hope to see "Burn!", Kurosawa's "Dersu Uzala" (or, a Kurosawa SET in the same vein as the Bergman, Varda, and Fellini sets would be heart stopping), Vaclav Marhoul's "The Painted Bird", and many others....


Some of these I even already have imports of, but would still like to have them in Region A, and in the Collection.

Been waiting and waiting for Mamma Roma. I keep passing on buying the DVD every flash sale

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by FragnitoM

Been waiting and waiting for Mamma Roma. I keep passing on buying the DVD every flash sale

It was a very nice DVD release for its time.

It has nice quality for such a long neglected film. It had a whole second disc of bonus content, including, "La Ricotta", a short Pasolini directed for an anthology film called, 'RoGoPaG'. It stars Orson Welles.

But, yes, it's the only Pasolini feature that has no blu ray release anywhere in the world, yet.

The film itself is great, too, obviously.

[Member-496152]

My hopes the most for this year are re-releases of Spellbound, Pandora's Box, and releases of I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Muriel's Wedding, Dancer in the Dark, La Vie en Rose, and Dogville. Maybe 2021 will bring another director boxset later in the year- Pasolini or Bunuel perhaps?

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I’d be fine with either as long as the opening credits are fixed, keep the four track stereo from the MGM Blu, and have the inclusion of the 6 track mix that wasn’t put on the MGM Blu.

for the record, I am not a fan of the 7.1 remix of 'West Side Story' if Criterion could release it there's a good chance of the audio being fixed and including the original mixes. I saw the restored 70mm 6-track print back in 2010 and it literally sounded like a live orchestra was behind the screen - "wow!" Who actually owns the current video rights - please don't say Fox?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by dubstar

who actually owns the current video rights - please don't say fox?

It's an MGM title.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

It's an MGM title.

that I know, but the current blu is from Fox, does MGM decide who gets to put it out on physical media - the fact that it's 4K Dolby Vision on ITunes/Vudu is damn impressive and I'm assuming that was MGM's call. I read that MGM studio is selling itself off, I just hope Disney is not lurking in the corner, I will spit nails if they get their catalog titles.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

that I know, but the current blu is from Fox, does MGM decide who gets to put it out on physical media - the fact that it's 4K Dolby Vision on ITunes/Vudu is damn impressive and I'm assuming that was MGM's call.

The Fox Blu was released when MGM had a distribution deal with Fox. MGM themselves make the call.

I read that MGM studio is selling itself off, I just hope Disney is not lurking in the corner, I will spit nails if they get their catalog titles.

I'd be all:

[Show spoiler]

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

The Fox Blu was released when MGM had a distribution deal with Fox. MGM themselves make the call.



I'd be all:

[Show spoiler]

my reaction as well, I don't think we will ever see Criterion releases with the Disney acquisition of Fox specifically "The Revenant' (with the Dolby Atmos mix), 'Isle of Dogs' and 'A Hidden Life' - unless Criterion is going to jump through hoops to make that happen.

[zackisthewalrus]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Who actually owns the current video rights - please don't say Fox?

I don’t know the exact answer. I saw someone say awhile ago that Warner was going to be the distribution arm for MGM now (they did the home video release for the recent Bill & Ted Face the Music), but I don’t know if they holds for catalogue titles as well. If so, I could see them more likely to do a 4K release of West Side Story themselves, but who knows?

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by zackisthewalrus

I don’t know the exact answer. I saw someone say awhile ago that Warner was going to be the distribution arm for MGM now (they did the home video release for the recent Bill & Ted Face the Music), but I don’t know if they holds for catalogue titles as well. If so, I could see them more likely to do a 4K release of West Side Story themselves, but who knows?

oh please, please, please .... with Warner's we actually get a chance of getting a UHD - and with 'Superman' and '2001' having their original 6-track soundmixes included - oh the possibilities (!!!!)

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Sure, but I would believe that the bulk of people who buy X title on any label are specifically interested in the title (or the creator/cast), and not blind label devotees.

Well, yeah, but that's not what you actually said in your earlier post.

[PipesDonatello]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

my reaction as well, I don't think we will ever see Criterion releases with the Disney acquisition of Fox specifically "The Revenant' (with the Dolby Atmos mix), 'Isle of Dogs' and 'A Hidden Life' - unless Criterion is going to jump through hoops to make that happen.

I imagine they'll jump through hoops to at least get Isle Of Dogs since they've released all of Wes Anderson's other movies so far.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

I imagine they'll jump through hoops to at least get Isle Of Dogs since they've released all of Wes Anderson's other movies so far.

which IS incidentally getting a debut on Disney+ this month - but I want more supplements, the whole kit and kaboodle Criterion treatment. Criterion certainly skirched in before the Disney/Fox merger for 'Grand Budapest Hotel' deluxe edition.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

my reaction as well, I don't think we will ever see Criterion releases with the Disney acquisition of Fox specifically "The Revenant' (with the Dolby Atmos mix), 'Isle of Dogs' and 'A Hidden Life' - unless Criterion is going to jump through hoops to make that happen.

They've released Disney owned titles like Notorious and Straw Dogs, so I wouldn't be all that worried but those don't have provenance with Fox itself so it's a hard call to make. Also Isle of Dogs is wrapped up in whatever Wes Anderson requires and last I heard he has a Criterion release requirement in his contract. That I'm not too sure on though!