The Criterion Collection

[jshaide]

Def into the two upgrades, but for the first time in maybe a decade I'm 0/4 on the new releases.

EDIT: Also, gotta say, love how the Human Condition set is 60 list for the blu versus the 80 list for the DVD.

[bsend]

Wil grab Streetwise

[DukeTogo84]

Well, I'm going to shut up a bit for new Japanese releases from Criterion as they announced my most wanted upgrade title period.

The Human Condition trilogy films are truly breathtaking and will leave you exhausted, but you will not regret the experience.

[dkelly26666]

I'm pretty much only getting "The Human Condition".

I already have the Eureka/Masters of Cinema release of "Pickup on South Street".

Really not interested in any of the rest.

May AND June have mostly been disappointing months for me with them.

Oh well, anyone who's excited about any of those, please enjoy!

[Xtempo]

Originally Posted by Sterling450

June 2021:
The Human Condition (Spine No. 480, 2K Rest., Mono/4.0)

I was thinking this might take a while longer but then I've not kept up with it.
now should I wait for the BD or actually watch my DVD set. I do hope one day I'd be Asian complete but that might never come.

good news regardless

[xxnomad]

Nice to see some pretty diverse films this time around. Can't go wrong with Fuller, Kobayashi, and the lgbtq films all sound really interesting.

[MifuneFan]

Happy to see Pariah announced. I know it was a title mentioned when Criterion was called out for their lack of Black directors in their collection. I believe this may be the first Focus Features title outside of anything from Wes Anderson that Criterion has licensed, but I could be wrong.

[Matt89]

I have the Eureka edition of Pickup on South Street (which I believe came from a 4K scan as well - I assume it's the same master Criterion is using). Not sure if I'll upgrade that or not but nice that they're finally putting out a blu-ray edition.

~Matt

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Happy to see Pariah announced. I know it was a title mentioned when Criterion was called out for their lack of Black directors in their collection. I believe this may be the first Focus Features title outside of anything from Wes Anderson that Criterion has licensed, but I could be wrong.

Monsoon Wedding, I think?

[tama]

Originally Posted by Matt89

I have the Eureka edition of Pickup on South Street (which I believe came from a 4K scan as well - I assume it's the same master Criterion is using). Not sure if I'll upgrade that or not but nice that they're finally putting out a blu-ray edition.

~Matt

Likely same but I wonder if Criterion will up the contrast. I have the Eureka and it feels a bit overly bright and flat.

[mmarczi]

Excited about the upgrades and Pariah certainly sounds interesting, something I'll most likely pick up. Unfortunately I don't really much go for documentaries, which rest of the slate is. Stuff I would be more likely to check out on the Criterion Channel than purchase on disc. But that's just personal preference. I already have Arrow's Human Condition and only just recently picked up Eureka's Pickup, though, so I'll have to be sold on the idea of double dipping any time soon. Will have to examine the special features. Overall, though, I think Criterion's slate for 2021 has been pretty strong, with some great titles in the coming months.

[Jr7936]

so are all the olympic titles going to be separately released over time or just fw titles here and there

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Originally Posted by Jr7936

so are all the olympic titles going to be separately released over time or just fw titles here and there

I imagine it will just be the really big ones. So I'm wondering if Olympia will get its own release or not. There is precedence with it getting a laserdisc from Criterion, but who knows? Would save me from spending a lot on the set.

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Soooooo.... I just bought the DVD for Pickup on South Street a few months ago... So I am somewhat annoyed, but very happy!

[Snicket]

Happy to see Pariah, even more happy June is out of the way so we can get to the real heavy hitters in July.

[Jaymole]

I will be picking up Pariah but I wish Criterion could get the rights to Mudbound as well.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Jazzmonkie

It may be music rights. The DVD was edited to omit some of Phyllis Shotwell's songs.

The DVD was edited due to the cost of music rights, however in the interim, "Happy Birthday" no longer has a giant songwriter cost attached because it's public domain after a big lawsuit. Supposedly, that's enough to make the difference to pay for the rest of the music, but at this point, that might have just been a rumor.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Happy to see Pariah announced. I know it was a title mentioned when Criterion was called out for their lack of Black directors in their collection. I believe this may be the first Focus Features title outside of anything from Wes Anderson that Criterion has licensed, but I could be wrong.

The Man Who Wasn't There should be coming, and Topsy Turvy is Focus (through October Films)

A good time for Black cinema with this and Marlon Riggs

Originally Posted by ilenewoodsfan99

I imagine it will just be the really big ones. So I'm wondering if Olympia will get its own release or not. There is precedence with it getting a laserdisc from Criterion, but who knows? Would save me from spending a lot on the set.

I think it will just be the big ones too. Of course Tokyo Olympiad had precedence with being a DVD title, and having Kon Ichikawa's name attached.

I understand the history with the laserdisc but in the year 2021 I don't think the female filmmakers we should be celebrating should be actual Nazis.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by tama

Likely same but I wonder if Criterion will up the contrast. I have the Eureka and it feels a bit overly bright and flat.

Yeah I agree, shadows can be lacking in places. And this is noir. I'm curious to see how Criterion's turns out.

~Matt

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by latehong

Another wishlist time? Except for the inevitables...

Upgrade:
　- Pandora's Box (1929, G. W. Pabst)
　- Unfaithfully Yours (1948, Preston Sturges)
　- Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir
　　　The Golden Coach (1953)
　　　French Cancan (1955)
　　　Elena and Her Men (1956)
　- Twenty-four Eyes (1954, Keisuke Kinoshita)
　- Mr. Arkadin (1955, Orson Welles)
　- Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958, Mario Monicelli)
　- Le trou (1960, Jacques Becker)
　- Divorce Italian Style (1961, Pietro Germi)
　- Le deuxième souffle (1966, Jean-Pierre Melville)
　- Rebel Samurai: Sixties Swordplay Classics
　　　Samurai Rebellion (1967, Masaki Kobayashi)
　　　Sword of the Beast (1965, Hideo Gosha)
　　　Samurai Spy (1965, Masahiro Shinoda)
　　　Kill! (1968, Kihachi Okamoto)

New:
　- The Wind (1928, Victor Sjöström)
　- A Place in the Sun (1951, George Stevens)
　- The Big Sky (1952, Howard Hawks)
　- A Fugitive from the Past (1965, Tomu Uchida)
　- Pandemonium (1971, Toshio Matsumoto)
　- Pat Garret and Billy the Kid (1973, Sam Peckinpah): both the 1988 preview version and the 2005 special edition restored and with English subtitles.
　- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974, Martin Scorsese)
　- They All Laughed (1981, Peter Bogdanovich)
　- The Mission (1999, Johnnie To)
　- Take Care of My Cat (2001, Jeong Jae-eun)

PLEASE ?????

I'm convinced Peter Greenaway has to die before he gets any recognition from Criterion, I know 'The Cook, The Thief, HIs Wife, and Her Lover' is supposedly on the docket for Criterion, but come on: 'The Baby of Macon", "Prospero's Books", "Tulse Luper Trilogy"