The Criterion Collection

[Axl Rose]

What is up with Criterion and scratched discs lately? Am i the only one having issues? It's becoming rare that i don't get a scratched disc.

[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by *DrStrangelove*

For someone who’s never seen a Rossellini film, would you recommend the War Trilogy or Three films with Ingrid Bergman?

Originally Posted by etimh

War Trilogy. Essential.

Originally Posted by nitin

War Trilogy more accessible and best place to start with Rossellini but IMHO the Bergman collaborations are the superior films.

I agree with etimh that the War Trilogy is essential viewing, but nitin is right about Rossellini's Bergman films being superior. The Bergman films are the ones I revisit more often.

[ZeeCobra]

HMV currently have a 20% off going about for a number of Criterion titles. All the talk of them going 4K is exciting but also annoying as, if they ever re-released some of the titles they've already got on Blu-ray and that have had 4K scans before, I'd rather not double dip; I'm fine with waiting out for a while. I'm currently interested in either possibly getting the Apu trilogy or Orson Welles' Othello, but of course both had 4K scans. I doubt anyone knows for certain obviously, but what would you folks recommend? Is there any likelihood that some time soon we should expect any sort of release not just with those titles but other big previous titles in that format?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by ZeeCobra

HMV currently have a 20% off going about for a number of Criterion titles. All the talk of them going 4K is exciting but also annoying as, if they ever re-released some of the titles they've already got on Blu-ray and that have had 4K scans before, I'd rather not double dip; I'm fine with waiting out for a while. I'm currently interested in either possibly getting the Apu trilogy or Orson Welles' Othello, but of course both had 4K scans. I doubt anyone knows for certain obviously, but what would you folks recommend? Is there any likelihood that some time soon we should expect any sort of release not just with those titles but other big previous titles in that format?

I believe there will be a big announcement in the next 2-3 weeks that *might* involve a UHD release. The past three summers (Bergman, Godzilla, Fellini) Criterion has announced November (Godzilla was late October) box sets outside of the normal 15th of the month.

[mmarczi]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I believe there will be a big announcement in the next 2-3 weeks that *might* involve a UHD release. The past three summers (Bergman, Godzilla, Fellini) Criterion has announced November (Godzilla was late October) box sets outside of the normal 15th of the month.

Specifically:

Essential Fellini: 8/11/20
Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975: 7/25/19
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema: 7/12/18

[acnorca]

My Kino and Criterion orders arrived today.

[jkoffman]

Originally Posted by KingOfBunnies

Not really a question. I just found it weird that they used two different services, USPS and UPS despite the fact that I used free shipping and I assumed it would just be USPS for both.

I order online a lot and get shipments from those and other services. Sometimes UPS hands it off to USPS for the final delivery. It’s been this way at least as long as the pandemic, so I’ve just learned that not much is surprising anymore.

[Gmamalis6]

The following titles, do you think that they should make their Blu-ray debut in US (if not in 4K) by Criterion or by other company?
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Secret Garden (1993)
A Little Princess (1995)
Sabrina (1995)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Milk Money (1994)
Also do you think that the following titles that are already available on Blu-ray by other companies, but their picture is decent, but they could look better, should be restored by Criterion or by other companies?
Network (1976)
Strange Days (1995)
Alien Nation (1988)
The Forgotten (2004)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Amadeus (1984)
I would appreciate it a lot if you could answer me those two questions and to hear different opinions.

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by Gmamalis6

The following titles, do you think that they should make their Blu-ray debut in US (if not in 4K) by Criterion or by other company?
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Secret Garden (1993)
A Little Princess (1995)
Sabrina (1995)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Milk Money (1994)
Also do you think that the following titles that are already available on Blu-ray by other companies, but their picture is decent, but they could look better, should be restored by Criterion or by other companies?
Network (1976)
Strange Days (1995)
Alien Nation (1988)
The Forgotten (2004)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Amadeus (1984)
I would appreciate it a lot if you could answer me those two questions and to hear different opinions.

The Secret Garden and A Little Princess are absolutely worthy contenders (especially for the Cuaron connection on Princess).

Network and Strange Days would be intensely appropriate for Criterion. Amadeus too, but it’s probably fine where it is.

[Gmamalis6]

Originally Posted by DimitriL

The Secret Garden and A Little Princess are absolutely worthy contenders (especially for the Cuaron connection on Princess).

Network and Strange Days would be intensely appropriate for Criterion. Amadeus too, but it’s probably fine where it is.

Thank you very much. But what about the other titles?

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Gmamalis6

Thank you very much. But what about the other titles?

Do you really need other people to tell you that "Milk Money" and "The First Wives Club" are never ever going to get released by Criterion? There's absolutely no chance of that ever happening. You might as well ask if they are going to release your wedding video.

[Gmamalis6]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Do you really need other people to tell you that "Milk Money" and "The First Wives Club" are never ever going to get released by Criterion? There's absolutely no chance of that ever happening. You might as well ask if they are going to release your wedding video.

I sorry I didn't know that. You don't have to be offensive.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Do you really need other people to tell you that "Milk Money" and "The First Wives Club" are never ever going to get released by Criterion? There's absolutely no chance of that ever happening. You might as well ask if they are going to release your wedding video.

OTOH, Criterion released The Breakfast Club, so anything is possible. We may get that Good Burger disc yet.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

OTOH, Criterion released The Breakfast Club, so anything is possible. We may get that Good Burger disc yet.

The Breakfast Club is an 80's American classic with cult status. Same with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and a couple others.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by Gmamalis6

I sorry I didn't know that. You don't have to be offensive.

Here's a tip: If you don't spam threads with the same question over and over, people will be more polite to you. Not me, because your behavior is irritating enough that I'm setting you on ignore. But other people.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

OTOH, Criterion released The Breakfast Club, so anything is possible.

Don't encourage the guy, he won't know that you're just trolling.

[MifuneFan]

I wonder if Criterion has plans to do individual releases of some of the Fellini titles that had DVD releases? Stuff like La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, I vitelloni, and Variety Lights. They released some titles from the Bergman set after that was released, so I figured they'd do the same here, but maybe since its fewer films, there's less incentive to do that. I mean, if they did releases of all the titles that previously got a standalone release, there wouldn't be much left in the box set. Still, I could see them doing at least La Strada, and Nights of Cabiria (assuming they're allowed to do so).

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I wonder if Criterion has plans to do individual releases of some of the Fellini titles that had DVD releases? Stuff like La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, I vitelloni, and Variety Lights. They released some titles from the Bergman set after that was released, so I figured they'd do the same here, but maybe since its fewer films, there's less incentive to do that. I mean, if they did releases of all the titles that previously got a standalone release, there wouldn't be much left in the box set. Still, I could see them doing at least La Strada, and Nights of Cabiria (assuming they're allowed to do so).

I really want Spirits of the Dead so we can get all the segments.

[FForFake]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

I believe The Rock and Armageddon came about due to an article in the NYT. Criterion wasn’t catering to the hoi polloi. Joe Six-Pack was hired to head acquisitions and all was well..for a time.

Ah, "Joe Six Pack." I haven't heard that term since back in the glory days of dvdtalk.com. Back then we were mostly complaining about how J6P preferred pan and scan to letterbox, though. Those were good times.

Now, thanks to Instagram and TikTok, vertical viewing is more popular than ever, so it looks like J6P may ultimately win the war against the horizontal black bars!

[randian]

Is the iTunes edition of Detour really the Criterion version? iTunes say the studio isn't Criterion, but Producers Releasing Corporation. I also noticed that Elevator to the Gallows, The Naked City, and Le Samourai also don't have Criterion as the studio.