The Criterion Collection

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Janus recently tweeted about the world premiere screening of a new 4K restoration for The Devil and Daniel Webster (aka All That Money Can Buy). Have to imagine a BD upgrade will be coming sometime within the next year or so.

It will be shown at To Save And Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival Of Film Preservation. The press release:

NEW YORK, December 2, 2022—The Museum of Modern Art announces To Save and
Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the latest edition of
the annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from
archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the
world. Running from January 12 to February 2, 2023, this year’s program will open and
close with the restoration premieres of two major silent films from MoMA’s archive: Paul
Leni’s horror comedy The Cat and the Canary (1927) and Ernst Lubitsch's comedy The
Marriage Circle (1924), respectively.

Scott MacQueen will host a film preservation workshop on Saturday, January 14, at 4:00
p.m. in Titus Theater 2. With over three decades of experience, including 10 years as the
former head of preservation at UCLA Film and Television Archive, MacQueen will discuss
two of his most recent restoration projects: William Dieterle’s All That Money Can Buy
(1941) and William Cameron Menzies’s Invaders from Mars (1953).

https://press.moma.org/wp-content/up...ease_FINAL.pdf


Film Screenings & Program Schedule:

All That Money Can Buy. 1941. Directed by William Dieterle. Written by Stephen Vincent
Benet and Dan Totheroh. With Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon,
Gene Lockart, John Qualen. Digital restoration by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The
Film Foundation in collaboration with Janus Films, The Museum of Modern Art and the
Library of Congress, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation;
courtesy of Janus Films. New York premiere. 107 min.
Saturday, January 14, 1:30 p.m. T2
Wednesday, January 18, 6:30 p.m. T2

Lecture on film restorations by Scott MacQueen on William Dieterle’s All That Money Can
Buy (1941) and William Cameron Menzies’ Invaders from Mars (1953).
Saturday, January 14, 4:00 p.m. T2

https://press.moma.org/wp-content/up...3_Schedule.pdf

Two other movies are listed as "courtesy Janus Films":

Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso (Canoa: A Shameful Memory). 1976. Mexico.
Directed by Felipe Cazals. Written by Tomás Pérez Turrent. With Enrique Lucero, Salvador
Sanchez, Ernest Gomez Cruz. 4K digital restoration by Criterion Collection with the
supervision of Felipe Cazals; courtesy Janus Films. In Spanish; English subtitles. U.S.
premiere. 115 min.
Sunday, January 15, 4:00 p.m. T2
Thursday, January 26, 4:00 p.m. T2

Kaze no naka no mendori (A Hen in the Wind). 1948. Japan. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu.
Screenplay by YasujirôOzu, Ryôsuke Saitô. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Shûji Sano, Chieko Murata.
Digital restoration by Shochiku; courtesy Janus Films. In Japanese; English subtitles. U.S.
premiere. 84 min.
Monday, January 16, 4:30 p.m. T2
Thursday, February 2, 7:00 p.m. T2

Official Website:
https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5549

Official Press Website:
https://press.moma.org/film-media/tsap-2023/

[xspankyxduckx]

This may have been mentioned or posted somewhere but what criterion films have never been released on blu ray. I know chasing Amy but I can't find anything on any others

[M A]

Originally Posted by xspankyxduckx

This may have been mentioned or posted somewhere but what criterion films have never been released on blu ray. I know chasing Amy but I can't find anything on any others

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ction_releases

All the ones without a "yes" in the blu-ray column.

[Surge92]

Holiday sale at Criterion if anyone is interested. 30% off, pre-orders included, until 12/18.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Surge92

Holiday sale at Criterion if anyone is interested. 30% off, pre-orders included, until 12/18.

Are the prices that are shown (not crossed out) the discounted prices? I've got my eye on that Lars von Trier set.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Are the prices that are shown (not crossed out) the discounted prices? I've got my eye on that Lars von Trier set.

I believe so. I mostly skipped the November sale, but I might take a plunge. There's three titles I've been wanting for a very long time.

[JoelGoodsen]

So with the 30% discount, Dazed and Confused 4K pre order is still $35?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

So with the 30% discount, Dazed and Confused 4K pre order is still $35?

That would be 30% off MSRP, yes. It was higher before on their site.

[pathman]

My email announcing the sale also included a $10 GC for being a Criterion Channel subscriber.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by pathman

My email announcing the sale also including a $10 GC for being a Criterion Channel subscriber.

Wow, thanks for mentioning that. I get two emails usually, one from Criterion Channel, and one from Criterion Collection. I looked at the latter, and just deleted the other figuring it was the same, but I just looked, and it does indeed have a $10 code included.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

So with the 30% discount, Dazed and Confused 4K pre order is still $35?

Dazed and Confused release is Feb 21 which should be within 2 weeks of the next Flash sale (best guess Feb 28). Seems a bit extravagant to get it a week or two early -- just my opinion of course

[Shanghai Express]

Quelle surprise! Opened the email and immediately preordered Imitation Of Life. That was easy.

[MifuneFan]

This is something that doesn't get discussed much, but barring rare exceptions, when Criterion announces a release date, they stick to it. That can't be said for Kino, Arrow, Shout, Indicator, 88 Films, and many other boutique labels in the business. It's a small thing, but I've seen so many people get frustrated with other labels when an announced release date keeps shifting.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

That would make a release even more pathetic.

I'm not sure I follow.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This is something that doesn't get discussed much, but barring rare exceptions, when Criterion announces a release date, they stick to it. That can't be said for Kino, Arrow, Shout, Indicator, 88 Films, and many other boutique labels in the business. It's a small thing, but I've seen so many people get frustrated with other labels when an announced release date keeps shifting.

They just delay announcements instead.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by koberulz

I'm not sure I follow.

Too on the nose. Like he’s practically begging Criterion to release it. Though maybe a deal was already done when he filmed it.

[koberulz]

Well yes, the existence of the mug clearly indicates a relationship - branded items don't end up in movies without those discussions happening first.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by koberulz

One of the characters in the film uses a Janus Films mug, apparently.

Originally Posted by koberulz

Well yes, the existence of the mug clearly indicates a relationship - branded items don't end up in movies without those discussions happening first.

I saw Glass Onion with Rian Johnson doing a Q&A after, and he said the Janus Films mug wasn't actually planned at all. While shooting the film he noticed one of the crew on the set had the Janus Films mug, so they decided to switch out the regular one they were planning to use with that one instead. He thought it worked really well because of

[Show spoiler]the symbolism behind Janus, and how that pertains to the character.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Well yes, the existence of the mug clearly indicates a relationship - branded items don't end up in movies without those discussions happening first.

I didn’t even think of that. Criterion getting into the product placement game

[Banned User]

Has anyone else had an issue with The Lady Vanishes?

I know there is a list of defective Bluray's a few years back and it's not on that list. However went to watch it and none of my players read it anymore.

Anyway as long as we are hoping for stuff. Barry Lyndon 4K!