The Criterion Collection

[exzachary]

Originally Posted by Scottie

This screenshot looks way too good for a DVD only title.



And it's been five years since a David Mamet film has been released.

An archive snapshot from 2021 shows the same picture unfortunately.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

Perhaps we'll get a Chaplin big box since this year is the 110th anniversary of his film debut.

Since Flicker Alley already put out the Mutual and Essanay films, and I assume someone is going to put out the Keystones before long, they could easily fit his Estate-owned filmography within a 12-disc set.

I think Criterion has some shorts, but can’t remember which.

I was 21 when Modern Times was released. Am now 34 (oh god) and still waiting on some Chaplin titles.

[javy]

Originally Posted by jshaide

I think Criterion has some shorts, but can’t remember which.

I was 21 when Modern Times was released. Am now 34 and still waiting on some Chaplin titles.

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by jshaide

I’m trying to think of ways they can accelerate and get these on disc in releases that make sense. Those three would fit nicely.

A five film talkies box set would make sense. And the remaining shorts.

The way Criterion staggers this stuff drives me up the wall. Chaplin too.

I recall hearing that Criterion were going to release his talkies in a boxset, then his shorts etc. The talkies boxset talk was from 10+ years ago.

It seems obvious to me that his films don't sell well enough to justify the effort. How many Lloyd films have they released since 2013? 4, including Safety Last and The Freshman?

The gap between releases is also getting bigger. Between 2013 and 2015, we got one film a year, but there was a 4 year gap between Speedy and The Kid Brother, which was released 5 years ago.

[kenrik]

Can anybody tell me if ther eis a real difference between older Criterion titles and new ones? Do the new ones have less additionnal content? Im asking because they release a lot of recent movies and i heard many things.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by kenrik

Can anybody tell me if ther eis a real difference between older Criterion titles and new ones? Do the new ones have less additionnal content? Im asking because they release a lot of recent movies and i heard many things.

Are you strictly referring to the included extras? If so, it varies per release regardless of how old a film may or may not be.

It should be noted that their newer Janus Contemporaries line, featuring films still in cinemas, are pretty barebones on what is included.

[GenPion]

Originally Posted by dwk

Chungking Express' page has an odd glitch that wasn't there last week. The screenshot slider at the bottom has 17 caps listed, but there is only 16 of them.

I don't know when it will be announced but I imagine a future title will be Chungking Express 4K. I sure hope so because it's one of my favorites!

[disco1979]

My dream list:

The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4K
Working Girl 4K (with deleted scenes including stuff we can still see in the trailers)
Crooklyn 4K (I enjoy the Kino Lorber disc but it's the 30th anniversary this year)
Peggy Sue Got Married 4K
Raise the Red Lantern

Simply dreaming: Criterion and Madonna coming together to compile her videos in 4K format. Ditto with Bowie's estate.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by beamish13

UCLA’s beautiful restoration of Trouble in Paradise was finished over a decade ago

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It was restored in 2017. Still several years ago, but not over a decade.

Didn’t they show it a year or two ago at the TCM Film Festival? I remember thinking it wouldn’t be too long till a Criterion upgrade. After a while I even bought the dvd to ensure it would happen. Obviously it didn’t.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by jshaide

I’m trying to think of ways they can accelerate and get these on disc in releases that make sense. Those three would fit nicely.

A five film talkies box set would make sense. And the remaining shorts.

The way Criterion staggers this stuff drives me up the wall. Chaplin too.

What I wouldn't give for a Criterion 4K of that.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

My predictions:

Paris, Texas 4K
North by Northwest 4K
Adventures of Antoine Doinel w/ 400 Blows 4K
Pandora's Box
A Confucian Confusion

North by Northwest would be excellent and makes sense for July. The other big WB title Criterion allegedly has, Amadeus, would then be slated for November is my guess.

I'll gladly take the Doinel set in 4K. I think another title that might be released is The Wages of Fear UHD.

[traths]

The last two years Criterion has released a Scorsese film in July. Maybe we’ll get Killers of the Flower Moon this year?

[themp3000]

If we have a Scorsese again, I would love for it to be Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore…

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by traths

The last two years Criterion has released a Scorsese film in July. Maybe we’ll get Killers of the Flower Moon this year?

I was going to add that to my predictions list too, but I'm just not sure if Apple are willing to license to Criterion or not (Velvet Underground wsa licensed from Polygram apparently). I'm still hoping Criterion can get CODA from them.

[MifuneFan]

Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) opens at IFC Center on June 7th. Criterion are said to have this one, so with it being the film's 25th anniversary, we'll hopefully see a BD / 4K later this year.

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-...ife-her-lover/

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) opens at IFC Center on June 7th. Criterion are said to have this one, so with it being the film's 25th anniversary, we'll hopefully see a BD / 4K later this year.

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-...ife-her-lover/

I saw that last night! Clicked on it hoping it would say "Janus"!

[Shanghai Express]

Trouble In Paradise still has only that one still on its page, so it's probably not coming

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by themp3000

If we have a Scorsese again, I would love for it to be Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore…

And while I would like an individual release but I doubt it would get one, they should tack on Who's That Knocking at My Door.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by themp3000

If we have a Scorsese again, I would love for it to be Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore…

I wonder if it will come from Warner Archive instead.

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by traths

The last two years Criterion has released a Scorsese film in July. Maybe we’ll get Killers of the Flower Moon this year?

Continuing to keep my fingers crossed for Bringing Out the Dead...