The Criterion Collection

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by postmodel

Heads up…the 4 Heisei-Era films are now of the Channel…and start with the criterion logo.

The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs Biollante
Godzilla vs King Ghodorah
Godzilla vs Mothea

Originally Posted by NeoNical

Hopefully the other three films are owned by Criterion eventually

I really like these films more than the Showa Era personally

Originally Posted by Yautja_Warrior

Fingers crossed a Godzilla Heisei-Era boxset is a possibility.

I'd probably go down on everything Godzilla at once. A copy of Showa that's not spider-wrapped, plus a Heisei release if it ever shows up, plus Minus One if Criterion ever does it.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by BrokenGlass41

…And I was going to get most of these next round (in two weeks). Fudge.

[BadBart]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Looks like someone’s suspension was lifted.

My screen is full of empty one liners from a blocked user who must post individually to every post made in the thread. Sometimes I have a full page of posts that I'm thankful I won't have to read

[BrokenGlass41]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

I said it. I said the word. The eff-dash-dash-dash word.

[BrokenGlass41]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Looks like someone’s suspension was lifted.

Who?

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by take1leave1

Finally pulled the trigger on the Ranown Westerns set. Having these in 4k is nuts. Only Criterion would understand the importance of these films.

I finally started the set the other night with Ride Lonesome. Holy cow. Beyond being just the tightest little gem of a film, it’s just beautiful.

Sometimes I think about when I started collecting LDs and how I wouldn’t even have been able to imagine a set like this, at this kind of quality. Now sometimes I’m at risk for taking all this for granted. It’s kind of a magical time.

Anyway, The Tall T is next.

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Dogfight is an underrated masterpiece. If it weren't for July being legendary it would've been Dogfight, On The Waterfront, Freaks, and then a lot of Lynch, Scorsese, and Bergman.

I was one of the, oh, 7 people who saw Dogfight in the theater, and boy, was I delighted to find that it had only improved with age. My wife was very unsure when I put it on, because the whole premise was so potentially brutal. But she was as bowled over as I was.

[tomblu]

Can anyone please tell me
a) when the 50% sale lasts until
b) will amazon be matching the b&n up until the end of the sale, or do they traditionally end their sale earlier?

Thanks!

[bokes]

Is Criterion done with Wes Anderson?
The last 3/4 films have been ignored.

[saltburn]

Originally Posted by bokes

Is Criterion done with Wes Anderson?
The last 3/4 films have been ignored.

No indication of that other than Isle of Dogs seems to be taking longer than usual. I think he's hands on in supervising the criterion releases. And other releases have taken a couple to a few years from theatrical release to a criterion disc. He's probably busy.

[MifuneFan]

Here are my October predictions. It's unrealistically stacked, but I'm hoping for at least one of these.

Cronos 4K
Mr Vampire I-IV
I Walked With a Zombie and/or The Seventh Victim
Demon Pond
Titane 4K
Body Double 4K

(I also had Spellbound on there at one point, but figured that was pushing it )

[RojD]

For October, I'd be happy to finally see Atlantics. There was a lot of buzz for a while, but I haven't seen much about it since.

And Pandora's Box 4K. The new restoration is amazing...and you might say the tone is vaguely October-y. But that said, I'd take it any month, just the sooner, the better.

[Egbert Souse]

My predictions,

Godzilla '54 4K
Godzilla Heisei Era Box
Godzilla Minus One 4K/Blu
King Kong '33 4K
Cronos 4K

[cgpublic]

Originally Posted by RojD

For October, I'd be happy to finally see Atlantics. There was a lot of buzz for a while, but I haven't seen much about it since.

Yes, surprised that Atlantics hasn't been released as of yet, but then it was available on Netflix and CC for donkey's years. After making a splash and winning at Cannes, Diop hasn't really been on the radar, even with her latest.

Agree it would make a very good release for October, and not to oversell the film, but it's a terrific ghost story and certainly one of the best in recent memory.

Originally Posted by RojD

And Pandora's Box 4K. The new restoration is amazing...and you might say the tone is vaguely October-y. But that said, I'd take it any month, just the sooner, the better.

I haven't seen the new restoration, but agree I'd buy it sight unseen any month, the sooner the better.

[cgpublic]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

My predictions,

Godzilla '54 4K
Godzilla Heisei Era Box
Godzilla Minus One 4K/Blu
King Kong '33 4K
Cronos 4K

There's a match made somewhere on the internet.

[JupiterMission]

Originally Posted by bokes

Is Criterion done with Wes Anderson?
The last 3/4 films have been ignored.

Almost certainly not. The guy who owns Indian Paintbrush, which has produced all of Wes's recent films just bought the Criterion Collection, so I think any delays are just because of busy schedules. I am hoping hard for 4ks to start coming out soon.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Body Double 4K

I would flip.

[jt839]

Originally Posted by JupiterMission

I would flip.

Me too. I've been waiting for a 4k of it for years.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by dwk

I think the Mr. Vampire series and/or Encounters of the Spooky Kind are more likely than any Japanese horror titles. (On the other hand, I have seen some signs that Eastern Condors might finally be happening, even though it hasn't explicitly been mentioned/posted that it is in the works, I'm being vague 'cause I don't want anyone to gt in trouble.)

Hopefully it’s “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and Criterion are able to get Warner to license the 2nd film since there probably our best and last hope of ever seeing it on English friendly home video.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Hopefully it’s “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and Criterion are able to get Warner to license the 2nd film since there probably our best and last hope of ever seeing it on English friendly home video.

Mr. Vampire 1992 is also with WB, so a Criterion set would probably be the only chance of that getting an English friendly Blu-ray.

[dwk]

Pandora's Box has new screenshots.