The Criterion Collection

[UncleBuckWild]

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum's Closet Picks - YouTube

[UHDLoverForever]

Originally Posted by NeoNical

That doesn't happen. Criterion has released many Blu-ray titles that Kino upgraded to UHD (The Silence of the Lambs, In the Heat of the Night, Some Like It Hot, etc.) but never a separate UHD release before. I doubt the distribution contracts that Criterion and Kino received from these companies would allow both of them to release UHD (Criterion were probably given the rights to the film on Blu-ray only whereas Kino gets the UHD).

But if it's after Kino's license expires, then maybe Criterion will release these UHDs but I have a feeling these won't be coming out for a while regardless.

Thanks for the reply. I was curious about this because of those cases you mentioned of Criterion releasing a blu-ray and Kino upgrading it to UHD.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I'm curious what Olive Films titles Criterion has acquired but not yet released.

Johnny Guitar, I hope!

[Taylor3978]

Originally Posted by Alfredlynch

The Last Wave (1977)

Umbrella has already put this out:



I'd prefer to see some other Weir films made available, this is not even on BD:

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I remember him being a guest programmer alongside Robert Osborne on TCM roughly 10 years ago. Two of the four picks were The Wind Journeys and Aaltra. Titles that were unknown to me and I ended up enjoying them both. I was quite impressed with his knowledge of film and also just listening to the two of them discussing the four picks that he chose.

Patton wrote an excellent book called Silver Screen Fiend about his love for/addiction to movies, especially focusing on his obsession with catching everything he could at the New Beverly. Very insightful and highly recommended.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

Umbrella has already put this out:



I'd prefer to see some other Weir films made available, this is not even on BD:

Yes The Year of Living Dangerously really deserves a Blu-Ray I have a strong feeling Criterion has it, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we get this title in December, or most likely next year. That titles on my wishlist it needs to happen so bad.

[critterdvd]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Which, to some (maybe even me), is his greatest achievement in visual arts!

I really need to get around to watching season 3 of twin peaks. Maybe I’ll do a marathon when I go to the cabin next week.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Wow, people jealous and upset over folks that contributed to the art of movie-making getting some movies. The closet is really more an informal recommendation portal for fans who get hints about films / directors they may have not heard of, or be on the fence about. Enjoy it for what it is.

Rather than getting upset with them scoring freebies due to their "status," I'm more curious why they go off on hugely enthusiastic and energetic cheerleading for recommending movies and yet they don't already own said movies? Are they only worth getting for free?

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

I suggest a funny game: make the wildest, most miraculous, truly impossible prediction for this November's release slate. The most pipe-dream lineup you can think of, go bonkers!

Two Yorgos Lanthimos' films on UHD: The Favourite and Poor Things.

I predict these two movies in particular WILL be released by Criterion and not be a pipe dream or represent anyone going bonkers.

Why?

Because they and the director SOUND like Criterion titles more than any of the other ones you predicted!

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by jbs1969

There are countless artists who do not own or collect physical media. I suspect it has to do with not being too focused on others work, space limitations, not living in one place for long periods, or other practical reasons. I can give you one closet video example I have knowledge of. I gave the artist a Blu-ray just a few years ago and they told me they didn't have a player. It doesn't make sense to assume net worth or personal lifestyles of people we don't even know.

Oh I think this sounds like a pretty roundabout way to defend celebrities you don't personally know.

If all that you say is true, why is it any different when they then take the physical media for free? How does that work with all their "space limitations, not living in one place for long periods, or other practical reasons?"

I also don't think it makes sense to assume anything about personal lifestyles of people we don't even know, let alone offer them excuses, but that's what you did.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by jbs1969

I don't understand what you're presenting here. I've worked with many artists and I'm just giving one anecdote of an artist who did a closet video who I know personally that didn't own a blu-ray player until more recently. It's up to you if you want to assume the worst about artists who love Criterion, just based on their visit to the closet. Artists also make donations for auctions for charity etc, so I personally wouldn't assume they all keep what they grab or display in the videos. I find it odd that we can't just enjoy their stories or anything positive anymore because we assume everyone is a terrible person. I've enjoyed all the closet videos I've watched, even of people I didn't know or weren't that interested in their own work.

Wow. You are reading way too much into this and weirdly seeming to take it personally that someone might be pointing out an obvious irony to these videos featuring some celebrities. I asked a perfectly legitimate question, but instead of trying to answer it, you are taking detour after detour trying to defend celebrities or pandering to the celebrity worship that is way too prevalent in our culture today.

Either way, calm down, nobody is crucifying these people or their personal habits or trying to turn a positive into a negative. I think you are more frustrated not by my question, but simply because I may not share your apparent eminent and unconditional respect for these "strangers" just because they are celebrities. In the end, I don't care why they are there or why they are taking any movies, I just don't get why they offer up heaps of praise for what they are taking and yet it never occurred to them to reinforce that before by putting money where there mouths are.

EDIT TO ADD: You are the second new member of this forum who has just joined this month and come after one of my posts with a pretty bluntly ridiculous couterpoint. Or maybe you are the same one? I can't remember, but if this is all just a sock account to bust my balls, own up to it, man. I'll gladly be called paranoid now.

[jshaide]

What we REALLY need announced is Minnie and Moskowitz.

RIP Gena Rowlands

[UHDLoverForever]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I predict these two movies in particular WILL be released by Criterion and not be a pipe dream or represent anyone going bonkers.

Why?

Because they and the director SOUND like Criterion titles more than any of the other ones you predicted!

To be clear, the "pipe dream" in my list was all those titles coming out at once in a single month, not any of the individual films coming out at all. I believe at least nearly all titles I mentioned will be released by Criterion on UHD throughout the years for the rest of the decade.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

To be clear, the "pipe dream" in my list was all those titles coming out at once in a single month, not any of the individual films coming out at all. I believe at least nearly all titles I mentioned will be released by Criterion on UHD throughout the years for the rest of the decade.

I think you're right we will get all of them at some point eventually. The Fox stuff though might wait longer

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by UHDLoverForever

To be clear, the "pipe dream" in my list was all those titles coming out at once in a single month, not any of the individual films coming out at all. I believe at least nearly all titles I mentioned will be released by Criterion on UHD throughout the years for the rest of the decade.

To be clear from my end: I was poking fun that Criterion often releases foreign titles by directors with unusual sounding names and that of all the ones you posted, those two stood a better chance than the rest of coming out. It was not any commentary on your time frame or idea that they would all come out together at the same time.

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I think you are more frustrated not by my question, but simply because I may not share your apparent eminent and unconditional respect for these "strangers" just because they are celebrities

Here’s what it is for me. They’re ambassadors for the film industry, or should be. There are a LOT of people in the industry who have no respect for film history; there are a lot of them in the business for the buck. When you see people at the top of their career arc and talk about their *emotional* connection - I don’t care about their free discs. They are bringing value to film. Seeing Channing and Zoe rave about A Woman Under the Influence and Harlan County USA and Paris is Burning? That breaks open these titles for a new generation. Some TikToker is gonna stop and say, huh, that’s interesting.

There are really few things I love more than seeing a working professional discuss the ART of that business. So if they wanna take those discs home, put them on the shelves, give them to friends, I don’t know - I don’t resent it. I think it’s a service.

(At the Oscars, I would be WAY more happy if all the presenters got a tote bag of Criterions than a lifetime supply of lamb placenta skin moisturizer or whatever. )

[IntheMoodforTark]

Originally Posted by jshaide

What we REALLY need announced is Minnie and Moskowitz.

RIP Gena Rowlands

What we really need is the original cut of Shadows that Ray Carney discovered. She was the only one blocking its release, even threatening to seize the copy and destroy it.

[Scottie]

Zero noticeable screenshot upgrades.

This leads me to believe that if they upgrade a title, it'll be one that has already undergone a 4K restoration and been released on BD.

Otherwise, I'm going to assume that all of the releases will be new entries. (Unless they really just haven't started to update their site yet.)

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by Scottie

Zero noticeable screenshot upgrades.

This leads me to believe that if they upgrade a title, it'll be one that has already undergone a 4K restoration.

Otherwise, I'm going to assume that all of the releases will be new entries. (Unless they really just haven't started to update their site yet.)

CC40 final release. And they burn the building DOWN.

[Watershipdownisgood]

I just noticed this article and well it’s very interesting about blaxploitation films including premieres of Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Black Caesar which has me thinking this at the moment. Is a blaxploitation box set from Criterion coming out in the near future like say next year?

https://www.criterion.com/current/po...loitation-baby

I could definitely see it since Kino, Arrow, and MVD won’t touch this genre very much I could see Criterion doing it. They already did Shaft so I could see Black Caesar, Foxy Brown, and Coffy 4Ks in the near future which sounds crazy. They just posted this article August 13th so they definitely have a huge interest in blaxploitation films.