The Criterion Collection

[Scottie]

The Starlet cover artwork will more than likely look like this when announced/released.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TJ2BlReus0

Armageddon will NEVER be re-released by Criterion, whether it's on 4k blu-ray, Betamax or laserdisc, I don't care what. I'll bet my soul on that.

[jw007]

Although, I'd say the cover for Criterion's 1999 DVD of Armageddon is and always will be the most MINIMALIST artwork for any home video release EVER!

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by jw007

Armageddon will NEVER be re-released by Criterion, whether it's on 4k blu-ray, Betamax or laserdisc, I don't care what. I'll bet my soul on that.

If it was just based on the film? Oh yeah. But that commentary is so deeply associated with Criterion, a title that comes up every time there's a discussion of the all-time great commentaries, that I would be genuinely shocked if it doesn't make its way over at some point.

But I don't think we'll see The Rock.

[Tony208]

Even Affleck wants Armageddon 4k

[jw007]

Originally Posted by DimitriL

If it was just based on the film? Oh yeah. But that commentary is so deeply associated with Criterion, a title that comes up every time there's a discussion of the all-time great commentaries, that I would be genuinely shocked if it doesn't make its way over at some point.

But I don't think we'll see The Rock.

I never heard that commentary track! The Criterion DVD is long out of print but I can still buy the DVD for $13 on Amazon Prime in "Good" condition. I might just do it. After all, 26 years of waiting to own Armageddon is 26 years too long, especially if the world is feeling a bit like Armageddon lately! Plus the old Criterion DVD has two commentary tracks, not just one (but yes, the first one with Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck IS THE ONE to hear).

[ophone]

Originally Posted by ophone

I'm still hoping for a new Blu-ray or even a 4K release of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le deuxième souffle by Criterion. (Also hoping a French distributor would be in the game to release a French version. Such things have been done with other French movies released by Criterion.)

Read on the site here there is a planned 4K release by Le chat qui fume:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=372616

[NeoNical]

Just a random thought but I just saw Shall We Dance last night and it made me think that there would probably be a good chance Criterion could release this one. Not only is there a new 4K restoration being shown in theaters by Film Movement but it's also previously a Miramax title. If this film follows the same path and history as Farewell My Concubine did, I wouldn't be surprised if Criterion ended up releasing this on home video (Perhaps the first giveaway should be seeing who's going to be listed as distributor once the film is available to purchase on streaming).

[javy]

Originally Posted by ophone

Read on the site here there is a planned 4K release by Le chat qui fume:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=372616

Maybe that means Criterion or Studio Canal might also release it. I hope so. Le chat qui fume aren't always reliable for including English subs.

[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by jw007

Although, I'd say the cover for Criterion's 1999 DVD of Armageddon is and always will be the most MINIMALIST artwork for any home video release EVER!

Have you not seen this?

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by Ishai

Kevin Smith said a steelbook is coming soon, two things that don't fit criterion who would've sat on it for a while

Didn’t he say that Dogma was in some set of movies that was like mostly martial arts stuff?

[PallasCat]

I wonder if anyone here can help me? I'm in the UK and just tried to play my A coded Eyes Without a Face in my multi region Panasonic UB159 and it says the 'The content is not compatible'. It's not a region coding thing because it has played every A disc I've thrown at it apart from this one. Does anybody here had playback issues?

Mods, I hope you don't mind but I'll post this in the UK criterion thread too.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Edited to add:

Found help in the UK thread.

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiuHyOtavek

I wonder what happens with these UK residents who visit the closet? Do the Criterion staffers have a quiet word about region coding and take the RA disks out of their hands?

[Ishai]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Didn’t he say that Dogma was in some set of movies that was like mostly martial arts stuff?

Didn't hear that. All I know is that Kevin is touring the movie (actually starting today) and that it will hit theaters in the first weekend of June.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by Ishai

Didn't hear that. All I know is that Kevin is touring the movie (actually starting today) and that it will hit theaters in the first weekend of June.

Ah found it. From a Vulture article:

But G̶o̶d̶ Alanis Morissette works in mysterious ways. The convicted rapist needed money for challenging the aforementioned convictions, so his company sold a huge chunk of film off. “I guess he needed money for his legal fees and shit,” Smith said, “and he sold a giant package that was a bunch of kung fu movies, Fahrenheit 9/11, Kids, and Dogma.” The company didn’t realize what they had bought, Smith said. “When they looked at them, they’re like, ‘Ben Affleck’s in this one!’” They reached out to Smith, who said it was “like getting my ****ing child back.”

https://www.vulture.com/article/vult...&utm_source=tw

[will oneill]

Originally Posted by concolt

I noticed that too. I really hope it’s a possibility.

and Carrie Coon was just in a Closet video a month ago, so that's actually three recent GG cast members.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

Have you not seen this?

Too many words. I'm referring to just plain and nothing on the cover (aka minimalism)

[dwk]

Originally Posted by jw007

Too many words. I'm referring to just plain and nothing on the cover (aka minimalism)

The red thing is the insert essay
check out the packaging pics at the Criterion Forum

[jw007]

Originally Posted by dwk

The red thing is the insert essay
check out the packaging pics at the Criterion Forum

Still, technically more words on the white square.

[jackranderson]

Does anyone know if the Brakhage re-issue misses anything when it comes to the booklet?