The Criterion Collection

[93wergo]

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

Just curious, besides The Furies, do any other releases have a full bound book of the source novel?

Vampyr and Short Cuts

[joshinminn]

What a great month! I'm passing on the WA box set since I already have so many of them, but definitely in for French Dispatch and Isle of Dogs. Will be excited to get both Flow and This is Spinal Tap in the October flash sale! Glad to see some of the others are also streaming on the Criterion Channel.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

Just curious, besides The Furies, do any other releases have a full bound book of the source novel? I know Haxan has a bound book, but since that’s not based on a novella, I think it’s just art? (I don’t own the release, I have the Radiance edition)

Also, I guess I never really realized it was based on a book, definitely going to seek that out.

MR. ARKADIN DVD came with a novel written by Orson Welles.

[starman15317]

So many excellent releases coming in September, but Spinal Tap might just be a day one purchase. One of my favorite films ever.

[h0h0x]

Spinal Tap

[DrasticHandprint]

Originally Posted by 93wergo

Vampyr and Short Cuts

Oh, thank you, btw - I wasn’t thinking of Haxan in my original comment, I was thinking of Vampyr.

[Poya]

Originally Posted by kamphausd1

I really want to look forward to this one, but considering how crazy and obsessed Reiner is nowadays with a certain subject matter, I'm honestly worried he might've incorporated certain stuff into this new edition.

Reiner used to be a great filmmaker but he's never recovered from North.

[kamphausd1]

Originally Posted by Poya

Reiner used to be a great filmmaker but he's never recovered from North.

Yeah that was a wretched movie, but that's not exactly what I'm referring to.

[Foggy]

The Audiard movies seeming to preemptive that we might be getting Emilia Perez.

[DoubleHelix]

Is there a rights issue going on with Kagamusha? Does that apply to bfi as well?

[dwk]

Originally Posted by DrasticHandprint

Just curious, besides The Furies, do any other releases have a full bound book of the source novel? (Edit: I meant Vampyr which was based on something, not Haxan, leaving for posterity) I know Haxan has a bound book, but since that’s not based on a novella, I think it’s just art? (I don’t own the release, I have the Radiance edition)

Also, I guess I never really realized it was based on a book, definitely going to seek that out.

There are a number of releases that include (or initially included) the short stories on which the films were based in the booklet. I swear there used to be a list somewhere of Criterion releases that included the source material, but I can't remember who did it/where it was posted.

[fattyjoe37]

Great month. Was already in for the Wes Anderson box set, will be also be adding Spinal Tap and High and Low to my collection.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by DoubleHelix

Is there a rights issue going on with Kagamusha? Does that apply to bfi as well?

Disney owns the US and UK rights.

[Watershipdownisgood]

In for Spinal Tap, Flow freaking finally, and the High and Low double dip as that's one of my favorites of Kurosawa

Also Isle of Dogs

[Jobla]

I look forward to reading comments about the 4K of HIGH AND LOW when it's released. I had the previous Criterion disc (don't recall if it was DVD or Blu-ray) quite a few years ago and wasn't able to read some of the subtitles. I do hope the subtitles are much bolder on this new release.

[rmeisch]

Originally Posted by kamphausd1

I really want to look forward to this one, but considering how crazy and obsessed Reiner is nowadays with a certain subject matter, I'm honestly worried he might've incorporated certain stuff into this new edition.

You fear that Reiner has gone back and edited the original film to include new material related to the current political environment?

[sherlockjr]

Originally Posted by rmeisch

You fear that Reiner has gone back and edited the original film to include new material related to the current political environment?

Rob Reiner's SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES is scheduled for release in September. So I suspect that if there's anything about the current political environment it will be in that new release.

Then again, Nigel, David, and Derek seem to be far too lame brained to pay much attention to politics, US or UK.

[MovieBuff647]

Originally Posted by Foggy

The Audiard movies seeming to preemptive that we might be getting Emilia Perez.

Would be depressing if that's what Netflix chooses to license out. Justice for BLONDE and I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS!

[Axl Rose]

Buying 2 copies of Born in Flames.

[fattyjoe37]

People...the Spinal Tap disc will be full of Reiner's thoughts circa 1994 when Criterion originally released the film on LaserDisc. There is one new interview with him and Patton Oswalt. So if you need a safe space from potential political discussion, don't watch that.