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[Scottie]

Monthly repost.

Rumors In The Criterion Collection

Rumors in The Criterion Collection

NOTE: There are many more hints from The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter that are difficult to decipher. Once determined, the list will be updated accordingly.

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• 25th Hour (2002, Spike Lee) is hinted at in a 2012 tweet by the director, in which he confirms that he has recorded a new commentary for Blu-ray release of the film. Although the film was released by Disney in 2014, there is still a possibility for a future release. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• An Actor’s Revenge (1963, Kon Ichikawa) has recently been restored. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Alice in the Cities (1974, Wim Wenders) will be released in the future as confirmed in an “IndieWire” interview with the director in 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Apu Trilogy (1955-1959, Satyajit Ray) will be released theatrically and on Blu-ray and DVD in 2015 as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The “Before” Trilogy (1995-2014, Richard Linklater) will be released in the future as confirmed by actor, Ethan Hawke, who confirmed with “Collider" that The Criterion Collection is trying to secure the rights to all three films. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Beyond the Hills (2012, Cristian Mungiu) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor IFC Films. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Bicycle Thieves (1948, Vittorio De Sica) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Big Clock (1948, John Farrow) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Bitter Rice (1949, Giuseppe De Santis) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection's New Years newsletter. The date of the newsletter is currently unknown. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Blue is the Warmest Color (2013, Abdellatif Kechiche) will be released in a Special Edition in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection's February 2013 press sheet. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Boy (1969, Nagisa Ôshima) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection's New Years 2013 newsletter and at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Boyhood (2014, Richard Linklater) will be released in a Special Edition in the future as confirmed by the director's production company, Detour Films. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Breaker Morant (1980, Bruce Beresford) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• A Brighter Summer Day (1991, Edward Yang) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Brood (1979, David Cronenberg) will be released in the future as confirmed by a "MovieFanFare" blog post in 2014 and The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Burden of Dreams (1982, Les Blank) is hinted at in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection, in which essays of the film are seen stacked next to essays used for several Blu-ray releases. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Burn! (1969, Gillo Pontecorvo) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Burroughs: The Movie (1983, Howard Brookner) will be released theatrically and on Blu-ray and DVD in 2015 as confirmed by a "FlavorWire" interview with Aaron Brookner in 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Charles Chaplin Canon (N/A, Charles Chaplin) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Clouds of Sils Maria (2014, Olivier Assayas) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Complete Mr. Arkadin (1955, Orson Welles) is hinted at in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection, in which essays of the film are seen stacked next to essays used for several Blu-ray releases. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Confession (1970, Costa-Gavras) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s January 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Conflagration (1958, Kon Ichikawa) has recently been restored. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• David Lynch film(s) (N/A, David Lynch) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Devils (1971, Ken Russell) is hinted as being released in the future at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Elevator to the Gallows (1958, Louis Malle) has recently been restored by Rialto Pictures. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Emigrants (1971, Jan Troell) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Europa Europa (1990, Agnieszka Holland) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Fisher King (1991, Terry Gilliam) will be released in 2015 as confirmed by the director at DragonCon 2014 and The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981, Karel Reisz) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, Wes Anderson) will be released in the future. The Criterion Collection owns the rights to all of the director’s films and this is the only one not to be already confirmed or released. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• La Grande Illusion (1937, Jean Renoir) is hinted at in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection. The photo comes at a time when rumors began to surface regarding a new deal between The Criterion Collection and StudioCanal. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Harold Lloyd Canon (N/A, N/A) will be released in the future as confirmed by a "Parade Condenast" interview with Suzanne Lloyd in 2013. The first box set to be confirmed will consist of the Harold Lloyd talkies. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Her Brother (1960, Kon Ichikawa) has recently been restored. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Hiroshima, mon amour (1959, Alain Resnais) has recently been restored in 4K by Argos Films. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• How I Won the War (1967, Richard Lester) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, The Coen Brothers) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• King of Hearts (1966, Philippe de Broca) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Jacques Rivette film(s) (N/A, Jacques Rivette) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2012 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Kings of the Road (1976, Wim Wenders) will be released in the future as confirmed in an “IndieWire” interview with the director in 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Koker Trilogy (1987-1994, Abbas Kiarostami) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Krzysztof Kieslowski film(s) (N/A, Krzysztof Kieslowski) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. The most logical prediction is Blind Chance (1987) as it has just recently been restored. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Lady Eve (1941, Preston Sturges) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s January 2015 Instagram photo. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Mike Figgis) is hinted at in a 2013 tweet by the director, in which he confirms that he has talked with The Criterion Collection for the possibility of a 20th anniversary release by the studio. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Like Father, Like Son (2013, Hirokazu Koreeda) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor IFC Films. A domestic DVD release of the film has been released by the MPI Media Group. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Limelight (1952, Charles Chaplin) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection's December 2014 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976, Nicolas Roeg) is hinted at in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection, in which essays of the film are seen stacked next to essays used for several Blu-ray releases. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, Vol. 2 (N/A, N/A) will be released in the future as confirmed by the "Vol. 1" label on first box set. The set will include such films available on The Criterion Collection's Hulu page as Law of the Border (1961), Limite (1931), and Revenge (1989). (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• A Master Builder (2013, Jonathan Demme) will be released in the future as confirmed by a "Deadline" interview with the director in 2014 and The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• McCabe And Mrs. Miller (1971, Robert Altman) is hinted at in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection, in which the film’s cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, is seen working with the studio. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971, Rainer Werner Fassbinder) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Midnight Cowboy (1969, John Schlesinger) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection's November 2013 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Moonrise Kingdom (2012, Wes Anderson) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Mulholland Drive (2001, David Lynch) will be released in the future as confirmed by a "MovieFanFare" blog post in 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985, Stephen Frears) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Napoleon (1927, Abel Gance) is hinted as being released in the future at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The New Land (1972, Jan Troell) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The New World (2005, Terrence Malick) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• One-Eyed Jacks (1961, Marlon Brando) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• One, Two, Three (1961, Billy Wilder) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Othello (1952, Orson Welles) will be released in Fall 2015 as confirmed by WellesNet.com in December 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Pickup on South Street (1953, Samuel Fuller) has recently undergone a 4K restoration where it was screened at Utah’s “Arthouse Now” convention in January 2015. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Pier Paolo Pasolini film(s) (N/A, Pier Paolo Pasolini) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• A Raisin in the Sun (1961, Daniel Petrie) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection's New Years 2014 newsletter. There is much speculation surrounding the clue as it could also being alluding to the July 2014 released film, The Big Chill (1983). (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Red Sun (1971, Terence Young) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection's New Years 2014 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Roma (1972, Federico Fellini) is hinted as being released by The Criterion Collection due to the lack of a domestic Blu-ray release of the film thus far, as well as the close relationship between both The Criterion Collection and distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Rome, Open City (1945, Roberto Rossellini) will be released in the future as confirmed in an Instagram photo published by The Criterion Collection. There is a good possibility that both Paisan (1946) and Germany Year Zero will be released simultaneously or at a later date. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Rose (1979, Mark Rydell) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Le Samouraï (1967, Jean-Pierre Melville) will be in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2012 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Shôhei Imamura film(s) (N/A, Shôhei Imamura) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2012 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947, Preston Sturges) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection’s February 2015 Instagram photo. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• Speedy (1928, Ted Wilde) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• The Truth (1960, Henri-Georges Clouzot) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2013 Wexner Foundation conference. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Two Days, One Night (2014, The Dardenne Brothers) will be released in the future as confirmed by The Criterion Collection’s New Years 2015 newsletter, as well as a February 2015 Instagram photo showing actress Marion Cotillard recording an interview. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Victor Erice film(s) (N/A, Victor Erice) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. The most logical prediction is El Sur (1983), a long rumored title to be released by The Criterion Collection. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Warner Bros. film(s) (N/A, N/A) will be released in the future as confirmed at The Criterion Collection's 2014 Wexner Foundation conference. Several of the titles will come from Pre-Code Hollywood (late 1920s - early 1930s). (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

• Wild Child (1970, François Truffaut) is hinted at in The Criterion Collection's New Years 2013 newsletter. (STATUS: RUMORED)

• The Wrong Move (1975, Wim Wenders) will be released in the future as confirmed in an “IndieWire” interview with the director in 2014. (STATUS: CONFIRMED)

[demonknight]

Guesses/Hopes:
-After Hours
-The Brood
-Life of Brian
-Mulholland Dr.
-Sisters

Alternate desires:
-The Fisher King
-Midnight Cowboy

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Please give some non-Kurosawa Japanese directors a chance, Criterion.

Even better, release something from South Korea. You have a grand total of TWO FILMS from that country in your catalog.

Best yet, upgrade Onibaba to Blu-ray.

Man, my knowledge of Asian cinema of any kind, outside of Kurosawa's samurai films and a few Gong Li movies and a couple of Wong Kar-Wai films, is just truly pathetic. And I mean pathetic.

Just went and counted: Between Blu-Ray and DVD I own a grand total of 10 Asian films.

Originally Posted by astartimes

Fingers crossed for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Barton Fink, and Tom Waits' Big Time.

I would FREAK OUT if they announced that. FREAK. OUT.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Monthly repost.

How saddening to see so many confirmed future releases of films that have already been recently given the Region A Blu-ray treatment. I thought that was limited to all of Wes Anderson's films and the announced double dip of Blue is the Warmest Color. I prefer Criterion only releasing stuff that no one else has.

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Man, my knowledge of Asian cinema of any kind, outside of Kurosawa's samurai films and a few Gong Li movies and a couple of Wong Kar-Wai films, is just truly pathetic. And I mean pathetic.

Just went and counted: Between Blu-Ray and DVD I own a grand total of 10 Asian films.

It's okay. I've been focusing on a lot of Asian cinema the past few years but I have a blind spot for European cinema. I suspect that's an area you're quite familiar with.

But hey, Gong Li is a knockout and Wong Kar-Wai is my favorite living director so at least you've started in the right place.

[broganreynik]

I might as well hope for all the ones I want in the same month, right? So...

Before Trilogy
The Human Condition
Le Samourai
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
and heck, let's go with the Al Pacino/Gene Hackman flick, Scarecrow

[The Great Owl]

I just finished watching the Criterion Blu-ray of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita.

I'm too sleepy right now to give this Blu-ray the long review that it deserves, but I do want to add my name to those praising the brilliant transfer of the new 4K restoration, because this high definition presentation goes above and beyond my old Koch Entertainment DVD.

This Blu-ray is worth the price of admission just for scenes of the "ghost hunt" in the old castle. This is such a great moment in black-and-white cinema.

La Dolce Vita is one of the true game changer films in the collection, in terms of visual innovations. The oft-discussed point-of-view changeovers, the subsequent use of sunglasses as a fashion accessory in supermodel photos, elaborate tracking shots, and the general voyeur aesthetic are still widely imitated to the extent that contemporary game changer films on a visual level, like The Matrix, draw from its wellspring.

The final shot is a perfect blend of beauty and sadness, because it seems to represent a pure innocence to which the main character can never return.

It's unfortunate that we lost Anita Ekberg on January 11, when she passed away at the age of 83.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Even better, release something from South Korea. You have a grand total of TWO FILMS from that country in your catalog.

Also only two films from Hong Kong, one of which is OOP. And only one from Taiwan. And one from China (which I'm not sure really counts, as it's The Last Emperor).

[Sketchkid]

Thanks for the updated list. My most hoped for title is still Pans Labyrinth... maybe a better chance next yr for the 10th anniversary?

[belcherman]

Thanks for the list. I do think that the New Year's clue was fairly clear for Two for the Road, though.

[Fellini912]

Here we go again (a great example of an act of futility)


Zerkalo, Stalker or Andrei Rublev (in my opinion, Tarkovsky's best films) Kino will probably release the first two.

Journal d'un curé de campagne or L'Argent

The Faith (or more like the Faithless) trilogy by Bergman

El Espiritu de la Colmena - Victor Erice

Ugetsu

Anything by Buñuel (we have just one blu-ray in the collection)

Dekalog (we can always ask for miracles)

The Cranes are Flying or I am Cuba (when camera movements were an art form, not the shaky mess we have today)

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Here we go again (a great example of an act of futility)


Zerkalo, Stalker or Andrei Rublev (in my opinion, Tarkovsky's best films) Kino will probably release the first two.

Journal d'un curé de campagne or L'Argent

The Faith (or more like the Faithless) trilogy by Bergman

El Espiritu de la Colmena - Victor Erice

Ugetsu

Anything by Buñuel (we have just one blu-ray in the collection)

Dekalog (we can always ask for miracles)

The Cranes are Flying or I am Cuba (when camera movements were an art form, not the shaky mess we have today)

Would LOVE I Am Cuba!

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by GenPion

How would that even be possible? My understanding is that this was his big unfinished project that never even got to the filming stage.

Criterion could publish the script and put a big C on the cover.

[MachineGod]

Originally Posted by astartimes

Fingers crossed for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

That's and Mulholland Drive are 2 of my absolute most wanted films from Criterion. Jesse James needs a better transfer and some nice extras, and Mulholland Drive needs to be freaking released on Blu already. I want those 2 so bad. I mean there are a lot of films I would wish for a Criterion release, but most of them aren't practical. Those 2 seem like perfect candidates though and I'm hoping we see at least one before the end of the year. I loves their release of Eraserhead it's one of my absolute favorites.

[polygon1371]

Originally Posted by MachineGod

That's and Mulholland Drive are 2 of my absolute most wanted films from Criterion. Jesse James needs a better transfer and some nice extras, and Mulholland Drive needs to be freaking released on Blu already. I want those 2 so bad. I mean there are a lot of films I would wish for a Criterion release, but most of them aren't practical. Those 2 seem like perfect candidates though and I'm hoping we see at least one before the end of the year. I loves their release of Eraserhead it's one of my absolute favorites.

I also long for the day Mulholland Drive is released by Criterion. Sometimes I day dream about what the cover art will look like.

[joie]

I wonder whether all these "hints" aren't some sort of sophisticated trollery on Criterion's part. "Let's get their hopes up, then dash them against the rocks of disappointment."

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by polygon1371

I also long for the day Mulholland Drive is released by Criterion. Sometimes I day dream about what the cover art will look like.

I couldn't resist

[ShellOilJunior]

I had the pleasure of seeing the dazzling restoration of Hiroshima mon amour on Saturday at the cinematheque. The source was a blu-ray from Rialto which I was told by cinematheque's director will more than likely be the same transfer Criterion uses for its yet-to-be-announced blu-ray.

[mrjohnnyb]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Man, my knowledge of Asian cinema of any kind, outside of Kurosawa's samurai films and a few Gong Li movies and a couple of Wong Kar-Wai films, is just truly pathetic. And I mean pathetic.

Just went and counted: Between Blu-Ray and DVD I own a grand total of 10 Asian films.

Perhaps when the inevitable flash sale comes, you could treat yourself to some Ozu (Tokyo Story, Late Spring,) Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love,) Mizoguchi (Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu,) Suzuki (Branded to Kill,) Kobayashi (Harakiri,) Yang (Yi Yi,) or some Ray (The Music Room, Charulata.)

All of those films come highly recommended.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Also only two films from Hong Kong, one of which is OOP. And only one from Taiwan. And one from China (which I'm not sure really counts, as it's The Last Emperor).

Yes, I forgot that's true as well! It's a damn shame and proof that Criterion seems to only really care about Japanese film when it comes to Asian cinema.

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Perhaps when the inevitable flash sale comes, you could treat yourself to some Ozu (Tokyo Story, Late Spring,) Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love,) Mizoguchi (Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu,) Suzuki (Branded to Kill,) Kobayashi (Harakiri,) Yang (Yi Yi,) or some Ray (The Music Room, Charulata.)

All of those films come highly recommended.

I haven't seen the Mizoguchi or Ray titles but there's bound to be something AaronJ enjoys in General Ripper's list of recommendations.

[mrjohnnyb]

For the upcoming February announcement, I will submit some predictions that I would consider extreme long shots. Not only have these films not beed rumored at, let alone confirmed, but each of them does not even have an North American DVD release. I mention them only because they need to be released some day:

Greed (von Stroheim)
The Mother and the Wh0re (Eustache)
Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu)
Beau Travail (Denis)
City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao-hsien)