The Criterion Collection

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Does best presentation mean best PQ or best case art?

And what does best new spine refer to?

Best presentation is cover art, booklet, disk art, etc. Best new spine refers to new entries into the collection.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Year End Poll Results

15 Ballots submitted
Criterion thread member of the year
iScottie (3 votes)

All Receiving mention:
jmclick
Jon Mulvaney
Ray Jackson
ShellOilJunior
The Great Owl
CriterionBlues
jayambee
TJS_Blu

HAHA! Nice.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Criterion thread member of the year
iScottie (3 votes)

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Congrats, my brother.


PS: Not Criterion (or Scottie for that matter -- sorry man) related, but how cool is this? NYT film critic Maohla Dargis just Tweeted this:

https://twitter.com/manohladargis/st...24417515692032

[dwk]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Was it out of print out just out of stock?

It has been discontinued, but they, obviously, still have some stock left.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by iScottie

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

[Show spoiler]

Epic.

PS: Going to watch the LPGA now. See you guys later during the SAG Awards.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by dwk

It has been discontinued, but they, obviously, still have some stock left.

Is that official from Criterion? I don't recall seeing anything from them.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Year End Poll Results

[Show spoiler]15 Ballots submitted

[Show spoiler]

Point system: Categories which allowed for multiple selections used a 1st place=5 pts, 2nd place=4 pts, 3rd place=3 pts, etc. point system. Single selection categories: 1 vote = 1 point.


Best Presentation:

1st place (27 pts):

2nd place (25 pts):

3rd place (20 pts):


Favorite Blind Buy- No overwhelming consensus. Films receiving votes
Dont Look Back (3)
An Autumn Afternoon (2)
Ride the Pink Horse (2)
Receiving 1 vote each: The River, The Honeymoon Killers, My Dinner with Andre, The Thin Blue Line, The Apu Trilogy, Hiroshima mon Amour, Code Unknown, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

Best Upgrade

1st place (27 pts):

2nd place (24 pts):

3rd Place (18 pts):


Best New Spine

1st place (43 pts):

2nd place (18 pts):

3rd place (15 pts):


Most anticipated release of the year. No runaway winner:
Mulholland Drive (4)
The Apu Trilogy (3)
Receiving 1 vote: Hiroshima mon amour, Limelight, Sullivan's Travels, The Fisher King, Odd Man Out, Day for Night, Jellyfish Eyes.

Most Wanted Catalog Upgrades (No consensus):
Le Samourai
Pygmalion
The Bad Sleep Well
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Spirit of the Beehive
Carnival of Souls
Life of Brian
Thieves' Highway
Andre Rublev
The Shop on Main Street
Red Beard
Hiroshi Teshigahara Box Set
Nights of Cabiria

What were they thinking?
Jellyfish Eyes (7)
The Black Stallion (1)
In Cold Blood (1)

Criterion thread member of the year
iScottie (3 votes)

All Receiving mention:
jmclick
Jon Mulvaney
Ray Jackson
ShellOilJunior
The Great Owl
CriterionBlues
jayambee
TJS_Blu


Best Release of the Year:

1st Place (47 pts):


The rest (Film/Points)
Mulholland Drive 24
Hiroshima Mon Amour 18
Night and the City 13
Dont Look Back 10
Blind Chance 9
In Cold Blood 9
The Fisher King 7
Blind Chance 7
Ride the Pink Horse 6
An Autumn Afternoon 6
Limelight 5
Sullivan's Travels 5
Watership Down 5
Odd Man Out 5
Kwaidan 4
The Honeymoon Killers 4
Day for Night 4
The Sword of Doom 4
A Day in the Country 4
Burroughs: The Movie 4
Moonrise Kingdom 4
Breaker Morant 3
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant 3
Fellini Satyricon 3
The Killers 3
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 3
My Winnipeg 2
Don't Look Now 2
The Soft Skin 2
My Own Private Idaho 2
Code Unknown 1
Two Days One Night 1
The River 1
Ikiru 1

Thank you for voting!

And on behalf of all of us, thank you for conducting and analyzing the poll. Year after year, you do an incredible job and we deeply appreciate your dedication and effort.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Reddington, the "book now" button, I would assume, is for contacting Janus to do a showing of the film. They mention that Chimes at Midnight has not been viewed stateside for decades. Pure guess here, but could this be similar to when StudioCanal had a limited number of showings before making the 4k scan of The Third Man available for purchase?? If so, I hope somebody makes this a reality in the Dallas area. I'd love to see this.

Thanks. Sorry to say my knowledge of the Janus business model is rather lacking. I'd also jump at the chance of seeing Chimes at Midnight in the theater. I've never seen any version but have read much about it.

Originally Posted by iScottie

I hope the site is true when it lists "Blu-ray"!

Me too.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Congrats!

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by dwk

It has been discontinued, but they, obviously, still have some stock left.

I've checked different marketsellers,ebay and they're already selling it for ridiculous prices (300.00-400.00), so now is the time to get this. That Criterion sale would now be considered a bargain.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I've checked different marketsellers,ebay and they're already selling it for ridiculous prices (300.00-400.00), so now is the time to get this. That Criterion sale would now be considered a bargain.

I wonder if that's just because stock sold out at most places and Criterion had to print more.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by dwk

It has been discontinued, but they, obviously, still have some stock left.

I thought I read somewhere that they would continue to release it, but not in its current dual-format edition.

[WonderWeasel]

Does anyone happen to have the Jean Vigo release? I've seen L'Atalante, but was wondering if the short films are worth watching as well, or if they were more just curiosities thrown in just for the sake of completion.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

Does anyone happen to have the Jean Vigo release? I've seen L'Atalante, but was wondering if the short films are worth watching as well, or if they were more just curiosities thrown in just for the sake of completion.

No, the other films are very, very highly regarded. Zero for Conduct, for instance, was rated one of the Top Ten Best Films of All Time in the 1952 Sight and Sound poll.

[theater dreamer]

Some Criterion releases showing on cable in the next two weeks. As always, times are listed for the Central Time Zone, and channels listed are for Verizon FIOS. Several of these have multiple showings, I've listed the next upcoming, and in high definition, if available.

Thief, 2/7 2:50 AM, EPIX 895
Blow Out, 1/30 11:50 PM, EPIX 2 896. Also on Demand
Ace in the Hole, 1/31 1:05 AM, Movies! 477
Traffic, 1/31 1:15 AM, Showtime 2 869
Mulholland Dr., 2/5 8:30 AM, Cinemax 920. Also on Demand
Inside Llewyn Davis, 2/3 10:00 AM, The Movie Chanel 885
Rushmore, 2/5 7:15 AM, Sundance 735
The Royal Tenenbaums, 2/6 10:20 PM, Starz Comedy 847
Ace in the Hole, 1/31 1:05 AM, Movies! 477
I Married a Witch, 1/31 11:00 AM, TCM 230
Gilda, 1/31 4:20 PM, getTV 478; 2/7 12:15 AM, Movies! 477
The Last Picture Show, 2/4 11:25 AM, Movies! 477
It Happened One Night, 2/5 10:45 PM, TCM 230
Broadcast News, 2/6 7:00 PM, TCM 230
Easy Rider, 2/6 11:30 PM, TCM 230
Anatomy of a Murder, 2/7 7:00 PM, getTV 478
The Graduate, 2/9 2:30 AM, TCM 230
The Man Who Fell to Earth, 2/11 2:10 AM, RetroPlex 349
Bottle Rocket, 2/12 11:55 AM, IndiePlex 348
Tootsie, 2/12 7:00 PM, TCM 230
12 Angry Men, 2/3 7:30 AM, MGM 744
Paths of Glory, 2/1 4:40 PM, MGM 744
The Killing, 2/3 1:15 PM, MGM 744

[pro-bassoonist]

Hey guys,

The Graduate arrived yesterday afternoon and I just finished viewing the 4K remaster. It looks lovely. I will finish the extras today/noon and will post our review.

Enjoy your Sunday

Pro-B

[Superted]

Does this mean the zatoichi box set is going blu ray only?

[ckyrico]

I was just thinking of some movies I would love for Criterion to pick up for a blu-ray release, and I was curious if anyone knew (based on the companies involved) how possible it would be for that to happen in the future:

1. BIRTH (2004) - New Line DVD
2. BLOODY SUNDAY (2002) - Paramount DVD
3. THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999) - Paramount DVD
4. SECRETS & LIES (1996) - 20th Century Fox DVD [they've already released 3 Mike Leigh films from the 90s, might as well do this too]
5. BARTON FINK (1991) - 20th Century Fox DVD