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The Great Owl · 08-09-2016, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Films on blu-ray leader board:

Charles Laughton is at the bottom of the list, sadly.

shadedpain4 · 08-09-2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Charles Laughton is at the bottom of the list, sadly.

Not if you switch to percentages.

mrjohnnyb · 08-09-2016, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Films on blu-ray leader board:

Ingmar Bergman - 10
Akira Kurosawa - 10
Wes Anderson - 7
Charles Chaplin - 7
Michelangelo Antonioni - 6
Jean-Luc Godard - 6
Louis Malle - 6
Robert Altman - 5
Alfred Hitchcock - 5
Roman Polanski - 5
Steven Soderbergh - 5
François Truffaut - 5
Wim Wenders - 5

I think Kurosawa and Bergman have a double count for box set offerings but even if you take 1 away they're still the clubhouse leaders.

What about John Cassavetes-6?

bwdowiak · 08-09-2016, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

What about John Cassavetes-6?

Satyajit Ray also has 6. 7 if you count The Coward.

I thought last year was the year of Renoir, no? Or was it the year of Tommy Wiseau?

ShellOilJunior · 08-09-2016, 08:02 PM

It goes by spines. The list is official in that it's coming directly from criterion.com (Show Criterion+Blu-ray then set your browser to no page style. It will show a count of films by director in descending order). I did remove D.A. Pennebaker because he got credit 3-4 times for Monterey.

Full list (no edits):

[Show spoiler]

Abdrewes · 08-09-2016, 08:22 PM

Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

Knaldskalle · 08-09-2016, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It goes by spines. The list is official in that it's coming directly from criterion.com (Show Criterion+Blu-ray then set your browser to no page style. It will show a count of films by director in descending order). I did remove D.A. Pennebaker because he got credit 3-4 times for Monterey.

Full list (no edits):

[Show spoiler]

I'm not sure that it's 100% correct that it goes by spine. By my calculations Stan Brakhage has 3 spine entries (185, 517, 518) yet he's only listed once above. So CC must be counting it as one entry, despite the multiple spines.

Musicguy · 08-09-2016, 08:26 PM

I know people have been asking for this title time and again, but any chance for Criterion to release "A Mater of Life and Death" They've already released most of the Powell and Pressburger films from the 40's

diskspinner · 08-09-2016, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

I'm not sure that it's 100% correct that it goes by spine. By my calculations Stan Brakhage has 3 spine entries (185, 517, 518) yet he's only listed once above. So CC must be counting it as one entry, despite the multiple spines.

It is by upc (or unit in which you can officially purchase)

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Satyajit Ray also has 6. 7 if you count The Coward.

I thought last year was the year of Renoir, no? Or was it the year of Tommy Wiseau?

So Satyajit Ray is 4, Cassavetes is 2 (Love Streams & box), Demy is 1 (box)

bwdowiak · 08-09-2016, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

I'm not sure that it's 100% correct that it goes by spine. By my calculations Stan Brakhage has 3 spine entries (185, 517, 518) yet he's only listed once above. So CC must be counting it as one entry, despite the multiple spines.

it is coming from number or releases (boxes are 1, so are individual titles) and not spines because the individual films in a box are given spine numbers, too.

ShellOilJunior · 08-09-2016, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Musicguy

I know people have been asking for this title time and again, but any chance for Criterion to release "A Mater of Life and Death" They've already released most of the Powell and Pressburger films from the 40's

The Tales of Hoffmann is likely the next release.

Knaldskalle · 08-09-2016, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

No kidding! I count about a handful or so in the entire list. One Claire Denis. One Jane Campion. No Barbara Kopple. No Chantal Akerman.

Knaldskalle · 08-09-2016, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

it is coming from number or releases (boxes are 1, so are individual titles) and not spines because the individual films in a box are given spine numbers, too.

It must be because they were released on blu-ray at the same time (as one set), 'cause part 1 of the set was released on DVD some years before part 2 (hence the big disparity in spine numbers).

senseabove · 08-09-2016, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

No kidding! I count about a handful or so in the entire list. One Claire Denis. One Jane Campion. No Barbara Kopple. No Chantal Akerman.

Jeanne Dielman is in there. And if you count Eclipse sets, they each have one.

But both of those are on my list of most-anticipated upgrades. I absolutely love the Varda in California Eclipse set, and have been waiting for the mainline set to get upgraded since.

And Beau Travail is one of my fantasy releases...

InTheMood · 08-09-2016, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

Agnes Varda has two box sets and Jane Campion has releases for An Angel at My Table and Sweetie. Also, I'm not sure what the lack of a blu-ray upgrade for Agnes Varda has to do with under representation of women in the collection.

I agree that there are a lot of great films directed by women but sometimes life is so much more than gender. Meaning that it's pretty far-fetched that Criterion is somehow avoiding releasing films by women. Criterion is prone to releasing a lot of classic world cinema where women have only made a small percentage of the works in whole.

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

No kidding! I count about a handful or so in the entire list. One Claire Denis. One Jane Campion. No Barbara Kopple. No Chantal Akerman.

Chantal Akerman has one release in the form of Jeanne Dielman as well as Barbara Kopple.

Abdrewes · 08-09-2016, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

No kidding! I count about a handful or so in the entire list. One Claire Denis. One Jane Campion. No Barbara Kopple. No Chantal Akerman.

The (arguably) top two most influential films directed by a woman haven't been released on blu yet:

Jeanne Dielman
Cleo from 5 to 7

Not to mention a few non CC titles in The House is Black and Meshes of the Afternoon.

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Originally Posted by senseabove

Jeanne Dielman is in there. And if you count Eclipse sets, they each have one.

But both of those are on my list of most-anticipated upgrades. I absolutely love the Varda in California Eclipse set, and have been waiting for the mainline set to get upgraded since.

And Beau Travail is one of my fantasy releases...

Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant to say we don't have enough of their films on CC Bluray. They've been neglected in the HD era

But yes, I'm totally down for some more Denis as well. Her films are too visually significant to have but one bluray release. Beau Travail is one. The Intruder is another.

Knaldskalle · 08-09-2016, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by senseabove

Jeanne Dielman is in there. And if you count Eclipse sets, they each have one.

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Originally Posted by InTheMood

Agnes Varda has two box sets and Jane Campion has releases for An Angel at My Table and Sweetie. Also, I'm not sure what the lack of a blu-ray upgrade for Agnes Varda has to do with under representation of women in the collection.
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Chantal Akerman has one release in the form of Jeanne Dielman as well as Barbara Kopple.

Not on blu-ray, which is specifically what we're talking about here:

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It goes by spines. The list is official in that it's coming directly from criterion.com (Show Criterion+Blu-ray then set your browser to no page style. It will show a count of films by director in descending order). I did remove D.A. Pennebaker because he got credit 3-4 times for Monterey.

Full list (no edits):

[Show spoiler]

DukeTogo84 · 08-10-2016, 02:30 AM

Really wish Criterion would start unloading the massive amount of Japanese films they have the rights to that have never had a DVD/Blu-Ray release in the U.S. as it's a staggering amount. Especially the Hideo Gosha films. How I dream almost every day of these finally getting a release.

bipbop13 · 08-10-2016, 03:19 AM

I wish they'd give Goku (Sp?) a standalone blu ray release.

jacobb1313 · 08-10-2016, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by duketogo84

Really wish Criterion would start unloading the massive amount of Japanese films they have the rights to that have never had a DVD/Blu-Ray release in the U.S. as it's a staggering amount. Especially the Hideo Gosha films. How I dream almost every day of these finally getting a release.

Agree completely. The Gosha's of course need some love, but other standouts from the streaming collection include

Cure - Kuorsawa
The Demon - Nomura
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice - Ozu
Floating Clouds - Naruse
Gonza the Spearman - Shinoda
Profound Desire of the Gods - Imamura
Silence - Shinoda
Utamaro and His Five Women - Mizoguchi

Are all masterpieces on some level. Heck, Silence would be great to release close to Scorsese's adaptation. Cure is a personal favorite film, so this is my fantasy release (they wouldn't even have to change the cover art). Of course there are other great films to be had, but Japan offers a really sizable presence.

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08-09-2016, 08:02 PM	#152825
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	It goes by spines. The list is official in that it's coming directly from criterion.com (Show Criterion+Blu-ray then set your browser to no page style. It will show a count of films by director in descending order). I did remove D.A. Pennebaker because he got credit 3-4 times for Monterey. Full list (no edits): [Show spoiler]

08-09-2016, 08:22 PM	#152826
Abdrewes Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Texas 4K collection:767 Blu-ray collection:9831 DVD collection:523 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:362	Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

08-09-2016, 08:26 PM	#152828
Musicguy Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:148	I know people have been asking for this title time and again, but any chance for Criterion to release "A Mater of Life and Death" They've already released most of the Powell and Pressburger films from the 40's

08-10-2016, 02:30 AM	#152838
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4940 Blu-ray reviews: 63 Trading Score:139	Really wish Criterion would start unloading the massive amount of Japanese films they have the rights to that have never had a DVD/Blu-Ray release in the U.S. as it's a staggering amount. Especially the Hideo Gosha films. How I dream almost every day of these finally getting a release.

08-10-2016, 03:19 AM	#152839
bipbop13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Maine 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:3498 DVD collection:2490 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:27	I wish they'd give Goku (Sp?) a standalone blu ray release.

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