The Criterion Collection

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Dragun

Even their "dog poop" can't be considered outright bad films. I might not be interested in certain films they release, and I might even dislike some, but I almost never see their a Criterion title and think, "really, THIS is what they chose to release???" Okay, I probably did that when they released The Rock and Armageddon on DVD. But they haven't released titles like those in a long time. Their most mainstream titles these days are the ones by Wes Anderson.

Actually, I'd say that Anderson's films are less mainstream than films like The Graduate or Tootsie.

[Blu Titan]

Aweosme news...I finally get to upgrade my attrocious AnimEigo Lone Wolf and Cub set and the terrible version of One-Eyed Jacks .

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Okay, that restoration article of a year ago got a lot of us excited. Now we're reaping the second-tier Frankenstein films, and now One-Eyed Jacks.
Can the also promised Marx Bros. films be far behind ?

Did the article (which I seem to have completely missed) mention which ones? I saw A Night in Casablanca just a couple of days ago and it just seemed so tired. A far cry from their early days with The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers.

[Scottie]

Breathless is being re-released for a third time.

https://www.amazon.com/Breathless-Bl...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Also, in case you folks haven't been following the Lone Wolf thread...Amazon has a pricing error and is listing the set for $39.99. Get your orders in!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

Did the article (which I seem to have completely missed) mention which ones? I saw A Night in Casablanca just a couple of days ago and it just seemed so tired. A far cry from their early days with The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers.

July, 2015 :

Mastering & Restoration
- Completed 4k feature restoration project: Spartacus

- Continued to work on the 4k restorations of: “Animal Crackers”, “Cocoanuts”, “Duck Soup”, “Horse Feathers”, “Monkey Business”, My Man Godfrey” and “Shanghai Express”. These will be completed in Q3

- Began 4k restoration work on “Ghost of Frankenstein”, “Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman”, “House of Dracula”, “House of Frankenstein”, “Son of Frankenstein” and “The King of Jazz”. These will be completed in Q4

- Began 4k restoration work on silent features: “Last Warning”, “Oh Doctor” and “Outside the Law”. These will be completed near the end of 2015

- Began film element research and scan tests for the 4k restoration of “One Eyed Jacks”, Marlon Brando’s only directorial effort. This work is being partially funded by the Film Foundation

- Completed standard (non-restoration) feature re-mastering work on “Phantom Lady”. Also began standard re-mastering work on “Something for a Lonely Man”, “Winchester ‘73”, “Desperado Outlaw Wars” and “Desperado Badlands Justice”

[llj]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Breathless is being re-released for a third time.

https://www.amazon.com/Breathless-Bl...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I don't think we should get mad at re-issues, it has nothing to do with new releases as far as I can tell. The only difference between Criterion's re-releases and any other company's is that they announce when the new batch will hit stores. Whereas other companies usually just ship a freshly pressed batch and get the re-release to stores without any fanfare.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Oops...

I forgot that was on Laserdisc eons ago.

Let me rephrase: Welcome BACK to the Criterion Collection, P.T. Anderson!

[Nailwraps]

Little thought; do you think Criterion should work something out with Disney/ABC about sublicensing the ABC Motion Pictures library? Because I would love to give my mom a proper release of The (original) Heartbreak Kid.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

July, 2015 :

Mastering & Restoration
- Completed 4k feature restoration project: Spartacus

- Continued to work on the 4k restorations of: “Animal Crackers”, “Cocoanuts”, “Duck Soup”, “Horse Feathers”, “Monkey Business”, My Man Godfrey” and “Shanghai Express”. These will be completed in Q3

- Began 4k restoration work on “Ghost of Frankenstein”, “Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman”, “House of Dracula”, “House of Frankenstein”, “Son of Frankenstein” and “The King of Jazz”. These will be completed in Q4

- Began 4k restoration work on silent features: “Last Warning”, “Oh Doctor” and “Outside the Law”. These will be completed near the end of 2015

- Began film element research and scan tests for the 4k restoration of “One Eyed Jacks”, Marlon Brando’s only directorial effort. This work is being partially funded by the Film Foundation

- Completed standard (non-restoration) feature re-mastering work on “Phantom Lady”. Also began standard re-mastering work on “Something for a Lonely Man”, “Winchester ‘73”, “Desperado Outlaw Wars” and “Desperado Badlands Justice”

I've always loved the made-forTV movie Something for a Lonely Man. It would be great if that got released on blu, or even a decent DVD. It's not top-tier, but I've always had a soft spot for Dan Blocker.

BTW, on a Criterion note, Robert Altman dedicated McCabe & Mrs. Miller to Dan Blocker. Apparently, Altman had directed some episodes of "Bonanza" and he and Blocker became friends.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

Little thought; do you think Criterion should work something out with Disney/ABC about sublicensing the ABC Motion Pictures library? Because I would love to give my mom a proper release of The (original) Heartbreak Kid.

Don't hold your breath. The mouse is a hoarder.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

Did the article (which I seem to have completely missed) mention which ones? I saw A Night in Casablanca just a couple of days ago and it just seemed so tired. A far cry from their early days with The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers.

Animal Crackers (with new unseen footage)
Cocoanuts
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Monkey Business

[P@t_Mtl]

Just saw the new releases, very good month.

Dream is quite a surprise for me, cannot wait to have that one.

I am surprise that there was no release of Luis Bunuel yet from Criterion, makes me a bit sad.

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

July, 2015 :

- Continued to work on the 4k restorations of: “Animal Crackers”, “Cocoanuts”, “Duck Soup”, “Horse Feathers”, “Monkey Business”, My Man Godfrey” and “Shanghai Express”.

to all of these! Shanghai Express, oh man oh man! Put that in a box set with The Scarlet Empress and...

[theater dreamer]

Friggin' awesome. I was just asking about Shanghai Express. Come to papa! That can't get released fast enough for me. Hope the remaster goes smoothly, and quickly. I wonder what the condition of the source material is?

Edit: psyched, too, about the Marx Bros. films getting remastered. Now, A Day at the Races and A Night at the Opera, too, please, so I can get them off my DVR, and onto my shelf!!!

Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

to all of these! Shanghai Express, oh man oh man! Put that in a box set with The Scarlet Empress and...

[ThisKid]

Sorry to go off topic, but most of my Criterions from the B&N sale arrived today (Yes, it took that long!). However, with Naked Lunch, the case it was in was quite peculiar...

Why is it like this? Is it supposed to be like this? Has this happened to anyone else before? Please tell me. I'm not opening, as I want a replacement case and cover, so I will have to wait before watching Naked Lunch for a while.

P.S. Yes, that's me on the right of the image. And sorry about the framing, and how it's mirrored. Photo Booth on my laptop is rubbish for this sort of thing.

EDIT: If you can't see the photo, the case is a standard U.S. case, slim, blue coloured, and the short plastic cover holder.

[mja345]

I almost never complain about covers, but my god is that "Punch Drunk Love" cover awful. Probably the worst Criterion cover I can remember. Obviously, an important moment from the film, but I think they could have gone a lot of other directions.

Great month of announcements overall though.

[Marlow27]

Very happy with the announcements, will pick up:

- Punch Drunk Love
- Squid and the Whale
- Dreams
- One Eyed Jacks

November's sale can't come soon enough, moving to a new place on top of the cursed overseas shipping charges means I can only really buy around sale time this year, so with this slate, not to mention Chimes at Midnight, Immortal Story, Short Cuts, Blood Simple, Cat People, Woman in the Dunes, Zatoichi re-release and Dekalog all coming out in the coming months, I'm going to have to do some serious figuring out of which ones to get in the sale.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Friggin' awesome. I was just asking about Shanghai Express. Come to papa! That can't get released fast enough for me. Hope the remaster goes smoothly, and quickly. I wonder what the condition of the source material is?

Dude, its finished and was premiered at the TCM Classic Film Festival back in April.
To answer your question, it looked very good

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Animal Crackers (with new unseen footage)
Cocoanuts
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Monkey Business

And Universal has just announced a set with these 5, with a 10/18 release date!

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=281297

[tisdivine]

Did I really just preorder all of the Lone Wolf & Cub films for $39.99? I'm Prime so no shipping charge. WOW! Just. WOW!