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pikachufan1336 · 03-01-2018, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Damn, for just a second, I was hoping it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' Top Hat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOYzFKizikU

It's ridiculous, to me, that one of the Hollywood's greatest pairs is so criminally underrepresented on blu-ray.

Ironic you should say that. I was just about to ask if any of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Musicals will ever make it to the collection. I know they're all on Filmstruck which Criterion has connections to, and I know they did one of their musicals before WAY back on Lazerdisc.

Doctor Jack · 03-01-2018, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Damn, for just a second, I was hoping it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' Top Hat.

It's ridiculous, to me, that one of the Hollywood's greatest pairs is so criminally underrepresented on blu-ray.

Pretty much not having all their films, Roman Holiday, and The Abyss available is the biggest holes in the overall Blu-ray catalog.

mrjohnnyb · 03-01-2018, 09:22 PM

4K sex, lies and videotape coming to Criterion in 2018!

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=22949

StarDestroyer52 · 03-01-2018, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Pretty much not having all their films, Roman Holiday, and The Abyss available is the biggest holes in the overall Blu-ray catalog.

Roman Holiday is the one I can't understand to save my life. I mean I'm no expert but every time I've watched it on TCM it looks like the source material is of good quality.

belcherman · 03-01-2018, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Roman Holiday is the one I can't understand to save my life. I mean I'm no expert but every time I've watched it on TCM it looks like the source material is of good quality.

It’s Paramount, Jake.

belcherman · 03-01-2018, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

4K sex, lies and videotape coming to Criterion in 2018!

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=22949

I’m glad now that I never got around to buying the Sony blu. Will pick this one up, for sure. Another movie I’d like to see Criterion do is In the Company of Men. The Sony DVD is out of print.

mja345 · 03-01-2018, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

I’m glad now that I never got around to buying the Sony blu. Will pick this one up, for sure. Another movie I’d like to see Criterion do is In the Company of Men. The Sony DVD is out of print.

I'd definitely be down for "In the Company of Men". It's a brutally scathing film. I have the Sony DVD and it looks absolutely awful now. It's nearly 20 years old.

BagheeraMcGee · 03-01-2018, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mja345

I'd definitely be down for "In the Company of Men". It's a brutally scathing film. I have the Sony DVD and it looks absolutely awful now. It's nearly 20 years old.

I'd love a Neil LaBute "Humanity Really Sucks" box set with In The Company Of Men, Your Friends & Neighbors and The Shape Of Things.

Reddington · 03-02-2018, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Other than Touch of Evil and Witness For the Prosecution, I'm pretty sure that I haven't seen anything with Marlene Dietrich. ..and I've seen nothing directed by Von Sternberg.

What would you guys say about her early work? What is the appeal of the films?

I kinda scanned through the titles and I might be interested, but like I said, I know nothing.

I haven't seen any of her early films. I watched Witness for the Prosecution for the first time recently, and thoroughly enjoyed it - and her performance.

A couple of other of her films I've watched over the past year or so are Hitchcock's Stage Fright (unfortunately, not yet on BD), and No Highway in the Sky with James Stewart. The latter was a blind buy in a Kino Lorber sale and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

The Sovereign · 03-02-2018, 01:39 AM

^ There's a good one on TCM this Sunday night: Shanghai Express

It's been years since I've seen it, but I remember it being a lot of fun to watch. And Marlene looks fantastic in it. As for it getting a release from Criterion or elsewhere...

pikachufan1336 · 03-02-2018, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by captveg

It's not an issue of popularity, it's the issue of film elements. Those 30s RKO films are not in very good condition compared to other films in their era - especially the popular films like the Astaire/Rogers films. So they sit in that grey area where they are popular, but not popular enough to justify the cost to bring them to HD quality for the suits at WB.

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Yeah, you'd think that there would be a market for at least some of these films. Swing Time is on the most recent AFI 100 list. All of the Astaire/Rogers films are available in HDX on Vudu, so a blu ray release is possible. A box set of all nine from Warner would be great, but I'd settle for Swing TIme or Top Hat.

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Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Shanghai Express

It's been years since I've seen it, but I remember it being a lot of fun to watch. And Marlene looks fantastic in it. As for it getting a release from Criterion or elsewhere...

It shouldn't be difficult to have either movies get a criterion release........right?

theater dreamer · 03-02-2018, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Pretty much not having all their films, Roman Holiday, and The Abyss available is the biggest holes in the overall Blu-ray catalog.

Roman Holiday is a baffling omission, for sure. I would add Ordinary People as another curious hole in the overall catalog. It’s the only modern Best Picture winner that hasn’t had a high definition release yet. Robert Redford’s work, both in front of and behind the camera, is still quite popular with Sundance, and one would think the recent passing of Mary Tyler Moore would have boosted demand for one of her best dramatic roles.

As for The Abyss, I’m not sure what the long delay is. I’ve seen a great number of people petitioning for a release of both it and True Lies, which might be my favorite Schwarzenegger flick. At the very least, it’s on par with the first two Terminator films.

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Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Roman Holiday is the one I can't understand to save my life. I mean I'm no expert but every time I've watched it on TCM it looks like the source material is of good quality.

I’ve got Roman Holidayon my DVR, and will watch it tonight. It was recorded from TCM, and it’s definitely in high definition.

theater dreamer · 03-02-2018, 11:52 AM

I’m about 45 minutes into Roman Holiday, and the picture quality is fine. No damage I can see to the film elements. My only complaint is that the copy TCM uses is a tad dark.

Audrey Hepburn looks ridiculously gorgeous in this.

thatguamguy · 03-02-2018, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by theater dreamer

I would add Ordinary People as another curious hole in the overall catalog. It’s the only modern Best Picture winner that hasn’t had a high definition release yet. Robert Redford’s work, both in front of and behind the camera, is still quite popular with Sundance, and one would think the recent passing of Mary Tyler Moore would have boosted demand for one of her best dramatic roles.

I believe the reason "Ordinary People" hasn't had a Blu (or even a decent Special Edition DVD) is Redford. I don't want to make it sound like he disapproves of things, just that he is apparently too busy to go back to his catalog titles and approve of the releases. I mean, I know it being at Paramount certainly doesn't help, but I think at least some of it is on Redford.

blankford · 03-02-2018, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

How the hell is Thief a gamble if you love Michael Mann?

It's a masterpiece and one of his best movies.

Ok good! I had no idea, I've just read some mixed reviews on it.
Hope to watch it next week, got the baby all weekend.

jacobsever · 03-02-2018, 03:40 PM

/u/herky140 on Reddit made Criterion Covers for all the Best Picture nominees (plus Florida Project). They're amazing.

[Show spoiler]

bwdowiak · 03-02-2018, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

/u/herky140 on Reddit made Criterion Covers for all the Best Picture nominees (plus Florida Project). They're amazing.

[Show spoiler]

the one for Get Out...

not so good

scottpcusa · 03-02-2018, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

the one for Get Out...

not so good

I was thinking the same thing. We see more of the deer in that picture than we do in the film. But kudos for the creativity, nonetheless.

Jlouisbarrett · 03-02-2018, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by scottpcusa

I was thinking the same thing. We see more of the deer in that picture than we do in the film. But kudos for the creativity, nonetheless.

I was thinking it was more about

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thatguamguy · 03-02-2018, 06:02 PM

I think the teacup might be a better isolated image; the deer head is cool, but to me it doesn't particularly evoke "Get Out" over, say, "Evil Dead II".

The "Darkest Hour" one, that is a dead ringer for a Criterion release.

03-01-2018, 09:22 PM	#174283
mrjohnnyb Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Southern New Jersey (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area) 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:3371 DVD collection:28	4K sex, lies and videotape coming to Criterion in 2018! https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=22949 Last edited by mrjohnnyb; 03-01-2018 at 09:28 PM.

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03-02-2018, 01:39 AM	#174290
The Sovereign Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:3343 Trading Score:1	^ There's a good one on TCM this Sunday night: Shanghai Express It's been years since I've seen it, but I remember it being a lot of fun to watch. And Marlene looks fantastic in it. As for it getting a release from Criterion or elsewhere...

03-02-2018, 11:52 AM	#174293
theater dreamer Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Flower Mound, TX 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:2400 DVD collection:202 Digital collection:274 Trading Score:13	I’m about 45 minutes into Roman Holiday, and the picture quality is fine. No damage I can see to the film elements. My only complaint is that the copy TCM uses is a tad dark. Audrey Hepburn looks ridiculously gorgeous in this.

03-02-2018, 03:40 PM	#174296
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	/u/herky140 on Reddit made Criterion Covers for all the Best Picture nominees (plus Florida Project). They're amazing. [Show spoiler]

03-02-2018, 06:02 PM	#174300
thatguamguy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2016 Trading Score:4	I think the teacup might be a better isolated image; the deer head is cool, but to me it doesn't particularly evoke "Get Out" over, say, "Evil Dead II". The "Darkest Hour" one, that is a dead ringer for a Criterion release.

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