The Criterion Collection

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by elc26

Is there a chance that Peeping Tom will ever come from criterion, on blu ray that is?

Considering that the UK blu is from Studio Canal, it's likely that the film is out of bounds for Criterion. The UK release IS quite terrific IMO (with a damn good transfer - although some people have made remarks about digital noise - and great extras, lovely booklet), so unless you are region-locked, you should opt for it.

Edit: There is also a 2017 Japanese region A blu-ray based on the same master.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by regeyer

I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this question. I have a friend who is blind and he is interested in "watching" some foreign language films. Does anyone know whether an English soundtrack is ever available on Criterion releases? Thanks

Going off of Criterion's website (so sorry if any are incorrectly listed)

Blu-ray with English dubs:
Amarcord
Autumn Sonata
Bicycle Thieves
Black Orpheus
The Canterbury Tales (Available in Passolini's Trilogy of Life)
Cries and Whispers
Fanny and Alexander (Theatrical Version)
Rashomon
Rififi
Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom
The Seventh Seal
The Virgin Spring

DVD with English dubs:
Contempt (OOP)
Empire of Passion
Fanfan la Tulipe
A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman (Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence)
Forbidden Games (OOP)
Hard Boiled (OOP)
Mon oncle Antoine
Nights of Cabiria (OOP)
That Obscure Object of Desire (OOP)
La Strada

Alternate English language cuts:
The Leopard
Stromboli
Europe '51
Godzilla
Shogun Assassin (recut version of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub movies)
The Wanton Countess (English language cut of Senso)
My Uncle (English language version of Mon oncle in the Tati set)

[ravenus]

I didn't even know that some of the foreign films have English dubs placed on the disc. Should give them a try once, at least for giggles.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by dwk

Going off of Criterion's website (so sorry if any are incorrectly listed)

[Show spoiler]Blu-ray with English dubs:
Amarcord
Autumn Sonata
Bicycle Thieves
Black Orpheus
The Canterbury Tales (Available in Passolini's Trilogy of Life)
Cries and Whispers
Fanny and Alexander (Theatrical Version)
Rashomon
Rififi
Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom
The Seventh Seal
The Virgin Spring

DVD with English dubs:
Contempt (OOP)
Empire of Passion
Fanfan la Tulipe
A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman (Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence)
Forbidden Games (OOP)
Hard Boiled (OOP)
Mon oncle Antoine
Nights of Cabiria (OOP)
That Obscure Object of Desire (OOP)

Alternate English language cuts:
The Leopard
Stromboli
Europe '51
Godzilla
Shogun Assassin (recut version of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub movies)
The Wanton Countess (English language cut of Senso)
My Uncle (English language version of Mon oncle in the Tati set)

La Strada (DVD) also has an English dub which lets you hear Quinn and Basehart's real voices.

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by castor

The clue is obviously for Sunburn (1979)

One can only hope. Farrah Fawcett and Joan Collins are both woefully underrepresented in the Collection; it would be nice to think Criterion is actively seeking to remedy that.

[ThisKid]

Playtime also has an alternate soundtrack that contains more English, but this is mostly redundant as the film has very little dialogue.

I should also mention that there is a variant where the English film contains an FOREIGN audio track! Down by Law contains a French dub, the reason why is beyond me.

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by dwk

Going off of Criterion's website (so sorry if any are incorrectly listed)

Blu-ray with English dubs:
Amarcord
Autumn Sonata
Bicycle Thieves
Black Orpheus
The Canterbury Tales (Available in Passolini's Trilogy of Life)
Cries and Whispers
Fanny and Alexander (Theatrical Version)
Rashomon
Rififi
Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom
The Seventh Seal
The Virgin Spring

DVD with English dubs:
Contempt (OOP)
Empire of Passion
Fanfan la Tulipe
A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman (Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence)
Forbidden Games (OOP)
Hard Boiled (OOP)
Mon oncle Antoine
Nights of Cabiria (OOP)
That Obscure Object of Desire (OOP)

Alternate English language cuts:
The Leopard
Stromboli
Europe '51
Godzilla
Shogun Assassin (recut version of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub movies)
The Wanton Countess (English language cut of Senso)
My Uncle (English language version of Mon oncle in the Tati set)

Thank you very much!!!

[Cortiz]

Anyone knows when is the next B&N Criterion sale?

[Dollar Colonel]

Originally Posted by Cortiz

Anyone knows when is the next B&N Criterion sale?

Probably July and then November for the entire months

[PaperThinWalls]

Originally Posted by Cortiz

Anyone knows when is the next B&N Criterion sale?

July.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

[/SPOILER]

La Strada (DVD) also has an English dub which lets you hear Quinn and Basehart's real voices.

It's funny, for all the examples dwk found, "La Strada" was the only one I could think of when I posted my response, but I knew there were others. (I know this because my mother loves that movie but hates subtitles, so I have watched the disc at least once with her dubbed. I justified it because it's Italian, so even the Italian track is ADRed anyway.)

[koberulz]

How do the Criterion and Arrow versions of Thief compare?

[minister_x]

Originally Posted by koberulz

How do the Criterion and Arrow versions of Thief compare?

They both have the film in English DTS-HD MA 5.1, with a commentary by Michael Mann and James Caan and a theatrical trailer. On top of that, the exclusives to each are:

Criterion:
- Interview with director Michael Mann (24:18)
- Interview with actor James Caan (10:39)
- "Tangerine Dream" interview with Johannes Schmoelling (15:40)

Arrow:
- "The Directors: Michael Mann" 2001 documentary on the filmmaker, containing interviews with Mann, James Belushi, William Petersen, Jon Voight and others (59:28)
- "Stolen Dreams" interview with Caan, filmed exclusively for this release (14:32)
- "Hollywood USA: James Caan" episode of the French TV series Ciné Regards (24:38)
- "The Art of the Heist" an examination of Thief with writer and critic F.X. Feeney, author of the Taschen volume on Michael Mann (66:29)

EDIT: The Arrow version also has an LPCM 2.0 stereo track for the film, and an isolated music and effects track. Plus it has both the theatrical and director's cuts, whilst the Criterion only has the director's cut.

Visual comparison: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...ef_blu-ray.htm

[nitin]

Originally Posted by minister_x

They both have the film in English DTS-HD MA 5.1, with a commentary by Michael Mann and James Caan and a theatrical trailer. On top of that, the exclusives to each are:

Criterion:
- Interview with director Michael Mann (24:18)
- Interview with actor James Caan (10:39)
- "Tangerine Dream" interview with Johannes Schmoelling (15:40)

Arrow:
- "The Directors: Michael Mann" 2001 documentary on the filmmaker, containing interviews with Mann, James Belushi, William Petersen, Jon Voight and others (59:28)
- "Stolen Dreams" interview with Caan, filmed exclusively for this release (14:32)
- "Hollywood USA: James Caan" episode of the French TV series Ciné Regards (24:38)
- "The Art of the Heist" an examination of Thief with writer and critic F.X. Feeney, author of the Taschen volume on Michael Mann (66:29)

EDIT: The Arrow version also has an LPCM 2.0 stereo track for the film, and an isolated music and effects track. Plus it has both the theatrical and director's cuts, whilst the Criterion only has the director's cut.

Visual comparison: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...ef_blu-ray.htm

The theatrical cut was exclusive to the LE which is no longer in print.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by koberulz

How do the Criterion and Arrow versions of Thief compare?

Arrow has superior encoding and likely to be cheaper to import. Unless any of the Criterion extras particularly sway you, get the Arrow.

[minister_x]

Ah yes, good point. In which case it's just between the extras posted - both have exclusives, although the Arrow has a greater amount of content.

[ravenus]

Feeney's visual essay for Thief on the Arrow blu is a terrific one, very engaging.

[koberulz]

Arrow it is. Cheers guys.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by nitin

The theatrical cut was exclusive to the LE which is no longer in print.

If you're looking for alternate cuts, the German version has both *and* the '90's cut (on a DVD), and all the bonus features from the Arrow release. (But it's a lot more expensive.)

[MifuneFan]

I believe the Australian release has the theatrical cut too.