The Criterion Collection

[BenOswald]

Originally Posted by LordSummerIsle

Any guesses as to what horror title they could possibly drop for October?

Parallax View.

[ok, maybe not exactly horror, but I'm just putting it out there]

[dbhl3000]

Originally Posted by Reddington

https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/c...cording_to_my/

It says, "MD - Set Up Criterion 50% Off Sale"
So it looks like B&N has a medical doctor supervising the set up of this sale (coronavirus?).
Does that mean he or she is going to have the sales floor employees set up the blu-rays to be 6 feet apart?

[dbhl3000]

Originally Posted by BenOswald

Parallax View.

[ok, maybe not exactly horror, but I'm just putting it out there]

The opening scene of the Parallax View takes place in Seattle.
So there is an element of horror already built in right there.

[DaBargainHunta]

My Name is Julia Ross (1945)



A woman applies for a live-in job and wakes up in a different house.

While The Criterion Channel classifies this as noir, I'm not so sure it fits that designation.

Either way, this is a tight, tense thriller that doesn't waste any time. Worth a watch.

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)



Who knew Edward G. Robinson did comedy? Who knew John Ford did comedy? Who knew they did a comedy together? Well, they did, and this was the result.

Edward G. Robinson stars as a mild-mannered accountant named Jones who just happens to look exactly like an escaped killer named Mannion. The trouble for Jones is that every cop has been instructed to shoot Mannion on sight. This must be where Bowfinger got the idea from.

Edward G. Robinson has fun playing with his tough guy gangster image. Jean Arthur is also great as Edward G's "sassy" co-worker and potential love interest.

(Subtitles: Yes to both, but the subtitles for My Name is Julia Ross don't always quite line up with the dialogue. It's good enough though.)

[Hellspawn28]

I hope Criterion announces something horror-related in October. I would love it if they release Onibaba or pick up the rights to Mario Bava's work.

[Feiereisel]

Originally Posted by Hellspawn28

I hope Criterion announces something horror-related in October. I would love it if they release Onibaba or pick up the rights to Mario Bava's work.

Usually they release at least one horror (or horror-adjacent) title in October, so you may be in luck.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Hellspawn28

I hope Criterion announces something horror-related in October. I would love it if they release Onibaba or pick up the rights to Mario Bava's work.

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

Usually they release at least one horror (or horror-adjacent) title in October, so you may be in luck.

It'd be nice if it was Freaks.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by Hellspawn28

I hope Criterion announces something horror-related in October. I would love it if they release Onibaba or pick up the rights to Mario Bava's work.

They apparently have the rights to the Bava co-directed film I vampiri

[flyry]

How long before the sale do they typically officially announce it? Holding off on a very good deal because I'm hoping that crude screenshot is true

[ravenus]

I watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire on Prime last night. Mills & Boon with a bit of French sophistication is how I would describe it. Lightweight but pleasant (with some lovely natural light photography), and that's not a bad thing to be, but I have to wonder at the hype. YMMV.

[jw007]

Regarding next month's announcements for October releases, whenever I think of horror, I think of John Carpenter.

And then it makes me wonder... why is there not a single John Carpenter film in the Criterion Collection?

Someone please shed some light on this, because I cannot imagine only another non-major label like Scream Factory is allowed to release his films.

[sonicyogurt]

Originally Posted by jw007

And then it makes me wonder... why is there not a single John Carpenter film in the Criterion Collection?

There is one: Halloween, from back in the Laserdisc era.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by jw007

[Show spoiler]Regarding next month's announcements for October releases, whenever I think of horror, I think of John Carpenter.

And then it makes me wonder... why is there not a single John Carpenter film in the Criterion Collection?

Someone please shed some light on this, because I cannot imagine only another non-major label like Scream Factory is allowed to release his films.

Why would they bother when Scream, like you alluded, have dedicated themselves to releasing his films?

As for non-Scream titles, what else is there? The Ward? They're certainly not going to be given Halloween (back).

Pretty obvious answer to your question.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by jw007

And then it makes me wonder... why is there not a single John Carpenter film in the Criterion Collection?

Someone please shed some light on this, because I cannot imagine only another non-major label like Scream Factory is allowed to release his films.

The labels working on the Carpenter films are doing a great job, and from what I understand labels bid for video rights to catalogs / individual films. It's not like someone is barred from the process.
Halloween is already available in 4K UHD with a solid bunch of extras and discussed to death in books and online articles, definitely not a film that "needs" the Criterion treatment.

[ravenus]

It may not be the most obvious title for the collection, but I'd be glad if Criterion gave a good HD release for Pupi Avati's surreal horror House with the Laughing Windows.

[FragnitoM]

Some October horror titles I'd love to see... Haynes's Poison, De Palma's Fury, something from Peter Jackson (preferably Heavenly Creatures), or even more Romero to go with NofLD

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by FragnitoM

..or even more Romero to go with NofLD

I somehow feel it'd be less likely. Romero's color films might be too gory (even with the bright red blood) for the core Criterion fanbase that is not necessarily horror fans. I don't see them doing Dawn of the Dead or Martin for that reasons. Can't think of anything else that'd be worth their doing (not already out on BD).

[ravenus]

I'd love to see them take on some of the Mexican spooky films that Casa Negra used to release on DVD - Black Pit of Dr. M, Book of Stone, Man and the Monster etc.

[dumb_dutchman]

I hope we finally get upgrades of Blood for Dracula & Flesh for Frankenstein in October. That photo of Paul Morrissey visiting Criterion, ages ago, hopefully had something to do with it.

[acroyear2]

Originally Posted by hkyplayr10

My friend and I do Criterion on the Couch and we just skip around and pick different movies in the collection. We hit our stride format wise on The Princess Bride episode. We’re not film experts but have fun watching/collecting these movies and talking about them. Would love feedback and comments! Just don’t be cruel

We just finished recording Bull Durham and that should be up in the next week or so.

Thanks! I'll add it to my podcast rotation.