Fail Safe (1964)

[Dailyan]

Per newsletter clue:

[bonehica]

Getting this on blu was always going to please me, but getting the Criterion treatment. Oh, baby...

[octagon]

[Member-222782]

That's an Arrow-style tease. Too easy.

[DukeTogo84]

More Sydney Lumet is always great news. Still hoping we get Night Falls on Manhattan and Q&A someday.

[Cremildo]

A long time coming.

[Luke Dodge748]

YES! One of my favorites.... I'm very glad for this release. Now give us By Dawn's Early Light and I'll be stoked.

[octagon]

Charley Varrick, The Thin Man, A Face in the Crowd, House of Games, Addams Family Values and now this?

My wish list has taken a real beating this year

[trevanian]

Originally Posted by Luke Dodge748

YES! One of my favorites.... I'm very glad for this release. Now give us By Dawn's Early Light and I'll be stoked.

I thought I was the only person on Earth who liked that one!

But to be honest, my double bill for FAIL-SAFE is nearly always THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, and I'd happily pop for a blu- of that one. When I follow up STRANGELOVE, it is usually with WRONG IS RIGHT (not holding my breath for that one on blu, but I agree with a lot of what Joe Dante has to say about that one on trailersfromhell.)

[StarDestroyer52]

About time. Always a favorite of mine to watch as a double feature to Strangelove. Hopefully, it won't be too long of a wait. I think we only waited a few weeks when the newsletter clue for Temple Drake dropped before Criterion announced it was coming in December. So, can we hope for a January 2020 release?

[gates70]

Day 1 for me.

[FlikMage]

**** yes. The Collection is in DESPERATE need of more Lumet. I would kill for a really lavishly produced Murder on the Orient Express from them.

[bonehica]

I remember seeing this for the first time when I was just 13 or 14 and the ending...wow. Messed me up. Such a great thriller. Can't wait to get this in the collection. Might be one of the rare Criterions I buy outside of any sale.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by FlikMage

**** yes. The Collection is in DESPERATE need of more Lumet. I would kill for a really lavishly produced Murder on the Orient Express from them.

If we’re talking Lumet my holy grail release, which will probably never happen, Prince of The City, and the TV version!

But either way, I want ALL Lumet on Blu!

[thatguamguy]

It's crazy that "Find Me Guilty" has gotten 2 different blu releases while "Prince of the City" and "The Hill" have yet to have their first.

[houndfan]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

If we’re talking Lumet my holy grail release, which will probably never happen, Prince of The City, and the TV version!

But either way, I want ALL Lumet on Blu!

Amen to that! Prince of the City should be released ASAP. It’s a superb film. Here’s hoping we also get The Hill, The Fugitive Kind, and The Sea Gull from someone soon. And I’d love to see a good disc of A View from the Bridge.

[skylark68]

I'm looking forward to this one. Been a long time coming. I'm hoping Criterion can get access to the made for TV version from 2000 as a supplement. That would be amazing.

[FlikMage]

How about a Lumet/Connery box set with The Hill, The Andersen Tapes, The Offence, Orient Express and Family Business? Would that make everyone happy? Cuz I would be ecstatic.

[Eschenpod]

Confidence is high.

[movieman1979]

Originally Posted by skylark68

I'm looking forward to this one. Been a long time coming. I'm hoping Criterion can get access to the made for TV version from 2000 as a supplement. That would be amazing.

I had the same thought. Criterion included a made for TV ‘12 Angry Men’ as a supplement for their blu ray (also Lumet, fittingly enough). Hoping they do the same here.