The Criterion Collection

[snipemonkey]

I can't find Wings of Desire to save my life.

I know what you mean. I saw it at one B&N on Tuesday but (stupidly) didn't grab it. Now all of the local stores are out.

Oh well, I just ordered it through Amazon. Can't use the $5 off coupon but with my Prime membership I don't pay shipping, so still an excellent deal.

[rezpekt]

Revanche, Lola Montés and Hunger on February 16th!

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Götz Spielmann (with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* New video interview with Spielmann
* The Making of “Revanche,” a half-hour documentary shot on the film’s set
* Foreign Land, Spielmann’s award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director
* U.S. theatrical trailer
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Wood

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Audio commentary featuring Max Ophuls scholar Susan White
* “Max Ophuls ou le plaisir de tourner,” a 1965 episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps, featuring interviews with many of Ophuls’s collaborators
* Max by Marcel, a new documentary by Marcel Ophuls about his father and the making of Lola Montès
* Silent footage of actress Martine Carol demonstrating the various glamorous hairstyles in Lola Montès
* Theatrical rerelease trailer from Rialto Pictures
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Gary Giddins film info

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Steve McQueen (with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender
* A short documentary on the making of Hunger, including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch
* “The Provo’s Last Card?” a 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the causes and effects of the IRA hunger strikes at the Maze prison and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Darke

[ccfixx]

Very nice!

CC

[SpiderBaby]

2 great contemporary films (will buy both, Hunger was a great movie), and Max Ophuls. Sad that "Make Way for Tomorrow" didn't get a blu-ray, but hey 3 out of 4 isn't bad.

2010 already looks in good shape. 3 blu's in each month. Hopefully Godard's Vivre sa vie (rumored, also had a Janus run with poster in 09' to give hint) comes soon and on blu.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

2 great contemporary films (will buy both, Hunger was a great movie), and Max Ophuls. Sad that "Make Way for Tomorrow" didn't get a blu-ray, but hey 3 out of 4 isn't bad.

2010 already looks in good shape. 3 blu's in each month. Hopefully Godard's Vivre sa vie (rumored, also had a Janus run with poster in 09' to give hint) comes soon and on blu.

I want to see Vivre sa Vie badly also that poster that they were selling is a great layout etc. I will buy any Goddard that Criterion releases. I hope they don't lose the rights to Breathless I get worried with all the Studio Canal ownership issues. No one can sell these films like Criterion. ( I do own the UK import of Contempt however) Just would have prefferred a Criterion release.

[BluBonnet]

So glad I no longer have to worry about buying the French blu-ray of Lola Montes...

[Kartoon]

SDVD-only:

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today, a new video interview featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of Leo McCarey and his thoughts on Make Way for Tomorrow
* New video interview with critic Gary Giddins in which he talks about McCarey’s artistry and the political and social context of the film
* PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by critic Tag Gallagher and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, as well as an excerpt from film scholar Robin Wood’s 1998 piece “Leo McCarey and ‘Family Values’”

February 23rd

[banned user105]

MWFT isn't being released in Blu, is it?

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I want to see Vivre sa Vie badly also that poster that they were selling is a great layout etc. I will buy any Goddard that Criterion releases. I hope they don't lose the rights to Breathless I get worried with all the Studio Canal ownership issues. No one can sell these films like Criterion. ( I do own the UK import of Contempt however) Just would have prefferred a Criterion release.

I think they also hinted at a 2010 release of one of my fav Godard's "Weekend". If Weekend and Vivre sa Vie both come out 2010 and on blu, it will be the best Criterion year ever for me.


Can't wait to see Nobuhiko Obayashi's Hausu on blu too. 2010 is going to be awesome.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by doctorthodt

MWFT isn't being released in Blu, is it?

No, it isn't. Kartoon should've made mention that it's a standard DVD release only, since he decided to post it.

CC

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

No, it isn't. Kartoon should've made mention that it's a standard DVD release only, since he decided to post it.

CC

I left a small note above.

Pro-B

[rezpekt]

Well, Criterion has increased their number of Blu-ray releases from 2 to 3 releases a month and they have said it multiple times, that they are trying to do their best to increse the number to 4 titles a month. Obviously they had to choose which February release will be DVD-only and "Make Way For Tomorrow" seems to have less selling potential than others. I'm cool with their decision and to be honest, I've never heard of that movie before.

PS! With the help of the ongoing B&N sale, Criterion will be/is my most-owned distributor in my small Blu-ray collection. 52% of my Blu-ray releases are from Criterion Collection.

[kndy]

Updated my Criterion spreadsheet and sharing it for those who need a spreadsheet and want to add it to their cell phone or for their Criterion hunting during this sale:

Added color code for Roger Ebert's Greatest Films
OOP titles
And latest announcements of newer titles

MS Excel: http://www.nt2099.com/downloads/criterion-list-1_1.xls

PDF: http://www.nt2099.com/downloads/criterion-list-1_1.pdf

[anomynous]

Got my order today from barnes and noble.com that I placed on Wendsday




The Third Man was in a plastic case

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

I'm really hoping someone can help me out.....
I've being trying to order two titles on bn.com, but I can't get ANY discount codes to work and I have no idea why.
So, is there anyone here who will be making a further visit to an actual store who would be willing to pick up Wings of Desire and Howards End for $13 for me???
I would of course forward payment covering the sales price, tax, Paypal fees and shipping.

Please.......

Where's the Criterion love??


As for the February releases; looking forward to all three (I never got to see Hunger for some reason, ironically).
As usual the artwork is stunning.

[mlisette23]

Just got an email saying the copy I had them order of Wings of Desire is available for pickup

[Kevtronn]

Looking Forward to all 3 for Feb!

[McCrutchy]

Revanche is FINALLY coming!

I broke from policy and pre-ordered from Criterion as a thank-you.

[crey014]

OMFG, the cover for Hunger is sublime.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Revanche, Lola Montés and Hunger on February 16th!

Steve McQueen?