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[pro-bassoonist]

Blood Simple Blu-ray REVIEW







Spectacular 4K remaster. Too bad Criterion are not in a position to also save The Big Lebowski.

BUY Blood Simple, you are in for quite a treat!

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[ShellOilJunior]

My only prediction is the announcements will be on Friday...

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

My only prediction is the announcements will be on Friday...

I'm thinking that they'll be on Monday or Tuesday, but I hope that I'm wrong.

I'd love a Blu-ray of Elevator to the Gallows.

I also want Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Is it prediction time yet?

Fellini's Roma
His Girl Friday
Before Trilogy
Tampopo
Flight of the Phoenix
Elevator to the Gallows

Even though I just ordered the UK release I hope your prediction for a Criterion edition comes to fruition. I love this film so much and have been very frustrated it still hasn't been released in the US. A Criterion release would be a dream come true. Another one I hope to see is an upgrade for The Element of Crime.

[VONi]

Please Criterion, announce Stalker and I still have time to cancel the AE version. And some Bergman upgrades, namely the Faith Trilogy. I'm pretty sure they're going to release them one by one, and since TaGD and Winter Light have already been restored (I think?), there's no reason to wait.

Slightly off topic, but is there any Youssef Chahine on blu-ray? I recently saw Cairo Station at a local cinema and it was an absolute revelation! I think it was an old 35mm copy, since the cinema is owned by our national film archive, but the film looked so beautiful and crispy!

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I also want Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon.

Not sure if you knew, but there's a region A friendly release in France. Comes in a nice digipak with a hardcover book (in French)

[ckt]

In case I have missed something (this thread moves quickly sometimes), is there a reason people are talking about Elevator to the Gallows?

[Banned User]

I hope they announce His Girl Friday. Would be nice to see them get some more Grant. Feels like I've been waiting ages for Blurays of Arsenic and Old Lace, The Philadelphia story, The Awful Truth or Bringing Up Baby

Also from recent restorations still waiting on Red Beard and Ugetsu

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by ckt

In case I have missed something (this thread moves quickly sometimes), is there a reason people are talking about Elevator to the Gallows?

A new restoration has been screening at art houses around the country. Criterion still have the rights to it, so you'd think a BD release is bound to happen sooner or later.

http://filmforum.org/film/elevator-to-the-gallows-film

[SkyAntoine]

The only announcement I need is the Before Trilogy. I don't need anything else. Just the Before Trilogy...
And His Girl Friday. - The Before Trilogy and His Girl Friday and that's all I need...
And Le Samourai. - The Before Trilogy , His Girl Friday, and Le Samourai, and that's all I need...
Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And Stalker. That's all I need.

[MifuneFan]

Forgot that Multiple Maniacs hasn't come out yet, that could certainly be announced for December too.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A new restoration has been screening at art houses around the country. Criterion still have the rights to it, so you'd think a BD release is bound to happen sooner or later.

http://filmforum.org/film/elevator-to-the-gallows-film

Hopefully sooner than later.

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by VONi

Please Criterion, announce Stalker and I still have time to cancel the AE version. And some Bergman upgrades, namely the Faith Trilogy. I'm pretty sure they're going to release them one by one, and since TaGD and Winter Light have already been restored (I think?), there's no reason to wait.

Slightly off topic, but is there any Youssef Chahine on blu-ray? I recently saw Cairo Station at a local cinema and it was an absolute revelation! I think it was an old 35mm copy, since the cinema is owned by our national film archive, but the film looked so beautiful and crispy!

Yup, the Faith Trilogy is pretty much my number one want at this point.

[bruce holecheck]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Forgot that Multiple Maniacs hasn't come out yet, that could certainly be announced for December too.

Caught a screening of Janus' restored print last night here in Baltimore, with a John Waters introduction and Q&A. As a surprise, lots of other cast and crew members made their way out as well, including Mink Stole, Vincent Peranio, Bob Skidmore, Pat Moran and George Figgs. Nothing particularly new to report about the upcoming disc, but I will say the re-scoring wasn't particularly detrimental and I doubt most will even notice -- and if you've never seen it before, you'd be hard-pressed to suspect anything was even amiss.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by bruce holecheck

Caught a screening of Janus' restored print last night here in Baltimore, with a John Waters introduction and Q&A. As a surprise, lots of other cast and crew members made their way out as well, including Mink Stole, Vincent Peranio, Bob Skidmore, Pat Moran and George Figgs. Nothing particularly new to report about the upcoming disc, but I will say the re-scoring wasn't particularly detrimental and I doubt most will even notice -- and if you've never seen it before, you'd be hard-pressed to suspect anything was even amiss.

Sounds like a great time! I haven't seen the film yet, so as you say, I wouldn't know anything was different.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Not sure if you knew, but there's a region A friendly release in France. Comes in a nice digipak with a hardcover book (in French)

Yeah, I've been holding out for a proper domestic release, but I might pull the trigger on this one soon.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Yeah, I've been holding out for a proper domestic release, but I might pull the trigger on this one soon.

Yeah, doesn't hurt to wait a little. I only learned that it was region A friendly a few months back. I really love the look of the Wild Side Video releases with the Digipak and hardcover books. Wish I spoke French fluent enough to enjoy them though

[ckt]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A new restoration has been screening at art houses around the country. Criterion still have the rights to it, so you'd think a BD release is bound to happen sooner or later.

http://filmforum.org/film/elevator-to-the-gallows-film

Awesome! I've been hoping for this upgrade. Fantastic soundtrack—such a unique mood to this film.

I'd like to see Malle's "The Fire Within" get an upgrade as well.

[MifuneFan]

Local theater here (Brooklyn Academy of Music) will be having a pretty awesome film series in late October to early Nov. dedicated to cats, yes cats.

13 Cats Film Series:

The Black Cat
Cat's Eye
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1982)
Eye of the Cat
Hausu
Ju-On: The Grudge
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kuroneko
My Neighbor Totoro
The Shadow of the Cat
The Tomb of Legeia
Two Evil Eyes


Kiki's Delivery Service, Hausu, and Cat People (1942)? Yes please

[Darth Marcus]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Spectacular 4K remaster. Too bad Criterion are not in a position to also save The Big Lebowski.

Hopefully with the corner they've turned, Universal will handle that one soon enough themselves.

Excited about Blood Simple. Great review!