The Criterion Collection - Page 11 - Blu-ray Forum

Shroomhead · 03-16-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seretur

Your guess is as good as anybody's. Stay tuned to their site today and every fifteenth of the month (usually, if it's not on weekends) to see which new BD titles are announced.

But only Fear and Loathing? With that catalogue of theirs? F&L is an excellent film, but surely you could find other Criterions to your liking.

Actually the only other movie besides Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas that i want to come out with a Criterion Collection Blu-ray is the movie Armageddon.

Eastcoaster · 03-16-2009, 05:42 PM

I usually wait for one of the two deepdiscount.com sales each year to splurge on Criterion discs. When it comes to DVDs or Blu-Rays, I buy very little anymore -- I just rent through Netflix, and if something really strikes me as something I'd watch again, or a classic that I need to have in my collection, I'll splurge in June or November when the Deep Discount 20%-off sale runs.

I used to buy just about everything, then one day realized that I had shelves full of DVDs that I only watched once, which seemed a waste. Netflix is a life (and money-) saver!

Mr.White · 03-16-2009, 06:19 PM

Two Lane Blacktop should have also had a Blu release!

Beta Man · 03-16-2009, 06:57 PM

hmmm nothing announced yet..... was hoping for a good title to salivate over for the next couple of months

PowellPressburger · 03-16-2009, 07:23 PM

Usually they announce new titles after a few get released from their slate... possibly this week sometime, but don't get worried if it goes into next week after those BDs are released it depends. They usually don't follow a strict schedule for announcements. Since they did up the new site the way they are listed usually take forever also not sure why - Used to be it was immediate the tiles sort of got added one at a time really fast and bam they were all listed with specs. Usually take hours for them to go thru lately.

juha · 03-16-2009, 07:25 PM

Only requests:

More subtitle options - its a world market out there, increase your client base

Make it Region Free, please

J.

Seretur · 03-16-2009, 07:39 PM

I'm pretty sure it'll be tonight -- since they put up the new site, they were always updating on the 15th, except on February, where they did it on the 13th -- but that was a 28-day month. Yeah, the site takes longer to update and the thrill of finding new releases by manually entering the URL of the spine number is gone, but at least we may count on them being punctual.

I'm pretty sure Armageddon has reverted to Disney, so if it comes out, it'll be the same way The Rock did -- on their label, maybe with the Criterion extras licensed and present.

Criterion can't make their titles region-free due to the nature of their licensing agreements. It's in the FAQ on their site.

Oh, and here are my guesses for today:

Walkabout
Last Year in Marienbad
Gimme Shelter
...and perhaps a wildcard. Oh, how I wish it's The Thief of Baghdad...

Yeah, I'll be cheeky enough and guess four BD titles. One can dream, right?

EDIT: It has begun -- I just caught a placeholder for Bergman Island (on DVD). Fun!

PowellPressburger · 03-16-2009, 09:21 PM

It started !!! They are loading them it looks like !

Mr.White · 03-16-2009, 09:24 PM

How about the Director's Cut of The Last Emperor! The Criterion DVD has both cuts,the Blu should have been the same,agreed?!

Seretur · 03-16-2009, 09:24 PM

Yep -- and now I'm getting Last Year at Marienbad in the Blu-ray Column.

Beta Man · 03-16-2009, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

It started !!! They are loading them it looks like !

I don't see any

Mr.White · 03-16-2009, 09:32 PM

I thought they were going to release Salo on Blu?

Beta Man · 03-16-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.White

I thought they were going to release Salo on Blu?

I'm sure they will eventually

It wasn't part of the movies slated for "coming soon" in the previous announcements/rumors

Seretur · 03-16-2009, 09:43 PM

Funny how Marienbad first showed in the New Releases column for DVD.

EDIT: Added My Dinner with André. Just on DVD, for now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.White

How about the Director's Cut of The Last Emperor! The Criterion DVD has both cuts,the Blu should have been the same,agreed?!

It's the longer TV version, not a Director's Cut -- Bertolucci prefers the theatrical release, which he expanded to provide for the contractual obligation to the Italian TV (RAI, I think) which co-funded the film. But I agree, the release should have had it included, as it was mastered in HD. And it also should have had the original 4-track mix for 70mm prints, and someone should have pointed out to Storaro that his reasoning for cropping the picture to 2:1 (enhancing the resolution, according to him) is virtually moot in the days of 1080p -- but The Last Emperor is still a decent release, if more flawed than the norm.

Seretur · 03-16-2009, 10:52 PM

THE SEVENTH SEAL.

oMG.

robertthunder · 03-16-2009, 10:53 PM

Last Year at Marienbad and The Seventh Seal in June!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so ****ing psyched right now!!!!!!!!!

PowellPressburger · 03-16-2009, 11:03 PM

Love the cover for Seventh Seal a Lot... also the one for LAST is really cool. At first I thought it was all white haha.. very nice.

Seretur · 03-16-2009, 11:34 PM

To illustrate:

Very, very classy (especially if the letters end up being indeed embossed). And the less idea you have of the visuals of the film upfront, the better, in this case. In fact, minimalism really does work for Criterion, and I'm glad that they've embraced it for most of their releases.

Beta Man · 03-16-2009, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertthunder

Last Year at Marienbad and The Seventh Seal in June!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so ****ing psyched right now!!!!!!!!!

You and me both!!!!!!!! Two much anticipated films for me!!!! I can't wait.... will certainly pre-order both... that's for sure.

Blodiak · 03-17-2009, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seretur

THE SEVENTH SEAL.

oMG.

HELL YES !!! I'll upgrade my DVD for sure....

03-16-2009, 07:39 PM	#207
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	I'm pretty sure it'll be tonight -- since they put up the new site, they were always updating on the 15th, except on February, where they did it on the 13th -- but that was a 28-day month. Yeah, the site takes longer to update and the thrill of finding new releases by manually entering the URL of the spine number is gone, but at least we may count on them being punctual. I'm pretty sure Armageddon has reverted to Disney, so if it comes out, it'll be the same way The Rock did -- on their label, maybe with the Criterion extras licensed and present. Criterion can't make their titles region-free due to the nature of their licensing agreements. It's in the FAQ on their site. Oh, and here are my guesses for today: Walkabout Last Year in Marienbad Gimme Shelter ...and perhaps a wildcard. Oh, how I wish it's The Thief of Baghdad... Yeah, I'll be cheeky enough and guess four BD titles. One can dream, right? EDIT: It has begun -- I just caught a placeholder for Bergman Island (on DVD). Fun! Last edited by Seretur; 03-16-2009 at 09:03 PM.

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03-16-2009, 05:42 PM	#202
Eastcoaster Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	I usually wait for one of the two deepdiscount.com sales each year to splurge on Criterion discs. When it comes to DVDs or Blu-Rays, I buy very little anymore -- I just rent through Netflix, and if something really strikes me as something I'd watch again, or a classic that I need to have in my collection, I'll splurge in June or November when the Deep Discount 20%-off sale runs. I used to buy just about everything, then one day realized that I had shelves full of DVDs that I only watched once, which seemed a waste. Netflix is a life (and money-) saver!

03-16-2009, 06:19 PM	#203
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Two Lane Blacktop should have also had a Blu release!

03-16-2009, 06:57 PM	#204
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	hmmm nothing announced yet..... was hoping for a good title to salivate over for the next couple of months

03-16-2009, 07:23 PM	#205
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Usually they announce new titles after a few get released from their slate... possibly this week sometime, but don't get worried if it goes into next week after those BDs are released it depends. They usually don't follow a strict schedule for announcements. Since they did up the new site the way they are listed usually take forever also not sure why - Used to be it was immediate the tiles sort of got added one at a time really fast and bam they were all listed with specs. Usually take hours for them to go thru lately.

03-16-2009, 07:25 PM	#206
juha Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews:8	Only requests: More subtitle options - its a world market out there, increase your client base Make it Region Free, please J.

03-16-2009, 09:21 PM	#208
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	It started !!! They are loading them it looks like !

03-16-2009, 09:24 PM	#209
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	How about the Director's Cut of The Last Emperor! The Criterion DVD has both cuts,the Blu should have been the same,agreed?!

03-16-2009, 09:24 PM	#210
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	Yep -- and now I'm getting Last Year at Marienbad in the Blu-ray Column.

03-16-2009, 09:32 PM	#212
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	I thought they were going to release Salo on Blu?

03-16-2009, 10:52 PM	#215
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	THE SEVENTH SEAL. oMG.

03-16-2009, 10:53 PM	#216
robertthunder Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Nanton, Alberta Canada Blu-ray collection:821 DVD collection:47 Blu-ray reviews:6	Last Year at Marienbad and The Seventh Seal in June!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so ****ing psyched right now!!!!!!!!!

03-16-2009, 11:03 PM	#217
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Love the cover for Seventh Seal a Lot... also the one for LAST is really cool. At first I thought it was all white haha.. very nice.

03-16-2009, 11:34 PM	#218
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	To illustrate: Very, very classy (especially if the letters end up being indeed embossed). And the less idea you have of the visuals of the film upfront, the better, in this case. In fact, minimalism really does work for Criterion, and I'm glad that they've embraced it for most of their releases.

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