The Criterion Collection

[Doc Moonlight]

The Devils is back on The Criterion Channel this month. Just Sayin'...

[Suicide Stu]

If they don't release anything by Akira Kurosawa before the next sale I swear I'm going to kill myself.

[everygrainofsand]

Originally Posted by Suicide Stu

If they don't release anything by Akira Kurosawa before the next sale I swear I'm going to kill myself.

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[Fabs]

I need an upgrade of Louis Malle’s The Fire Within

[Sifox211]

We desperately need some Powell and Pressburger B&W! How many years is it since they completed that 4K resto of I Know Where's I'm Going! and its still MIA.

It's even worse in the UK, where ITV hold all the rights but won't licence them out to any UK boutique. A disgraceful situation for the country that produced the Archers.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by everygrainofsand

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It's true. People named Stu are at a much higher risk

[Show spoiler](Sorry, this was so dumb, but I had to get it out my system )

[Suicide Stu]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's true. People named Stu are at a much higher risk

[Show spoiler](Sorry, this was so dumb, but I had to get it out my system )

Don't threaten me with a good time.

[darrellmaclaine]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

We desperately need some Powell and Pressburger B&W! How many years is it since they completed that 4K resto of I Know Where's I'm Going! and its still MIA.

It's even worse in the UK, where ITV hold all the rights but won't licence them out to any UK boutique. A disgraceful situation for the country that produced the Archers.

I don't think people outside the UK realise how bad the preservation/redistribution system has got for British film. The prestige/AAA stuff is neglected as it is but the less globally-known stuff is literally rotting - even films from the 2000s are languishing without HD masters. So much is either stuck with an uninterested ITV, being slept on by StudioCanal, or is an indie film where there's either one known print or worse. The BFI can only do so much due to their registered charity status and most rightsholders act either in an obstructively hostile way or want the BFI's charity funds to top up their own preservation budgets.

[Egbert Souse]

Originally Posted by Suicide Stu

If they don't release anything by Akira Kurosawa before the next sale I swear I'm going to kill myself.

Good thing High and Low 4K comes out next Tuesday.

[aladdin123]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

Good thing High and Low 4K comes out next Tuesday.

And it looks significantly better than the Toho UHD. It's kinda disgraceful for Toho that the gap between the Criterion UHD and the Toho UHD is bigger than the one between the Toho UHD and the BFI BD! The comparison below shows well all of this!

https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO

[Scottie]

I wonder if Criterion, or another studio for that matter, has any plans to release Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge or Deepa Mehta's Elements Trilogy. These both seem like fitting choices for the label.

[Cremildo]

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[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I wonder if Criterion, or another studio for that matter, has any plans to release Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge or Deepa Mehta's Elements Trilogy. These both seem like fitting choices for the label.

I’ve been hoping for Trees Lounge for a long time! Love the movie!

[umop apisdn]

Originally Posted by poisonmail

Before the Eclipse revival was announced in August, I was planning on stocking up on the sets in that series I had never gotten around to picking up, since it appeared they were all being discontinued as stocks ran out. With this new information, I'm wondering which of the existing sets you guys think are unlikely to be upgraded to BD. I assume that all of the Kurosawa and Ozus are probably going to make it, but I'm especially curious about the Late Ray and Rossellini History Films sets, both of which I'm tempted to get in the next sale. Do we really imagine Criterion is going to revive those?

I know this is all speculation, of course, and we'll know more when we see what gets announced this month...

2 out of the 3 films in the Late Ray set, have 4K restorations completed by the National Film Archive of India.

• The Stranger (Agantuk)
• Enemy of the People (Ganashatru)

I haven't seen any restoration news on The Home and the World (Ghare-Baire). However, there has been substantial effort to restore all of Ray's films in the last few years. Perhaps it will be one of the 5000 films India hopes to restore.

If good restorations are available, it would make it easier for Criterion to release an upgrade. I would buy it on day one.

[Watershipdownisgood]

Did you guys notice a lot of interesting Altman titles on the Criterion Channel like ones that definitely might come out in December, or next year?

Titles that are of interest to me
Quintet Fox title odd one to see on the channel it's also stuck on DVD
California Split Criterion was planning on putting this out on Blu-Ray a few years ago yet I guess it ended up getting cancelled. I wonder if they're finally putting it out after cancelling it previously.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
All the Presidents Men
Nashville back on the channel interesting I wonder if Criterion got the license back
Gosford Park
Popeye I mean Criterion put out the Wiz so I could see them doing Popeye as well just saying.
The Devils I have 0 interest in this one, but seeing it back on the Criterion Channel is strange to say the least.
Magnolia I've heard this film is a complete mind screw I only know about it due to the raining of Frogs scene in the film while the Ambulance car is driving through a frog storm.

I think a 1970s-2000s Altman box set in December would be insane, but considering how many Altman titles got added onto the Channel recently it wouldn't surprise me whatsoever. Plus it would be a good starting point for people like me whose only exposure to Altman is Popeye. As it would be great for Altman newbies like me.

An Eclipse Altman set sounds like a great idea, and if Criterion wants to do it then I say go for it.

[Egbert Souse]

An "Altman at Fox" set with 3 Women, Quintet, A Wedding, A Perfect Couple, and HealtH would be a neat idea. They could probably get away with it being 4K since all but HealtH have 4K masters and the rarity of that one would probably help justify the format.

[queen_kitty]

I'm happy that Gosford Park is on the channel this month, I was going to blind buy it on blu ray but the arrow is out of print and the lowest I've seen it for is about $45. I'll stream it first and see how I feel about it definitely :P

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Apparently TIFF has commissioned Criterion for a film box set for their 50th anniversary. Unsure if this is intended for retail. More details coming soon.

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

No they haven't. It's a set being given to 4 people who saw at least 40 out of the 50 films that were programmed for TIFF's 50th Anniversary. While details are sparse, it very likely will only contain existing Criterion releases for films that are a part of the series.

Update from the person on reddit that was given one of the sets. It's a one-off that includes The Princess Bride, Eve's Bayou, and Phoenix on Blu-ray. All three were originally TIFF premieres.

https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/c...ff_50_box_set/

Email TIFF sent out:

[dwk]

Speaking of TIFF, anybody in Toronto go the the Closet Van and, if so, any rumors about upcoming releases?

[ChicGandil]

Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight

The Devils is back on The Criterion Channel this month. Just Sayin'...

For the love of god, bring it to disc!!