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justeleblanc · #801 Post by **justeleblanc** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:23 am

This isn't new news. Without giving away anything, there had been multiple sources that have confirmed the release. They are now saying April for Bottle Rocket.

And this is independent of Sony, they no longer hold the rights.

Gigi M. · #802 Post by **Gigi M.** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:29 am

justeleblanc wrote:This isn't new news. Without giving away anything, there had been multiple sources that have confirmed the release. They are now saying April for Bottle Rocket.

And this is independent of Sony, they no longer hold the rights.

But Criterion has stated that they don't hold the rights.

Aside from Bottle Rocket, can we start speculating what will be release in November:

- SALÃ’
- BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
- DRUNKEN ANGEL
- LE JOUR SE LÃˆVE
- MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
- PIERROT LE FOU
- TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
- MISS JULIE

Luke M · #803 Post by **Luke M** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:43 am

justeleblanc wrote:This isn't new news. Without giving away anything, there had been multiple sources that have confirmed the release. They are now saying April for Bottle Rocket.

And this is independent of Sony, they no longer hold the rights.

I heard the same thing. Though, the month of April is news to me. I didn't think they planned that far in advance.

#804 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:38 am

Gigi M. wrote:
justeleblanc wrote:This isn't new news. Without giving away anything, there had been multiple sources that have confirmed the release. They are now saying April for Bottle Rocket.

And this is independent of Sony, they no longer hold the rights.
But Criterion has stated that they don't hold the rights.

Aside from Bottle Rocket, can we start speculating what will be release in November:

- SALÃ’
- BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
- DRUNKEN ANGEL
- LE JOUR SE LÃˆVE
- MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
- PIERROT LE FOU
- TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
- MISS JULIE

I'm still holding out for the Gorin boxed set one month and Berlin Alexanderplatz for the other to round out the year.

kaujot · #805 Post by **kaujot** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:43 am

dx23 wrote:Bottle Rocket has gone out of print. Maybe the biggest urban legend/Criterion wish for many could come true.

Where on that link does it say that Bottle Rocket has gone out of print? I can't find it.

dx23 · #806 Post by **dx23** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:14 am

kaujot wrote:
dx23 wrote:Bottle Rocket has gone out of print. Maybe the biggest urban legend/Criterion wish for many could come true.
Where on that link does it say that Bottle Rocket has gone out of print? I can't find it.

Corrected the original post. It takes you now to a OOP DVd list.

The Elegant Dandy Fop · Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:55 am

If both the Gorin set, Berlin Alexanderplatz, and Bottle Rocket hit the same month, I'm going to be a broke man.

Christ, I don't want Bottle Rocket in April, that's too damn long, but it would most likely sync up with the release of Darjeeling on DVD, but I'm very inpatient

justeleblanc, I hate to ask, but who are your connections?

Cinephrenic · #808 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:11 am

can we start speculating what will be release in November

November
Drunken Angel
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Two-Lane Blacktop
An Autumn Afternoon
White Dog

December
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Exterminating Angel
Salo

ByMarkClark.com · Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:57 pm

Cinephrenic wrote:December

Salo

Ah, yes. Nothing says "Happy Holidays" quite like SALO.

arsonfilms · #810 Post by **arsonfilms** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:33 pm

ByMarkClark.com wrote:
Cinephrenic wrote:December

Salo
Ah, yes. Nothing says "Happy Holidays" quite like SALO.

Yeah, I think I just assumed Salo would come out in November, because December releases always sort of imply holiday gifts and pushing that particular film as a gift idea would seem to at least be in moderately poor taste.

justeleblanc · #811 Post by **justeleblanc** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:09 pm

arsonfilms wrote:Yeah, I think I just assumed Salo would come out in November, because December releases always sort of imply holiday gifts and pushing that particular film as a gift idea would seem to at least be in moderately poor taste.

Was M short for Merry Christmas?

kekid · #812 Post by **kekid** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:25 pm

I doubt if Criterion will get Berlin Alexanderplatz and Salo both this year.

jbeall · #813 Post by **jbeall** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:11 pm

I think Pierrot le Fou is still touring for a few more months, so it'd be out in early 2008 (at the absolute earliest).

Jean-Luc Garbo · #814 Post by **Jean-Luc Garbo** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:24 pm

Is The Crime of Monsieur Lange really a possibility for November? (I know what I want for my birthday!)

#815 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:45 pm

no, and I'm pretty sure someone here emailed Criterion about White Dog and were told they owned the rights but it wasn't on the table right now.

#816 Post by **Jeff** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:55 pm

domino harvey wrote:no, and I'm pretty sure someone here emailed Criterion about White Dog and were told they owned the rights but it wasn't on the table right now.

That would be me. They plan to do it, but it's not on the production schedule yet. I also read somewhere (forum jr. maybe?) that Drunken Angel has been postponed indefinitely.

jbeall · #817 Post by **jbeall** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:27 pm

kekid wrote:I doubt if Criterion will get Berlin Alexanderplatz and Salo both this year.

My money's on Berlin Alexanderplatz, as they announced it in the newsletter with the rather vague "coming this fall", IIRC. Did they ever give even a rough timetable for Salo, other than stating plans to re-do it at some point?

I'm going to randomly speculate some more and suggest that maybe it's time for a pair of Louis Malle films, as we've been inundated with them for the past couple of years. Perhaps My Dinner with Andre and Zazie dans le metro in Nov.? Add Damage (another Malle boxset?) and criterion would be just about done with Malle's oeuvre.

arsonfilms · #818 Post by **arsonfilms** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:51 pm

jbeall wrote:
kekid wrote:I doubt if Criterion will get Berlin Alexanderplatz and Salo both this year.
My money's on Berlin Alexanderplatz, as they announced it in the newsletter with the rather vague "coming this fall", IIRC. Did they ever give even a rough timetable for Salo, other than stating plans to re-do it at some point?

When it was initially announced, we were told we'd see it in '07. Things change, obviously, but both Alexanderplatz and Salo were originally confirmed for this year.

#819 Post by **Jeff** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:54 pm

jbeall wrote:Did they ever give even a rough timetable for Salo, other than stating plans to re-do it at some point?

They mentioned it on the blog in November of last year:

We're working on a brand new HD transfer now. It'll be a totally new release and be out in 2007.

jbeall wrote:I'm going to randomly speculate some more and suggest that maybe it's time for a pair of Louis Malle films, as we've been inundated with them for the past couple of years. Perhaps My Dinner with Andre and Zazie dans le metro in Nov.? Add Damage (another Malle boxset?) and criterion would be just about done with Malle's oeuvre.

I don't think that Damage is going to happen, but I would agree that either Zazie, Andre, or both should be on tap very soon.

#820 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:58 pm

I can see Zazie and Andre getting consecutive spines rather than being packaged in yet another boxed set.

miless · #821 Post by **miless** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:42 pm

I am going to speculate at the Ophuls boxed set and Zéro de conduite (as those films are some of the few films on the Janus list I got a little while ago with no DVD release... and a lot of Malle, Truffaut and Ozu) maybe a late Truffaut set

justeleblanc · #822 Post by **justeleblanc** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:46 pm

domino harvey wrote:I can see Zazie and Andre getting consecutive spines rather than being packaged in yet another boxed set.

I agree. Though it's possible Criterion would package a Young Women's Box along with Black Moon and Pretty Baby (emphasis on Box).

Person · #823 Post by **Person** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:52 pm

It could simply be that Sony finally cottoned on that loadsa folks want a SE of Bottle Rocket. If Sony are willing to license to Criterion, I wouldn't start with this film, charming though it is.

thethirdman · #824 Post by **thethirdman** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:01 pm

domino harvey wrote:I can see Zazie and Andre getting consecutive spines rather than being packaged in yet another boxed set.

TCM will be airing a two night celebration of Louis Malle films in late October. They are scheduled to air one week before what would have been his 75th birthday. Out of the ten films that will be shown, only three have not already been released by Criterion: Black Moon, The Fire Within, and Zazie dans le métro.

Luke M · #825 Post by **Luke M** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:39 am

Cinephrenic wrote:November

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel won't be coming out this year. I e-mailed them about it and they told me they "needed some more time to evaluate materials"

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