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#301 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:07 am

Tom Hagen wrote:That settles it: we need a Pasolini biopic by Oliver Stone.

Starring Josh Hartnett as Pasolini

tavernier · #302 Post by **tavernier** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:12 am

It was made in 1995 by the director of The Best of Youth and has Mrs. Benigni in the cast.

#303 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:17 am

tavernier wrote:It was made in 1995 by the director of The Best of Youth and has Mrs. Benigni in the cast.

No color filters = No sale.

tavernier · #304 Post by **tavernier** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:31 am

But there's a Morricone score!

miless · #305 Post by **miless** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:00 am

tavernier wrote:But there's a Morricone score!

what Italian film of the last half-century doesn't?

skuhn8 · #306 Post by **skuhn8** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:38 pm

Cold war/check-point charlie?

nyasa · #307 Post by **nyasa** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:39 pm

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

ianungstad · #308 Post by **ianungstad** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:40 pm

Nice to have confirmation on The Spy Who Came in From The Cold...was hoping for something we didn't already know though.

kaujot · #309 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:40 pm

Hopefully this means it's coming soon. Great movie.

Antoine Doinel · #310 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:41 pm

I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.

#311 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:44 pm

Why would Criterion pool resources on a release they could only put out on the limited scope Blu format? I'm thinking no

Flike · #312 Post by **Flike** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:54 pm

About as exciting an announcement as September's release schedule.

clownmeat · #313 Post by **clownmeat** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:56 pm

miless wrote:
tavernier wrote:But there's a Morricone score!
what Italian film of the last half-century doesn't?

...the ones scored by Nino Rota, for starters?

jaredsap · #314 Post by **jaredsap** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:57 pm

Antoine Doinel wrote:I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.

domino harvey wrote:Why would Criterion pool resources on a release they could only put out on the limited scope Blu format? I'm thinking no

Yeah, let's not start this talk again. Blu-ray exclusives don't make any financial sense and Criterion did everything they could in their splashy Blu-ray announcement to discourage people from thinking otherwise.

Dr. Mabuse · #315 Post by **Dr. Mabuse** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:59 pm

No chance they would bundle it with the book?

Gigi M. · #316 Post by **Gigi M.** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:11 pm

Dr. Mabuse wrote:No chance they would bundle it with the book?

They better. Otherwise I don't see a reason to upgrade if you already own Paramount's *cheap/great* disc.

Tom Hagen · #317 Post by **Tom Hagen** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:15 pm

I was hoping that the illustration was a sly allusion to the training montage of Rocky IV.

#318 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:33 pm

Antoine Doinel wrote:I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.

So was Days of Heaven.

Criterion acquired this slate of Paramount titles long before the format war was over and Criterion had committed to Blu-ray. None of their Paramount acquisitions have been announced for Blu so far. It's possible that their contract with Paramount precludes that possibility.

Highway 61 · #319 Post by **Highway 61** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:38 pm

Gigi M. wrote:
Dr. Mabuse wrote:No chance they would bundle it with the book?
They better. Otherwise I don't see a reason to upgrade if you already own Paramount's *cheap/great* disc.

More people already own the book than the Paramount disc. Besides, it's just not rare enough to include. The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.

#320 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:56 pm

I'm thrilled about the release, and can't wait to see what supplements Criterion has come up with. I paid well under $10 for the Paramount disc, so that's no big loss.

Before too many people complain about a lack of surprise in this month's hint, remember that just last month Criterion casually dropped the news that three titles that nobody here was expecting (Chungking Express, El Norte, Walkabout redux) would be out later this fall. They could have just told us that Blu-ray was coming and saved those titles for newsletter hints. That Rosselini Eclipse set was a big surprise too.

kaujot · #321 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:58 pm

Highway 61 wrote:The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.

I'm desperately hoping for some le Carre involvement. Fascinating man.

#322 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:35 pm

kaujot wrote:
Highway 61 wrote:The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.
I'm desperately hoping for some le Carre involvement. Fascinating man.

I'm betting that the BBC doc John Le Carré: The Secret Centre, in which Le Carré discusses his career as a spy for the first time is a safe bet for inclusion.

kaujot · #323 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:43 pm

Jeff wrote:I'm betting that the BBC doc John Le Carré: The Secret Centre, in which Le Carré discusses his career as a spy for the first time is a safe bet for inclusion.

\:D/

Perkins Cobb · #324 Post by **Perkins Cobb** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:16 am

Yawn ... already out, and overrated.

Cold Bishop · #325 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:10 am

Perkins Cobb wrote:Yawn ... already out, and overrated.

And what spy film would you rather have in the collection, Carl Lee (And I'm asking with perfect sincerity).

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