Criterion on Social Media

[Brian C]

-Since the usual suspects are already well-represented here (is this guy aping Zedz? -ed), I'll suggest a few contemporary big-studio holdings unlikely to be revisited by their current distribs:
Michael Mann's THE INSIDER
Robert Duvall's THE APOSTLE
Coens' THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
Soderbergh's KING OF THE HILL

That's me, actually. I can't believe I'm the only one who loves THE APOSTLE but that seems to be the case. And I don't think KING OF THE HILL has ever gotten an R1 release; there's certainly not one in print now.

[kaujot]

I love The Apostle as well, and would dearly like to see it get a better release.

[Brian C]

Honestly, KUNDUN isn't a bad idea either. I can do without the Pakula set, though. After all, I can be reasonable.

[captveg]

Kundun could use with a DVD upgrade, and a BD would be nice. Disney might be willing to license it.

LOL @ White Ribbon - Sony just announced the DVD/BD release for June.

[MoonlitKnight]

Sounds like a whole lot of desire for familiar titles already out on Dvd.

You're right. A lot of these Facebook Awesomes seem to buy Criterions and nothing else.

Yeah, I tried to limit my (numerous) suggestions to films that have still not been released on DVD, though a few crept in (DePalma's "Hi, Mom!" and Cassavetes' "Minnie and Moskowitz" [though it's now OOP], plus the available-in-pan-n-scam-only "Insignificance" by Nicolas Roeg, "Barbarossa" by Fred Schepisi [both of which I believe are OOP as well] and "High Hopes" by Mike Leigh).

P.S. Shouldn't it be 'Facebook Awesomes seem to buy Criteria and nothing else'? 8-[

[SSF]

I can do without the Pakula set, though. After all, I can be reasonable.

And what's wrong with the 2 disc All The President's Men already in print?

[captveg]

It lacks a wacky C.

[HistoryProf]

I can do without the Pakula set, though. After all, I can be reasonable.

And what's wrong with the 2 disc All The President's Men already in print?

absolutely nothing

I love Criterion as much as anyone...but it does get awfully silly over there. when there are so many wonderful films out there without any releases at all in the U.S., and they beg for quintuple dipping on mainstream stuff just so their favorites can have a whacky C.

[tenia]

Hi mom ! and Minnie and Moskowitz are available in France in very nice editions (well, Hi mom ! will be released by Carlotta on May 5th, but Minnie has already been released by MK2 for a long time now).

Love Streams and A child is waiting are also available in France, but A child was only released in a boxset with Love Streams, and the boxset in now OOP. English subs on Love streams at least.

I've also seen a lot of Ophuls, pretty well released in France (Wild Side mostly).

Orson Welles : The Trial and Falstaff are released by Studio Canal. Pretty nice editions.
MacBeth is released in a 3 DVD + 80p booklet by Wild Side. Very good edition, with a lot of extras AND both versions of the movie. There is also another version of this edition, with a plastic-case instead of the digipack, and without the book, but it's about half the price.

[zedz]

plus the available-in-pan-n-scam-only "Insignificance" by Nicolas Roeg

Wasn't this confirmed as a Criterion acquisition way, way, way back (same time as Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence?) Wouldn't be surprised if any rights they had have lapsed by now!

[domino harvey]

Everything took a backburner to getting Fanfan out first

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

I suggested a few titles a few days ago. I suggested the missing Cassavetes in region 1 (including Minnie and Moskowitz for being OOP and as it's missing a few minutes of a post-coitus scene between Seymour Cassell's character and a folk musician) and the Takeshi Kitano's which seem to be in pergatory for film rights. Wasn't BCI Eclipse working on releasing a bunch of early Kitano when they went out of business? I'm sick of watching Violent Cop, Boiling Point, Kids Return and others in mediocre non-anamorphic transfers that look like they were taken off a VHS.

[JHunter]

I suggested a few titles a few days ago. I suggested the missing Cassavetes in region 1 (including Minnie and Moskowitz for being OOP and as it's missing a few minutes of a post-coitus scene between Seymour Cassell's character and a folk musician) and the Takeshi Kitano's which seem to be in pergatory for film rights. Wasn't BCI Eclipse working on releasing a bunch of early Kitano when they went out of business? I'm sick of watching Violent Cop, Boiling Point, Kids Return and others in mediocre non-anamorphic transfers that look like they were taken off a VHS.

Correct. BCI was supposed to release a whole bunch of Kitano's films before they went bust, with all of the work on the extras already completed by Outcast Cinema.

[prokosch]

I warmly endorse any Guy Maddin suggestions. Seems quite reasonable that there would be a release of "My Winnipeg" owing to its IFC Films release (unless all titles from that deal are already set in stone) and "Saddest Music In The World" (as I seem to recall it has been oblivion in the US since an MGM release several years ago -- but perhaps they lost rights?).

[Perkins Cobb]

Criterion's taking title suggestions.

Um, why aren't we stuffing the ballot box with Out 1 votes again? Just 'cause it would be a little, uh, obvious?

[MoonlitKnight]

I warmly endorse any Guy Maddin suggestions. Seems quite reasonable that there would be a release of "My Winnipeg" owing to its IFC Films release (unless all titles from that deal are already set in stone) and "Saddest Music In The World" (as I seem to recall it has been oblivion in the US since an MGM release several years ago -- but perhaps they lost rights?).

"My Winnipeg" should be the top priority since it still hasn't been released on home video at all here in the States. The MGM release of "Saddest Music" is still available, judging from just searching a few online video stores, and it has a decent transfer, so it's not as big a priority... but I wouldn't object to Criterion releasing it down the road. As for Maddin's other films, they probably aren't going to happen with Criterion, mostly since Zeitgeist put out commendable releases of all his other titles ("Careful," "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary," "Cowards Bend the Knee," and a double bill of "Archangel" and "Twilight of the Ice Nymphs") -- while Kino released "Tales from the Gimli Hospital".

[jurples]

Kundun could use with a DVD upgrade, and a BD would be nice. Disney might be willing to license it.

supposedly there's a german blu-ray scheduled for next month.

amazon link

[HistoryProf]

2010's version of Joshua Goldberg is named Andy Christ. can someone please disable his ability to post new comments over there? Does he know there are things called forurms to talk about your favorite releases?

[FerdinandGriffon]

2010's version of Joshua Goldberg is named Andy Christ. can someone please disable his ability to post new comments over there? Does he know there are things called forurms to talk about your favorite releases?

If it makes you feel any better he has all of seven friends.

[mfunk9786]

Entre Nous, people! Entre Nous! Why is this still out of print?

[HistoryProf]

2010's version of Joshua Goldberg is named Andy Christ. can someone please disable his ability to post new comments over there? Does he know there are things called forurms to talk about your favorite releases?

If it makes you feel any better he has all of seven friends.

his list of fan pages is hilarious...'one of these things is not like the other'....

* Glenn Beck
* Arizona
* Phish
* Michael Savage
* 1,000,000 Strong SUPPORTING Arizona Immigration Law SB1070

[perkizitore]

Criterion asks for your pick!

[Napier]

Criterion is asking for suggestions for a (pre-1948) Paramount or Universal holding. I picked The Lost Weekend! But the funny thing is, you've got all these morons yelling out titles with great R1 releases, and or post-1948.

[Harmonov]

Criterion is asking for suggestions for a (pre-1948) Paramount or Universal holding. I picked The Lost Weekend! But the funny thing is, you've got all these morons yelling out titles with great R1 releases, and or post-1948.

Do they mean any Universal film or are they saying any Universal film pre-1948? I think the Soderbergh suggestions and things like Glengarry Glen Ross are interpreting the Universal holding as being from any period. I read the question that way myself.

[Napier]

Criterion is asking for suggestions for a (pre-1948) Paramount or Universal holding. I picked The Lost Weekend! But the funny thing is, you've got all these morons yelling out titles with great R1 releases, and or post-1948.

Do they mean any Universal film or are they saying any Universal film pre-1948? I think the Soderbergh suggestions and things like Glengarry Glen Ross are interpreting the Universal holding as being from any period. I read the question that way myself.

Yes, you read the question right. It just irks me no end to see people saying King Kong. There's no way in hell Warner would let that go. Then Criterion have to sift through the bullshit to get to the legitimate suggestions. That's Facebook for ya.