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#2476 Post by **Jeff** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:01 am

The Godzilla sell sheets actually feature the Classic Media logo in addition to the Toho logo, which is...interesting. Wonder if they might be collaborating on anything else.

#2477 Post by **mfunk9786** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:11 am

Perkins Cobb wrote:Wake me up when it's Trafic on Blu.

Let me know when it's Trafffic

ianungstad · #2478 Post by **ianungstad** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:56 am

Jeff wrote:The sell sheets actually feature the Classic Media logo in addition to the Toho logo, which is...interesting. Wonder if they might be collaborating on anything else.

It surprises me that Classic Media licensed the film to Criterion. Strange that not all of the supplements from the old release are on the new one. As for other possible titles...Classic Media actually have the rights to the Tony Richardson film A Taste of Honey which has not been released in R1.

They are treated as public domain titles but Classic Media are also the official "rights" holder for the Anthony Mann films Raw Deal and T-Men.

If there is any deal, I would bet on those three at least.

#2479 Post by **swo17** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:02 am

ianungstad wrote:They are treated as public domain titles but Classic Media are also the official "rights" holder for the Anthony Mann films Raw Deal and T-Men.

Ooooh, those are in dire need of better transfers, and would fit quite nicely in the Collection.

ianungstad · #2480 Post by **ianungstad** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:47 am

Hmm. Seems like Classic Media also owns the Monte Hellman films The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind. (which we know are both coming) They also seem to own Jack Clayton's A Room at the Top which Criterion uploaded to Hulu about the same time as Godzilla. These all seem to be part of a library they bought from the defunct Continental Distributing. Classic Media had licensed these films to VCI for a time. (VCI also released their own versions of the two Anthony Mann films T-Men and Raw Deal.) These have all been out of print for years. Looks like Criterion scooped all these up at some point.

Classic Media also licensed Raw Deal, T-Men; the Godzilla films and various cartoons (Casper, Magoo, Underdog) to Sony Wonder in the past.

Tommaso · #2481 Post by **Tommaso** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:13 am

Jeff wrote:There may be fewer titles announced this month relative to other months, but they are some damn good titles and there should be something for everyone.

There's nothing for me.

colinr0380 · #2482 Post by **colinr0380** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:28 pm

mfunk9786 wrote:
Perkins Cobb wrote:Wake me up when it's Trafic on Blu.

Let me know when it's Trafffic

I'd prefer Taffik myself! (Although the Soderbergh film is almost as good in its own right!)

#2483 Post by **swo17** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:15 pm

I prefer Taffy.

#2484 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:20 pm

#2485 Post by **Jeff** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:37 pm

Tommaso wrote:
Jeff wrote:they are some damn good titles and there should be something for everyone.
There's nothing for me.

Okay, almost everyone.

#2486 Post by **Jeff** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:55 pm

Does anybody recognize that "CJ" logo? Just wondering what other company has a hand in this.

knives · #2487 Post by **knives** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:57 pm

Yes, it's on a lot of releases of Japanese films. I mostly see it on Animeigo's releases, but I think it was also on Funimation's Linda, Linda, Linda release.

dwk · #2488 Post by **dwk** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:34 pm

It is a "Content Japan" logo. It signifies a legit release and, supposedly, fights piracy. Here is a pdf that explains

ianungstad · #2489 Post by **ianungstad** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:06 am

Hmm...could be bull but a poster on mubi.com is claiming that a box set of Wim Wender's road trilogy is penciled in for a June 2012 release. He also claims that Criterion have a Chris Marker Eclipse set coming soon with 12 films/shorts. Both would be exciting (and plausible) releases. Hope he's on the level.

jwd5275 · #2490 Post by **jwd5275** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:01 am

Hmmm. The prediction of 2012 box sets is getting quite crowded. Frampton and Apu pretty much confirmed at Wexner. The Pasolinis and Quatsi also likely, if those scribbles where deciphered correctly. The Wenders and a remote possibility of Oshima's Youth films would put that at six boxes. A tantalizing thought, but something that is not very likely. (However, I do think an upgrade of the Inagaki box to blu is coming in the next couple months)

Brian C · #2491 Post by **Brian C** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:02 am

jwd5275 wrote:Hmmm. The prediction of 2012 box sets is getting quite crowded.

Could be that's why the January release slate was so uncharacteristically light.

Doctor Sunshine · Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:03 am

There were about five box sets listed on that facebook 2012 preview picture, so the Wenders one wouldn't surprise me.

SpiderBaby · #2493 Post by **SpiderBaby** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:10 am

jwd5275 wrote:Hmmm. The prediction of 2012 box sets is getting quite crowded. Frampton and Apu pretty much confirmed at Wexner. The Pasolinis and Quatsi also likely, if those scribbles where deciphered correctly. The Wenders and a remote possibility of Oshima's Youth films would put that at six boxes. A tantalizing thought, but something is not very likely. (However, I do think an upgrade of the Inagaki box to blu is coming in the next couple months)

Apu might be a 2013 release (they said it will take some time). But don't forget about a BRD Trilogy re-release, though don't know when that might be looked at.

onedimension · #2494 Post by **onedimension** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:18 am

Have we seen any entire multiple-film box sets upgraded to blu yet?

knives · #2495 Post by **knives** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:20 am

This would be the first.

#2496 Post by **Jeff** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:24 am

They are supposedly working on the Koker Trilogy too.

Can't wait for 2012's monthly giant boxed sets.

Cinephrenic · #2497 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:56 am

Just leaked!!! This is the 2012 release schedule

Koker Trilogy
Oshima's Youth Trilogy
Wender's Road Trilogy
Apu Trilogy
Pasolini's Trilogy of Life
Frampton
Bergman-Rossellini Set
America: Lost Again: Blockbuster Hits of the 70's

Eclipse

Dziga-Vertov Group
Roberto Gavaldon
Hideo Gosha
Keisuke Kinoshita
Mayles Brothers
Roberto Rossellii - History Films: Antiquity
Raul Ruiz
Mikio Naruse
Nikkatsu Action

ianungstad · #2498 Post by **ianungstad** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:42 am

Criterion did say it will be at least a year for the Apu set in their Wexler Q+A, so it's reasonable to think it might not be solicited till 2013. Would the Frampton set be a box? I'm not familiar with the material...I sort of imagined the Frampton and Downey sets to be similar to the Painleve or Brackage releases and not full on boxsets.

knives · #2499 Post by **knives** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:57 am

How is the Brakhage set not considered a boxset considering even on Blu it takes up three discs. The Frampton set will undoubtedly be like that one though.

ianungstad · #2500 Post by **ianungstad** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:04 am

Well the blu version of By Brackage is certainly a box since it has both volumes packaged together in a slipcover. The individual volumes, along with releases like the Painleve and Beastie Boys set are packaged more like a regular Criterion release compared to Criterion's more elaborate boxsets. In a box you would have each feature on it's own disc with film specific extras. I was just implying that I don't think that the Frampton and Downey sets are going to be these $80 MSRP monsters, so the amount of big boxsets next year might not be as excessive as it initially appears.

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