Criterion Newsletter: Clues and More, Volume Four

[zedz]

Oh, thank god. My first thought was Little Buddha.

Me too: a terrible film, but hardly unthinkable given Criterion's release priorities over the past few years.

[BurningAstronaut]

So... *not* a grand Buddha pest? ... (hotel)

[domino harvey]

Haha, okay, I usually hate the parade of creative wrong guesses but that one's pretty good

[Joe Buck]

So... *not* a grand Buddha pest? ... (hotel)

That's an excellent guess!

I guess "Midnight Cowboy" because I want it NOW!

[Wittsdream]

I knew there was a reason the little voice inside my head implored me to resist buying the tantalizing MoC limited edition. A truly tantric exercise in restraint that ended up being!

Hopefully most of those extras are ported over to the CC release.

[eerik]

Cat People and probably something else too.. Black Cat, White Cat?

[FrauBlucher]

This looks like a mini New Years day wacky drawing.

[AquaNarc]

I'm assuming the original Cat People?

[sabbath]

Cat People (1942)! Yes! Yes!! Please!!!

And if this is not a stand alone but The Complete Val Lewton Horror Films box set, that would be the best release of the year, if not the best Criterion ever.

[NABOB OF NOWHERE]

Desperately trying to read 'I walked with a Zombie' into this....and why are those shelves so stacked?

[FrauBlucher]

It could be a multiple clue. Black Cat (1942), which has been rumored and
Black Cat, White Cat (1998) by Emir Kusturica Phantom Page

[Omensetter]

Those are obviously cat people, but perhaps the man stands in for The Leopard Man.

[Jeff]

It is time for the annual reminder that there are no double clues.

[domino harvey]

Like that's going to stop the next page and a half of horrible guesses from people who refuse to acknowledge the obvious answer

[Noiradelic]

If the clue was meant to be for a film with "black cat" in the title, there would be an actual black cat in the drawing (tails don't count).

[der_Artur]

For me it looks like the lady is caressing a leopard (and it might be one sitting to the right of her armchair), so it clearly will be an upgrade of „Bringing up Baby“.

[ermylaw]

I've never guessed one of these correctly, I'm somewhat ashamed to admit.

This one was so obvious, that even I was able to get it.

[swo17]

Finally, that long rumored boxset of every film ever made with "cat" in the title.

[Ashirg]

It is time for the annual reminder that there are no double clues.

Ride the Pink Horse / The Black Stallion double clue would argue with that.

Also, I'm not seeing a black cat in this clue, just its tail. If that was hinted, a black cat would be more prominently displayed. Was hoping to count seven of those felines as The Seventh Victim clue (a stretch, but, like many, hoping for a complete Val Lewton set).

[Buttery Jeb]

I assume this is also a double clue for Curse of the Cat People as well. As I grew up in a house like the one in the drawing, I can assure you that title is accurate.

[NABOB OF NOWHERE]

The thing with the cats is there to lead us astray (cat). The guy's blind. The cats are alley cats. Therefore we are being led up a blind alley. The answers is really in the shelves. It's the shelves . One side has a stack of croque monsieurs and the other definitely houses a defibrillator. This is what we should be concentrating on.

[nosy lena]

Double egg on my face for getting the IVC disc.

[alacal2]

Happiness of The Katakuris.

[J M Powell]

Obviously a clue for Mad Max

[mteller]

The one in the woman's lap is clearly an ill, sore pussy.