1132 The Worst Person in the World

[therewillbeblus]

The forum will be happy to hear that Olivia Rodrigo is apparently a big fan.

(Which makes sense — I could see this resonating really well with Gen Z.)

Despite being squarely-directed at the midway split of millennials’ two sectors, this has been extremely well received by everyone I know who’s seen it, from older Gen X crowds through Z, purely on the gut-punching universality of its take on fleeting relationships, if nothing else

[Bressonaire]

Perhaps it's worth noting that this release, the first from 2021, marks a century in the Criterion Collection's releases. The earliest films are The Kid and The Phantom Carriage, both from 1921.

[swo17]

One of the six films on W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films is from 1915. There are perhaps even earlier films tucked away somewhere as bonus features

[aox]

Also, Bucking Broadway is a John Ford short film from 1917 tucked away on the Stagecoach release.

[Bressonaire]

I was going by the dates on the mainline releases, of course, since those are the ones that Criterion lavishes restorations on, and they get the spine numbers, but thanks for pointing out those extras. For some reason the Fields mainline release of the shorts is dated 1933 at the Criterion site.

[cj-535]

I'm very surprised that not only isn't this the UHD title for the month but is apparently from a 2K digital master. The most in-depth technical details I can find suggest it was filmed on 35mm with select takes done in 4K digital with Arriscan.

Spotted that (according to Fopp) this will be released in the UK on UHD by MUBI. Haven't seen it confirmed anywhere else online yet though (although their 4K Benedetta release has been confirmed).

EDIT: I've been informed in the MUBI thread that this is in fact an error - no UHD release for the other two.

[yoloswegmaster]

The Worst Beaver in the World

[swo17]

The worst p(ers-)on in the world