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Cinesimilitude · #301 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:21 am

so, why aren't we asking matt lipson if its just veronique, or more? he spilled once, we should be able to tip him over again...

kekid · #302 Post by **kekid** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:02 am

"And Criterion is hinting in their latest e-mail newsletter that their first titles from director Krzysztof Kieslowski will become part of the Collection this fall. Very cool indeed."

The above is a quote from the Digitalbits. It is interesting that they use the plural (the first titles...). Either they know more than we do, or they read the announcement to imply more than Veronique.

As someone who owns a code-free DVD player, I am less excited about the appearance of the Double Life of Veronique on Criterion Collection. I have no doubt they will do a great job. But the fact remains that there is already a great DVD of it. On the other hand, there is considerable room for improving the Decalog set. I hope the Digitalbits statement comes true, and we see more than Veronique.

Satyajit's Son · #303 Post by **Satyajit's Son** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:30 am

From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"

I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?

#304 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:39 am

Satyajit's Son wrote:From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"

I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?

We already knew that Army of Shadows was on the way. Rialto is currently circulating a 35mm restoration with Janus logos at the beginning. If the usual Rialto-Criterion release pattern holds up, we can look for Army of Shadows sometime in the Spring of 2007.

kinjitsu · #305 Post by **kinjitsu** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:42 am

Satyajit's Son wrote:From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"

I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?

Matt wrote:Already noted on the Forthcoming Criterion List as well as here, here, and here.

#306 Post by **zedz** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:32 pm

Overlord confirmed, and some mouth-watering hints about a Janus celebration. Let the speculation commence!

Gigi M. · #307 Post by **Gigi M.** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:32 pm

Noir of the Night · Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:33 pm

Very interesting, although I was hoping for more information about upcoming releases.

King of Kong · #309 Post by **King of Kong** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:45 pm

Gotta love those mice.

backstreetsbackalright · Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:45 pm

And Richie Tenenbaum's mice, I notice.

[Edit: Whoops. Chas's mice.]

keeproductions · Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:32 pm

Could someone please post the link to the newsletter? Stupid new spam filter at work deleted my email. I'd be even more upset other than the fact I was the one who installed said Stupid New Spam Filter.

richast2 · #312 Post by **richast2** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:49 pm

Still no Magician? Phooey.

arsonfilms · #313 Post by **arsonfilms** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:47 pm

I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.

godardslave · #314 Post by **godardslave** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:02 am

arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.

"suspect"?

in what way?

arsonfilms · #315 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:44 am

godardslave wrote:
arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
"suspect"? in what way?

You know, just after I hit "submit" I thought someone might call me on that. I probably should have said "odd" or "interesting" instead of "suspect," as something like this in a seperate email might indicate that there could be something actually meaningful in that upper left position in the actual newsletter, instead of the announcement we just saw.

kekid · #316 Post by **kekid** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:54 am

arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.

I am not sure what you mean by "no other information". It lists all the DVD's included, and gives the price of $650. The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie. Hopefully these will be released individually in 2007.

arsonfilms · #317 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:16 am

kekid wrote:
arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
I am not sure what you mean by "no other information". It lists all the DVD's included, and gives the price of $650. The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie. Hopefully these will be released individually in 2007.

I meant no information that doesn't have anything to do with the box set, and no information that we didn't discover from the initial announcement the other day. The appeal of the newsletter (for me, at least) is the possibility of finding out something we didn't know before it gets sent out. I knew all of that before it was sent out, as did the other members of the forum.

I'll be more careful to clarify everything the next time I post.

kinjitsu · #318 Post by **kinjitsu** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:43 am

kekid wrote:The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie.

Correction: Duvivier's Pépé le Moko is already available (# 172).

The previously unreleased titles included in the 50 Years box set are: Fires on the Plain (Kon Ichikawa), Le Jour se lève, (Marcel Carné), Miss Julie (Alf Sjöberg), and Three Documentaries: The Great Chase, The Love Godesses, and Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (Saul J. Turell).

arsonfilms · #319 Post by **arsonfilms** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:49 pm

KARLOFF???

indiannamednobody · Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:49 pm

arsonfilms wrote:KARLOFF???

Thank you. What is that bird talking about?

arsonfilms · #321 Post by **arsonfilms** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:54 pm

indiannamednobody wrote:
arsonfilms wrote:KARLOFF???
Thank you. What is that bird talking about?

Unless I'm horribly mistaken, the best work of Boris Karloff is very solidly in Universal's hands. Something else could be kind of cool, but it's clearly the stuff that got picked up when Eclipse was still happening.

miless · #322 Post by **miless** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:56 pm

they must be releasing a film with Karloff in it... to state the obvious reading

Tribe · #323 Post by **Tribe** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:57 pm

It could be The Raven, with Karloff.

Tribe

Musashi219 · #324 Post by **Musashi219** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:10 pm

Could be Scarface - besides it has only been available in that ridiculous boxset and Hawks deserves to have his name in the collection.

Well that or Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

arsonfilms · #325 Post by **arsonfilms** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:18 pm

Musashi219 wrote:Could be Scarface - besides it has only been available in that ridiculous boxset and Hawks deserves to have his name in the collection.

Well that or Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

As one of the 15 people who shelled out the $40 for that "exclusive" scarface DVD in that absurd box, I'm hoping it's the latter.

Seriously. I'd love to see that again.

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