Blood Simple

[Ribs]

The Coens generally don’t like to discuss in any detail anything but their most recent film at any given time. I don’t think they’re alone in this approach.

[swo17]

4K Jan 9

[denti alligator]

UHD listed as disappointing in the UHD upgrade thread. What‘s the story here?

[swo17]

See discussion starting here

[denti alligator]

Thanks. Still better than the BD it seems.

[Drucker]

Almost posted this in the Miller's Crossing thread, but figured it's more appropriate here.

I saw Blood Simple in 35 in February 2017 at Film Forum. It opened with an introduction by the Coens sort of making fun of how this was a "director's cut." I don't remember specifics, but it was very tongue in cheek. This intro does not appear on the Criterion edition. Are there two director's cuts? Were these cuts introduced in the 4k, or possibly previously?

[Lowry_Sam]

Almost posted this in the Miller's Crossing thread, but figured it's more appropriate here.

I saw Blood Simple in 35 in February 2017 at Film Forum. It opened with an introduction by the Coens sort of making fun of how this was a "director's cut." I don't remember specifics, but it was very tongue in cheek. This intro does not appear on the Criterion edition. Are there two director's cuts? Were these cuts introduced in the 4k, or possibly previously?

I believe I remember that in the original director's cut that got a theatrical distribution in the 90s. Maybe the Criterion edition (which I have been holding out on in hopes of a release that includes the original) is a subsequent director's cut like we got with the WKW restorations?