Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

[Finch]

[What A Disgrace]

I wonder if there's any way to procure "Director Approved" stickers. I used to collect them but lately they adhere so well to the plastic, the only ones I was able to salvage from last sale were Mike Mills and Leos Carax.

[guyetgenevieve]

Real Women Have Curves incoming from Criterion. The 4K restoration will be premiering at the 2027 Sundance Film Festival.

Director: Patricia Cardoso, Screenwriters: George LaVoo, Josefina López, Producers: George Lavoo, Effie Brown — Ana, a first-generation Mexican American teenager, fights for her independence and her curves in a war of wills with her mother. Based on the play by Josefina López. Cast: America Ferrera, George Lopez, Ingrid Oliu, Lupe Ontiveros, Brian Sites. Real Women Have Curves premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition and took home the Audience Award: Dramatic and the Special Jury Prize for Acting for America Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros. Supervised by director Patricia Cardoso and director of photography Jim Denault, this new 4K restoration was undertaken by Criterion in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures, Sundance Institute, and the Academy Film Archive from the 35 mm original camera negative.

[hearthesilence]

I never thought to save these until maybe a year ago. I usually just cut them out of the plastic so they just stick to a disc shaped piece of the wrap.

[FrauBlucher]

Criterion named as a collaborator of a new 4K restoration of Real Women Have Curves.

Also, not sure if this has been mentioned before, Y Tu Mama También is credited as a Janus Films release

[MovieBuff647]

Haven't seen people bring this up but though Criterion are not credited, Resillion are credited for the 4K restoration of BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, so unless it's with Arrow (possible!), very likely a future Criterion title.

[Mr.DarjeelingLimited]

That’s definitely a heavy clue that Criterion’s doing it

[MovieBuff647]

I wonder if Criterion have STRAIGHT TIME in the cards?

https://x.com/criterion/status/21198745 ... ZZxZ8&s=46

[Stefan Andersson]

Citizen Ruth, 4K, IndieCollect/Criterion:
https://sagharborcinema.org/films/citizen-ruth/

[beamish14]

I wonder if Criterion have STRAIGHT TIME in the cards?

https://x.com/criterion/status/21198745 ... ZZxZ8&s=46

Shortly after Owen Roizman passed away, he gave a surprise introduction at a double bill of Straight Time and True Confessions at the American Cinematheque and stayed to watch the whole film. This is a long, long hoped-for WB acquisition

[Walter Kurtz]

STRAIGHT TIME is the best film Hoffman ever made. CRITERION... ARE YOU FUCKING LISTENING?

[crimlaw]

Straight Time would be great.

Also, Little Big Man, which seems to have fallen through the cracks at Paramount.

[therewillbeblus]

Personally I'd prefer Little Big Man, considering the WA blu of Straight Time looks much better, but both deserve to be rescued from OOP status

[Tuppence]

Not to burst anyone's bubble but this is the week of publication for Hoffman's autobiography, which is the likeliest reason for him doing this, rather than being involved in a new edition of one of his films.

[domino harvey]

Straight Time isn’t OOP, it just doesn’t stay in stock long on Amazon for some reason

[Lowry_Sam]

Well he was talking extensively about Elaine May, so maybe it’s for Ishtar (which has been on the channel).

[therewillbeblus]

Straight Time isn’t OOP, it just doesn’t stay in stock long on Amazon for some reason

That makes more sense, I was surprised when I checked and didn't see it in stock

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

Well he was talking extensively about Elaine May, so maybe it’s for Ishtar (which has been on the channel).

Not happening due to Warren Beatty's hold on the film.