Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

[Drucker]

There's no rule of thumb for the "newsletter clue to how long it freakin' takes to come out in number of months later ratio," right?

Aren't we still waiting on "Wacky Drunk Dog" from last September?

Nope, that was Anatomy of a Murder

[jedgeco]

There's no rule of thumb for the "newsletter clue to how long it freakin' takes to come out in number of months later ratio," right?

Aren't we still waiting on "Wacky Drunk Dog" from last September?

Nope, that was Anatomy of a Murder

Oh. Damn.

Unrelated, did any of you buy my copy of Stray Dog on the Amazon Marketplace, and if so, can I get it back? Thanks in advance!

[captveg]

By my count, we're waiting for formal announcements of the following (not including New Years mega-drawings):

Grey Gardens / The Beales of Grey Gardens Blu upgrade (January '12)
On the Waterfront DVD/Blu (May '12)
Heaven's Gate DVD/Blu (July '12)

[jindianajonz]

There's no rule of thumb for the "newsletter clue to how long it freakin' takes to come out in number of months later ratio," right? I can't wait to see this again on Blu-ray. Probably the release of the year for me, whatever year it comes out.

As somebody already stated, we are still waiting for the Grey Gardens upgrade hinted at in January, and I know there are some clues in the past that took quite a while to be officially announced.

But on the other hand, we had an announcement for Sunday Bloody Sunday a month after the clue, so a December release wouldn't be completely out of the question either.

[onedimension]

If you go back and look at the decodings of the pages of the hand-written 2012 schedule from last year, our collective intelligence was right about most of them- so a few that haven't popped up could be on the way..

[onedimension]

Correctly predicted from desk shot in July 2011:

Lonesome
La Promesse
Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life' (assuming the Oct./Nov. leak-bump is proof)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Gorin
Mailer
War Room
Heaven's Gate
Summer with Monika
A Night To Remember
Gremillon (one guess)
La Haine
La Regle de Jeu

Guesses not yet verified:

Life of Oharu
Odd Man Out
Autumn Sonata
Ministry of Fear
Paris Nous Appartient
Fellini's Satyricon
The Bridge
The Soft Skin
"Dr. Seuss" - 5k Fingers of Dr. T (or maybe Mabuse?)
Qatsi trilogy
L'Argent
The Trial of Joan of Arc

All 12 titles in 2 months (including the traditionally light December slate) is not going to happen, but given how prescient the top list of guesses turned out to be, I'd expect at least 2 or 3 from the second group. I'll go ahead and guess an Autumn Sonata remaster and the Rivette in November, plus the 2 Bressons as the Decembers, like last year's Suzuki pair.

[movielocke]

All 12 titles in 2 months (including the traditionally light December slate) is not going to happen, but given how prescient the top list of guesses turned out to be, I'd expect at least 2 or 3 from the second group. I'll go ahead and guess an Autumn Sonata remaster and the Rivette in November, plus the 2 Bressons as the Decembers, like last year's Suzuki pair.

I figure Autumn Sonata for sure from that list, and hopefully Life of Oharu in November along with On the Waterfront and Heaven's Gate. Gray Gardens I bet comes in December.

And in December, if they do something like the Suzuki pair or the Fuller pair, I hope they do the Lean Pair/Trio of Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and Summertime.

We're due for two-three box sets in November / December. Pasolini, Wenders and Qatsi. I wonder which two we'll get (and I hope we do get two).

[matrixschmatrix]

Is Summertime the earliest spined title left in print and not rereleased at this point?

[Drucker]

Is Summertime the earliest spined title left in print and not rereleased at this point?

Yep looks like it

[Drucker]

And then in order:

#29 Picnic at Hanging Rock
#31 Great Expectations
#32 Oliver Twist
#33 Nanook of the North
#34 Andrei Rubelev
#40 Armageddon
#41 Henry V
#42 Fishing With John
#43 Lord of The Flies
#45 Taste of Cherry
#46 Most Dangerous Game
#47 Insomnia
#50 And the Ship Sails On

[matrixschmatrix]

Of which I'm guessing Fishing With John, Armageddon, and Most Dangerous Game are unlikely upgrades. The rest seem plausible enough, though And the Ship Sails On would be as much work as a full new release.

[onedimension]

We're due for two-three box sets in November / December. Pasolini, Wenders and Qatsi. I wonder which two we'll get (and I hope we do get two).

Has there ever been a 2 box-set month?

[Zot!]

Of which I'm guessing Fishing With John, Armageddon, and Most Dangerous Game are unlikely upgrades. The rest seem plausible enough, though And the Ship Sails On would be as much work as a full new release.

I'd have to guess that some of the poor sellers on DVD will never be upgraded.

[triodelover]

The Most Dangerous Game was just released on BD by Flicker Alley.

[Drucker]

Also safe to assume the Leans will be upgraded eventually, and I imagine they'd like to do A Taste Of Cherry. And hopefully Ship Sails On and Andrei Rubelev especially are deluxe/totally awesome reissues.

[tachyonEvan]

I'm sure A Taste Of Cherry is something they'll re-release.

[Zot!]

I was more skeptical that something like Insomnia would get an upgrade, since it doesn't quite carry the same critical provenance as a Kiarostami film. Though there seems to be considerable interest in "Nordic Crime" stuff recently, at least in the UK.

[knives]

I'm sure it sells well though if only for Asylum type reasons.

[matrixschmatrix]

The Most Dangerous Game was just released on BD by Flicker Alley.

Right, which is why I'm assuming it wouldn't be worth Criterion's while to upgrade it themselves.

I wonder if they'll upgrade the Oliviers all at once, or do one at a time. Henry V is one of their stronger releases from the top fifty, so they could probably get away with an upgrade instead of a full re-release there.

[ryannichols7]

We're due for two-three box sets in November / December. Pasolini, Wenders and Qatsi. I wonder which two we'll get (and I hope we do get two).

Has there ever been a 2 box-set month?

last November had two, though one was an upgrade.

didn't And The Ship Sails On get a new transfer or something? I remember it showed on TCM and had considerable work done to it.

I'd be impressed if we got Autumn Sonata before Wild Strawberries. I don't think either will come in 2012 though. early 2013 for sure.

[Cinephrenic]

Any chance of Criterion picking up MGM's Bergmans?

[duck duck]

Am I missing something or was the clue so obviously Etaix that no one responded?

[jwd5275]

Am I missing something or was the clue so obviously Etaix that no one responded?

Say 'heaven skate' really fast...

[Jeff]

Am I missing something or was the clue so obviously Etaix that no one responded?

Say 'heaven skate' really fast...

Or, again, just watch this.

[cdnchris]

Wow, I didn't even get the "Heaven's Skate" thing. I just saw some frontier guy on roller skates and thought that was obvious enough.