DVDs you would like to see in the criterion collection

[Dazed&Confused]

Post the DVDs you would like to see included in the Criterion Collection in the future and I'll email the recommendations and mention the site.

I personally would love to see The Big Lebowski, Memento, Blade Runner and Young Frankenstein included, among other.

[Holden Pike]

Post the DVDs you would like to see included in the Criterion Collection in the future and I'll email the recommendations and mention the site.

I personally would love to see The Big Lebowski, Memento, Blade Runner and Young Frankenstein included, among others.

Memento and Young Frankenstein have existing special edition DVDs already. What more do you think Criterion would do with them?

They had BladeRunner on LaserDisc, but there is no chance in Hell they'll get the rights back for DVD. Warner Brothers has been working on a special edition for years now.


Criterion is not a studio, therefore they have to acquire the rights to the movies they release on DVD. They can't just pick projects at will to bring to market.

[Othelo]

Memento and Young Frankenstein have existing special edition DVDs already. What more do you think Criterion would do with them?

They had BladeRunner on LaserDisc, but there is no chance in Hell they'll get the rights back for DVD. Warner Brothers has been working on a special edition for years now.


Criterion is not a studio, therefore they have to acquire the rights to the movies they release on DVD. They can't just pick projects at will to bring to market.

Blade Runner absolutely!

Memento is, I would like to see Clean, Shaven up for consideration as a Criterion Collection.

I am lucky enough to own Robocop, Time Bandits, Brazil, Do the Right Thing and Silence of the Lambs on CC, I believe Robocop and Silence are now out of print.

I would like to see some of Paul Robeson's performances on CC, if for the historical value alone. And I have always thought that Suspiria deserved a Criterion redux, but Anchor Bay did an excellent job with the Argento collection so I dont see that happening soon, same for Dawn. I would also love to see a nice presentation of It's a Wonderful Life, the crappy public domain copies of copies of this amazingly simple film just make me sick. Even the "oficiall" release sucked rocks.

And if any Coen Brothers film deserves a CC release, its a toss up between Blood Simple and Raising Arizona. I never got The Big Lebowski, I like Goodman and Buschemi but I thought the film was a tremendous bore.

Ugh I forgot Peter Greenaway, The Baby of Macon (STILL unavailable in the states) or The Cook the Thief his Wife and Her Lover (yeah I know its already out but the edition that is out is crap)

[Dazed&Confused]

Memento and Young Frankenstein have existing special edition DVDs already. What more do you think Criterion would do with them?

They had BladeRunner on LaserDisc, but there is no chance in Hell they'll get the rights back for DVD. Warner Brothers has been working on a special edition for years now.


Criterion is not a studio, therefore they have to acquire the rights to the movies they release on DVD. They can't just pick projects at will to bring to market.

I realise criterion are not a studio and simply don't have access/rights to a large number of movies. As for Memento, I wasn't aware that there was a 3 disc special edition available. I have seen Young Frankenstein but I don't own it on DVD and suggested it because it would do the Criterion Collection proud and we all know not all special edition DVDs are created equal. With that being said what is the special edition Young Frankenstein like? Does it have a good transfer? What are the quality of the extras?

As for Blade Runner I think it deserves ANY sort of special edition release rather rapidly. It seems that the 3 disc director's cut version is on hold due to legal issues so I suggest everyone go and sign the petition.

http://www.petitiononline.com/B26354/petition.html

[Dazed&Confused]

Blade Runner absolutely!

Memento is, I would like to see Clean, Shaven up for consideration as a Criterion Collection.

I am lucky enough to own Robocop, Time Bandits, Brazil, Do the Right Thing and Silence of the Lambs on CC, I believe Robocop and Silence are now out of print.

I would like to see some of Paul Robeson's performances on CC, if for the historical value alone. And I have always thought that Suspiria deserved a Criterion redux, but Anchor Bay did an excellent job with the Argento collection so I dont see that happening soon, same for Dawn. I would also love to see a nice presentation of It's a Wonderful Life, the crappy public domain copies of copies of this amazingly simple film just make me sick. Even the "oficiall" release sucked rocks.

And if any Coen Brothers film deserves a CC release, its a toss up between Blood Simple and Raising Arizona. I never got The Big Lebowski, I like Goodman and Buschemi but I thought the film was a tremendous bore.

Ugh I forgot Peter Greenaway, The Baby of Macon (STILL unavailable in the states) or The Cook the Thief his Wife and Her Lover (yeah I know its already out but the edition that is out is crap)
You are right Robocop and Silence of the Lambs are OOP and although readily available on ebay they are mostly fakes.

I'm not too aware of Paul Robeson but Dario Argento is a prime Criterion Collection candidate. I can see It's A Wonderful Life fitting in nicely and I agree with The Baby of Macon.

As for the Coens I wouldn't mind seeing any of their movies included in the collection but would prefer The Big Lebowski because it's a personal fave.

[Dazed&Confused]

There is a version of Withnail And I available through Anchor Bay and Criterion. Both are 1.85:1 but the Anchor Bay version has a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track and the Criterion a Dolby Digital Mono audio track. The Anchor Bay version seems to run 5 mins short of the Criterion release. Both feature the documentary "Withnail And Us", both have the original theatrical trailer, both have "Rare pre-production photos by Ralph Steadman", both have "Limited Edition Collectable Poster of the Original Film Srt by Ralph Steadman" and the Anchor Bay version has a commentary track. With that being said Criterion has an "exclusive uncut widescreen version".

I think Anchor Bay may have the superior version here but I'm not able to make any direct comparisons.

[Norman_Bates]

My two most wanted are Vertigo and Dog Day Afternoon.

[Dazed&Confused]

My two most wanted are Vertigo and Dog Day Afternoon.
Dog Day Afternoon would definitely make a nice addition to the criterion collection

[Piddzilla]

I don't give a damn who releases it on DVD but I want Harlan County, U.S.A. NOW!!!

[Dazed&Confused]

I don't give a damn who releases it on DVD but I want Harlan County, U.S.A. NOW!!!
I think it would work as part of the criterion collection

[Pyro Tramp]

What is this Criterion babble i'm reading all about?

[Dazed&Confused]

What is this Criterion babble i'm reading all about?
wtf??
Dude I'm totally confused

[Holden Pike]

wtf??
Dude I'm totally confused

The fu*k is that Criterion produces DVDs for region one only, so if he ain't from these parts he'd have no real reason to know that company or their work.

Dig?

[Pyro Tramp]

Thanks Pike, i'm region 2 and have no 'criterion' dvds

So Criterion distribute DVDs?

I'm guessing they put together a decent package, hence the demand...

[Dazed&Confused]

The fu*k is that Criterion produces DVDs for region one only, so if he ain't from these parts he'd have no real reason to know that company or their work.

Dig?
Calm down Holden, I'm region 2 and while you may think I have no real reason to know the company or their work I do ;)

Pyro if you mean the UK when you talk of Region 2 check out these sites for criterion releases:

www.amazon.co.uk
www.cdwow.com
www.dvdsoon.com

[Pyro Tramp]

OK, but what is a Criterion? A special edition of some sort?

[Holden Pike]

OK, but what is a Criterion? A special edition of some sort?

Criterion is a company. Most of their discs are special editions of some kind, yes.

If you really want to know more about them, check out their website HERE (http://www.criterionco.com/asp/).

[Loner]

Le samouraï releases in October (http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=306)

Yes!!!

Three others I would love to get the Criterion treatment are; La Chienne (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021739/), Forbidden Games (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/), Last Year at Marienbad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054632/).

[Ezikiel]

Criterion is also releasing Naked (1993), a great Mike Leigh film that needed a DVD release for sometime now, and what's even better, the DVD is a 2-disc Special Edition with commentary by Leigh, David Thewlis, and Katrin Cartlidge. Criterion always satisfies.

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These films need a DVD release, and Criterion would suit them perfectly:

Los Olvidados (d. Luis Buñuel - 1950)
The Exterminating Angel (d. Luis Buñuel - 1962)
Le Jour se lève (d. Marcel Carné - 1939)
Open City (d. Roberto Rossellini - 1945)

There is already a DVD for Open City, but it's an absolutely terrible transfer with no features whatsoever and very bad subtitles. I wish Criterion would clean it up and release a far better DVD that the film deserves.

[Holden Pike]

Also coming this Fall from Criterion...

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Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932 - Jean Renoir)

Renoir's satirical comedy classic about a wealthy man who saves a destitute tramp from committing suicide by drowning himself, then takes the man back to his estate - where he causes all sorts of upheaval and eventually seduces all the members of the household with his offbeat charm and anarchic sensibility. If this sounds familiar even though you've never seen it, that's because Paul Mazursky updated the material in 1986 for Down & Out in Beverly Hills with Ricky Dreyfus and Nick Nolte.

The extra features include an archival introduction by Jean Renoir, an excerpt from a program with Renoir and star Michel Simon, a new video interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, an archival interview with Eric Rohmer, an interactive map of 1930s Paris highlighting locations from the film, and a new essay by Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner.


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Bad Timing (1980 - Nicolas Roeg)

A psychoanalyst (Art Garfunkle) becomes involved with a married woman (Teresa Russell), and their affair is intense and erotic. But she commits suicide, and it's left to a police detective (Harvey Keitel) to try and piece together what happened and why. Odd but intriguing movie by Roeg told in non-linear fashion, with one Hell of a kicker for a finale and a terrific meditation on obsession and control. Noted at the time of its release mostly for the sex scenes and a perceived miscasting of Garfunkle, it's a very well constructed flick, and while Art didn't have a long and distinguished career as an actor (though I think he's perfect in Catch-22 and good in Carnal Knowledge) he's actually very appropriate for the role in Bad Timing. It hasn't been in-print in America in forever, but this is one people should take a look at and decide for themselves what does or doesn't work. I happen to like it a lot.

Features include new interviews with Roeg and Theresa Russell, deleted scenes, a new essay by film historian Richard Combs and a reprinted interview with Art Garfunkel from 1980.


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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 - Nicolas Roeg)

Story of a being from a distant planet who comes to Earth ostensibly on a mission to save his homeworld, but once here becomes an enigmatic billionaire surrounded by technological trappings and unable to really connect with humanity. David Bowie stars as the thin white Anthean, and with his androgynous stage persona still primary in people's minds he was a logical choice (he made his screen debut here, and no he doesn't perform music). Man Who Fell employs a non-linear structure that lends a dreamlike sensibility for those who connect with the material and frustration for those who don't (though that frustration was compounded during the original theatrical release, when the studio cut about twenty minutes of footage making it a true mess). This is a Sci-Fi parable at its core, but unlike anything else from the genre. Great supporting cast led by Candy Clark, Rip Torn and Buck Henry.

The Man Who Fell to Earth has been available on R1 DVD before, from Anchor Bay. There's was labeled a special edition, but other than the restored cut the only feature was a new 24-minute featurette and the trailer. The new Criterion supplements include an audio commentary by Roeg, Bowie and Buck Henry, new video interviews with Candy Clark, Rip Torn and screenwriter Paul Mayersberg and an exclusive reprint of Walter Tevis' original novella from which the movie is adapted.

[jrs]

Coming in September


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With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brings to the screen the harrowing true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, international literary fame. Beautifully capturing the color and power of the New Zealand landscape, the film earned Campion a sweep of her country’s film awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Release Year: 1990
Run Time: 158 minutes
Video: Color, 1.78:1 Anamorphic
Audio:Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Language: English
SRP: $39.95



Coming this October:


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Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha’s Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of retainer Gennosuke, who kills one of his clan’s ministers as part of a reform plot. He is pursued by his former comrades, and the betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he encounters a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold and, with the aid of another master swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.


Release Year: 1965
Run Time: 85 minutes
Video: Black and white, 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Language: Japanese
SRP: $29.95

[Ezikiel]

Akira Kurosawa's RAN (1985) is set to be released by The Criterion Collection in late November as a beautiful 2-disc set.

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[TheUsualSuspect]

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[Misirlou]

:rotfl: :laugh: You're joking right?!? :laugh:

[TheUsualSuspect]

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[Loner]

Two of my favorites are coming out in December.

Forbidden Games (http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=318) and Shoot the Piano Player (http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=315) .

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[rauldc14]

Fantastic Planet should.

[Nausicaä]

^ If you can play Region B discs, Masters of Cinema released a lovely edition on blu-ray here in Britain. Masters of Cinema is more or less our version of Criterion.


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