domino harvey wrote:I've said this before, but a reissue of Alphaville with Germany Year 90 Nine Zero on a second disc would be a crucial release.
I'd never heard of the latter film until your post, but a quick visit to imdb later and I'm convinced this needs to happen!
Basically, any extras at all would be an upgrade on the existing release, and I especially like commentary tracks on Godard's films, as a lot of his frame of reference escapes me. But adding Germany Year 90 Nine Zero to an Alphaville reissue would be great... and there's a precedent, too, with Letter to Jane as an extra on the Tout va bien release.
domino harvey wrote:...Germany Year Zero is indeed a Rossellini film, and yet the film I mentioned, Germany Year 90 Nine Zero, is a late-period Godard film starring Eddie Constantine, who reprises his Lemmy Caution role from films such as Alphaville, among others.
Yes dude, I know. I was just adding that releasing the Rossellini films in the same month that they might release Godard's title which pays homage to the Rossellini would be nice..... similar to say their Samurai month & the Melville.
Ah, apologies! I was confused at what I perceived to be your mixup because I thought we'd met in many a Godard thread before!
If Criterion were to release the film, it would be the first English-subbed release anywhere. I've seen the Japanese version with fansubs and even in that less-than-desirable format, it was still a grand film.
tavernier wrote:A new print from Janus Films of Pierrot le Fou will be shown at the BAMCinematek in Brooklyn in June...
Do you have any more info (dates, times, etc) about these screening? I'm in NYC in early June and I wouldn't mind catching my favorite Godard film in a theatre. I haven't been able to find any more info on the BAM website.
justeleblanc wrote:So is it wrong to say that the Criterion disc will be 9-12 months later.... so April to June of 08?
Pure speculation, but that seems too long. A new print of Vengeance Is Mine showed for a week at BAM in March and the disc is out next week, only two months later. It's the Rialto releases that usually have more consistent time frames in between screenings and DVD.
souvenir wrote:Pure speculation, but that seems too long. A new print of Vengeance Is Mine showed for a week at BAM in March and the disc is out next week, only two months later. It's the Rialto releases that usually have more consistent time frames in between screenings and DVD.
I was thinking by year's end, but perhaps Souvenir's right, and we'll see it by fall.
justeleblanc wrote:So is it wrong to say that the Criterion disc will be 9-12 months later.... so April to June of 08?
Pure speculation, but that seems too long. A new print of Vengeance Is Mine showed for a week at BAM in March and the disc is out next week, only two months later. It's the Rialto releases that usually have more consistent time frames in between screenings and DVD.
I'm wondering about Trust by Hal Hartley. It played on IFC today and it is a Fine Line feature (Short Cuts, My Own Private Idaho, Night on Earth) and with Night on Earth coming out this year it makes me wonder if Criterion acquired some Fine Line features for the collection and Trust by Haly Hartley seems like not only a great candidate, but perfect.
LightBulbFilm wrote:I'm wondering about Trust by Hal Hartley. It played on IFC today and it is a Fine Line feature (Short Cuts, My Own Private Idaho, Night on Earth) and with Night on Earth coming out this year it makes me wonder if Criterion acquired some Fine Line features for the collection and Trust by Haly Hartley seems like not only a great candidate, but perfect.
Assuming Trust is good, of course. I've seen Simple Men, Flirt, and Henry Fool, and I find them all terrible -- even after a huge Hartley buff explained "what makes Hartley brilliant." Releasing a Hartley film would be a let-down in light of more deserving titles, though given their recent focus in 90s indy cinema it wouldn't seem too far fetched.
LightBulbFilm wrote:I'm wondering about Trust by Hal Hartley. It played on IFC today and it is a Fine Line feature (Short Cuts, My Own Private Idaho, Night on Earth) and with Night on Earth coming out this year it makes me wonder if Criterion acquired some Fine Line features for the collection and Trust by Haly Hartley seems like not only a great candidate, but perfect.
Assuming Trust is good, of course. I've seen Simple Men, Flirt, and Henry Fool, and I find them all terrible -- even after a huge Hartley buff explained "what makes Hartley brilliant." Releasing a Hartley film would be a let-down in light of more deserving titles, though given their recent focus in 90s indy cinema it wouldn't seem too far fetched.
Trust is good (as is his debut, The Unbelievable Truth), but then he and Adrienne Shelley parted ways and Hartley hasn't made a good movie since. (And we know what happened to Shelley.)
There's a nice French DVD of Trust, which doesn't have an R1 release yet as far as I know.
LightBulbFilm wrote:I'm wondering about Trust by Hal Hartley. It played on IFC today and it is a Fine Line feature (Short Cuts, My Own Private Idaho, Night on Earth) and with Night on Earth coming out this year it makes me wonder if Criterion acquired some Fine Line features for the collection and Trust by Haly Hartley seems like not only a great candidate, but perfect.
All of the Fine Line/New Line titles that Ira Deutchman licensed to Criterion have already been released. The rights to Night On Earth have likely reverted to Jarmusch or another producer who has licensed it to Criterion. I wouldn't count on Trust.
Jeff wrote:
All of the Fine Line/New Line titles that Ira Deutchman licensed to Criterion have already been released. The rights to Night On Earth have likely reverted to Jarmusch or another producer who has licensed it to Criterion. I wouldn't count on Trust.
Jarmusch is a rarity in the film world in that he owns the rights to all of his films (but he has licensing agreements out for most of them to other companies, when those expire he brings them to Criterion... as with the upcoming Stranger Than Paradise)... he also owns all of the negatives to his films as well... making a working relationship with Criterion quite easy.
miless wrote:Jarmusch is a rarity in the film world in that he owns the rights to all of his films (but he has licensing agreements out for most of them to other companies, when those expire he brings them to Criterion... as with the upcoming Stranger Than Paradise)... he also owns all of the negatives to his films as well... making a working relationship with Criterion quite easy.
I'm sure you don't know either, but I'd be curious to know the number of years those licensing agreements cover. (I'm still wondering why Criterion was thanked in the Broken Flowers credits also.)
i hope they don't add any Hartley to the collection...one of my former film profs whom i respect very much suggested i watch a few hartleys and i found them awful...well, Henry Fool was interesting but outside of that, just completely "meh." I understand that apparently they are meant to have a stilted quality to them but for me, it doesn't add anything to the story, and the cinematography and overall shot selections are nothing to write home about.
Gigi M. wrote:I wonder if the upcoming edition of The Human Condition will be as nice as this spanish edition.
What upcoming edition? Have Criterion hinted at doing it? Would be great to know, as I've been contemplating to buy the French 3-disc edition of this for some time, but I'd prefer to have English subs instead of French if at all possible.
That Spanish edition looks great, but why did they spread it over 7 discs (I wouldn't wonder if these were single-layered discs)? And I guess there will be only Spanish subs, anyway.
Fabulous! I almost hope they bring it out only in 2008, otherwise no good films will be left for next year considering the incredible amount of great releases from all sides this year so far Only kidding...
Let's Get Lost is being re-released at the Film Forum by Little Bear Films. I had never heard of this company, and from my brief research, there is no evidence they've ever released a DVD.
Could Criterion get the DVD rights? Let's Get Lost with Chet's Romance as a supplement would make an amazing release.
Little Bear is Bruce Weber's production company, through which he now handles distribution of his films personally. I know Zeitgeist had handled his films up until a few years ago, when they had some breaking of ties. Don't know details, although I don't think it was entirely amicable.
Unfortunately, I can't see Weber just wanting his best know film released on its own; he'd probably want to do a package of all of his features and shorts together. Something similar to the Abkco/Anchor Bay Jodorowski set. Which is a shame, as I'd pick up a Criterion "Let's Get Lost" in a second; but I'm not as big a fan of his other films.
justeleblanc wrote:For what it's worth, Criterion has no plans to release Feyder's THE GREAT GAME.
Are there any Feyder titles they might release, or was that the only one you inquired about? I'd love to see a criterion edition of Kermesse Heroique...
Only kidding...
