'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

[Awesome Welles]

Did Cannes announce Criterion's late '10/11 release schedule?

- KHANDAHAR

You must be joking, they haven't released any Satyajit Ray yet, let alone Mrinal Sen!

[mteller]

TITASH EKTI NADIR NAAM (A River Called Titas)

You must be joking, they haven't released any Satyajit Ray yet, let alone Ritwik Ghatak!

[zedz]

Do you have a source for that zedz? I've never seen any mention of The Night of Counting the Years being Criterion property, I thought it was still New Yorker?

Can't recall the specific source (and too lazy to search), but I thought that Criterion had undertaken to release all of the Scorsese World Cinema Foundation restorations? (Not that we've actually seen any hard evidence of this yet.)

[Cinephrenic]

TITASH EKTI NADIR NAAM (A River Called Titas)

You must be joking, they haven't released any Satyajit Ray yet, let alone Ritwik Ghatak!

What!... I'm still trying to digest Nair.

[Dadapass]

Do you have a source for that zedz? I've never seen any mention of The Night of Counting the Years being Criterion property, I thought it was still New Yorker?

Here

Ultimately, the films will be made available on DVD in collectors’ box sets through a partnership with the Criterion Collection, who will also select a few titles each year to distribute as individual special-edition releases.

[Peacock]

Thank you very much gentlemen, some intriguing films there.

[Minkin]

So much for being optimistic. I suppose I can dream, along with my Rivette and Eisenstein box.

[AfterTheRain]

TITASH EKTI NADIR NAAM (A River Called Titas)

You must be joking, they haven't released any Satyajit Ray yet, let alone Ritwik Ghatak!

You must be joking, they haven't released any Satyajit Ray yet, let alone the Apu Trilogy!

[knives]

It may be terrible that the Ray's aren't in print now, but A River Called Titas hasn't been released in an English friendly edition yet and it is a sign of Criterion going outside of their comfort zone. Also we have to appreciate the pain in the ass that the rights for the Ray films may be. I say the more old school Indian the better even if it's not the cream of the crop.

[antnield]

...but A River Called Titas hasn't been released in an English friendly edition yet and it is a sign of Criterion going outside of their comfort zone.

There's the still-available BFI region 0 disc released a few years back (here).

[MaxCastle]

It may be terrible that the Ray's aren't in print now, but A River Called Titas hasn't been released in an English friendly edition yet and it is a sign of Criterion going outside of their comfort zone.

There's a BFI edition, isn't there?

[ianungstad]

A gentlemen on the .com forums posted this link to the NY Times Summer DVD preview, which mentions that the Von Sternburg set comes out in August and House in September.

[AfterTheRain]

A gentlemen on the .com forums posted this link to the NY Times Summer DVD preview, which mentions that the Von Sternburg set comes out in August and House in September.

I think this is one of those things that should be taken with a grain of salt.

[mteller]

On July 6... a 25th-anniversary edition of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.”

25th anniversary? A little early for that, no?

[agnamaracs]

- PSYCHO (United States, 109’, 1960) by Alfred Hitchcock. Print restored by Universal Pictures and Audionamix. Please note that the film’s soundtrack has been restored/reconstructed.

Oh Christ no. If it's anything like Vertigo, this is going to be incredibly jarring.

Matinee (1933)

Man, John Goodman is old.

[Mikos Stenopolis]

so I heard Once upon a time in the west was restored by Scorsese. Any chance Criterion can/will/have snatch it up?

[domino harvey]

A gentlemen on the .com forums posted this link to the NY Times Summer DVD preview, which mentions that the Von Sternburg set comes out in August and House in September.

I think this is one of those things that should be taken with a grain of salt.

Eh, NYT broke the Rohmer box and Benjamin Button, I'm taking this with one of those blocks of salt that cows lick

[Feego]

On July 6... a 25th-anniversary edition of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.”

25th anniversary? A little early for that, no?

Where the hell did they get that? Not to mention Cat Ballou and Robin and Marian. Haven't these been out on DVD for ages?

[perkizitore]

Von Sternberg in August makes sense, they usually release big boxsets that month!

[Spielbergo]

Not to mention Cat Ballou and Robin and Marian. Haven't these been out on DVD for ages?

But both could use restoration.

[Jeff]

Cat Ballou and Robin and Marian. Haven't these been out on DVD for ages?

I'm sure that Taylor and Zacharek just contacted distribs to send them a list of what they would be releasing over the summer and those two were listed because they are getting a new price or promotion. Promoting Robin and Marian early next month makes sense because it will tie in with the Ridley Scott Robin Hood film. Not sure what the deal would be with Cat Ballou. It could just be getting repriced which would cause it to be mentioned on Sony's sell sheets.

[Matt]

And Heaven forbid that anyone at the NYT fact-check something.

[HistoryProf]

On July 6... a 25th-anniversary edition of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.”

25th anniversary? A little early for that, no?

Where the hell did they get that? Not to mention Cat Ballou and Robin and Marian. Haven't these been out on DVD for ages?

They also have Man From Laramie listed, which has been out for years and is also part of one of Sony's "Triple Feature" bargain discs.

[domino harvey]

The Man From Laramie is in at least three different "packs" that I know of, it's certainly a title they like to throw in for the heck of it

[Peacock]

and in Blu Ray.

Wow, David be careful! You better hope they don't let us down