Forthcoming Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol. 4

[knives]

I was refering only to the ones whose rights were in the air. Stuff like Taste the Blood of Dracula is a pretty known quality.

[oldsheperd]

I'm curious as to what extras we could expect on a Criterion release of a Lynch film. I know there is the making of Eraserhead extra on the dvd, but in my opinion I found it somewhat annoying watching Lynch talk for over an hour long in what looked like a rocka-a-billy studio with a stupid old microphone gimmick.

Lynch is pretty cryptic and only a few notches above Woody Allen when in it comes to supplements.

[ianungstad]

I'm curious as to what extras we could expect on a Criterion release of a Lynch film. I know there is the making of Eraserhead extra on the dvd, but in my opinion I found it somewhat annoying watching Lynch talk for over an hour long in what looked like a rocka-a-billy studio with a stupid old microphone gimmick.

Lynch is pretty cryptic and only a few notches above Woody Allen when in it comes to supplements.

Well, one supplement that is very likely to turn up on the Criterion release of Eraserhead is the documentary I Don't Know Jack.

[bainbridgezu]

The Nance doc does seem like a probable inclusion. Beyond that, maybe they could go the Malick route and get a commentary or substantial interview with Jack Fisk.

[oldsheperd]

Is the doc on Nance or Fisk?

[The Fanciful Norwegian]

Nance. The DVD is apparently out of print, so I imagine Criterion could snag the rights.

As mentioned earlier, mk2 (Eraserhead's sales agent) also handle six Lynch shorts (The Grandmother, The Alphabet, Six Men Getting Sick, Premonitions Following an Evil Deed, and both versions of The Amputee) which have been issued on Blu elsewhere. They seem like natural extras for an Eraserhead release. mk2 also handles some davidlynch.com work -- Dumbland, the Dynamic:01 material -- but they have no existing Blu releases and they strike me as less obvious fits for Eraserhead. I can see them being included if Criterion were to put out a separate release of Lynch's short films (the other six shorts are only around 70 minutes altogether).

[Adam X]

Ok, I give in.
Is all the random speculation about Criterion & David Lynch just that, or has there been something mentioned somewhere on the net to spur this talk on?

[ShellOilJunior]

3 new/3 upgrades....Here we go:

The Blob
Foreign Correspondent (10/9 release)
Grey Gardens
Life and Death of Col Blimp
Ministry of Fear
Rosemary's Baby

[CSM126]

Ok, I give in.
Is all the random speculation about Criterion & David Lynch just that, or has there been something mentioned somewhere on the net to spur this talk on?

Criterion have recently added Eraserhead to their Hulu channel, suggesting that they probably have home media rights as well.

[Adam X]

Oh, ok. Well, here's hoping it leads to something before Lynch gets cold feet again.

[Le Samouraï]

Oh, ok. Well, here's hoping it leads to something before Lynch gets cold feet again.

Wouldn't matter because Lynch does not handle the rights himself any longer. Mk2 does.

[ptatler]

Speaking of Lynch, what does everyone make of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy--LR3C ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[The Narrator Returns]

As covered earlier in the thread, the entire profile of the user who posted that has been removed, and sadly, some of the other films he uploaded are actually owned by Criterion. So, maybe Mulholland Drive is coming, but that's not the best hint.

[bamwc2]

Speaking of Lynch, what does everyone make of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy--LR3C ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably the same thing when it popped up in the Hulu thread on this board last week.

[jindianajonz]

The wording on that message shows that there is no definite connection between Mulholland Drive and Criterion.

The users account was deleted due to multiple copyright violations over NBC Universal and Criterion Collection properties. The Hulu thread goes into some detail as to what else the guy had on his account, but there were some definite Criterion films on there.

Because his account was deleted, all of his uploaded videos were deleted, including this one.

That is all you can say for certain. It doesn't necessarily mean Criterion has any rights to Mulholland Drive.

[captveg]

October predictions:

The Blob (Blu upgrade)
Foreign Correspondent (DVD/Blu)
Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens (Blu upgrade)
Red River (DVD/Blu)
Rosemary's Baby (DVD/Blu)
Y tu mama tambien (DVD/Blu)*


* - I will continue to guess it every month until it happens. One of these days I'll be correct....

[Professor Wagstaff]

* - I will continue to guess it every month until it happens. One of these days I'll be correct....

We're long overdue to hear an announcement for an older IFC-owned title and this one feels like a good pick for the day, but what do I know, I would have guessed Following to coincide with the release of Nolan's new film this month.

[bamwc2]

* - I will continue to guess it every month until it happens. One of these days I'll be correct....

We're long overdue to hear an announcement for an older IFC-owned title and this one feels like a good pick for the day, but what do I know, I would have guessed Following to coincide with the release of Nolan's new film this month.

If I remember correctly, someone posted a message a few months back from Criterion saying that The Following should be out soon. Given that, I wouldn't be surprised to see it later today.

[ryannichols7]

okay, I decided to stop lurking this board and make an account, because this is a good first post.

click this link: http://www.criterion.com/films/198-in-the-mood-for-love" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

read the info.

High-definition digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bin, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
@ “In the Mood for Love,” director Wong Kar-wai’s documentary on the making of the film
Deleted scenes with director’s commentary
Hua yang de nian hua (2000), a short film by Wong
Archival interview with Wong and a “cinema lesson” given by the director at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival press conference from 2000, with stars Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Trailers and TV spots
The music of In the Mood for Love, presented in an interactive essay, on the DVD edition
Essay by film scholar Gina Marchetti illuminating the film’s unique setting on the DVD edition
Photo gallery on the DVD edition
Biographies of key cast and crew on the DVD edition
Two new interviews with critic Tony Rayns, one about the film and the other about the soundtrack, on the Blu-ray edition
Plus: A booklet featuring the Liu Yi-chang story that provided thematic inspiration for the film, an essay by film critic Li Cheuk-to, and a director’s statement (DVD edition); a booklet featuring an essay by novelist and film critic Steve Erickson and the Liu Yi-chang story that provided thematic inspiration for the film (Blu-ray edition)

[swo17]

Good first post!

[captveg]

Good first post!

Indeed! I've been hoping for a Blu upgrade for In the Mood for Love for a while now!

[ianungstad]

Great news!

[salad]

a booklet featuring an essay by novelist and film critic Steve Erickson

Hopefully that Steve Erickson is the novelist who wrote 'Days Between Stations', etc.

[Matt]

So it looks like they are not updating the DVD version, just releasing a new BD edition? I guess this is the first BD-only upgrade (if you don't count Howards End, which you shouldn't since it wasn't an upgrade, they just added a BD version).

[knives]

I'm pretty sure Naked and a few others were like that too.