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#1301 Post by **zedz** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:34 pm

SpiderBaby wrote:
knives wrote:They did just release as part of a festival Level Five.

sir_luke wrote:
knives wrote:They did just release as part of a festival Level Five.
That's great news. I'd love to see more of his work.
Icarus Films is the company you seek (for both Level Five and 'more Marker'), not Criterion.

Yeah, I was just going to say that Marker is actually very well represented on home video nowadays. By my rough count, about thirty of his films are currently available in English-friendly editions (including Level Five), with a few more available in France unsubbed (and thus likely on Icarus' horizon). The remaining films are almost all shorts, with maybe half a dozen of them running over half an hour.

sir_luke · #1302 Post by **sir_luke** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:06 am

Shows how much I know. How have I not learned by now to do more research before asking questions here (although you guys probably answer my questions more quickly than Google could!)? Thanks, SpiderBaby and zedz, for the info.

SpiderBaby · #1303 Post by **SpiderBaby** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:38 am

sir_luke wrote:Shows how much I know. How have I not learned by now to do more research before asking questions here (although you guys probably answer my questions more quickly than Google could!)? Thanks, SpiderBaby and zedz, for the info.

No problem, and to follow up, here is the Chris Marker page on the Icarus Films' site listing all of the Marker releases, including a couple that was just released last Nov/Dec. 'Far From Vietnam' is $20 on Amazon ($18.54 on DeepDiscount) as we speak (the latest of the Marker releases).

Omensetter · #1304 Post by **Omensetter** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:26 am

I don't think this had been officially confirmed but its lack of MPI R1 distribution (not to mention its reputation) seemed evidence enough, but: Criterion does plan to release Cristian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills, right? We've gone through two Cannes since its debut and its fellow 2012 Competition compadre Like Someone in Love finally got the nod earlier this year.

I'll go ahead and predict that and 4 Months for tomorrow and will them into existence.

ellipsis7 · #1305 Post by **ellipsis7** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:52 am

Today being Ferragosto, we should maybe expect something Italian...

FrauBlucher · #1306 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:58 am

Omensetter wrote:I don't think this had been officially confirmed but its lack of MPI R1 distribution (not to mention its reputation) seemed evidence enough, but: Criterion does plan to release Cristian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills, right? We've gone through two Cannes since its debut and its fellow 2012 Competition compadre Like Someone in Love finally got the nod earlier this year.

I'll go ahead and predict that and 4 Months for tomorrow and will them into existence.

This is as close to a confirmation as you can get that it's coming.

ptatler · #1307 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:02 pm

Gonna go with:
Hellman X 2
Les Blank Eclipse
L'Argent
Tootsie or Midnight Cowboy
Kwaidan upgrade
Burden of Dreams upgrade
Le Samouri upgrade

FakeBonanza · #1308 Post by **FakeBonanza** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:56 pm

Limelight
The Brood
Hellman x2
L'avventura upgrade
La bete humaine blu

Buttery Jeb · #1309 Post by **Buttery Jeb** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:00 pm

My prediction:

Blue is the Warmest Color SE
World Cinema Foundation Vol. 2 - A Brighter Summer Day
Monte Hellman Westerns Set (2xBD/3xDVD Box)
Tootsie
Time Bandits Reissue

ptatler · #1310 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:01 pm

Buttery Jeb wrote:World Cinema Foundation Vol. 2 - A Brighter Summer Day

I want so much for you to be right about this.

movielocke · #1311 Post by **movielocke** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:19 pm

I'm gonna guess:

Apu trilogy
Tootsie
Midnight cowboy
The kid
Bicycle thieves
Ugetsu
LA strada

bainbridgezu · #1312 Post by **bainbridgezu** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:09 pm

Looks like the Hellman Westerns may be announced today

Grisbi · #1313 Post by **Grisbi** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:28 pm

Boudu Saved from Drowning blu

bainbridgezu · #1314 Post by **bainbridgezu** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:38 pm

Grisbi wrote:Boudu Saved from Drowning blu

Is this a prediction or an announcement? I can't find anything on the website.

sir_luke · #1315 Post by **sir_luke** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:48 pm

I'm assuming it's a prediction, because Criterion doesn't usually start updating until much later in the day. Unless he got it from another source, like Amazon.

Maybe there should be a rule about how, on announcement day, all predictions should be explicitly labeled as such.

#1316 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:51 pm

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ptatler · #1317 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:55 pm

Speaking of Renoir, it'd be nice to get A DAY IN THE COUNTRY sometime. And just scrolling through the "Online Only" Hulu offerings makes my imagination run in all kinds of wild directions:

HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT!
PEPPERMINT FRAPPE!
LE CEREMONIE!
EL SUR!
LISTING A BUNCH OF TITLES IS A STUPID PASTIME WE ALL PARTICIPATE IN!

sir_luke · #1318 Post by **sir_luke** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:58 pm

I'd really love to El Sur with an upgrade of Spirit of the Beehive (which is way overdue in my opinion).

FakeBonanza · #1319 Post by **FakeBonanza** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:09 pm

ptatler wrote:Speaking of Renoir, it'd be nice to get A DAY IN THE COUNTRY sometime. And just scrolling through the "Online Only" Hulu offerings makes my imagination run in all kinds of wild directions:

HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT!
PEPPERMINT FRAPPE!
LE CEREMONIE!
EL SUR!
LISTING A BUNCH OF TITLES IS A STUPID PASTIME WE ALL PARTICIPATE IN!

It would be a shame if Partie de campagne remained a hulu-only release. With the history of the film, its reputation, and its connection to his father's work, it seems there should be plenty of opportunity to put together a nice physical release. The BFI DVD, for instance, looks like quite a nice package, though I have no experience with the features included on that release.

captveg · #1320 Post by **captveg** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:19 pm

I'm hoping that since it's Friday the desire to get out of the office for the weekend will mean the announcements happen a little sooner than they have been doing lately.

Of course, what will probably happen is they'll delay the announcements to Monday...

FlickeringWindow · Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:34 pm

They added a 1975 interview from "Tomorrow" with Welles to F for Fake. Also, PlayTime has more commentaries.

#1322 Post by **Finch** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:27 pm

I'll be wrong but what the heck...

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE BD upgrade
TIME BANDITS BD upgrade
MONTE HELLMAN WESTERNS
TOOTSIE (unfortunately)
THE BROOD
LIMELIGHT

ptatler · #1323 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:35 pm

I imagine a HOOP DREAMS upgrade will happen here soon, too.

EddieLarkin · #1324 Post by **EddieLarkin** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:38 pm

HAMLET
THE SCARLET EMPRESS
CHAPLIN AT FIRST NATIONAL

plus some of the ones we know are coming

jwd5275 · #1325 Post by **jwd5275** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:42 pm

I'm not afraid to admit that the thing I want the most are the Les Blank documentaries. They have completely charmed me and the more that can be packed into a gigantic set, the better. Anything else would simply be icing...

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