Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

[CSM126]

Outside chance announcements today, but most likely Monday.

This is the sort of hard-hitting, in-depth analysis that always brings me back.

[FrauBlucher]

I had ulterior motives.

[AfterTheRain]

According to The Criterion Cast, these are the 30 titles are in the deal between Janus and the Czech NFA (I've noted the titles already released by Criterion with a C, followed by format, for mainline releases and an E for Eclipse titles):
All My Good Countrymen
Black Peter
A Boring Afternoon
Capricious Summer (E)
The Cassandra Cat (When the Cat Comes)
Closely Watched Trains (C DVD)
Courage for Every Day
The Cremator
Daisies (E)
Diamonds of the Night
Distant Journey
The Ear
The Firemen’s Ball (C DVD)
Footprints (C Blu-ray - extra on Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)
From Saturday to Sunday
The Hall of Lost Steps (C Blu-ray - extra on Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)
Ikarie XB 1
Intimate Lighting
The Joke (E)
Loves of a Blonde (C DVD)
Marketa Lazarová (C Blu-ray)
Pearls of the Deep (E)
A Report on the Party and the Guests (E)
Return of the Prodigal Son (E)
Shop on Main Street (C DVD)
Something Different
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Transport From Paradise
Uncle (C Blu-ray - extra on Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (C Blu-ray)

Half of these have already been released by Criterion.

If and when Ikarie XB-1 is released by Criterion, I wonder if they would include the AIP version of the movie, Voyage to the End of the Universe.

[dwk]

Jabberwocky

[justeleblanc]

Not sure how reliable this is, but Blu-ray.com is listing the following titles as pre-orders:

The Lure
Vampyr
Fire Walk With Me
Barry Lyndon
Personal Shopper
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

[mfunk9786]

That seems to be the prevailing assumption of what we're going to see announced later today.

[domino harvey]

Props to them not sitting on Personal Shopper for another year, they need to start speeding these newer films' releases up

[Ribs]

So what does that leave the next likely IFC title(s)? Graduation?

[Finch]

If this Amazon list is correct, I'll be over the moon. Barry Lyndon was so overdue for a release worthy of it. I'm also almost certainly going to be in for FWWM but Vampyr on Blu-Ray? How much can they really salvage from the difficult source material unless it's a 4k resto?

[Morbii]

Why does IAMMMMW need another release? End of print run?

[jedgeco]

Why does IAMMMMW need another release? End of print run?

Re-issue as a non-dual format edition?

[Morbii]

Ahh. Yeah, that could be it.

[swo17]

Why does IAMMMMW need another release?

Because nothing says dad joke better than repeating yourself.

[chrisandy]

Not sure how reliable this is, but Blu-ray.com is listing the following titles as pre-orders:

The Lure
Vampyr
Fire Walk With Me
Barry Lyndon
Personal Shopper
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Phantom pages up for at least of these.

[Drucker]

Very excited to see Barry Lyndon. Saw the restoration with a live orchestra a few months ago, so I've seen a 35mm print, the blu-ray, and that restoration all in the last two years, and honestly they were all pretty close to each other in quality, and I certainly don't recall any major differences in color timing. Of course getting it in the right aspect ratio on home video will be worth it alone.

Also, it opened with a black and white Warners logo, not the 1970s Warner logo.

If Criterion are releasing the restoration of Barry Lyndon, what are the chances they release that long-overdue restoration of A Clockwork Orange?

Edit: re-looking at the caps on caps-a-holic, I would say the restoration does a better job of re-producing the intended "softness" in a few shots in BL.

[FrauBlucher]

I still think 2001 is on their docket as well. It was a laser disc.

[DRW.mov]

I'm still patiently awaiting Criterion to use their WB resources on Lolita (which was also a laserdisc and a much better film that Lyndon or 2001 and far more neglected)

[FrauBlucher]

It really shouldn't surprise anyone if they got all the WB Kubricks.

[domino harvey]

Regardless of my own thoughts on the director, it'd be a smart licensing move for them to grab all of the ones WB will relinquish

[flyonthewall2983]

I still think 2001 is on their docket as well. It was a laser disc.

I'm less sure, now that WB has been releasing a lot of catalog titles on 4K as of late. This would be ideal for such a release next year as it's the 50th anniversary.

[Ribs]

Now that Disney's onboard, surely it's a matter of time until we see the boutique labels at least dipping their toes into UHD?

[FrauBlucher]

Spine 900 will be the next new title next month

[John Shade]

So what will be #900? Was certain Barry would get it today...my favorite Kubrick.

Going to have to disagree with the poster who thinks Lolita is a superior film. It might be the best novel of the 20th century, but it's not entirely successful as a movie.

[Yaanu]

So what will be #900? Was certain Barry would get it today...my favorite Kubrick.

Well, it's been about three years since The Grand Budapest Hotel was in theaters, so it's about due for a Criterion release.

[Self]

The Tree of Life is due as well