Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

[domino harvey]

Those are just all the titles in WB's Val Lewton box, and technically his statement is already true, so there could be no additional films coming from either label...

[Ribs]

Of Mice and Men ('39) on Filmstruck has the Criterion ident beforehand, which confirms the title is in the library as was speculated literally three years ago

[dwk]

Those are just all the titles in WB's Val Lewton box, and technically his statement is already true, so there could be no additional films coming from either label...

I guess I could be misreading, but I read that as some on this list are with Criterion and some are with Shout.

[Roger Ryan]

Those are just all the titles in WB's Val Lewton box, and technically his statement is already true, so there could be no additional films coming from either label...

I guess I could be misreading, but I read that as some on this list are with Criterion and some are with Shout.

And, seriously, if WB was willing to license Cat People out, why would they want to be more protective of Lewton's lesser known films?

[domino harvey]

Huh? One title has been released by each label, thus some of the titles have already been released. Not sure where I suggested WB are being protective of anything. I suspect if either label wants more, WB will say yes

[Roger Ryan]

Huh? One title has been released by each label, thus some of the titles have already been released. Not sure where I suggested WB are being protective of anything. I suspect if either label wants more, WB will say yes

Got it; I misunderstood your original post and thought you were emphasizing that it was unlikely that additional titles would be licensed.

[colinr0380]

As much as I would love those other Val Lewton horrors to be released on Blu (especially The Seventh Victim and The Ghost Ship), the real coup would perhaps be releasing the two non-horror films that Lewton produced in the middle of the cycle in 1944, if just as supporting feature extras: Youth Runs Wild, directed by Mark Robson, and Mademoiselle Fifi by Robert Wise.

[Noodles1984]

Magnificent news!! "Death in Venice" and "Ossessione" by the great Visconti has been restored in 4k with negatives by Cineteca di Bologna, new negatives of "Ossessione" were discovered and the lengt is now 140 min,before this discovery the lenght was only 93 min!!!
Now there is a real possibility of a gorgeus blu-ray release!!
Do you have any prevision about that?

[domino harvey]

The BFI DVD of Ossessione ran 134 minutes, which is ~140 with PAL speedup

[Noodles1984]

I didn't remember that, in any case it's a great news!I'm particularly excited about Death in Venice, The Damned,the first of the trilogy, was restored years ago but i dont' know if it was a 2k or 4k scan...it's not specified, neither in the italian offical site.
Like someone posted before a "Visconti's German Trilogy Box Set" would be a dream...
Do you think it will be released soon? maybe you remember similar situations...
Has someone see the new restorations?(no spoiler please)i hope the retrospective arrive here in Italy soon...

[dwk]

looks like that was A Raisin in the Sun

[yoloswegmaster]

How was this even found?

[soundchaser]

It's in the list here, sorted by spine number. Not sure if that's how dwk found it originally.

[dwk]

It's in the list here, sorted by spine number. Not sure if that's how dwk found it originally.

That was how I found it.

[FrauBlucher]

If you go to the site's search mode and enter A Raisin in the Sun the page comes up.

[Clarence]

Bergman's Scenes From a Marriage is under Coming Soon now

[criterionsnob]

Also: My Man Godfrey

[soundchaser]

Not the Bergman I expected to be upgraded next...maybe we'll be getting them sporadically throughout the year? Or more this month?

[Ribs]

Hm... another misdirect designed to deter us from their readily apparent IB100 plans - but I'm onto them...

Spoiler

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[domino harvey]

Also: My Man Godfrey

I can't believe the poster who keeps guessing this was right!

[soundchaser]

Also: My Man Godfrey

I can't believe the poster who keeps guessing this was right!

They didn't guess it this month.

[yoloswegmaster]

I swear someone made a post yesterday on reddit saying that a film historian confirmed that there was going to be a IB 100 boxset. Can't seem to find that thread though.

[Ribs]

Andrei Rublev now too!!

[DarkImbecile]

Would three upgrades in a month be a record of some sort?

[Chrisrobles27]

June 2014 had four upgrades.