Mental Mike wrote:If Criterion is going to release 'This Sporting Life', why not in a boxset of British New Wave films with 'Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' and other titles?
...I would be ecstatic if they did....afterall, there were other British film makers than just Powell and Pressburger way back when...
Erm, like Hitchcock, Lean, Asquith, Neame and Olivier?
But seriously, I'm sure that they would love to release such a box set, but it all comes down to rights issues.
I just watched the Annie Hall DVD last week after I bought it a long while ago, and yeah, the transfer - and like Domino Harvey said, the first five minutes - leave much to be desired. I also recall seeing a "cigarette burn" for the reel change on the DVD as well.
That said, I watched Manhattan last week as well, and the transfer is gorgeous and from what else I've seen released, the majority of Allen's work has been presented without any issues.
I don't particularly care there are no extras on Allen's films. Commentaries by the man himself would be nice, but if he doesn't want to do it, I can't say I would want to hear anybody else expound on the films.
The only thing I might want to see in an Annie Hall special edition would be the excised murder-mystery footage. That could be a lot of fun.
I read somewhere that Allen won't allow any supplements on the DVD releases of his films (other than trailers). No commentaries, docs, etc. He wants the movies to stand on their own merits.
the murder-mystery stuff was cut in the script writing process, so it wasn't filmed. there were however a lot of known scenese filmed (about an hour's worth) that were cut and replaced with more Diane Keaton scenes instead. the only one I remember off hand was a scene delving into the various circles of Hell.
Now that we're talking about the Woody Allen movies that Criterion aren't going to release, can somebody tell me the difference between this thread and this thread.
Apart from the obvious fact that the other one is less random and speculative.
EDIT: Thanks New Admin, or Old Admin, or whoever, for rationalising this!
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What are the extras for F for Fake going to be I wonder, i hope they will be good to induce double dippers, I saw some footage of Welles doing his unfinished Merchant of Venice on a TV programme, not currently on any DVD, how cool an extra would that be. Info from IMDb:
"The film is missing only a small portion of the end and a soundtrack reel. It now exists in a 40 minute print in possession of the Munich Filmuseum"
Watching him as Shylock was one of the things that first got me interested in film
Annie Hall was a Laser Disc and I would think he's the world's biggest asshole if he wouldn't allow a second disc with a doc. and some interviews. But think bigger people, How about a 2-disc Boxcar Bertha with 2 commentaries, director and stars, and a second disc of Scorsese's shorts. Or how about The Killing? Want a Western, it's surely not going to be a Leone so, how about Hang 'Em High? Maybe Scanners will make it.
Theodore R. Stockton wrote:Annie Hall was a Laser Disc and I would think he's the world's biggest asshole if he wouldn't allow a second disc with a doc. and some interviews. But think bigger people, How about a 2-disc Boxcar Bertha with 2 commentaries, director and stars, and a second disc of Scorsese's shorts. Or how about The Killing? Want a Western, it's surely not going to be a Leone so, how about Hang 'Em High? Maybe Scanners will make it.
Aside from new(ish) films like AQUATIC/TANNENBAUMS/ROCK etc, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for contemporary films that would exist side by side with other R1 releases. It happens, but rarely, and hardly ever for big name actor (Eastwood) or director (Scorcese, Leone, Kubrick) releases that pull revenue for the major distributors. Sad but true, and increasingly to boot. Back in the LD days, studio's didn't give much of a shit about half the stuff they wouldn't dream of licensing out nowadays.
Seven Samurai and Amarcord no longer appear on a search at Image Entertainment's website.
I believe that a third Criterion is no longer listed there, also, as there are now only 287 Criterion items listed, where there were 290. Sanjuro, Yojimbo, Mon Oncle, The Third Man, High and Low, Picnic at Hanging Rock and Andrei Rublev (the most expected/wanted re-releases) are still listed, and Playtime has always been off the list.
I don't know, but maybe they're finally going to do an anamorphic release of Brazil (another $50 bucks out of my wallet... but it needs a new transfer, IMO... although not as much as Time Bandits)
Good observation. It's listed at Amazon among all of the other September releases that appear on the Image site. Would be a damn expensive month, but I wouldn't complain.
