Criterion on Social Media

[beamish13]

HENRY & JUNE would be a killer Criterion. There's so much documentary material they could utilize, and they could do a neat featurette on the birth of the NC-17 rating (which I highly doubt this film would actually receive today).

[SamLowry]

I'd prefer Henry & June, but Quills is rated a full star better on IMDB, go figure.

[zedz]

The only Kaufman I'm much of a fan of is his remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which is already out on Blu. The obvious contenders in terms of reputation are Unbearable Lightness (which I find pretty dull, quite frankly, but it's already a Criterion title) and The Right Stuff, which is probably his best-regarded film generally. Is that a licensing possibility?

I'm not much of a fan of Henry and June, either, but, as noted, it does have a lot of potentially juicy extra potential, including its censorship / rating story.

[Cinephrenic]

Quills would be a killer.

[JMULL222]

"THE WANDERERS" is fucking awesome.

[warren oates]

Quills would be a killer.

You're kidding right? I must have had to watch that trailer a jillion times the year it came out. "I've memorized it" still gets a laugh in this household.

The Right Stuff, which is probably his best-regarded film generally. Is that a licensing possibility?

I'm pretty sure it's not, but only because Warner is working on their own special edition Blu-ray version, which I've heard from places like The Digital Bits is taking longer than expected due to some necessary restoration work. I love The Right Stuff too and can't wait to see it in hi def.

[artfilmfan]

I would love to see The Unbearable Lightness of Being on Blu-ray. That would be really nice. It's second on my list of all-time favorite movies.

[captveg]

The Right Stuff, which is probably his best-regarded film generally. Is that a licensing possibility?

I'm pretty sure it's not, but only because Warner is working on their own special edition Blu-ray version, which I've heard from places like The Digital Bits is taking longer than expected due to some necessary restoration work. I love The Right Stuff too and can't wait to see it in hi def.

At this point WB is probable targeting next year, 30th Anniversary and all.

[Jeff]

Henry and June, which is a Universal title with only a 13-year-old featureless DVD on the market seems the most likely candidate.

I wonder whatever became of Darius Khondji's trip to the closet. I think the consensus was that Stealing Beauty was the most likely candidate, but nothing ever came of that.

[JPJ]

I thought Khondji's trip had something to do with City of lost children?Wasn't that title rumoured 2-3 years ago?

[knives]

Maybe he was just in New York? Du-dadudaaaaaaa.

[JPJ]

And decided to go to Criterion HQ to pick up some free discs.

[colinr0380]

You are all going to be so angry when Criterion releases Rising Sun! (Which I'd love by the way, but then I love all of Philip Kaufman's films!)

What about The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid? It is a Universal title and, Stagecoach and The Baron of Arizona (and maybe Days of Heaven) aside, Criterion are still pretty light on westerns.

[AfterTheRain]

You are all going to be so angry when Criterion releases Rising Sun! (Which I'd love by the way, but then I love all of Philip Kaufman's films!)

What about The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid? It is a Universal title and, Stagecoach and The Baron of Arizona (and maybe Days of Heaven) aside, Criterion are still pretty light on westerns.

Don't forget about Anthony Mann's The Furies.

[matrixschmatrix]

We're still expecting Heaven's Gate, aren't we?

[duck duck]

Did any bother to read that Kaufman was in NY because of a MoMA retrospective of his work? Criterion very well could have invited him by to keep up relations with filmmakers, get some tickets to screenings, and make a quick website video.

But I love how he says he just wants things to go see for inspiration and not as a collector and ends up grabbing box sets of films he is obviously very familiar with.

[Jeff]

There are hundreds of filmmakers in New York everyday, but if they're in Criterion's closet, they're usually there for a reason.

[domino harvey]

Criterion's husband unexpectedly came home early?

[Jeff]

[knives]

There are hundreds of filmmakers in New York everyday, but if they're in Criterion's closet, they're usually there for a reason.

I guess I should be expecting Super Bad any day now?

[Professor Wagstaff]

There are hundreds of filmmakers in New York everyday, but if they're in Criterion's closet, they're usually there for a reason.

I guess I should be expecting Super Bad any day now?

Perfect if only for the booklet covered in dick drawings.

[colinr0380]

Don't forget about Anthony Mann's The Furies.

I knew that I was forgetting something! #-o

[Jeff]

There are hundreds of filmmakers in New York everyday, but if they're in Criterion's closet, they're usually there for a reason.

I guess I should be expecting Super Bad any day now?

Was Mottola at Criterion HQ? I thought he only did a Top 10 (which they get from all sorts of people via email). With the notable exception of Khondji (so far), I think that everybody who has got to pick titles from the closet contributed something to a release. Criterion is known for paying contributors in movies rather than cash.

[knives]

That SNL dude who hosts TCM sometimes was in the closest if I remember correctly.

[Jeff]

That SNL dude who hosts TCM sometimes was in the closest if I remember correctly.

Bill Hader, yes. Also Adrian Utley of Portishead (though he curated their ATP films). I supposed that they might have someone like Hader there to make Amarcord look cool to college kids. I'm not sure Philip Kaufman carries that same cache. I still don't think that Criterion is inviting random filmmakers off the street to come up for some free stuff.