Criterion Random Speculation Vol.2

[cafeman]

I believe Carmen is more highly regarded internationally, but Janus owns the following too: Cria!, Deprisa, Deprisa, and Peppermint Frappé.

I heard this one is the shizz-nizzle.

[backstreetsbackalright]

Would be great to see it along with The Spirit of the Beehive.

Say word! Far as I can tell, CC boast no peliculas de Espana....

[kiddish]

anus has a few films at the Ameircan Cinematheque ...

Why would the American Cinematheque have anything to do with that asshole?

You almost made my drink shoot out my nose.

[Cinephrenic]

Does that asshole have a link?

I bet the missing spine #309 is Pierrot le Fou, right next to Masculin, Feminin. JM said don't expect it in early 2005.

[Lino]

Carmen (1983, Carlos Saura) Screening at Images of Flamenco photo exhibit & film series held in Boston. Courtesy Janus Films
Bodas de Sangre (aka Blood Wedding)(1981, Carlos Saura) Screening at Images of Flamenco photo exhibit & film series held in Boston. Courtesy Janus Films

If they would add Love, the Magician to those two we would have a lovely boxset with the entire Antonio Gades trilogy Saura made.

[kieslowski_67]

I will highly recommend the Studio Canal R2 release of Saura's "Carmen" under contemporary series. It has English subtitles and is a good transfer that is 16x9 anarmorphic.

I find that nearly all titles in this contemporary group have superior transfers to the R1 releases, and most of them have English subtitles. Some of the movies in the series: Camille Claudel, Belle de Jour, and Romy Schneider's masterpiece "the most important thing is love".

[kazantzakis]

I find that nearly all titles in this contemporary group have superior transfers to the R1 releases, and most of them have English subtitles. Some of the movies in the series: Camille Claudel, Belle de Jour, and Romy Schneider's masterpiece "the most important thing is love".

I have nothing against Saura's films in general. But both Blood Wedding ( a passionate play ) and Carmen left me unmoved. They are little less than dance performances, and the inherent interest of those notwithstanding, I found them a little plain.

[Cinephrenic]

This guy should get the Richard Cranium award simply because he is missing one.

http://www.criterionforum.com/index.php ... topic=1045

[benm]

got some bad news especially since so few of his films are available in canada with english subtitles

Dear Ben,

I'm afraid no Kiarostami films appear on our current production schedule.

Best,
JM

[stroszeck]

I e-mailed JM twice over the last few days and some of his answers might be of interest to people on this forum:

- Recently several Truffaut titles (Shoot the piano player, day for night, confidentially yours) went out of print. I asked JM about whether Criterion will be issuing these and his response: "We look forward to releasing more Truffaut in the future."

- Asked about the following specific films:
Conformist
Playtime (re-issue)
Last Year at Marienbad

Response: "We look forward to the re-issue release of Playtime in the future, the other films on your list do not appear on our production schedule."

So that's it. Straight from the man himself.

[Cinesimilitude]

that doesnt mean a thing. Mulvaney has gotten more and more tight about letting titles slip. it may be that some titles from Kiarostami are on the way in december, but it's not on the site, so he won't tell you.

[ben d banana]

And the newest moderator is...

[godardslave]

that doesnt mean a thing. Mulvaney has gotten more and more tight about letting titles slip. it may be that some titles from Kiarostami are on the way in december, but it's not on the site, so he won't tell you.

if something is coming "soon" but not yet on the website i was under the impression the stock mulvaney response is:


"we hope to release some "TITLE/DIRECTOR X" soon, but nothing is definite at this moment."

[benm]

here's a question, did anyone by chance email JM before the rossellini and renoir films were announced to ask if there were any rossellini or renoir films coming up? is he tight lipped even about things that are coming out?

[Andre Jurieu]

here's a question, did anyone by chance email JM before the rossellini and renoir films were announced to ask if there were any rossellini or renoir films coming up? is he tight lipped even about things that are coming out?

Right before The River was released he told me to expect more Renoir in late 2005.

[Cinephrenic]

In which we got Boudu Saved From Drowning. Perhaps La Humaine Bete will finally see the light of day.

[subliminac]

I emailed him specifically about the Bergman - Rossellini films, Stromboli, Europa 51, Voyage to Italy. He replied that they hope to release more Rossellini soon, but no definite plans yet. Hopefully this is the afformentioned stock response for "yes."

[Cinephrenic]

Europa 51 is pretty much confirmed as a future Criterion. I really would love to see his masterpiece Open City restored into a watchable format. But Voyage to Italy, Paisan, and Stromboli would be a treat.

[peerpee]

I saw a DVD-R of the recent TCM broadcast of EUROPE '51 and it's a hard watch with the wildly out of sync soundtrack. Half the time the actors are mouthing English though, so I couldn't work out whether it was a particularly poor dub track or whether there are two versions sculling about with reshot scenes? --

I wonder if there is a version with a more tightly synced Italian soundtrack or is this all there is?

[ByMarkClark.com]

I emailed Mulvaney a few weeks ago and he said they "hoped to release more Truffaut in 2006, but nothing is definite at this time." I guess it is now!

If we get PIANO PLAYER in January, maybe that means we'll get something else by the end of the year -- THE LAST METRO, maybe?

[Cinephrenic]

Any of the following are possible from Fox Lorber, although most of them are already in print or DVD. It's a great slice any way you cut it.

Shoot the Piano Player
Day for Night
The Last Metro
Confidentially Yours
The Soft Skin
The Woman Next Door
Two English Girls

[Ted Todorov]

My wishes are those NOT on DVD:
The Green Room
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
(The latter is available, but in a P&S edition only). The former probably still belongs to MGM, so we may be S.O.L.

I'm having a hard time justifying re-buying the MK2 Truffaut's I already have...

Ted

[kieslowski_67]

Any of the following are possible from Fox Lorber, although most of them are already in print or DVD. It's a great slice any way you cut it.

Shoot the Piano Player
Day for Night
The Last Metro
Confidentially Yours
The Soft Skin
The Woman Next Door
Two English Girls

The MK2 releases of these titles all have English subtitles. Based on the "Jules and Jim" experience, it's more than likely that CC is gonna use the same source materials as those from MK2s. As such, I will pass these titles unless they release "two English girls" on EVD/HD-DVD/blue ray.

[kieslowski_67]

My wishes are those NOT on DVD:
The Green Room
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
(The latter is available, but in a P&S edition only). The former probably still belongs to MGM, so we may be S.O.L.

I'm having a hard time justifying re-buying the MK2 Truffaut's I already have...

Ted

I have 'such a gorgegous kid like me' on Paranoma DVD. Unless my memories are wrong, it's widescreen anamorphic transfer.

[jorencain]

Do we have any indication from anywhere that Altman's "A Wedding" will be released in R1 anytime soon? I'm trying to decide if I should get the new R2 disc. The cover is great, I think, and it's wooing me into buying it...