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Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:02 pm
by Lowry_Sam
So the newer standalone releases will contain material not in the box set?
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:08 pm
by dwk
Lowry_Sam wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:02 pm
So the newer standalone releases will contain material not in the box set?
I expect the newer material will booklets (new essays, reprinted articles), while the actual discs remain identical.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:33 pm
by Finch
Lolita is going to get one at a minimum, but is every single film going to be reissued as a standalone? Hopefully they'll clarify that sooner than later. I'm not in a rush for the box set but now I'm left wondering whether I should have bothered selling off my MoC Paths of Glory and the earlier CC Barry Lyndon.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:42 pm
by FlickeringWindow
Finch wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:33 pm
Lolita is going to get one at a minimum, but is every single film going to be reissued as a standalone? Hopefully they'll clarify that sooner than later. I'm not in a rush for the box set but now I'm left wondering whether I should have bothered selling off my MoC Paths of Glory and the earlier CC Barry Lyndon.
Lolita, as well as 4K upgrades of The Killing/Killer's Kiss and Paths of Glory are certainties (I would expect Lolita and POG to be sometime in 2027). Good chance with 2001 and The Shining. Doubtful they do the rest, even Dr Strangelove, unless the Sony 4K goes out of print (it has the same on disc extras as the Criterion Blu, so it's an upgrade only for packaging and swag). Zero chance with Fear and Desire, obviously.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:59 pm
by Lowry_Sam
All the Kubrick titles on the channel now all use the box set style artwork, so perhaps there will also be a change to the artwork once existing titles sell out.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 5:09 pm
by HardNight'sDay
Just got this email from Criterion:
Few filmmakers have had as great an impact on how we see cinema as Stanley Kubrick. On October 29, Criterion and TCM are celebrating his legacy with a night of conversation and costume at Nine Orchard in New York City. Tickets are on sale now.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for the full evening, with a drink waiting for you along with passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by a conversation you won’t hear anywhere else. End the night with entry to the FIDELIO rooftop party. The panel features
Matthew Modine (star of Full Metal Jacket)
Vincent D’Onofrio (star of Full Metal Jacket)
Katharina Kubrick (artist and Stanley’s daughter)
Lisa Leone (second-unit director on Eyes Wide Shut)
Josh Safdie (director of Marty Supreme and Uncut Gems
If you can’t make the panel, join us on the roof at 9 p.m. for FIDELIO, a come-as-your-favorite-Kubrick-character costume party.
Anyone here going? And if so, send details. Honestly, if I was going, I would have dressed up as Dr. Strangelove.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 5:56 pm
by DimitriL
I wish I could, but I’ve got other commitments. But I would go as the monolith.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 8:55 pm
by hearthesilence
I considered it but $125 seemed kind of pricey for a panel discussion, and I wasn't interested in paying $75 just to hang out at a party in a costume.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:48 pm
by ryannichols7
Lowry_Sam wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:59 pm
All the Kubrick titles on the channel now all use the box set style artwork, so perhaps there will also be a change to the artwork once existing titles sell out.
they've never done that for Bergman or Fellini, and even Fellini had redesigned covers for
8 1/2 and
La Strada
I suspect
Lolita,
2001,
The Shining will be "new spine" individuals and upgrades of
The Killing,
Paths of Glory, and hopefully
Spartacus (I wanna own the OG cover cover, sorry) happen. there's little reason for
A Clockwork Orange or
Full Metal Jacket to get individuals it seems
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2026 3:54 am
by dwk
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2026 8:12 am
by rrenault
ryannichols7 wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:48 pm
Lowry_Sam wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:59 pm
All the Kubrick titles on the channel now all use the box set style artwork, so perhaps there will also be a change to the artwork once existing titles sell out.
they've never done that for Bergman or Fellini, and even Fellini had redesigned covers for
8 1/2 and
La Strada
I suspect
Lolita,
2001,
The Shining will be "new spine" individuals and upgrades of
The Killing,
Paths of Glory, and hopefully
Spartacus (I wanna own the OG cover cover, sorry) happen. there's little reason for
A Clockwork Orange or
Full Metal Jacket to get individuals it seems
Why do you say there’s “little reason” for ACO and FMJ to get individual releases, aside from Warner simply not wanting to relinquish the standalone rights to those two?
P.S. Paths of Glory already has a FiM-encoded standalone release from Eureka.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2026 4:26 pm
by greggster59
Unboxing The Complete Kubrick | Criterion 4K Box Set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPUuEXu8lvY
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2026 6:59 pm
by Matt
Ulivieri confirms at the end of the video that ALL the films except Barry Lyndon were encoded or re-encoded by Fidelity in Motion specifically for this box set.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2026 7:23 pm
by Noiretirc
Finally, I understand how these discs insert!
Thanks!
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2026 2:57 am
by bearcuborg
HardNight'sDay wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 5:09 pmAnyone here going? And if so, send details. Honestly, if I was going, I would have dressed up as Dr. Strangelove.
I’m going. Gonna do the cloak and Venetian mask…because I already own the mask. I’ll report back and try to upload pics if I can figure that out…
Not even the biggest fan, I just like spending money on stupid shit.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:22 pm
by HardNight'sDay
bearcuborg wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2026 2:57 am
HardNight'sDay wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 5:09 pmAnyone here going? And if so, send details. Honestly, if I was going, I would have dressed up as Dr. Strangelove.
I’m going. Gonna do the cloak and Venetian mask…because I already own the mask. I’ll report back and try to upload pics if I can figure that out…
Not even the biggest fan, I just like spending money on stupid shit.
Godspeed, bearcuborg.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2026 11:04 pm
by kekid
When is the Barnes and Noble November sale expected to open for "Complete Kubrick?"
If there is a high demand for this set through B&N, is it better to order it online or pick it up in store?
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2026 11:05 pm
by denti alligator
kekid wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2026 11:04 pm
When is the Barnes and Noble November sale expected to open for "Complete Kubrick?"
If there is a high demand for this set through B&N, is it better to order it online or pick it up in store?
Always in November. I suspect there will be a Criterion flash sale between release and Nov. 1.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 8:56 am
by colinr0380
HardNight'sDay wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:22 pm
bearcuborg wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2026 2:57 am
HardNight'sDay wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 5:09 pmAnyone here going? And if so, send details. Honestly, if I was going, I would have dressed up as Dr. Strangelove.
I’m going. Gonna do the cloak and Venetian mask…because I already own the mask. I’ll report back and try to upload pics if I can figure that out…
Not even the biggest fan, I just like spending money on stupid shit.
Godspeed, bearcuborg.
Just don't tell us if anyone goes as Clare Quilty from Lolita.
Re: UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 12:55 pm
by MannFan
We’d have hoped for something a little more radical, like raw scans and then added filmic curves and color timing from reference prints. But perhaps the original masters were pretty good in their own right, maybe that’s why Criterion didn’t alter as much.
Re: UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 1:02 pm
by Zot!
tenia wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2026 12:53 pm
2001's encodes look so close to each other, one could think they're actually identical.
I would agree, but depending on the frame, you really truly can see a more consistently resolved grain structure. Sincerely doubt any of this is visible in motion, and I would NOT rebuy if I owned the original, but I appreciate that they squeezed just a little more juice from it to satisfy the obsessives. Looks great.
The others look impressively better textures and grain both significantly improved. I doubted it would make a difference, but consider me a believer.
Re: UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 1:20 pm
by Drucker
Will people once and for all stop falsely claiming that the 2001 UHD was "Nolan-ized" now?
Re: UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 1:21 pm
by nicolas
MannFan wrote: We’d have hoped for something a little more radical, like raw scans and then added filtering. But perhaps the original masters were pretty good in their own right, maybe that’s why Criterion didn’t alter as much.
The Warner masters definitely aren’t bad but they would’ve had room for improvement especially in the case of 2001 with its raised black levels and occasional DNR, both of which are apparently the result of Christopher Nolan’s input. I’d also argue that the color grades of 2001, Clockwork, Shining and Full Metal Jacket should’ve been a bit more film-like than they are now, similar to Barry Lyndon, which is perfect.
Re: UHD New Releases, Reissues and Upgrades
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 2:22 pm
by rrenault
Interesting. I’m guessing the aspect ratios are fixed on The Shining and Full Metal Jacket though. Correct?
I do notice a tiny bit more grain on the Criterion disc of A Clockwork Orange for what it’s worth. That said, I suppose it’s possible some of the perceived shortcomings of the WB discs stemmed from issues already baked into the masters given what we’re seeing here.
Re: The Complete Kubrick
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2026 5:09 pm
by rrenault
The million dollar question is which future standalone release, if any, will include A Life in Pictures?
It would have made sense to include it on the Eyes Wide Shut release, but oh well…
