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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:21 am
by Cinesimilitude
so, why aren't we asking matt lipson if its just veronique, or more? he spilled once, we should be able to tip him over again...
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:02 am
by kekid
"And Criterion is hinting in their latest e-mail newsletter that their first titles from director Krzysztof Kieslowski will become part of the Collection this fall. Very cool indeed."
The above is a quote from the Digitalbits. It is interesting that they use the plural (the first titles...). Either they know more than we do, or they read the announcement to imply more than Veronique.
As someone who owns a code-free DVD player, I am less excited about the appearance of the Double Life of Veronique on Criterion Collection. I have no doubt they will do a great job. But the fact remains that there is already a great DVD of it. On the other hand, there is considerable room for improving the Decalog set. I hope the Digitalbits statement comes true, and we see more than Veronique.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:30 am
by Satyajit's Son
From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"
I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:39 am
by Jeff
Satyajit's Son wrote:From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"
I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?
We already knew that
Army of Shadows was on the way. Rialto is currently circulating a 35mm restoration with Janus logos at the beginning. If the usual Rialto-Criterion release pattern holds up, we can look for
Army of Shadows sometime in the Spring of 2007.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:42 am
by kinjitsu
Satyajit's Son wrote:From the newsletter": "...featured articles on foreign and classic movies and revivals, such as that of Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows; exclusive interviews with directors;"
I don't know about you guys, but I'm wondering why Criterion would even mention this title if it wasn't planning on releasing it?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:32 pm
by zedz
Overlord confirmed, and some mouth-watering hints about a Janus celebration. Let the speculation commence!
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:32 pm
by Gigi M.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:33 pm
by Noir of the Night
Very interesting, although I was hoping for more information about upcoming releases.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:45 pm
by King of Kong
Gotta love those mice.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:45 pm
by backstreetsbackalright
And Richie Tenenbaum's mice, I notice.
[Edit: Whoops. Chas's mice.]
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:32 pm
by keeproductions
Could someone please post the link to the newsletter? Stupid new spam filter at work deleted my email. I'd be even more upset other than the fact I was the one who installed said Stupid New Spam Filter.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:49 pm
by richast2
Still no Magician? Phooey.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:47 pm
by arsonfilms
I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:02 am
by godardslave
arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
"suspect"?
in what way?
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:44 am
by arsonfilms
godardslave wrote:arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
"suspect"?
in what way?
You know, just after I hit "submit" I thought someone might call me on that. I probably should have said "odd" or "interesting" instead of "suspect," as something like this in a seperate email might indicate that there could be something actually meaningful in that upper left position in the actual newsletter, instead of the announcement we just saw.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:54 am
by kekid
arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
I am not sure what you mean by "no other information". It lists all the DVD's included, and gives the price of $650. The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie. Hopefully these will be released individually in 2007.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:16 am
by arsonfilms
kekid wrote:arsonfilms wrote:I just got a "Criterion Newsletter" announcing the new mega-box set, with no other information. It's a bit early for the regular newletter, but it seems a bit suspect that it wouldn't just be included in that.
I am not sure what you mean by "no other information". It lists all the DVD's included, and gives the price of $650. The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie. Hopefully these will be released individually in 2007.
I meant no information that doesn't have anything to do with the box set, and no information that we didn't discover from the initial announcement the other day. The appeal of the newsletter (for me, at least) is the possibility of finding out something we didn't know before it gets sent out. I knew all of that before it was sent out, as did the other members of the forum.
I'll be more careful to clarify everything the next time I post.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:43 am
by kinjitsu
kekid wrote:The list includes 3 DVD's that are not available otherwise: Fires on the Plain, Pepe le Moko and Miss Julie.
Correction: Duvivier's
Pépé le Moko is already available (# 172).
The previously unreleased titles included in the 50 Years box set are:
Fires on the Plain (Kon Ichikawa),
Le Jour se lève, (Marcel Carné),
Miss Julie (Alf Sjöberg), and Three Documentaries:
The Great Chase,
The Love Godesses, and
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (Saul J. Turell).
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:49 pm
by arsonfilms
KARLOFF???
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:49 pm
by indiannamednobody
arsonfilms wrote:KARLOFF???
Thank you. What is that bird talking about?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:54 pm
by arsonfilms
indiannamednobody wrote:arsonfilms wrote:KARLOFF???
Thank you. What is that bird talking about?
Unless I'm horribly mistaken, the best work of Boris Karloff is very solidly in Universal's hands. Something else could be kind of cool, but it's clearly the stuff that got picked up when Eclipse was still happening.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:56 pm
by miless
they must be releasing a film with Karloff in it... to state the obvious reading
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:57 pm
by Tribe
It could be The Raven, with Karloff.
Tribe
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:10 pm
by Musashi219
Could be Scarface - besides it has only been available in that ridiculous boxset and Hawks deserves to have his name in the collection.
Well that or Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:18 pm
by arsonfilms
Musashi219 wrote:Could be Scarface - besides it has only been available in that ridiculous boxset and Hawks deserves to have his name in the collection.
Well that or Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
As one of the 15 people who shelled out the $40 for that "exclusive" scarface DVD in that absurd box, I'm hoping it's the latter.
Seriously. I'd love to see that again.
