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That probably comes from US prints though. Would it have been 1.66 in the UK? At any rate, Lester is still around, so Criterion will obviously just ask him what his preferred ratio was. No controversy.

That won't stop Jeff Wells!

Jeff wrote:That probably comes from US prints though. Would it have been 1.66 in the UK?

Bob Furmanek's research shows that during the period, 1.75:1 was the dominant widescreen shooting AR in the UK, with safe areas for both 1.66:1 and 1.85:1. It's pure myth that 1.66:1 was a de facto AR in the UK, but that hasn't stopped a raft of masters being produced so.

The last card in the end credits is hard-matted to 1.75:1 or 1.85:1.

On Facebook, Criterion have a post celebrating today's 50th anniversary of their landing in America.

The thought of AHDN from Criterion is so exciting. I'm hopeful the supplements would be exhaustive and include plenty of stuff like this.

"Are you gonna get a haircut at all?"
"I had one yesterday."

The Maysles brothers shot a lot of footage of them at JFK Airport as well as around NYC that weekend. They weren't allowed in to film the Ed Sullivan Show, but instead filmed people watching the show on television. Given Criterion's relationship to them, and if the Maysles hold the rights to that footage, that would be an enormous bonus. Hell, you could probably make a documentary out of that footage alone, perhaps interspersed with thoughts by Albert and other people who were there.

farfisasynth wrote:The Maysles brothers shot a lot of footage of them at JFK Airport as well as around NYC that weekend. They weren't allowed in to film the Ed Sullivan Show, but instead filmed people watching the show on television. Given Criterion's relationship to them, and if the Maysles hold the rights to that footage, that would be an enormous bonus. Hell, you could probably make a documentary out of that footage alone, perhaps interspersed with thoughts by Albert and other people who were there.

Except the Maysles did make a documentary... What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA, now repackaged as the longer The First US Visit.

Bando wrote:Except the Maysles did make a documentary... What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA, now repackaged as the longer The First US Visit.

The First US Visit has the Ed Sullivan footage spliced in and some of the Maysles stuff cut. I wouldn't be surprised to see the original Maysles cut resurrected by Criterion, both out of loyalty to Albert and to avoid paying for the Ed Sullivan rights.

I hope they include the outakes from the ABC specials from the 90s.

Have we done away with the 'guess this months announcements' thread?

I was wondering the same thing. I think the common opinion on the last guessing thread was that it was silly and a waste of time. While that might be true, I still think it's a fun tradition.

Yeah, I need to know which members think Picnic at Hanging Rock and Y Tu Mamá También are going to be announced this time. It's been a tradition for years now.

Ooh, Scanners! Definitely Scanners!

I mean, the title of this thread does include the phrase "Random Speculation"...

The only guesses I'm making is When, and I say Monday the 17th.

Ok, I'm ready for A Hard Days Night!!!

It would seem a really wasted opportunity for A Hard Day's Night not to be released in either July or August to correspond with the 50th anniversary of its theatrical release in the UK or US. I wouldn't be surprised to see this coupled with a relatively unprecedented marketing push.

I keep waiting for a David.

I hate to admit, I am probably one of the very few who is lukewarm on A Hard Day's Night, although I do realize this film to be classic and love the fact that Richard Lester is in the Collection. However I keep hoping the next batch of announcements is Scanners. I am even trying to imagine what Criterion has in store for us in regard to the packaging. I recently revisited Scanners, for maybe the first time since 2001 or so, and was really blown away. There were elements of it that reminded me of William Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy. Anyways, I am so pumped on Scanners its virtually all I can think about for next month.

I am also hoping that at any moment we get the shocker of the year with the announcement of a David Lynch film. Any Lynch film.

On this week's "Did You See This?" there was a link to a news article about Chaplin's novella, Footlights, being reconstructed and published. This gives me hope that we could see it included in the Limelight release!

sir_luke wrote:On this week's "Did You See This?" there was a link to a news article about Chaplin's novella, Footlights, being reconstructed and published. This gives me hope that we could see it included in the Limelight release!

Only if Criterion's edition of Limelight comes out in 2029. There's no way the Chaplin estate are going to sabotage their Major Publishing Event by giving away the book they're sending out press releases about with a DVD.

I could imagine getting at least a small excerpt with it, though. That would probably work beneficially for both parties, promoting the full version of the novella and adding a unique supplement to the DVD if it comes out prior to publication

Criterion's May lineup has just been leaked on Amazon:

Red River
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Like Someone in Love
Overlord
Ace in the Hole

I shit you not.

John Doe wrote:Criterion's May lineup has just been leaked on Amazon:

Red River
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Like Someone in Love
Overlord
Ace in the Hole

I shit you not.

That'll teach Criterion to keep pulling this late shit! Those of us who are lifers remember when they wouldn't hesitate to announce on a 13th or 14th if it was a Friday, but it's been years now

John Doe wrote:Criterion's May lineup has just been leaked on Amazon:

Red River
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Like Someone in Love
Overlord
Ace in the Hole

I shit you not.

Light month for new releases, but at least it's two long-awaited winners. Excited to see what the 4-disc Red River holds...

Oooh yeah, light month indeed. Perhaps another title that Amazon has yet to divulge. [-o<