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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:59 pm
by tavernier
The wacky scarab....
[img]http://criterion_images.s3.amazonaws.com/Other/ImagesneedingURLs/wackyscarab.jpg[/img]
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:03 pm
by mfunk9786
The Scorpion King... finally!
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:05 pm
by cgray
del Toro's Cronos, is my guess.
That's pretty fun!
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:06 pm
by s.j. bagley
i'd say 'cronos,' as well.
which, honestly, would be a bit of a pleasant surprise.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:18 pm
by Jeff
It's definitely Cronos. Very surprising. I think the previous DVD (from Lionsgate) has been out of print for some time. It was pretty loaded.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:19 pm
by justeleblanc
Cronos at one point was an October Films and a Lionsgate release, just in case people were curious where it could have come from, if not directly from the director.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:24 pm
by willoneill
Jeff wrote:It's definitely Cronos. Very surprising.
I always think it's cool, and I don't mean this in a dick-ish way, when they "announce" or hint at a movie that no one was speculating on at all.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:28 pm
by Dr. Mabuse
Definitive Cronos Blu-Ray in the Works
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
November 12, 2008
Good news for you Guillermo Del Toro fans and Blu-ray owners out there...
"I believe that very, very, very soon we're going to be announcing a very special Blu-ray edition of
Cronos," Del Toro told ShockTillYouDrop.com last night at a Hollywood bash celebrating the DVD and Blu-ray release of
Hellboy II: The Golden Army. "When you know who is doing it and how we're doing it, it will be more exciting. I cannot announce it properly, but it's very exciting for me because it's one of those movies that I think I want to revisit, re-time, restructure the sound for the Blu-ray experience in a big way."
Asked if it will carry over the bonus material featured on Lionsgate's special edition, he revealed "We're going to do, basically, the most exhausting extras that can ever be put together. There are many editions around the world with different extras, but there is no definitive edition."
Stay tuned for an official announcement!
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:30 pm
by knives
Finally got one right! Surprised they would go for it though. Giddy as a girl though.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:33 pm
by tavernier
Time for a "What? Criterion Is Releasing Cronos?" thread....
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:36 pm
by Tribe
tavernier wrote:Time for a "What? Criterion Is Releasing Cronos?" thread....
That or "The Criterion mission statement says...." [-X
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:38 pm
by knives
No one seems against this one though. Just taken aback. I just hope Wings of Desire gets released first.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:46 pm
by Tom Hagen
Since the newsletter clue regarding WOD mentioned a summer release, I think it would be a safe assumption that it will be out before Cronos which has now been tipped off as a fall release.
It's fun to be surprised. As for Del Toro, well, whatever. If he helps Criterion shift a few units to the geek set, all the better. No need to revisit the Benjamin Button debate again so soon.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:48 pm
by Antoine Doinel
tavernier wrote:The wacky scarab....
[img]http://criterion_images.s3.amazonaws.com/Other/ImagesneedingURLs/wackyscarab.jpg[/img]
^^^DVD cover as well.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:50 pm
by kaujot
It's been a while since we've had a surprise in the newsletter (unless I'm forgetting something).
That said, I'm sure, as del Toro said, there'll be loads of extras (commentary, etc). I've never listened to one of his commentaries, but apparently his Vampyr commentary was great.
Anyway, a very interesting movie.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:53 pm
by knives
Tom Hagen wrote:Since the newsletter clue regarding WOD mentioned a summer release, I think it would be a safe assumption that it will be out before Cronos which has now been tipped off as a fall release.
Oops, I didn't need to read so I didn't pick up on it. Nevertheless woot, Del Toro does give good commentaries.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:27 pm
by dx23
Apparently everyone is right with the Cronos assumptions:
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:01 pm
by Matt
I started a thread on
Cronos here if people want to discuss the film.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:01 pm
by colinr0380
If you want to see footage of the titular device in action,
here's the trailer.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:17 am
by mrschroeder1982
Damn. Finally a newsletter clue that I understand, and about twenty people have beaten me to the punch.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:17 pm
by zedz
tavernier wrote:Time for a "What? Criterion Is Releasing Cronos?" thread....
I'm holding out for the "What? Criterion Released
Wild Strawberries???!!!" thread.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:09 pm
by arsonfilms
zedz wrote:tavernier wrote:Time for a "What? Criterion Is Releasing Cronos?" thread....
I'm holding out for the "What? Criterion Released
Wild Strawberries???!!!" thread.
All joking aside, I would LOVE to see a "What? Criterion Released something-by-Michael-Bay/Wes Anderson/Chasing Amy/Benjamin Button/Cronos/something else that made over $5 Million domestically?????!!!" thread to dump all the whining about mission statements and whatnot into so that I can forever ignore it.
I say this more for with respect to my blood pressure than to the betterment of the forum, but I think gains could be made on both fronts.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:13 pm
by Matt
arsonfilms wrote:All joking aside, I would LOVE to see a "What? Criterion Released something-by-Michael-Bay/Wes Anderson/Chasing Amy/Benjamin Button/Cronos/something else that made over $5 Million domestically?????!!!" thread to dump all the whining about mission statements and whatnot into so that I can forever ignore it.
That's kind of what
this 21-page thread was meant to be, but apparently furiously indignant outrage over the business decisions of a small private company knows no boundaries.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:40 pm
by HerrSchreck
Personally I'd rather
Kronos than
Chronos.
After all, it's a Ravager of Planets.
Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:30 am
by colinr0380
I thought that there were already complaints over too much Bergman (and Ozu and Kurosawa) already? Personally I feel Criterion should do the best thing for everyone and release nothing, then there would be nothing to complain about.
