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Hah! Man, that joke takes me back.rossbrew wrote:Mother, Jugs, and Speed?
Not that this necessarily has anything to do with whether Criterion would or would not release it, but does Disney have any rights to Castle of Cagliostro? That's not a Ghibli film, so it wouldn't have been part of any package deal Disney made, and Manga Entertainment still controlled it in the USA in 2006 when they released their last DVD version.Minkin wrote:And for some further random speculation. When Ian mentioned Princess Mononoke was potentially on the tables (Disney too scared to release it themselves), I wonder if Castle of Cagliostro might also be considered as well (I'd imagine Disney also finding this too violent, etc).
Gkids told me that Disney had licensed Only Yesterday and Princess Mononoke to a third party company but wouldn't specify who. I did not get the impression that GKids planned to release these films themselves. (though wouldn't rule out that possibility) They indicated that Only Yesterday should be released in North America this year.knives wrote:I believe GKids (or whatever it is called) is planning to release that one.
Actually Buena Vista Japan (a Disney subsidiary) had no problem with releasing Only Yesterday in Japan. ;~}beamish13 wrote:If MONONOKE is a possibility, they simply must release ONLY YESTERDAY, which is the only Ghibli film that neither Disney nor any of its sudsidiaries has ever touched, and it's absolutely brilliant.
You're right. They're also sitting on OCEAN WAVES in the States, too.Michael Kerpan wrote:Actually Buena Vista Japan (a Disney subsidiary) had no problem with releasing Only Yesterday in Japan. ;~}beamish13 wrote:If MONONOKE is a possibility, they simply must release ONLY YESTERDAY, which is the only Ghibli film that neither Disney nor any of its sudsidiaries has ever touched, and it's absolutely brilliant.
Disney never bought US rights for Ocean Waves (as I recall).beamish13 wrote:You're right. They're also sitting on OCEAN WAVES in the States, too.
And more importantly hopefully in the right aspect ratio rather than the wrong open matte of the current DVD edition (Lord of the Flies is also incorrectly presented as open matte).Kauno wrote:This time preferably with subtitles.ShellOilJunior wrote:I have a hunch Summertime is getting a blu-ray upgrade.
It's the lowest # Spine (still in print) that hasn't been upgraded to blu.
Plus, it's June.
I've been watching a lot of Naruse on hulu lately, and I've been thinking that if they follow the Ozu paradigm then we're actually overdue for a "Late Naruse" Eclipse. I hope Naruse gets a second before Ozu gets a third, much though I love them both.Ozu Eclipse or a Kore-eda docs eclipse
That would be awesome, but as a longtime Kuchar enthusiast I found "It Came From Kuchar" kind of a disappointment. George and Mike are really fun to watch, but nobody else interviewed has all that much to say, and the only material that makes it essential is the long clips from hard-to-find Kuchar films. I think if Criterion did the world the favor of a Brakhage-style anthology for the brothers, "It Came From Kuchar" would have served its purpose in stoking demand and could disappear. It's not really interesting enough as a film unto itself to merit a spine number.664/665: The Early Works Of The Kuchar Brothers + It Came From Kuchar documentary
I haven't seen it yet, but included it because it has a higher imdb rating than any of their works (but of course w/ fewer than 10 votes to 200 votes per title doesn't bode well for reliability). But it actually looks to be available on dvd (IMDB shows it isn't) & if it's just a bunch of talking heads (John Waters, Guy Maddin, Atom Egoyan) talking about how much they were influenced by them, then more of the originals would certainly be preferable to a mediocre doc. I've been wanting to see more of their work since picking up the Sins Of The Fleshapoids dvd during Borders' going out of business sale (which looks to be out of print now)."It Came From Kuchar" would have served its purpose in stoking demand and could disappear. It's not really interesting enough as a film unto itself to merit a spine number.
Douce will be on blu from Gaumont next year and probably with english subs. Gaumont are having an onslaught on A-L this year and next but that will leave (I think from Pathé)swo17 wrote:This please. Or at least Douce on Blu-ray. At least that.jwd5275 wrote:Autant-Lara Eclipse
I would love Xanadu on Blu-RayLowry_Sam wrote:...and on April 1st a special announcement on their Facebook page for
The Last Days Of Disco Companion Box:
Roller Boogie
Skateville USA
Can't Stop The Music
Thank God It's Friday
Xanadu
Dang, what are they? Paranoid cuz it is the ides of March!?krnash wrote:"You'll have to wait until Monday for the announcement but you may be on to something..."
Personal taste aside, I'm not sure there's anything baffling about Criterion's choice of Brakhage and Frampton for experimental sets. They're among the most foundational filmmakers for the American avant-garde, and are generally pretty well-liked and well-studied among people who like that sort of thing. Anger is certainly part of that conversation too, but there already is a pretty comprehensive DVD collection of his stuff (albeit out of print, I think). The rest of the North American tradition is a weird nut to crack as far as commercial releases go - not just for market reasons but because of artistic temperament. I could imagine Criterion wanting to put together a Bruce Conner set, but I've heard his estate is pretty adamant about avoiding dvd (except for the institutional dvd collections he issued himself). Michael Snow allegedly wants no part of any kind of commercial release. Ditto the Markopoulos estate. Bear in mind this is a generation that took the primacy of the celluloid experience pretty seriously, and may see DVD or BD as an unacceptable compromise on their aesthetic. Someone like James Benning or Ernie Gehr might be more amenable, but their profile isn't as high as Brakhage and Frampton and their "bafflement" factor has to be at least as high.Lowry_Sam wrote:I've always been a bit baffled by Criterion's choice of experimental/shorts. I picked up both Brakhage & Frampton sets in part because of the praises they received here, but was a bit underwhelmed by them both (particularly that these were chosen over my faves like Anger, Kuchar Bros., Quay Bros... which I not only like better, but would also probably sell better). Not sure if it's a high brow/low brow thing (which I would tend to doubt) or a need to push the less commercially viable (that others are not likely to pick up) when putting together a (very occasional) experimental set.
The excellent BFI dual-format is in print and is even all-region.DeusEx wrote:Anger is certainly part of that conversation too, but there already is a pretty comprehensive DVD collection of his stuff (albeit out of print, I think).
That's true in some cases (a few of which you've already mentioned), but there's also a whole lot else that's been released already.The rest of the North American tradition is a weird nut to crack as far as commercial releases go - not just for market reasons but because of artistic temperament.
Well said.It's not always a question of "choosing over" but of choosing to fill different gaps, or of having a choice to begin with (it probably helps that those two filmmakers are as well-archived as they are, relative to their peers).
And Benning wasn't even an option until fairly recently -- he was opposed for ages to video releases of his work. It's only within the last few years that he's relented, apparently because he feels DVD and large-screen TVs can at least approximate the experience of a film projection. Here's hoping Criterion takes advantage of his change of heart, though the Filmmuseum releases are excellent outside for the occasional windowboxing.DeusEx wrote:Someone like James Benning or Ernie Gehr might be more amenable, but their profile isn't as high as Brakhage and Frampton and their "bafflement" factor has to be at least as high.