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Posted: **Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:18 pm**

Jeff wrote:
Via_Chicago wrote:
Derek Estes wrote:I wish the newsletter would have explained why Christa Lang-Fuller was around. Is this for the rereleases of Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss, or possibly the early films (which I assume will be Eclipse meaning no extras), or possibly White Dog? Or maybe all, or some unknown surprise. I want to know!
It's been a poorly kept secret that Criterion has the rights to Fuller's The Baron of Arizona, I Shot Jesse James, and The Steel Helmet
Those are the "early films" to which Derek was referring.

Ah, just noticed that. Thanks.

Posted: **Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:39 pm**

Boars are the least of it. What the hell is Criterion doing releasing this kind of expensive tripe instead of grabbing the license to the now-OOP Gas, Food, Lodging!?

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:51 pm**

Wacky Penguin confirms Ace in the Hole, not that we needed it.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:00 pm**

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:20 pm**

I didn't get this newsletter. When did it go out?

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:23 pm**

I think it just happened. You might check your spam filter. I had a problem with that at one point.

Edit: I received it at 5:51 pm eastern today.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:31 pm**

denti alligator wrote:I didn't get this newsletter. When did it go out?

Here it is, denti.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:37 pm**

It tells very little new apart from ACE IN THE HOLE confirmed... Presumably no MARCH OF THE PENGUINS SE?!.... I hope not...

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:05 pm**

Perhaps a SE of Happy Feet...lol.

Where was the penguin from? Or did they run out of animals and choosing them randomly now. Next up is a skunk.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:18 pm**

Cinephrenic wrote:Next up is a skunk.

And maybe after that they can cave in and just use Roger Rabbit and truly have a "wacky animal".

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:39 am**

the penguin is from NANOOK?

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:21 am**

justeleblanc wrote:the penguin is from NANOOK?

wrong hemisphere (as the Inuits are of the Arctic and Penguins are exclusively* antarctic), the exception being Galapagos penguins

the only film that I could think of with a penguin would be The Life Aquatic (in a fringe scene, or something)... but that's just a guess

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:32 am**

Doesn't Jean Servais buy someone a stuffed penguin in Rififi?

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:48 am**

maybe they're finally releasing the coveted fight club~!

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:37 am**

I'd thought it was obvious; The Criterion Collection is finally releasing Burgess Meredith's epic portrayal of greed and mania in in the two-part "Hizzoner the Penguin" and "Dizzoner the Penguin"

Couldn't think of a more worthy film (or, TV episodes) Can we say 4 disk set?

PS: What next? An $80 deluxe presentation of four obscure Boris Karloff movies? (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:08 am**

Or maybe they're hinting at a release of Koreyoshi Kurahara's Antarctica(AKA South Pole Story)? After the recent success of its American remake (Eight Below), that might actually make sense.

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:18 pm**

You guys are investing way too much thought into this; it's just a fucking penguin!

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:41 pm**

a.khan wrote:You guys are investing way too much thought into this

Or maybe not enough? Notice how pronounced the penguin's right shoulder is, and being that it is a penguin they're using it seems to me that criterion is giving us the cold shoulder, so to speak, regarding their release news--since Ace in the Hole has long since been a rumored title.

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:52 pm**

Since a penguin has flippers that don't lend it the ability to fly, I have to say that this is a clear indication that we'll be getting Wings of Desire.

Or Croupier. You know, because of the tuxedo thing.

Ok, I think the whole penguin joke has gone on just about long enough. Can we all agree that it's kind of fun to goof around about the wacky animals for a day or two after any given newsletter but after that it starts to go too far?

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:59 pm**

Actually, this seems to be a pretty clear confirmation of Bottle Rocket, probably before the year is out! At last!

-Toilet Dcuk

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:14 pm**

There are no penguins in "Andrei Rublev"... sigh.

Posted: **Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:17 am**

New Eclipse Newsletter

Posted: **Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:30 am**

Isn't that a dupe of a marketing 1-pager or sell-sheet from someplace else within their online operation?

Posted: **Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:02 pm**

HerrSchreck wrote:Isn't that a dupe of a marketing 1-pager or sell-sheet from someplace else within their online operation?

Original one-sheet here. Almost identical to the first post of the Eclipse thread.

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:43 pm**

New newsletter is out today with this bit of news:

"Also, we wanted to let you know that our special edition of Kon
Ichikawa's astonishing documentary "Tokyo Olympiad" is now out of
print. If you haven't yet seen it, check with your favorite
retailerâ€”there may be a few copies left! You can read more about the
film below in From the Collection."

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