Um - not true. Where're my Criterion editions of such classics as Enter Hamlet, Bariera, and Nurse on Wheels?jaredsap wrote:Virtually all the major titles on this list are out in Criterion editions.HerrSchreck wrote:Just this incomplete list of janus titles should put to bed the notion that the fact of Janus right-holding/distribution creates the probability of a CC release.
I don't know what list you're looking at, but I got up to just before #80 on the list and counted about 40 not in CC's.. and stopped because the excercise was just tedious. "Major" is a subjective qualifier, my statement is simply, having your film distributed by Janus does not guarantee a CC edtition, and I can't see how you could read that list and conclude otherwise.jaredsap wrote:Virtually all the major titles on this list are out in Criterion editions. Of course Janus distributing a new print of a major title creates the probability of an eventual CC release. We all know Janus owns more titles than they know what to do with (hence Eclipse). But when you see a new Janus print of e.g. JEANNE DIELMAN show up, it's a no-brainer. Ditto DILLINGER IS DEAD.HerrSchreck wrote:Just this incomplete list of janus titles should put to bed the notion that the fact of Janus right-holding/distribution creates the probability of a CC release.
All I mean by major film is a film made by a director someone here has actually heard of. Most of the forty titles you found are unknown films made by nobodies with under 50 votes that we have no idea if Janus really distributed (let alone still owns).HerrSchreck wrote:I don't know what list you're looking at, but I got up to just before #80 on the list and counted about 40 not in CC's.. and stopped because the excercise was just tedious. "Major" is a subjective qualifier, my statement is simply, having your film distributed by Janus does not guarantee a CC edtition, and I can't see how you could read that list and conclude otherwise.
I think it's marvelous. Magic, fairy godmothers, incest, a donkey that shits jewels, a helicopter, gorgeous colors and costumes, and Catherine Deneuve strutting about wearing an animal carcass. The end result is very charming with a mischievous surrealist bent. A couple of the songs are rather forgettable, but the others are truly wonderful. It ought to appeal to any fan of La Belle et la Bete.Cinephrenic wrote:I've refrained from seeing Demy's Donkey Skin, is this a children's fantasy film or worth seeing?
Surprises me too, but very pleasantly of course. I wonder whether they plan to put this into Eclipse, though. Sort of a themed 'Great American Silents'-box or something, together with the Stroheim and one or two Sternbergs. If in the main line, more cause for joy and hopefully an indication that this year's disappointing release schedule was something they will not continue.domino harvey wrote:That's a huge coup, I'm surprised they let Criterion get a hold of that one to be honest. A lot of people blind-buy all the Best Pic winners, this'll be big business
All the members of the HTF that attended got to sit down and ask 1 on 1 questions with the home entertainment brass at Paramount, so it's possible we may get a few other nuggets over the next week. Or not...depends how many asked about MIA classic films vs. questions about Blu Ray.domino harvey wrote:That's a huge coup, I'm surprised they let Criterion get a hold of that one to be honest. A lot of people blind-buy all the Best Pic winners, this'll be big businessianungstad wrote:Criterion and Paramount will be putting out the silent film Wings on DVD.
