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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:35 pm
by Magic Hate Ball
CSM126 wrote:
canti10 wrote:I can't wait for Bergman month with his grand titles.
Yeah, God knows they haven't released any of his good shit yet.
Everyone knows Bergman's best film is Karin's Face.

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:01 pm
by ineedyoubad
Magic Hate Ball wrote:
CSM126 wrote:
canti10 wrote:I can't wait for Bergman month with his grand titles.
Yeah, God knows they haven't released any of his good shit yet.
Everyone knows Bergman's best film is Karin's Face.
no sir, persona is the best bergman film to me. :wink:
here are some of my favorite bergman films not release in criterion.
hour of the wolf ( 1968 )
shame ( 1968 )
face to face ( 1976 )
the passion of anna ( 1969 )
person ( 1966 )
by the way, i haven`t seen karin`s face, so you might be right. :lol:

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:16 pm
by canti10
well, since criterion and paramount made a deal, I'd better see a Face to Face soon or a Summer With Monika...

im grinding my teeth...

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:20 pm
by Antoine Doinel
Criterion handling Wings is a huge deal and exciting news. I agree with DH that it will def be a standalone release.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:02 am
by Cobz
no sir, persona is the best bergman film to me.
here are some of my favorite bergman films not release in criterion.
hour of the wolf ( 1968 )
shame ( 1968 )
face to face ( 1976 )
the passion of anna ( 1969 )
person ( 1966 )
by the way, i haven`t seen karin`s face, so you might be right.
I have heard rumours of Face to Face getting a Criterion release for god knows how long.

REALLY hope theyll release it with both versions (a la Scenes From A Marriage)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:18 am
by ianungstad
Here is a trailer for Wings I found on youtube that I thought was pretty cool. :)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:36 am
by miless
Why so much praise for Wings? It's one of the worst sit-coms ever made.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:34 am
by AfterTheRain
miless wrote:Why so much praise for Wings? It's one of the worst sit-coms ever made.
Maybe you didn't get the memo; we're talking about THE SILENT FILM Wings, not the (insert expletive here) sitcom.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:36 am
by Steven H
I'm really looking forward to owning a Criterion edition of the sit-com Wings. Thank you Criterion.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:41 am
by canti10
i hope they release Face to Face like Scenes from a Marriage. Then again, that would be the smart thing to do though. There is no other way to release it.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:43 am
by Adam
AfterTheRain wrote:
miless wrote:Why so much praise for Wings? It's one of the worst sit-coms ever made.
Maybe you didn't get the memo; we're talking about THE SILENT FILM Wings, not the (insert expletive here) sitcom.
Perhaps you haven't heard of irony, or attempts at humor - but I think he knew perfectly well which WINGS was under discussion.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:15 am
by ianungstad
Are there any other high profile foreign titles Paramount are sitting on? I know Vardim's Blood and Roses has been mentioned in the Paramount speculation thread but Mulvaney has already nixed that possibility.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:33 am
by Cinephrenic
ianungstad wrote:Are there any other high profile foreign titles Paramount are sitting on? I know Vardim's Blood and Roses has been mentioned in the Paramount speculation thread but Mulvaney has already nixed that possibility.
The Mattei Affair (Rosi), The Tenant (Polanski), The Stranger (Visconti), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Argento)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:04 am
by Narshty
And Jonathan Demme's Citizens Band.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:29 am
by tojoed
Yes, it's a crime that "Citizen's Band" hasn't been issued on DVD. Any release would be good, but a Criterion especially welcome.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:13 pm
by HerrSchreck
AfterTheRain wrote:
miless wrote:Why so much praise for Wings? It's one of the worst sit-coms ever made.
Maybe you didn't get the memo; we're talking about THE SILENT FILM Wings, not the (insert expletive here) sitcom.
*Flump*

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:04 pm
by Dante Vescio
Cinephrenic wrote:
ianungstad wrote:Are there any other high profile foreign titles Paramount are sitting on? I know Vardim's Blood and Roses has been mentioned in the Paramount speculation thread but Mulvaney has already nixed that possibility.
The Mattei Affair (Rosi), The Tenant (Polanski), The Stranger (Visconti), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Argento)
This would absolutely fantastic. Even more so if they can come up with Repulsion as well.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:28 pm
by Perkins Cobb
Cinephrenic wrote:Criterion must think our forum has some kind of intelligence agency for gathering info regarding upcoming releases.
Tamara's gonna have to start shredding the trash!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:07 pm
by miless
didn't a new print of The Tenant play recently in NYC?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:22 pm
by aox
any chance for a Tati boxset?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:39 pm
by psufootball07
Vivre sa Vie should be coming soon.

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:42 pm
by ianungstad
Cinephrenic wrote:
ianungstad wrote:Are there any other high profile foreign titles Paramount are sitting on? I know Vardim's Blood and Roses has been mentioned in the Paramount speculation thread but Mulvaney has already nixed that possibility.
The Mattei Affair (Rosi), The Tenant (Polanski), The Stranger (Visconti), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Argento)
The Tenant, Seconds and The Elephant Man all went OOP at the same time about a year ago. I have not heard about special editions for any of these titles through Paramount. Any would be welcome on Criterion...though unlikely. I'm still hoping that they've got a special edition of Brain Candy or Looking for Mr.Goodbar up their sleeves.

Anyway Wings, Friends of Eddie Coyle, Face to Face, etc. are all great films in the meantime.

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:01 am
by Feego
ianungstad wrote:The Tenant, Seconds and The Elephant Man all went OOP at the same time about a year ago. I have not heard about special editions for any of these titles through Paramount. Any would be welcome on Criterion...though unlikely.
The Elephant Man will be included in the David Lynch Lime Green Set with new bonus features, so I guess that's its special edition.

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:16 am
by ianungstad
Well it would be nice if they released it by itself for those who don't want to purchase the set.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm
by jaredsap
Variety.com wrote:Art film distrib Janus and the Criterion Collection have nabbed North American theatrical and homevid rights to Goetz Spielmann's "Revanche," ahead of its AFI Fest unspooling on Nov. 1.

Janus will release the pic to theaters in March followed by a Criterion DVD rollout.

Spielmann's dramatic thriller, which preemed at this year's Berlin Film Festival, is Austria's Oscar entry in the foreign-language film race.

Though well known for its massive classic film library, Janus hasn't released a firstrun film in 30 years. Janus topper Peter Becker saw "Revanche" at the 2008 Telluride film fest and began discussions with Spielmann.

"It was a completely unusual gesture because acquiring firstrun films is not something we're going to be doing on an ongoing basis," said Becker. Becker said Janus is well positioned to release the new pic through existing relationships with arthouses that rely on Janus for their repertory calendar.

Founded in 1956, Janus is credited with introducing such foreign helmers as Ingmar Bergman, Francois Truffaut, Federico Fellini and Akira Kurosawa to American audiences. Its sister company Criterion releases many Janus pics as high-end "authoritative" versions on DVD and Blu-ray.