Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:35 pm
Not necessarily...Trilogy of Life still the strongest contender, IMO...domino harvey wrote:So I guess three David Lean titles are the MGM titles alluded to earlier? Dag.
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:37 pm
I doubt it. The Lean and Hitchcock boxes never came out because MGM didn't have the rights to the films. There were 5 Lean films in that set that are not currently on criterion dvd : Blithe Spirit, In Which We Serve, The Passionate Friends, This Happy Breed, Madeline.domino harvey wrote:So I guess three David Lean titles are the MGM titles alluded to earlier? Dag.
The clue for the MGM titles also said that they would be all colour films and these are black and white.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:49 pm
Oh good, I'm glad I was wrong. 
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:50 pm
Janus holds the rights to Blithe Spirit.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:02 am
Alongside Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Sound Barrier and Hobson's Choice, these five have just been restored by the BFI & David Lean Foundation. Perhaps Criterion are planning to issue transfers of the new restorations? The films are touring the UK at the moment, and look absolutely fantastic - the level of detail, colour and contrast on This Happy Breed in particular was stunning.ianungstad wrote:were 5 Lean films in that set that are not currently on criterion dvd : Blythe Spirit, In Which We Serve, The Passionate Friends, This Happy Breed, Madeline.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:27 am
If this is a Criterion set, I'd expect upgrades of the problematic Dickens discs. (Brief Encounter is fine as is, isn't it?). If this were just the 'lesser,' currently unavailable Leans, that sounds more like Eclipse to me (which I'd probably prefer, personally - they might be scraping the barrel to get extras for all of those films).Cinephrenic wrote:David Lean box - According to strong private academic source, Criterion is working on a David Lean set, no details on the contents, but the former four non-anamorphic Criterion are likely to get re-issued (Summertime, A Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist), the Janus controlled Hobson's Choice, and perhaps other unknown possibilities from from the previous MGM set that didn't make it. No official news on the contents though.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:24 am
Uh... they were non-anamorphic because they're all Academy Ratio, no?Cinephrenic wrote:According to strong private academic source, Criterion is working on a David Lean set, no details on the contents, but the former four non-anamorphic Criterion are likely to get re-issued
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:48 am
Exactly! lol I'm been on my drugs again... 
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:57 am
I'm curious; who owns the home video rights to the three former Criterion Hitchcocks? My Spellbound and Notorious are in good shape, but my Rebecca was irreparably scratched, so I'm hoping for a re-release.ianungstad wrote:I doubt it. The Lean and Hitchcock boxes never came out because MGM didn't have the rights to the films. There were 5 Lean films in that set that are not currently on criterion dvd : Blithe Spirit, In Which We Serve, The Passionate Friends, This Happy Breed, Madeline.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:02 am
Granada owns the 10 early Leans and has just restored them, so probably ripe for Criterion treatment....
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:23 pm
Lionsgate just put this out, so maybe Criterion wouldn't get this one. On the other hand who really knows, some of these Studio Canal deals are a little Byzantine - Lionsgate also put out Breathless in a Godard box just months before Criterion did theirs, and they're both available.foggy eyes wrote:The Sound Barrier
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:25 pm
Universal, I believe.Michael Shetina wrote:I'm curious; who owns the home video rights to the three former Criterion Hitchcocks?.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:02 pm
I got an email from "John Mulvaney"...some good news/bad news!
Bad news: They don't have the rights to Welcome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. I was hoping it was one of the titles acquired from Paramount. Oh well.
Good news: Shanghai Express is coming next year! Finally!
Bad news: They don't have the rights to Welcome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. I was hoping it was one of the titles acquired from Paramount. Oh well.
Good news: Shanghai Express is coming next year! Finally!
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:00 pm
Nope. They're with MGM, sub-licensed from Disney/Buena Vista.kaujot wrote:Universal, I believe.Michael Shetina wrote:I'm curious; who owns the home video rights to the three former Criterion Hitchcocks?.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:11 pm
Finally, indeed. =D>ianungstad wrote:I got an email from "John Mulvaney"...some good news/bad news!
Good news: Shanghai Express is coming next year! Finally!
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:10 pm
New to the forum! Got this reply this morning regarding Korda's Jungle Book.
We do plan to release more Korda films, and I believe "Jungle Book" is one of them. Please keep checking back, and thanks for your email!
Best,
JM
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:13 pm
Re: Korda. Does anyone else smell Eclipse here? Just because the 'one of them' in that mail. Good news in any case.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:15 pm
Eclipse seems most likely to me too for a bunch of the "lesser" Korda titles.Tommaso wrote:Re: Korda. Does anyone else smell Eclipse here? Just because the 'one of them' in that mail. Good news in any case.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:00 pm
TH on vacation?devin wrote:Best,
JM
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:57 pm
It probably is from Tamara. Maybe they're bringing back the Mulvaney character.justeleblanc wrote:TH on vacation?devin wrote:Best,
JM
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:29 pm
Good. I missed Mulvaney.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:56 pm
Tamara was so much hotter than Mulvaney.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:59 am
That's excellent news! I wonder if Criterion will include one or both of the film's other adaptations (remakes), Night Plane From Chungking (1943) or Peking Express (1951).ianungstad wrote:Good news: Shanghai Express is coming next year! Finally!
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:41 pm
This is wonderful! The more I hear about this movie, the more I want to see it. What extras could be included?ianungstad wrote: Good news: Shanghai Express is coming next year! Finally!
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:45 pm
They should include von Sternberg's Fun in a Chinese Laundry