Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

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#1826 Post by Robespierre » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:56 am

Does anyone know who owns the rights to Goyokin and Samurai Assassin? They both exist is wildly expensive, OOP DVD editions but are supposed to be landmark samurai films in their own right, as well as fitting into the samurai niche that CC is firmly ensconced in. I would love to see CC editions for these two, if just to watch them in high quality releases.

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#1827 Post by Graphist » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:58 am

Mungo wrote:mulvaney@criterion.com . I've contacted that address once regarding supplements on a past release and got a response in a couple days.
Thank you

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#1828 Post by Noiradelic » Sun Sep 24, 2017 1:01 am

Drucker wrote:I wish we could have a pinned post in this thread saying Studio Canal titles are not coming back en masse.
Just for the record, I didn't think a slate of SC titles was coming back, just didn't get why Becker would bring up a film that's only going to be on Filmstruck for a few months. And since a member was fantasizing about another SC title coming back, I meant he might as well fantasize big. I'll need hard evidence before I get my hopes up.

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#1829 Post by Minkin » Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:12 am

The new restoration of The Passion of Joan of Arc is finally getting a Janus tour, thus a new Blu/edition should be sometime in 2018.

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#1830 Post by HistoryProf » Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:37 pm

Minkin wrote:The new restoration of The Passion of Joan of Arc is finally getting a Janus tour, thus a new Blu/edition should be sometime in 2018.
Hallelujah!!!

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#1831 Post by FigrinDan » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:58 pm

Trailer for Night of the Living Dead restoration.

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#1832 Post by Buttery Jeb » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:05 pm

The Film Forum's new Repertory Calendar just went up. Includes Janus engagements of Passion of Joan of Arc in late November, and Memories of Underdevelopment in mid-January.

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#1833 Post by jsteffe » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:50 pm

Graphist wrote:The Color of Pomegranates has been added to the FilmStruck Criterion channel!
Thanks so much for the heads-up! I knew that Janus is now distributing the DCP (we're screening it at Emory), but I wasn't aware of its presence on FilmStruck.

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#1834 Post by kcota17 » Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:13 am

Since there’s a strong chance Criterion is releasing Fucking Amal now, how will they handle the title / cover? Will it just be called Show Me Love? Could it possibly have reversible art, or will they just be ballsy and release it to stores in its original title.

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#1835 Post by Malickite » Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:31 am

kcota17 wrote:Since there’s a strong chance Criterion is releasing Fucking Amal now, how will they handle the title / cover? Will it just be called Show Me Love? Could it possibly have reversible art, or will they just be ballsy and release it to stores in its original title.
The original title, with a "Show Me Love" sticker over it on the plastic wrap.

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#1836 Post by JabbaTheSlut » Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:03 am

Malickite wrote:
kcota17 wrote:Since there’s a strong chance Criterion is releasing Fucking Amal now, how will they handle the title / cover? Will it just be called Show Me Love? Could it possibly have reversible art, or will they just be ballsy and release it to stores in its original title.
The original title, with a "Show Me Love" sticker over it on the plastic wrap.
Double sided cover

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#1837 Post by med » Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:25 am

Title in small typeface, probably.

That said, they've released titles with nudity on the cover art, so....

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#1838 Post by Feego » Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:48 pm

A quick search shows that Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Best Buy all sell products online with the word "fuck" in the title.

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#1839 Post by Michael Kerpan » Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:13 pm

Actually Lights in the Dusk is one of my (many) favorites. If pressed to pick just one (at the point of a gun) -- I think I'd actually go with Tatiana.

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#1840 Post by med » Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:35 pm

Feego wrote:A quick search shows that Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Best Buy all sell products online with the word "fuck" in the title.
Also, worrying about whether stores (I assume people ITT meant brick & mortar stores) will carry certain Criterion releases is a thing of the past.

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#1841 Post by kcota17 » Sun Oct 15, 2017 3:59 pm

I mostly was just thinking about in-store at Barnes and Noble, but yeah, I’m sure it wouldn’t be a big issue.

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#1842 Post by Cinephrenic » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:21 pm

Banging Amal?

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#1843 Post by swo17 » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:24 pm

It's being used as an adjective, not a verb. And Åmål is a place, not a person.

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#1844 Post by bainbridgezu » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:26 pm

SpoilerShow
The Breakfast Club
I, Daniel Blake
Westfront 1918
Kameradschaft

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#1845 Post by knives » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:27 pm

And an Eclipse from one of France's best!

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#1846 Post by Ribs » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:27 pm

And a Young Mr. Lincoln upgrade! What a great month!

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#1847 Post by Luke M » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:34 pm

I am disappointed by the lack of Moodysson.

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#1848 Post by Cinephrenic » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:35 pm

Great news! I thought Eclipse line was dead.

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#1849 Post by Ribs » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:37 pm

Cinephrenic wrote:Great news! I thought Eclipse line was dead.
The lesson is that we can never count it out.

(And also: It will never change. I really thought that if it would rear its head again there'd be some new element involving a limited BD release or something but I'm just so giddy to not only get the line back but for it to be a really interesting left-field choice and not just more Ozu or the promised Berlanga set)

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#1850 Post by matrixschmatrix » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:48 pm

Were it not for the MoC releases- which are missing a few features but are essentially a 2-for-1 deal pricewise- this would be a really exciting month, and I can hardly blame Criterion for what happens overseas. The resurrection of Eclipse and a newly recorded scholarly commentary are both things I hope for every month, so I'm glad to see both in one.

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