Criterion Newsletter (Part 3)

[TMDaines]

The Confession by Costa-Gavras?

My gut reaction. Hope it's not any other film titled Confession. I Confess is a far stronger fit for the clue though.

[Perkins Cobb]

I Confess is Warners, fortunately. Would be lovely to see more stuff rescued from Hulu hell (and the Costa-Gavras would be near the top of my list).

[giovannii84]

The Confession by Costa-Gavras?

Possibly released alongside 'State of Seige'

[Noiradelic]

I Confess is Warners, fortunately.

Which doesn't put it automatically out of bounds anymore.

The signature is undecipherable, so it must be by a doctor.

[Perkins Cobb]

Yeah, but come on, they're going to go to Warner for a third-tier Hitchcock title? Let's all will this Confession/State of Siege Blu-ray combo into being.

[Self]

Should be Costa-Gavras' The Confession. Criterion has it on Hulu.

Also, two weeks ago Criterion posted on Instagram a picture of Peter Cowie interviewing Costa-Gavras.

[jedgeco]

Something with OJ Simpson?

[Minkin]

[ianungstad]

re: The Confession

Criterion has been sitting on the rights for half a decade at least. I thought someone had posted on here that Criterion had lost the rights to the Costa Gavras titles because they couldn't be bothered to actually release them. Guess they came up with a new deal.

[Feego]

Yeah, but come on, they're going to go to Warner for a third-tier Hitchcock title? Let's all will this Confession/State of Siege Blu-ray combo into being.

While I'm not doubting that it's more likely the Costa-Gavras film, I wouldn't be at all surprised by Warner letting Criterion take one of their "third-tier" Hitchcock films and keeping bigger cash cows like Strangers on a Train and North by Northwest for themselves.

[ordinaryperson]

Yeah, maybe it could be a double clue like the Spalding Gray drawing in February of 2012.

[Cronenfly]

The Costa-Gavras seems the most likely outcome to me, but if the Hitch is on the way I hope they pair it with Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal, which has no proper US release that I know of.

[RSTooley]

I would love to see I Confess added to the collection, but Criterion already owns the rights to Hitchcock's Young and Innocent, Sabotage, Downhill, and The Lodger. All of these films seem to be a better fit for the collection and a more reasonable guess for what will be coming out in the future.

Costa-Gavras' The Confession seems to be the only logical answer to this month's clue, and I wouldn't count on it being a "double" clue.

[What A Disgrace]

I Confess is one of my favorite Hitchcocks, so I'd love to see it released. I generally straight up dislike Costa Gavras, so I'd be surprised if it *wasn't* a clue for Confession.

[ianungstad]

Apparently Costa-Gavras and his production company recently did 4k restorations on the 4 titles that they own. Z; State of Siege; The Confession and Hanna K.

[bamwc2]

Apparently Costa-Gavras and his production company recently did 4k restorations on the 4 titles that they own. Z; State of Siege; The Confession and Hanna K.

Fingers crossed for a Z upgrade. I normally don't double dip with Criterion releases, but I'd make an exception in this case!

[Moe Dickstein]

Tripped over one of the names he dropped

Been laid up for months like the end of "Mad World".

But as Captveg said, I've been writing and directing a film and all the other stuff that goes with that, alongside a 7 day a week job. No so much time to provide amusement and counterpoint here.

Glad to know I made an impression.

[Self]

Can't attach picture but Newsletter clue seems to be My Beautiful Laundrette

[c0bbz]

My Beautiful Laundrette?

[rspaight]

My Beautiful Laundrette?

[ellipsis7]

My Beautiful Laundrette?

Looks like you all got it in one! Set in Wandsworth, South London.

[ptatler]

My Beautiful Laundrette?

It'd be cool if they got their hands on PRICK UP YOUR EARS while they're at it.

[Ribs]

Okay, so does this mean that Orion Pictures is for sure back on the map, license-wise? I'd kill for Time After Time.

[ptatler]

Most of Orion's catalog reverted to MGM, right? BABETTE'S FEAST was part of it, I believe.

[captveg]

Okay, so does this mean that Orion Pictures is for sure back on the map, license-wise? I'd kill for Time After Time.

Orion isn't an entity anymore. Most of their films are owned by MGM, which MBL is. TAT is owned by Warner.