4K remasters were prepared of all of them, so they're likely going to re-release it all on BD with new revisions later this year. (Possibly as a launch title for actual 4KBDs? I've seen several people cite the Bond films as the catalyst for finally embracing a new home video format)

Can we see Criterion going 4KBD before or by 2020?

Depends on where the technology is, and if it can create a palpable sense of A/V superiority to Blu-ray. My guess is yes, but not if the format is dead on arrival.

The more interesting question is whether the format will be mainstream enough for Criterion to adopt it, but enough of a niche product that they go back to licensing more mainstream fare for Special Editions.

MGM handles the Bond films like Disney handles their classic animated features. They vault them, re-release, vault, re-release, etc.

Perhaps, although I can't imagine 'mainstream fare' such as Blow Out, Something Wild, and even The Killing are bigger sellers than Breathless or The Seventh Seal. They probably released the former three because they just wanted to, not necessarily to recoup costs. Perhaps Rosemary's Baby was big money maker, however, yes.

I was thinking more of 4K Disc Special Editions of titles like Akira, Blade Runner, Halloween, Dr. Strangelove and so on and so forth. Obviously, I'm just throwing out titles, and this is assuming that studios would see 4K as a movie-only format for many titles a la LaserDisc, but you never know.

For some reason, Olive's DVD and BD of TICKS is OOP, though none of their other Paramount titles are...yet.

MGM discontinued several high profile genre titles this week on blu. Titles include Teen Wolf; Child's Play; Hannibal; Misery and Return of the Living Dead. Smells like a licensing deal. Could be Scream Factory but I wouldn't be surpised if it ended up being Arrow. (US/UK)

Speaking of Scream Factory, they just announced on their FB page that the first Vincent Price Collection is soon to go OOP due to the fact that they've lost the rights to the films in the set. That means pick up a copy if you can soon!

The Price titles were almost certainlty picked up by Arrow USA.

Misery was just reissued recently, that's why the old editions are OOP

I'm pretty sure Scream has these until at least 2017 (and besides Arrow would never license The Masque of the Red Death because they can not get the UK rights [StudioCanal has them.]) When asked about single releases of the Price titles, Scream said

Which is Scream talk for they are getting released individually in 2016.

From Scream's official Facebook post:

That's some curious wording though. They don't say they've lost any film rights, but instead the rights to put the films in a multi-film collection. Is this something common in licensing? Is it a fancy way of saying they've lost a title or two from the collection, but not everything?

This is what Jameson281 said at the Classic Horror Film Board


I think either board favorite Mr. Lime or Walter Olsen from Scorpion Releasing has said that MGM will not let Kino do double features or box sets, so maybe TGG's rights expired and MGM struck a new deal with Scream for those three, but they are making them break the box up.

Set's already unavailable new from every major online retailer and commanding big bucks on the secondhand market.

Amazon.ca has the VP collection for $53.49, but it says 1-2 months for shipping, so may not be guaranteed to actually ship.

Does anyone have this blu-ray of the 1978 Dawn of the Dead, and can you comment on quality, if so?

Facets discontinued all of their Bela Tarr dvds this week.

That's awesome news. That means they are heading somewhere. Hopefully, Criterion. I know Cinema Guild are huge Tarr fans but have expressed in the past that upgrading his catalogue is too costly for them.

Facets are re-issuing them..... On VHS

Replicated in EP tape speed

Watching it as I type. It's Ok, a dated transfer (a tad smeary) but passable.

I can't imagine a Satantango box BD from CC. Just incredible. I'm going to spend the week thinking about the still that might make the cover. Maybe even the cows in the opening being herded into the gate.

The Iosseliani Blaq Out DVD set is OOP, confirmed directly by the company.
If anyone is willing to sell me their set for a non-scalper price, please PM me.