Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4501 Post by bad future » Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:11 am

hedging in case Miloš Forman changes his mind about which cut he currently prefers :shock:

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4502 Post by jwd5275 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:57 am

bad future wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:11 am
hedging in case Miloš Forman changes his mind about which cut he currently prefers :shock:
That would certainly be interesting considering Forman has been dead for three years...

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4503 Post by bad future » Tue Sep 21, 2021 2:25 am

jwd5275 wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:57 am
bad future wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:11 am
hedging in case Miloš Forman changes his mind about which cut he currently prefers :shock:
That would certainly be interesting considering Forman has been dead for three years...
That was the joke (or just the unintended eerie underpinning to the digital bits’ inside scoop as phrased there, but maybe that was just me)

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4504 Post by omegadirective » Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:27 am

Is there a good online Canadian retailer that offers a 50% discount at the same time as B&N?

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#4505 Post by Edw » Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:50 am

omegadirective wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:27 am
Is there a good online Canadian retailer that offers a 50% discount at the same time as B&N?
None, as far as I know. Unobstructed View offers Criterion discounts at about the same time, but 40% is a high as it goes. There's also WowHD. As for "good", I've had no problems with either, but others have had complaints.

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#4506 Post by dwk » Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:06 am

No. I think Unobstructed View runs a 40% off sale concurrent with the B&N sale.

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#4507 Post by omegadirective » Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:13 am

It looks like it may still be cheaper to order out of the States at their 50% off + conversion + shipping versus Canadian amount at 40% off

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#4508 Post by Chull » Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:17 am

Unobstructed View have run 40-50% sales in the past (and even one where Crits were $20 each, including box sets) but I do find them astoundingly incompetent. I've had every problem with them that you can imagine, yet I still do occasionally place an order. (I placed one for the 4th Cohen Keaton volume as they can be hard to get for a decent price here. It was supposedly in stock 15 days ago, they charged my card a week ago but when I click on order history I get an error screen. God knows what the status of the order is.) They also charge a $10 premium on box sets (e.g. the upcoming Kane) regardless of shipping thresholds. I mostly get my Criterions directly from the Criterion store (this requires a larger order of ~9-10 items or more), Amazon.com (around 5-6 items or more), the rare wowhd sale can be good or, if I feel like gambling on getting hit by customs - deepdiscount (probably the best option for smaller orders as they have the best shipping rates.)

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4509 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:44 pm

Not sure if this old news but someone on the bluray.com Criterion thread said that the KL Insider was asked if Kino has Double Indemnity. He said it's with another label

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#4510 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:34 pm

With this going on the Channel next month alongside Dim Sum and Eat a Bowl of Tea, I wonder if they're going to be releasing those as well. Strand is distributing Chan and Dim Sum theatrically, and since Wang owns both of those films I would assume he went with the same distributors for each, i.e. Strand for theatrical and Criterion for video. Eat a Bowl of Tea is with Sony so that could be in the mix for Criterion as well. Smoke (but not Blue in the Face, oddly enough) went up on the Channel this month as part of the "New York Stories" collection, so maybe that's coming too, but the other three would make a logical box set if Criterion wanted to go that route.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4511 Post by jwd5275 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:52 am

Not much of a surprise, however Coffee and Cigarettes is playing on the Criterion Channel with Criterion and Janus logos

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#4512 Post by jedgeco » Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:04 pm

dwk wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:18 am
Last week, on the same show, they called him and asked about The Devils and, if I remember correctly, at best, he said that with changes in management, it might, possibly, happen. So I'm not holding my breath on that one.
I think the changes in management bode well. It's really hard for me to believe that anyone at AT&T or the Discovery Channel or whatever conglomerate becomes Warner's next Business Daddy really cares that The Devils remains in a vault.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4513 Post by Never Cursed » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:38 pm

Netflix tweeted out to expect a "surprise" from David Fincher tomorrow - in the absence of any larger ready-to-release projects of his, perhaps this means the announcement of a Mank blu-ray?

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#4514 Post by yoloswegmaster » Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:47 pm

They are probably announcing something related to 'The Killer' or maybe an announcement for Mindhunter S3.

On a completely different note, I've noticed that the Forthcoming Criterion titles list hasn't been updated in a while since Minkin wen on hiatus. If possible, I would like to volunteer to clean up the page if no other mod is interested in doing so

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4515 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:56 pm

Never Cursed wrote:
Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:38 pm
Netflix tweeted out to expect a "surprise" from David Fincher tomorrow - in the absence of any larger ready-to-release projects of his, perhaps this means the announcement of a Mank blu-ray?
Turns out it's Voir, a series of Fincher-produced "visual essays celebrating cinema" by various critics, so far unnamed except for Drew McWeeny who wrote about the experience on his Substack.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4516 Post by Never Cursed » Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:16 pm

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:
Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:56 pm
Never Cursed wrote:
Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:38 pm
Netflix tweeted out to expect a "surprise" from David Fincher tomorrow - in the absence of any larger ready-to-release projects of his, perhaps this means the announcement of a Mank blu-ray?
Turns out it's Voir, a series of Fincher-produced "visual essays celebrating cinema" by various critics, so far unnamed except for Drew McWeeny who wrote about the experience on his Substack.
Infinitely lamer than anything else it could have been.

EDIT: Apparently this is what Tony Zhou has been working on as of recently, yay! And two of the essays are by Oliver Stone and Sasha Stone, boo...

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4517 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:11 pm

Would’ve preferred Vore, a show about people with a devouring fetish.

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#4518 Post by Matt » Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:11 pm

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:
Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:11 pm
Would’ve preferred Vore, a show about people with a devouring fetish.
I would've preferred a third season of Mindhunter than this and Mank (but I understand why they had to let people out of their contracts if filming a third was on indefinite hold due to COVID).

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4519 Post by yoloswegmaster » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:13 pm

With 'Drive My Car' virtually locked as a future Criterion release, what other films from 2021 do you think will be a part of the collection? I would say that there is a very high chance that 'The Power of a Dog' will receive a Criterion release, as it's a critically acclaimed film that looks to be a very strong awards contender and is directed by someone who already has multiple films in the collection.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4520 Post by FrauBlucher » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:36 pm

How about Todd Haynes' The Velvet Underground doc. Apple TV is distributing this, which could open the door for Haynes to have Criterion to do the physical media release [-o<

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4521 Post by ShellOilJunior » Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:46 am

A Hard Day's Night will be announced today. Criterion updated the page this morning.

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#4522 Post by DeprongMori » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:39 am

The Quarantined Predictions thread is currently locked.

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#4523 Post by cdnchris » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:41 am

It's open now. Sorry about that. I swear the announcements are creeping up quicker each month.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4524 Post by ryannichols7 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:28 pm

ShellOilJunior wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:46 am
A Hard Day's Night will be announced today. Criterion updated the page this morning.
also the first title up. January 18

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4525 Post by yoloswegmaster » Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:33 pm

The Piano (4K UHD), Dick Johnson is Dead, Time , and Festen have also been announced.

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