it is sometimes, and then there's times (the Criterion Great Escape is an excellent example) where its glaringly obvious to me that its poorly done.yoloswegmaster wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 6:20 pmYeah, I'm not sure why some people are trying to downplay someone's excitement of a future release of a film that they love over encoding of all things (I'm actually convinced at this point that the term "encode" is just being used as a buzzword).
On a different note, I would be surprised if this were to be released on UHD. Then again, I was also surprised over the The Last Waltz 4K release, so I guess there is always a chance.
I'm just thrilled out of nowhere (no former working history with Tarr, no other releases) we get word that a big gateway title (it was the first Hungarian movie I ever saw, long before any Miklós Jancsó or Márta Mészáros films) for me is coming from the label I've (naturally) supported the longest. I'm here for Arbelos and their releases (I prefer them to some of the labels that get Tsai Ming-Liang films and dump them on featureless Blurays with a $39.99 pricetag and ZERO marketing) but truly just a cool moment to see Janus doing this, and hopefully they'll even tour it and it'll play a theatre near me - something that did not happen for Satantango or Damnation, unfortunately. some of my other favorite films in need of a rescue like Millennium Mambo or Lost in Translation wouldn't be a big surprise to me at all if they came to Criterion, since they have established working relationships with both directors, Tarr only gets the Criterion Channel shouts.
as for UHD - we've been burned lately with a few titles (Cure and Infernal Affairs most notably) but I think there's a slightly better chance here. Tarr and Hranitzkybeing alive and presumably will be present for this edition gives me a decent hope we can see it. Criterion is slowly but surely increasing the amount of UHDs they put out, and there's more on the way (all the French films speculated in this thread, for example). either way, this is a movie that badly needed to be rescued and we all should be thrilled it is, no matter who is releasing it - Facets is no longer a threat.
speaking of Tsai, What Time is it There? would be the next huge shocker Janus could get me with. Tsai is so much more than just The Hole playing on the channel! and the movie has a massively huge Doniel tie in, truly perfect for them