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New Years Drawing 2020

#1 Post by ianthemovie » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:05 pm

Wong Kar Wai (1 car why) box confirmed for 2020 via New Year’s clue.

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Drucker
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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#2 Post by Drucker » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:06 pm

"Fell"-"e"-nee box is the top left one.
Fellini box seems confirmed.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#3 Post by Yaanu » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:11 pm

And here's the actual doodle:
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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#4 Post by KJones77 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:11 pm

Good guess from Reddit.

Bottom right is Robert E. Lee with a bruised eye so Bruised Lee -> Bruce Lee box-set.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#5 Post by MongooseCmr » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:12 pm

Agnes (on yes) Varda box

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#6 Post by bradass » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:13 pm

Agnes (on-yes) Varda is the bottom left.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#7 Post by domino harvey » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:13 pm

What a pathetic New Years clue, not even worth making a thread for. RIP tradition

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#8 Post by Never Cursed » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:18 pm

Top right is WKW box (one car why)

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#9 Post by Buttery Jeb » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:24 pm

Other top one is the Fellini box set (Fallen E).

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Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#10 Post by FrauBlucher » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:25 pm

They were both called already up thread. Before drawing was posted.

3 of the 4 are already known. Bruce Lee Box is the only new clue. Disappointing CC.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#11 Post by dwk » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:31 pm

Yes, but I'm not sure it is as bad as the 2018 drawing that was mostly filmstruck
Last edited by dwk on Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#12 Post by soundchaser » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:34 pm

4 clues hasn’t stopped people on Twitter and Reddit from making terrible, terrible guesses, among them:

Roma
Back to the Future
Freddy Got Fingered
Inland Empire
Out 1

(Since we solved it pretty quickly, consider this a surrogate for those guesses that get the thread locked.)

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#13 Post by therewillbeblus » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:39 pm

What’s worse than the already lazy four separate newsletter clues rather than an interactive overlapping puzzle to decipher is the realization that there will be no surprise box sets in 2020. This is an impressive slate of production (if they can even pull off all four in one year) but I can’t say I’m excited about any too much and love the prospect at what boxes they’re going to release, aside from the usual one known one. Double whammy.

To be fair, if they had found a way to make a Bogdanovich box clue I probably wouldn’t be complaining.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#14 Post by knives » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:43 pm

Clearly you would need to just put an ascot around Texas.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#15 Post by Clarence » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:57 pm

4 clues (klues)? This is clearly a sign that Criterion is going to start producing 4k blu-rays.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#16 Post by Luke M » Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:58 pm

Well, this is disappointing. Though happy that it seems a WKW box is actually happening.

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#17 Post by DarkImbecile » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:00 pm

This clue feels like their version of this post

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#18 Post by Clarence » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:07 pm

A disappointing New Year’s clue? Un Huge Disappointment? UHD incoming??

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#19 Post by domino harvey » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:08 pm

Clarence wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:07 pm
A disappointing New Year’s clue? Un Huge Disappointment? UHD incoming?
Okay, this one’s funny

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#20 Post by solaris72 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:20 pm

Oh thank God finally someone is releasing Bruce Lee's movies on home video.

(mind you, if it was a Bruceploitation box I'd be beside myself)

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#21 Post by swo17 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:34 pm

These are terrible clues, and such small portions
DarkImbecile wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:00 pm
This clue feels like their version of this post
If only you knew how much energy it took for me to post even that much

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#22 Post by dwk » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:55 pm

I doubt if Criterion will be allowed to color correct the Bruce Lee titles, so the Shout Select Blu-rays will still be the preferred versions (even with the subtitle issues on a few of them.) It would be nice, however, if they were able to license Enter the Dragon and give it a new 4k master as both the WB Blu-rays are subpar.

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