Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

[zonk]

I wonder when Criterion decides to do Atlantic City and Alamo Bay?

[Tribe]

I'm dense. OK, what does the unicorn, if anything, have to do with Black Moon?

EDIT: Never mind...the Google told me why.

[Shrew]

All I can hope for is that Zazie comes out of that damn unicorn's ass and into the metro.

...

[swo17]

[oldsheperd]

Now that it's confirmed I can get rid of my MGM copy of The Killing.

[knives]

Is Greg Mottola secretly Steven Soderbergh?

[Tom Hagen]

Now that it's confirmed I can get rid of my MGM copy of The Killing.

You should be able to fetch about $1.99 for it.

[felipe]

Is that a clue for The killing? Why the dog?

[swo17]

I could tell you but it would spoil the end of the movie.

Perhaps this is also a double clue for A Fish Called Wanda?

Spoiler

No, it isn't.

[Askew]

Is that a clue for The killing? Why the dog?

Spoiler

The dog ran out onto the runway causing the man driving the luggage cart to swurve, which in turn made the bag full of money to fall and spill out everywhere.

[FilmFanSea]

Damn, I got my hopes up for Best in Show (one of my fave comedies of all time), but Warner released it, so I guess the clue us probably for The Killing...

[ianungstad]

Since all of Criterion's online videos of people pillaging their gift closet has correlated with that individual working with Criterion on supplemental material for a forthcoming release...how about Adventureland?

Greg Mottola and Bill Hader provide their top 10 for this month's newsletter. They worked together on Adventureland, a Miramax title that is now out of print. Miramax has been signing home video deals with multiple vendors (Echo Bridge, Lionsgate). There are still lots of Miramax titles unaccounted for and there's been some debate if Criterion may have picked up a batch.

Just speculation on my part. I've never seen Adventureland but it seems like Criterion might be teasing the title...it's certaily up for grabs.

[Tom Hagen]

If nothing else, they both provided pretty excellent lists.

[Gregory]

...how about Adventureland?
Greg Mottola and Bill Hader provide their top 10 for this month's newsletter. They worked together on Adventureland, a Miramax title that is now out of print. Miramax has been signing home video deals with multiple vendors (Echo Bay, Lionsgate). There are still lots of Miramax titles unaccounted for and there's been some debate if Criterion may have picked up a batch.
Just speculation on my part. I've never seen Adventureland but it seems like Criterion might be teasing the title...it's certaily up for grabs.

Is this really out of print? I checked a few major retailers and it seems readily available on both formats. In any case, I'd say The Daytrippers is more urgently needed. It's only been released in pan and scan.
As for his list, he totally cheated. And did he really choose the "theatrical version" of Fanny and Alexander?

[ianungstad]

All the buena vista Miramax titles were discontinued about two/three weeks ago. I'm sure it will take retailers a few months at least to deplete their Disney stock. Disney shouldn't be distributing any of the Miramax titles anymore.

[aox]

Now that it's confirmed I can get rid of my MGM copy of The Killing.

You should be able to fetch about $1.99 for it.

In Canadian currency, maybe.

[Oedipax]

Now that it's confirmed I can get rid of my MGM copy of The Killing.

You should be able to fetch about $1.99 for it.

In Canadian currency, maybe.

$1 USD is about $0.99 CAD these days

[Tribe]

In Canadian currency, maybe.

$1 USD is about $0.99 CAD these days

Nobody in SE Michigan ignores Canadian change these days. Canadian currency has been roughly equivalent to American currency for at least a few years now.

[dwk]

Came across an interview with Bill Hader in which he explains his trip to Criterion's office

There's this video online of you visiting the Criterion office and geeking out over everything they have there. How did you wind up visiting them?

I can explain that. I kind of finagled my way into it. On the Criterion website they had this top 10 list, and I made a list, but I couldn't do 10. I ended up doing double features and did 20, and wrote synopses and stuff. And they were like, "Wow, you're kind of a nerd. If you ever want to come by and see our offices, you can." I just went to their offices to take a tour, and they were like "Do you want to see the video closet?" Just so you know, for the record, I am not a fan of that movie Salo. I thought I was very clearly being ironic, and then I read online people being like "That's so cool, he likes Salo." No no no, I couldn't make it through Salo! I don't like the movie because I never saw the whole movie, I couldn't get through it. We were with some friends, we were all like "I don't want to watch the rest of this."

[mfunk9786]

I reached my "I don't want to watch the rest of this" moment during one of the long sexual monologues rather than a scene of physical abuse. But yeah, like that last 15 minutes on the elliptical, I stuck it out. Not sure if I'm a better man for it.

[eerik]

Adventureland = Lions Gate

[ccfixx]

Criterion says a new newsletter is going out today (with wacky animal).

CC

[andyli]

Finger crossed it's not something we already know.

[SpiderBaby]

I think all of last year's ATP movies been accounted for in clue form, already announced, or in the collection all ready besides Ne Change Rien, which I believe isn't with Criterion anymore. I can't think of any other "New rumored" title they haven't announced yet, but Ryan from C-Cast's guess of Demy. They could just post a animal for a blu upgrade, but I think they stopped doing that.

Looking on this site, the only "Announced title" that wasn't from a newsletter is Nolan's Following, so it could be that (hopefully not).

[ShellOilJunior]

Possibly some Bresson?

Umberto D.?

Just guesses off the top.