Forthcoming Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol. 4

[HistoryProf]

Here's some directors with empty pages, I've tried to weed out those with Hulu entries but I may have overlooked some:

Paul Thomas Anderson - Hard Eight?

Not something I would ever have imagined Criterion would release, but i'm pretty damned excited about the idea of it now.

As for Terence Davies, it would be fantastic to get Trilogy/Distant Voices, Still Lives/The Long Day Closes on blu ray - but I suspect they would be an Eclipse set. Even better would be a mainline release for Of Time and The City - though the current release is more than acceptable (but not on blu ray). They wouldn't release House of Mirth, would they? That's the only other title I can imagine they might have pursued....but it's also still in print.

[mteller]

As for Terence Davies, it would be fantastic to get Trilogy/Distant Voices, Still Lives/The Long Day Closes on blu ray - but I suspect they would be an Eclipse set.

It'd be a shame not to at least port over the commentaries from BFI.

[onedimension]

So the only big box sets we've had word of still on the way are Oshima's trilogy, the Apu trilogy, the Wenders trilogy, the Bergman-Rossellini films, and maybe the Dekalog, which was only half-confirmed and might fit on 1-3 discs..

[Calvin]

Kiarostami's Koker Trilogy may be coming as well, some way down the line.

[brendanjc]

So the only big box sets we've had word of still on the way are Oshima's trilogy, the Apu trilogy, the Wenders trilogy, the Bergman-Rossellini films, and maybe the Dekalog, which was only half-confirmed and might fit on 1-3 discs..

Kiarostami's Koker Trilogy may be coming as well, some way down the line.

Other rumored possibilities were the Qatsi trilogy, early Errol Morris films, perhaps a box of Chaplin shorts, and a box of World Cinema Foundation films.

[Finch]

Might another Chaplin be on the cards for the holidays, maybe a December release in the first week or barring that, in the January 2013 line-up? Wouldn't be surprised if City Lights is saved to the last and The Kid comes out first.

[matrixschmatrix]

I'd guess City Lights, then The Kid, then The Circus, then the First National shorts. I can't guess how they'll handle the later sound films and A Woman of Paris, though I wouldn't be surprised if they stuck the former all in one box and the latter in with The Kid.

[Askew]

My guess is that they will upgrade M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon oncle in December, like they did the Suzukis last year. As for Chaplin, I think (and hope) that Limelight may be the next release, since that would be in line with the old MK2 release schedule.

[Cinephrenic]

I'm bummed that Kwaidan hasn't been upgraded yet.

[movielocke]

My guess is that they will upgrade M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon oncle in December, like they did the Suzukis last year. As for Chaplin, I think (and hope) that Limelight may be the next release, since that would be in line with the old MK2 release schedule.

I think they'll probably do Great Expectations and Oliver Twist (and maybe Summertime) in December or January, like the Suzukis and Fullers.

[onedimension]

Written On The Wind and All That Heaven Allows could be December upgrades, too..

[Professor Wagstaff]

French Lieutenant's Woman for December?

[Vegeta84]

I don't follow Criterions postings as much as I should so I'm not sure if they have mentioned anything about future Hideo Gosha releases? Not sure how Three Outlaw Samurai sold for them, but I feel like I've been waiting half my life for them to release Bandits Vs Samurai Squadron. When I found out they had Hunter In The Dark I nearly passed out as this is one my favorite films period.

Good news is that it will probably eventually come out. Bad news is that there are so many films that could be released before it that it could be many many years before it comes out.

So have there been any hints for more Hideo Gosha coming our way?

[Cash Flagg]

Written On The Wind and All That Heaven Allows could be December upgrades, too..

For what it's worth, this was the response six days ago:

To the best of my knowledge, there are no immediate plans to upgrade any of the Douglas Sirk titles.

[Señor Octubre]

Hi, I actually joined this site several years ago but I forgot my password and I think my account was subsequently deleted.

Anyways, regarding these recently found placeholders, I stumbled across some other ones of interest: Ken Annakin, Fred Coe, Delmer Daves, Cy Endfield, François Girard, Edmund Goulding, Alexander Hall, Joseph Losey, Rouben Mamoulian, Elaine May, Gustaf Molander, Ettore Scola, André Téchiné, J. Lee Thompson, Maurice Tourneur and a second, but blank Delbert Mann page.

[Señor Octubre]

Shooting/Hired Hand

Wouldn't it make more sense to release The Shooting with Ride in the Whirlwind? Or am I missing something?

[Alan Smithee]

After last years restoration made the rounds is there a region 1 distributor for Sauve qui peut?

[knives]

Olive I believe is working on it.

[warren oates]

Which likely means a dirty dump straight to standard def with non-removable subtitles. Ick.

[Giulio]

So the only big box sets we've had word of still on the way are Oshima's trilogy, the Apu trilogy, the Wenders trilogy, the Bergman-Rossellini films, and maybe the Dekalog, which was only half-confirmed and might fit on 1-3 discs..

Kiarostami's Koker Trilogy may be coming as well, some way down the line.

Other rumored possibilities were the Qatsi trilogy, early Errol Morris films, perhaps a box of Chaplin shorts, and a box of World Cinema Foundation films.

Give me just half of them and you'll make my day! still waiting for the rossellini and oshima, they said will release them since 2007 come on!

[Rustle]

Amazon has place holders for Through a Glass Darkly and Virgin Spring on Blu Ray.

[eerik]

Amazon has place holders for Through a Glass Darkly and Virgin Spring on Blu Ray.

Amazon has placeholders for lots of things.

[HistoryProf]

Shooting/Hired Hand

Wouldn't it make more sense to release The Shooting with Ride in the Whirlwind? Or am I missing something?

I don't recall where the post was made, but Shooting/Hired Hand were confirmed by someone close to Hellman as being 'forthcoming from Criterion' a few months ago.

[justeleblanc]

Shooting/Hired Hand

Wouldn't it make more sense to release The Shooting with Ride in the Whirlwind? Or am I missing something?

I don't recall where the post was made, but Shooting/Hired Hand were confirmed by someone close to Hellman as being 'forthcoming from Criterion' a few months ago.

Hired Hand? This is Peter Fonda, not Hellman so I'm guessing Shooting & Whirlwind were what Hellman confirmed. Hired Hand was Universal (part of the same 5 picture deal with Ned Tanen that included Two-Lane Blacktop and Taking Off) but my understanding is that Fonda now owns all the rights to it, so if Criterion were to release it this would be through Fonda.

[Forrest Taft]

Yeah Hellman has confirmed the Shooting/Whirlwind combo. Shooting/Hired Hand has been mentioned as forthcoming quite a few times lately, but as far as I know there has been nothing to suggest that Criterion is releasing the Fonda picture.