Forthcoming Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol. 4

[Matt]

Twitter sez "We’ll be announcing our new release for December shortly. Sit tight!" Release? Singular? Betta be a typo.

[Flike]

I can't imagine a one-release month unless they have a big surprise box set in the works.

[dwk]

Could be like last December, multiple Blu-ray upgrades and one new title.

Scratch that, no reason to worry, Critetion just tweeted "We’ll be announcing our new releases for December shortly. Sit tight!"

[Jeff]

Twitter sez "We’ll be announcing our new release for December shortly. Sit tight!" Release? Singular? Betta be a typo.

Wouldn't be surprised if it was Brazil only. If they did new high-def transfers of both versions and the doc, that's like doing three normal films.

[The Narrator Returns]

It's a typo.

We’ll be announcing our new releases for December shortly. Sit tight!

[Matt]

Stop dicking around on Twitter and post 'em already. I want to go home, eat a cookie, and have a nap.

[Jeff]

Stop dicking around on Twitter and post 'em already. I want to go home, eat a cookie, and have a nap.

And here I thought I was the only one who was finding things to do to keep busy at work so that I could see the announcements before I left.

[domino harvey]

It's December, the most disappointing announcement month of the year. Go home, Steve!

[swo17]

Brazil's page definitely indicates Blu-ray now.

[onedimension]

You'd think the Criterionterns would want to go home, too..

[Jeff]

Whoa! Biggest December ever?

[captveg]

Brazil Blu
Qatsi Trilogy DVD+Blu
Purple Noon DVD+Blu
Following DVD+Blu

[domino harvey]

Whoa! Biggest December ever?

Has to be-- for once this looks like a normal month

[The Narrator Returns]

But no Life Aquatic. Facebook will not be pleased.

[domino harvey]

But no Life Aquatic. Facebook will not be pleased.

That too was a gift for us!

[captveg]

I love Life Aquatic but they can spare to wait until 2013 for another Anderson.

[captveg]

Are any of these licensed from Hollywood majors, aside from Brazil (Universal)?

[domino harvey]

Purple Noon's Miramax, I think?

[criterion10]

Are any of these licensed from Hollywood majors, aside from Brazil (Universal)?

I think the Qatsi trilogy is both MGM and Miramax...

[ianungstad]

Purple Noon is a Janus title now. I assume Naqoyqatsi is Janus as well. Miramax has been letting the rights lapse to a lot of the foreign language titles.

[Matt]

Purple Noon's Miramax, I think?

It was, under the same terms as Belle de Jour (Miramax Zoë), but no longer.

[criterion10]

Pretty solid month overall. Qatsi Trilogy and Brazil are mine! Anyone out there a fan of Following? I'm personally not, but I'd be interested to hear what others think of the film...

[The Narrator Returns]

I like Following a lot. I think it shows a lot of the promise that Nolan would largely fulfill (or not, depending on you viewpoint). It's better than Nolan's Insomnia, that's for sure.

[warren oates]

Pretty solid month overall. Qatsi Trilogy and Brazil are mine! Anyone out there a fan of Following? I'm personally not, but I'd be interested to hear what others think of the film...

Following is great. A very solid example of no-budget filmmaking. I saw it at a festival in S.F. before anybody knew who Nolan was, and I was impressed by the film itself. An easy blind buy for anyone who likes Nolan's non-Batman thrillers.

[matrixschmatrix]

Looks like a month when I'll happily pick up everything, and I'm glad to see they kept all the three disc features for the Brazil blu- and that there's actually a new (afaik) commentary, albeit not a scholarly one. The Qatsi trilogy looks nicely stacked, too.