Forthcoming Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol. 4

[ryannichols7]

hopefully if they do Sorcerer, they'll put it out alongside Thief.

[Matt]

hopefully if they do Sorcerer, they'll put it out alongside Thief.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but do the two films have something in common?

[knives]

In terms of ownership, nope.

[Cold Bishop]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but do the two films have something in common?

*Cold Bishop walks into thread, wearing a pair of black sunglasses*

*blaring synth riff*

I have no idea...

[Matt]

Oh, I see. Tangerine Dream score.

[Cinephrenic]

I love Tangerine Dream's score on the film. Hopefully, if they release the film they have some kind of extra in relation to the score.

[ianungstad]

Scream Factory announced on their Facebook page that they will be releasing Scanners 2 and 3 next year. They noted that they were not able to get to rights to the original. Cliff mentioned on the dvdtalk forum that MGM did not have the rights to Scanners and The Brood anymore. It seems like Scanners, The Brood, Rabid, Shivers are all out of print. I wonder what the chances are that they might have been picked up by Janus? They posted a pic of Cronenberg at the Criterion offices in August (with a bag full of Criterion goodies!) He was in town at the time doing press for Cosmopolis. Just speculation. Hopefully whoever grabs these films will give them a decent release and not dump them on low quality discs destined for the bargain bin.

[ryannichols7]

I love Tangerine Dream's score on the film. Hopefully, if they release the film they have some kind of extra in relation to the score.

yep. Criterion usually do a pretty cool interview with their big name composers (save for Brian Eno) so I'd love to see them do one (or two) with Tangerine Dream. usually the composer interviews are fantastic, and I know very little about making music.

[ianungstad]

Cliff from shout factory on the bluray.com forums:

Somerville house owns Rabid and Lionsgate has Shivers. Scanners and The Brood are owned by the producer and were licensed out to a label.

Still think there's a reasonable chance it might be Janus.

[onedimension]

As long as it's someone other than MGM - I could see Twilight Time getting them, too-

[HistoryProf]

a Criterion blu of The Brood would be a dream come true. one of my favorite films...it truly unsettled me as a kid and gave me nightmares for weeks.

[dwk]

Criterion posted the following hint on facebook

Sure, a film with Kyoko Kagawa is getting a Blu-ray upgrade.

[Finch]

This could mean one of the following: Red Beard, Sansho the Bailiff, The Bad Sleep Well, Tokyo Story. Got to be either Sansho or Tokyo Story.

[Gregory]

Or The Lower Depths.
I was also thinking it'll be Tokyo Story or Sansho (two of my all-time favorite films though of course both are already available on Blu). It seems a little too soon to announce another Kurosawa upgrade, though I wouldn't be too surprised if we finally see an announcement for Ikiru in the next few months. It would be exciting to see Red Beard announced sometime for 2013.

[EddieLarkin]

There is also Madadayo. Not a spine number (yet) but technically an upgrade, and one many of us have wanted in the main line as the AK:100 box set is not a justifiable purchase for most. It has a Blu-ray in Japan already.

[HistoryProf]

Here goes nothing...

Emigrants/New Land Set
On the Waterfront
Bitter Rice
Rossellini Eclipse

Upgrades:
Tokyo Story
Oliver Twist/Great Expectations
An Angel At My Table

[AfterTheRain]

February predictions:

On the Waterfront
Monsieur Verdoux
Ministry of Fear
Badlands

Upgrades:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Spartacus
Richard III

[TheBeast]

February predictions:

On the Waterfront
Monsieur Verdoux
Ministry of Fear
Badlands

Upgrades:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Spartacus
Richard III

That's a very bold prediction. But i do think that On the Waterfront and The life and death of colonel blimp are definatly going to be announced for Feb

[TheBeast]

Febuary predictions:

The Devils Backbone
Badlands
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Pierre Etaix Eclipse Set

Upgrades

Tokyo Story
Au hasard Balthazaar
Picnic at Hanging Rock

[ryannichols7]

On the Waterfront 2 disc bluray
Badlands
The Soft Skin
Jules and Jim (upgrade)
Tokyo Story (upgrade)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (upgrade)
some eclipse that isn't Pierre Etaix

Ministry of Fear will be April, Devil's Backbone middle of the year, and no way Emigrants/New Land comes before Badlands

[jwd5275]

Life of Oharu
Sansho (upgrade)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
another IFC title (probably Dumont's Hadewijch)
Etaix
Richard III (upgrade)

[vertovfan]

I just bought the French "Godard politique" box, so if a Dziga Vertov Group set is announced I'll take at least partial credit.

[movielocke]

Badlands
On the Waterfront
Monsieur Verdoux
Madadayo
Y tu Mama Tambien
etaix eclipse

Oliver Twist new edition
Great Expectations new edition
Summertime new edition

[Calvin]

I'm going to say...

Badlands
The Complete Pierre Étaix
The Kid with a Bike
Bicycle Thieves
Tokyo Story
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

[SpiderBaby]

I just bought the French "Godard politique" box, so if a Dziga Vertov Group set is announced I'll take at least partial credit.

Thank you good sir.

Also Lili Marleen and Limite. I can hope.