Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

[Arthur House]

Great to have confirmation of the sublime Nashville. Like domino, I'd love for Criterion to break with tradition and include a soundtrack CD (or else for some enterprising reissue label to take this opportunity to get it out at long last).

It was reissued on cd in 2000. The thing is, it is a straight reissue of the original album, which didn't include "Since You've Gone" or the live movie versions of "I'm Easy" and Barbara Harris' take on "It Don't Worry Me" (studio re-recordings took their place on the album)--not to mention incidental stuff like "Trouble In The USA". And the liner notes are limited to musician credits and a brief explanation of the project from Altman.

[tojoed]

I hope "Nashville" comes out for Christmas, which still smells like oranges to me.

[zedz]

Great to have confirmation of the sublime Nashville. Like domino, I'd love for Criterion to break with tradition and include a soundtrack CD (or else for some enterprising reissue label to take this opportunity to get it out at long last).

It was reissued on cd in 2000. The thing is, it is a straight reissue of the original album, which didn't include "Since You've Gone" or the live movie versions of "I'm Easy" and Barbara Harris' take on "It Don't Worry Me" (studio re-recordings took their place on the album)--not to mention incidental stuff like "Trouble In The USA". And the liner notes are limited to musician credits and a brief explanation of the project from Altman.

I don't know how I missed this. Every other time I've looked for it I've only come up with old vinyl or the cover version of the album (which is actually not bad). So thanks!

[Forrest Taft]

I bought the CD only last month, so perhaps that means Criterion will include it on the package. It feels incomplete without "Since You've Gone", but great to have the soundtrack in my collection nevertheless.

[Black Hat]

I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label

I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.

[Professor Wagstaff]

I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label

I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.

Rudolph's "Remember My Name" may be my most desired DVD/Blu release at the moment (I don't think it was ever released on VHS). It's been saved on my DVR for three years and I won't part with it.

[bamwc2]

I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label

I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.

Rudolph's "Remember My Name" may be my most desired DVD/Blu release at the moment (I don't think it was ever released on VHS). It's been saved on my DVR for three years and I won't part with it.

I'd second that one, having watched (and loved) it for the first time only last month. I also may be the only one here, but I'd totally be down for a special edition of his The Barn of the Naked Dead (AKA Nightmare Circus).

[Black Hat]

Have never seen Remember My Name but have always enjoyed Geraldine Chaplin as well, what channel has it been showing on?

[Professor Wagstaff]

Geraldine Chaplin's performance in "Remember My Name" startled me with its cool unpredictability so strongly that I sought out more of Rudolph's films and Chaplin's (largely her great films with Carlos Saura) as a result. There are some spectacular clips on youtube like the jail and Berry Benson scenes that you should check out, but knowing where it's being televised is obviously better.

[Black Hat]

The film is up there too, thanks very much.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

IFC was showing some Rudolph movies a while back (commercials, I know), and I managed to snag a recording of Equinox that seems promising. The Moderns, Mrs. Parker, and Trouble in Mind are probably the most likely films to get inducted, though Remember My Name has enough Geraldine Chaplin to grab some attention.

[boywonder]

with the long and sloppy "nashville" out of the way, perhaps criterion will add the two jewels of the crown ... "the long goodbye" & "mccabe & mrs miller" to the collection!

You were able to find the shift key in order to type quotation and exclamation marks, is it asking to much to use it for a few letters as well? Come on, people, you're not texting your girlfriend here.

I have located the shift key! Sorry to diss the merits of "Nashville" when compared to "McCabe & Mrs Miller" and/or "The Long Goodbye". But, jeez (or is that Jeez?), it is disheartening to see Arrow putting out Altman's "The Long Goodbye" in Region 2, while Altman's home turf is left bereft of this melancholic homage to old Hollywood and unexpected ending to a Chandler's classic.

[bamwc2]

jeez (or is that Jeez?)

"Jeez" since it's short for a proper name.

[ryannichols7]

my biggest worry with Nashville is that they'll skimp the supplements to keep it down to one disc/not compromise the film's image with the long runtime

[Moe Dickstein]

When 2 Blus are needed, they go there. BD can comfortably hold 5 hours of HD

[vsski]

When 2 Blus are needed, they go there. BD can comfortably hold 5 hours of HD

Have you seen the TV version of Fanny and Alexander on BD?

[tenia]

It can hold 5hrs of program when you don't especially care about compression issues here and there, but otherwise, 4hrs can already be too much.

[swo17]

[The Narrator Returns]

Finally, Radiohead enters the Collection!

[pzadvance]

Persona?

[The Narrator Returns]

My first instinct was Michel Gondry's Human Nature, but that's probably not it.

[jedgeco]

Persona?

Yes. "Person A."

[shaky]

Looks like PERSONA to me

[FrauBlucher]

I hope so, but two men instead of 2 women, curious?

[criterion10]

Gotta be Persona, especially since it appeared on iTunes recently.

(Although just to play devil's advocate, the image is titled "Wacky People" and not "Wacky Persons", but I doubt that really makes a difference.)