Criterion Newsletter (Part 3)

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TMDaines · #401 Post by **TMDaines** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:52 pm

Mike_S wrote:The Confession by Costa-Gavras?

My gut reaction. Hope it's not any other film titled Confession. I Confess is a far stronger fit for the clue though.

Perkins Cobb · #402 Post by **Perkins Cobb** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:57 pm

I Confess is Warners, fortunately. Would be lovely to see more stuff rescued from Hulu hell (and the Costa-Gavras would be near the top of my list).

giovannii84 · #403 Post by **giovannii84** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:14 pm

Mike_S wrote:The Confession by Costa-Gavras?

Possibly released alongside 'State of Seige'

Noiradelic · #404 Post by **Noiradelic** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:15 pm

Perkins Cobb wrote:I Confess is Warners, fortunately.

Which doesn't put it automatically out of bounds anymore.

The signature is undecipherable, so it must be by a doctor.

Perkins Cobb · #405 Post by **Perkins Cobb** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:20 pm

Yeah, but come on, they're going to go to Warner for a third-tier Hitchcock title? Let's all will this Confession/State of Siege Blu-ray combo into being.

Self · #406 Post by **Self** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:21 pm

PfR73 wrote:Should be Costa-Gavras' The Confession. Criterion has it on Hulu.

Also, two weeks ago Criterion posted on Instagram a picture of Peter Cowie interviewing Costa-Gavras.

jedgeco · #407 Post by **jedgeco** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:37 pm

Something with OJ Simpson?

Minkin · #408 Post by **Minkin** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:53 am

ianungstad · #409 Post by **ianungstad** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:02 am

re: The Confession

Criterion has been sitting on the rights for half a decade at least. I thought someone had posted on here that Criterion had lost the rights to the Costa Gavras titles because they couldn't be bothered to actually release them. Guess they came up with a new deal.

Feego · #410 Post by **Feego** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:44 am

Perkins Cobb wrote:Yeah, but come on, they're going to go to Warner for a third-tier Hitchcock title? Let's all will this Confession/State of Siege Blu-ray combo into being.

While I'm not doubting that it's more likely the Costa-Gavras film, I wouldn't be at all surprised by Warner letting Criterion take one of their "third-tier" Hitchcock films and keeping bigger cash cows like Strangers on a Train and North by Northwest for themselves.

ordinaryperson · #411 Post by **ordinaryperson** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:00 am

Yeah, maybe it could be a double clue like the Spalding Gray drawing in February of 2012.

Cronenfly · #412 Post by **Cronenfly** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:43 pm

The Costa-Gavras seems the most likely outcome to me, but if the Hitch is on the way I hope they pair it with Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal, which has no proper US release that I know of.

RSTooley · #413 Post by **RSTooley** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:31 pm

I would love to see I Confess added to the collection, but Criterion already owns the rights to Hitchcock's Young and Innocent, Sabotage, Downhill, and The Lodger. All of these films seem to be a better fit for the collection and a more reasonable guess for what will be coming out in the future.

Costa-Gavras' The Confession seems to be the only logical answer to this month's clue, and I wouldn't count on it being a "double" clue.

What A Disgrace · Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:21 am

I Confess is one of my favorite Hitchcocks, so I'd love to see it released. I generally straight up dislike Costa Gavras, so I'd be surprised if it *wasn't* a clue for Confession.

ianungstad · #415 Post by **ianungstad** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:10 am

Apparently Costa-Gavras and his production company recently did 4k restorations on the 4 titles that they own. Z; State of Siege; The Confession and Hanna K.

bamwc2 · #416 Post by **bamwc2** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:18 pm

ianungstad wrote:Apparently Costa-Gavras and his production company recently did 4k restorations on the 4 titles that they own. Z; State of Siege; The Confession and Hanna K.

Fingers crossed for a Z upgrade. I normally don't double dip with Criterion releases, but I'd make an exception in this case!

Moe Dickstein · #417 Post by **Moe Dickstein** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:18 pm

domino harvey wrote:Tripped over one of the names he dropped

Been laid up for months like the end of "Mad World".

But as Captveg said, I've been writing and directing a film and all the other stuff that goes with that, alongside a 7 day a week job. No so much time to provide amusement and counterpoint here.

Glad to know I made an impression.

Self · #418 Post by **Self** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:44 pm

Can't attach picture but Newsletter clue seems to be My Beautiful Laundrette

c0bbz · #419 Post by **c0bbz** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:45 pm

My Beautiful Laundrette?

rspaight · #420 Post by **rspaight** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:48 pm

My Beautiful Laundrette?

ellipsis7 · #421 Post by **ellipsis7** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:51 pm

rspaight wrote:My Beautiful Laundrette?

Looks like you all got it in one! Set in Wandsworth, South London.

ptatler · #422 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:56 pm

rspaight wrote:My Beautiful Laundrette?

It'd be cool if they got their hands on PRICK UP YOUR EARS while they're at it.

Ribs · #423 Post by **Ribs** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:58 pm

Okay, so does this mean that Orion Pictures is for sure back on the map, license-wise? I'd kill for Time After Time.

ptatler · #424 Post by **ptatler** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:01 pm

Most of Orion's catalog reverted to MGM, right? BABETTE'S FEAST was part of it, I believe.

captveg · #425 Post by **captveg** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:04 pm

Ribs wrote:Okay, so does this mean that Orion Pictures is for sure back on the map, license-wise? I'd kill for Time After Time.

Orion isn't an entity anymore. Most of their films are owned by MGM, which MBL is. TAT is owned by Warner.

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