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Ribs · #751 Post by **Ribs** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:43 pm

Lost in America
Straw Dogs
Written in the Wind
Stalker
The Boys from Fengkeui
The Grand Budapest Hotel

movielocke · #752 Post by **movielocke** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:17 pm

Let's go for another dozen ish films this month

Berlanga Eclipse

Summertime
Life of Brian
This is Spinal Tap
Silence of the Lambs

Madadayo
Harold Lloyd Shorts
Two English Girls
West Side Story
Stalker
Princess Bride DF w/ book

Ribs · #753 Post by **Ribs** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:21 pm

The reemergence of Dual Format had less to do with there being any kind of demand for it and everything to do with the fact there's not much demand for that title; any high profile MGM catalog "rescues" would not have that luxury

Graphist · #754 Post by **Graphist** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:31 pm

Ribs wrote:The reemergence of Dual Format had less to do with there being any kind of demand for it and everything to do with the fact there's not much demand for that title; any high profile MGM catalog "rescues" would not have that luxury

Wouldn’t it make sense for them release the films individually? The films get a better exposure plus they make more money. I personally would never buy a box set of obscure unrelated films (unless they are of the same director).

Ribs · #755 Post by **Ribs** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:50 pm

Er, no, as the idea of bundling is that by buying the set you're subsidizing similar films in notoriety that others may find more interesting?

dwk · #756 Post by **dwk** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:31 pm

Stalker
Lost in America
Straw Dogs
Dragon Inn
16 Candles
The World's Greatest Sinner
Brewster McCloud

captveg · #757 Post by **captveg** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:34 pm

captveg wrote:Once again I'm just hoping for another Chaplin or Lloyd

John Shade · #758 Post by **John Shade** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:40 pm

The Circus
A Problem Child Box Set
Stalker
Tree of Life
Straw Dogs
Au Hasard Upgrade

Luke M · #759 Post by **Luke M** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:59 am

JohnShade wrote:The Circus
A Problem Child Box Set
Stalker
Tree of Life
Straw Dogs
Au Hasard Upgrade

Bold choice.

I'm going to play it safe.

Stalker
Straw Dogs
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Dragon Inn

Graphist · #760 Post by **Graphist** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:13 am

Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.

FrauBlucher · #761 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:20 am

I was thinking the same. Next few days will suck.

movielocke · #762 Post by **movielocke** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:12 am

Ribs wrote:The reemergence of Dual Format had less to do with there being any kind of demand for it and everything to do with the fact there's not much demand for that title; any high profile MGM catalog "rescues" would not have that luxury

I've periodically guessed princess bride DF every so often for the last year, since all the LD upgrades became a constant flow, mainly because of criterions comment that they'd want to make their edition standout. Including the book is the obvious move for them to make, but obviously wouldn't publish it in two form factors, thus the assumption that it will be another DF release.

Lowry_Sam · #763 Post by **Lowry_Sam** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:53 am

Maelstrom
Monster In A Box
They Live By Night
8 femmes
The Draughtman's Contract
An Angel At My Table upgrade

nick · #764 Post by **nick** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:41 pm

Stalker
The Chaplin Revue
They Live By Night
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Written on the Wind upgrade

beamish13 · #765 Post by **beamish13** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:03 pm

Went the Day Well?

Night and Fog in Japan

Look Back in Anger (1960)

Beat the Devil

dwk · #766 Post by **dwk** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:28 pm

Graphist wrote:Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.

Giles Sherwood tweeted that Criterion's office was open today

RSTooley · #767 Post by **RSTooley** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:52 pm

4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Lost in America
My Man Godfrey [upgrade]
Stalker
Straw Dogs [upgrade]
The Tree of Life

I'm still confident that Cristian Mungiu will eventually join the Criterion Collection, but they may stall any plans to release "4 Months" with Beyond the Hills and the recently released Graduation (and maybe even Tales from the Golden Age). However, this seems like a pipe dream of mine, as I don't think a Mungiu box set would sell very well.

Graphist · #768 Post by **Graphist** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:55 pm

dwk wrote:
Graphist wrote:Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.
Giles Sherwood tweeted that Criterion's office was open today

That’s good news though the subway is closed all day today.

Self · #769 Post by **Self** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:19 pm

16 Candles
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Dragon Inn
They Live By Night
Meantime/Early Leigh Box
My Man Godfrey Reissue
The Lady Eve Reissue

tavernier · #770 Post by **tavernier** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:26 pm

Graphist wrote:
dwk wrote:
Graphist wrote:Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.
Giles Sherwood tweeted that Criterion's office was open today
That’s good news though the subway is closed all day today.

Only above-ground subway was closed. Underground subway (which is most of the system) and buses were running.

jindianajonz · #771 Post by **jindianajonz** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:22 pm

dwk wrote:
Graphist wrote:Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.
Giles Sherwood tweeted that Criterion's office was open today

I'm picturing a bold and intrepid intern, struggling through chest deep snow with a tattered scarf billowing behind him, thinking to himself "I MUST get the announcements out on time!"

#772 Post by **zedz** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:06 pm

jindianajonz wrote:
dwk wrote:
Graphist wrote:Sorry for the bad news, but I’m afraid with the big storm/blizzard we are expecting here in the city Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, the announcement might be postponed. All schools and many businesses are closed tomorrow.
Giles Sherwood tweeted that Criterion's office was open today
I'm picturing a bold and intrepid intern, struggling through chest deep snow with a tattered scarf billowing behind him, thinking to himself "I MUST get the announcements out on time!"

He finally gets to work and finds out that this month it's only a Solo con tu pareja upgrade, another rerelease of The 400 Blows and a standalone Wild 90.

solaris72 · #773 Post by **solaris72** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:30 pm

What the hell, I'll just guess the most expensive possible month for me personally

Stalker
The Tree of Life
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Dragon Inn
L'Argent
Au Hasard upgrade
Stranger Than Paradise upgrade

Graphist · #774 Post by **Graphist** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:05 pm

Haha, you are killing me, guys! The snow is definitely not chest deep but it brought the city to a halt.

Ok, my predictions (more like a wish list):

The War Trilogy upgrade
The Faith Trilogy upgrade
Stalker
Andrei Rublev upgrade
Agnes Varda box set upgrade
Science is Fiction upgrade
A Matter of Life and Death

FrauBlucher · #775 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:37 pm

Well, a predicted two feet of snow in NYC, actually turned into about 7.2 inches of slush. Announcements should be good to go and if delayed won't be weather related.

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