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FrauBlucher
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Re: Janus Films

#476 Post by FrauBlucher » Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:27 pm

Also, 4 Fellinis have been added....Toby Dammit, Variety Lights, Il Bidone and Intervista

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#477 Post by bainbridgezu » Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:21 am

Since Toby Dammit wasn't included in the Fellini box, I wonder if Criterion will release a standalone Spirits of the Dead -- as Home Vision did back in the day.

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#478 Post by domino harvey » Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:24 am

It's in the Fellini Box as a special feature

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#479 Post by criterionoop » Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:25 am

bainbridgezu wrote:
Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:21 am
Since Toby Dammit wasn't included in the Fellini box, I wonder if Criterion will release a standalone Spirits of the Dead -- as Home Vision did back in the day.
TOBY DAMMIT is one of the special features in the Fellini box.

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#480 Post by dwk » Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:49 am

The Variety Lights DVD was licensed from StudioCanal, so I'm surprised Janus has the theatrical rights. I assumed those would be with Rialto.

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Ribs
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#482 Post by Ribs » Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:34 pm

Lincoln Center has announced new Janus restorations of THE MIRROR and DEMONLOVER.

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#483 Post by Ovader » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:29 am

yoloswegmaster wrote:
Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:56 pm
Pages for 'Celine and Julie Go Boating' and 'Mirror' are up on the Janus site.
I know a filmmaker who is working on one of the extras for MIRROR as he has until early February to finish it for the 2021 release schedule.

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#484 Post by yoloswegmaster » Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:17 pm

Pages for Chess of the Wind (isn't the actual title for this The Chess Game of the Wind?), Chop Shop, and Man Push Cart are now up.

Hopefully we get a stand-alone release of Chess this year.


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#486 Post by yoloswegmaster » Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:28 pm

'Tales of the Four Seasons' set coming soon?




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#490 Post by Big Ben » Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:29 pm

This would make a great extra on a Criterion disc of something like Mirror.

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#491 Post by Ribs » Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:56 pm

Janus will be releasing The Story of a Three-Day Pass in May.

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#492 Post by therewillbeblus » Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:03 pm

Ribs wrote:
Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:56 pm
Janus will be releasing The Story of a Three-Day Pass in May.
That's a huge announcement, tough film to find, and from what I've heard Van Peebles' masterpiece

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#493 Post by derekbd » Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:22 pm

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#494 Post by knives » Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:44 pm

therewillbeblus wrote:
Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:03 pm
Ribs wrote:
Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:56 pm
Janus will be releasing The Story of a Three-Day Pass in May.
That's a huge announcement, tough film to find, and from what I've heard Van Peebles' masterpiece
The old DVD was rough so this will be an exciting update. I prefer Watermelon Man, but fans of the more somber New Wave films will probably love it. In many respects it feels like a time machine to Vidor’s silent films.

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#495 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:14 pm

Ribs wrote:
Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:56 pm
Janus will be releasing The Story of a Three-Day Pass in May.
Great news! While Sweetback is very stylish, reactionary, and often funny, this by comparison is far more somber and owes a lot to the French New Wave. Always happy to hear Van Peebles talk too, so any new edition will be worth it for that. Too bad the Sweetback commentary is stuck forever to the Criterion laserdisc, but the Vinegar Syndrome edition is a gorgeous 4K restoration totally worth owning as well.

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#496 Post by yoloswegmaster » Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:16 pm

Are there any sources for this? I can't seem to find anything on the Janus twitter page and nothing is showing up on their website.

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#497 Post by swo17 » Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:23 pm

Haven't we heard rumors about Criterion also getting Sweetback? Maybe they'd put out a boxset like for Marlon Riggs?

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#498 Post by DandyDancing » Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:57 pm

The Vinegar Syndrome blu for Sweetback is going oop so...

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#499 Post by headacheboy » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:30 pm

The Story of a Three-Day Pass is currently playing on Kanopy.

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#500 Post by Ribs » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:35 pm

I believe VS renegotiated for the titles that were going OOP and will be retaining them for the time being. Janus emailed the news of the restoration opening to press.

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