I think that titles that WB released on digibook have a higher probability for a Criterion release:
Bonnie and Clyde
How The West Was Won
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Next
Shawshank Redemption
Amadeus
The Right Stuff
Cabaret
The Killing Fields
Sorcerer
Deliverance
The Killing Fields
Hamlet
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf
A Star Is Born
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
All The President's Men
Bladerunner
Rebel Without A Cause
The Color Purple
Empire Of The Sun
King Kong
A Streetcar Named Desire
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
Doctor Zhivago
Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7
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Lowry_Sam
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MovieBuff647
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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7
WB held/are holding onto some of those, including EMPIRE OF THE SUN, which Criterion did have but WB recently pulled the license and are planning a 4K for 2027.Lowry_Sam wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2026 10:25 pm I think that titles that WB released on digibook have a higher probability for a Criterion release:
Bonnie and Clyde
How The West Was Won
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Next
Shawshank Redemption
Amadeus
The Right Stuff
Cabaret
The Killing Fields
Sorcerer
Deliverance
The Killing Fields
Hamlet
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf
A Star Is Born
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
All The President's Men
Bladerunner
Rebel Without A Cause
The Color Purple
Empire Of The Sun
King Kong
A Streetcar Named Desire
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
Doctor Zhivago
Honestly, STREETCAR 4K could just as easily come from Warner Archive.
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 4K I definitely think is WAC.
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Calvin
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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7
I'm a little surprised that a licensor can (apparently) just 'pull' a license if the licensee hasn't done anything to breach their terms.
I'm holding out for a film I expected to come from Criterion if they ever a deal with Warner (aka 10-15 years ago now): Nicholas Ray's The Lusty Men. Would also not be surprised to see Criterion pick up Running On Empty, Prince of the City, Eastwood's Bird, Honkytonk Man, Some Came Running, An American in Paris, and the other two Tsui Hark films, The Lovers and Love in the Time of Twilight
I'm holding out for a film I expected to come from Criterion if they ever a deal with Warner (aka 10-15 years ago now): Nicholas Ray's The Lusty Men. Would also not be surprised to see Criterion pick up Running On Empty, Prince of the City, Eastwood's Bird, Honkytonk Man, Some Came Running, An American in Paris, and the other two Tsui Hark films, The Lovers and Love in the Time of Twilight