Yes, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I think I can see it, as well. The image is so blurred, it's incredible that the community was able to confirm more than a handful of them!swo17 wrote:I think that was me who identified it, and that was 90% using my imagination. It could just as easily have read "bread pudding."
FWIW, the Miramax theatrical re-releases of both Belle de jour and Purple Noon were marketed under the "Martin Scorsese Presents" imprimatur .Jeff wrote:A little further research shows that Belle de jour was a production of Robert and Raymond Hakim, and the U.S. rights to their films appear to be held now by the France-based Plaza Productions International. Purple Noon was in the exact same situation, so I would bet on that coming eventually. Plaza Productions International has previously licensed Pepe le Moko, Casque d'or, L'Ecclise, and La Bete Humaine to Criterion.
so I took this post and ran with it, did some research and got most of it for sure, but anyone who has any word on the gaps, corrections, etc would be greatly appreciated. these are only movies that Miramax distributed, not anything the Weinsteins paid for out of pocket, as we know almost all of those (Pulp Fiction, et al) are controlled by Paramount now. I know there's some issues with the Lionsgate stuff (they may or may not have retained various films, many did go OOP, including big titles like Amelie and City of God), and without Paramount releasing it, I put it down to the original rightsholder/production company. this list was my reference, and I know there's some stuff that's pre-Miramax's existence that they ran rereleases for..and I included those here, in order to be comprehensive. please let me know if I forgot anything!The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:19 pm Miramax has been gradually losing catalog titles for years. The box version of Chungking Express was licensed directly from Block 2, Through the Olive Trees and the Three Colors trilogy from MK2, Europa from Trust Film, The Thin Blue Line from IFC, Dead Man from Jarmusch's company, etc. I imagine the various entities that have acquired the post-Disney Miramax catalog aren't interested in continuously shelling out more money to renew rights and eventually everything that Miramax didn't actually own will revert to the original rightsholders. That includes (probably) all of the HK titles and almost everything Miramax released before the Disney buyout.
The BFI has a logo for "Tomson Film" on its back cover.ryannichols7 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:30 amfarewell my concubine (rightsholder undetermined; released by BFI in UK...can someone confirm who its licensed from?)
This was actually a Miramax production. Soderbergh joined the project as a producer and kicked in nearly $2 million of his own money, but was having trouble getting the rest until he offered it to Miramax as part of a package with Full Frontal. Miramax not only agreed but put up the entire budget, reimbursing Soderbergh for his share. But it's possible there was a rights reversion clause in the contract, since Soderbergh apparently now owns Full Frontal himself.ryannichols7 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:30 am 0642 naqoyqatsi (licensed from lionsgate; TBD if owned by Lionsgate)
This was one of the many pre-Disney acquisitions that went to Live for video release and eventually made its way to Artisan. In theory it would've ended up with Lionsgate, but they've never released it. The last American release was a very sketchy DVD from some outfit called "Razor Digital Entertainment" that seemingly came out of nowhere and disappeared just as quickly. My guess is there's no current U.S. rightsholder and it's with whoever owns the international rights generally; the original press materials listed both China Film and Tokuma Shoten (the Japanese co-producer) as the international sales reps.ju dou (unconfirmed rightsholder; no BD in region A/B)
Soderbergh has said the rights reverted to himself and the producer, hence the Mr. Kneff re-edit that premiered last year. He's also said he intends to release both edits in a box alongside the other films he controls, though there hasn't been any word on that for a couple of years and it wouldn't preclude a standalone Criterion edition at some point.kafka (undetermined rightsholder; long rumored/discussed)
thank you! very curious to see what happens with this one - with Neil Jordan working with Criterion recently for the Mona Lisa reissue, totally possible we see it soon. I can't imagine this is is one Lionsgate would hang onto, it's not nearly as big as Reservoir DogsPfR73 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:27 am The Crying Game may be with Lionsgate also; it follows a similar home video release trajectory as Reservoir Dogs:
LIVE Entertainment (VHS/Laserdisc) -> Artisan (DVD) -> Lionsgate (DVD)
The Lionsgate Collector's Edition DVD was released prior to their handling of the Miramax library (Miramax was still going at the time), so it depends on whether Lionsgate still has the rights or they've lapsed/ended.
Thief is a total impossibility, I threw it on there since it's sort of a holy grail thing and I'm sure given the opportunity, Criterion (or Shout!) would go for it. I admit to knowing very little about the others in the post, minus Prospero's, which I left off because we all know The Cook... would probably come first. it was even "confirmed" by Mulvaney in the early pages of this thread!beamish14 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:09 am Map of the Human Heart might be owned by Working Title? It had a different distributor in every territory
Thief and the Cobbler would possibly entail having to structure a deal with WB (who produced the cut Richard Williams was contractually obligated to deliver by 1992) and Disney. It’s an impossible title
Mediterraneo-Silvio Berlusconi’s legal team? :-$
(Such a shitty film-proof that the Weinsteins could buy an Oscar for ANYTHING)
Prospero’s Books was a Japanese/Dutch co-production. Producer Kees Kasander owns some of Greenaway’s other titles outright, so perhaps this one as well
Malena is an interesting one. Its original theatrical cut has only been released on home video in Korea, I think
thank you! will update the post. really hope we can see this one stateside finally, and hopefully with a knockout of a transfer.colinr0380 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:24 amThe BFI has a logo for "Tomson Film" on its back cover.ryannichols7 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:30 amfarewell my concubine (rightsholder undetermined; released by BFI in UK...can someone confirm who its licensed from?)
great information as always. I'm for sure curious what Soderbergh is going to do with his titles that he has the rights to now, hopefully we see Kafka on disc finally, as long as I've been on this board its been a rumor, and surely before that!The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:22 amThis was actually a Miramax production. Soderbergh joined the project as a producer and kicked in nearly $2 million of his own money, but was having trouble getting the rest until he offered it to Miramax as part of a package with Full Frontal. Miramax not only agreed but put up the entire budget, reimbursing Soderbergh for his share. But it's possible there was a rights reversion clause in the contract, since Soderbergh apparently now owns Full Frontal himself.ryannichols7 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:30 am 0642 naqoyqatsi (licensed from lionsgate; TBD if owned by Lionsgate)
This was one of the many pre-Disney acquisitions that went to Live for video release and eventually made its way to Artisan. In theory it would've ended up with Lionsgate, but they've never released it. The last American release was a very sketchy DVD from some outfit called "Razor Digital Entertainment" that seemingly came out of nowhere and disappeared just as quickly. My guess is there's no current U.S. rightsholder and it's with whoever owns the international rights generally; the original press materials listed both China Film and Tokuma Shoten (the Japanese co-producer) as the international sales reps.ju dou (unconfirmed rightsholder; no BD in region A/B)
Soderbergh has said the rights reverted to himself and the producer, hence the Mr. Kneff re-edit that premiered last year. He's also said he intends to release both edits in a box alongside the other films he controls, though there hasn't been any word on that for a couple of years and it wouldn't preclude a standalone Criterion edition at some point.kafka (undetermined rightsholder; long rumored/discussed)
And Criterion released it on DVD (under the orignal title Europa) about 15 years ago.DeprongMori wrote: Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:11 am I believe Zentropa (aka Europa in the rest of the world, and only called thus because Agnieszka Holland‘s Europa, Europa was still playing in the North American art houses at the time of its release) is currently held by Janus Films.
OK, so update, I was in Barnes & Noble browsing the Arrow sale and saw a copy of The Crying Game on DVD. Apparently Paramount did recently reissue this, funny enough though it includes the Lionsgate logo on the spine also along with the Miramax logo.ryannichols7 wrote: Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:37 amthank you! very curious to see what happens with this one - with Neil Jordan working with Criterion recently for the Mona Lisa reissue, totally possible we see it soon. I can't imagine this is is one Lionsgate would hang onto, it's not nearly as big as Reservoir DogsPfR73 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:27 am The Crying Game may be with Lionsgate also; it follows a similar home video release trajectory as Reservoir Dogs:
LIVE Entertainment (VHS/Laserdisc) -> Artisan (DVD) -> Lionsgate (DVD)
The Lionsgate Collector's Edition DVD was released prior to their handling of the Miramax library (Miramax was still going at the time), so it depends on whether Lionsgate still has the rights or they've lapsed/ended.
I just saw a picture of the back cover of The Others on the app formerly known as twitter and the film is licensed from StudioCanal not Paramount/Miramax.Tuppence wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:11 pm With the announcement of The Others, the Miramax catalogue (as held by Paramount) is now back in play. I wonder if they'll go after former laserdisc titles like Trainspotting, The English Patient and Sling Blade?
Trainspotting has been announced (rightfully!) - this got an actual Bluray reissue from Paramount once the catalog was under Paramount's control, but it's certainly possible the rights reverted back to Film4 (who Criterion has worked with many times). either way, glad to have it back on UHD and I'm curious to see who the licensor is. if it is Paramount, this would be the first time Criterion has licensed a Miramax title from themTuppence wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:11 pm With the announcement of The Others, the Miramax catalogue (as held by Paramount) is now back in play. I wonder if they'll go after former laserdisc titles like Trainspotting, The English Patient and Sling Blade?
Yeah they're with Sony's TriStar label so I don't think they'll be that big of a chance, if any, that it'll get packaged with the first one.willoneill wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:14 pm Aren't the U.S. rights to T2 with Sony though? I always thought Criterion were reluctant to mix rightsholders on releases (other than bigger box sets).