Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:07 am
Starring Josh Hartnett as PasoliniTom Hagen wrote:That settles it: we need a Pasolini biopic by Oliver Stone.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:12 am
It was made in 1995 by the director of The Best of Youth and has Mrs. Benigni in the cast.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:17 am
No color filters = No sale.tavernier wrote:It was made in 1995 by the director of The Best of Youth and has Mrs. Benigni in the cast.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:31 am
But there's a Morricone score!
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:00 am
what Italian film of the last half-century doesn't?tavernier wrote:But there's a Morricone score!
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:38 pm
Cold war/check-point charlie?
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:39 pm
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:40 pm
Nice to have confirmation on The Spy Who Came in From The Cold...was hoping for something we didn't already know though.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:40 pm
Hopefully this means it's coming soon. Great movie.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:41 pm
I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:44 pm
Why would Criterion pool resources on a release they could only put out on the limited scope Blu format? I'm thinking no
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:54 pm
About as exciting an announcement as September's release schedule.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:56 pm
...the ones scored by Nino Rota, for starters?miless wrote:what Italian film of the last half-century doesn't?tavernier wrote:But there's a Morricone score!
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:57 pm
Antoine Doinel wrote:I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.
Yeah, let's not start this talk again. Blu-ray exclusives don't make any financial sense and Criterion did everything they could in their splashy Blu-ray announcement to discourage people from thinking otherwise.domino harvey wrote:Why would Criterion pool resources on a release they could only put out on the limited scope Blu format? I'm thinking no
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:59 pm
No chance they would bundle it with the book?
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:11 pm
They better. Otherwise I don't see a reason to upgrade if you already own Paramount's *cheap/great* disc.Dr. Mabuse wrote:No chance they would bundle it with the book?
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:15 pm
I was hoping that the illustration was a sly allusion to the training montage of Rocky IV.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:33 pm
So was Days of Heaven.Antoine Doinel wrote:I'm guessing this will be on BluRay (exclusive?) since Paramount's DVD has been out forever, and it is a solid transfer.
Criterion acquired this slate of Paramount titles long before the format war was over and Criterion had committed to Blu-ray. None of their Paramount acquisitions have been announced for Blu so far. It's possible that their contract with Paramount precludes that possibility.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:38 pm
More people already own the book than the Paramount disc. Besides, it's just not rare enough to include. The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.Gigi M. wrote:They better. Otherwise I don't see a reason to upgrade if you already own Paramount's *cheap/great* disc.Dr. Mabuse wrote:No chance they would bundle it with the book?
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:56 pm
I'm thrilled about the release, and can't wait to see what supplements Criterion has come up with. I paid well under $10 for the Paramount disc, so that's no big loss.
Before too many people complain about a lack of surprise in this month's hint, remember that just last month Criterion casually dropped the news that three titles that nobody here was expecting (Chungking Express, El Norte, Walkabout redux) would be out later this fall. They could have just told us that Blu-ray was coming and saved those titles for newsletter hints. That Rosselini Eclipse set was a big surprise too.
Before too many people complain about a lack of surprise in this month's hint, remember that just last month Criterion casually dropped the news that three titles that nobody here was expecting (Chungking Express, El Norte, Walkabout redux) would be out later this fall. They could have just told us that Blu-ray was coming and saved those titles for newsletter hints. That Rosselini Eclipse set was a big surprise too.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:58 pm
I'm desperately hoping for some le Carre involvement. Fascinating man.Highway 61 wrote:The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:35 pm
I'm betting that the BBC doc John Le Carré: The Secret Centre, in which Le Carré discusses his career as a spy for the first time is a safe bet for inclusion.kaujot wrote:I'm desperately hoping for some le Carre involvement. Fascinating man.Highway 61 wrote:The only justification for this release is an interview or commentary with John le Carre or a good doc on the Cold War.
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:43 pm
\:D/Jeff wrote:I'm betting that the BBC doc John Le Carré: The Secret Centre, in which Le Carré discusses his career as a spy for the first time is a safe bet for inclusion.
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:16 am
Yawn ... already out, and overrated.
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:10 am
And what spy film would you rather have in the collection, Carl Lee (And I'm asking with perfect sincerity).Perkins Cobb wrote:Yawn ... already out, and overrated.