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DRW.mov wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 9:57 pm
Hasn't there been a consistent annual box since 2017 with Bergman? Bergman, Olympics, Fellini, Varda, WKW, Pasolini, the CC40 box, and then Wes? Am I missing one?

MichaelB wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:20 amYou’d probably have to exclude Leigh’s BBC-owned television work, which would leave a gaping hole: as far as most of my compatriots are concerned, Leigh is the man who made Abigail’s Party and Nuts in May. And of course it was in television that Leigh really refined and perfected his approach across a pretty big chunk of his career (1971-88).

That said, the BBC iPlayer currently has a gorgeous 4K UHD restoration of Nuts in May, which may or may not be a harbinger of something.

(Although a 4K of Abigail’s Party would be pointless; it was entirely shot on standard definition PAL videotape.)

MichaelB wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 11:03 am Altman would be pretty much impossible. The rights issues with California Split are well documented and presumably irresolvable without the intervention of a generous millionaire, and there are also lots of titles vaulted at Disney, including major ones.

beamish14 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:10 pm

MichaelB wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 11:03 am Altman would be pretty much impossible. The rights issues with California Split are well documented and presumably irresolvable without the intervention of a generous millionaire, and there are also lots of titles vaulted at Disney, including major ones.

Jazz ‘34 is tragically out of reach, too. I’m curious about the status of television works like Rattlesnake in a Cooler and The Laundromat, though. Are the Harold Pinter adaptations Disney via ABC?

Never Cursed wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:15 pm

beamish14 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:10 pm

MichaelB wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 11:03 am Altman would be pretty much impossible. The rights issues with California Split are well documented and presumably irresolvable without the intervention of a generous millionaire, and there are also lots of titles vaulted at Disney, including major ones.

Jazz ‘34 is tragically out of reach, too. I’m curious about the status of television works like Rattlesnake in a Cooler and The Laundromat, though. Are the Harold Pinter adaptations Disney via ABC?

The two you mention are available either on backchannels or up on YouTube. The only post-60s thing he did that’s completely non-circulating is Precious Blood. I’ve finished Altman’s filmography and, based in his other TV work, would not be too stressed about not having any of these.

beamish14 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 5:03 am

onedimension wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 4:30 am What would be the easiest director sets given rights, restorations, and quantity of films? A complete Robert Bresson box seems fairly attainable, so does a complete Antonioni.. Mike Leigh? Jane Campion?

Fassbinder, but that would possibly necessitate 2 or 3 volumes

Maybe Wim Wenders

Lemdog wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 12:36 am Dead Presidents - just bought the dvd today, so I'm sure it will be announced tomorrow, you're welcome everyone.

Bressonaire wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 2:40 pm The Great McGinty/State of the Union/The Last Hurrah, or some other election-themed film, given it's a political year

Close The Door, Raymond wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:45 am Muriel's Wedding 4k
Reality Bites 4K
A River Run Through It 4K
Suburbia (Linklater) 4K

Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van 4K
Jim Sheridan & Daniel Day Lewis X 3: My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer 4K