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chrisandy007 wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 11:55 pm It's been a minute since I've asked this but are the guesses here based on anything or just personal opinions

A mix. Sometimes imminent titles have been strongly hinted by Criterion or contributors involved, sometimes someone might know something… much of the time it’s just guesswork and wishful thinking!

chrisandy007 wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 11:55 pm It's been a minute since I've asked this but are the guesses here based on anything or just personal opinions

Yes.

Some people have heard things through the grapevine & are expecting them (ie. knowing someone who gets commissioned for artwork or seeing a director at a q&a mention something), others are more wishful thinking (things that have been OOP for a while, noticing restorations than have been done & hoping they've been licensed).

Wayyyy back in the day there were literal secret lists of known acquisitions that some of us knew about. Those of us who knew something didn’t say shit or allude to anything because we wanted to not piss off the leakers and get iced out in the future though, so I’m sure the same applies here. ie anyone who actually knows something won’t be “guessing” anyways (except Bressonaire, who does it so close to their announcements that it doesn’t really matter… but his brazenness is why we know he’s in the know!)

chrisandy007 wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 11:55 pm It's been a minute since I've asked this but are the guesses here based on anything or just personal opinions

There are a lot of educated guesses, but some people try to conjure a desired title into existence.

RSTooley wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 2:50 am

chrisandy007 wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 11:55 pm It's been a minute since I've asked this but are the guesses here based on anything or just personal opinions

There are a lot of educated guesses, but some people try to conjure a desired title into existence.

I'd love to think that some of my guesses conjured their existence...maybe as much as a decade beforehand, but they did eventually make it in.

‘Monthly’ guessed Hud about 46 times.

Prescient.

In the spirit of the conversation I am guess-wishing a Kira Muratova set into existence.

I'll guess-wish a Ruiz box and La Flor.

I’ll guess Bollywood titles until I will all the ones I want into existence.

I'm on a little run with There Will Be Blood. I'll keep it going... fingers crossed

today is my birthday, so here is a list of wishes that are all genuinely realistic. I always mix mine on personal opinion but also realistic stuff I know has been restored, or is held by a studio Criterion usually works with. I would buy literally all of these releases

Lost in Translation (Sofia's b-day yesterday!)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Days and Nights in the Forest
The Secret Agent
The Sweet Hereafter
Petulia
Sweet Smell of Success
Z
Eclipse: Kazuo Hara's Naked Truths

Happy Birthday Ryan, may you get at least one of your picks. I myself would definitely love to see Lost In Translation

‘Petulia’ would be a great addition to the collection.

I also look forward to other Julie Christie classics:

Darling (formerly on laserdisc);

The Go-Between;

and Fahrenheit 451.

ryannichols7 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 3:00 pm today is my birthday, so here is a list of wishes that are all genuinely realistic. I always mix mine on personal opinion but also realistic stuff I know has been restored, or is held by a studio Criterion usually works with. I would buy literally all of these releases

Lost in Translation (Sofia's b-day yesterday!)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Days and Nights in the Forest
The Secret Agent
The Sweet Hereafter
Petulia
Sweet Smell of Success
Z
Eclipse: Kazuo Hara's Naked Truths

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Hoping that you get one of those titles announced, or at the very least the announcement today Ryan!

I have a ritual when they're announced. I shrink my browser to being really narrow, load the page and make a little scope with my hand to look through to click the 'Shop Now' button. I then scroll right to the bottom of the page. I then slowly scroll up and reveal two new releases at a time. It's alway exciting to see what might be released next...

I wonder will they be delayed this month because of the 30% off sale?

If anything, there's more incentive to announce titles because the 30% applies to preorders, so some people will inevitably add some of the new announcements into an order

Yeah this seems like a "licensor dragging their feet on cover art approval" situation. I'd bet it'll be resolved before the end of the day.

They almost never announce on Friday.

thebatman97080 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 5:39 pm They almost never announce on Friday.

They literally announced this month’s releases on a Friday (February 13th).

guyetgenevieve wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 5:51 pm

thebatman97080 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 5:39 pm They almost never announce on Friday.

They literally announced this month’s releases on a Friday (February 13th).

And both Feb and March of 2025 were announced on a Friday.

Seeing they just posted a closet video on their instagram, I guess we aren’t getting anything till next week. Damn sorry Ryan.

What’s the connection? There are still 3 hours in the workday.

It could be recency bias, but rarely does Criterion make announcements after 2:00pm EST. Also, their socials are usually inactive prior to an announcement being released. Dropping a closet video feels like something they want to gain interactions on for a bit and not to be overshadowed by announcements.

Delayed til Monday with a tease of a SAFE 4K upgrade.