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soundchaser wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:00 pm Really burying the lede that two cuts of TEXASVILLE are included with The Last Picture Show!!!

DimitriL wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:20 pm

soundchaser wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:00 pm Really burying the lede that two cuts of TEXASVILLE are included with The Last Picture Show!!!

I’m a tiny bit stunned that people haven’t picked up on this little bombshell yet.

fiendishthingy wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:44 pm Edited to add that I just realized that Ozu’s 120th birthday is on a Tuesday in December (the 12th), so that would be a perfect day for some sort of box set…

ryannichols7 wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:54 pm

Calvin wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:02 am I'd say Ozu has the shortest odds - this year is the 120th anniversary of his birth (and 60th of his death), with Shochiku sponsoring events to mark it worldwide - including complete retrospectives. Criterion have upgraded relatively few of his films and some have already had more recent restorations.

not to mention his 120th birth/day falls on a Tuesday, 12 December. obviously they'd probably be more likely to release it in November since it's a sale month, but I agree...Shochiku is pushing this big time (as one can see on their social media), the BFI have confirmed they're doing releases. I just can't see a way Criterion sits this one out

Blutarsky wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:56 pm I mean, it seems like for the past two years we have been gifted with two Scorsese releases. Curious what y’all think?

DeprongMori wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:53 pm

Blutarsky wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:56 pm I mean, it seems like for the past two years we have been gifted with two Scorsese releases. Curious what y’all think?

Since 2020, we’ve gotten:

• Mean Streets (4K UHD) - November 21, 2023
• After Hours (4K UHD) - July 11, 2023
• The Last Waltz (4K UHD) - March 29, 2023
• “Raging Bull” (4K UHD) - July 12, 2022
• Rolling Thunder Revue (Blu-ray*) - January 19, 2021
• The Irishman (Blu-ray*) - November 24, 2020
• Scorsese Shorts (Blu-ray*) - May 26, 2020

Prior to that, The Age of Innocence was 2018, and The Last Temptation of Christ was 2012, both on Blu-ray*, so Criterion seems to be on a roll recently with Scorsese.

There was a new 35mm print of the full 155 minute New York, New York at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, but I don’t believe it was a restoration. I’m reasonably sure that Criterion is working closely as possible with Scorsese to get as much of his work into definitive releases while he’s still able. I’m guessing that either Taxi Driver or New York, New York will be next. Fingers crossed for Bringing Out the Dead soon, which is lacking even an HD Blu-ray release anywhere — plus, best to get Paul Schrader’s active participation on that and Taxi Driver soon.



(* Criterion’s first 4K UHD release was November 2021, and all subsequent Scorsese releases have been in that format. The Age of Innocence, Rolling Thunder Revue, and Scorsese Shorts Blu-ray releases were all based on new 4K masters, so are all likely candidates for eventual 4K UHD re-issues. Only The Last Temptation of Christ is lacking a new 4K master, so I’m guessing that will be prioritized over the other current releases for an update.)

Ribs wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:18 pm I don't really see Columbia letting go of Taxi Driver. It's one of the, like, ten, if not five, most iconic films associated with the studio, it's entirely on another tier then Last Picture Show. I'm sure they'll just port their disc out on its own as a steelbook or otherwise, especially as I don't really see what Criterion would add to it.

I also am quite confused by the amount of people who seem to want Criterion to spend time doing releases that already exist in the US. Very odd to me.

ryannichols7 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:22 am

Ribs wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:18 pm I also am quite confused by the amount of people who seem to want Criterion to spend time doing releases that already exist in the US. Very odd to me.

ditto. and I'll admit my bias against Scorcese before saying anything else, but wouldn't people want one of his movies that doesn't already have a serviceable disc? I understand it can't be bought separately, but maybe have Sony do that and free CC to do something else? sure, Taxi Driver was a laserdisc title much like Last Picture Show was, but the latter is legitimately the first UHD upgrade to have new supplements on it (and a gigantic one, at that). I legitimately haven't a clue what Criterion could add to Taxi Driver, especially considering they're barely adding much to Mean Streets, which seems like it should've been paired with the shorts or at least some other film. but hey, the market dictates what it wants...

diamonds wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:06 pm We are so back.

brundlefly wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:00 am so when I saw comments like

diamonds wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:06 pm We are so back.

my reaction was, "Back buying the same dozen movies over and over."

Mostly I'm hoping the lack of a November Eustache box doesn't mean they're either going to only release Mother and the Whore and be content to let the rest ride on the channel or dump them into a Zetterling/Widerberg new-Eclipse blu set. This seemed like a good opportunity to get press on that, but hopefully it just means they're not ready yet and they'll have it for the February flash sale.