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

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:55 pm Mark Kermode doesn’t strike me as the kind of person Criterion would get for an essay. Bet it’s for another Columbia box set. And judging the essay choices for both the release of Boogie Nights and Punch-Drunk Love, I don’t know if PTA would be okay with straight ahead film criticism on one of his movies.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:08 pm I don't think they've included more essays for any of the previously-released titles that was upgraded to 4K, so it could be for a new Columbia box.

"We have [reached out to Criterion]. It was the strangest thing, they kind of have not responded to it. The kind of stuff that I like, it’s that kind of a film. It's very polarizing. People think it's the best thing, or they think it's the biggest piece of shit in the world, and both are okay with me…Somehow, in this particular one, whenever we've approached everybody– I did tell the lawyer and everything after this particular one, 'I will have a chat, and we'll find an outlet for it.' But Criterion doesn't seem to think it's their kind of film, which is bizarre."

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"I'm trying really hard," he added, telling anyone eager to see the film to "Write to Criterion and let them know. They just kind of ignored me for about a year, and I just thought, 'I'll move on because people are wanting to see it.'"

Matt wrote:This seems like a film any number of small distributors would trip over themselves to acquire and do an equally (of not more) lavish an edition as Criterion. Tarsem may want that Criterion imprimatur, though.

yoloswegmaster wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:55 pm Encounters of the Spooky Kind and Mr. Vampire I-III open with the Criterion and Janus logos (Mr. Vampire IV does not).

Matt wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:57 pm This seems like a film any number of small distributors would trip over themselves to acquire and do an equally (of not more) lavish an edition as Criterion. Tarsem may want that Criterion imprimatur, though.