Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

[domino harvey]

Whoever is designing another shitty gift box of repackagings. I count 13 existing Criterion releases and a few former laserdisc titles, so we prob aren’t getting anything new in whatever this is

[yoloswegmaster]

This is very likely just a gift set containing already released Criterion titles that were screened during the program. The reddit user won this set because they attended at least 40 of the 50 screenings (alongside 3 others who did the same thing), and I would assume that this set is only for those 4 people. Though I already see a different reddit user jumping the gun and creating theories that it's going to contain new titles.

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

If that is the case, these four people should be punished for attending that many TIFF screenings.

[dwk]

Box set contains 50 copies of Border Radio.

[yoloswegmaster]

Who gives a shit about TIFF especially now?

If that is the case, these four people should be punished for attending that many TIFF screenings.

Ok, I will bite. What's your beef with TIFF?

[yoloswegmaster]

Box set contains 50 copies of Border Radio.

And a bonus disc of Sólo con tu pareja (which actually was a part of this program).

[Lowry_Sam]

Is it just a compilation of old dvd's? If the box contains either blu-rays or UHDs with the new restos of Matador & Braindead/Dead/Alive, I'll gladly take one off anybody's hands.

[black&huge]

In The Cut where Mark Ruffalo eats Meg Ryan's ass directed by Jane Campion. Where's the Criterion 4k?

[lzx]

Ok, I will bite. What's your beef with TIFF?

Missed opportunity to ask "What's your tiff with TIFF?" \:D/

In all seriousness, a Criterion release of Sexy Beast would be very welcome. The Twilight Time Blu is long OOP.

[Matt]

A user on Reddit posted that they got an email with a free Tiff 50 boxset from Criterion. More info to come.

The email posted says

Hi Jamie, If you attended last night's screening of The Boy and the Heron, you will know that Cameron mentioned you by name as one of four TIFF Members who have been to more than 40 films in The TIFF Story in 50 Films series. That's incredible! I hope you enjoyed our series, and thank you for being such a loyal member! To express our gratitude, we would like to gift you a new Criterion TIFF 50 Box Set. This will be arriving any day now and I will be back in touch soon to clarify where and when you can collect this from TIFF Lightbox.

My guess is this is probably just a little custom gift set of the 10 Criterion titles out of that 50. Similar to that 10 Years of Rialto Films DVD box set. But Criterion is certainly welcome to give us a UHD of Dead Ringers!

[Lowry_Sam]

But Criterion is certainly welcome to give us a UHD of Dead Ringers!

Roger & Me, Maelstrom, Braindead, The Killer, Harlan County USA, Boogie Nights, Matador, Braindead, Brighte Summer Day, After Life UHDs also welcome. Even though it's a random hodge podge, if it is in fact these titles & UHDs, it's certainly more attractive than the CC40 box if priced similarly.

[mfunk9786]

This sounds like it's definitely just something special they put together to sell at TIFF including existing releases. I can't see the marketability of something like this when stuff like the Sony Classics UHD set and most of the Columbia volumes collect dust on warehouse shelves

[hearthesilence]

Jesus, guy wins a prize and speculation not only runs wild, everyone's got to get their pitchforks out for Criterion.

[Matt]

everyone's got to get their pitchforks out for Criterion

It's our raison d'être! Has been for 25 years.

[Lowry_Sam]

Jesus, guy wins a prize and speculation not only runs wild, everyone's got to get their pitchforks out for Criterion.

Not me, I'm assessing my current media storage situation and contemplating whether a possible box set release warrants buying new shelving or thinning out the existing shelves.

[dwk]

New channel addition La marge opens with the Criterion and Janus logos So do Fresh Kill and Undercurrent.

[olmo]

Boro' at Criterion.

Never thought it possible, hopefully the music rights issues are sorted.

[Mr.DarjeelingLimited]

New channel addition La marge opens with the Criterion and Janus logos So do Fresh Kill and Undercurrent.

FRESH KILL!!!!!! One of the best Sarita Choudhury 90’s films alongside WILD WEST.

[Altair]

La Marge would look great properly restored on BD - I'm not wholly sold on Boro', but this was one of his better films, I thought.

[dwk]

TIFF 50 set, is just a set of three Blu-rays (Princess Bride, Eve's Bayou, and Phoenix).

[Marwood]

TIFF 50 set, is just a set of three Blu-rays (Princess Bride, Eve's Bayou, and Phoenix).

Wow! That Princess Bride blu-ray is a regular scanavo instead of the cloth book edition! Is this TIFF box the only way to get that?

[Matt]

That’s a pretty good prank.

[dwk]

Wow! That Princess Bride blu-ray is a regular scanavo instead of the cloth book edition! Is this TIFF box the only way to get that?

No, I believe they repackaged the Blu sometime ago. May have been just before the UHD was announced.

[yoloswegmaster]

A user on the AwardsWorthy forum was chatting with Peter Becker at the Criterion Van in Toronto and they asked him if Birth was going to be released, when he just smiled and said he couldn't say more at the moment. I guess that is a soft confirmation.

Also just found a post on Reddit where someone overheard a Criterion employee say that Network was coming next year.

[Matt]

La Marge would look great properly restored on BD - I'm not wholly sold on Boro', but this was one of his better films, I thought.

There's an English-friendly German edition from last year with both the producer's and director's cuts.

I put this on last night just because it was short and I love Joe Dallesandro. It was my first non-animated Boro and I really liked it. I expected lots of sex and nudity (and got it), but I was surprised by how matter-of-fact it all was. Not at all the kind of sheets-gripping, gauzy photography titillation one might think. Sweet little cameo by Pépé le Moko, the first film produced by Robert and Raymond Hakim. La marge was their last.