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To all who were interested in this, you should thank me since I bought the out of print blu not terribly long ago and even mentioned it on this forum. I had a sneaky suspicion it would end up on Criterion with all of those other Altmans. I'm increibly happy about it, but damn I wish I hadn't bought the other...jedgeco wrote:Was The Player on anybody's radar before today, or is it a complete surprise?
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Hmmm... It looks like only Spelling Entertainment is credited on that MPAA block too. Fine Line was the theatrical distributor, but perhaps their rights expired. If it had reverted to Spelling, it would be with Paramount now. The Rehab site mentions that they distribute "select titles" for their clients, but I'm guessing that The Player has reverted to one of the producers who is being repped by Rehab rather than Warner.Buttery Jeb wrote:Weirdly enough, Warner Brothers and New Line aren't listed as the rights owners on the Criterion press release. I couldn't enlarge the image, but it looked like Rehab something.
Yes, Fine Line was always just an imprint of New Line (it was Ira Deutchman's shingle there), and New Line is now just an imprint of Warner, having been fully integrated into the parent company a few years ago. MGM owns a lot of intellectual properties like The Hobbit, Rocky, and James Bond but doesn't have the resources to do much with them, so they partner with another studio like Warner or Sony.flyonthewall2983 wrote:Fine Line hasn't been in existence for over a decade now. New Line is still going, but just more as a front for WB's B action movies and comedies. They do seem to be in something with MGM now, having released the Hobbit movies with them and more recently Creed.
I remember that, in the Warner thread. Thank you! I knew the WB Blu was out but I had a feeling Criterion might do something with it, especially after it did go OOP. Seemed very odd for one of their titles to go out of print so soon.Harmonov wrote:To all who were interested in this, you should thank me since I bought the out of print blu not terribly long ago and even mentioned it on this forum. I had a sneaky suspicion it would end up on Criterion with all of those other Altmans. I'm increibly happy about it, but damn I wish I hadn't bought the other...jedgeco wrote:Was The Player on anybody's radar before today, or is it a complete surprise?
Definitely have The Squid and the Whale and Here Comes Mr. Jordan coming. Shampoo is also a strong possibility.FrauBlucher wrote:With Dr Strangelove coming and possibly His Girl Friday, what other titles may we guess is coming from Columbia Pictures/Sony deal?
If not Lost Horizon, then Mr. Deeds Goes to Town seems to be the most logical Capra film to prioritize. But it's a coin flip whether Criterion will get it or Sony will release it themselves at the end of the year like they did with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can't Take It with You.FrauBlucher wrote:How some of these from Sony..... Suddenly, Last Summer, The Age of Innocence (has been restored to 4K several years ago), Lost Horizon, and The Dresser.
Charles Burnett's To Sleep With Anger and/or John Sayles' City of HopeFrauBlucher wrote:With Dr Strangelove coming and possibly His Girl Friday, what other titles may we guess is coming from Columbia Pictures/Sony deal?
I'm hoping for The Awful TruthFrauBlucher wrote:With Dr Strangelove coming and possibly His Girl Friday, what other titles may we guess is coming from Columbia Pictures/Sony deal?
As far as I know, it is. I thought Jack Nicholson owned the U.S. rights to it, and had licensed it to Sony for distribution.Drucker wrote:Is The Passenger still with Sony?
Perhaps this is where we'll get the director's cut of Texasville. I certainly hope so, and would re-buy the film in a second to get both.criterion10 wrote:Considering BBS set is still in print, my guess is Criterion is just trying to break up some of the more notable releases in their box sets (case in point: the upcoming Brief Encounter). My guess is we'll see the same happen to The Last Picture Show at some point.Minkin wrote:I still don't know what to make of Easy Rider standalone - as there's been rumors of the BBS going OOP, but Rhino has already announced their Monkees stupidly website-exclusive limited edition bluray, thus I don't know why that should affect Criterion, but we'll keep an eye out for it.
I think criterion will skip Mr deeds and lost horizon and opt for American madness and the bitter tea of general yen.captveg wrote:If not Lost Horizon, then Mr. Deeds Goes to Town seems to be the most logical Capra film to prioritize. But it's a coin flip whether Criterion will get it or Sony will release it themselves at the end of the year like they did with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can't Take It with You.FrauBlucher wrote:How some of these from Sony..... Suddenly, Last Summer, The Age of Innocence (has been restored to 4K several years ago), Lost Horizon, and The Dresser.