Discussion on Criterion's movie selection (was joke about The Island release)
07-01-05, 02:25 AM
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Discussion on Criterion's movie selection (was joke about The Island release)
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07-01-05, 07:40 AM
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Funnily enough, I was thinking "The Island" for some reason when I clicked on the link. No choice Criterion could ever make again could be as bad as adding Armageddon to their catalogue.
07-01-05, 07:43 AM
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Thank the Lord. I know Bay signed a 3 movie deal with Crit when he did Armegedon and The Rock, kept the last one open for future releases. This is great news. I love Michael Bay!!!
07-01-05, 08:15 AM
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This does make me wonder, though: does a filmmaker's "tie" to Criterion override the studio's normal attitude towards licensing their films? Like, if Michael Bay did want to do a Criterion edition of The Island, could he overrule Warner Bros and DreamWorks?
But as for this, shouldn't you include the 150-minute documentary of Michael Bay and his charming on-set tantrums, including not-so-rare footage of him yelling at his actors and telling them to "look cooler"?
But as for this, shouldn't you include the 150-minute documentary of Michael Bay and his charming on-set tantrums, including not-so-rare footage of him yelling at his actors and telling them to "look cooler"?
07-01-05, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
all I can say is that the cover's cool.
07-01-05, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
I respectfully disagree. Criterion's covers are ART, not a Photoshop filter on some production stills.
07-01-05, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
This does make me wonder, though: does a filmmaker's "tie" to Criterion override the studio's normal attitude towards licensing their films? Like, if Michael Bay did want to do a Criterion edition of The Island, could he overrule Warner Bros and DreamWorks?
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07-01-05, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by djtoell
No. Although people have this fantasy about directors having an agreement with Criterion, it's in the studios' hands, not theirs.
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07-01-05, 09:54 AM
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No. Although people have this fantasy about directors having an agreement with Criterion, it's in the studios' hands, not theirs.
07-01-05, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dx23
what about Wes Anderson? All his films except Bottle Rocket have been released by Criterion even though Buena Vista controls the rights. I think there is some kind of agreement between directors and Criterion.
Oh well, boo hoo, no Island Criterion for real. What a horrible shame.
07-01-05, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
+What Script? 110 minute documentary including rare interviews with the cast about Michael Bay's "don't worry we'll edit it later" approach to filmmaking.
+Inspiration: 192 minute documentary of the various car commercials that guided Michael Bay to create his masterpiece
+Inspiration: 192 minute documentary of the various car commercials that guided Michael Bay to create his masterpiece
Michael Bay is such a hack. I felt like someone sledgehammered my nuts when I first heard he'd be doing the live-action Transformers movie. Someone needs to banish him, Antoine Fuqua, and Rob Cohen to some far away distant moon where they can't do any more damage.
07-01-05, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by dx23
what about Wes Anderson? All his films except Bottle Rocket have been released by Criterion even though Buena Vista controls the rights.
I think there is some kind of agreement between directors and Criterion.
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07-01-05, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by joliom
Someone needs to banish him, Antoine Fuqua, and Rob Cohen to some far away distant moon where they can't do any more damage.
add McG to that list as well.
07-01-05, 10:05 AM
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i was always told it was directors themselves, but with some time of kickback or something for the studios
A "kickback" for the studios? They own the films. Come on. They're not getting a "kickback" - they're getting a licensing fee. They make the licensing decisions, not the directors. A director's interest in or relationship with an outside company could influence a studio's decisions, but that's about it. The studios certainly aren't reduced to the level of receiving a "kickback or something" on the licensing of a $100 million film that they own.
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07-01-05, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
add McG to that list as well.
Last edited by joliom; 07-01-05 at 06:29 PM.