New Hollywood Box Set from Sony
05-10-09, 06:10 PM
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New Hollywood Box Set from Sony
Pre-order from Amazon, no release date yet. MSRP $79.95. Includes: Drive, He Said / Five Easy Pieces / The King of Marvin Gardens / Last Picture Show / A Safe Place / Head / Easy Rider
According to an insider on the Criterion Forum, this set will include extras and "major new restorations". Hopefully the films will be available separately eventually, as I have no desire to revisit Head. Either way, this should be one of the landmark releases of the year.
According to an insider on the Criterion Forum, this set will include extras and "major new restorations". Hopefully the films will be available separately eventually, as I have no desire to revisit Head. Either way, this should be one of the landmark releases of the year.
05-10-09, 07:52 PM
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What an odd boxset...why didn't they just ditch Last Picture Show, leave the rest and label it as an "Early Jack Nicholson" box, since he was involved in all of the other movies in some way?
EDIT: And they could have kept the "early Nicholson" thing going by replacing Picture Show with a new edition of The Last Detail, which Sony owns.
EDIT: And they could have kept the "early Nicholson" thing going by replacing Picture Show with a new edition of The Last Detail, which Sony owns.
05-11-09, 12:18 PM
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Hmmm, that makes more sense, but if that's the case, it's missing Hearts and Minds, though Criterion already released that. And a quick look at IMDb shows that Head and Easy Rider were not BBS productions.
05-11-09, 03:00 PM
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Well, the same people who made Head and Easy Rider were the ones who formed BBS, so it makes sense.
05-11-09, 04:10 PM
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This is supposedly coming out in a few weeks, but I have yet to find any info on specs. Anyone know of any links?
09-30-09, 09:05 PM
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I'm looking forward to getting Head.
I presume that this edition will be in the proper 1.85:1 aspect ratio? The Rhino release was open-matte 4:3.
I presume that this edition will be in the proper 1.85:1 aspect ratio? The Rhino release was open-matte 4:3.
10-09-09, 04:36 PM
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Just checked amazon.com and the release date they had listed (10/20) no longer shows on the product page.
As expected considering the lack of artwork or further details on the set, I'm assuming this means it will be delayed.
As expected considering the lack of artwork or further details on the set, I'm assuming this means it will be delayed.
01-21-10, 07:26 AM
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From HTF:
I had conversation with genial Mike Schlesinger the other night about this. It is definitely NOT cancelled; it's just been a matter of accomodating Bob Rafelson's schedule for supplement participation. Once his material is done, the box will emerge forthwith.
06-05-10, 12:10 PM
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From The Criterion Cast:
And from the Criterion Forum:
Exciting news from the rumor mill! A trusted source buried deep in the business tells me that we should expect another box set this holiday season from the Criterion Collection.
This is still a rumor, and after digging around on the CriterionForum, it’s one that has been kicking around since at least last year, so keep that in mind. I’m told that Criterion has just recently acquired the rights to several films from the producing duo: Bert Schneider (producer of Hearts and Minds and Days of Heaven) and Bob Rafelson, specifically Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. With the recent passing of Dennis Hopper, it’ll be great to have him in one more film in the Collection.
This will most likely be a box set (5-7 films) from the New Hollywood era, produced by Schneider & Rafelson, so it’s safe to assume that Five Easy Pieces will most likely be a part of this set.
Some other tidbits that I was able to pry out of this rumor:
* The box set (again, 5-7 films) will be released around November for a Holiday release (similar to Criterion’s mega Kurosawa set last winter)
* The films will definitely be a Criterion release (not Eclipse) as there will be lots of supplemental materials included.
* There will be a Blu-ray and DVD version of the set.
* The films will not be available individually, only as the set.
So again, this is all just a rumor, but a very exciting rumor at that. With this release, Criterion is proving yet again, that collectible physical media is an important part of our modern culture, especially in terms of film appreciation.
This is still a rumor, and after digging around on the CriterionForum, it’s one that has been kicking around since at least last year, so keep that in mind. I’m told that Criterion has just recently acquired the rights to several films from the producing duo: Bert Schneider (producer of Hearts and Minds and Days of Heaven) and Bob Rafelson, specifically Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show. With the recent passing of Dennis Hopper, it’ll be great to have him in one more film in the Collection.
This will most likely be a box set (5-7 films) from the New Hollywood era, produced by Schneider & Rafelson, so it’s safe to assume that Five Easy Pieces will most likely be a part of this set.
Some other tidbits that I was able to pry out of this rumor:
* The box set (again, 5-7 films) will be released around November for a Holiday release (similar to Criterion’s mega Kurosawa set last winter)
* The films will definitely be a Criterion release (not Eclipse) as there will be lots of supplemental materials included.
* There will be a Blu-ray and DVD version of the set.
* The films will not be available individually, only as the set.
So again, this is all just a rumor, but a very exciting rumor at that. With this release, Criterion is proving yet again, that collectible physical media is an important part of our modern culture, especially in terms of film appreciation.
I confirmed the rumor about the New Hollywood boxset with an individual I know who works at Criterion. They were surprised that the Criterion Cast website was able to leak the story as Criterion has been keeping the set a well guarded secret.
06-05-10, 12:55 PM
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Hmm, I wonder if it will be the same films as previously stated? I would like to see Head with some special features and in widescreen.
06-05-10, 02:19 PM
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Yes, it will be.
Given Criterion's track record, I'm assuming all titles will include extras and be in their OARs.
Originally Posted by Criterion Forum
The set includes the films Five Easy Pieces/ Head/ King of Marvin Gardens/ The Last Picture Show/ Easy Rider/ A Safe Place/ Drive, He Said
06-06-10, 04:43 AM
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A Criterion version of Head? Really? Never thought I'd see that. Sucks we'd have to buy the whole box - I just want that.
06-06-10, 08:42 AM
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I have been waiting on this for a long time but didn't anticipate Criterion possibly handling the release. Having gone Blu last year, I admit I a BD version was what I was hoping for but didn't know if Sony would do that. If the set is now in Criterion's hands, I am beyond thrilled. Please bring it on in Blu-ray! And my wallet is in big trouble from Criterion again!
06-06-10, 01:29 PM
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Yeah this is sweet. But really I don't want the other movies just Head. I wonder what the special features will be on there. It would be nice to see a commentary from the band! I wouldn't think it's a long shot, since they did commentaries for the TV series, I doubt they'd do it together though.
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I had a hard time getting excited about this set since I already own five of these movies on DVD. Despite the promise of input from Rafelson and judging by the diminishing number of supplements on the Sony collector sets, it didn't even appear that there would likely be very many extras, probably not enough to inspire me to bother unless I could get it really cheaply down the road.
Essentially, I would be paying $75+(?) for a matted 16x9 version of 'Head' and two movies I've never seen from the directors of 'Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?' and 'The Two Jakes.'
However, the promise of BD HD versions of 'Five Easy Pieces' and 'The Last Picture Show' (in addition to an HD widescreen 'Head') have gotten me very interested in this set again. I hope the rumors are true.
Essentially, I would be paying $75+(?) for a matted 16x9 version of 'Head' and two movies I've never seen from the directors of 'Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?' and 'The Two Jakes.'
However, the promise of BD HD versions of 'Five Easy Pieces' and 'The Last Picture Show' (in addition to an HD widescreen 'Head') have gotten me very interested in this set again. I hope the rumors are true.
