Criterion In March
12-22-04, 01:46 PM
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Criterion In March
Coverart is available for all titles except for #281, which is a Box Art Coming Soon...the next FOUR spines are also Coming Soon.
276, 279 and 280 retail for $29.99. The rest retail for $39.95.
#276 - The River
-New high-definition digital transfer from the 2004 film restoration
-Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
-New video interview with director Martin Scorsese
-2000 audio interview with Ken McEldowney, producer of The River
-Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair, a 1995 documentary produced for the BBC Bookmark series, following author Rumer Godden as she journeys back to her childhood home in India
-Stills gallery featuring production photos and publicity stills
-Original theatrical trailer
-Essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
#278 - L'Eclisse
Special Edition Double-disc Set
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer
-Audio commentary by film scholar Richard Peña, program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
-Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema, a 56-minute documentary exploring the director’s life and career
-The Sickness of Eros, a new video piece about Antonioni and L’eclisse, featuring Italian film critic Adriano Apra and longtime Antonioni friend Carlo di Carlo
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-New essays by film critics Jonathan Rosenbaum and Gilberto Perez
-More!
#279 - Young Torless
-New, restored digital transfer
-2004 video interview with writer-director Volker Schlöndorff in which he talks about the making of the film and reflects upon its impact
-Rare presentation of the original score by acclaimed composer Hans Werner Henze (The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Swann in Love), with a video introduction by Volker Schlöndorff
-Original theatrical trailer
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-More!
#280 - Sword of Doom
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer
-A new essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien
-New and improved English subtitle translation
#281 - Jules and Jim
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
-Two audio commentaries: one featuring co-writer Jean Gruault, Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman, editor Claudine Bouché, and Truffaut scholar Annette Insdorf; the other featuring legendary actress Jeanne Moreau and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana
-New video interview with director of photography Coutard
-Exclusive video interview with co-writer Gruault
-New video conversation between scholars Robert Stam and Dudley Andrew
-Excerpts from an episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps dedicated to François Truffaut
-Segment from the French program L’Invité du Dimanche (1969), featuring Truffaut and Moreau
-Truffaut on novelist Henri-Pierre Roché, from the French program Bibliothèque de poche (1966)
-Archival audio interview with Truffaut
-More!
276, 279 and 280 retail for $29.99. The rest retail for $39.95.
#276 - The River
-New high-definition digital transfer from the 2004 film restoration
-Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
-New video interview with director Martin Scorsese
-2000 audio interview with Ken McEldowney, producer of The River
-Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair, a 1995 documentary produced for the BBC Bookmark series, following author Rumer Godden as she journeys back to her childhood home in India
-Stills gallery featuring production photos and publicity stills
-Original theatrical trailer
-Essays by film scholars Ian Christie and Alexander Sesonske
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
#278 - L'Eclisse
Special Edition Double-disc Set
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer
-Audio commentary by film scholar Richard Peña, program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
-Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema, a 56-minute documentary exploring the director’s life and career
-The Sickness of Eros, a new video piece about Antonioni and L’eclisse, featuring Italian film critic Adriano Apra and longtime Antonioni friend Carlo di Carlo
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-New essays by film critics Jonathan Rosenbaum and Gilberto Perez
-More!
#279 - Young Torless
-New, restored digital transfer
-2004 video interview with writer-director Volker Schlöndorff in which he talks about the making of the film and reflects upon its impact
-Rare presentation of the original score by acclaimed composer Hans Werner Henze (The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Swann in Love), with a video introduction by Volker Schlöndorff
-Original theatrical trailer
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-More!
#280 - Sword of Doom
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer
-A new essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien
-New and improved English subtitle translation
#281 - Jules and Jim
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
-New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
-Two audio commentaries: one featuring co-writer Jean Gruault, Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman, editor Claudine Bouché, and Truffaut scholar Annette Insdorf; the other featuring legendary actress Jeanne Moreau and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana
-New video interview with director of photography Coutard
-Exclusive video interview with co-writer Gruault
-New video conversation between scholars Robert Stam and Dudley Andrew
-Excerpts from an episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps dedicated to François Truffaut
-Segment from the French program L’Invité du Dimanche (1969), featuring Truffaut and Moreau
-Truffaut on novelist Henri-Pierre Roché, from the French program Bibliothèque de poche (1966)
-Archival audio interview with Truffaut
-More!
12-22-04, 02:30 PM
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Everytime there is a Criterion thread listing upcoming titles, I always hope for Sword Of Doom. I love Samurai films. I clicked on this thread, scrolled down and almost wet my pants when I saw it. Cheap too for a Criterion. I emailed Homevision and Jon Mulvaney about Sword Of Doom and got the "We can't discuss titles beyond what are already mentioned." response. I should have known this meant it was in the works. First, Samurai Assassin from Animeigo in February and now this. 2 Kihachi Okamoto titles back to back.
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12-22-04, 03:40 PM
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It seems they slipped a new boxset in. Pricetag of $79.95.
#282-285 - Three War Films (by Andrzej Wajda)
A Generation
Kanal
Ashes and Diamonds
BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
-New, restored high-definition digital transfers
-Audio commentary by film scholar Annette Insdorf on Ashes and Diamonds
-Exclusive new interviews on each film with Andrzej Wajda, assistant director Janusz Morgenstern, and film critic Jerzy Plazewski
-Vintage newsreel on the making of Ashes and Diamonds
-Ceramics from Ilza (Ceramika Ilzecka), Wajda’s 1951 film school short
-Rare behind-the-scenes production photos, publicity stills, and posters for all three films
-A gallery of Andrzej Wajda’s original drawings and paintings
-New and improved English subtitle translations
-Plus: New essays by film scholars and critics Ewa Mazierska, John Simon, and Paul Coates
#282-285 - Three War Films (by Andrzej Wajda)
A Generation
Kanal
Ashes and Diamonds
BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
-New, restored high-definition digital transfers
-Audio commentary by film scholar Annette Insdorf on Ashes and Diamonds
-Exclusive new interviews on each film with Andrzej Wajda, assistant director Janusz Morgenstern, and film critic Jerzy Plazewski
-Vintage newsreel on the making of Ashes and Diamonds
-Ceramics from Ilza (Ceramika Ilzecka), Wajda’s 1951 film school short
-Rare behind-the-scenes production photos, publicity stills, and posters for all three films
-A gallery of Andrzej Wajda’s original drawings and paintings
-New and improved English subtitle translations
-Plus: New essays by film scholars and critics Ewa Mazierska, John Simon, and Paul Coates
12-22-04, 04:33 PM
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SWORD OF DOOM??? Nice! 
12-22-04, 06:41 PM
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L'Eclisse, finally!!!! Sword of Doom, what I never heard of this, but on imdb.com its seems to be a pretty good film. Goody goody!!! Thanks for the info!
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12-23-04, 06:58 AM
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Sword of Doom is an incredible film and I may well have to double dip on that one if the transfer is sufficiently good. Looks like I'll be returning my yet as unopened Fox Lorber Jules & Jim after the holidays as well.
12-27-04, 07:53 AM
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The discs now have dates, according to CriterionDVD.com.
3/01
The River
3/15
L'eclisse
Young Torless
The Sword of Doom
3/29
Jules and Jim
Three War Films (by Andrzej Wajda) - A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds
3/01
The River
3/15
L'eclisse
Young Torless
The Sword of Doom
3/29
Jules and Jim
Three War Films (by Andrzej Wajda) - A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds
01-07-05, 12:38 PM
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...I am not so impressed with Jules and Jim's cover....they could have kept or used the MK2 covers as an inspiration.....
.....L'eclisse on the other hand is SUPPERB!!!
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.....L'eclisse on the other hand is SUPPERB!!!
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01-07-05, 02:19 PM
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absolutely nothing....why? 
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I am not sure what you have in mind but if you are asking why I am not picking up Kagemusha and Sword of Doom...there are 4 other dvds that I am picking up the same month (3 being non R1 releases) so my budget is pretty much limited. But I am not sure if this is your question....I am perplexed.
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I am not sure what you have in mind but if you are asking why I am not picking up Kagemusha and Sword of Doom...there are 4 other dvds that I am picking up the same month (3 being non R1 releases) so my budget is pretty much limited. But I am not sure if this is your question....I am perplexed.
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01-07-05, 02:55 PM
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I only asked because of your post that said you're not buying any of the Asian titles.
That, and even though you're prolific in the non-R1 section, you never seem to chime in on the Asian dvd threads.
I was just wondering if there was something about Asian cinema you didn't like...
That, and even though you're prolific in the non-R1 section, you never seem to chime in on the Asian dvd threads.
I was just wondering if there was something about Asian cinema you didn't like...
