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Old 07-05-04 | 12:23 AM
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I would love a Criterion Twice Upon a Time, though with George Lucas as producer, I doubt that would happen.

I'd love multiple commentary tracks with the voice cast (though it would sadly lack Lorenzo Music) and director/screenwriters, not to mention both PG and PG-13 sountracks.

If nothing else, this movie is dying for a widescreen presentation and 5.1 sound.
Old 07-05-04 | 01:38 AM
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I would buy a set containing the works of René Laloux.
Old 10-11-04 | 08:54 PM
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with there only being a handful of episodes, why not:

MTV's The Maxx: Criterion Collection
Old 10-12-04 | 08:21 AM
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Originally posted by Matt Millheiser
I doubt it. Otherwise, that massive Pearl Harbor special edition would have been another CC title (and despite the crapitudinous nature of the movie, CC would have gladly taken it), instead of a Vista Series release from Disney.

Also Royal Tenenbaums, while a small hit for Disney, was not exactly a "sell-thru" title. I'm sure it was easy for Disney to allow it to go to Criterion. That having been said, if Anderson's upcoming The Life Aquatic turns out to be a HUGE SMASH, I can guarantee you that Criterion won't be able to get within 150 yards of the film.
Roy?

Actually, it's almost a certainty that Criterion will be releasing The Life Aquatic.

I wouldn't be going too far out on a limb to say that Wes Anderson might have something in his contract that allows Criterion the first right of refusal.

The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion DVD was being worked on during the shooting of the actual movie. This is evident by the Easter Egg on the disc, where Ben Stiller (in character) introduces the Criterion Collection disc -- something that was clearly shot during production of the film.

A lot of what Criterion puts out has to do with the rights they are able to get, some to do with the studios/filmmakers they approach -- but I have heard they are actually pretty open to discussing works that a filmmaker approaches them with themselves. As mentioned earlier; that's how The Rock and Armageddon ended up in the Collection.

But back to the original topic; it was mentioned that CC are definitely open to important animated works -- but it comes down to rights and finding the appropriate films.
Old 10-12-04 | 08:36 AM
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Originally posted by Got_Criterion
with there only being a handful of episodes, why not:

MTV's The Maxx: Criterion Collection
Oh man The Max: CC would be sweet

One of my favorite Image comics of all time.
Old 10-13-04 | 10:21 AM
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I've been requesting The Plague Dogs from Criterion for almost ten years now.
Old 10-13-04 | 11:06 AM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
I would buy a set containing the works of René Laloux.
I'll give that an amen. I grew up with the dubbed Gandahar, and I still can't get over the odd quirks of the animation. It and the other films may not be so great as films (Fantastic Planet was, IMO, was more of a fascinating illustration of a story than a complete story in itself), the animation in each is uniquely fascinating. Its too bad René Laloux died this past March...I can only hope that this relative unknown left some sort of personal account of his few films, and that Criterion (or someone else who delights in lengthy audio and text extras) can dig into such a cache.

I would like to see a Criterion edition of Starewicz' The Tale of the Fox, myself. Easily the greatest achievement in stop motion animation. I'll forever mourn the fact that the majority of our children will be growing up on today's CGI tripe, and not truly magical little gems like this.
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I wish Criterion could release Disney films in a more "adult" way, meaning that there would be commentaries, more making ofs, and more information on the impact that the films made.

I would buy every single one of them.
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I would cut off a finger for a Plague Dogs: Criterion Edition.

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