bluetoast

Yeah...wondering about that. Perhaps it's not in HD and is more of a 'bonus'?

Solid Snake

on Blow Out, Murder A la Mod was HD....

NoirFan

I believe all three (?) of the full-length films included as extras on Criterion Blu-rays have been in HD - Murder a la Mod (1080p), The Traveler (1080i) and Bucking Broadway (1080i), so that bodes well for Killer's Kiss. I guess we can rule out Fear and Desire ever getting a release now.

musick

JAYARE

CUL-DE-SAC, THE KILLING and IF... for me, once they get cheap

Hokeyboy

THE KILLING is an absolute must purchase. No question. One of the greatest heist films of all times. Including Killer's Kiss is a nice bonus as well, although I'm not as crazy about that film. It's OK to Good, but nothing more.

ORPHEUS is another must purchase, although I wish we had the rest of the "Orphic Trilogy" as well. No one got meta like Cocteau.

NoirFan

It's certainly their most prolific month ever, correct? Seven Blu-rays is quite a slate.

MTRodaba2468

It would be nice if the whole set could have gotten released. However, seeing how that set is OOP due to the whole Studio Canal thing, I guess we'll have to make due with this. Oh well, I'm certainly fine upgrading that one film.

Adam Tyner

We've gotten/are getting seven this month -- Fat Girl, Smiles of a Summer Night, Something Wild, Diabolique, Pale Flower, The Great Dictator, and Solaris.

Six in June. Six in July. Rolling back the calendar: six in April, five in March, six in February, and five in January.

musick

now just need Rushmore and Life Aquatic to be announced

bluetoast

Good news for Killer's Kiss, after hearing about those other titles. Now, if only we could get Madadayo. That's the only Kurosawa film that Criterion hasn't released apart from the AK 100 set...

NoirFan

And to think, we actually made it several hours into the monthly Criterion announcement without the obligatory Wes Anderson comment.

PopcornTreeCt

Goddamn hipsters!

Just some things I noticed... The Battle of Algiers is 2 Blu-ray discs (I believe this is a first) and The Killing set has 2 full-length movies though it's one disc. The Complete Jean Vigo is called a box set though it is only 1 disc. 7 releases... 8 discs... arguably 10 movies.

nitin77

bloody hell, all must haves for me. Great month!

sleepyhead55

I'll probably pick up all of these at some point. The Killing and Cul De Sac are the highest priority for me. That Eclipse release sounds intriguing.

Is this the first time that Criterion has released a Korean title?

Solid Snake

Yes. Their first one.

jrsl76

Top Priorities: The Killing, Orpheus
Lowest Priority: Secret Sunshine

Still interested in them all as I usually am.

MTRodaba2468

Just off the top of my head, The Leopard, Seven Samurai and The Night Of The Hunter were all 2-Disc Blu-Ray sets (and with the DVD being a 3-Disc set, it makes sense).

I was surprised that they're putting all the Vigo films on one disc, until I realized that L'Atalante was the only one that was feature length.

PopcornTreeCt

Oops. Yes, you're very right about those.

Hammer99

I'm in for Cul-De-Sac, The Killing, Battle of Algiers, and especially if...

Brent L

I just foolishly knocked over a glass of soda and it went all over a handful of my Criterions, damaging artwork. What is the email to contact them about replacement covers?

EDIT:

Nevermind, I got it. I hope they can help me out.

Supermallet

I want all of those except Secret Sunshine. One of the best single batches I've seen from Criterion in a very long time.

georgec

All in for The Killing. A great film and a great package, it seems.

I have Algiers on DVD, so I may not upgrade immediately but perhaps later down the road.

JayDerek

I'm definitely in for The Killing - but will need to rent the others first

Solid Snake

so....a handful of CC BDs is like....8 or 9?