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Wouldn't be the first time I bought something right before it gets re-announced. All you guys can thank me now!

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Thanks Shagrath!!! :) :) I will tell tales of your greatness

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That must be it. I love that film and can't wait to see it in HD.

I absolutely agree with this!

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Second Sight dont have a date yet but there's also an Australian disc coming from Umbrella Entertainment on March 6 (who have used MGM masters for other exclusive blu releases like Viva Maria and Electra Glide in Blue)

http://shop.jbhifi.com.au/dvd/dvd-ge...blu-ray/679420

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Does anyone know whats up with Blue Underground? Are they done releasing titles? Going bankrupt...?

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They've been releasing value pack dvd's. It doesn't look like they are going to be releasing any blu-rays in the near future.

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regarding 'The Brood' I thought the UK cut was slightly trimmed, while the US home video release is the full gorier cut of the film - I don't want to buy Second Sight's edition if it's abbreviated.

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Thanks for answering, and my apologies for not posting this in the right topic. I thought I was in the BU topic when I posted that for some reason...

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The Australian release is listed as uncut.

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Awesome. Can't wait for Cronenberg's commentary.

I wonder if they'll interview Stephen Lack. Poor guy seems to be the most hated actor in Cronenberg's filmography. The Scanners board on IMDB has plenty of harsh critiques of his performance.

I'd be down for that. Shivers desperately needs to be reissued by someone. And I love hearing Cronenberg comment on his early work. Well, I love hearing him comment on anything, but especially his earlier films. I love his calm, scientific analyses of the insanity unfolding onscreen.

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Cronenberg commentaries are always worth the price.

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Well, he IS quite bad in the movie.

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The May announcement should be tomorrow. Any guesses?

I'm guessing:

Wim Wenders box set (I'm going to keep guessing this until it finally happens.)
Eraserhead
Medium Cool
Lord of the Flies upgrade
an Eclipse set

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I'm excited to see an Eraserhead announcement.

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Anyone know why the "On the Waterfront" release is so much more expensive than regular Criterion releases?

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It's a 2-disc BD set, so its MSRP is higher by $10. The Battle of Algiers, The Seven Samurai, and Brazil (among others) are also at that price point.

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For those who do not know about thr Subkultur Entertainment release of SCANNERS on Blu, I doubt even Criterion can surpass its quality. I imported it, and the picture is FANTASTIC, easilly Criterion level or above. SCANNERS is probably my favorite Cronenberg film, and my expectations were very high. Bitrate averages 40 Mbits, and the LPCM uncompressed mono track is perfect.

Really wish the earlier Cronenberg films would get the same treatment. SHIVERS, RABID, and THE BROOD would be most welcome!

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Where did you buy it and is it region free?

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Agreed. :thumbsup:

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Seeing that Lord Of The Flies was JUST hinted at, I doubt it'll be announced tomorrow...

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Grey Gardens has been hinted at a while ago, I'm assuming it should be coming soon.

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wishlist for today:

BRUTE FORCE
FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
ERASERHEAD
SCANNERS
SHORT CUTS

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2046 surprise release out of nowhere.

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It wouldn't be the first time that a title was announced within a month of being hinted at in the newsletter. (For example, Repo Man was hinted at in December and announced in January.)

Which isn't to say that it will happen this time - I'm just throwing out random guesses based on what we know they're working on.

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Yes, please!

Meanwhile, here's my wishlist for today:

Eraserhead

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Mon Oncle

Summertime (in the proper widescreen aspect ratio!)

Yoidore Tenshi

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Eraserhead would rule.

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some more Tati in blu please...

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Can't ever have too much Kurosawa. Wish CC had Ran.

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now that's a fucking month! :thumbsup:

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Not an amazing month, but I fucking love Life is Sweet, and it's great to see it finally getting an R1 release.

I've never heard of Jubal, but it's also nice to see some more westerns in the collection.

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meh.

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Hmm... glad to see Band a Part get the upgrade, but not a super-exciting month for me.

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not a big month for me...I may get Band of Outsiders

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Glad to see the original 3:10 To Yuma getting a Blu-Ray release...

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same here...

I might bite for 'Life is Sweet' since I like Mike Leigh's films.

wish, Criterion would release more Ken Loach films - specifically 'My Name is Joe'

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Likewise. I do have it on DVD, but a blu-ray upgrade would be nice for that.

I'd also like to see some John Duigan films, particularly Flirting and The Year My Voice Broke.

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I'd love to see more Ken Loach in the collection. I've only seen a few of his films, but Kes is one of my all-time favorites, and I really liked Looks and Smiles and Sweet Sixteen.

My Name is Joe is one of the seven films on the BFI's list of the top 100 British films that I haven't been able to get a hold of/watch, so I'd be particularly interested in a good release of that.

I doubt Criterion would be interested, but I also wish some kind distributor would get around to releasing The Angels' Share here in the US.

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Criterion needs to get their hands on some Lukas Moodysson. With the exception of On The Waterfront, these past couple months have been very "meh".

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Same here. A disappointing month in my opinion.