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I think he's referring to the British release and not the U.S. release.

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Oh! That makes sense I think. Thanks

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The British release is the same disc. Studio Canal performed the transfer and disc authoring. Lionsgate just distributes it for them in the U.S.

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I find I have some things in common. The hate for obnoxious DJs, in particular. As well, a love for vinyl.

Fortunately, not the dorkiness or social awkwardness. And not the snaggletooth. :)

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All right people, are you ready to boogie?
Cause we're going to play some authentic, way-down-in-the-delta blues!
So get ready to rock your world!!!

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Any day now, Criterion.

http://i.imgur.com/2FK2Mf9.jpg

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Criterion doesn't have rights to Studiocanal any more.

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I don't believe Le Samourai is with Studiocanal. The Criterion dvd is still very much in print, unlike the other Melvilles in the collection. The delay almost certainly has to do with the lack of a quality transfer to use for a new blu-ray. A new HD master was created some years back in France and was completely butchered in the same way that the HD transfers for Earrings of Madame De... and Children of Paradise were butchered. I think Criterion learned their lesson and passed on the opportunity to release it until something better comes along.

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http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=20793
May titles

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The addition of Ghost World has made my day. One of my favorite films. Long overdue on Blu-ray. Criterion's involvement is just icing.

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Is Ghost World a safe blind buy? I don't remember much from Bad Santa or Crumb.

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If you're nerdy enough to be part of a DVD forum, then yes, it is.

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In for Ghost World and Othello.

Its funny, during various points every month I find myself looking forward to the 15th for Criterion announcements.

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I think you'll enjoy it, but don't know to what degree and if it'll have replay value to you.

With all the streaming services available, there's no point in blind-buying any movie or music. Watch it first and then see if it's worth owning. Why take the chance when you don't have to?

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Love Ghost World. Great news, but a little sparce in extras. Why couldn't Buscemi and ScarJo contribute? Wasted opportunity...

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I found that when it's on cable, it's hard to stop watching, so that's good replay value. But you offer sane advice. Give it a try on streaming first, and then see if it's worth revisiting.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-p...0_original.jpg

Ghost World supplements:

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION

New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by writer-director Terry Zwigoff, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff, comic-book creator and screenwriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon
New interviews with and actors Thora Birch and Illeana Douglas
Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood musical number that appears in Ghost World’s opening title sequence
Deleted scenes
Trailer
More!
PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton

New cover by Daniel Clowes

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Light month for me, only Othello.

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I'm the same way with this movie... as well as many others.

If I come across it while flipping channels, I'll stop and watch it - even if it's already half-way in. But that doesn't mean it's worth owning. It's only worth owning if I'm willing to go out of my way and put the disc in the player and watch the movie from beginning to end. For me - there are 2 types of replay value... one for TV and one for disc. Only that latter makes it worth owning.

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Looks like Othello and maybe Good Morning for me.

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Pretty impressive month. I've been holding off on Good Morning for the longest time. Glad to see my patience finally paying off.

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My review of The Man Who Fell to Earth was delayed, but here it finally is with screencap comparisons that I think are pretty damning for Studio Canal.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/4093...ltoearth2.html

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Those comparisons don't look good for the Studio Canal transfer. The color timing on the Criterion looks superior.

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Agreed. Thanks for posting, Josh.

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Anyone decipher the new pictogram?

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Mike Leigh's "Meantime".

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50% off February Flash sale at Criterion.com. Code is LOVE. In stock Blu-ray and DVDs only.

I just grabbed the Before Trilogy since I missed out on the previous sale.

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Anyone go through The Before Trilogy? Are the movies rewatchable?

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Seriously? Yeah, they're rewatchable. It's an outstanding trilogy, and the extras are very good. Only head-scratcher is why Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy didn't do commentaries for the first couple of movies.

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I liked the old tres better. He didn't yell at me so much :(

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This is the sexier more buff version. So snuggle up. And go buy the trilogy. It'll make you think of us.

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I fucking had it for $40 Amazon price mistake, canceled yesterday because didn't think it would be movies I would rewatch and even at that price did think worth it. Called Amazon twice, but nothing they can do. Oh well. Still get it around $30 digitally...

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Yeah, but the extras is where the gold's at. The remastered picture is just wonderful on all three, but unless they updated the digital release, those were absolute crap.

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I haven't seen any of the three. I absolutely love Dazed and Confused, really like Boyhood. and was a bit disappointed with Everybody Wants Some.

Pretty sure I'm going to blind buy this set when I can find it for a decent price. Am I going to like them?

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I bought the set blindly when it was on sale for $40. Watched the first one last night and loved it - best movie I've seen in a while. Lots of fun, clever dialogue.

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Sad and hilarious story at the same time. I personally won't take it digitally even for free.

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Stream it first to see if you would like it - even if it's just the first movie. Why take the chance when you don't have to?

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I've been looking for it (Before Sunrise), but have only been able to find the third movie via Netflix. I don't want to watch them out of order, so I haven't watched it.

Boyhood was a blind buy for me (I didn't even know about the 'filmed over 12 years' business) that I bought due to a recommendation from a friend.

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The Before Trilogy is amazing. My wife and I (well then girlfriend, now wife) loved Before Sunrise from the moment we rented the VHS(!). The two sequels were also perfect. So glad this came to Criterion, and doubly glad I got in on the Amazon price mistake. Hope to do some rewatching this weekend.

:doh:

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For me Linklater is hit or miss. I got in on the $40 deal and if I don't like it, I can always sell it for almost the same price. The status on mine is preparing to ship.