I'm surprised he didn't wait for Barnes & Noble's Criterion sale, he could have gotten it cheaper.

I wonder if he saves the "Director Approved" blue labels after he opens them.

From today's Criterion newsletter:




This is THE THIN BLUE LINE, right?

That's what I came up with.

While they're at it, it'd be great if they'd release a box set that includes LINE along with GATES OF HEAVEN and VERNON, FLORIDA.

They did the same clue with The Thin Red Line (except the lion was red). Where's the creativity, Criterion?

I'm just happy when I can guess them...usually, I'm WAY off.

That's what it looks like to me...

I know this is not a direct Criterion discussion but is the line of Cohen Film Collection trying to be like the Criterion line? If so, then they really have to do something about their over-sized C that takes up a nice percentage of their covers.

Never heard of Cohen Film Collection.

They release movies like Fahrgo and Mihller's Crohssing.

http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/

You should check them out, they have some good stuff that would be Criterion worthy by directors like Keaton, Lang, Godard, Buñuel, Chabrol, Resnais, Techine, etc.... and they also do film restoration.

Yah, Cohen's pretty great although the only disc from them I own is Melville's Two Men in Manhattan. I've been eyeing some of the Chabrol releases lately. I agree, the giant 'c' on their artwork is kind of ugly.

I could see them potentially being another Criterion like line if they would be a bit more particular on their transfers and disc content along with having a bit classier cover for their releases.

Does Criterion have the rights for Watership Down? I was browsing on the iTunes movie store and they have it there under the Criterion Collection.

Someone on reddit mentioned that they have the rights to Watership and also The Plague Dogs. I would love to see Watership Down on Criterion, but I don't think I could own The Plague Dogs unless they restore the book's ending to the movie.

Would that be the first animation Criterion have ever released?

I'd forgotten about Fantastic Mr. Fox, damn, I didn't know they'd ever released Akira, I assume that was back in their laserdisc days?

No announcement today?

have a lisp?

Delayed until tomorrow.

Yes

Akira supplements on the laserdisc (for those interested in what those were)

Supplemental material also includes:

Pencil to Screen: The genesis and execution of Akira
The Akira Archive
Liner notes by David Chute

They've got a Criterion Collection cover up there for it, too.

Holy cow, I cannot wait for that.