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Old 01-11-16 | 09:23 AM
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Was there an announcement for this? I just saw it listed on Amazon last night. I'm certainly looking forward to it!

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Was there an announcement for this? I just saw it listed on Amazon last night. I'm certainly looking forward to it!

I had never seen this movie and it popped up as the next in queue on my extensive netflix list the other day.

I was stunned I had never seen it before. It is truly a phenomenal film. I will definitely pick this up eventually.
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Criterion just re-tweeted info about a showing of a restored version of Orson Welles' Chimes At Midnight. Good god, I hope this means they'll be putting it out soon! One of the best movies Welles has made (I'd say better than Kane), and it never even got a proper DVD release.
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Old 01-11-16 | 10:19 AM
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Criterion just re-tweeted info about a showing of a restored version of Orson Welles' Chimes At Midnight. Good god, I hope this means they'll be putting it out soon! One of the best movies Welles has made (I'd say better than Kane), and it never even got a proper DVD release.
The Cinefamily has been showing it since the first of the year. It plays through the 13th.

http://www.cinefamily.org/films/chimes-at-midnight/
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Old 01-11-16 | 11:10 AM
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Criterion also revealed that they are working on Akira Kurosawa's Dreams in a Facebook post.
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Old 01-11-16 | 11:25 AM
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Criterion just re-tweeted info about a showing of a restored version of Orson Welles' Chimes At Midnight. Good god, I hope this means they'll be putting it out soon! One of the best movies Welles has made (I'd say better than Kane), and it never even got a proper DVD release.
There's apparently a DCP of a 4K remaster kicking around some art houses, and TCM recently ran an HD version with the Janus logo. I'd say a Criterion release is a good bet.
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Old 01-11-16 | 11:28 AM
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There's apparently a DCP of a 4K remaster kicking around some art houses, and TCM recently ran an HD version with the Janus logo. I'd say a Criterion release is a good bet.
http://www.cinefamily.org/films/chimes-at-midnight/
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Old 01-11-16 | 12:04 PM
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Criterion is definitely releasing Chimes At Midnight. It's been confirmed by multiple sources (can't be bothered to look them up right now) and it was part of this year's New Years drawing/clue:

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I guess I'm still waiting on Altman's "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" and "California Spilt"...a little worried that "California Split" is going to be released by Kino Lorber with no extras...I can see them releasing "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", though...and I know that with the way it was shot, it's unlikely McCabe will look that good in HD, I'd still love it if it was a Criterion release...would also be cool they released "The Last Detail"....but I know that's coming out by Twilight Time...so, being in Canada, that'll cost at least $70+ shipping...argh....
McCabe is not going to happen from Criterion, at least as long as Warner refuses to license anything to them. California MIGHT become available in a few years, but Mill Creek(!) has the rights at the moment.

I'm wondering if Criterion could regain the rights to Robocop, Silence of the Lambs, Sid and Nancy, and This is Spinal Tap--all MGM releases that they released on DVD that are now out of print. MGM's been licensing titles to Shout!, Kino, and Twilight Time with incredible frequency, so maybe Criterion could get back in on the act.
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Old 01-11-16 | 12:41 PM
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McCabe is not going to happen from Criterion, at least as long as Warner refuses to license anything to them.
Didn't Warner license Badlands to Criterion?

Plus the New Year hint drawing Criterion released shows what looks like Warren Beatty's character from the movie:

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McCabe is not going to happen from Criterion, at least as long as Warner refuses to license anything to them. California MIGHT become available in a few years, but Mill Creek(!) has the rights at the moment.

I'm wondering if Criterion could regain the rights to Robocop, Silence of the Lambs, Sid and Nancy, and This is Spinal Tap--all MGM releases that they released on DVD that are now out of print. MGM's been licensing titles to Shout!, Kino, and Twilight Time with incredible frequency, so maybe Criterion could get back in on the act.
They really need to get hold of Silence of the Lambs so it can be done correctly and they can put that awesome commentary on the BD. I still have my that non-anamorphic DVD because of that commentary.
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Old 01-11-16 | 01:26 PM
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Stagecoach was a WB flick too.
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Old 01-11-16 | 01:58 PM
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WB is licensing some films to Criterion. This is old news. I think the only ones that have been verified are McCabe and Dreams so far.
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Old 01-11-16 | 03:33 PM
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I had never seen this movie and it popped up as the next in queue on my extensive netflix list the other day.

I was stunned I had never seen it before. It is truly a phenomenal film. I will definitely pick this up eventually.
It really is excellent. One of my all time favourites. (Umberto D. is good, as well)

I'm surprised it's still on Netflix, as I believe there was a lawsuit over their broadcasting it.
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Old 01-11-16 | 03:46 PM
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It really is excellent. One of my all time favourites. (Umberto D. is good, as well)

I'm surprised it's still on Netflix, as I believe there was a lawsuit over their broadcasting it.
It was the dvd, not streaming. Yep, I still rent dvds on Netflix. Shocking!
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Old 01-11-16 | 03:47 PM
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I'm wondering if Criterion could regain the rights to ..., Silence of the Lambs, ..., and This is Spinal Tap--all MGM releases that they released on DVD that are now out of print. MGM's been licensing titles to Shout!, Kino, and Twilight Time with incredible frequency, so maybe Criterion could get back in on the act.
I'd love to get these two back on Criterion, get some two disc cases and combine them with the MGM versions to have both commentaries for each, and you've really got yourself a nice set for each.
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They really need to get hold of Silence of the Lambs so it can be done correctly and they can put that awesome commentary on the BD. I still have my that non-anamorphic DVD because of that commentary.
Criterion mentioned (I think it might have been at one of their Wexner Center talks) that they turned down the opportunity to rerelease Silence of the Lambs becasue they didn't think there was much they could add to the already released version.

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Stagecoach was a WB flick too.
Stagecoach is not with WB. It is currently owned by Westchester Films, which is who Criterion licensed it from.

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WB is licensing some films to Criterion. This is old news. I think the only ones that have been verified are McCabe and Dreams so far.
Yes, old news. If you look back in this thread, there's plenty of discussion on the topic. McCabe is 100% coming. Isn't The New World also coming via WB?
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What other movies were hinted at with the picture this year? (besides Easy Rider)

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Old 01-11-16 | 06:59 PM
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Criterion mentioned (I think it might have been at one of their Wexner Center talks) that they turned down the opportunity to rerelease Silence of the Lambs becasue they didn't think there was much they could add to the already released version.
Hopefully that person is no longer making decision there. The current MGM BD gets a passing grade at best. Lacking on both the video and audio. It either needs to be one of those films (like Rocky) that MGM revisits on their own, or they need to let somebody else like Criterion have at it.
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Old 01-11-16 | 11:56 PM
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It was the dvd, not streaming. Yep, I still rent dvds on Netflix. Shocking!
Ah. We don't have that option, north of the border.
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Speaking of OOP CC titles. Looks like there's a newly restored DCP version of Pierrot le Fou that will be making the rounds here in L.A. in a week and a half or so:


http://www.cinefamily.org/films/pier...w-restoration/

I may go and peep that out.
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I'm sure Criterion's release of Lady Snowblood is better than my AnimEigo DVDs, but I can't help but be a bit disappointed by the final result.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...od_blu-ray.htm
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I'm sure Criterion's release of Lady Snowblood is better than my AnimEigo DVDs, but I can't help but be a bit disappointed by the final result.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...od_blu-ray.htm
The contrast does seem too high on the Criterion. I will still probably pick it up, but I'll wait for the B&N sale in July.
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McCabe has been confirmed as coming, via a 4k restoration overseen by Vilmos Zsigmond.

Chimes at Midnight is also coming, but I believe via a 2k restoration that is different to the underwhelming one done in Spain and out on UK BD.
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WB is licensing some films to Criterion. This is old news. I think the only ones that have been verified are McCabe and Dreams so far.
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Yes, old news. If you look back in this thread, there's plenty of discussion on the topic. McCabe is 100% coming. Isn't The New World also coming via WB?
Oops! Mea culpa. Sorry about that--I missed that news somehow. I was just remembering that somebody over at Warner several years ago seemed to be quite adamant that they wouldn't license out their films to third parties (which is one of the rationales behind doing the Warner Archive releases). I'm glad that they've had a change of heart.
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