Both are more like rip-offs than remakes. I still like them though.

De Palma makes homages, not rip-offs.

BLOW OUT? fucking awesome!

Warner's DVD for Blow Up is six years old and there aren't many extras. It would be great to imagine that maybe, just maybe, Criterion could get both of them out.

EDIT: I guess it's also out of print. Also, one of the Amazon customer reviews is claiming the "MGM" version is cut, but I can't find any evidence of an older MGM release.

I really hope that it is Blow Up, I LOVE that movie, but probably not.

The hint is absolutely Blow Out, not Blow Up. I'm just theorizing that maybe Criterion could've gotten ahold of both.

If anyone's interested, here's the breakdown of 2010 Criterion releases, from the Criterion Forum:



As you can see, Criterion has really made a commitment to Blu-ray, with 27 combo releases in 2010, and only 12 DVD exclusives, not counting the Eclipse sets. Of the 12 DVDs, Brakhage Volume 2 is also part of the Brakhage Blu-ray set, and 3 of the remaining releases are boxed sets. I'm still not sure why Louie Bluie wasn't a 2-fer with Crumb on Blu-ray.

That might be a mistake on the reviewers part. MGM once had the rights to Blow Up, but Warner Brothers has it now. I think the last time MGM had it might of been in the VHS days.

I've been waiting for the day Criterion would give The Treatment to this classic Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert film.

Am I missing something... How is Howard's End a DVD only release? Was it released to blu-ray earlier (tail end of '09), thereby making the disc ineligible for the list?

Yep, the Blu-ray was released in November of last year, but there was enough demand to also release a DVD version this year.

If you click on the 'recent credits' box on the right hand side, you'll see that this company has restored A Canterbury Tale, The Jungle Book and The Scarlet Pimpernel for Criterion.

Awesome. Psyched for all three!

Picked up Antichrist today. Blind buy. Let's see if it was worth it...

^ curious to know what you thought of the movie after you watch it.

Finished it. I think I'll have to agree with certain reviewers in some respects, but I'll say that I appreciated this film because it was thought provoking. Was it controversial? I believe so, yes, but not because of the 'grotesque' scenes that have stirred up the mainstream controversy around it. I think the controversy of this film really lies more within the tone, and the interpretations of what this film actually means. I think we could probably sit here all day, and anyone who has seen Antichrist can try and give their own opinions about what 'it all means' until the foxes come home, but none of us are probably right. The Director himself admitted that much of this was pulled from his dreams, and he wrote this film in a very anxiety filled, and depressed state. Although nothing is probably TRULY defineable, at least not 100%, I admire the fact that it causes so much thought to occur after the film has been seen.

All I can say is that it is indeed NOT a film for everyone... but if you're looking for someting 'different', this film is it. You might like it, or you might hate it, but you've probably never seen anything like it before.

I'll have to gel some more thoughts in the next day or two and see how I feel then.

Director's cut of The Tin Drum forthcoming on Blu-ray?

Ugh. Horrendous and terribly overrated movie, IMO.

Yea to new titles being announced on Monday!

Great news on The Scarlet Pimpernel! Last time I watched this (about 15 years ago) I was surprised how how accessible and vigorous an adventure movie it was.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, it's basically a period costume superhero movie, with may of the same now familiar beats. Great fun.

What I'd really like is "The Elusive Pimpernel".

Blu-ray.com on Modern Times

dvdbeaver on AMERICA LOST AND FOUND: THE BBS STORY

I can't wait for my box set to arrive!

Wow, that looks mighty impressive.