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10-17-09, 10:46 AM

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Good turnaround on replacement cases, got this today:

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10-17-09, 02:52 PM

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Mine arrived, too.

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10-17-09, 03:10 PM

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I think I'm going to wait until they have more titles available so I can order all at once.

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10-19-09, 06:46 AM

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Blu-ray.com's review of "Wings Of Desire."

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10-20-09, 11:13 AM

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Blu-ray.com's review of "Wings Of Desire."

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I haven't even seen it, but this review made me want to buy it right away. I've seen "Paris, Texas," and I really like that one...I'll definitely be checking this one out.

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10-22-09, 09:13 AM

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After e-mailing Jon Mulvaney last night about not receiving my plastic case for "The Third Man," yet, this is his reply...

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Hi Chris,

Thanks for writing in!

The program has been so popular that we are currently out of the
plastic cases! We're expecting more to come in a the end of the week.
I have a record of all the payments so rest assured that as soon as we
receive more I'll be shipping one out to you!

Thanks for supporting Criterion and please accept my apologies for any
worries caused!

Best,

Jon

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10-22-09, 11:26 AM

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DVDBeaver on "Wings Of Desire."

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10-22-09, 12:53 PM

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DVDBeaver on "Wings Of Desire."

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Awesome. It's kind of soft, but I presume that's the photography. Interesting that the previous editions had a sepia tone look to the colorless portions, whereas this is purely black and white.

Too bad Solveig Dommartin passed a couple of years ago.

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10-22-09, 02:09 PM

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What?! Solveig Dommartin died?

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10-23-09, 03:01 PM

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Criterion lists "The Third Man" (BD and DVD) as 'Out of Print' on its website (check their official page for the movie). Folks online have asked Criterion's people to confirm that they've lost the rights to the movie and so far no answer. If you wait you may not have a chance to own "The Third Man" on Blu once the already-made Criterion copies run out.

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10-23-09, 03:50 PM

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Color me skeptical. That would've been an awfully short release window if the rights are gone now. Then again, stranger things...

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10-23-09, 04:07 PM

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What?! Solveig Dommartin died?

Yes, heart attack at age 45. Apparently she lived a very colorful bohemian lifestyle (read: She was probably alcholic).

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10-23-09, 04:38 PM

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Perhaps only the cardboard packaging version is now OOP? That wouldn't explain the DVD though.

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10-23-09, 05:15 PM

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I think I'm going to wait until they have more titles available so I can order all at once.

I'm hoping there might be some sort of bulk discount once all of them become available. I've got 5 to replace (I actually like the cardboard Marienbad) so I'll wait to see if this is the case.

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10-23-09, 10:59 PM

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Perhaps only the cardboard packaging version is now OOP? That wouldn't explain the DVD though.

Maybe the rumor of a remake of "The Third Man" starring Leo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire has something to do with this. Can't post links yet, go to chud.com for details.

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10-24-09, 10:08 AM

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Packaging photos for "Wings Of Desire" and "Howards End" courtesy of criterionforum.org.

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10-24-09, 10:37 AM

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where is the link to the replacement cases? I can't find it on Criterion's site.

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10-24-09, 02:35 PM

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According to Criterion's Facebook page, they have indeed lost the rights to The Third Man. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of movies, period, should order it right now, if they don't already own it. Also, they will be releasingM on Blu-ray, though there is no definite date as of yet. I'm assuming that the upcoming MoC edition will then be Region B, like their Blu-ray release of For All Mankind.

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10-24-09, 04:17 PM

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Thanks for the heads up. I ordered the Blu-ray version on Amazon.

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10-24-09, 05:48 PM

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Thanks for the heads up. I ordered the Blu-ray version on Amazon.

Ditto, shame this is going out of print. Hopefully I will get the new case? Doubtful though. Oh well, I don't especially care.

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10-24-09, 06:36 PM

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where is the link to the replacement cases? I can't find it on Criterion's site.

There isn't a link, yet. Criterion hasn't officially announced them through their site because the only one available currently is "The Third Man." The other 8 cases are supposed to be available mid-November, according to Jon Mulvaney's reply to my e-mail and others' e-mails. So, I imagine it will be announced on their site when all cases are available.

If you read a few posts above, you'll see Jon's reply to me about them already running out of their first-run of replacement cases for "The Third Man," but another shipment was on its way.

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10-25-09, 11:42 AM

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late to the discussion here...what is the story on the Third Man case? Is Criterion switching to plastic over paper cases for a future releases? I also have The Man Who Fell to Earth.
also, I picked the Third Man up over the summer. still haven't watched it. I'm surprised that Criterion has already lost the rights to it.

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10-25-09, 12:56 PM

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Ditto, shame this is going out of print. Hopefully I will get the new case? Doubtful though. Oh well, I don't especially care.

If you ordered from Amazon then you will get the new case. I just received my copy from them last week after waiting like 2 months for them to get it back in stock and it was the new case.