Criterion releases on Blu-Rays
05-07-08, 05:43 PM
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Criterion releases on Blu-Rays
from the newsletter....
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
05-07-08, 05:48 PM
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Dear Criterion Collection Newsletter subscriber,
We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.
Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.
Here’s what’s in the pipeline:
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.
We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.
Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.
Here’s what’s in the pipeline:
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.
05-07-08, 05:54 PM
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Theatrical Last Emperor? In correct aspect ratio? ok ok, I am just stirring up trouble . . .
This is great news. Especially on the pricing. Surprised at some of the initial choices. I have 132 Criterions and only 5 of these titles. But I am cool with that.
This is great news. Especially on the pricing. Surprised at some of the initial choices. I have 132 Criterions and only 5 of these titles. But I am cool with that.
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Criterion announced Blu-rays for October
Dear Criterion Collection Newsletter subscriber,
We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.
Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.
Here’s what’s in the pipeline:
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.
We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.
Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.
Here’s what’s in the pipeline:
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.
05-07-08, 06:00 PM
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Poor people (edit: me) version of the newsletter:
El Norte, Chungking Express, Bottle Rocket, and a re-release of Walkabout coming soon from Criterion.
Awesome news, either way. I'm especially glad that Criterion's Blu Ray titles won't be more expensive than their DVDs! Now perhaps we won't see so many complaints about their DVD prices.
El Norte, Chungking Express, Bottle Rocket, and a re-release of Walkabout coming soon from Criterion.
Awesome news, either way. I'm especially glad that Criterion's Blu Ray titles won't be more expensive than their DVDs! Now perhaps we won't see so many complaints about their DVD prices.
05-07-08, 06:04 PM
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This is maybe the most welcome part of the news:
Originally Posted by redbill
These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.
05-07-08, 06:05 PM
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I have been pretty ambivalent towards Blu-ray but this has pushed me closer. Problem is, I have a front-projection system that I'm happy with and it's 1080i, not 1080p (it may even be 720p upconverted to 1080i, I'm not sure, it's the Panasonic AE900 projecting onto a 106-inch screen). I have DirecTV HD and the upconverting Oppo DVD player. I don't foresee getting a Blu-ray player for a while yet.
05-07-08, 06:05 PM
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i got the e-mail too. awesome news! the initial selections are a little puzzling, but i'm sure there are a number of factors that went into those decisions.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
I believe that's the very best Criterion e-mail I've ever received.
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Wow! I'm buying every last one of those.
05-07-08, 06:11 PM
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Well I can see the two concert films. There was an article today on CNN about music going Blu Ray. And For All Mankinds space footage makes sense. A few of those type of releases are out or coming already. Bottle Rocket is sure to be a popular new release and probably why it's included.
I wonder if they were blocked from releasing Brazil. Surely that would have been a top seller.
I wonder if they were blocked from releasing Brazil. Surely that would have been a top seller.
October is going to HURT.
05-07-08, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jmj713
I have been pretty ambivalent towards Blu-ray but this has pushed me closer. Problem is, I have a front-projection system that I'm happy with and it's 1080i, not 1080p (it may even be 720p upconverted to 1080i, I'm not sure, it's the Panasonic AE900 projecting onto a 106-inch screen). I have DirecTV HD and the upconverting Oppo DVD player. I don't foresee getting a Blu-ray player for a while yet.
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Originally Posted by kefrank
i got the e-mail too. awesome news! the initial selections are a little puzzling, but i'm sure there are a number of factors that went into those decisions.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
if the wording of the e-mail really means that the BDs will be priced identically with their DVD counterparts, then i am utterly and pleasantly shocked.
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I also hope they do something artistic with the pillars on 4:3 material... maybe add a subtle textured pattern or something (shifting imperceptibly so as to avoid burn-in)... hate staring at those blocks! LOL
05-07-08, 06:25 PM
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I also hope they do something artistic with the pillars on 4:3 material... maybe add a subtle textured pattern or something (shifting imperceptibly so as to avoid burn-in)... hate staring at those blocks! LOL
