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Of course, "Mizogochi" would be ideal, but most likely the majority still wants to see more Ozu and Kurosawa before him. Criterion can also pay some attention to Bresson, Pialat, and early Rivette.Quote:
Originally posted by wpqx
I'm not overly excited for these releases, although I will most certainly be picking both of them up. There are just about 400 films I would rather see come out. I'm not even going to bother listing them, but I'll just say one thing, Mizoguchi.
They've released 2 Bresson films, so I won't get greedy with him. I'll admit some Rivette from anyone would be nice. New Yorker finally released La Belle Nouisse, but I'm still eagerly awaiting Celine and Julie Go Boating, a film I find far superior. I just bitch about Mizoguchi because Home Vision (Criterion's parent company) released the majority of them on VHS, so they would be the most likely distributor for DVD. When they do finally put them out, I hope they go all out and make up for lost time by releasing a nice boxed set.
Also news is that I heard one of Mizoguchi's early silent films (long believed lost) was one of the 50,000 Asian films that recently turned up.
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Also news is that I heard one of Mizoguchi's early silent films (long believed lost) was one of the 50,000 Asian films that recently turned up.
Has this been mentioned before? It's certainly relevant to this thread. I found it here-- a site I had forgotten about:
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[From http://www.mastersofcinema.org/}
February 11, 2005
[50,000 OLD ASIAN FILMS FOUND]
Mainichi Shimbun newspaper today reports the death of a legendary Japanese film collector, Yoshishige Abe, aged 81. His father was a police doctor who worked for the Korean Consulate, and together they both collected fifty-thousand films both pre and post war at their storehouse. They had previously refused all investigations by scholars, and it is not clear just how many of the films are still viewable.
The article focuses mostly on Na Unkyu's debut Arirang (1926), one of the most influential films of early Korean cinema, and long thought lost. North and South Korea apparently each sent representatives to reclaim the film but Abe refused. Thinking of it as an anti-Japan movie he said he would be willing to give the film rolls to both nations only if Korea united.
Abe has no heir, so after the lawful procedures, National Film Center [Tokyo] will investigate the films. The catalogue contains Daichi wa Hohoemu [The Earth Smiles] (Mizoguchi, 1925) amongst its many treasures. Thanks to Kimitoshi Sato for sending us this incredible news. -N.W.
La Belle Noiseuse was certainly one of the more important releases from New Yorker in recent years. I have seen their version but I own the Artificial-Eye disc which has a sharper image. New Yorker simply used that DVD to make theirs (Pal to NTSC). Along with Celine and Julie I'd also love to see them do Out 1 and Out 1: Spectre, two of his very best films I was fortunate to see in Paris as they aren't availalbe anywhere else.Quote:
Originally posted by wpqx
I'll admit some Rivette from anyone would be nice. New Yorker finally released La Belle Nouisse, but I'm still eagerly awaiting Celine and Julie Go Boating, a film I find far superior.
I just bitch about Mizoguchi because Home Vision (Criterion's parent company) released the majority of them on VHS, so they would be the most likely distributor for DVD. When they do finally put them out, I hope they go all out and make up for lost time by releasing a nice boxed set.
Also news is that I heard one of Mizoguchi's early silent films (long believed lost) was one of the 50,000 Asian films that recently turned up.
Yes, Criterion do have the rights as they've also released some of Mizoguchi's titles on LD in the past. It's just a matter of time I think.
I read that article Chris posted on MOC. We'll see what happens.
Well a new month is upon us, which means not only new releases from Criterion, but new coming soon titles. The titles set for May are great news indeed.
Burden Of Dreams (1982) - the long out of print documentary on Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, which many people view as even better than the film.
Hoop Dreams (1994) - arguably the most critically acclaimed documentary of the past decade.
The Phantom of Liberty (1974) - been awhile since Criterion released any Bunuel, so bravo.
...and let's not forget about this one.Quote:
Originally posted by wpqx
Well a new month is upon us, which means not only new releases from Criterion, but new coming soon titles. The titles set for May are great news indeed.
I missed that, but good news. Anderson's last two films were very well done by Criterion, and I didn't get to see this one in the theater, so certainly looking forward to it. Honestly though, I'm most excited about Burden of Dreams.
Les Blank's Burden of Dreams is a DVD I will definitely buy.
It also includes Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe.
What looks to be the DVD event of the year:
Orson Welles' F For Fake, (which arsaib already mentioned).
It's gonna be an absolute must-have 2-disc set: 9-minute trailer, Rosenbaum essay, Bogdanovich adding his two cents. Perfect fanboy fodder.
And whoever approved that DVD cover art gets an award for excellence in taste.
Absolutely, Fake looks good.Quote:
Originally posted by Johann
And whoever approved that DVD cover art gets an award for excellence in taste.
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Fassbinder Foundation in Germany (where else?) have sent out a newsletter stating that they're in the process of restoring this epic. A U.S. company named Criterion has shown interest in acquiring the final product. Beavers (DVD Beaver that is) are already getting a little too excited but the restoration will finish sometime next year. Well, I guess I'll have to postpone my plan of buyng the 10 vhs-set for about a $100 and start saving up for this one!
It's about damn time
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/coming_soon.asp
Three new titles announced, two of which I already forgot. The third well, just check the link, it's big news, and it was supposed to come out last December. My guess is it will probably be delayed a couple months on top of that, but whatever it's finally coming out.
Good news. But will Criterion simply use the Nouveaux version of Au Hasard Balthazar which came out earlier this year? It'll be interesting to compare the two as the Criterion one is supposed to be a "New, restored high-definition digital transfer."
I was upset to find no commentary listed for the DVD. The special features seem less to me now, I figured this film was big enough to warrant some super scholarly packaging, plus the film has never been available for home viewing in the US.
Now that I checked again, I like the fact that Heaven Can Wait is coming out. It is one of my two favorite Lubitch films (the other being Design for Living which is coming out in May). I just like to see Lubitsch on DVD. With any luck some of his more unseen films can start making their way out, particularly The Love Parade.
As for Criterion, I just watched the extras on Kagemusha, and well they're not that special. I did enjoy the Coppola and Lucas segment, but in general nothing really extraordinary on the set.
Well believe it or not, 2 more Suzuki films are now on the coming soon roster, amking it four Criterion releases this year. Now I am becoming more and more a fan of his work, but I begin to wonder if the world really needs 6 Criterion Collection releases of Suzuki films, it also doesn't help that most of the DVD's are stocked with second rate features. The titles that are slated however are Story of a Prostitute and Gate of Flesh.
More interestingly are the other two new titles announced for July. Chief among these is Luchino Visconti's White Nights or La Notte Bianche (1957). This is a major work from Visconti (as they all are for that matter), and a film that I for one have not had the pleasure of catching yet. Having seen Four Nights of a Dreamer from Bresson, which was based on the same story, I am quite a bit intrigued to see how Visconti handles it. Plus I'm all for Visconti getting his on DVD, and as good of a job as Criterion did with The Leopard, I have no doubt that they'll deliver with this.
Preston Sturges is making his third appearance on Criterion in the month of July as well, with the film considered his last great original work. That film is Unfaithfully Yours, made for Fox in 1948. Criterion is providing this one with commentary, and seeing how I still haven't gotten around to seeing it, I'm again excited about this. True there are still some titles on my wish list that don't seem to ever be leaving, but Criterion is working their asses off, and these new releases are certainly a good thing.
Don't forget as well that this Tuesday, the 10th of May, Hoop Dreams, Life Aquatic, and Burden of Dreams are all being released.
Unbelievably phenomenal films coming from Criterion.
Almost forgot a new month was upon us, and when I checked the films being released, a huge smile crossed my face.
First up is Roberto Rossellini's Flowers of St. Francis. This marks Rossellini's first Criterion treatment, and it is a film that I haven't seen, so I'm certainly looking forward to this. The special features are a little scarce, but the transfer of the film is worth it to me.
Next is the gem of the lot, Jean Renoir's extremely out of print Boudu Saved From Drowning, which in my opinion is a true masterpiece of French Cinema, and by far the best of his films currently unavailable. No commentary for this one, but enough interviews to keep it interesting. Regardless, this film is big news to me, and all the people I've so highly recommended it to.
And the last film announced is Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri, which in my opinion is far superior to the already released Kwaidan. This film carries the higher price tag, so most likely getting the full red carpet treatment. August looks to be a prime month for Criterion.
LOL... I was just about to post that. Harakiri is the one I haven't seen so looking forward to it.
Anyway, here are the extras:
Boudu Saved from Drowning
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Archival introduction by Jean Renoir
Excerpt from a Cinéastes de notre temps program, featuring Renoir and Michel Simon
New video interview with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin
Archival interview with Eric Rohmer
Interactive map of 1930s Paris, featuring locations from the film
A new essay by Renoir scholar Christopher Faulkner
New and improved English subtitle translation
Harakiri
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with legendary star Tatsuya Nakadai and acclaimed screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto
Exclusive video introduction by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie
A new essay by celebrated film scholar Joan Mellen and a reprint of her 1972 interview with Kobayashi
Original theatrical trailer
Poster gallery
New and improved English subtitle translation
More!
The Flowers of St. Francis
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Exclusive new video interviews, conducted in 2004, with Roberto Rossellini’s daughter, actress Isabella Rossellini; film critic Father Virgilio Fantuzzi; and writer and film historian Adriano AprÃ
A new essay by film scholar Peter Brunette
New and improved English subtitle translation
More!
White Nights is Le (not La) notte bianche.
Flowers of Saint Francis (Francesco, giullare di Dio, based I assume on the book I Fioretti di San Francesco d'Assisi or the "Little Flowers" of Saint Francis ,) is a beautiful film, which I'd relate to Pasolini's Evangelo secondo Matteo stylistically though not as visuallly striking.
I haven't seen Harakiri either. That would be most interesting, and Kwaidan is a bit disappointing, though I would hope the color would be better on this than the videotape.
Harakiri is in black and white so no need to worry about that, and it is an excellent film.
Cool.
Simply amazing!
Masculin Feminin (Godard)
The Man Who Fell to Earth & Bad Timing (Roeg)
Naked (Leigh)
An Angel at My Table (Campion)
Well nothing is on the Criterion site as of July 1st, so can't verify those dvd's or comment on any special features. But I hope to holy hell that these titles are correct. Bad Timing is the only film of the bunch I own, as a bootleg laserdisc copy I think, regardless damn good print. I though the Man Who Fell to Earth was already available in a pretty good DVD edition, but I could be mistaken.
Masculin/Feminin I'm not surprised about seeing how it was recently re-released in theaters. I hope Naked has at least something extra, Mike Leigh dvds have been worthless in terms of special features. Oh and go Jane Campion.
Bad Timing (9/13)
# New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Nicolas Roeg
# New interview with Roeg and producer Jeremy Thomas
# New interview with Theresa Russell
# Deleted scenes
# Original theatrical trailer
# Gallery of behind-the-scenes production photos and original posters
# A new essay by film historian Richard Combs and a reprinted interview with Art Garfunkel, from 1980
# Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2 disc, 9/13)
# New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Nicolas Roeg
# Exclusive audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry
# Performance, a compilation of new video interviews with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn
# New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg
# Audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell
# Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James
# Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films
# Trailers and television spots
# Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
# More!
# Plus: an exclusive reprint of Walter Tevis’s original novel, courtesy of Vintage Books, and a booklet featuring a new essay on the film by critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews
Masculin Féminin (9/20)
# New, restored high-definition digital transfer
# Exclusive new video interviews, conducted in 2005, with actress Chantal Goya, cinematographer Willy Kurant, and Godard collaborator Jean-Pierre Gorin
# Theatrical trailer for the 2005 rerelease
# New and improved English subtitle translation
# New essay by film scholar Adrian Martin
# More!
Naked (2-disc, 9/20)
# New, restored high-definition digital transfer
# Audio commentary by director Mike Leigh and actors David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge (possibly transferred from LD)
# Exclusive new video introduction by filmmaker Neil LaBute
# The Conversation, a BBC program with Author Will Self interviewing Leigh
# Original theatrical trailer
# New essay by film-critic Derek Malcolm
# Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
# More!
An Angel at My Table (Director-Approved Special Edition DVD) (9/20)
# New high-definition digital transfer supervised by the director of photography Stuart Dryburgh and approved by director Jane Campion
# New Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
# Audio commentary featuring Campion and Stuart Dryburgh
# A documentary about the making of An Angel at My Table
# Theatrical trailer
# Audio interview with Janet Frame, from 1983
# A new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and reprinted excerpts from Frame’s autobiography, which formed the basis of the film
# Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
# More!
[Edit] The info is now officially available at Criterion's website.
Kihachi Okamoto's Kill! (1968/B&W)
Special Features:
*New essay by film historian and culture critic Howard Hampton
Masaki Kobayashi's Samurai Rebellion (1967/B&W)
Special Features:
*Excerpts from a 1993 interview with director Masaki Kobayashi
*New essay by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie
Masahiro Shinoda's Samurai Spy (1965/B&W)
Special Features:
*Exclusive new video interview with director Masahiro Shinoda
*New essay by film scholar Alain Silver
Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast (1965/B&W)
Special Features:
*New essay by Japanese-film and pop-culture authority Patrick Macias
Rebel Samurai: Sixties Swordplay Classics (Four-Disc Collector's Set)
Contains all 4 films listed above
Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear (1953/B&W/Special Edition)
Special Features:
*New interview with assistant director Michel Romanoff
*New interview with Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin
*Archival interview with Yves Montand, on working with Clouzot
*A new essay by novelist Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Sacred)
Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï (1967/Color)
Special Features:
*New video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Noguiera and Ginette Vincendeau
*Collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melivlle and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon, and François Périer
*A new essay by film scholar David Thomson and a reprinted tribute by filmmaker John Woo
Man, I'm so glad I didn't buy the original release of The Wages of Fear.
It's a title I've been planning to buy for a while.
Sometimes the Gods smile on us..
Same here, my Wages of Fear was recorded from TV. Le Samourai is big news from me, and I'm glad at least another Koboayashi film is coming out. I just checked their website and nothing has been put up there yet, but well sometimes these websites are a little slow. Even more impressive are the upcoming titles from New Yorker Films, which I'll update in a separate thread.
Yet another month, and still no Mizoguchi.
Le Samourai would be something desirble for me too.
New Yorker has always been heavily into copy protection, which tends to degrade image quality.
3 Sam Fuller films are scheduled for a 2006 release from Criterion: I Shot Jesse James (1949), The Baron of Arizona (1950), and The Steel Helmet (1952). No word on White Dog (1982).
Le Samourai seems obvious for criterion. A bona fide cinema classic in every sense. A must-buy.
Fuller is one of the giant directors, and each one of his films have something special about them. I own Shock Corridor (which has my autographed Peter Breck theatre ticket in it's sleeve) and The Naked Kiss, which I never tire of watching. Fuller was as natural a filmmaker as John Ford if you ask me.
Gruff, manly, yet capable of such powerful artistic beauty.
Always excited for more Fuller, the Steel Helmet is the most looked forward to of his films for DVD, so good news on that. I won't get too excited until they actually do come out, because I've heard of many Criterion releases to take their sweet ass time.
A little bit of a let down for the Wages of Fear special edition, still no audio commentary, but a similar let down was with the re-release of Mr. Hulot's Holiday and Mon Oncle. Still no word on the Playtime re-release is there? It was recently restored for a theatrical re-release (sometime last year), so I figured it would come out again soon, but shows what I know.
Ugetsu 11/08/05
Criterion's double-disc edition will feature audio commentary by critic Tony Rayns, a two-and-a-half hour documentary on Mizoguchi by Kaneto Shindo, a new interview with director Masahiro Shinoda on the film, new interviews with first assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka and Miyagawa on their work on the film, trailers, a booklet featuring the original stories on which the film was based, and more.
Ran 11/22/05
Criterion's magnificent two-disc edition will include not only a newly-restored transfer, but also A.K., Chris Marker's 74-minute documentary on Kurosawa's craft in making the film; an introduction by filmmaker Sidney Lumet; a half-hour Toho documentary on the making of the film; a half-hour video piece reconstructing the film through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches; a new interview with star Tatsuya Nakadai; and more.
Tales of Hoffmann 11/22/05
Criterion's long-awaited DVD (one of our most requested titles) will feature audio commentary by Martin Scorsese & film historian Bruce Eder, a new introduction to the film by director and fan George A. Romero, Michael Powell's short musical film The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a rare collection of production design sketches and paintings, the trailer, and more.
These sound really excellent. I have to comment that Tales of Hoffman is an old favorite of mine. I saw it when I was really young and it was magical for me. I had never seen such a lushly imaginative production on film -- the colors, and the different styles of the sections, made a big impression. They truly don't make 'em like that any more.
Did not know that Chris Marker had made that documentary.
Got to admit I'm a little pissed off about Ran.
I mean there was already a "Masterworks Edition", and there are plenty more films to come out. Kurosawa has gotten damn good treatment from them, but I am still waiting for Sanshuro Sugata, The Idiot, or the Bad Sleep Well.
Ugetsu is call for a national holiday, I've been bitching about no Mizoguchi for the last several years, and not surprising that they start with this film. Honestly my greedy ass was hoping that they'd make a boxed set out of his work and offer several films at once (to make up for the years of neglect).
Now complaints about Hoffman though, it's certainly looked forward to by me. One of the select Powell Pressbeger films I haven't seen yet, so glad I put it off for this long.
I agree. They could've waited on Ran, but then there are Kurosawa fans out there who are going crazy.
Mizoguchi's Ugetsu is a big one for sure even though it was among a few who were available on vhs. It's definitely one of the best from the master. But no, there won't be any box-sets anytime soon. Now I can concentrate my bitching on Pialat.
Chris Marker's doc called A.K. is quite fascinating. It's done with Marker's usual idiosyncrasies.
Unfortunately, I also haven't seen Tales of Hoffman so this will be ahead of the other two.
Tales of Hoffman is one of those experiences I've got on younger folks, who can't see it first in a theater and to whom it's going to seem a little dated, which of course it didn't when it was new.
I wasn't going to say so, but Ran doesn't raise my blood pressure. It has been elaborately presented almost from the beginning (with the book of Kursosawa's drawings, for instance) and there are other films of his I'm more interested in learning about further. There are books of course. For instance, Donald Ritchie's book on Kurosawa analyzes the editing of parts of Ikiru very well. Talking documentary type reference material sometimes is more superficial than a book you can mull over.
Richie didn't get much into Ran though, he seemed much more interested in Kurosawa's 50's films.
I haven't seen AK, so that is an added feature for me, and I didn't buy the Masterworks Edition, so no big loss there. Ugetsu is probably my favorite Mizoguchi film (along with The Crucified Lovers), but like you said it is readily available on VHS. I don't care though, Mizoguchi has to start somewhere and this is considered his best by many, and it was the film selected by the National Society of Film Critics for their A-List.
Pickpocket (1959) - Robert Bresson
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt
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New video introduction by writer-director Paul Schrader
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The Models of “Pickpocket,” a 2003 documentary by filmmaker Babette Mangolte, featuring actors from the film
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A 1960 interview with Bresson, from the French tele*vision program Cinépanorama
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Q&A on Pickpocket, with actress Marika Green and filmmakers Paul Vecchiali and Jean-Pierre Améris fielding questions at a 2000 screening of the film
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Footage of sleight-of-hand artist and Pickpocket consultant Kassagi, from a 1962 episode of the French television show La piste aux étoiles
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Original theatrical trailer
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New essay by novelist and culture critic Gary Indiana
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New and improved English subtitle translation
Shoot the Piano Player (1961) - Francois Truffaut
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
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Audio commentary by film scholars Annette Insdorf and Peter Brunette
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Exclusive new video interviews with actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois
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Video interview with Coutard, conducted in 2003
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Rare interview with François Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman, from 1986
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Excerpts from a 1965 episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps dedicated to Truffaut
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An excerpt from the French television program Étoiles et toiles in which Truffaut discusses his adaptation of the David Goodis novel
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The Music of George Delerue, an illustrated essay
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Dubois’ screen test for the film
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Theatrical trailer
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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A new essay by film critic Kent Jones
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More!
Forbidden Games (1952) - Rene Clement
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Collection of new and archival interviews with director René Clément and actress Brigitte Fossey
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Alternate opening and ending to the film
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Original theatrical trailer
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Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
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New and improved subtitle translation
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A new essay by film scholar Peter Matthews
Fabulous.
Akira Kurosawa's THE BAD SLEEP WELL
*36 Minute Documentary (Making-Of)
*New Essays by Richard Combs and Michael Almereyda
John Ford's YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
*Archival Audio Interviews with John Ford and Henry Fonda
*Academy Award Theater Radio Dramatization, Downloadable as an MP3 File
*New Essay by Film Critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Ingmar Bergman's THE VIRGIN SPRING
*Audio Commentary by Ingmar Bergman Scholar Birgitta Steene
*New Video Interviews With Gunnel Linblom and Birgitta Petersson
*New Essay by Film Historian and Bergman Scholar Peter Cowie
Vittorio De Sica's THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING US
*New Video Interviews with Luciano de Ambrosis and Cesare Zavattini
*Booklet Featuring Robert Cardullo and Stuart Klawans on Cesare Zavattini
Well two films on my list are being released, and as I always say patience is a virtue when it comes to Kurosawa and Bergman on DVD. Still waiting on the Idiot and Sanshuro Sugata, but the number of possible Kurosawa releases is shrinking so I don't think it'll be long. Funny thing is I have a catalogue from 4 years ago where they list Dodes Ka Den as an upcoming release, well they're sure as hell taking their sweet time with that. Same I think goes for the yet to be announced Au Revoir Les Enfants which apparently even has a spine number.
Surprised to see John Ford getting his Criterion debut. Of the 24 or so films of his I've seen I can't say Young Mr. Lincoln is one of my favorites and the special features don't appear to make this a really stellar release. The Children are Watching Us is another film that doesn't really make me jump up and down, but if I'm going to get it on DVD, it might as well be Criterion.
Yes the future looks fantastic in terms of Criterion releases.
Next year we'll see Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin.
Reason to throw a party....
Ran, Ugetsu M., Don't Shoot The Piano Player and The Bad Sleep Well are all classics that definitely deserve the treatment.
If you're willing to search and see, this powerful infinite mythology (as Jim Morrison called it) has untapped treasures still waiting to reveal themselves to you..
The Kurosawa releases are almost complete, as well as the Bergmans and the Bunuels...
For February (not much cause for rejoicing)
Metropolitan (1990) - Whit Stillman
Special Features
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Audio commentary by director Whit Stillman, editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols
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Rare outtakes and deleted scenes
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Optional English subtitles for the deaf and heard of hearing
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A new essay by author and film scholar Luc Sante
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More!
Kind Heart and Coronets (1949) - Robert Hammer
Special Features
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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BBC programs on Alec Guinness and the history of Ealing Studios
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Gallery of archival production and publicity photographs
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Original theatrical trailer
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A new essay by film critic and historian Philip Kemp
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Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
La Bete Humaine (1938) - Jean Renoir
Special Features
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original uncut version
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Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir
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New interview with director Peter Bogdanovich
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Archival interviews with Renoir discussing his adaptation of Emile Zola’s novels, his process with actors, and directing actress Simone Simon
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Gallery of on-set photographs and theatrical posters
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Theatrical trailer
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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A booklet featuring writings by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien, historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié
Viridiana (1961) - Luis Bunuel
Special Features
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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New video interview with Cineaste editor and author Richard Porton
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A new essay by author and film historian Michael Wood
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Original U.S. release trailer
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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More!