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Speaking of Japanese actions films who has the American rights for Violent Cop? That movie needs a good stateside release and it seems like something Criterion should at least look into to doing.
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SneakySneaks posted:Speaking of Japanese actions films who has the American rights for Violent Cop? That movie needs a good stateside release and it seems like something Criterion should at least look into to doing.
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Aug 8, 2012 19:59
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Has there ever been any hints as to a Criterion release of Barcelona? It feels like a no-brainer release. And the DVD is out of print. Come on guys, complete the trilogy. 
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Aug 8, 2012 21:12
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Warner's owned it at one time (not sure if they still do). They've licensed to Criterion recently (unless I am just completely misremembering), but they definitely don't have the same cozy relationship that Criterion does with, say, Universal.
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Aug 8, 2012 21:24
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SubG posted:I can't tell if that's supposed to be a joke, but John Woo is Chinese. The films we've been discussing were made in Hong Kong. It's like when The Departed won the Oscar for adapted screenplay and the announcer said Infernal Affairs was a Japanese movie. How does the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES gently caress that up?? edit: Or the Olympics mixing up the North and South Korean flags. 
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Aug 8, 2012 21:28
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SubG posted:I can't tell if that's supposed to be a joke, but John Woo is Chinese. The films we've been discussing were made in Hong Kong. No just a brain fart, put Japanese instead of Asian.
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codyclarke posted:Has there ever been any hints as to a Criterion release of Barcelona? It feels like a no-brainer release. And the DVD is out of print. Come on guys, complete the trilogy. The DVD is back in print through Warner Archive. Which doesn't rule out a Criterion release, but Warner's has always been the least likely to license to Criterion.
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Aug 8, 2012 21:52
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:The DVD is back in print through Warner Archive. Which doesn't rule out a Criterion release, but Warner's has always been the least likely to license to Criterion. Did not know it was back in print. Thanks!
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:The DVD is back in print through Warner Archive. Which doesn't rule out a Criterion release, but Warner's has always been the least likely to license to Criterion. Which is a shame because Warner USA is refusing to release The Devils.
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SneakySneaks posted:Which is a shame because Warner USA is refusing to release The Devils. They are so weird with that movie that even if they gave the rights over to Criterion it would probably be the UK theatrical cut at most and not the full restored cut. They wouldn't let BFI release it uncut or on BRD in the UK.
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Warner is probably the reason why Kino had to drop the two RKO shorts by Kubrick on the Fear and Desire release. They are literally the only major studio not licensing other than two recent ones for BFI. It's puzzling since Paramount and Sony are happy to license out top tier films.
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Aug 9, 2012 02:34
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You'd think that they'd want to make money. But nope. Better to just never let those films see the light of day!
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TrixRabbi posted:You'd think that they'd want to make money. But nope. Better to just never let those films see the light of day! I don't know whether it's stubbornness (only we can release out catalog titles) or arrogance (nobody will buy that poo poo, even with out commission from Criterion it wouldn't be worth it). In the case of The Devils they're probably still afraid of people being angered by the film, even if they aren't the ones releasing the dvd.
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TrixRabbi posted:You'd think that they'd want to make money. But nope. Better to just never let those films see the light of day! Warner's is the actually the most active in making its back catalog available, so this sarcastic response is counter-factual.
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My guess is that it goes higher than just their home video wing. Warner's licensing to outside companies has been limited completely to a few short films on the Anthology Film Archives set Unseen Cinema on DVD, BFI's release of The Devils on DVD and Revolution on Blu, and letting Blazing Saddles be part of Fox's Mel Brooks box set. By comparison, Universal has licensed over 40 films to Criterion, let alone all the titles they've farmed out to Anchor Bay, Kino, Image, TCM Archives, and now Shout! Factory. Warner has just gone downhill. They've gone from releasing an awesome 3-disc set for The Jazz Singer on DVD to making The Magnificent Ambersons a bare-bones Amazon exclusive DVD.
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It's totally a shame that Warner's has determined that what the market will bear no longer includes sets like the Jazz Singer, but that's not the same as not being interested in their back catalog. You praise Universal but they're sitting on like seven hundred Paramount films and a couple notables (e.g. Preston Sturges films) aside, what have they done with those? At this point I'm hoping Olive Films makes a deal with them, because against all odds they've been knocking it out of the park.
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Okay, I just went back and re-read my posts and I kind of come off like some weird Warner's fanboy. I don't know. I just mean to say that Warner's is committed to making as many of its films as possible available in DVD format in as good a condition as possible. There are certain titles that they are weird about (chiefly The Devils, but also Red Dust, for which I suspect the issue is a restoration happening currently, and I guess the Kubrick RKO docs, and I'm sure some others) but they're not in the habit of sitting on titles, like Universal, or Lionsgate, or whoever else. I would rather that all the companies had Warner's philosophy and just miss out on a handful of titles than constantly have my fingers crossed that whatever I had my heart set on got the glorious special-feature treatment I thought it deserved by way of licensing.
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Warner is one of the best for restorations and remasters. But they have a huge catalog. They apparently can't justify Greed outside iTunes or a Blu of Ambersons. Why not let niche labels take the chance for them?
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Egbert Souse posted:Warner is one of the best for restorations and remasters. But they have a huge catalog. They apparently can't justify Greed outside iTunes or a Blu of Ambersons. Why not let niche labels take the chance for them? kuddles fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Aug 10, 2012 |
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Tenenbaums is 50% off on Amazon and Best Buy.
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robix smash posted:Tenenbaums is 50% off on Amazon and Best Buy. Thanks for the update. Mine just shipped and they charged $28. Hopefully I can get a refund.
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Asnorban posted:Thanks for the update. Mine just shipped and they charged $28. Hopefully I can get a refund.
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robix smash posted:With tax and shipping it's $25 anyway. Probably not worth the hassle for $3. I have Prime, they refunded it within 30 minutes of me emailing. Well worth it for the $8 savings. Finished working my way through my purchases from the last Barnes and Noble sale, meaning it is time to begin working on my list for the next one. How is Kagemusha? I have Seven Samurai, Sanjuro, Yojimbo and it looks like that is the only other option for Kurosawa currently available.
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Kagemusha is very good, but not as good as Ran.
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I might be the only person who likes Kagemusha more than Ran, but you should get it anyway. Plus it's based on historical figures/events so it's educational too! And Kagemusha is just fun to say.
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I like Kagemusha more than Yojimbo, Sanjuro, or Rashomon. But I get the feeling that isn't the general consensus.
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Speaking of, when's the Rashomon bluray coming? I saw Janus's fantastic restored print last summer and am surprised it hasn't shown up yet.
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Asnorban posted:Finished working my way through my purchases from the last Barnes and Noble sale, meaning it is time to begin working on my list for the next one. Don't look past his noir-ish stuff. I liked High and Low a lot and both Stray Dog and The Bad Sleep Well are pretty good, too.
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Origami Dali posted:I like Kagemusha more than Yojimbo, Sanjuro, or Rashomon. I agree with that, but my favorite Kurosawa movie is The Bad Sleep Well, so I might just have Wrong Opinions.
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barkingclam posted:Don't look past his noir-ish stuff. I liked High and Low a lot and both Stray Dog and The Bad Sleep Well are pretty good, too. I get the feeling he's talking about BluRay only. Otherwise, Ikiru takes priority.
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Origami Dali posted:I get the feeling he's talking about BluRay only. Otherwise, Ikiru takes priority. I definitely didn't make that clear, but yes, that is the case.
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Asnorban posted:I definitely didn't make that clear, but yes, that is the case. Gotcha. Still, High and Low's on BluRay, so you're not limited to Kagemusha. Either would be a good call, I think.
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barkingclam posted:Gotcha. Still, High and Low's on BluRay, so you're not limited to Kagemusha. Either would be a good call, I think. I may do that for a change of pace. Thanks.
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Just as an fyi, the subtitles on that are incredibly hard to read at times.
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Apparently something from 1950 is getting an upgrade today. Probably Rashomon, which would be cool, but I'd be happier if it was Night and the City or The Furies. edit: yep, it's Rashomon  I hate that cover FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Aug 15, 2012 |
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I like the art but the big red title block going across the bottom makes it look like a low-effort Fake Criterion, like a cool old poster with all the Criterion stuff slapped on with no thought towards actual design.
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Rashomon Heaven's Gate Godard's Weekend Pasolini's Trilogy of Life (The Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights, and The Decameron) Shochiku Horror (Eclipse)
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I like the art but the big red title block going across the bottom makes it look like a low-effort Fake Criterion, like a cool old poster with all the Criterion stuff slapped on with no thought towards actual design. You can buy that poster in their store. They've been selling it for years now (or at least two).
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Egbert Souse posted:Rashomon Unfortunately Heaven's Gate does not have Final Cut included. I enjoy how pretentious they're being with that movie since it's absolute poo poo movie with the only saving grace being great cinematography.
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FitFortDanga posted:edit: yep, it's Rashomon I actually like that cover since it looks like the cover of a Japanese novel or mook.
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