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Criterion in September

post #1 of 139
6/14/06 at 10:45am
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The Seven Samurai New Three-Disc Special Edition

Amarcord New Two-Disc Special Edition

Brazil Anamorphic Director's Cut Single-Disc Edition

Brazil Three-Disc Edition with Anamorphic Director's Cut

The Spirit of the Beehive

Jigoku

Amazon also has a two-disc version of Playtime listed for September, but Image hasn't posted the specs yet.
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post #2 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:09am

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OMG! Seven Samurai re-mastered, 3-disc edition? Brazil anamorphic? Amarcord anamorphic? Playtime 2-disc so George can stop sighing? Years of waiting all paying off in the same month!

Where's the nearest blood bank? A lot of us are going to be throwing quite a hefty chunk of change Criterion's way in September.
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post #3 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:18am

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"spirit of the Beehive" wow finally !! a victor Erice film,I been waitting
years for this ,ever since they said they do a laser.
Erice is one of the greatest filmakers ,and none of his 3 film are
availble on dvd here.
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post #4 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:26am

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Sweet!! September just got more expensive but in a very good way.

Seven Samurai extras:
  • All-new restored, high-definition digital transfer
  • Commentary by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Donald Richie and more
  • Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck
  • 50-minute making-of documentary, "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful To Create"
  • Two-hour conversation between Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima
  • New documentary, "Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences"
  • Theatrical trailers and teaser
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Essays by Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Kenneth Turan, Sidney Lumet and more
Brazil extras:
  • All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by Gilliam
  • Optional English subtitles
  • An essay by Jack Mathews
  • 30-minute on-set documentary, "What Is Brazil?"
  • "The Battle of Brazil: A Video History"
  • Storyboards, drawings, and publicity and production stills
  • Raw and behind-the-scenes footage
  • Video interviews with the production team
  • Theatrical trailer
  • 94-minute "Love Conquers All" version
  • Audio essay by journalist David Morgan
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post #5 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:35am

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All the Brazil extras look like they'll be the same on the new set as the original release, with the NOTABLE change of a new anamorphic transfer. It's cool that they're releasing that as a 1-disc as well, so those of us who have the old 3-disc can just replace the old first disc with the new one.

But those are a LOT of new extras for Seven Samurai. Wow, that might very well end up being the best release in Criterion history.
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post #6 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:46am

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If Brazil got upgraded, I was hoping Criterion wouldn't stick it to those who picked up the current 3-disc set by making it so that we would have to rebuy. Thanks Criterion for releasing the new master on a single disc.

And put me down for The Seven Samurai SE. Now, if only we could get the restoration demo available on the Region 0 version of the original release. :p
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post #7 of 139
6/14/06 at 12:03pm

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1. Does this mean these Criterion Classics are now going to sport that goofy new logo?

2. New Spine Numbers?

3. Any features excluded from the previous releases (hey, maybe we'll get that Seven Samurai restoration featurette!)

Man, I can't wait till Criterion starts doing DVDs in HD!

CS
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post #8 of 139
6/14/06 at 12:08pm

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None of their previous re-releases have featured different spine numbers, so I assume the numbers will stay the same for these new ones as well.
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post #9 of 139
6/14/06 at 12:09pm

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I'm ecstatic about Brazil anamorphic. I remember emailing Criterion to request that years ago, and I'm very happy that it's actually happening. The fact that it will be available separately so I don't have to re-buy my box set is just icing on the cake.

Thank you Criterion for putting the fans first. I wish all studios had the same mentality.
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post #10 of 139
6/14/06 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by Craig Sherman
1. Does this mean these Criterion Classics are now going to sport that goofy new logo?

Yes to the "goofy new logo." The cover art and specs for each title are available in the links of my original post.
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post #11 of 139
6/14/06 at 1:38pm

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Nice release list there.

Seven Samuraii and especially Amarcord are big ones. And if the rumors of Playtime are true (it's gonna come eventually regardless) that would be fantastic.

As someone else mentioned, I wish Criterion would jump on HD already.
I cant bring myself to purchase DVDs anymore. Would love to see these movies in HD.
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post #12 of 139
6/14/06 at 1:51pm

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Amazon also has a two-disc version of Playtime listed for September, but Image hasn't posted the specs yet.
To sigh or not to sigh, that is the question. I sure as hell hope this Playtime pans out!
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post #13 of 139
6/14/06 at 2:51pm

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HOLY SHIT! I NEED TO SELL A BODY PART OR THREE...
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post #14 of 139
6/14/06 at 2:57pm

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post #15 of 139
6/14/06 at 2:57pm

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Couldn't agree more - Criterion's offering of a single disc anamorphic BRAZIL for those that already have the previous edition just shows what a classy imprint it is - hurrah!
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post #16 of 139
6/14/06 at 3:10pm

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Best. Month. Ever.
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post #17 of 139
6/14/06 at 3:22pm

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Great news!
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post #18 of 139
6/14/06 at 4:24pm

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Seven Samurai on three discs? Does that mean the film will be spread over two? That would be awesome! I can't wait to see this film remastered with today's technology... this is gonna be one of the best DVDs ever!
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post #19 of 139
6/14/06 at 5:15pm

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An anamorphic Brazil. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
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post #20 of 139
6/14/06 at 5:18pm

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I'm ecstatic about Brazil anamorphic. I remember emailing Criterion to request that years ago, and I'm very happy that it's actually happening. The fact that it will be available separately so I don't have to re-buy my box set is just icing on the cake.
I think pretty much everyone emailed Criterion to request an anamorphic Brazil, and I'm overjoyed. I'll confess to not having picked up Brazil yet, as I wanted to wait and see if an anamorphic release would come out, and it seems my patience has been rewarded.

WOO-HOO!!!
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post #21 of 139
6/14/06 at 5:43pm

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I'd like to see Fox license some more Fox or Universal titles. Does anyone know of any progress being made along these lines? Their last Fox title seems to have been "Young Mr. Lincoln".

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post #22 of 139
6/14/06 at 6:03pm

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Yep, I, too have to offer kudos to Criterion for allowing me to replace one disc in my Brazil box. After buying the laserdisc version, then the DVD set, there was no way I'd buy another box.

The Brazil set with an anamorphic director's cut just shot the set up in the rankings where it belongs.
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post #23 of 139
6/14/06 at 7:00pm

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Great news!

I hope SS is packaged in a slimcase so that I can slide it nicely in my Kurosawa 'Samurai Triolgy' box set.

Also not crazy about those silly tilted C logo on all the covers. What's the point?

The new artwork for Armacord is very nice though. There's way to many DVDs going on my wantlist than I can afford!
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post #24 of 139
6/14/06 at 8:32pm

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Originally Posted by Elijah Sullivan
Seven Samurai on three discs? Does that mean the film will be spread over two? That would be awesome! I can't wait to see this film remastered with today's technology... this is gonna be one of the best DVDs ever!

It doesn't say for sure, but I would assume that the movie is going to be spread over the first two discs. It's about 16 minutes longer than Children of Paradise, which Criterion spread over two discs for their release a few years ago (although there's a more obvious disc break for that one, as the movie itself is in two parts).
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post #25 of 139
6/14/06 at 9:55pm

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I am def picking up the single disc of Brazil plus Seven Samurai
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post #26 of 139
6/14/06 at 11:41pm

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Originally Posted by Haggai
It doesn't say for sure, but I would assume that the movie is going to be spread over the first two discs. It's about 16 minutes longer than Children of Paradise, which Criterion spread over two discs for their release a few years ago (although there's a more obvious disc break for that one, as the movie itself is in two parts).

Seven Samurai does have an intermission, so it'll likely be split at that point.
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post #27 of 139
6/15/06 at 4:12am

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It's been a long time since I was really excited about a Criterion release but......... Woo-Hoo! Finally! SEVEN SAMURAI!

I'll also be picking up the 3-disc anamorphic Brazil.

Jigoku sounds interesting. A definite rental.
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post #28 of 139
6/15/06 at 5:49am

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Seven Samurai does have an intermission, so it'll likely be split at that point.

Really? I've seen it a couple of times in theaters, but I don't remember there being an intermission. When does it happen?
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post #29 of 139
6/15/06 at 9:45am

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I have to throw out a few "WOOT!"s for the release of JIGOKU (a/k/a HELL); I think it's one of the most important hard-to-see movies ever. It's groundbreaking use of bleak subject matter and still-terrifying gore would easily be considered influential on all manner of horror films if anyone besides me had ever heard of the darned thing.
And it provides great Asian competition for those infamous Ron Ormond evangelical films like IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSEMEN DO that still play "Christian" drive-ins to this day, in terms of trying to scare the audience with what happens in the fiery furnace.
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post #30 of 139
6/15/06 at 10:20am

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Mark, I'd never even heard of "Jigoku" before this announcement, and I suspect that those of you who have are doing back-flips over this outta nowhere release! It sounds a little like the sort of flick that Criterion might have included in their "cult film collection" (was it going to be called "Eclipse"?), so I wonder if that's still a go?

Midnight Eye (website devoted to Japanese cinema) has a really interesting write-up on "Jigoku" here: http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/jigoku.shtml
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