Criterion announces first Blu-ray titles - Page 23

I'd guess the difference in contrast is due, in part, to the Criterion being a DVD and the StudioCanal release being a Blu-ray?(I don't have the Blu-ray, so I can't say for sure)  In any event a difference in contrast between a DVD and a Blu-ray is not the same thing as a shot having a green tint or not having a said tint.

I do have a question for you.  Could you tell me if the StudioCanal Blu-Ray of Breathless has a USA option at the start?

On the Criterion message forum, someone commented that Thelma Schoonmaker said(at the Film Forum in NYC) that Criterion will be releasing the new restoration of THE RED SHOES in June. Hopefully this is true, and will include both DVD and BD.

Does Bottle Rocket come in a plastic case or the digipak nowadays, if you order it from e.g. AxelMusic or Amazon?

Thanks for the input! Ordering a replacement case can get a little expensive since I don't live in the U.S. Oh well, they will run out of digipaks sooner or later I guess.

The Thin Red Line

Can anyone access Criterion's webpage? It won't load for me. I wonder if they are updating it.

 Looks like site maintenance, or some such.

New BRs for June:

Mystery Train
Red Desert
The Leopard


Red Desert is a must-buy for me.

 I'll take one of each, please.

I'm kind of underwhelmed by June titles...

I hope Element of Crime makes it to Blu-ray someday...this is a visually stunning film that would look great in hi-def

Don't worry.  It is.

And (responding to other sentiments), underwhelming my foot - Antonioni on Blu is cause for celebration.

i love that the Red Desert cover is every bit as bland, vague and boring as all of Antonioni's films are. 

criminal that a film as gorgeous as Everlasting Moments is not getting the bluray treatment it deserves.

LOL! He made some of my favourite films!

Criterion just added "Close-Up" and "Everlasting Moments" to the blu-ray list now.  That's FIVE blu-rays for June!

CC

I agree! At a time when it appears that the majors have either slowed down or don't have interest in releasing anything but the hottest titles to Blu, Criterion releases all kinds of obscurities on the format and the best part is they're not crying about declining sales or predicting the end of the world because millions of people aren't buying their movies.

"i love that the Red Desert cover is every bit as bland"   is the new cover posted somewhere ?

Here it is.

ugh! is that for real   thanks

Do you guys think there's any chance of Criterion releasing Wes Anderson's films in Blu-ray? (Rushmore, Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic)

Depends on whether or not Disney is willing to extend Criterion's license of these titles for Blu-Ray. "Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Life Aquatic..." have HD masters since they've been on HDNet Movies recently but "Rushmore" probably needs a new transfer, and I wouldn't be surprised if Anderson twiddles with the color on that one like he did with the "Bottle Rocket" remaster.

gee I was hoping that cover of Red Desert was a joke ,the leopard cover isn't any
good either,
I don't get it ,who picks these covers???

Film enthusiasts with taste & and a sense of style?

I find most of the Criterion covers pretty good looking, that both looks different enough to be their own thing, and nicely fitting together within the Criterion collection. But that's just me.

No, no, not at all. It's me too.  



Cees