Well, from the looks of their DVD's sourced from HD transfers, I'd expect some very high quality HD discs.
FYI, here's a list of the discs they've utilized HD transfers for (according to their website):
The 400 Blows (SE only)
Beauty and the Beast (SE only)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
M (SE only)
The Wages of Fear (SE only)
Charade (16x9 re-issue only)
Life of Brian
The Element of Crime
Alexander Nevsky
Ivan the Terrible - Parts I & II
Kwaidan
The Blob [Camera negative]
Fiend without a Face
All That Heaven Allows
Written on the Wind
Do the Right Thing
L'avventura
Gimme Shelter
Cries and Whispers
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Spartacus
Coup de torchon
The Rock
My Man Godfrey
Rififi
The Hidden Fortress
Diary of a Chambermaid
Salesman
The Vanishing
Rashomon
8 1/2
Children of Paradise
The Last Wave
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Cranes Are Flying
Bob le Flambeur
George Washington
The Horse's Mouth
Tokyo Olympiad
Hearts and Minds
The Royal Tenenbaums
Red Beard
Hopscotch
Solaris
Man Bites Dog
Down by Law
Monterey Pop
Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey
Contempt
Pépé le Moko
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Band of Outsiders
The Killers
Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
My Life as a Dog
I Am Curious—Yellow
I Am Curious—Blue
Straw Dogs
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
by Brakhage—an anthology (all films)
Stolen Kisses
Bed and Board
Love on the Run
The White Sheik
Throne of Blood
Jubilee
Coup de Grâce
Quai des Orfèvres
Il Posto
I Fidanzati
Hiroshima mon amour
Night and Fog
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Schizopolis
Honeymoon Killers
Umberto D.
Indiscretion of an American Wife & Terminal Station
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Veronika Voss
Lola
The Pornographers
Through a Glass Darkly
Winter Light
The Silence
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
Richard III
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Knife in the Water
The Rules of the Game
Tokyo Story
Le Cercle Rouge
La Strada
Naked Lunch
Ikiru
Diary of a Country Priest
Maîtresse
Pickup on South Street
Tunes of Glory
Onibaba
Le Corbeau
Salvatore Giuliano
Scenes from a Marriage
3 Women
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds
Stray Dog
The Tin Drum
The Leopard
Mamma Roma
Smiles of a Summer Night
A Woman Is a Woman
The Lower Depths
Early Summer
The Golden Coach
French Cancan
Elena and Her Men
Port of Shadows
I Vitelloni
Slacker
Videodrome
The Battle of Algiers
Shadows
Faces
A Woman Under the Influence
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Opening Night
Secret Honor
Fat Girl
Eyes Without a Face
Fanny and Alexander—The Television Version
Fanny and Alexander—The Theatrical Version
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Short Cuts
The King of Kings (roadshow version only)
Kagemusha
Youth of the Beast
Fighting Elegy
Casque d’or
Touchez pas au grisbi
La commare secca
Thieves' Highway
Night and the City
Tout va bien
The River
My Own Private Idaho
L'eclisse
Young Törless
The Sword of Doom
Jules and Jim
A Generation
Kanal
Ashes and Diamonds
Divorce Italian Style
Burden of Dreams
F for Fake
The Phantom of Liberty
Heaven Can Wait
Unfaithfully Yours
The Flowers of St. Francis
The Browning Version
Crazed Fruit
Le notti bianche
Au hasard Balthazar
Gate of Flesh
Story of a Prostitute
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (4K source)
An Angel at My Table
Harakiri
Bad Timing
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Boudu Saved from Drowning
Le samouraï
Naked
Masculin féminin
Ugetsu
Samurai Rebellion
Sword of the Beast
Samurai Spy
Kill!
Pickpocket
Shoot the Piano Player
Ran
The Tales of Hoffmann
Forbidden Games
The Bad Sleep Well
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Virgin Spring
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
The Children Are Watching Us
La bête humaine
Kind Hearts & Coronets
Metropolitan
Murmur of the Heart (2K)
Lacombe Lucien (2K)
Au revoir les enfants (2K)
Fists in the Pocket
Elevator to the Gallows (2K)
A lot of significant titles lack HD transfers, it seems. The Passion of Joan of Arc could really use a Metropolis-level 2K digital restoration. Not to mention Criterion's DVD is single-layer and the avg. bitrate is about 4.2 mbps.
Also, it's important to note that there is an HD transfer of Brazil of the director's cut.
FYI, here's a list of the discs they've utilized HD transfers for (according to their website):
The 400 Blows (SE only)
Beauty and the Beast (SE only)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
M (SE only)
The Wages of Fear (SE only)
Charade (16x9 re-issue only)
Life of Brian
The Element of Crime
Alexander Nevsky
Ivan the Terrible - Parts I & II
Kwaidan
The Blob [Camera negative]
Fiend without a Face
All That Heaven Allows
Written on the Wind
Do the Right Thing
L'avventura
Gimme Shelter
Cries and Whispers
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Spartacus
Coup de torchon
The Rock
My Man Godfrey
Rififi
The Hidden Fortress
Diary of a Chambermaid
Salesman
The Vanishing
Rashomon
8 1/2
Children of Paradise
The Last Wave
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Cranes Are Flying
Bob le Flambeur
George Washington
The Horse's Mouth
Tokyo Olympiad
Hearts and Minds
The Royal Tenenbaums
Red Beard
Hopscotch
Solaris
Man Bites Dog
Down by Law
Monterey Pop
Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey
Contempt
Pépé le Moko
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Band of Outsiders
The Killers
Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
My Life as a Dog
I Am Curious—Yellow
I Am Curious—Blue
Straw Dogs
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
by Brakhage—an anthology (all films)
Stolen Kisses
Bed and Board
Love on the Run
The White Sheik
Throne of Blood
Jubilee
Coup de Grâce
Quai des Orfèvres
Il Posto
I Fidanzati
Hiroshima mon amour
Night and Fog
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Schizopolis
Honeymoon Killers
Umberto D.
Indiscretion of an American Wife & Terminal Station
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Veronika Voss
Lola
The Pornographers
Through a Glass Darkly
Winter Light
The Silence
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
Richard III
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Knife in the Water
The Rules of the Game
Tokyo Story
Le Cercle Rouge
La Strada
Naked Lunch
Ikiru
Diary of a Country Priest
Maîtresse
Pickup on South Street
Tunes of Glory
Onibaba
Le Corbeau
Salvatore Giuliano
Scenes from a Marriage
3 Women
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds
Stray Dog
The Tin Drum
The Leopard
Mamma Roma
Smiles of a Summer Night
A Woman Is a Woman
The Lower Depths
Early Summer
The Golden Coach
French Cancan
Elena and Her Men
Port of Shadows
I Vitelloni
Slacker
Videodrome
The Battle of Algiers
Shadows
Faces
A Woman Under the Influence
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Opening Night
Secret Honor
Fat Girl
Eyes Without a Face
Fanny and Alexander—The Television Version
Fanny and Alexander—The Theatrical Version
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Short Cuts
The King of Kings (roadshow version only)
Kagemusha
Youth of the Beast
Fighting Elegy
Casque d’or
Touchez pas au grisbi
La commare secca
Thieves' Highway
Night and the City
Tout va bien
The River
My Own Private Idaho
L'eclisse
Young Törless
The Sword of Doom
Jules and Jim
A Generation
Kanal
Ashes and Diamonds
Divorce Italian Style
Burden of Dreams
F for Fake
The Phantom of Liberty
Heaven Can Wait
Unfaithfully Yours
The Flowers of St. Francis
The Browning Version
Crazed Fruit
Le notti bianche
Au hasard Balthazar
Gate of Flesh
Story of a Prostitute
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (4K source)
An Angel at My Table
Harakiri
Bad Timing
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Boudu Saved from Drowning
Le samouraï
Naked
Masculin féminin
Ugetsu
Samurai Rebellion
Sword of the Beast
Samurai Spy
Kill!
Pickpocket
Shoot the Piano Player
Ran
The Tales of Hoffmann
Forbidden Games
The Bad Sleep Well
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Virgin Spring
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
The Children Are Watching Us
La bête humaine
Kind Hearts & Coronets
Metropolitan
Murmur of the Heart (2K)
Lacombe Lucien (2K)
Au revoir les enfants (2K)
Fists in the Pocket
Elevator to the Gallows (2K)
A lot of significant titles lack HD transfers, it seems. The Passion of Joan of Arc could really use a Metropolis-level 2K digital restoration. Not to mention Criterion's DVD is single-layer and the avg. bitrate is about 4.2 mbps.
Also, it's important to note that there is an HD transfer of Brazil of the director's cut.