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[Ruz-El]

Originally Posted by Worth
Electra Glide in Blue maybe?

interesting! How so? I've never seen it but always meant to pick it up.

 

[Worth]

I've never seen the film, either, but with "pig" being slang for cop, and a pig in blue, it was the first thing that came to mind.

 

[Ruz-El]

Originally Posted by Worth
I've never seen the film, either, but with "pig" being slang for cop, and a pig in blue, it was the first thing that came to mind.

It makes sense with the cracked lens too since I think it's about a cop that goes of the grid or something. I could probably imdb it.

 

[JoHud]

I've never seen the film, either, but with "pig" being slang for cop, and a pig in blue, it was the first thing that came to mind.

Also, he rides a blue "hog." Never seen the movie though.

 

[Noach Kowalski]

It's the hint for Lord of the Flies.

 

[Patrick Mason]

Lord of the Flies Blu-ray upgrade, I would wager. A reference to Piggy's broken glasses.
EDIT:
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Originally Posted by Noach Kowalski
It's the hint for Lord of the Flies.

Beat me to it.

 

[Kevin EK]

Any movie that has the catchphrase "In a Pig's Eye"?

 

[Ruz-El]

of course it is! Ugh, I should of got that one ha ha. I'm in for the bluray, never did buy the SD of it. Be cool if that can include the remake as well, it was pretty well done.

 

[Doctorossi]

I've never seen the film, either, but with "pig" being slang for cop, and a pig in blue, it was the first thing that came to mind.

For future reference, the blue coloring has been verified as Criterion pictogram vocabulary for, "A Blu-ray release of..." You'll notice that some of these rebus clues are blue and some are not. Those that are not blue are generally 'new to the Collection' and those that are blue represent upcoming Blu-ray releases of titles already in the Collection on other formats.

 

[Derrick King]

The Blu-ray (and DVD) of Playtime, along with the DVDs of M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon oncle are OOP

 

[Moe Dickstein]

So much for Joir de fete and Parade...

 

[Brandon Conway]

Yep. Very disappointing. Maybe StudioCanal will release them via Lionsgate in the US, but they've been slow to get other films out. At least I got Playtime.

 

[PaulDA]

The Blu-ray (and DVD) of Playtime, along with the DVDs of M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon oncle are OOP

Already have M. Hulot and Mon Oncle, and I just scooped up a Playtime BD from Amazon. Still available at under 30$ (thanks for the heads up--made sure to get the Criterion BD of The Third Man when the OOP notice was given in these parts back in the day).

 

[Brandon Conway]

For those that are Region B capable, the BFI did release Blu-ray's of all four of the films (but not Parade, which was shot on SD video IIRC), with the last couple getting released in December before their rights expired due to the Tati estate's licensing deal with StudioCanal.

 

[Moe Dickstein]

Yeah, this is the first time that I already owned everything when a new OOP hit.

 

[PaulDA]

For those that are Region B capable, the BFI did release Blu-ray's of all four of the films (but not Parade, which was shot on SD video IIRC), with the last couple getting released in December before their rights expired due to the Tati estate's licensing deal with StudioCanal.

My copy of Mon Oncle is R2 DVD from BFI (bought it in London when I vacationed there some years ago) but I'm not region-free for BD, sadly (as I am for DVD). I can wait for BDs for Region A (cheaper than buying another player).

 

[Patrick McCart]

Yep. Very disappointing. Maybe StudioCanal will release them via Lionsgate in the US, but they've been slow to get other films out. At least I got Playtime.

That would be great if Lionsgate would, but I don't think the Tati films stand a chance of another Region A release in their hands. They haven't even released Peeping Tom or The Trial yet.

 

[Derrick King]

Someone on Criterion's facebook page said that Mulvaney emailed him the following re: the Tati films

"Regarding Tati, we have recently renewed the rights and they will be going back in print with a new restoration sometime in the future. I hope this helps!"

 

[Doctorossi]

Let's hope "the future" arrives soon!

 

[Brandon Conway]

Great news!