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I'm hoping that this is not a doubling-up of something another poster has already done this year, but I hunted through the posts back to New Year's and didn't see one yet. I missed last year's list for sundry work reasons, but have a minute to indulge in this for the current year. Revisiting my prior lists, regardless of reality, and noting that some of the items from the last couple of years actually have been picked up, just not by Criterion.
1. Hard Eight
2. Croupier
3. Kubrick's Lolita (I have this feeling Criterion is going to continue making their way through the Kubrick catalogue, and this one feels like a proper next step to take...)
4. Bird (a full-on expanded Criterion examination of this film, and of Charlie Parker)
5. Adaptation4. Popeye (Yes, the Altman one. Just for the bonus features...)
6. David Mamet 3-pack (House of Games, Homicide as upgrades, plus Things Change as a new Criterion)
7. The Magnificent Ambersons (carrying over the bonus material from the laserdisc) - upgrade from laserdisc (and to honor Larry Granberry – also including an archival copy of the lost director’s cut from Rio – assuming one is ever found…)
8. Alec Guiness set (Including Kind Hearts and Coronets)
9. Pinero
10. Dead Calm
11. Never Cry Wolf (yes, it's Disney and unlikely, but it's also a worthy film that begs for examination)
12. The Mosquito Coast
13. The Sugarland Express (yes, a bare bones edition was made available by Universal – I’d like to see something far more in depth…)
14. The Day After (providing a good HD transfer and a new commentary with Nicholas Meyer - restoring the audio for the ending)
15. Sticks and Bones (Robert Downey Sr. TV movie adaptation of David Rabe's play)
16. The Man in the Glass Booth
17. Leaving Las Vegas
18. Shine - upgrade from laserdisc
19. Missing - upgrade
20. Searching for Bobby Fischer (yes, it's Paramount and unlikely, but still a worthy film)
21. Chinatown
22. Dead Ringers (upgrade from Criterion laserdisc, maybe with some new bonus features)
23. Heaven Can Wait (1978 Warren Beatty film - to my knowledge, not available on Blu)
24. The Year of Living Dangerously
25. Iceman (odd and interesting 1984 film from Fred Schepisi
26. Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh film - and I think this one is coming this year - it was included in the Filmstruck Criterion area with the Criterion logo...)
We're in a different place now, where there isn't nearly as much material being released on disc as in even the recent past. I'm grateful that Criterion continues to soldier ahead, and that Shout!, Twilight Time and even Kino Lorber at times have been able to bring attention to some interesting titles. No Highway in the Sky at least got a good look from Kino, and several titles that interested me over the years found purchase at Twilight Time. Criterion for its part surprised me with Barry Lyndon last fall, and pleasantly surprised me by revisiting The Breakfast Club with all the materials I had noted were missing from the Universal releases.
1. Hard Eight
2. Croupier
3. Kubrick's Lolita (I have this feeling Criterion is going to continue making their way through the Kubrick catalogue, and this one feels like a proper next step to take...)
4. Bird (a full-on expanded Criterion examination of this film, and of Charlie Parker)
5. Adaptation4. Popeye (Yes, the Altman one. Just for the bonus features...)
6. David Mamet 3-pack (House of Games, Homicide as upgrades, plus Things Change as a new Criterion)
7. The Magnificent Ambersons (carrying over the bonus material from the laserdisc) - upgrade from laserdisc (and to honor Larry Granberry – also including an archival copy of the lost director’s cut from Rio – assuming one is ever found…)
8. Alec Guiness set (Including Kind Hearts and Coronets)
9. Pinero
10. Dead Calm
11. Never Cry Wolf (yes, it's Disney and unlikely, but it's also a worthy film that begs for examination)
12. The Mosquito Coast
13. The Sugarland Express (yes, a bare bones edition was made available by Universal – I’d like to see something far more in depth…)
14. The Day After (providing a good HD transfer and a new commentary with Nicholas Meyer - restoring the audio for the ending)
15. Sticks and Bones (Robert Downey Sr. TV movie adaptation of David Rabe's play)
16. The Man in the Glass Booth
17. Leaving Las Vegas
18. Shine - upgrade from laserdisc
19. Missing - upgrade
20. Searching for Bobby Fischer (yes, it's Paramount and unlikely, but still a worthy film)
21. Chinatown
22. Dead Ringers (upgrade from Criterion laserdisc, maybe with some new bonus features)
23. Heaven Can Wait (1978 Warren Beatty film - to my knowledge, not available on Blu)
24. The Year of Living Dangerously
25. Iceman (odd and interesting 1984 film from Fred Schepisi
26. Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh film - and I think this one is coming this year - it was included in the Filmstruck Criterion area with the Criterion logo...)
We're in a different place now, where there isn't nearly as much material being released on disc as in even the recent past. I'm grateful that Criterion continues to soldier ahead, and that Shout!, Twilight Time and even Kino Lorber at times have been able to bring attention to some interesting titles. No Highway in the Sky at least got a good look from Kino, and several titles that interested me over the years found purchase at Twilight Time. Criterion for its part surprised me with Barry Lyndon last fall, and pleasantly surprised me by revisiting The Breakfast Club with all the materials I had noted were missing from the Universal releases.
