New Criterion: Videodrome & Eyes Without a Face

[Jesse Blough]

http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2356

Exciting news.

 

[Rob Gardiner]

I can't wait for VIDEODROME! I love the scene where
James Woods "loses" the gun.

 

[oscar_merkx]

I am a great fan of James Woods so I will get this no matter what

 

[Michael Elliott]

I really don't care for VIDEO but I'd love to have a couple of the extras especially that roundtable thing. I'm not sure if that alone will make it worth the Criterion price tag though. Perhaps if I can find it for around $25.

 

[Robert Fielder]

Awesome! Videodrome finally gets the special edition treatment...from Criterion, no less!

Quite a nice array of features listed there. I hope the "and more!" includes the alternate/extended TV version scenes, as some of those were quite interesting.

Can't wait!

 

[David_Blackwell]

I love Videodrome and the extras for the Criterion DVD sound like an amazing list. I so need this DVD for this very screwed up movie.

 

[Mark Cappelletty]

I hope the Criterion Videodrome showcases all of the alternative scenes that were used for the bizarre "TV" version of the film (which still occationally shows up on A&E).

Regardless, I can't believe this is coming out-- AWESOME!

Now Fox, will you PLEASE call Toronto and set up that FLY SE DVD?

 

[Jesse Blough]

No comments on Eyes Without a Face? I never heard of it until now but it sounds neat.

 

[richardWI]

how many dvds have a Cronenberg commentary?

 

[Joe Schwartz]

Offhand, I know that Spider and the Canadian edition of eXistenZ have Cronenberg commentaries.

 

[Jacob McCraw]

SO HAPPY!

The new Rabid SE is going to have a commentary and the Fast Company SE that just came out has a commentary. Naked Lunch has one of my favorite commentaries ever with Cronenberg and Peter Weller.

Let Criterion do The Fly and it could have a commentary, and I'm sure they'd let Cronenberg approve the transfer.

 

[jon_farthing]

The criterion Dead Ringers DVD has a commentary. The Crash laserdisc had one, but i dont think it's on the dvd version.

 

[Will K]

All I can say is WOW.

Long live the new flesh.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Death to Videodrome! Long live the new flesh!!!

 

[John Kilduff]

I'm looking forward to the Criterion version of "Videodrome". It was a deliciously twisted movie, and I thought James Woods was great in it.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

Also, Debbie Harry looks great topless.

 

[Rob Lutter]

Eyes Without a Face! w00t!

Hopefully Criterion retranslates the subtitles because the ones on the Image LD are pretty godawful (lots of missed lines, etc...)

 

[PaulP]

Awesome! Simply awesome...

 

[Justin_S]

This is some of the very best DVD news I have ever heard! Videodrome is definitely Cronenberg's best film (though all his films are masterpieces IMO), which is saying a hell of a lot, and is also one of my top 10 favorite films of all time. I have been longing for a SE for years now. I've said in the past that I hope Criterion would do it, but I never actually thought they would. The extras sound truly outstanding, and there's obviously no chance in hell that I won't be getting this the second of release.

As for Eyes Without a Face, its a fantastic film, but I've known it was coming for a while now. Will definitely be picking it up as well.

 

[Kevin M]

First Naked Lunch now Videodrome.....long live the new criterion flesh.

...um, since Universal & Criterion seem to have a good working relationship I wonder if John Carpenter's The Thing would be a possibility...NAH, I get the feeling that unless Criterion can come up with some fairly good extras (since the current version, although sans 16:9, has some rather extensive extras) it wouldn't be worth it to them.

 

[Marc Colella]

I'm not really a fan of Videodrome, so I'll pass on it.

However, I'm glad that Universal still continues to license out to Criterion.

I'm sure there are a few Universal titles I'd love to see get the Criterion treatment - ie, Double Indemnity.