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Thu 26 Feb at 01:05 PM
Randolph Riscol
Has Criterion, or it’s subsidiary Elcipse, thought about getting the right to Frank Perry’s Truman Capote trilogy (especially A CHRISTMAS MEMORY) with a possible release of the titles
-maybe sometime before next Christmas-hmmmmm?Sun 01 Mar at 01:41 PM
Alejandro Leon
I’ve sent you guys numerous emails about this in the past, no one has ever gotten back to me though. So I figured i’ll just keep trying ha! Has Criterion got any plans to attempt a release of The Funeral by Abel Ferrara? That film doesn’t have any decent releases available for DVD, which is a shame because it’s a great film.
Sun 01 Mar at 10:35 PM
William E. Cain
Everyone I know who loves films is always asking about and wondering:
When will we see high-quality DVDs of Welles’s “The Magnificent Ambersons” and “Chimes at Midnight”?
Mon 02 Mar at 02:46 AM
Zachary Nathanson
Is Criterion ever going to release My Dinner with Andre? It was originally released on DVD a couple of years ago, but now its OOP. It’s a great film. Please release it on DVD
Thu 05 Mar at 10:06 AM
Stuart Mark Hayes
Thank you so very much for picking up John Huston’s “Wise Blood” We’ve waited so long. I’d also like to see, as Mr Nathanson says, a new release of “Andre”. I am fortunate enough to have the previous DVD release, but it must have been taken from a very poor quality print .
Thu 05 Mar at 05:33 PM
James Andrews
It would be great if Criterion would get the rights to Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” and
release it before the Holidays. The black and white version is OK but rereleasing an endearing
classic like “memory” would be a wonderful addition to anyone’s holiday viewing schedule and
we could give “Its a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Story” a rest this year. It would be bound
to be a best-seller with Geraldine Page winning an Emmy for her performance and being she is
also an Oscar-winning actress. Please bring this up to someone who can get it released.
Thanks…
Mon 09 Mar at 06:19 PM
Dion
I think it would be great if Criterion took a crack at a long-ignored genre: 70s drive-in films.
I’m thinking:
“Buster and Billie”
“Macon County Line”
“White Line Fever”
There are so many to choose from, and they really harken back to a unique era in film history. Drive-ins were still popular, and they often catered to run-n-gun, maverick films (even ones produced and/or distributed by the majors) that really delivered on what they promised.
Thanks! :-)
Thu 12 Mar at 12:15 AM
Tony B.
I wish that Criterion would rescue Karel Reisz’ great Who’ll Stop the Rain from DVD mediocrity. The one available now has an opening 15 minutes with some of the worst quality of any transfer I have seen. One of the lost 70’s paranoid thrillers that deserves a proper showcase.
Thu 12 Mar at 05:18 PM
Patrick
How about “The Whisperers,” directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Edith Evans (in an Oscar nominated performance)? Beautiful black and white cinematography, eerie score by John Barry, and one of the best performances of the 1960’s.
Thu 12 Mar at 11:06 PM
Robert
Two westerns I would love to see get the Criterion makeover: SHANE and NEVADA SMITH; both with isolated music tracks if possible! Also, Ken Russel’s WOMEN IN LOVE! Keep up the good work Criterion!
Sun 15 Mar at 07:43 PM
Andy
You know what desperately needs a Criterion life. How about the lost documentary that brought Bennett Miller (of CAPOTE fame) into the spotlight? You know which I am speaking of. How about THE CRUISE starring the always enjoyable Speed. I think it would be a powerful entry (especially the ending) for Criterion.
Tue 17 Mar at 12:10 PM
Scott
I continue to hope that one day, soon, The Criterion Collection will be proud to present Steven Soderbergh’s 1993 “King of the Hill” on DVD and Blu-Ray. I feel it is his best film, with one of the most haunting scores by Cliff Martinez. It is not available on DVD, and my laserdisc does not begin to capture the wonderful cinematography. It also showcases early talent by Adrien Brody and Katherine Heigl. Please bring this film to DVD and (more importantly) Blu-Ray! Thank you Criterion!
Wed 18 Mar at 10:51 AM
Ryan
After the extraordinary release of “Days of Heaven” on Criterion, I can only hope that there are plans to release Malick’s masterpiece “A Thin Red Line”, as well. This is a film that until now has only been released in a bare bones form with no plans for a special edition. Also, Malick has confirmed that there is quite a bit more film that I’m sure fans everywhere would be clamoring to see, that is only if he would desire to make a new cut. Please give this film the proper treatment it deserves. No one does it better than Criterion!
Fri 20 Mar at 08:08 PM
Mel
Word on the street is there will be a Criterion version of Curious Case of Benjamin Button…Any truth???
Mon 23 Mar at 05:22 AM
Ryan
Regarding “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”:
Have a look.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.html
Tue 24 Mar at 02:04 AM
jason
Dreams needs the criterion treatment
Fri 10 Apr at 12:49 PM
Sherry Hoover
Please consider ‘A Christmas Memory’ and ‘The The Thanksgiving Visitor’ for release on DVD. More movies like these would enhance the Christmas and Thanksgiving seasons’ viewing for so many families!
Sat 16 May at 02:54 PM
Gail Eifrig
I love Criterion films!
I echo the request for Shane, (and the isolated music track is a great idea) because the available version is so blurry and discolored that it is terrible to watch. Saw it last night and confirmed a belief that it truly is a great American film, and it badly needs an edition that film lovers can love.
Tue 16 Jun at 09:23 PM
Will
Please pick-up a movie called Arizona Dreams with Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis
that would be an awsome Criterion.
Thu 03 Sep at 06:05 PM
Patrick
How about Francis Ford Coppola’s “You’re a Big Boy Now,” from 1966. Warners has been sitting on this for years. Hilarious bits by Geraldine Page and Rip Torn. A great forgotten 60’s romp.
Fri 04 Dec at 02:22 PM
Paul Maher Jr.
ditto on The Thin Red Line, this has now achieved cult status and deserves its due.
Fri 25 Dec at 09:42 PM
JT
Please add our votes for the colored version of “A Christmas Memory!”
Fri 01 Jan at 01:03 PM
Django
A terrific film from a genre Criterion has long embraced – the British “kitchen sink” drama – that deserves life on DVD: Bryan Forbes’ “The L-Shaped Room” (1962). Leslie Caron won a 1963 Best Actress nomination for it, and it belongs to stand alongside Forbes’ other great female-centered works, “Seance on a Wet Afternoon” (1964), and as mentioned above, “The Whisperers” (1967). As Caron did, Kim Stanley and Dame Edith Evans were Best Actress-nominated for their respective performances.
Yet more importantly, “The L-Shaped Room” is an early example of positive gay and lesbian supporting characterizations in feature film; it’s an historic, landmark work, thereby. As both Caron and Forbes are still alive, they could provide fascinating insight into the making of the film, Caron in particular. Attention must be paid!
And for those of you who are Smiths fans: the bit of audio that starts off “The Queen is Dead” is from this film: Cicely Courtneidge, playing an aging lesbian music-hall performer, singing “Take Me Back to Dear Old Bromley” at the boarding house Christmas party…
Thu 04 Mar at 02:41 PM
Brett Anderson
I will add another emphatic ‘ditto’ for Terrence Malick’s ‘The Thin Red Line’, which Gene Siskel at the time called “the greatest contemporary war film I’ve seen, supplanting Steven Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ from earlier this year, or even Oliver Stone’s ‘Platoon’ from 1986”, and which Martin Scorsese ranked as his second favorite film of the 1990s.
Though this film attracted the attention of an impressive list of names in the casting process, eventually featured a dozen well-known actors, and runs nearly three hours, several other big names like Martin Sheen and Gary Oldman were cut out from a first assembled cut over FIVE HOURS in length which has many fans clamoring for a Director’s Cut treatment.
Given the incredible amount of unseen footage fans are demanding be released, a Criterion Collection Director’s Cut treatment would be very well-deserved.
Tue 09 Mar at 07:15 PM
Mark Punch
Another plea for a Criterion version of “Shane” , one of the great films of all time.
It richly deserves a restoration and presentation to a new generation.
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