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  • By James
    June 11, 2010
    11:10 AM

    Ugh, guess this is studio canal again? Thanks so much for the heads up! Damn you lionsgate!
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  • By Johnathon
    June 11, 2010
    11:33 AM

    Why are you damning LG? They have nothing to do with this.
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  • By Chris
    June 11, 2010
    12:40 PM

    Any chance of the $5 discount on these soon-to-be OOP titles like the previous list of OOP titles?
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  • By marcus
    June 11, 2010
    03:44 PM

    When A Woman Is a Woman will be released on blu-ray?
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  • By Godardimaniac
    June 12, 2010
    01:37 PM

    For those interested, Deepdiscount.com is having a 25% off sale right now. You might be able to get some of these there. And, they don't charge shipping or tax.
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  • By Damien Ferland
    June 15, 2010
    09:56 PM

    Will the Bunuel titles be released on Blu-ray?
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  • By Jonas
    June 16, 2010
    01:46 AM

    Damien - The Studio Canal Collection releases of former Criterion Collection titles are all Blu-rays.
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  • By Michael
    June 16, 2010
    09:14 PM

    Damn lionsgate is right. These blu ray releases are far below criterion quality. Do the right thing and avoid them. Don't support studio canal's efforts.
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  • By Jonas
    June 17, 2010
    03:07 AM

    Michael - Yeah, that sounds like the smart thing to do when there are idiots out there saying that it's pointless to release any film made before 2000 on Blu-ray because, "Hi-def didn't exist back then!" Cut the crap. There's no doubt that Criterion would do them better but contrary to a lot of what's going around, the Studio Canal discs aren't that bad at all. Anyone who cares about classic film on Blu-ray, which is going to be an uphill battle, should be glad that these titles are getting mainstream releases from companies other than Criterion. Criterion editions would be preferable but they can't do everything themselves nor do they have the time.
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  • By Michael
    June 17, 2010
    07:56 AM

    Major studios are releasing plenty of pre-2000 releases, and I haven't heard anyone arguing that older films aren't worth it. But saying that those lionsgate releases aren't that bad... That's sticking your head in the sand. And this isn't a question of criterion not having time... For the handful of movies Lionsgate has released, they've pulled 10 times as many criterion. Studio Canal is trying to make money by charging criterion prices but delivering something much less.
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  • By Jonas
    June 17, 2010
    08:56 AM

    My "2000" comment was simply in reference to the ridiculous attitude/misconceptions many people have about the Blu-ray format and old movies. Go to Amazon.com or IMDB and you'll inevitably find these comments. The only types of "Old Movies" most studios will be releasing will be Forest Gump and Back to the Future. Only Criterion and Warner are fully committed to releasing older titles on Blu-ray, "older" meaning Golden Age of Hollywood/pre-60s international "OLD". Other studios are slack and other specialty companies like Kino are working at a pretty slow pace. Not supporting these Studio Canal Blu-rays over such a stupid issue will only hurt the presence of important films making their Blu-ray debuts. Criterions are preferable but this isn't the end of the world. It's nothing like the early DVD days when we had nothing but unconverted-PAL sourced analogue transfers from cheapo companies. The Studio Canal Collection releases will help these titles not only get a release on Blu-ray but also get them into mainstream stores via the distribution deal with Lionsgate. And I agree that Studio Canal is taking their time but they do at least appear to be committed to releasing the films on Blu-ray. They could have allowed the Criterion DVDs to stay in print for the interim but to think that Criterion will magically release all of their catalogue titles on Blu with a snap of the fingers is absurd, it took them 12 years to get 500 DVDs out there. Releasing new titles with older reissues will obviously take quite a bit of time.
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  • By Michael
    June 17, 2010
    12:59 PM

    Considering 3 of the titles pulled already had blu ray releases, and several were going to be (ran for example) I find it hard to believe this is really to our benefit. Buying these releases will only encourage studio canal to go cheap for more money... If they see that it's not profitable, they'll either trust criterion or be forced to actually compete in terms of quality. I have no problem going for a competitor's release if the quality is there. When you buy a lionsgate blu ray, you're encouraging them to entrust the rights of some of the best films to a company that doesn't care about them. Look at just how many criterion has lost in just a few months. And these are absolutely the best of the best.
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  • By Al Caplan
    June 18, 2010
    11:25 AM

    Do you plan to sell copies of the Charlie Chaplin posters shown in the news letter?
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  • By Andy the Scot
    June 18, 2010
    05:07 PM

    I find the Michael/Jonas dialog interesting - but really there is nothing we can do about it. Rights run out unfortunately. The pity is the many films that have fallen into obscurity due to rights not being permitted to be continued by the corporations or studios who care about providing the best quality copies to the public and collectors. My goodness, I had to purchase a 16mm copy of Mr. Hulot's Holiday years ago because the rights were never offered - fortunately Criterion finally received the rights and provided a disc (laser, then DVD.) but Criterion had Tati's "Traffic" in its corporate hands (and available on VHS) for many, many years prior to finally offering it to us on DVD. And, to my knowledge, "Parade," still has not been offered on DVD by Criterion - only on laserdisc years ago. So, guys, even Criterion doesn't share materials in their possession at times. We will just have to grin and bear these changes and hope that studios will listen. Warner Bros. certainly has and perhaps others will follow suit. We should be praising Criterion for letting us know about these drawbacks and for giving us a chance to purchase the films prior to their withdrawal.
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  • By Ernesto
    June 18, 2010
    10:45 PM

    Any chance that you will ever recover "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" by by François Girard? All music and film lovers would really appreciate it.
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  • By Michael
    June 19, 2010
    01:50 PM

    Film rights are a very mysterious thing. For example, why protect the rights to johnny guitar or the magnificent ambersons and then do nothing with them? The world may never know.
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  • By Roy
    June 20, 2010
    09:40 AM

    Does anyone have a current promotion code for Criterion? I need a code so I can buy the new list of OOP! All of the codes I have; AFS, 10BACK, OVTV, SCORE, PRE10, AKPFA, AKBRAT, either have expired or doesn’t work for these titles. I went on deepdiscount.com to order the titles and all of them are on backorder. I would rather buy them now from Criterion, rather than find out later that they can’t get these movies. Please help! To thank you in advance for your help, I am listing my ten favorite places that I go to find used Criterion movies for sale for around $20: 1. Rasputin Music – San Francisco, CA 2. Princeton Record Exchange – Princeton, NJ 3. Second Time Around – Dayton, OH 4. Disc Replay.com – (three locations) Indianapolis, In 5. Academy Records & CD’s – New York, NY 6. Rasputin Music – Berkley, CA 7. Record & Tape Traders – Towson, MD 8. Sound Garden – Syracuse, NY 9. Mega Media Xchange – Greenfield, WI 10. CD Depot – College Park, MD
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  • By Shaun
    June 24, 2010
    08:21 PM

    This time I'm going to keep calm and not buy these DVDs in the hope that they find their way to the StudioCanal Collection of Blu-rays soon. Many of the last OOP Criterions are there now. I know Kind Hearts is coming, hopefully to region B as well. The other Ealing comedy with Alec Guinness, The Lady Killers, is in the StudioCanal line in region A/B and looks pretty good. Hopefully, The Last Holiday will follow, etc. Relax folks, for all of the films that go OOP, there are 100X that many that are available and that you don't own yet.
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  • By Gary Thomas
    July 12, 2010
    10:07 AM

    FYI-I was told by a local [Lexington, KY] employee of Barnes & Noble that starting tomorrow - Tuesday, July 13th - they will be having a Criterion display with 50% off on certain titles.
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  • By Bubba Ho-Tep
    July 12, 2010
    02:28 PM

    I hope that B&N 50% is on ALL titles, Gary. The sale ain't much good to me if they tell me what I can buy - that will work for shirts and socks, but not for movies. *fingers crossed*
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  • By Chris
    July 17, 2010
    07:14 AM

    The B&N sale is ALL Criterion.
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  • By Jason Trevino
    July 17, 2010
    02:11 PM

    Order these OOPs on B&N online. They may have some of them. I scored Phantom of Liberty and Milky Way.
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  • By Simon Docherty
    July 18, 2010
    08:50 AM

    Thank you for the heads-up regarding Barnes&Noble. Picked up an out-of-print "Billy Liar" for $20. Cheers!
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  • By Gary Thomas
    July 20, 2010
    12:13 AM

    Bubba, I hope Barnes & Noble, in-store and/or online, has what you're looking for. The sale prices are fantastic, and B & N online has 654 titles [although several are doubled up by including Blu-ray titles in the count], and my local B & N store has nearly 200. So far I have purchased regular DVD editions of the newest version of Nicolas Roeg's magnificent Walkabout [talk about one incrediblly stunning DVD cover] and the four disc set of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. I finally gave in to the 2:00-1 versus 2:35-1 controversy surrounding The Last Emperor, especially since I have a previous non-Criterion 2:35-1 aspect ratio disc. However, Criterion should never have allowed cinematographer extraordinaire Vittorio Storraro to prod them into releasing this masterpiece in anything other than the original theatrical release aspect ratio of 2:35-1. The sale apparently ends on Sunday, August 1st, making it a 20 day sale event. Gary Thomas
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  • By simon docherty
    July 20, 2010
    08:27 AM

    Curses! B&N just sent me an 'unable to fulfill your order' e-mail, and cancelled my 'Billy Liar'. Thought it was too good to be true.
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  • By Steve
    July 21, 2010
    12:29 AM

    @ Simon, Call your local B&N. They can check stock on other nearby stores, as well as nationwide. I'd lay money that they can point you towards a store that still has a copy kicking around. It's a good way to snag those OOP's.
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  • By Martin
    July 26, 2010
    03:31 AM

    Luckily I managed to get the last Man Who Fell to Earth BD at a local Barnes & Noble during the 50% off sale. That was a close one!
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  • By Willy M. Hung
    July 26, 2010
    11:56 AM

    Yeah, Martin, god forbid THAT one got away. *sarcasm meters should be in the red* : )
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  • By RON
    July 26, 2010
    05:32 PM

    In my area (Long Island ) the OOP Criterions are pretty much picked through, which doesn't mean there aren't great buys, at 50 % off, on in-print Criterions. By the way, anyone have any idea why the Bunuels (especially Diary of a Chambermaid & Obscure Object of Desire) are going for premium prices on the secondary market, if available at all? Many of the the other OOPs are still selling for below list price. Is there a perception that he's a minority taste & won't be re-released at all? A recent retrospective? Anyone have an explanation for this?
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  • By Michael
    July 28, 2010
    04:26 PM

    Simon -- Re: Billy Liar/B&N: it wasn't too good to be true, I snagged one right around that time, received it in days. Guess I was quick on the draw, they must have received just a few more copies from somewhere...
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  • By Robert Benjamin
    March 10, 2011
    03:16 PM

    Inquired to to find out if there is a new blu-ray disc of Walkabout. He replied that there is a second release of the movie as the first one had manufacturing problems and the disc froze up and pixelated half way through. I asked if he could sell me a second release without problems. At this point, Jon became rude by not replying at all to several email in which I asked to purchase the new release. Neither Jon nor anyone from Criterion has replied at all, which is quite rude and shows an attitude toward customers that I find unacceptable. Hopefully others will read this and maybe think twice about buying from Criterion. thanks for posting this comment. Bob
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  • By MA
    March 10, 2011
    09:47 PM

    I read that and don't think twice about buying from Criterion, I just think you're daft.
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  • By steve
    July 08, 2011
    01:20 AM

    i am disappointed in lack of sub-titles in some of these films especially the ones in spoken english
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