Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#126 Post by Newsnayr » Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:54 pm

Paris Belongs to Us
The New World
Clouds of Sils Maria
War Trilogy upgrade
A Poem is a Naked Person

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#127 Post by DeprongMori » Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:01 pm

Paris Belongs to Us
Clouds of Sils Maria
Only Angels Have Wings

Closely Observed Trains (upgrade)
Brute Force (upgrade)
The Naked City (upgrade)

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#128 Post by McNulty » Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:41 pm

The Manchurian Candidate
A Poem Is A Naked Person
Paris Belongs to Us
Barcelona
Clouds of Sils Maria
Pickup on South Street
Mishima

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#129 Post by FrauBlucher » Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:47 pm

Paris Belongs to Us
Only Angels Have Wings
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Manchurian Candidate
Short Cuts (upgrade)

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#130 Post by movielocke » Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:54 am

Roots of the Czech new wave eclipse
All my good countrymen
Firemens ball
Closely observed trains
The lady eve
Burden of dreams
A poem is a naked person
The princess bride (dual format + novel)

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#131 Post by giovannii84 » Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:17 am

movielocke wrote:Roots of the Czech new wave eclipse
All my good countrymen
Firemens ball
Closely observed trains
The lady eve
Burden of dreams
A poem is a naked person
The princess bride (dual format + novel)
Sadly the dual format didn't work for them, but would love to see them return the format occasionally for DVD,BD & Book packages. Even if they are limited edition releases.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#132 Post by movielocke » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:08 am

I feel like they could do isolated dual format releases when they have a book they can't print in two form factors, princess bride would be a good test case.

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#133 Post by Raymond Marble » Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:07 pm

movielocke wrote:I feel like they could do isolated dual format releases when they have a book they can't print in two form factors, princess bride would be a good test case.
My paperback copy of the book is about 425 pages long and pretty much right at one inch thick (i.e. the same thickness of the dual format A Hard Day's Night in its totality). So while I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Criterion (re)released The Princess Bride--they are sitting on a commentary that remains exclusive to one of their three laserdisc releases of the film, which commentary hasn't surfaced since, despite copious physical media releases of that film--I don't anticipate them including either the full book nor making it dual format.

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#134 Post by movielocke » Mon Dec 14, 2015 1:25 pm

Raymond Marble wrote:
movielocke wrote:I feel like they could do isolated dual format releases when they have a book they can't print in two form factors, princess bride would be a good test case.
My paperback copy of the book is about 425 pages long and pretty much right at one inch thick (i.e. the same thickness of the dual format A Hard Day's Night in its totality). So while I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Criterion (re)released The Princess Bride--they are sitting on a commentary that remains exclusive to one of their three laserdisc releases of the film, which commentary hasn't surfaced since, despite copious physical media releases of that film--I don't anticipate them including either the full book nor making it dual format.
Picnic at hanging rock is like two or three inches thick. Not sure why a commentary being available disproves anything. We know criterion has explicitly mentioned that if they do princess bride it has to be in a new way, as they consider the studio release definitive. Releasing it with the book would be one such approach.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#135 Post by DeprongMori » Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:36 pm

Re: Princess Bride paperback

Historically, Criterion has only included a book when the book is very obscure or long out of print. ("Short Cuts" may be an exception.)

"The Princess Bride" is currently easily available in five different versions, so there would be little incentive to do so except as a gimmick. It would add a lot of cost to the package but little value.

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#136 Post by AK » Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:48 pm

movielocke wrote:Not sure why a commentary being available disproves anything.
I'm not sure either, although I don't think Raymond argued anything of the sort. The availability of the commentary merely suggests Criterion have great, exclusive material. You're talking about two different things.

I'd love to get Dekalog and some HHH, or any Welles, although it might be too early for any Orson. Perhaps an upgrade for the Teshigahara or Imamura box?

Ah, no wonder I never do these guessing games, I seem more insane by the minute as I think of any of that coming true. Wait, there's more! The Ball at the Anjo House! There. Anyone want tips for the lottery?

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#137 Post by fdm » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:24 pm

I hope they get to the Dreyer box before too long. So my guess is that.

(Tried twice with the BFI set but each copy arrived too damaged to keep. Two's my limit, especially when it's something Criterion should get around to at some point. And given how much it costs to return them (fortunately not out of my pocket, but still).)

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#138 Post by Self » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:32 pm

Pages are up for A Poem is a Naked Person

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#139 Post by swo17 » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:48 pm

And Boyhood

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#140 Post by domino harvey » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:52 pm

Wow, that was quick for Boyhood, I thought it'd be one of those titles we are promised and teased about for years

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#141 Post by sir_luke » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:52 pm

Speaking of, Criterion just posted this on Instagram.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#142 Post by swo17 » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:54 pm

Man, that kid just keeps getting older...horrifying.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#143 Post by DarkImbecile » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:54 pm

I hope it will be paired with a Before box...

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#144 Post by domino harvey » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:56 pm

swo17 wrote:Man, that kid just keeps getting older...horrifying.
Weirdest clue for a new Benjamin Button reissue ever

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#145 Post by Buttery Jeb » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:19 pm

Listings for A Brighter Summer Day are now going up...

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#146 Post by domino harvey » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:34 pm

No. Fucking. Way.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#147 Post by SpiderBaby » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:36 pm

Would be fantastic if it was Vol 2 of the WCF set.

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Re: Quarantined Monthly Guessing Thread

#148 Post by Ribs » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:57 pm

Did Criterion literally just delay all of the killer releases from the back half of 2015 to the first of 2016? I'm pretty sure that these three months have more "must-have ASAP" releases than all of last year.

I wouldn't mind an upgrade or two, though.

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#149 Post by criterion10 » Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:59 pm

Ribs wrote:Did Criterion literally just delay all of the killer releases from the back half of 2015 to the first of 2016? I'm pretty sure that these three months have more "must-have ASAP" releases than all of last year.
Seriously. 2016 is shaping up to be one hell of a year so far.

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#150 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:30 pm

SpiderBaby wrote:Would be fantastic if it was Vol 2 of the WCF set.
Brighter Summer Day will no doubt get the stand alone release it deserves. But I guess we'll know more tomorrow.

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