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Criterion Announces September Blu-rays
Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 03:00 PM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
The Criterion Collection has announced a September 22 Blu-ray release for 'Pierrot le fou' and 'The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.'
According to the press materials, 'Pierrot le fou' will feature 1080p video, PCM mono audio, and supplements will include: "A Pierrot Primer", a new video program with audio commentary by filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, "Godard, l'amour, la poésie", a fifty-minute French documentary about director Jean-Luc Godard and his work and marriage with Karina, Archival interview excerpts with Godard, Karina, and actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, Theatrical trailer, and a booklet featuring a new essay by critic Richard Brody, a 1969 review by Andrew Sarris, and a 1965 interview with Godard.
'The Complete Monterey Pop Festival' will have 1080p video, multi channel soundtracks, and supplements will include: Two hours of performances not included in the original film, from the following artists: The Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Blues Project, The Byrds, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Country Joe and the Fish, The Electric Flag, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, The Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and The Who, Audio commentary on Monterey Pop by Festival producer Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker, New video interview with Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker, Audio interviews with Festival producer John Phillips, Festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby, Photo essay by photographer Elaine Mayes, Original theatrical trailer for Monterey Pop, Original theatrical radio spots for Monterey Pop, Monterey Pop scrapbook, Audio commentary on Jimi Plays Monterey by music critic and historian Charles Shaar Murray, Two audio commentaries on Shake! by music critic and historian Peter Guralnick: Otis Redding's Monterey performance, song by song, Otis Redding before and after Monterey, Interview with Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager from 1959 to 1967, Original theatrical trailer for Jimi Plays Monterey, and Video excerpt: Pete Townshend on Monterey and Jimi Hendrix.
Suggested list price for 'Pierrot le fou' has been set at $39.95 and 'The Complete Monterey Pop Festival' is $69.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Pierrot le fou' and 'The Complete Monterey Pop Festival' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under September 22.
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- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Pierrot le fou (Blu-ray)
- The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Blu-ray)
Criterion Preps Two New Blu-ray Titles for August
Mon May 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
The Criterion Collection has announced a late August Blu-ray release date for 'Playtime' and 'Kagemusha.'
Both classic films will be released on August 18th and each release will include the following details:
Playtime:
• All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer (uncompressed stereo soundtrack on Blu-ray edition)
• Video introduction by writer, director, and performer Terry Jones
• Selected scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
• Au-delà de “Playtime,” a short documentary featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage from the set
• Tati Story, a short biographical film about Tati
• “Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot’s Work,” a 1976 BBC Omnibus program featuring Tati
• Rare audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of Playtime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival (Courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives)
• Video interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
• Cours du soir, a 1967 short film written by and starring Tati
• Alternate international soundtrack
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A new essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Kagemusha:
• New, restored high-definition digital transfer enhanced for widescreen televisions (DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on Blu-ray edition)
• Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince (The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa)
• Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa (19 minutes, 2005), directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola discuss Kurosawa and their roles as executive producers of Kagemusha
• A 41-minute documentary on the making of Kagemusha, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
• Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity, a new video piece that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches
• A series of Suntory Whiskey commercials made on the set of Kagemusha
• A gallery of storyboards painted by Kurosawa and images of their realization on-screen
• Theatrical trailers and teasers
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A 48-page booklet featuring a new essay by scholar Peter Grilli, a reprinted 1981 interview with Kurosawa by renowned critic Tony Rayns, and biographical sketches by Japanese film historian Donald Richie
Suggested list price for each Blu-ray has been set at $39.98.
You can find the latest specs for 'Playtime' and 'Kagemusha' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under August 18.
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- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Playtime (Blu-ray)
- Kagemusha (Blu-ray)
You Can Help Choose the Next Criterion Blu-ray
Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Amazon, Criterion Collection (all tags)
The Criterion Collection wants your vote for the next title to receive their high-definition treatment.
From now until May 25th, the public can vote on a handful of classic titles and the winner will be released on Blu-ray later in 2009.
The five titles up for consideration are: 'Au Revoir Les Enfants,' 'Down by Law,' 'Howard's End,' 'Kwaidan,' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'
Make your vote count by Clicking here!
Also don’t miss out on Amazon’s Criterion Blu-ray Sale to save up to 36% off select titles.
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'Bottle Rocket' Set for November Blu-ray Launch
Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
Criterion has announced another addition to its Blu-ray collection, bringing 'Bottle Rocket' to high-def in late-November.
The first film from writer-director Wes Anderson, Criterion will debut the Owen & Luke Wilson cult favorite on Blu-ray November 25.
Extras will include audio commentary (by director/co-writer Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson), "The Making of Bottle Rocket" documentary, a pair of short films including the original 1992 "Bottle Rocket" that inspired the film, deleted scenes, screen tests, storyboards, a still gallery and collectible booklet.
Tech specs will see a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080 video and English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround audio.
Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.95.
You'll find final specs for 'Bottle Rocket' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 25.
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- Bottle Rocket (Blu-ray)
Criterion Brings 'Last Emperor' to Blu-ray this November
Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
Criterion has announced the latest addition to their growing Blu-ray collection, bringing 'The Last Emperor' to high-def this November.
The Oscar-winning epic (which took home nine awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci), will make its highly-anticipated Blu-ray debut on November 18. (Criterion previously released an extensive DVD set in 2001.)
Tech specs will see a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with a new 1080p high definition digital transfer approved by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, and a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo track.
Extras on the two-disc set are impressive, and will include audio commentary (by Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas,screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto), Bertolucci's 53-minute film "The Italian Traveler," a montage of video images taken by Bertolucci in China, multiple making-of documentaries ("The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci," "Making of The Last Emperor"), additional crew interviews, the theatrical trailer and a collectible booklet with an essay by critic David Thomson.
Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.95.
You'll find the latest specs for 'The Last Emperor' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 18.
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- The Last Emperor (Blu-ray)
Criterion Kicks Off Blu-ray Support with 'Third Man,' 'Man Who Fell to Earth'
Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
The Criterion Collection has announced their first wave of next-gen releases, bringing the classics 'The Third Man' and 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' to Blu-ray in mid-November.
Much to the delight of cineastes everywhere, Criterion confirmed earlier this year that it was planning to jump into Blu-ray by the end of the year, and unveiling an impressive roster of planned titles (though they offered no hard release dates).
Now Criterion has finally confirmed their first pair of titles, setting a November 18 launch for the Orson Welles classic 'The Third Man' and Nicolas Roeg's cult gem 'The Man to Fell to Earth.'
Each will receive a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080p video (codec TBA) in the film's original aspect ratio, with 'The Third Man' enjoying a Dolby Digital 1.0 mono track and 'Man Who Fell to Earth' an uncompressed PCM 2.0 stereo mix.
Extras on 'The Third Man' include a video introduction by Peter Bogdanovich, a pair of audio commentaries (with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Tony Gilroy, and film scholar Dana Polan), two documentaries, a 'Third Man' vintage radio broadcast, archival material, an illustrated production history, a still gallery, a collectible booklet and more.
'The Man Who Fell to Earth' features an audio commentary by Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry, new video and audio interviews with cast and crew, multiple still galleries, an additional poster gallery, and theatrical trailers.
Suggested retail price for each Blu-ray release has been set at $39.98.
You'll find complete specs for 'The Third Man (1949)' and 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under November 18.
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- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- The Third Man (1949) (Blu-ray)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (Blu-ray)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Criterion Launches Blu-ray Support (May 08, 2008)
Criterion Launches Blu-ray Support
Thu May 08, 2008 at 01:50 PM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Criterion Collection (all tags)
The leading distributor of classic cinema on DVD has gone Blu, with the Criterion Collection announcing the release of their first high-def titles beginning in 2008.
Blasting out of the starting gate strong, Criterion has confirmed via their official email newsletter that they have hand-picked over a dozen initial titles to receive the Blu-ray treatment, with the first releases due by the second half of the year.
The thirteen titles confirmed to be a part of Criterion's first Blu-ray wave include: 'The Third Man,' 'Bottle Rocket,' 'Chungking Express,' 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' 'El Norte,' 'The 400 Blows,' 'Gimme Shelter,' 'The Complete Monterey Pop,' 'Contempt,' 'Walkabout,' 'For All Mankind,' 'The Wages of Fear,' and both stand-alone and deluxe box set editions of 'The Last Emperor.'
According to Criterion, the new editions will feature "glorious high-definition picture and sound," and all the supplemental content of their companion DVD releases.
Although the company has not set any exact pricing information for any of the titles, MSRPs are expected to match the standard-def editions.
Needless to say, we'll keep you posted as soon as further details and specs are announced, as well as of all future Criterion announcements. Stay tuned!
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