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Criterion New Year's Card Hints at Upcoming Blu-ray Titles

Posted January 1, 2010 07:45 PM by Juan Calonge

CriterionThe Criterion Collection asked resident “wacky” artist, Jason Polan, to help them ring in the New Year. The result is a cryptic e-card that features numerous obscure references to upcoming titles. Members of the blu-ray.com forum and other boards have tried to decipher the clues and concluded that the studio will soon release such titles as Fritz Lang's 'M', Powell and Pressburger's 'The Red Shoes', and Visconti's 'The Leopard'.


Criterion New Year's card.


Here is the list of hints and what they may refer to:
  • Desert drawn in red: 'The Red Desert' (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964)
  • Locusts: 'Days of Heaven' (Terrence Malick, 1978) (announced for March 23)
  • Hotel sign: 'Vivre sa vie' (Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)
  • Big Baby: 'Colossal Youth' (Pedro Costa, 2006)
  • Direction signs:
    • Germany, Rome, Po Valley: 'Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy' (announced only on standard definition)
    • The Idlewild Home For Ladies: unknown
    • Paris, Texas: 'Paris, Texas' (announced for January 26)
  • Leopard: 'The Leopard' (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
  • Woman: 'Lola Montčs' (Max Ophüls, 1955) (announced for February 16)
  • Che T-Shirt: 'Che' (Steven Soderbergh, 2008) (announced for January 19)
  • Pitcher: 'Bigger than Life' (announced for March 23)
  • Samurai with blue sword: 'Seven Samurai', 'Yojimbo' and 'Sanjuro' (Akira Kurosawa, 1954-1962) (two of them announced for March 23)
  • Red dancing shoes on samurai: 'The Red Shoes' (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948)
  • Feather: 'The Four Feathers' (Zoltan Korda, 1939)
  • Man riding bike: 'Close-Up' (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990) and/or 'Ride with the Devil' (Ang Lee, 1999)
  • M mark on man's sleeve: 'M' (Fritz Lang, 1931)
  • Contraption on ground: 'Summer Hours' (Olivier Assayas, 1998)
  • Dog-headed man: 'By Brakhage' (Stan Brakhage, 1954-2001)
  • Tree stump and axe: 'Revanche' (Götz Spielmann, 2008) (announced for February 16)
Note that all of the above is sheer speculation. Note also that, even if the guesses are correct, some of the titles may be released in standard definition only and not on Blu-ray.

Thanks to all who contributed and relayed ideas on the dedicated Criterion thread on the blu-ray.com forum.


Source: The Criterion Collection | Permalink | US


News comments (36 comments)


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jtwise
  Jan 01, 2010
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I want to see Au revoir, les enfants on Blu
CheapChildren
  Jan 01, 2010
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Haha, I like these clues Criterion gives out.
Sanjuro
  Jan 01, 2010
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Oh lord, Red Desert on Blu-Ray would be exquisite. I certainly hope Criterion puts out a Blu-Ray of The Red Shoes, as the print they helped restore already hit Blu in the UK. And since MoC has confirmed M on Blu I imagine that one would be a safe bet too (plus it's already available from Criterion on standard so if they did put it out it would have to be an upgrade). Close-Up has been all but fully confirmed, though I don't know if it'll hit Blu-Ray, but Jonathan Rosenbaum mentioned he already recorded the commentary for it so barring any rights issues it's definitely in the pipeline.
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blugojira
  Jan 01, 2010
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awesome
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repete66211
  Jan 01, 2010
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The audio is probably hopeless, but I would love to see M cleaned up. It's a great movie.
jlanger
  Jan 01, 2010
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Editing note: Assayas' "Summer Hours" should have a 2009 date.
JediFonger
  Jan 01, 2010
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criterion forums has already been talked about how 7 sam. was originally planned for march release along w/yojimbo and sanjuro but due to how extensive the work is it's being pushed off til later this year. wow, strange to say 2010 as "this year" =P.

would LUV to see M in HD. the 2disc 2nd edition was really good already imho.
dmarvin
  Jan 01, 2010
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Some good titles there! I think "The Red Shoes" would look absolutely gorgeous in 1080p. I wish "Rushmore" would get a Criterion BD release.
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indiephantom
  Jan 01, 2010
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Any "Walkabout" clues?
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bboisvert
  Jan 01, 2010
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I'm in for The Red Desert, The Leopard, M, and all Kurosawas at the very least. <doing the happy dance>
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stubarron
  Jan 01, 2010
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Wonder how long before 'Time Bandits' will be released on Blu-Ray
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nathanp
  Jan 01, 2010
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Whatever they end up releasing, I'm sure it'll be a great year for Criterion Blu-Ray. Vivre Sa Vie would be very cool.
retablo
  Jan 02, 2010
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Yeah, I'm still waiting for Walkabout, too. It was one of their first 10 announced blus, then nothing.
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jermsolo
  Jan 02, 2010
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BRAZIL!!!! I want BRAZIL!!!!!
retablo
  Jan 02, 2010
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I wonder if Red Desert is the same transfer as the UK edition... like Red Shoes.
demoni
  Jan 02, 2010
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I want Walkabout and Man Bites Dog!
goforwand123
  Jan 02, 2010
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We need some more Ingmar Bergman films on Blu Ray; the only one I see so far out is The Seventh Seal (it's on it's way). We need Winter Light, The Virgin Spring, Hour Of The Wolf, and that's only for starters!
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I am blu
  Jan 02, 2010
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I am in for kurozawa's titles!
PossumPete
  Jan 02, 2010
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+10 for Walkabout
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Arkadin
  Jan 02, 2010
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I also can't understand why "Brazil" hasn't been mentioned by Citerion.
I really thought that would have been one of the first titles they released.
Mann9
  Jan 02, 2010
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so glad the red Shoes is finally aarriving, looking forward to M as well...Now if there is a time for a blu-ray of Summertime to arrive this would be it.
Eastcoaster
  Jan 02, 2010
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I want L'Avventura!! And "La Dolce Vita" - I wish Criterion would snag the Blu rights to that one.
Eastcoaster
  Jan 02, 2010
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Actually, "Charade" and "Summertime" would both be stunners on Blu....
Jimmy W
  Jan 02, 2010
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"Black Narcissus" on Blu-ray would be terrific also.
ShellOilJunior
  Jan 02, 2010
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Seven Samurai
My Life to Live

Sooner than later, please
Minimejer05
  Jan 02, 2010
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Awesome list of titles.
ShellOilJunior
  Jan 02, 2010
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Criterion should get props for being one of the few (possibly only?) company which issues special features in 1080p.
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TTC1984
  Jan 02, 2010
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Bring on M and all things Kurosawa?

And while were at it, where are Rushmore, Brazil, and Spartacus?
LagunaLuis
  Jan 02, 2010
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I would like to see "The Red Balloon" released on Blu-Ray!
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Robert Siegel
  Jan 02, 2010
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Criterion had a great special Edition box set of Evita with Madonna, I wish they would do a Blu-ray. Touchstone has basically ignored this title, the DVD is still not enhanced for 16:9 and there was never anything but the one bare-bones DVD. The movie is perfect for Blu-ray (what a great lossless soundtrack it would have). I wonder if it is Disney that won't allow Criterion rights now.
F10
  Jan 02, 2010
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Finally--I've been waiting for the The Red Shoes! It was already released in Britain in 2009 on Bluray so the HD transfer is already done and they did an excellent job on it.
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McCrutchy
  Jan 02, 2010
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@ jlanger: Summer Hours is actually a 2008 film, it just didn't premiere in NY/LA until Summer '09.
Nathan Arizona
  Jan 02, 2010
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I'll be getting Che and Paris, Texas; however, the price of Criterion's releases are high in Canada -- around $40 and Amazon.ca never discounts them. I'd buy more if they where around $30.
Frydazechyld
  Jan 03, 2010
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Dear Criterion - region unrestricted yet?
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fdm
  Jan 04, 2010
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Looks like I can hold on a little longer without going region-free.
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Reduman
  Jan 05, 2010
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For once, European Blu-ray enthusiasts seem to be at an advantage here as "The Red Shoes", "The Leopard", "M" have either already been released, or have a scheduled release date in the UK/Europe. Luckily, I recently puchased a [hardware chipped] Blu-ray player from a specialist company in the UK, which will play all discs (Regions A, B and C) - so I can import worthy US discs and take advantage of some brilliant releases from the UK's BFI, Optimum or Eureka film companies. That is as how it should be. Initially, I was opposed to Blu-ray and backed HD-DVD as the new home Hi-def format because it did not utilise regional coding. My workaround was undoubtedly expensive, as I initially had 2 x PS3s, which played Region A and Region B discs individually, until the Region A player recently packed up and I needed to replace it, this time with one unit. I sold the "healthy" PS3, which helped offset the costs of the new purchase. I now look forward to reading the reviews of the proposed new Criterion releases here and "double-dip" only if the extras, or picture quality warrant a new purchase.

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