Criterion News and Discussion

Gold Trumpet · February 19, 2005, 10:49:53 AM

Life Aquatic has been announced for May, details and cover here: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5888&n=1&burl=

Two interesting facts:

- There obviously is a second cover with the reverse cover flap shown on the single disc and the fact the two disc is shown in a case. Expect the other cover to be the covers like the other Criterion releases.

-This is announced as #300. That means for Criterion to catch up to #300 from the number it is at now they would have to release 11 titles to just catch up. Burden of Dreams, Hoop Dreams and The Phantom of Liberty bring that just down to 8.

Expect Bunuel's The Milky Way also to be announced and maybe a box set of some kind (Eisenstein? Bresson? Mizoguchi? Ozu?)

modage · February 19, 2005, 11:29:07 AM

sweet. i'm interested to see the other cover. the poster is okay, but would've been much cooler had they actually staged a photo session to get a picture of everyone inside the ship instead of the rush-job photoshop thing where everyones faces glow and dont look attached to their bodies properly.

A Matter Of Chance · February 19, 2005, 11:47:48 AM

Hmm. I hope the other cover is Eric Chase Anderson's.

RegularKarate · February 19, 2005, 12:52:20 PM

Strange... has Criterion ever done this before? Released a one disc and a two disc? I don't get why they would do that since they shoot for the ultimate version.

Gold Trumpet · February 19, 2005, 01:17:37 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateStrange... has Criterion ever done this before? Released a one disc and a two disc? I don't get why they would do that since they shoot for the ultimate version.

They released two versions of Fanny and Alexander that included one that was just the theatrical version and then the ultimate disc of the theatrical with the television cut. Then, with the Tennebaums dvd, they took a disc that would have been easily priced at $40 and released it at $30 because they didn't handle distribution and thus did not control costs (reason why Chasing Amy is now $20).

I think this way they are trying to do both worlds. They want to release a two disc that falls into their standards of quality and price and then a one disc to satisfy the other company that is distributing the film.

Quote from: A Matter Of Chance Hmm. I hope the other cover is Eric Chase Anderson's.

It will be.

lamas · February 20, 2005, 12:52:25 AM

Quote from: A Matter Of ChanceHmm. I hope the other cover is Eric Chase Anderson's.

something like this?

Myxo · February 20, 2005, 01:35:18 AM

Yay!

Life Aquatic..

I guess Criterion has to release 1 fanatic film for every 10 obscure foreign films it releases.

Pubrick · February 20, 2005, 03:15:44 AM

Yeah.

A Matter Of Chance · February 20, 2005, 07:17:47 AM

hahaha. . . that makes me so giddy.

yes, i am pathetic.

tpfkabi · February 20, 2005, 09:49:41 AM

yeah, another Wes Anderson commentary.
i like those.

what is that "going deep with wes anderson" pic from?

Ghostboy · February 20, 2005, 09:58:18 AM

It's from an interview in Paste Magazine from a few months back.

pete · February 20, 2005, 12:47:53 PM

Quote from: MyxomatosisYay!

Life Aquatic..

I guess Criterion has to release 1 fanatic film for every 10 obscure foreign films it releases.

obscure foreign films?

tpfkabi · February 20, 2005, 02:09:29 PM

i just did a search for the Paste interview and came up wit nuddin.

Ghostboy · February 20, 2005, 02:16:03 PM

Quote from: bigideasi just did a search for the Paste interview and came up wit nuddin.

Never fear, my archiving skills are coming to the rescue.

tpfkabi · February 20, 2005, 05:28:48 PM

good job.

"it's the effing cover."