CriterionCast

Episode 179 – Criterion Collection Wish List for 2017

Episode Links

Past Wish List Episodes

DVD to BluRay Wish Lists

Aaron:

  1. The Shop on Main Street
  2. Pickup on South Street

Arik:

  1. Cleo from 5 to 7
  2. Berlin Alexanderplatz

Mark:

  1. Taste of Cherry
  2. Sisters

David:

  1. Do the Right Thing
  2. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

LD to Blu-Ray Wish Lists

Aaron:

  1. Blue Velvet (Announced as LD Spine #219 but never released)
  2. Early Hitchcock Box (Sabotage, The Secret Agent, Young and Innocent, The Lodger, The Man Who Knew Too Much)

Arik:

  1. A Night at the Opera
  2. Singin’ in the Rain

Mark:

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. The Producers

David:

  1. I Am Cuba
  2. Letter From an Unknown Woman

FilmStruck-to-Criterion Disc Wish Lists

Aaron:

  1. Come and See
  2. The Passenger

Arik:

  1. Nanook of the North
  2. Pygmalion

Mark:

  1. Stalker
  2. Flight of The Red Balloon (Not currently available on FilmStruck)
  3. The Big Red One

David:

  1. Shame
  2. The 47 Ronin, Parts 1 and Part 2

Box Set Breakouts Wish Lists

Aaron:

  1. Lacombe, Lucien

Arik:

  1. Phantom India

Mark:

  1. The Last Picture Show

David:

  1. Ashes and Diamonds
  2. Samurai Rebellion

OOP Rescue Wish Lists

Aaron:

  1. Tokyo Olympiad
  2. Army of Shadows

Arik:

  1. A Woman is a Woman
  2. Ran

Mark:

  1. Alphaville
  2. Nights of Cabiria

David:

  1. The Harder They Come
  2. The Fireman’s Ball

Wish List for Criterion 4K UHD Upgrades

Here’s a list of currently available CC 4K transfers

Aaron:

  1. A Brighter Summer Day
  2. Koyaanisqatsi

Arik:

  1. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Mark:

  1. Mulholland Drive Eraserhead
  2. On The Waterfront

David:

  1. The New World
  2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Episode Credits


Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

David Blakeslee

David hosts the Criterion Reflections podcast, a series that reviews the films of the Criterion Collection in their chronological order of release. The series began in 2009 and those essays (covering the years 1921-1967) can be found via the website link provided below. In March 2016, the blog transferred to this site, and in August 2017, the blog changed over to a podcast format. David also contributes to other reviews and podcasts on this site. He lives near Grand Rapids, Michigan and works in social services. Twitter / Criterion Reflections

3 comments

  • Thanks, and I agree! A re-release of PLF would make many people happy (and probably disappoint those hoarders and speculators who haven’t sold their copies yet.) It’s so crazy that Studio Canal/LionsGate won’t release it in the USA themselves, if they won’t allow Criterion to regain the rights.

  • Most everything on the wish list already has an excellent BD available.

    How about a wonderful film missing for too long from Blu like “Local Hero?”