[Ian]

*Note. I try to write the source of the rumor next to the title. A lot of the titles that Criterion have "hinted" at on Facebook have circumstantial evidence at best. While it is likely that it will eventually be released as a Criterion, there is no timeframe provided or even 100% confirmation of a lot of these Facebook titles. Just a heads up


The Following Films are rumored to be in the works for DVD release by Criterion:

DESIGN FOR LIVING (Ernst Lubitsch)
DARJEELING LIMITED (Wes Anderson)
POWAQQATSI (Godfrey Reggio)
KOYAANISQATSI (Godfrey Reggio)
PATHS OF GLORY (Stanley Kubrick)
THE KILLING (Stanley Kubrick)
SOMETHING WILD (Johnathan Demme)
KES (Ken Loach)
CUL DE SAC (Roman Polanski)
KISS ME DEADLY (Robert Aldrich)
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Alexander Mackendrick)
RED RIVER (Howard Hawks)
FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN (Karel Reiscz)
SATYRICON (Federico Fellini)
BURN (Gilo Portocorvo)
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Charles Laughton)
ANTICHRIST (Lars Von Trier)
FISH TANK (Andrea Arnold) Confirmed in newsletter
SPALDING GRAY BOX (Steven Soderbergh) At the SXSW festival in Austin, Soderbergh mentioned to the press that he was in discussions with Criterion to release his Spalding Gray documentary And Everything Is Going Fine in a Spalding Gray box that would presumably have his other Spalding Gray documentary from the 90s, Gray's Anatomy and some of Gray's performance films.
GHOST STORY OF YOTSUYA (Nobuo Nakagawa) One of several japanese monster movies licensed by Criterion. Rumored to be part of a "J-Horror" eclipse set.
LIVING SKELETON (Hiroshi Matsuno) One of several japanese monster movies licensed by Criterion. Rumored to be part of a "J-Horror" Eclipse set
WAR OF THE INSECTS (Kazui Nihonmatsu) One of several japanese monster movies licensed by Criterion. Rumored to be part of a "J-Horror" Eclipse set
GOKE BODYSNATCHERS FROM HELLL (Hajime Sato) One of several japanese monster movies licensed by Crterion. Rumored to be part of a "J Horror" Eclipse set
HHOLLIS FRAMPTON SHORTS (Hollis Frampton) Bill Brand announced at a lecture at University of Chicago Criterion is putting together a release collecting various avant-garde shorts by the director.
FOUR FEATHERS (Zoltan Korda) Criterion newsletter clue
THE DRUM (Zoltan Korda)
MINISTRY OF FEAR (Fritz Lang) Criterion indicated they've licensed this unreleased Lang from Universal.
THE THIN RED LINE (Terrance Malick) Confirmed by Fox to be in the works. Newsletter clue.
OUT 1 (Jacques Rivette) Confirmed by Criterion to be in he works
ANTICHRIST (Lars Von Trier) FACE BOOK
THE UNINVITED (Lewis Allen) FACE BOOK
THIN BLUE LINE (Errol Morris) IFC title. Criterion says : Don't mean to be evasive, Ian, but we don't have any concrete news or info about those pictures.
GATES OF HEAVEN (Errol Morris) IFC title. Criterion says: Don't mean to be evasive, Ian, but we don't have any concrete news or info about those pictures.
VERNON;FLORIDA (Errol Morris) IFC title. Criterion says: Don't mean to be evasive, Ian, but we don't have any concrete news or info about those pictures.
TAKING OFF (Milos Forman) Criterion replied to a FB question about Taking Off and Black Peter indicating one of the two was forthcoming. Black Peter is with Facets and being rereleased in Jan. (so unlikely)
WEEKEND (Jean Luc Godard) Criterion has hinted strongly multiple times that they've picked up this form New Yorker held Godard title.
PARADE (Jacques Tati) Criterion confirmed on Facebook.
MON ONCLE D'AMERIQUE (Alain Resnais) Criterion confirmed they own the rights to this film on Facebook, no ETA provided.
BELLE DE JOUR (Luis Bunuel) Hinted by Criterion on Facebook to be in the works.
THE LETTER THAT WAS NEVER SENT (Mikhail Kalatozov) Criterion mentioned on Facebook they would get around to this title eventually
STAGE OF SIEGE (Costa Gavras) Gavras stated that the company who released Z is working on State of Siege in an interview.
SILENT DREYER (Carl Dreyer) Criterion confirmed this in the works via Facebook. Possible Eclipse box set?!? They said they still needed to record new scores for the films
EL SUR (Victor Erice) Confirmed on Facebook
LEON MORIN, PRESTRE (Jean-Pierre Melville)
THE LAST MISTRESS (Catherine Breillat) Criterion cofirmed that The Last Mistress is part of their deal with IFC films.
PATHER PANCHALI (Satyajit Ray) Criterion has hinted that they will release the APU trilogy on Facebook.
APARAJITO (Satyajit Ray) Criterion has hinted that they will release the APU trilogy on Facebook.
APUR SANSAR (Satyajit Ray) Criterion has hinted that they will release the APU trilogy on Facebook.
NAKED CHILDHOOD (Maurice Pilat) Criterion confirmed on Facebook this is in the works for a release.
JOUR DE FETE (Jacques Tati) Criterion confirmed new print will have theatrical run then dvd release.
THE GAME (David Fincher) David Prior confirmed talks about a Criterion edition of THE GAME. On Facebook Criterion said "25 % chance".
STROMBOLI (Roberto Rossellini) Criterion mentioned on Facebook their next Rossellini project is a box with the films made with wife Ingrid Bergman
VOYAGE TO ITALY (Roberto Rossellini) Criterion mentioned on Facebook their next Rossellini project is a box with the films made with wife Ingrid Bergman
EUROPA '51 (Roberto Rossellini) Criterion mentioned on Facebook their next Rossellini project is a box with the films made with wife Ingrid Bergman
OBSESSION (Edward Dymtrk) Playing in new print. Has Janus Logo in front of film.
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS(Erle Kenton) Mentioned in blog by David Kehr. Confirmed by Criterion on Facebook.
THE LONG VOYAGE HOME (John Ford) Part of a deal signed with Caidin Trust
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (Alfred Hitchcock) Part of a deal signed with Caidin Trust
I MARRIED A WITCH (Rene Clair) Part of a deal signed with Caidin Trust
HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT (Frank Borzage) Part of a deal signed with Caidin Trust
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Ernst Lubitsch) Part of a deal signed with Caidin Trust
THE KID (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
THE GOLD RUSH (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
CIRCUS (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
CITY LIGHTS (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
MODERN TIMES (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
GREAT DICTATOR (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
MONSIEUR VERDOUX (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
LIMELIGHT (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
A KING IN NEW YORK (Charles Chaplin) Part of a deal signed with MK2
TRISTANA (Luis Bunuel) Confirmed by Mulvaney
DEEP END(Jerzy Skolimowski) Confirmed by Mulvaney
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (Edward Yang) Being released as part of a deal with Martin Scorsese's World Film Foundation
THE FILE ON THELMA JORDAN (Robert Sidomack) Confirmed in the Sentinel
DREAMS (Akira Kurosawa) Confirmed by Stephen Prince
CRONOS (Guillermo Del Toro) Criterion Newsletter Clue
SUBURBIA (Richard Linklater) confirmed by Richard Linklater)
LA VIE DE JESUS (Bruno Dumont) confirmed by Mulvaney
L'HUMANITE (Bruno Dumont) confirmed by Mulvaney
INSIGNIFICANCE - (Nicholas Roeg) confirmed in Image Ent. press release
UNDERWORLD (Josef Von Sternburg) Confirmed by Mulvaney
DOCKS OF NEW YORK (Josef Von Sternburg) Confirmed by Mulvaney
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (Josef Von Sternburg) Confirmed by Mulvaney
LILI MARLEEN (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) Confirmed by Mulvaney
MARTIN SCORSESE'S SHORT FILMS (Martin Scorsese) Confirmed by Mulvaney, 2010 release
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (Nagisa Oshima) Confirmed in Image Ent. press release
ARABIAN NIGHTS (Pier Pao Pasolini) Confirmed by Mulvaney
THE CANTERBURY TALES (Pier Pao Pasolini) Confirmed by Mulvaney
THE DECAMERON (Pier Pao Pasolini) Confirmed by Mulvaney
THINGS TO COME (William Cameron Menzies) part of London Films catalogue purchased by Janus
THE WEDDING MARCH (Erich Von Stronheim) confirmed by Mulvaney
ALICE IN THE CITIES (Wim Wenders) Confirmed by Mulvany
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND (Monte Hellman) Confirmed by Hellman
THE SHOOTING (Monte Hellman) Confirmed by Hellman
THE QATSI TRILOGY (Godfrey Reggio) Comfirmed by Reggio
BARCELONA Whit Stillman said Criterion is working on acquiring the film from Warners
HAUSU - Criterion associate producer Mark Walkow filmed interview with director recently in Japan. Janus title. Being shown theatrically by Janus
1991: THE YEAR PUNK BROKE David Markley said he was in discussions with Criterion. Criterion screed the doc at the ATP festival in New York state
THE CONFESSION - Paramount acquisition. Criterion has several Costa Gavras titles in the works.
LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (Max Ophuls) - Criterion said they were working on licensing it on Facebook.
FOLLOWING (Christopher Nolan) Part of distribution agreement with IFC
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (Alfonso Cuaron) Part of distribution agreement with IFC
STILL WALKING (Hirokazu Kore-Eda) Part of distribution agreement with IFC



The Following Titles are being rereleased by Criterion in upgraded editions:

Pygmalion
The Naked Kiss
Shock Corridor
Diabolique
Andrei Rublev
Rashomon
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Kwaidan


Janus is known to have the rights to the following films. Information about a DVD release is currently unkown):

WESTFRONT 1918
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
PEPPERMINT FRAPPE
THE SOUTHERNER
THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES
THE GHOST GOES WEST
PANIQUE
A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES
THOSE WHO THREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL
GOLD OF NAPLES
MIRACLE IN MILAN
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
ZERO FOR CONDUCT
THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
JOUR DE FETE
LA NUIT DE VARENNES
ODD MAN OUT
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
HUMANITY AND PAPER BALLOONS
THE GREAT CHASE
THE IMMORTAL STORY
THE MAGICIAN
SUMMER WITH MONIKA
FOOL'S MATE
PARIS BELONGS TO US
JAPANESE SUMMER: DOUBLE SUICIDE
JUNGLE BOOK
KAPO
UTAMARO AND HIS FIVE WOMEN
STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUMS
THE LIFE OF OHARU
THE LITTLE THEATER OF JEAN RENOIR
BLACK MOON
THE LOVE GODDESSES
MACUNAIMA
THE MAKIOKA SISTERS
FLOWING
NAKED ISLAND
THE ORGANIZER
THE PLEASURES OF THE FLESH
THE PHANTOM CHARIOT
LE PROCES DE JEANNE D'ARC

[helloemigoodbye]

Are these going to be sorted into rumoured/announced eventually?

[bobham80]

Jesus, that should be enough for about two years worth of releases.

[Ian]

helloemigoodbye, on Feb 21 2009, 08:28 PM, said:

Are these going to be sorted into rumoured/announced eventually?

Sure!

[Lawrence]

Totally missed this topic. I've pinned it now. This could do with some Ian love. It's a bit messy at the moment.

[Dexter]

Hi there. Nice to meet you.

If even half of these movies get the criterion treatment in the next 3 years I would be very happy. One quick question though: I'm wondering when did Mulvaney confirm Idioterne? I would love to see that film in the collection, but last month I sent an email asking about more von Trier, and I got a "no plans" response for Breaking the Waves and The Idiots, specifically.
And while I'm on the subject, I also got a big "no" for Intimate Lighting and Heavenly Creatures.

That is all.

[dwk]

I got an email early last month from Mulvaney confirming that they are going to release Nobuhiko Obayashi's HOUSE (aka HAUSU):

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Hi there,

We do plan to release "House" on DVD, however I don't have any information about a release date at this time. Feel free to check back, and thanks for your e-mail!

Sincerely,

Jon Mulvaney

[helloemigoodbye]

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I got an email early last month from Mulvaney confirming that they are going to release Nobuhiko Obayashi's HOUSE (aka HAUSU):

OH MAN i just watched that the other day. Such an experience...I can't wait for the DVD. This is truly uplifting news.

[Pair]

Oh man. I almost peed my pants when I read "Suburbia," then I realized - LINKLATER, not Spheeris.

[RodneyOz]

Man, that's got to be a joke about 'Hausu'. On the other hand, if it isn't - I know quite a few fans who'll be importing it to Australia.

That forthcoming list is truly impressive, but I'm fearful about how long it would take to work through it and release ALL the titles in it at Criterion's standard release rate (especially considering that titles other than these are also bound to come up and take us by surprise).

Still, Zabriskie Point AND Badlands AND Bruno Dumont AND...

[Carl Michael]

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PARIS, TEXAS - Confirmed by Mulvaney

That's fantastic news! I've waited for Criterion to release Wim Wenders masterpiece!

[Ian]

One should note that while that list is rather long, over half of it is simply titles known to be in the Janus catalogue and doesn't mean they are being prepped for DVD, just that Criterion owns the rights to it. There are probably hundreds more to the Janus catalogue not listed.

[diceman89]

Which Underworld movie is it that's being released? It had better not be that vampire movie. I will probably give up on Criterion completely if it is.

[Ian]

Underworld is a silent film directed by Josef Von Sternburg. I'm pretty sure there are no vampires in it.

[bobham80]

^oh darn.

[diceman89]

Thank God.

[Fred Williamson]

Since they're restoring Badlands (about time), has there been any news regarding The Thin Red Line or the fabled 6 hour version of The Thin Red Line?

[Ian]

Hendrickson mentioned that they've signed another deal with Fox, so it wouldn't really surprise me to see The Thin Red Line. Certainly I don't think it's any more high profile than The Ice Storm which came out last year via Fox. I would be SHOCKED if they didn't use the Fox deal to pick up Darjeeling Ltd. (though I didn't actually like the movie all that much TBH)

[mikesncc1701]

I've been waiting years for a R1 disc of Le Jour Se Leve, such an amazing film and Jean Gabin as always is perfect. I highly reccomend seeing it becaise we know it'll be awhile before (if it really does) it gets released.

[Ian]

mikesncc1701, on Mar 4 2009, 09:45 PM, said:

I've been waiting years for a R1 disc of Le Jour Se Leve, such an amazing film and Jean Gabin as always is perfect. I highly reccomend seeing it becaise we know it'll be awhile before (if it really does) it gets released.

They do seem to be rather slow in putting out those films from the Janus box don't they? I suppose that's party of the thousand dollar price tag, getting to see a few films years before the actual dvds come out. Miss Julie is the only one so far to get released outside the set I think....anyways, this is a high want as Children of Paradise is one of my favorites. It's nice to see your recommendation.