Films released by Criterion available on Blu-ray elsewhere

[eerik]

I am currently working on a list of Criterion Collection films that have been released on Blu-ray by other distributors but not yet by Criterion. The aim of this list is to help and inform but also to predict and speculate about possible future upgrades.

As the list is currently a work in progress it only includes list of countries where the film has been released. I will constantly update it and later I'll include links to reviews, etc. and a short comment if the Blu-ray is region free, includes English subtitles, is recommended or not. Feel free to correct and update me when needed.

Anyway, here's the list (also includes upcoming releases):

#8 - The Killer (OOP)
USA
Canada
Japan
Hong Kong

#9 - Hard Boiled (OOP)
USA
Canada

#12 - This is Spinal Tap (OOP)
USA
UK
etc.

#13 - The Silence of the Lambs (OOP)
USA
UK
etc.

#21 - Dead Ringers
France

#23 - Robocop (OOP)
USA
UK
etc.

#26 - The Long Good Friday (OOP)
USA
Canada
UK

#29 - Picnic at Hanging Rock
UK
Australia
Italy

#31 - Great Expectations
UK
Australia

#34 - Andrei Rublev
Russia (different cut)

#37 - Time Bandits (OOP)
USA
Canada
UK
Germany

#40 - Armageddon
USA
UK
etc.

#41 - Henry V
UK

#50 - And the Ship Sails On
France

#51 - Brazil
USA
Canada

#56 - The 39 Steps
UK
Italy

#58 - Peeping Tom (OOP)
UK

#59 The Night Porter
France

#61 - Monty Python's Life of Brian
USA
UK
etc.

#75 - Chasing Amy
USA
Canada
UK
etc.

#76 - Brief Encounter
UK
Australia

#82 - Hamlet
UK
Germany

#84 - Good Morning
UK

#97 - Do the Right Thing
USA

#105 - Spartacus
USA
Canada
UK
etc.

#107 - Mona Lisa (OOP)
USA
Canada

#108 - The Rock
USA
UK
etc.

#110 - M. Hulot's Holiday
UK

#115 - Rififi
UK
France

#116 - The Hidden Fortress
Japan

#119 - Withnail and I
USA
Canada
UK
Australia

#138 - Rashomon
Japan

#143 - That Obscure Object of Desire (OOP)
Italy

#159 - Red Beard
Japan

#165 - Man Bites Dog
Netherlands

#166 - Down by Law
Japan

#171 - Contempt (OOP)
Studio Canal Collection

#177 - The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Studio Canal Collection

#182 - Straw Dogs (OOP)
Canada
USA
UK

#190 - Throne of Blood
Japan

#217 - Tokyo Story
UK

#221 - Ikiru
Japan

#233 - Stray Dog
Japan

#234 - The Tin Drum
UK
Germany
France

#240 - Early Summer
UK

#243 - French Cancan
France
UK

#260 - Eyes Without a Face
France

#276 - The River
France

#281 - Jules and Jim
Spain

#305 - Boudu Saved from Drowning
UK

#306 - Le Samourai
France

#316 - Ran (OOP)
Studio Canal Collection

#319 - The Bad Sleep Well
Japan

#325 - Kind Hearts and Coronets (OOP)
UK

#328 - Murmur of the Heart
Japan

#329 - Lacombe, Lucien
Japan

#331 - Late Spring
UK

#351 - The Spirit of the Beehive
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#354 - Clean, Shaven
Germany

#374 - Bicycle Thieves
Italy
UK

#379 - The Burmese Harp
UK (MoC)

#381 - La haine
UK
France
Germany

#384 - Vengeance is Mine
UK (MoC)

#400 - Stranger Than Paradise
Japan

#413 - Drunken Angel
Japan

#414 - Two-Lane Blacktop
UK (MoC)

#429 - The Lovers
Japan

#430 - The Fire Within
Japan

#446 - An Autumn Afternoon
UK

#463 - Il Generale Della Rovere
France

#464 - Danton
France

#467 - Empire of Passion
UK
France

#469 - The Hit
Italy

#472 - Pigs and Battleships
UK (MoC)

#473 - The Insect Woman
UK (MoC)

#497 - Rome Open City
Italy

#505 - Make Way For Tomorrow
UK (MoC)

#524-526 - The Only Son / There Was a Father
UK

[knives]

The Only Son/There was a father aren't available at 1080 even though the movies their paired with are.

[eerik]

The Only Son/There was a father aren't available at 1080 even though the movies their paired with are.

They are, although they don't look very good.

[knives]

Could have sworn they weren't. I know some of the talkies aren't.

[MichaelB]

Both The Only Son and There Was A Father are presented in 1080p on the BFI dual-format release (as supports to Late Spring and Equinox Flower, respectively).

In fact, for convenience's sake, these are the BFI Ozus that are in 1080p:

An Autumn Afternoon
Early Summer
Equinox Flower
Good Morning
Late Autumn
Late Spring
The Only Son
There Was a Father
Tokyo Story

...and these are the ones that aren't:

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
A Hen in the Wind
I Was Born, But...
A Mother Should Be Loved
What Did the Lady Forget?

[Peacock]

Although The Only Son doesn't look great (although the compression is of course better), I'd argue There Was a Father is a good improvement picture-wise in HD (the sound is poor but that's unavoidable with the source). So I definitely would recommend picking this one up if you've got a big screen and would notice these things (Plus it comes paired with Equinox Flower which looks stunning in HD!)

[Ashirg]

Worth noting that Andrei Rublev is a different cut.

[eerik]

+ #59 The Night Porter

[rrenault]

I'd be curious to know why CC opted to release all those Ozus on the Eclipse line, since a lot of them are relatively high profile films within his oeuvre. They're not 'rare films' or anything (i.e. Late Autumn, The End of Summer)

[Matt]

Because they ran out of extras to put on Ozu discs and thought it might be nice to let people buy them for about $14 apiece.

[eerik]

Removed: Salo, Harakiri, Dazed and Confused
Added: Straw Dogs

Let me know if I've missed something.

[eerik]

Removed: The Rules of the Game, Fanny and Alexander
Added: Man Bites Dog

[eerik]

Removed: Traffic
Added: Le Samourai, Dead Ringers, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Insect Woman, The Spirit of the Beehive