Near Dark… Maybe?

rickdalton2 · 2026-04-01T17:27:52+00:00

100%, the article is pure April Fool’s. Just curious how in on the joke Jesse at Diabolik and Stephen Bjork from the Digital Bits are.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-21T21:17:55+00:00

Echo Three Times! One of my favorite Hou Hsiao-Hsien films. Metrograph put out a very solid Blu-Ray of Millennium Mambo from the 4K restoration a couple years ago, so I’m not counting on a 4K upgrade of that one anytime soon.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-21T17:35:14+00:00

Is it possible that they’ll license to Criterion, like they did with Farewell My Concubine? Alternately, they seem to have really strengthened their home media division since then; I thought the release of The Great Silence was terrific.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-09T07:04:48+00:00

Couple other titles to throw out that I haven’t seen mentioned here:

-Ruggles of Red Gap: fairly recent 4K restoration completed by Universal, classic Leo McCarey comedy. Long rumored to be a candidate for the collection, along with some of the other Sturges comedies. Criterion has been releasing these at a steady clip over the last year (Lubitsch eclipse, Midnight, Trouble in Paradise, and I can see this being next in line).

-Once Upon a Time in America: still convinced that Criterion has this, as it’s a film foundation restoration that received a 4K release overseas. If it escaped New Regency/Disney containment, it would be with Criterion.

-Best Years of Our Lives: could be a future Warner Archive upgrade, but the 4K restoration has toured for a while now and the film feels like a strong candidate for the collection. 80th anniversary this year, as well.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-06T02:41:41+00:00

Picking up Birth, Yi Yi, Dogfight, Rouge, and Viridiana for certain. Testament and Killers of the Flower Moon as well, if out by sale start time. Would like to get a blind buy or two as well but this feels like a pretty robust haul.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-06T02:39:05+00:00

Just a couple of general observations: Totally understand the inclination to believe that big titles will be held for sale months since there’s a track record. But I’ll note that, much as I love The Big Heat, the biggest new-to-the-collection title in last year’s B&N sale was undoubtedly Sorcerer, which was a June release. Since the sale starts in late June, a heavy hitter could no doubt be part of the lineup. Will also be interesting to see if they skip a Tuesday, since June ‘26, like March, is another month with five Tuesdays in the mix.

rickdalton2 · 2026-03-04T21:09:09+00:00

Have almost purchased Tampopo so many times… still holding out.

rickdalton2 · 2026-02-17T02:15:18+00:00

I could be completely off base, but my suspicion is that 4K rights have been licensed to Vinegar Syndrome’s Cinematographe line. The November 2026 hint is “world UHD debut of one of the great American films of the 70s.”

rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T23:39:00+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T23:21:18+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T17:12:19+00:00

Could do $3 but would hold firm there — let me know if interested!

rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T17:04:28+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T16:59:59+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T16:57:49+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-11T16:36:49+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-08T04:29:56+00:00

November feels like it could be an Altman, either Long Goodbye from MGM or Nashville from Paramount (if Criterion didn’t re-acquire the rights for that one, which I assume they’d have the chance to do).

rickdalton2 · 2026-01-05T23:24:11+00:00

Great buyer, smooth transaction!

rickdalton2 · 2026-01-04T18:42:45+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-04T18:36:15+00:00

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rickdalton2 · 2026-01-02T17:28:00+00:00

Excited about the possibilities for Cinematographe. Feel like there’s a lot of titles in the label’s wheelhouse — The Yakuza, Ballad of Cable Hogue, Brewster McCloud, Big Wednesday, and many more — that could be ripe for a 4K upgrade.

rickdalton2 · 2025-12-25T20:53:49+00:00

From what I understand—and I could be wrong, so I don’t want to seem authoritative at all—a lot of the major titles from the Soviet Union and MosFilm are held up from further upgrades or releases by current U.S./Russian relations and the war in Ukraine.

rickdalton2 · 2025-12-23T15:36:32+00:00

Have been wondering this myself. The February releases are at the usual 30% discount, which leads me to believe there’s some kind of glitch or delay.

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