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Re: Criterion and IFC

#676 Post by knives » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:23 pm

I genuinely love Permanent Vacation. I wouldn't even label it as Jarmusch's worst film.

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#677 Post by zedz » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:06 pm

domino harvey wrote:For the record, I was most definitely thinking of Wild 90.
And this is exactly what I was thinking of along with him. My God, is there seriously any contest?

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#678 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:38 pm

IFC just picked up Arnaud Desplechin's Jimmy P, so you know this is coming from Criterion eventually. I really wish they'd find out a way to put out some earlier Desplechin, too.

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#679 Post by ianungstad » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:54 pm

I wouldn't make that assumption. The reviews were pretty lousy.

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#680 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:54 pm

That's never stopped them before.

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#681 Post by criterion10 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:40 pm

Matt wrote:That's never stopped them before.
Correct. *Everyone remember Tiny Furniture?

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#682 Post by swo17 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:42 pm

Berberian Sound Studio, The Time That Remains, and Police, Adj. all had pretty great reviews and Criterion passed on them all.

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#683 Post by dadaistnun » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:45 pm

They passed on Something in the Air as well, despite their Assayas connection.

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#684 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:45 pm

Also, Desplechin and Kent Jones are Criterion's buddies, so why wouldn't they help them out by giving their film a prestige release?

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#685 Post by criterion10 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:52 pm

The one IFC film that Criterion did pass on, and I will never understand their reasoning for, was Enter the Void. That's a film they easily could've put together a nice package for (or so I feel).

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#686 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:53 pm

They just don't want to be in the Gaspar Noë business, and I don't blame them.

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#687 Post by zedz » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:14 pm

Of all the titles mentioned, I think Police, Adjective is the one Criterion is going to be most embarrassed about passing on in ten years' time.

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#688 Post by Moe Dickstein » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:20 pm

No, that will be "The Canyons"

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#689 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:22 pm

zedz wrote:Of all the titles mentioned, I think Police, Adjective is the one Criterion is going to be most embarrassed about passing on in ten years' time.
But I wonder if they didn't have access to the DVD/Blu-ray rights. MPI did not release the DVD (as they do with most IFC films that Criterion passes on), but Kimstim (via Zeitgeist). Distribution agreements for the film may have been wrapped up before IFC and Criterion launched their partnership.

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#690 Post by zedz » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:31 pm

I wasn't aware of that (I got the UK release). The IFC relationship has been in place for some years now, so I'm surprised that that film might have predated it.

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#691 Post by Matt » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:39 pm

Regardless of the circumstances, it's a shame they didn't release it.

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#692 Post by domino harvey » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:53 pm

Moe Dickstein wrote:No, that will be "The Canyons"
Seriously, are you from another planet?

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Re: Criterion and IFC

#693 Post by johnnysnatchclub7 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:56 pm

domino harvey wrote:
Moe Dickstein wrote:No, that will be "The Canyons"
Seriously, are you from another planet?
Now, we're talking! THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET is the IFC release I crave.

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#694 Post by albucat » Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:20 pm

Do we really know how the relationship between the two companies works, exactly? I'm also pretty surprised by what Criterion chooses to release from them, but it's not entirely clear to me that they have their choice of whatever they want. I know that's long been the supposition, but is there a reason why it's believed they have first choice and free reign of every release?

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#695 Post by knives » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:40 pm

albucat wrote:Do we really know how the relationship between the two companies works, exactly? I'm also pretty surprised by what Criterion chooses to release from them, but it's not entirely clear to me that they have their choice of whatever they want. I know that's long been the supposition, but is there a reason why it's believed they have first choice and free reign of every release?
It's been stated by both parties a few times that Criterion have rights of first refusal with everything else going to MPI. I will third the Police, Adj sentiment as that may be the best film IFC has the rights to and certainly it is the most representative of what is right about modern art films.

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#696 Post by Moe Dickstein » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:50 am

domino harvey wrote:
Moe Dickstein wrote:No, that will be "The Canyons"
Seriously, are you from another planet?
What, I can't joke too?

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Re: Criterion and IFC

#697 Post by colinr0380 » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:37 pm

Matt wrote:Also, Desplechin and Kent Jones are Criterion's buddies, so why wouldn't they help them out by giving their film a prestige release?
Or, if they do an Eclipse set of the earlier works, can I tentatively propose the title of the set to be "A Deluge of Desplechin"?

I agree with zedz on Police, Adjective being the worst omission. The other films mentioned would be nice but personally I cannot stand Enter The Void (Irreversible on the other hand! Isn't this distributed by Lionsgate in the US?) and The Time That Remains stikes me as not quite as great as Divine Intervention.

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#698 Post by ianungstad » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:52 pm

Michel Gondry's Is the Man Who is Tall Happy? is getting fantastic reviews. Wouldn't be surprised if Criterion released this one. That would make it the second feature length animated film in the collection?

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#699 Post by ianungstad » Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:24 pm

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Hmm. Caryn Lo; the marketing director at AMC Networks posted this link on twitter an hour ago. IFC apparently has some Richard Linklater/Ethan Hawke project coming out next year. I suspect it's Boyhood. Linklater recently shared this info to Parade magazine:

Is Boyhood going to be ready and completed in the twelve years that you had planned?
Yeah! I just finished shooting it two weeks ago. I’m in post and driving to the editing room right now. It’s amazing. I realized that this kid [Ellar Salmon] who I met when he was six years old is now nineteen. He’s waving goodbye to me when we’re done shooting and he’s like, “I don’t remember my life where this movie wasn’t a part of it.” Amazing.

It’s unprecedented.
I think so. It does feel like a new way to tell a story that obviously isn’t practical. [Laughs]. I’m really excited about it. It’ll be out next year sometime.

EDIT: Other posts on Twitter confirm that it's Boyhood and Jonathan Sehring was in attendance. How is this NOT going to be released by Criterion?

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Re: Criterion and IFC

#700 Post by ianungstad » Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:24 pm

Boyhood will screen on Sunday at Sundance. According to a few folks on Twitter; IFC does seem to have North American rights. David Elrich posted that he's heard from several sources that the film is a masterpiece. We'll see.

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