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full details for each release beneath the seats…
BRAZIL:
Special Features:
– Restored high-definition digital transfer of Terry Gilliam’s 142-minute director’s cut, supervised by Gilliam, with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
– Audio commentary by Terry Gilliam
– What Is “Brazil”?, a thirty-minute on-set documentary by Rob Hedden
– The Battle of “Brazil”: A Video History, a sixty-minute documentary by author and film writer Jack Mathews about the controversy surrounding the film’s release
– The “Love Conquers All” version of Brazil, a ninety-four-minute cut of the film produced by the studio in an attempt to make it more commercial, with commentary by Brazil expert David Morgan
– The Production Notebook, a collection of supplements featuring a trove of Brazil-iana from Gilliam’s personal collection: a short documentary on the screenplay, featuring interviews with screenwriters Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard; Gilliam’s storyboards for unfilmed dream sequences, animated and narrated by Morgan; visual essays on the film’s production design and special effects; a visual essay on Brazil’s costumes, narrated by costume designer James Acheson; and interviews with Gilliam and composer Michael Kamen on the score
– Trailer
– An essay by Jack Matthews on the DVD edition and a booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Sterritt on the Blu-ray edition
The Qatsi Trilogy (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi):
Special Features:
– New, restored high-definition digital transfers of all three films, approved by director Godfrey Reggio, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks on the Blu-ray editions
– Essence of Life, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi
– New interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke about Koyaanisqatsi
– Early forty-minute demo version of Koyaanisqatsi with a scratch soundtrack by Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio
– New interview with Reggio about Koyaanisqatsi’s original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage
– Impact of Progress, an interview program with Reggio and Glass on their collaboration
– Inspiration and Ideas, an interview with Reggio about his greatest influences and teachers
– Anima Mundi (1992), Reggio’s twenty-eight-minute montage of images of over seventy animal species, scored by Glass
– Video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy
– The Making of “Naqoyqatsi,” a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew
– Panel discussion on Naqoyqatsi from 2003, with Reggio, Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell
– Music of “Naqoyqatsi,” an interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma
– Television spots and an interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico
– Trailers
– Booklet featuring essays on the trilogy by film scholar Scott MacDonald, Rockwell, and author and environmentalist Bill McKibben
PURPLE NOON:
Special Features:
– New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
– New video interview with René Clément scholar Denitza Bantcheva
– Archival interviews with actor Alain Delon and novelist Patricia Highsmith, on whose book The Talented Mr. Ripley the film was based
– Original English-language trailer
– Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien and a reprinted interview with Clément
FOLLOWING:
Special Features:
– New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Christopher Nolan, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
– New 5.1 surround sound mix by sound editor Gary Rizzo, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
– Audio commentary by Nolan
– New interview with Nolan
– Chronological rendering of the story
– Side-by-side comparison of three scenes in the film with the shooting script Doodlebug (1997), a three-minute film by Nolan, starring Jeremy Theobald
– Trailers
– Booklet featuring an essay by film critic and programmer Scott Foundas


















Oh I am glad I didn’t get Brazil on DVD now.
So now the inevitable hard questions, like “is FOLLOWING worth a double-dip, even though it’s FOLLOWING.”
I still have my VHS copy. I’ve never even upgraded it to DVD.
is it worth a single dip? Don’t remember the film being criterion worthy.
No, I don’t think it is. But a Nolan commentary and new interview might push it over the top, I’d be interested in how he regards the film now. Especially that shot of the Batman logo on the guy’s door.
Nope. It’s on Netflix Instant in fairly high quality if you’re itching for a rewatch. I did recently and it certainly isn’t worth forty bucks – not to me at least.
Now the Brazil on the other hand… oh hell yes!
I agree about Brazil, even though I’ve never seen it. I only saw the first three minutes or so because I looked up the score on YouTube (Kubrick used it in the trailer for Eyes Wide Shut).
And I’m excited about Purple Noon. They chose a great cover for it, too.
I’ve only seen Following on Netflix, so I’m all for getting this Criterion release (though right now my Criterion wish list is MUCH larger than my actual collection)
I wonder what the pricing is on the Qatsi Trilogy. I’m not sure I need all three films, but I’d pay for just Koyaanisqatsi on Blu. I’ve never seen a really good, cleaned up version of the film. I’m curious to see Criterion’s treatment of it.
Yeah, I think I’d be good with just Koyaanisqatsi, too. I haven’t seen Nagoyqatsi, but Powaqqatsi didn’t do much for me.
Definitely curious to see Purple Noon, though I probably won’t buy it blind. Wonder if it is or will be on HuluPlus? I’ll have to check.
In related news, Kino is releasing a 15-disc Buster Keaton Blu-ray box set in December – looks like collecting pretty much everything they’ve already released plus a few more, including College. Lusting after that quite strongly.
Criterion’s art>> Mondo’s art
Mondo has to be the most overrated graphic design company of the last 10 years. I still do not understand why the fanboys love that company.
I am definitely going to pick up “Purple Noon”. I saw part of it, and I loved what I saw.
I might also buy “Brazil” as I heard it was a great film. One thing I’m worried about is whether or not the other cut of the film will interfere with the main feature’s quality. Hopefully this is a 2-disc release.