The Qatsi Trilogy (#639) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

Jun 10, 2012
243
Norway
Release Date: 11. Dec
Pre-Order: N/A

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET

Set includes:

Koyaanisqatsi
United States
1983
86 minutes
Color
1.85:1

Powaqqatsi
United States
1988
99 minutes
Color
1.85:1

Naqoyqatsi
United States
2002
89 minutes
Color
1.78:1

•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
•PLUS: A booklet featuring essays on the trilogy by film scholar Scott MacDonald, Rockwell, and author and environmentalist Bill McKibben

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This is the best Blu announcement of the year in my eyes, so much so that I'm buying a multi region player so I can cherish it here in the UK. Can't wait.
On the off chance, don't suppose anyone knows the best site to buy Criterion titles to import to the UK?
 
This is the best Blu announcement of the year in my eyes, so much so that I'm buying a multi region player so I can cherish it here in the UK. Can't wait.
On the off chance, don't suppose anyone knows the best site to buy Criterion titles to import to the UK?

Right now, your best option is movietyme as they are customs friendly, there prices are a little high, eg £24.99 for new releases, however items can arrive before official release date. Also bluraysforeveryone.com is worth trying out, they are better if you are buying multiple items though.
 
Cheers guys, will check them all out :D

Update: none of those sites have it for preorder yet, just Amazon so far
 
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