The above image was released by the Criterion Collection on New Year’s Day as an artful hint helping Criterion fans guess at what might be released from the home video studio in 2010. The use of blue was specifically seen as nods to Blu-ray candidates (how many blue leopards have you seen?) and helped inspire me to put together ths following list of confirmed and rumored catalog Blu-ray releases for 2010. However, I wasn’t able to do this on my own. I needed help from Blu-ray.com, Hi-Def Junkies and The Digital Bits to put the following list together.
I started with a list of confirmed 2010 releases followed by rumored 2010 releases. I have included links to any of the titles already added to the RopeofSilicon database.
- Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 (Criterion Collection) (January 12)
- Paris, Texas (Criterion Collection) (January 26)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (February 2)
- Gangs of New York (Restored) (February 2)
- Drop Zone (February 9)
- Hard Rain (February 9)
- The Phantom (February 9)
- The Running Man (February 9)
- GoodFellas (20th Anniversary) (February 16)
- Cabin Fever (February 16)
- Contempt (Le Mepris) (February 16)
- The Ladykillers (February 16)
- Lola Montes (Criterion Collection) (February 16)
- Ran (February 16)
- Bigger than Life (Criterion Collection) (March 23)
- Toy Story (March 18)
- Toy Story 2 (March 18)
- Days of Heaven (Criterion Collection) (March 23)
- Sanjuro (Criterion Collection) (March 23)
- Yojimbo (Criterion Collection) (March 23)
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) (April 6)
- Piranha (May 4)
- Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition (TBA)
- Alien Quadrilogy (Mid-to-late 2010)
- Back to the Future Trilogy
- Absolute Power
- Apollo 13
- Ben-Hur
- Chinatown
- Close-Up (Criterion Collection)
- Collateral
- Dr. Zhivago: 40th Anniversary – Ultimate Collector’s Edition
- Excalibur
- Fantasia
- Fantasia 2000
- Finding Nemo
- Flashdance
- Galaxy Quest
- Goonies (25th Anniversary)
- Indiana Jones Trilogy
- Jaws
- Jurassic Park Trilogy
- Kelly’s Heroes
- The Leopard (Criterion Collection)
- M (Criterion Collection)
- The Maltese Falcon
- Mars Attacks!
- Metropolis (Restored) (Rumored 4th Quarter 2010)
- Minority Report
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Moulin Rouge
- National Lampoon’s European Vacation
- National Lampoon’s Vacation
- Poseidon
- Punch Drunk Love
- The Quick and the Dead
- The Red Desert (Criterion Collection)
- The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection) [perhaps DVD only]
- Ride with the Devil (Criterion Collection)
- Robert Rodriguez’s Mariachi Trilogy (El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico)
- The Rookie (Clint Eastwood Version)
- Saving Private Ryan
- Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection)
- Shrek
- Shrek 2
- Stardust
- The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- To Live and Die in L.A.
- War of the Worlds
- Where Eagles Dare
Anything you see that catches your eye? Any favorites from the past you hope get the high-definition treatment?
