Comments on: The Criterion Collection Loses Rights To A Handful Of Titles Including Spine #1 ‘Grand Illusion’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/criterion-collection-loses-rights-to-20100202/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Jake Yenor https://staging2.theplaylist.net/criterion-collection-loses-rights-to-20100202/#comment-15928 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:15:06 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4821#comment-15928 Hopefully that means we can see a bluray of Alphaville like we got for Contempt from them at least.

– Jake Yenor

]]> By: katiewalsh https://staging2.theplaylist.net/criterion-collection-loses-rights-to-20100202/#comment-15920 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:17:09 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4821#comment-15920 Yeah, LG has been releasing Studio Canal titles on DVD for the past few years. Just not the big names, more obscure stuff.

]]> By: James https://staging2.theplaylist.net/criterion-collection-loses-rights-to-20100202/#comment-15919 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:14:15 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4821#comment-15919 they're not being "handed over". Lionsgate paid for rights for the Studio Canal library. Now that those Criterion's rights on those specific titles are expiring, they'll go to LG.

No one is happy about it, but Lionsgate owns them. They want to build their library, not rent them out.

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