My Fantasy Criterion Collection: Volume 7

My Fantasy Criterion Collection Volume 7: Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (1980)



Ideal Specs for a Six Disc Set:

Widescreen Transfers Supervised By Michael Cimino
Cimino's Original 325 Minute Cut
The United Artist 219 Minute Cut
Cimino's 149 Minute Cut
Cimino's Final Director's Cut Newly Prepared for this Collection
The Things That Fade: A New Feature Length Documentary on the Film
Final Cut The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate: 2004 Documentary
Feature Length Commentary by Cimino on The Final Director's Cut
Rotating Cast Commentary on the 325 Minute Cut
Critics Commentary on 219 Minute Cut
Rotating Commentary with Crew on 149 Minute Cut
Bits and Pieces: Behind The Scenes, Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
Comparing The Cuts: A Featurette Comparing the Different Versions
Photo Gallery
Bonus Book Featuring Screenplay and a Selection of the Original Reviews
Remastered CD of David Mansfield's Score

My Fantasy Criterion Collection: Volumes 4 and 5

Fantasy Criterion Collection Volume 4: Burt Reynold's Sharky's Machine



Ideal Specs for a Three-Disc Set

Widescreen Transfer Supervised by Burt Reynolds
Audio Commentary by Burt Reynolds
Audio Commentary by Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva
and Rachel Ward
Adapting Diehl: A Conversation with Gerald Di Pego
Gritty Sleek: A Conversation with Cinematographer William A Fraker
Crafting a Soundtrack: A Conversation with Al Capps
Rebuilding the Machine: Burt Reynolds Transitioning from the 70s to the 80s.
Delivering a Star: A Conversation with Rachel Ward
Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
Photo Gallery
Remastered CD Soundtrack
Bonus Book with Original Novel, Screenplay and Production Materials.
Bonus Fold-Out Double Sided Poster.

Fantasy Criterion Collection Volume 5: Richard Tuggle's Tightrope



Ideal Specs for a Two-Disc Set

Widescreen Transfer Supervised by Cinematographer Bruce Surtees.
Audio Commentary by Clint Eastwood and Richard Tuggle.
Audio Commentary with Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, and Alison Eastwood.
As Tight As Possible: Creating Tightrope.
Polarized: The Critical and Public's Reaction.
Outtakes and Deleted Scenes.
Bonus Book with Screenplay and Production Materials.

My Fantasy Criterion Collection: Volumes 1-3

Recently one of my favorite spots, the essential Twin Peaks Archive, posted an imaginary Criterion Collection Cover (seen above) for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It came from this thread over at The Auteur's Forum and I thought it was an absolutely terrific idea and it has inspired me to create some of my own. Here are my first three imaginary discs with my ideal specs listed as well. Excuse how primitive they look as I am still learning how to create them. Hopefully, my abilities will improve and future covers will be more creative and look more professional.
I know these are just pipe dreams but just thinking about these discs puts a huge smile on my face:

Fantasy Criterion #1: Arthur Penn's Night Moves (1975)



Ideal Specs for a Three-Disc Set:
Widescreen Transfer Supervised by Arthur Penn
Feature Length Commentary from Arthur Penn and screenwriter Alan Sharp
Feature Length Commentary from Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith and James Woods
Original 1975 Promotional Featurette
The Lost Score: A Tribute to Late Composer Michael Small
Neo Noir: A Featurette on Noir in the Seventies
The Damaged Detective: A Conversation with Gene Hackman
Career Starter: Conversations with James Woods and Melanie Griffith
Feature Length Documentary on the Making of Night Moves
Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
Photo Gallery
Bonus Book Featuring Original Screenplay, Novelization and Production Materials

Fantasy Criterion #2: Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988)



Ideal Specs for a Three-Disc Set:
Widescreen Transfer Supervised by Roman Polanski
Feature Length Commentary from Roman Polanski and Screenwriter Gérard Brach
Feature Length Commentary from Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner
The Maestro: A Conversation with Composer Ennio Morricone
Quite a Find: A Conversation with Emmanuelle Seigner
Creating a Look: A Conversation with Cinematographer Witold Sobocinski
Original 1988 Featurette
A Lesser Work?: A Look Back at Frantic
Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
Remastered CD Soundtrack
Photo Gallery

Fantasy Criterion #3: Richard Loncraine's Full Circle (1977)



Ideal Specs for a Three-Disc Set:
Widescreen Transfer Supervised by Richard Loncraine
Feature Length Commentary from Richard Loncraine
Feature Length Commentary from Mia Farrow
Creating Julia: A Conversation with Novelist Peter Straub
The Haunting: A Conversation with Composer Colin Towns
Recreating The Score: Colin Towns Performing the Score Live
Finding Olivia: A Conversation with Samantha Gates
Lets Scare the Audience to Death: A Featurette on Seventies Horror
Everything's Right Now: A Feature Length Documentary on Full Circle
Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
Remastered Soundtrack CD
Photo Gallery
Bonus Book Featuring Screenplay and Original Peter Straub Novel