Last Friday (6.15) was the 30th anniversary of the nationwide debut of Bull Durham. And in a gesture of stunning arrogance and indifference Criterion’s notorious teal-tinted Bluray is coming out three weeks hence (July 10th). There’s no reason to presume that Gary W. Tooze‘s DVD Beaver frame captures are anything but accurate, and really…what a ludicrous joke of a color scheme. If Bull Durham dp Bobby Byrne was still with us (he passed last year) he’d say to the Criterion guys, “Good heavens, what the hell are you doing?” For the last time Kevin Costner or director Ron Shelton need to persuade Criterion to remaster Bull Durham correctly. I’ll say no more after this. If nothing changes I’ll never buy their damn Bluray, that’s for sure.
