First off, I think we all agree that too many fine films are MIA. I doubt very many of us will disagree with you there. Secondly, please stop making opinion disagreements a personal matter. We're just talking here! There will be a variety of opinions expressed in threads like this one in...
If and when Criterion decides to release The Talk of the Town, it will be derived from a new 4K scan as the scan used for the DVDs is more than 20 years old.
Well, the HD digital is kind of expensive. It's never been discounted on iTunes. Over three years ago, Vudu had it for $4.99 and I jumped on that pricing. It hasn't been discounted that low since then.