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Found news on CriterionForum (.org) that should please NeuroticErotic, at least:quote:I attended a Monte Hellman triple feature at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin last night, which had Monte Hellman in attendance. He told me Criterion would be releasing "The Shooting" & "Ride In The Whirlwind." Of course considering NE probably spends half his time in the Drafthouse he may have already heard it. 
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Jul 25, 2008 21:20
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fear and loathing showed up today. Still no word on the others.
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Jul 26, 2008 23:41
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Is that Andrzej Wajda box any good? I was talking to a friend and he heard about it but none of the films in the set are on netflix.LaptopGun posted:fear and loathing showed up today. Still no word on the others. I've only got a few more left for Deep Discount to ship, been pretty happy so far.
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Jul 27, 2008 21:15
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Jack Does Jihad posted:Is that Andrzej Wajda box any good? I was talking to a friend and he heard about it but none of the films in the set are on netflix. The War Trilogy? If so, I find it hard to believe Netflix has none of them. But that set is worth a purchase. A Generation isn't that great, but Kanal is good and Ashes and Diamonds is a masterpiece.
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Jul 27, 2008 21:18
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Mike_V posted:The War Trilogy? If so, I find it hard to believe Netflix has none of them. But that set is worth a purchase. A Generation isn't that great, but Kanal is good and Ashes and Diamonds is a masterpiece. I rank them the opposite: Kanal - masterpiece A Generation - good Ashes and Diamonds - not that great I got 11 of my DDD purchases, 2 more on the way, and 1 still backordered.
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Jul 27, 2008 21:35
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Jack Does Jihad posted:Salo packaging is out: As much as I want this edition, I don't think I can ever bring myself to watch that film again. Not that it's bad...
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Jul 27, 2008 22:36
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Does anyone know the number blu-ray releases there are going sell when they first go out in October. Or is it just going to be the standard 3-5 a month like what they are doing with the dvds now.
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Jul 29, 2008 23:09
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Raspberry Bang posted:Does anyone know the number blu-ray releases there are going sell when they first go out in October. Or is it just going to be the standard 3-5 a month like what they are doing with the dvds now. Don't know, but apparently the first Blu-Rays won't be coming out until November.
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Jul 29, 2008 23:10
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FitFortDanga posted:Don't know, but apparently the first Blu-Rays won't be coming out until November. I hope that doesn't put off the reissue of Walkabout...though then again, I might be better off, since if it comes in September, I'll be completely swamped with DVD purchases (the three Criterion Ophuls films, plus the restored Godfather box set).
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Jul 30, 2008 03:59
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ThetaOmnikron posted:
That's awesome. Shock Corridor is one of my favorite Fullers, it's really quite crazy and very intense. Never heard of White Dog, I'll ask my film professor when I get back to school about it - she just wrote a book on Fuller. Also - all of these movies that are being announced now for later releases, are they coming out on Blu-Ray as well?
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Jul 30, 2008 16:04
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GoochBag posted:As much as I want this edition, I don't think I can ever bring myself to watch that film again. Not that it's bad... Is Salo really as brutal and disturbing as it's reputation leads me to believe?
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Aug 1, 2008 00:02
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Digital Osmosis posted:That's awesome. Shock Corridor is one of my favorite Fullers, it's really quite crazy and very intense. Never heard of White Dog, I'll ask my film professor when I get back to school about it - she just wrote a book on Fuller. White Dog is about a dog that is racist against black people.
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Aug 1, 2008 00:31
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Jack Does Jihad posted:Is Salo really as brutal and disturbing as it's reputation leads me to believe? No... it features acts that are still shocking by today's standards, but they're so poorly executed that it's too fake to take very seriously.
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Aug 1, 2008 00:47
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Are there any good resources/places to find Criterion DVD's that are no longer in print besides scouring ebay? I suppose this is kind of a dumb question considering that most people who have many of the very sought after Criterion DVD's won't be giving them up, but I am looking for a few titles and have had a hell of a time figuring out any other way to get them. Am I screwed?
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soggybagel posted:Are there any good resources/places to find Criterion DVD's that are no longer in print besides scouring ebay? I suppose this is kind of a dumb question considering that most people who have many of the very sought after Criterion DVD's won't be giving them up, but I am looking for a few titles and have had a hell of a time figuring out any other way to get them. Am I screwed? It kind of depends on what you're looking for. If you have any Movie Trading Co's nearby, sometimes you can get lucky. I've seen Robocop a few times and recently I found a copy of Silence of the Lambs (for $14). Beyond that, I haven't had much luck.
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On a side note, the documentary Hoop Dreams (which has a great Criterion release) is now on Hulu...so anyone who has not seen it and wants to see one of the most compelling documentaries of all time, you should go check it out.
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Aug 4, 2008 21:02
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They are finally shipping my last 3.
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Aug 7, 2008 03:31
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In the latest newsletter: Hmm...any clue? I'm never good at these things and I'm sometimes baffled how people figure them out.
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Jack Does Jihad posted:In the latest newsletter: Argh. It's on the tip of my brain. I can't stand it. I'm going to criterionforum.org, where I know someone figured it out instantly. EDIT: welp, I guess it wasn't in my brain at all. Magnificent Obsession, which I haven't seen, but I'm really excited about because I'm on a big Sirk kick right now.
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Aug 8, 2008 21:48
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I just did a double feature of Element of Crime and Brand Upon the Brain! and now reality doesn't look right. 
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Aug 8, 2008 22:39
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FitFortDanga posted:Argh. It's on the tip of my brain. That's fantastic, I just finished the two Criterion has already put out. Any advice where to go from there?
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ThetaOmnikron posted:That's fantastic, I just finished the two Criterion has already put out. Any advice where to go from there? Imitation of Life is wonderful (and I just bought it on eBay, so I'll be rewatching it soon). A Time to Love and a Time to Die is good, but the weakest of the four I've seen. From what I've heard, his work prior to the 50's is not especially notable.
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Has anyone order either Harakiri or Cries and Whispers from that DeepDiscount sale? Both are still on backorder.
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RaydaArab posted:Has anyone order either Harakiri or Cries and Whispers from that DeepDiscount sale? Both are still on backorder. None of my orders have shipped yet either, which includes: 4 by Agnes Varda, Mafioso, Mouchette, Rebel Samurai, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and That Obscure Object of Desire. I'm not in too terribly big of a hurry, but it would be nice if they came in the next week or two.
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zeroordie posted:None of my orders have shipped yet either, which includes: I got all mine a while ago (including Mouchette and Obscure Object).
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Aug 9, 2008 06:12
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Yeah, I got my last four Criterions in the mail today (Obscure Object, Diary of a Chambermaid, Sword of Doom, and Equinox). Now my shelf is all filled up. 
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Aug 9, 2008 06:53
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My two box sets shipped Wednesday 8/6. Ordered em on 7/23. But getting the Dreyer box and the Bergman Winter Light trilogy for $64 shipped is well worth the wait.
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Looks like Rushmore is going out of print: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.php?p=8868536&postcount=52
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Aug 11, 2008 01:13
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I could never get through Rushmore because Jason Schwartzman's face and voice really, really bother me.
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Cacator posted:I could never get through Rushmore because Jason Schwartzman's face and voice really, really bother me. He's not really meant to be attractive to any viewer in that movie (or any other film really, or life.) Try again and bear through one of my favorite movies 
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Cacator posted:I could never get through Rushmore because Jason Schwartzman's face and voice really, really bother me. It's not one of my favorites, but those two aspects make Max Fischer that much more of an effective character.
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No big surprises, but some eagerly awaited titles... including BLU-RAY! #450 - Bottle Rocket  - DIRECTOR-APPROVED DOUBLE-DISC SET SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: - New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman - Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack - Commentary by director/co-writer Anderson and co-writer/star Owen Wilson - The Making of “Bottle Rocket”: an original documentary by filmmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, James L. Brooks, James Caan, Temple Nash Jr., Kumar Pallana, Polly Platt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Musgrave, Richard Sakai, David and Sandy Wasco, Andrew and Luke and Owen Wilson, and Robert Yeoman - The original thirteen-minute black-and-white Bottle Rocket short film from 1992 - Eleven deleted scenes - Anamorphic screen test, storyboards, location photos, and behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura Wilson - Murita Cycles, a 1978 short film by Braverman - The Shafrazi Lectures, no. 1: Bottle Rocket - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by executive producer James L. Brooks, an appreciation by Martin Scorsese, and original artwork by Ian Dingman (also Blu-Ray edition, same features, single disc) #451 - Fanfan la Tulipe  - New, restored digital transfer - New video program about actor Gérard Philipe - A clip from the colorized version of the film - Theatrical trailer - Optional English-dubbed soundtrack - New and improved English subtitle translation - PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by Kenneth Turan and an excerpt from Georges Sadoul's monograph on Philipe #452 - The Spy Who Came in From the Cold  - SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES: - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - New interviews with author John Le Carré and cinematographer Oswald Morris - The Secret Center: John Le Carré (2000), a BBC documentary on the author’s extraordinary life and work - Acting in the ’60s: Richard Burton, a 1967 interview with the BBC’s Kenneth Tynan examining the actor’s performances and accomplishments - Gallery of set designs - Theatrical trailer - PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Sragow and a reprinted interview with Ritt - More! #453 - Chungking Express  - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - Remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack supervised by director Wong Kar-wai - Audio commentary by noted Asian cinema critic Tony Rayns - Episode excerpt from the British television series Moving Pictures featuring Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle - U.S. theatrical trailer - New and improved English subtitle translation - PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from a 1996 Sight and Sound interview with Wong by Rayns (Blu-Ray edition, same features) no release dates, but pages are up: Blu-Ray The Third Man Blu-Ray The Man Who Fell To Earth Blu-Ray The Last Emperor
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Not a terribly exciting month for me, I'd like to see both The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Chungking Express but I was really hoping for an announcement of one of those titles that's been on the backburner forever like Last Year at Marienbad or My Dinner with Andre, though I suppose Bottle Rocket counts as one of those.
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Any word on if there is going to be a spine number reset for the Blu-ray releases?
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Okay, so... lots to talk about here. * Blu-Ray priced same as DVDs - yay! * Cover art for Blu-Rays appears identical to DVD versions. Will they be in the smaller cases? There has to be a way to distinguish them on the shelf. * Bottle Rocket: awesome suite of extras, a must-buy (on Blu-Ray, of course!) * Fanfan & Spy: as always, I rarely blind-buy, but most Criterions are guaranteed rentals for me. * Chungking Express: the old DVD was lacking in some ways, but I'll miss Tarantino's enthusiastic comments. I'm kind of on the fence about WKW, but this is probably my favorite film by him, so I'll buy the Blu. * The extras for the BRs of the previously released titles appear to be the same, but with less stuff in the booklets. This seems to indicate that they will be in the smaller cases. * It appears that the BR of Last Emperor does NOT include the television version. * Great use of the wacky C on the Chungking cover, although it's downright confusing on Bottle Rocket (CBottle Rocket?) FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Aug 15, 2008 |
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Raspberry Bang posted:Any word on if there is going to be a spine number reset for the Blu-ray releases? The URL's for the Blu-Ray titles have the numbers 20000, 20001, 20002, 20003, and 20004. However, the pages do not say "SPINE NUMBER xxx". I'm guessing they will not have spine numbers at all. EDIT, release dates: The Third Man (Blu-Ray) - 11/18 Fanfan la Tulipe - 11/18 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - 11/18 Chungking Express - 11/25 Bottle Rocket - 11/25 FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Aug 15, 2008 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Okay, so... lots to talk about here. I thought they were gunna go with that wacky "b" logo they had a few months back, but I guess not. quote:* Fanfan & Spy: as always, I rarely blind-buy, but most Criterions are guaranteed rentals for me. I thought about renting Spy months back. It's been on dvd for awhile, decent transfer from what I hear. If you don't feel like waiting till November it's on netflix. quote:* The extras for the BRs of the previously released titles appear to be the same, but with less stuff in the booklets.
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Jack Does Jihad posted:I thought about renting Spy months back. It's been on dvd for awhile, decent transfer from what I hear. If you don't feel like waiting till November it's on netflix. Spy is a good movie, but depressing as all get out from what I recall. Great acting, but it really sets up a sense of hopelessness and being lost in a stand-off conflict beyond everyone's control. Fit Fort Danga posted:However, the pages do not say "SPINE NUMBER xxx". I'm guessing they will not have spine numbers at all. Oh no, spine numbers. I would miss them if they stopped.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth doesn't seem to come with the original novel like the old one did. I'll be picking up Chungking Express and The Last Emperor for sure, and I already have The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Third Man (sold the first edition, bought the reissue) but chances are I'll be buying these ones too I'm hoping they will pick up Fallen Angels as well, which I liked more than Chungking Express.
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