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zandert33 posted:That's still a slap in the face. This set is going to cost a pretty penny, nobody but the craziest Kurosawa freak is going to rebuy the movies they already own (especially if they own most of them) just to get a couple of unreleased movies. Um, why not just sell your old copies of the movies and use the money to buy the boxset?
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juan the owl posted:Um, why not just sell your old copies of the movies and use the money to buy the boxset? WHAT A SLAP IN THE FACE!!
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juan the owl posted:Um, why not just sell your old copies of the movies and use the money to buy the boxset? I'd only do this if the box is Blu-Ray, or at least contains the Blu-Ray Kagemusha. I wish they'd just come out and say exactly what they have planned.
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It's possible that due to the complexity of the box, they can't confirm anything. They're probably still working on getting Ran back from the Weinsteins, Dersu Uzula from Kino/Mosfilm, etc. Although, the latter can't be that big of a deal outside of film element issues since they've licensed from Kino and Mosfilm.
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The Lucas posted:I like this one better than the Advent Calendar one that was floating around for a bit.
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It's pretty bland to me. I don't like the Gommorah cover but at least they did something kind of cool with it.
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Criterion is having a contest to tie-in with Jeanne Dielman in their latest newsletter. Make a cooking video involving meatloaf, cutlets, or potatoes and upload it to YouTube. You'll submit it as a video response to Criterion's main video for the contest. Most popular on YouTube wins a $100 gift certificate, Criterion's pick wins a PS3.
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The list of all the IFC Films titles came out today. Obviously, A Christmas Tale and Gommorrah are the first two, with Che also coming. The other seven are... Y Tu Mama Tambien Following Everlasting Moments Summer Hours Hunger Still Walking The Secret of the Grain
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Egbert Souse posted:The list of all the IFC Films titles came out today. Obviously, A Christmas Tale and Gommorrah are the first two, with Che also coming. The other seven are... Nothing there too mind-blowing, but a few intriging selections. Still Walking is very nice, and Assayas (Summer Hours) can be interesting. Following ought to make the Nolan fans happy. I didn't like Y Tu Mama Tambien all that much. I keep hearing about Jan Troell (Everlasting Moments) but haven't gotten to any of his stuff yet.
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Egbert Souse posted:Y Tu Mama Tambien Some interesting stuff I guess. Deep down I was hoping for The Pleasure of Being Robbed but I didn't really expect it to happen. I also wonder if they'll go after My Winnipeg at some point, to go along with Brand Upon the Brain!. I've heard a lot about Summer Hours, so I'm looking forward to that title in particular as well as Hunger. This also makes you wonder which of these will be released on blu-ray as well, it's hard to tell after A Christmas Tale got the shaft.
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According to someone at CF.org, they confirmed with Castle Hill that Stagecoach is part of the "Caidin Film Trust" library that's been licensed to Criterion. So, it's not just a one-off title. Looks like Criterion also got Foreign Correspondent, I Married a Witch, To Be or Not to Be, and Welles' Othello. I know it's a lot of already released stuff, but the existing Othello DVD is awful. Plus, Criterion will be able to port the laserdisc stuff and hopefully get Filming Othello as well.
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Who owns the rights to Campanadas A Medianoche (1965)/Chimes at Midnight/Falstaff?
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SubG posted:Who owns the rights to Campanadas A Medianoche (1965)/Chimes at Midnight/Falstaff? I would strangle 10 newborn children for Criterions of that + The Trial.
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I didn't care for Chimes At Midnight but hell yes to The Trial. Apparently there's a really glorious print rolling around out there somewhere.
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I almost bought the cheap R2 UK DVD from Optimum, but it's said to be the 1980s re-edit, which deleted the "Before the Law" prologue... despite being officially licensed from StudioCanal. That's like cutting out cutting out the newsreel sequence in Citizen Kane! No idea why Criterion couldn't get this film, though. It's StudioCanal and it's Welles. My only explanation is that Milestone has some sort of exclusivity in R1, but their DVD has no mention of being licensed from SC. I'd love to see a Criterion BluRay of The Trial, though. Or any Welles in HD, considering Warner isn't releasing Citizen Kane until 2011.
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Here we goquote:AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa Pre-order for $280 So, the first four films (skipping Those Who Make Tomorrow, which he co-directed and later disowned) plus Madadayo. With luck, those early four will be another Eclipse set. I already have a watchable Madadayo... not stellar, but I'm not a huge fan of the film anyway. If the Special Features list is to be believed, these will be barebones discs? And I doubt that "new digital transfers" means upgrades from the existing versions. I can live without the deluxe packaging and the books (I've already read Richie's anyway). This is an easy pass, it seems designed for people who discovered Kurosawa last week. If it was Blu-Ray it'd be a different story. FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Sep 4, 2009 |
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Does the NO to 16x9 mean they're non-anamorphic too?
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Captain Charisma posted:Does the NO to 16x9 mean they're non-anamorphic too? I'm assuming that's a mistake, probably the results of having mixed specs in the box. I'm sure the later films aren't in black & white either.
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They're planning to release Carol Reed's Night Train to Munich next year.
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[img]http://img.waffleimages.com/711c18d0f94e3df3af131b38c47525ed81a49a2a/wackycagedbirds[1].jpg[/img] Gotta be Lola Montes.
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FFD where are you getting all this info (aside from the Newsletter clue)? e: Whit Stillman's Top Ten is also pretty funny/useless. "I like all of them!" STEVIE B 4EVA fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Sep 4, 2009 |
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:FFD where are you getting all this info (aside from the Newsletter clue)? criterionforum.org, under the Rumors and News section. The posters there are obnoxious ("domino harvey" in particular) but they're always first with new info.
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FitFortDanga posted:The posters there are obnoxious For all of that site's downfalls they do have a bitchin' fake covers photoshop thread. More than once they've totally beat the poo poo out of Criterion's actual covers, like this one for Downhill Racer:  And these just blow me away:    
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That Stalker one is superb.
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bmmello posted:That Stalker one is superb. That and Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion are both far cooler than any cover Criterion has produced in a while.
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FitFortDanga posted:Here we go One odd thing... I know for a fact that "...Tiger's Tail" was released on VHS in the US, so I'm not sure what that comment about it "Never before available for home video" comes from. I will say that I am happy that the set doesn't seem that impressive, and I have no desire to want to upgrade. Now here's hoping Criterion releases the other films in another package not too long after!
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I think Criterion should just have a couple Polish movie poster artists on staff to do all their cover art. And I'm only half joking.
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Welp, seeing as I only own Seven Samurai and Ran, I know what I'm buying this December.
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Man I was just scrolling down to those fake covers and was convinced they were real. Thanks for getting my hopes up you talented bastards.
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bmmello posted:That Stalker one is superb. I'd kill a man...in front of his own mother...with my bare hands for a Criterion Collection edition of Stalker.
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FitFortDanga posted:If the Special Features list is to be believed, these will be barebones discs? And I doubt that "new digital transfers" means upgrades from the existing versions. I can live without the deluxe packaging and the books (I've already read Richie's anyway). This is an easy pass, it seems designed for people who discovered Kurosawa last week. If it was Blu-Ray it'd be a different story. I'm leaning towards barebones. Although the special features list strikes me as special features of the box set and not so much of the films in the box set, $280 seems far too low for 25 well-stocked discs plus a book. Subtracting the usual price for Warrior's Camera, that comes out to about 10 bucks per movie. I only have Yojimbo/Sanjuro by Kurosawa, so I'd be all over it if it were repackaged releases plus perhaps barebones discs for the unreleased stuff.
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Macrame_God posted:I'd kill a man...in front of his own mother...with my bare hands for a Criterion Collection edition of Stalker. There's already an okay Kino release, or even better ones if you have a regionless DVD player.
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FitFortDanga posted:Here we go Welp, this plus the souped up edition of Seven Samurai are really all I want for any possible gift this year (don't care about extras, don't even care that much about Criterion).
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Criterion is having a 40% off sale on Essential Art House singles, box sets, and the huge 50-film set: http://www.criterion.com/library/dvd/essential/all/expanded/sort_spine_number All Singles - $11.97 6-Film Sets - $59.97 50-Film Set - $510.00
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Heh, I just got my copy of Do the Right Thing. I've seen the film half a dozen times so I decide to watch it with the commentary on instead of otherwise. The first thing that comes out of my headphones is Chuck D mentioning how it's the year 1995 and that this is a Criteiron Collection special edition laserdisc. Nice.  Also, Spike Lee sounds stoned on this commentary. He's talking really freaking slow and it's hard to get any information out of him.
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Wow, that guy's work in the fake covers thread is amazing. I am loving this:
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Criminal Minded posted:Wow, that guy's work in the fake covers thread is amazing. I am loving this: The crack on the Criterion logo is the best part.
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Criminal Minded posted:Wow, that guy's work in the fake covers thread is amazing. I am loving this: Where is this thread at?
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