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Looks like Criterion is starting their trade-in program on the BluRay digipaks from a post on Facebook. Email mulvaney@criterion.com
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 19:29 |
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# ? Apr 27, 2024 14:41 |
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I must be retarded or something because I'm on their Facebook page and don't see that anywhere. Where do you see it?
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 20:17 |
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 21:59 |
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Egbert Souse posted:Looks like Criterion is starting their trade-in program on the BluRay digipaks from a post on Facebook. What's the cost/details?
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 22:03 |
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The Lucas posted:They could have done something more with the cover art, but a good addition nonetheless.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 22:04 |
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The Lucas posted:That's funny. What's it covering up though? It looks like it's covering up the front cover for another film just with the Criterion logo still exposed.
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# ? Oct 11, 2009 01:11 |
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Good news for fans of Makaveyjev!
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# ? Oct 12, 2009 18:26 |
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i am not so sure posted:Good news for fans of Makaveyjev! But this isn't news?
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# ? Oct 12, 2009 18:40 |
FitFortDanga posted:People are saying the December press release only mentions the AK box, Gimmer Shelter BR, and A Christmas Tale. I'm sad that Criterion still hasn't bought the rights to Dreams. I don't know what the majority opinion of that film is, but it definitely ranks as one of my favorites, and I really want to see a criterion transfer of the film.
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# ? Oct 14, 2009 15:38 |
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So, I've seen about 10% of the films. If I saw one per week, I would finish the collection in about 9 years... if they didn't add any more.
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# ? Oct 14, 2009 17:06 |
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the posted:So, I've seen about 10% of the films. If I saw one per week, I would finish the collection in about 9 years... if they didn't add any more. Thanks to Lists of Bests, I know I'm at 87%. I'll probably never get to 100% (I doubt I'd want to sit through all those Paul Robeson movies, or King of Kings) but most of the others are on my "need to watch" list.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 01:19 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Thanks to Lists of Bests, I know I'm at 87%. I'll probably never get to 100% (I doubt I'd want to sit through all those Paul Robeson movies, or King of Kings) but most of the others are on my "need to watch" list. I figure with Netflix I could get through at least 3 a week, maybe one time when I have a LOT of free time, say if my girlfriend leaves me, I'll devote some serious time to completing it.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 01:41 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Thanks to Lists of Bests, I know I'm at 87%. I'll probably never get to 100% (I doubt I'd want to sit through all those Paul Robeson movies, or King of Kings) but most of the others are on my "need to watch" list. I'm at 14% and that includes films I viewed via other mediums (i.e. I saw Z years ago, but not Criterion's DVD). Not every film is essential, anyways.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 03:36 |
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Wow, 13%. That's way higher than I was expecting. Of course, most of those I saw on IFC/TCM instead of the actual Criterion DVDs.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 05:33 |
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First leak: Rossellini's War Trilogy cover looks like a shot from Open City EDIT: actually, that might be from Germany Year Zero. I remember Paisan better than the others. FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Oct 15, 2009 |
# ? Oct 15, 2009 22:32 |
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I just saw that myself. I'm so happy.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 22:38 |
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I just hope that's not a new Eclipse box, I'd like to see more themed sets like the Nikkatsu Noir or Louis Malle's documentaries. Also, 16% on that List of Bests. I figured somewhere between 16-20%. Guess I got some catching up to do.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 22:48 |
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Starscream posted:I just hope that's not a new Eclipse box Nope Given how unique Jeanne Dielman is, I'm very interested in this.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 22:51 |
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DVD & Blu-Ray •New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Audio commentary featuring Wenders •Interview with Wenders by German journalist Roger Willemsen •Excerpts from the 1990 film Motion and Emotion, featuring interviews with Wenders, actor Harry Dean Stanton, composer Ry Cooder, cinematographer Robby Müller, Samuel Fuller, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Falk •New interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis •Cinéma cinémas: “Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84,” with Wenders and Cooder working on the score •Deleted scenes and Super 8 home movies •Gallery of Wenders’s location-scouting photos, from his book Written in the West •Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland •Theatrical trailer •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Nick Roddick and interviews with Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell Not a big fan of this movie, but it's okay. I'd rent it for a second look.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 22:58 |
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8 1/2 Blu-Ray, January 12th new feature: The Last Sequence, a new 52-minute documentary on Fellini's lost alternate ending for 8 1/2 (available on Blu-ray edition) Sweet!!
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:02 |
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3-disc DVD/2-disc Blu-Ray •High-definition digital transfers of Che: Part One and Che: Part Two, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Audio commentaries on both films, featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life •Making “Che,” a new documentary about the film’s production, featuring interviews with Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen •New interviews with Cuban historians as well as participants in the 1958 Cuban Revolution and Che’s 1967 Bolivian campaign •Deleted scenes •Theatrical trailers •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin •More! NOTE: Che: Part One appears in 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Che: Part Two appears in 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:04 |
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War Trilogy specs: SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET: •New, restored high-definition digital transfers •Video introductions by Roberto Rossellini to all three films, from 1963 •New video interviews with Rossellini scholar Adriano Aprà, Rossellini’s friend and confessor Father Virgilio Fantuzzi, and filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani •Audio commentary on Rome Open City by film scholar Peter Bondanella •Once Upon a Time . . . “Rome Open City,” a 2006 documentary on the making of this historic film, featuring rare archival material and footage of Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Ingrid Bergman, and many others •Rossellini and the City, a new documentary on Rossellini’s use of the urban landscape in these films, by film scholar Mark Shiel •Excerpts from rarely seen videotaped discussions Rossellini had with faculty and students at Rice University in 1970 about his craft •Into the Future, a new visual essay about the War Trilogy by film scholar Tag Gallagher •Roberto Rossellini, a 2001 documentary by Carlo Lizzani, assistant director on Germany Year Zero, tracing Rossellini’s career through archival footage and interviews with family members and collaborators, with tributes by filmmakers François Truffaut and Martin Scorsese •Letters from the Front: Carlo Lizzani on “Germany Year Zero,” a 1987 podium discussion with Lizzani •Italian credits and prologue for Germany Year Zero •New illustrated essay by film scholar Thomas Meder on Rossellini’s relationship with his mistress Roswitha Schmidt •New and improved English subtitle translations •PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by director Irene Bignardi and film scholars Colin McCabe, James Quandt, and Jonathan Rosenbaum
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:05 |
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FitFortDanga posted:
Now that's a fuckin' cover. I always wanted to see this movie.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:08 |
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So, the complete January slate in a nutshell: #496: Che (1/19/10) DVD/BR #500: War Trilogy (1/26/10) DVD #501: Paris, Texas (1/26/10) DVD/BR #140: 8 1/2 (1/12/10) BR Eclipse 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies (1/19/10) Crowd-pleaser of a month. Nothing I want to buy except 8 1/2, but I'm curious about the ones I haven't seen (Che, Akerman) and will give the others a fresh viewing.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:11 |
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FitFortDanga posted:
Yeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:22 |
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Has there ever been an official explanation as to why Armageddon and The Rock were made into Criterions?
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:26 |
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AccountSupervisor posted:Has there ever been an official explanation as to why Armageddon and The Rock were made into Criterions? "Summer blockbuster genre." But really it's to finance the ones that don't sell a lot but are worthwhile to put out. So happy that Paris, TX is coming out on Criterion. Harry Dean Stanton is a force in that movie.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:29 |
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Criterion also released The Big Chill and Tootsie
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:37 |
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FitFortDanga posted:
Classic cover. I am relieved that there is a release date, it popped up twice in my city for no more than two weeks at a time and I missed both.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 00:32 |
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I know it's already been announced but waarbgdf this is my new favorite image:
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 01:04 |
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Good to see 8 1/2 is coming in January after all. I'm curious on the War Trilogy since I enjoyed the excerpts from Paisan and Open City viewed in a film class I attended.FitFortDanga posted:Criterion also released The Big Chill and Tootsie Why do people spaz out about the more commercial titles? At the time The Rock and Armageddon were released by Criterion, Disney generally didn't do special editions - usually bare-bones. From what I've read, both are quite comprehensive and give a lot of insight into the making of the films. A scholarly treatment of tripe like Armageddon at least will be informative on the technical side. That's why I think this IFC deal is great. While time will be taken up on these new releases, they're going to have a lot more profit. Profit that can go to stuff like Tati BluRays.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 01:10 |
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As I said before, the Armageddon Criterion is also the only one with like 1/2 hour of deleted scenes that maybe/maybe not makes the movie more comprehensible. Still love the movie. I hope Criterion keeps up the high quality titles. I think the problem with the Michael Bay Criterions were that they cost the same price as the more "important" films when Disney should have released regular DVDs with some of those special features.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 02:29 |
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FitFortDanga posted:#500: War Trilogy (1/26/10) DVD And they both come out on my birthday too! Thanks Criterion!
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 04:47 |
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I don't know anything about Paris, Texas or why you guys are all so excited about it, but I can't wait for Che, the War Trilogy, and 8 1/2 on blu-ray.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 08:14 |
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So it turns out the Claire Denis interview was for Paris, Texas. As excited as I am for that release, I still hope Criterion eventually releases something by Denis in the future. Also, Until the End of the World if we are talking about Wenders.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 15:57 |
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I was surprised to see that I already received my Third Man case today. I have no evidence to back this up, and I'm probably wrong, but it seems a little thinner than the other cases.
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 02:20 |
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Captain Charisma posted:I was surprised to see that I already received my Third Man case today. I have no evidence to back this up, and I'm probably wrong, but it seems a little thinner than the other cases. Can you take a picture? Or have they released pictures of the cases?
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 02:44 |
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CRAYON posted:Can you take a picture? Or have they released pictures of the cases? Yeah, I'll do that in a couple of minutes. Stupid moment: I looked inside and was initially miffed that they didn't send a booklet. Then I realized I had it already E: Nut Bunnies fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Oct 17, 2009 |
# ? Oct 17, 2009 02:56 |
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It looks the same.
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 06:02 |
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Like I said, I was probably wrong. I think the spine threw my eyes off since Repulsion's logo has some space above and below it, creating an illusion of thickness.
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 06:34 |